The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-03-20


Probably the most sensational scenes that
have transpired in he course of the Breck-
inrigde- Pollard trial were those when Mrs
Julia G. Blackburn the widow of Governor
the witness stand. Mrs. Blackburn occupies
a position in Washington society second to
none, and is known 10 be hlSh-splllted
and courageous woman.
The INSTRUMENTATION of Mrs Blackburn
brought ont some very sensational, ana at
times humorous evidence. After having tes
tilted 10 Colonel Breckinridge's promise to
marry Miss Pollard, made when he asked
Mrs. Blackburn to take Miss Pollard under
her care, Mrs. Blackburn proceeded TO give
some details of the scene: After to speak
ing to me of his regard for Miss POLLARD,
said Mrs. Blackburn, Colonel Breckenridge
az suppose you are thinking I am doing
a very absurd thing to marry WOMAN so
much younger than /, sald; mere ,'it Is
age but | have seen these marriages turn
out as happy as can be. Colonel Breckln-
Miss pollard's father. | am between thifty
and thirty-one years older than She
Advised Madeline TO break the En-
gaEement.
at the last interview had with Colonel
BRECKENRIDGE he asked me as a particular
favor to see Miss Pollard and try to aliay
her jealousy, as she was making pom neI-
Have YOU given her no cause for jealousy?
and he replied firmly: No l said: Colonel
RrPCklnrlNSP, PARDON ne, L SDtdh ltoiii 1 u
NOR now hut ] hold that when man is
engaged to one woman he has no right to be
paying devoted attention TO 3hother' MS
near, ycu are doing. Miss Pollard was here
Yesterday She told me of her jealousy and
said she heard that you We're paving atten-
ton to an elderly woman SAID TO hel:
If Colonel Breckinrdge is acting IN thaS
way he is not worthy OF you, ana 90 not
see how you, if you have one atom OF sell
respect, can still hold him TO an engage
ment.' Colonel EreckinridSe then said in,hg-
n1OtlV that there was not a WORD OF lfttln
in this. that the rumors proceeded from a
few miserable gossips. mentioned the name
Of Mrs Wing. The colonel said: i have no
idea of marrying Mrs. Wing. She IS rela-
tive of mine. Nothing in the world III the
way Of any love passages have-eTer passed
between Mrs. Wing and myself. But II
the report OF an intended marriage 70 Mrs.
Wing should reach my family. it may
familiarize them with the idea of my get
tin" married -
Mrs. Blackburn, returning to the subject
of the earlier interview with Miss pollard,
nridge wishes to act the villain | think you
are powerless to prevent him.
Then Mrs. Blackburn, LOOKING steadily At
Mr. Brnckinridee, said that She had told
his agreement to see Miss Pollard seldom,
aud because OF other circumstances in the
same direction, size had withdrawn her pro
lection from Miss Pollard.
Although Mrs. Blackburn was anything
bat reluctant to tell all she knew, she hur
ried along so that Miss Pollard's counsel
incidents that she had forgotten in her rap
id progress might be gathered up one of
BrecIlnridge and Miss Pollard in her rooms.
Mrs. Blackburn's recital of it caused a
laugh at the expense of the defendant.
willie, DO Name the Day
Miss Pollard put her hand on Colonel
Bre lknridges shoulders and said: Now
Willie will YOU name to Mrs. Blackburn tne
dav on which we will be married?' Colonel
70 oi,.
crinetances / cannot DO it now, but I'll re-
.t,,r, .ers.,. ri, - .4t9 N&bu77f ana VIII
arrange ne 10y, ana my marriage viii be
With the girl I told Mrs blackburn [ was
engaged to. Miss Pollard went down on
her knees when she put her hands to his
shoulders and Colonel Breckenridge took one
of her ha.ds aff6CtionatelN and strOked it
and patted it. | said, Miss Pollard you
had better get up and take your seat
Uaughter) " this COl0ne. Breckinridge
said: Yes; do not let US have any more
demoGstra tions before Mrs. Blackburn.
After that the witness continued, Il
said TO Miss Pollard that she ought to be
satisfied; that there was no necessity for
any other conversation, seeing that Colonel
breckenridge had said that he would CONS
back and tell me about the arrangement FOX
me wedding to the young lady to whom he
had said he had been engaged"
Wrs. blackburn scoidcd Him.
Mrs Blackburn next related the story of
a visit to New York, where she said, she
had scolded Colonel breckenridge very Sc
verely Tor the way in which he followed
Miss Pollard around. She said to him:
..c,,,o1 conduct az. sorrs cir is ver,- re1,re-
hensible."
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,.,,,.,- talented ard no a,Ilnd mar sb, VAS
ono Of +1e ,nosI ,o9goatic women he had
ever met. He said her people were plain
people satisfied with their lot IN life, but
that sh" was very ambitious; that she was
not satisfied with her station, but wanted go
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nor OF ms appoaGiiihS marriage TO MIS-
CuioI-tl' tilIiIA ~ - Il poor return LOT al
the devotion you have received from Miss
i'oLdTd to pc engaged 70 some one else
The Colonel tIeh SAID, Now Mrs. Black
burn, VIII tel YOU something N It never
thought would nave passed my lips, but see
ing that you are looking 50 shocked, | must
say in justification of myself that | discov-
cred, or thought | had discovered. that Miss
Pollard chung to me in such a way that |
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