The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-03-20
MADE THEM SHED TEARS
Eiss Pollard Tells a Touching Tale
Of Wrong and Rlil.
SHE WEPT AS SHE TOLD IT
The star OF Kentucky Heard the
Whole story and Mover Moved
Muscle OF Ills Vener-
able Fece.


had tho utmost difficulty in repell ing tho
crowds who SOU sht admittance TO tho
court room whers the Pollard Brcckin-
ridge trla, was in progress. Mss Pollard
was again on the stand under direct ex-
animation to-day. She related in greater
detail Than heretofore the attempts of
bTeckinridse To se1uce her. Hs told her
she had a wonderful iniellec, and had a
brilliant future.
II seemed 10 be completely under the
influence OF his wonderful power of per.
sUasion," she said. He promised to over
see her education and repay tho money
PAID by Rhodes for her schooling. "IIe
dId not accomplish his purpose tho frat
day, in spite OF his violent attempts ~ she
continued, land did so only lale the secoud
day When We were in a house of assigna-
nation IN Cincinnati" The relations theu
established, she avowed, continued till
May Il, lSa3, the last time she saw Breck-
inrdse. 1t will he remembered that this
date was subsequent 10 Breckinridge's
marriage to Mrs. Wing, which occurred
secretly on April -, lS:,3.
Then cross examination was resumed
- ''''N'H' 'h, -oiuE iito tuc liiUuAt Ne-
tails oil the plaintiffs life, TO all of which
she returned replies which could have
siven no comfort 10 her opponents.
In the course of the examination the
witness explained tho circumstances of
the alleged visit 10 Squire kinsey's house
IN bridgeport, ky., where she stopped in
e2 and 's3. Some of tho names mem
toned she did not remember. hut recalled
tnat OF Alex Julian, blind man, with
/ whom the plaintiff, the defense will try TO
show, went through a mock marriage and
| subsequent unseem,y proceedings at
Squire knsey's. She declared Julian
would not have dared to caress her. She
did not remember any mock marriage and
moreover. her uncle George was with her
at that time. He was very strict and
would not have allowed anything OF tho
kind. Several letters were shown her,
one Of which she admitted having written
to Oven Robinson, the others she might
have written, she said. One contained a
lJck of her hair.
! The letters were then read. They were
| o! n school girl character, with express
sinns OF more or less love sick character.
| She said she and Owen were good friends.
bur there was no love affair between ,hem.
Butterworth again referred 10 the letter
| which Miss Pollard ayerrcd on Friday
/ was not written by herself. She read il
carefully and then said: IL did not write
that letter. never did. l pronounce it
q forged letter. | never wrote such
! things as are in that and no one knows il
better than the man who sits beside you.
An exper; might have done il. and did,
Returning to the circumstances of
Colonel Breckinriige's first visit
TO her at the seminar she
said: "Hs said he had come 10 sec
me and he ovcrshadowed mo with a
glance" Butterworth asked whether she
knew much about him.
II don't think anybody knew very much
about Colonel Breckenridge until lately
she replied quickly.
Butterworth asked her il when she first
went there she knew the character of the
house of Sarah Goss in Lexington, 10
which Colonel Breckinridge took her.
Miss Pollard responded almost In SHREK
mo. sir, no Sir, no sirw Tho trip 10
Lexington had been made under the pre-.
tense ON the part OF Colono! Breckenridge
that lie wished TO look over a school 10
which he proposed sending her.
Regarding the deposition OF Rosselle,
said te havo been Miss Pollard's lover
while she was at school. Miss Pollard said
significantly the statement would no,
have been made 'except for internal
revenue
"What no you mean by that2n asked
Buiierworth.
"You know" was the response.
Buuerworth disavowed knowledge on
that point.
Miss Pollard said: "Rosselle is a candi-
date FOR government Office in Erecsiu'
ridges district
Recurring To the incidents in the house
of Sarah Goss, Miss Pollard said: II
was during that ha.f hour that
agreed 10 give myself, sou
and body and life to that mar
| promised and up TO the l7,h OF May
1888. was faithful to him
up to that time your life had beer
pure?'
ut had"
"You knew Colonel Breckenridge was ;
married man."
"iIe told me so.'
"Ynu knew he had wife and children? 2
"llr told me So"
"What relation did you propose to sus
tain To him in the futurc!!"
ii thought nothing of il. / think undet
the circumstances people originally d,
not"
"You knew you were losing your respec,
liability and standing?'
II did not then"
"Eow soon did you realize?'
She replied weeping. mot until il hat
made me an ouicasi; until he had mad
my life too hard 20 bear. He ruined nae
but loved him then. His slightest wsI
was law 10 me them"
But you knew your course was al
Wruu2?n
"Brcckinridse was a man who coul'
make anything seem right with his argu
inents,'
During this passage, which seemed 4
affect Nliss Pollard deeply, she Visib
moved tho audience OF men before her
Colonel Brcckiur.dgo sat facing her will
his chin resting on his hands aud n
traces Of emotion appearing on his face.
Once when Butterworth inquired hoi
long they had remained IN the assignatio
house at Cincinnati, Miss Pollard replie
she could not remember, II must hay