Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-31


employment the Senator told her that II
she came he would help her. The de-
fandaot did all he could to dissuade her
from coming -,
She told him then that she believed size
v,as In q delicate condition on his ac-
coun, They had one or two unpleasant
fn,ervie,yR The defendant declined TO
furnish her with money TO come To wash
ington with. but had given her money
"a repay a person from whom she said she
had borrowed money 10 come TO "ash-
ngton This person, he understood Was
N,es Uovt. The defendant was not IN
washington when she came. That was in
c.rteuber. 1851. lie did not come here
,,rtu Octobcr. He did not see the plainiim
whcn in Washington on that visit. He
r.trrnod 10 washington the sth Of Mo-
vember His family got there that night,
gnd he took them TO the Windsor Hotel,
vbere he had engaged rooms for the
winter The next night h left again for
In mat visit he met the plaintiff On the
etr.ot near Washington Clrcle-about
q,,rentv-fourth or TWnty-s.Xth street
she informed him she eas i'm Catholic
institute somewhere ABOUT Twent-fOurth
ar Twenty-fuh and h streets. She told
rim then there was no doubt about her
~.
racau the name Of the Institution. His
understanding was that she was To rc-
,,.in at the institution. lie went back
~ Kentucky and got back 10 Washing
ron tba d9v before Congress met. lie did
NOT however. see the plaintiff for three
uortbs. She had moved 20 the academy
1ba Thought the name was the NisitatiOm
ON Massachusetts, avenue, and she came
| IN gec him ~ the Capitol.
Mr.. Buttcrworth said he understood
the rl9inun said she was stopping at
81 AIMS and left at his suggestion 10
10 10 the house Of an Old woman, whore
| be- could soe her.
The defendant said that was not so,
and her various moving had been made
without his knowledge or suggestion. He
received number OF letters from her.
complaining of poor h'aith, and stating
her want. and he hao sent her money
through tho mall-the general delivery.
| NEVER PROMISED TO MARRY HER.
There was not. he said a scintilla Of
truth i'm the plaintiffs statement that h.
had told her that IL ho could he would
marry her. III -c was not. sail the de-
fcndant. earnestly. a thread of truth In
the statement. or that be had eyer
given the plaintiff an ilea Of the posi-
bilitv Of such an event. There had never
boon. he said. an allUs,on which could
ro-sillv b.. distorted into such a mean
ing. There had never been any protcsta-
ZION ON his part Of love or affection for
| tho plaintiff
Referring 10 her confinement, the de-
fer,l4ut said She stated to him that DR.
i.Hss lad attended her, and when Dr.
Bliss died. Air. Bliss. She said that j.
had been "a miscarriage The witness
said n. had never known or heard other
wise until this suit had commenced.
The defendant said that In the interview
with Dr. Parsons he had not been in
| formed otherwise. The interview with
Mrs pare1u. came about By the defend
ants asku- Miss Pollard to send her To
him. as Miss Pollard indicated that br.
parsons's charges were cXorbltant 10 the
extent Of blackmau. The defendant how
over. was satisfied when ha saw Mrs.
Parsons that she was acting perfectly pro-
u.rlv. Miss Pollard had not up t. that
time applied for government appoint
uert. She went after this to the Acade-
my az the Visitation. as the defendant
called IT, on Massachusetts avenue. The
arrangcm.ut was that she WAS 10 teach
and o. receive herself tu tructon in some
higher studies. The defendant thought
this was "a good Arrangement. as she
Z
of the sisters. She remained there, he
th1ucht. two years and s.X mouths-uutl
tine fail of l,9l. During that period there
were improper relations between tham,
hut he could NOT recall tha exact dates.
| Il was some tim. after she went there
IefUr. these improper relations Were r.-
sumci. De- thought he VAS away from
Washington when she left the institution.
During the d.f'niants '1sence iu tho
y.1r 1850 tte plairf4 = i.r4rrf- pl7i-
tion iu tine Agricultural Department. n
wa- after Mr. Harrisou's inau-uration.
The defendant had uo.hins to do with
that. lie would not have hesitatcI %
help her however as Dc had tried T. get
her q place i'm the Census Bureau. bat ltl
failed. She had thea. through other
| persons. obtained the place IN the AEri-
cultural Department.. There bad been. De
said. ul relations between them from iS>l
| nm l>,,. Tn" cntanslem ut he sa'i. he-
gan really when she came % Washing
| ton. for from that tim h- support ]
her almost wholly. Iu l>9J he ouicas-
orsd 10 get her tO leave Washington. bui
| She dl not, and b. secured for h,r a
place i'm th, Census Bureau.
TRIED To GET HER AWAY.
Tn. plaintiff was a woman Of Iccilcl
| intellect IL. felt That hr was euuusifd.
| |i'-Nlf4tl tt lIf.I a.H AIINi t..'' i.ft.i
! boon unfortunate thrlu.u him. &c. bad
! toJ Ler that th,ir relations might lead
| Go "a erautal dasfruDtl'. q, Deer Hul %
| himself With her want ~ seif-cuutr'L
| hr felt there was diu..r N, au tAfu+lr.
! ~. hfl offered hr f sH- would iatt.
| Washington AMI clu.Ht. herself hr woui.
! furnish har with money as sh" was Doe
| comiue less and l.e- capable Of caring Tor
| herself, and moro Wllirs 90 live in %.
| way she wIs living
| lie had suggested 90 her nj one tim. to
| % z, Cincinnati and study music. at .p-
! other time. to C1uhr.J--. Mass: az au-
| other time. to Ncw York. whore she sail
| She could got ,mploym DO on The Spirit
Of tho Times There never was "a time
| when h. was not more than really t.
| carry out any one Of these arrau-au cnfs
| but every one was ended by her da-iard-
| tion that sh- did not intend 10 l,av,
| WASHINGTON. Some OF these interviews
| were pleasant. entirely aWiahi.. from
| which they separated with good loeurg
with the understanding that TN 1ir.us.-
| m-nt made should be- carried ou,. on
OIL. occasion she diI go 20 Cambridge in
accordance with the arrang menG hat
| much against his protest, she soon r.
| turned At aioth-t time she won't {
! Vermont. T. 20 on a paper thee. arC
! she went away with an underitanlia
| that their relations Were AT an end: bui
at the time Of his witrs death size r.
! turned to New York He believed If d
| had not been for his wife's Ird;h. fl
would have been the end Of .hcir gcia
| tious.
At other times their interviews ha
been extremely unpleasant. She had sai'
She intended to stay here; that defend
| ant owed il to her TO care for her
! She demanded money. and stated she in
tended To stay. l. would b. impossibl
ne said, for him - repeat all that ha
! passed between th' m III the six year
after plaintiff came 70 Washington. \
| times ne was excessively angry. tn
| conversations generally ended with "A
understanding that their relations Woui
| end in Il public scandal, involving the de
| struction Of his family, unless he accede
10 her requests. IN reference 10 he
/ statement that h. had accompanied n
/ TO lectures here. and he had shown he
his speeches and helped him revise then
the defendant said that on one Occasio
! only ne mad gone - Il lecture with hel
III. had met her on a car on his wa
TO a lecture She was going 10 IN
lecture with a young man, and he say
her and spoke u her. In that sens
he had gone 20 a lecture with her. II
said the plaintiff never had revised
speech or article Of his. There never Wa
but one human being who had performe
such a service for him. and Miss Polar