The evening world., 1894-04-02
he knew OF NO Child.
Col. Breckenridge Resumes His
Course of Denials.
Says He Did Not Take that Fateful
Ride in August, '92.
And that Miss Pollard Did All the
Talking to Chief Moore.
(By Associated Press)

rue VI august, io'-, "Heh' MiS9 l oiiai'
had said. Col. Breckenridge had made
the nrst formal proposal OF marriage
TO her, was the nrst SUBJECT 10 "h'ch
Col. breckenridge addressed himseii
when he took the stand IN the circuit
Court this morning he dehieu with ms
customary reiteration that any such rue
had taken place. mat ne hau maze any
proposal. that he had talked over ram
NY matters.
Then, continuing. he said: Il never
asked tho n,aIntiff 10 give IN any child:
"N. pn.. - 81 uarr,,. To
| never at any time spoke OF marriage 10
the plaintiff before the death of my late
wife"
nenv,,v tho conversation which Miss
House Os1 TO o" ,hs ' oTact Tina ,ha, a company had
,ann moa -, v,,t,nav and ro,rchiId
which he was to represent. he said hat
n, had no. seen the plaintiff on the Goth
- 49,, 49,. ~, 49,, ,oa, ah,o,,
OF April 'ha' ne hau not oeen aoSen'
LOT IA moment from .he sue Vi MS "i'e
l"a' uay' as lie d no' pee"
iprty-eight hours ne never hau any
business ARRANGEMENTS with the gentle
men mentioned. never n
=.
WISH 10 EUROPE never spohe VI ih'ei'u'hs
marriage.
rhan Mr. Rutteruortb cal,ed bis at
80 va. -. H.. ~
'ehtioh again 10 the ih'er'ie" III 'ne
office OF Major Moore.
"Ny r.ooroction is that "a u,aa a mucb
wy Il ,antn was uoa
shorter visit than Major Moore mas
said" he continued. 1T was rapid and
exc;ted. tho young vor,,n d,d most of
o
the taking.
This statement Mr.. Breckenridge de-
,iraa m u,La "a oorract nm ,unressiop
Smen " nanMrhe 10 cor,,ean, a. ,Pbo cnn.
He vent over tho cnnversation here
| tofore given in this ,nterview and which
tnrI,ded tho statannp, ~ niaintirr thai
81 vii marrv ~ou The iast dav or the
month II Cod don,t i~nterpose,H There
vas N otiemnt he said to keen The
matter ~ the interview secret from the
newsnaners Mir Rutterworth asked
the witness what interviews he had with
MISS Pollard prior 70 the imtervleW OF
the nth. with Maj; Moore; The witness
then related In detail the interviews
that occurred. and the substance OF the
conversation as he remembered them.
r,... ,..,,,.s ,,o ,,.ou,,on, n,,,,
lhese included the lnterVieW WIN
MIS-, IhoInas ne afternoon OF May 10.
Wheh ne ielt MISS foilaru IN u Ieai o1
simulated Ialntlns condltloh' On tne
next day, sunday wh'le al ane H'9gs
House In answer to a card sent to ms
ROOM ne saw her IN the iadles paraor
n had an amiable friendly con-
versation with the plaintiff.
At this time the later expressed reSret
at what had OCCURRED along the street
and in Major, Moore,s once. P!aintlI
gave him a schedule OF what she, would
want in the way OF underwear and other
clothes prior 70 the trip 70 New YORK;
They parted with every evidence or good
feeling and sincerity on the part or the
plaintiff to carry out the agreement be-
tween them whereby she was 10 go 10
New YORK. ihat EVENING a poy game 10
OF see him with a message requesting
that he take her to Mrs. Elackburn's
wher she wanted to stay all night. He
took her to Mrs. B~lackburn,s house;
presented to him an additional schedule
Tor clothing. She wanted a little more
money 10 make preparations to go away.
IT,
The netN day she sent MN a note ana
they TOOK lunch at me sh9reham, lhsS
s sha ia dsh bim Of th thG ns sT me 90 Of thhs n@bvsic da,
IN whose care she was 10 put herse!I
and witness tod her mat this uoGIor
was a comrade or MS IN me war. Inc
neNt gay altTr ms o !, b.a' nirh, ams =,
day they saw Mrs, Blackburn, who after
hearing thetr explana',Sn' salI she %9uta
Mrs. Blackburn approved the agreement
for the plaintiff TO go to New York, ,-
The following day TO THIS plalntl1
again came TO his hotel, ana a conNersa-
non enSued between them as 10 a lurthSt
conference, when II was pfoposed shoull
be held with Major Moore. prior TO her
goins away. AS he described how she
had waved her on, col B~reckenrlds
SeStulate avery MprcSslNtIS win potn
hands, explained the whole inter
view in pantomlne. There was a tragic
infection to his tone as he closed the &C
count or tte WISH 10 MFs' H'ilas WIN
Then | left her
second Can on 'hiei MOORE
Continuing the dissertation of .ha
second visit to Major Moore the Colonel
said I'VE agreed to say that she was
going to New York to have a child, that
Vas ,he nuthor Of The trouble, We
. aRraad on ali but one point. She in
sIsted, CRYING several times, hat
should tell Major Moore | was the only
man uhn had ever been intimate with
hrr declined to do that. / said had
NM myself in the mower OF her and