The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-12
would be allowed defendant to file counter

would be allowed defendant to file counter
affidavits of matters of fact.
MIR. BRECKENRIDGE VERY AFFECTIONATE.
The first witness was smooth faced young
man in long overcoat with fur at the
collar and cuffs, named Coudert De La Roche
Francis, who said he lived in New York,
but spent most of his time in Europe.
In answer to Judge Wilson, he said he had
met Miss Pollard at the house of Mrs.
Thomas No. 25 Lafayette square, and also
at her house, No. 1,S17 II street, N. W., In
this city. He had called there frequently
Colonel Breckenridge there. Colonel Breck-
inridge sat in the drawing room, always to-
gether, on a sofa.
'Mr. Breckinridge's manner towards Miss
Pollard,n said the witness, Twas extremely
paternal and very kind; very affectionate,
also Miss Pollard's manner towards Mr..
Breckenridge was one of respect, Difference
and affection"
This naive statement caused slight laugh
in the court room. The witness spoke for
fully ten minutes without beginning a new
sentence, and caused even the sedate features
of Judge Bradley to relax. Mr.. Francis told
of the introduction to Colonel Breckin-
ridge. Miss Pollard and Colonel Breck-
inridge were standing at the door
of the drawing room, at No. 25 Lafayette
square and he came suddenly on them. The
witness stepped out in the hallway and over
heard a conversation between Colonel
Breckenridge and Miss Pollard. Colonel
Breckenridge asked Miss Pollard how long
she had known Mr.. Francis; if he came to
the house frequently, and finally if he knew
of their engagement.
MISS POLLARD SAID so.
Miss Pollard had told witness of her en-
gagement to Colonel Breckenridge and said
So Colonel Breckenridge expressed regret
that Mr.. Francis had seen them at the
house of Mrs. Covarrubias of the Mexican
Legation. 1t was at Mrs. Covarrubias'
house that the witness had met Colonel
Breckenridge.
"Colonel Breckinridge," said the witness,
''was extremely fearful that might inform
Mrs Covarrubias of his attentions to Miss
Pollard, and also of his engagement to her. y
1t was the witness impression that this
conversation occurred IN the beginning of
MAJ ch of last year. Colonel Breckenridge
had not asked him to keep silence on his
knowledge of his attentions to Miss Pollard
but Miss Pollard had come to him and said
that Colonel Breckenridge requested the
witness, as particular favor, not to men
ton these matters Miss Pollard for herself,
also asked him to keep silence.
At one time, said the witness, Miss Pollard
said to the witness that if anything came
up" concerning which she might require his
testimony or statement, that she wanted
ulAl W uO1P uC1 t1A4o AAC RiOAiLSC0. ILLS Uess
in May last
MIR. Francis said he was studying law. He
came to Washington frequently from New
York and went to the house in Lafayette
square to see Mrs. Thomas and her niece, and
not Miss Pollard.
oRHER MEN IN THE WORLD.
One day, he said, Miss Pollard was ia liking
to Mrs Thomas and himself, In Mrs
Thomas drawing room, and suddenly Mis-.
Pollard began to cry and said that she ha6
heard that Colonel Breckenridge was paying
attention to Mrs. Wing. She asked witnes!
if he had heard of Colonel Breckinridge.
attention to other women. The witness re
piled that he had not. Miss Pollard said she
had pistol which she kept beside her bed
and would use it on herself if Colonel Breck
inridge did not marry her.
81 told her," said the witness, ''that while
Colonel Breckenridge was very distin
guished man, very fine looking and all that
there were other men in the world.n
This produced roar from the spectators
"And what did Miss Pollard sayw was
asked the wisness.
She replied, he said, that NO man could be
so good and kind to her as Col. Breckin
ridge had been. ST feel," she said, s'that
can never love another man as love him.
At this point recess was taken.