Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-03-31

WAsurverov, March 3O-Chapter
two Of the story Of Colonel w. C. P.
Breckinridge was told to-day, and it
consumed the whole session Of the court
and still the story remains uncompleted.
From the second meeting at the Lex
inrton house Of assIgnation kept by
Sarah Guess, in 1854, down 10
the late spring Of 1898 the re-
cital wound its way alonR a path
stormy with pistols, inegitimate chill
dreD, clandestine interviews and secret
marriage; more OF intrigue than one
would suppose was contained in the life
ofsuch mild looking, elderly man as the
one who leaned over the witness box
and told it all in matter Of fact way,
occasionally dropping into jest
Before him sat the woman who Is
willing TO emulate samson by dragging
down herself With the temple, and she
was the only disturbing factor in the
scene. She persisted In becoming agi-
tated aad
ONCE SHE MADE AK OUTCRt,
demanding TO know why the defendant
could not teu the truth, but Judge
Bradley warned her firmly and kindly
that she must exercise control or leave
the room.
There is wealth Of detail TO the de-
fendanrs story; be binds it about him
with many e1traneous matters, and
throws an atmosphere OF high life over
IT, weaving in with his meeting with
Miss Pollard, illusions TO the many po-
uucal events In which be has
taken part; the schools he has
addressed, the Confederate reunions
he has attended, the banquets TO which
he has been called as an honored guest,
the ladies be had taken to call on Mrs.
Cleveland. even the dinner OF the Re
form Club in New York, at which as
Mr.. Butterworth observed, Speaker
Crisp did not speak
Tberewas an audience awaiting the
second appearance OF Col. Breckin-
ridge on the witness stand to-day whose
interest in him and what he would have
~ saw was more intense than that of
arv audience be had ever faced before.
Foremost in it sat the plaintiff aud
her elderly companion, Mrs. Ellis. The
son 20 whom the defendant has re-
fervo5 fn affectiOnate terms while de-
railing the members of his family yes
tsr6av was there, aud further beyond
we're two long rows of newspaper men
and sketchers waiting 60 transfer 90
DeDar the different attitudes OF the
1oressnan-witness and then the
raoks OF spectators, most of them mem-
bsrs of the bar. No time was lost in
veDdinr the witness so the stand, and
tbeD NTr Butterworth handed mp the
y,orlr basket which had belonged 20 bis
second wife, and which Miss Pollard
sof5 be- had given her with ahecti0nate
words. He recognized DC,
.NIv wife was Miss Desha. She died
in July, 1892, be said. ''i last saw the
basket iu my rooms on I'll street i nave
no recollection when. Tue statement
made by the plaintiff was that when /
left Washington, after the session OF
Congress. I went with her To- q herdic
~ tbe train, that gave her the basket
chen with affecuOnate words. did not
go to Miss Pouard's house that night;
laid not ride with her ia the hcrdic TO
the depot; ] did not
GIVE HEE THE BASKET
upder any circumstances"
The voice of Col. Breckinridge as he
made this denial was SOFT cool and
measured as carefully as is had been
throughout his testimony the day be-
fore.
Miss Pollard was sitting very straight
in her chair, with her eyes liked sharp
lv upon him, but be directed mis- replies
entirely 60 bis QuestiOneE who Sat be-
tween Miss Pollard and the Jury.
Mr.. Butterworth then asked; when
did Won first learn that the basket was
in the possession Of the p.alnt.H2
sIlearned a day or TWO before the trial
tbata basket was 10 her possession.
Wbat basket did not know, nor did
have any knowledge where the basket
was until it was produced sc the trial.
"Have you any knowledge how the
basket got into her pOSsessi0n?'
"I cannot say from personal know
ledge how the basket came into her
possession, nor did she receive with any
knowledgs or consent or. .COnnivance on
my part
Mr ButterWorth then Left the Ques-
ton OF The basket and dirsg4ed his Ques-