The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-21
A VERY WORLDLY WOMAN.

ne lOlu me UndI Sne was very
worldly woman, and / certainly became
suspicious that he should spend twelve
days with a worldly woman"
Miss Pollard did not you and Col.
Breckinridge have some scenes about
this timer"
''Oh yes" she cried scornfully, Life
with that man could not be all happiness
to everybody"
Did you 90 to- New York about the
time of this marriage2n
Yes, sir; l went to New York on
April 20 last and saw Col. Breckinridge
on May lst, two days after his marriage"
Did you register as his daughter at
the Hoffman hOusel"
Yes, sir, on May II"
Did you threaten to shoot him in his
room there?"
Yes, sir" This reply was made quietly
and In matter of fact tone.
THE MARRIAGE ADMITTED.
Judge Wilson asked if the defense ad-
mltted the marriage on April 80
Mr.. Butterworth admitted it, and May
l the formal announcement of the cere-
mOny.
Judge Wilson made the point that since
the marriage of the defendant on April
~ was admitted, anything that happened
subsequent to that date wat not cOmpe-
tent evidence. Judge Wilson spoke in a
voice charged with great deal of feeling
and he limited something's uncompliment-
airy to the defendant saying it did not
matter whether Miss Pollard shot him or
cut off his ears-if that happened subSe-
quent to April 20.
Judge Bradley overruled Judge Will
sons point on the ground that the
matter had been brought in on the direct
examination.
You went to the Hoffman house and
registered as Miss Breckinridgel" asked
Mr.. Butterworth, resuming the cross ex-
animation of the plaintiff.
Eyes, sir"
"You got a room, did you not, opening
into that of Mr.. Breckinridge!"
Yes, sir"
And when he entered his room you
advanced from your room with a pistol in
your hand intending to shoot himl"
mo, sir, it was not that way"
TELLS IT IN HER OWN WAY.
After some rapid Interchange Of re-
marks, in which Miss Pollard made
many interruptions trying to tell the
story her own way, she finally managed
to tell it. Mr.. Breckinridge, she said,
had joined her the Sunday night of his
marriage at the Hoffman house, and said
he might have to go away. He said a
big company had been formed. with Mr.
Whitney, Mr.. Fairchild and other rich
men, with capital of SIC, 600, 600, and
that they were compelled to 90 abroad,
aud he wanted to know if I would marry
him and go with him. | said
Willie l will go with you at a
minutes notice. He went out asking me
to put some of his clothes together, and
looked over his telescope bag and found a
revolver in it. l became suspicious at
this, for he had been acting very oddly.
He said he had gone out to see Mr.. Whit
ney and Mr.. Fairchild | telephoned
them; they had not seen him. He said
he might have to 60 away that night on a
private car but there was no pri-
vate car for him to go on,
for / wrote to the general
manager at the Grand Central Station,
and he said no private car was there.
Then he came back and acted very
queerly. / told him l Gid not believe
what he said. He talked Of going to
Samoa, to Europe, to other places, and |
was suspicious. l asked him If he in
tended to keep his solemn promise to
marry me, and he said: Madeline, l
never loved another woman as love you
my darling | have never thought of an
other woman-never a thought but of
you has been in my mind. -
Miss Pollard s imitation of Col. Breck-
inridge's tone of voice was very good, and
caused a laugh. 81 told him if he did not
marry me would kill both him and my
self, and he swOre he would marry me,
and removed my suspicious. l thought
the man would do harm to himself he
acted so queerly. When he went out that
night he put the revolver in his pocket"
MALIGNED HIS WIFE.
Miss Pollard went on rapidly to explain
further scenes between the defendant
and herself Col. Breckinridge had
sworn eternal love by her and maligned
Mrs. Wing, his wife. One night in Wash
ington she had gone to the house on JEFF
fersOn place wherein Mrs. Wing lived.
and Col Breckenridge and Mrs. Wing ran
when she entered. She saw them crouch
ing down behind curtain, and she said:
willie, come out of that; come with
me-" And he came" she added 1--WE
walked to DR.. Lincoln's, and on the way
he maligned Mrs. Wing, who was then
his wife, although | did not suspect it,
and said all sorts of horrid things about
her"
Miss Pollard admitted frankly that she
had bought pistol to kill the defendant
and herself She had also bought pistol
in February, 1893, to kill herself alone.
She had not believed all he told her; she
began TO doubt him. She had begged
him to marry her, and he had said he
would keep his solemn promise All this
was after he was married to Mrs. Wing
She had received anonymous letters about
his relations with negro women after
their engagement was announced, but she
paid no attention to them. 81 never made
a threat to ohim-never-until the time he
acted as though he did not want to keep
the solemn promise he made me-"
TRAGIC AND EXCITING.
The scene during all this examination
was tragic and exciting, Miss Pollard
leaning forward in the witness box and
looking squarely at Col. Breckinridge as
she delivered her charges against him
Miss Pollard told of the sensational call
on Mai. Moore, the chief of police, when
she gave up a pistol to him. She told of
her wanting TO go away after Mr. Breck-
inridges wife died to stay two years
until he could marry her, but he begged
her not to go, and she yielded 10 him. II
always yielded" said Miss Pollard
Recurring 10 the scene in the Hoffman
House, the night Col. Breckinridge said
he might have to 60 to Europe, Miss Pol
lard said: "He told me all sorts of un-
usual lies, for which there was no reason
and when / found out that what he told
me was untrue he denied that the stories
were false. ! always half believed what
he said because he had such a soft per-
suasive way and q power over me. l told
him that if he broke his promise, l would
kill him and myself and / said i have
the pistol which ] took out of your travel
ling bag, in your bureau drawer. Now
tell me, / said, are you going TO keep
fo