Evening star., 1894-03-20

Of such a thing as marriage with trat
woman.
did you see Mr.. Breckinridge in aw
for- last spring?"
Yes, SIR
Every day about the time YOU are re-
ferring to-.
Did you see him on the 1st of May,
1So3% continued Mr.. Butterworth.
"Where?"
AT the Hoffman House. where he was
staying"
Did you register there as his daughter
and secure a room adjoining the one he
had?'
II did"
Did you attempt to shoot him then and
there
Your honor. l must rise to interfere
right here" said Mr.. Wilson, ''now that
understand about whittier this line of cross
examination is tending"
Then ensucd one Of the most important
and significant events of the trial.
The Secret Marriage.
Mr.. Wilson said that he had been given
to understand that the defense would claim
that Mr.. Breckenridge secretly mar
ried in New York on the Goth of May, 1893.
He would like to know wheth ar such was
the case before they proceeded any further.
He understood from the public prints and
from the fact that the defense failed to
deny this statement that such was the ca Sc
and that 1t would be brought forward in
his behalf.
Mr.. Butterworth replied that the defense
would maintain that the defendant was
married In New York by Rev. DIR. Paxton
to Mrs. Wing, but that it was not a secret
marriage.
do you mean that that marriage was
recorder" asked Mir. Wilson.
Mr.. Wilson then went on to argue against
the admission of the question about the
attempt at shooting. In the course of a
heated address. he claimed that maria ge
by Mr.. Breckinridge on April 20 would not
be In any sense defense. inasmuch as it
was only a violation of a contract he had
already entered into with the plaintiff
Furthermore, Mr.. Breckinridge could hot
bring in any particular act of the plaintiff
element of defense for his failure to
live up 10 his contract, because he had
failed to plead this or make any reference
to it, and had not given the plaintiff an
intimation of any such course.
Objection Overruled.
Judge Bradley overruled the objection on
the ground that inasmuch as The plaintiff S
lawyers had carried the examination down
to a point after this date it was bus riEht
that the cross-examnation should so over
the same ground Mr.. Wilson noted an eX-
ception, as he said 1t was probable the
question would arise in this case again.
Miss Pollard then stated that she did reg
lister at the Hoffman House his daugh-
ter. having an adjoining room.
Pistol Brought in.
After breakfast" asked Mr. Butter
worth, did you not draw pistol on him
in his room and attempt to shoot him,
which he prevented by shutting the door,"
NO, no." answered Miss Pollard, Il did
not"
Did Mr. Breckenridge tell you to lay the
pistol down at the door?'
No he did not
"DidH't you threaten to shoot the bell
boy If he called him?'
Il did not"
Miss Pollard then explained that Satur-
day in the latter part of April or the first
of May last she arrived at the Hoffman
House Col. Breckenridge got there that
night. They were together for the next few
days The next day he told her that Mr..
w. c. Whitney and other prominent men
had formed a company of some kind, with
a great capital, and that they proposed to
send him abroad on business
The next day while looking at one Of
his travelling bags she discovered a pistol.
She put II away, and later. not believing
that he was telling her the truth, she close
ly questioned him, and asked him when he
would marry her. He said: My darling. /
will marry you the last of the month MAY,
1888. She disbelieved him, and she then
told him that if he failed to marry her as
he promised she would kill him and herself.
She made no scene; made no attempt to
shoot him, but finally believed all he said.
Miss Pollard then told Of the rest of her
stay in New York and her return to this
city, as heretofore told by her. She denied
that there was any attempt on her part 70
shoot him at the house of Mrs. Thomas
just preceding their first visit to Mai.
Moore. She had gone to the stopping place
of Col. Breckenridge. on Jefferson place, that
day.
Mr.. Butterworth said he would finish the
cross-eXamination tomorrow morning.
The court adjourned at 3 o'clock until to-
morrow morning.
VIII stick to Mr.. Dreckinridgc.
Press dispatches from Louisville say that
lette~ received there from Mrs. Breckin-
ridge Saturday conviLces her friends here
that she has no idea for applying for a
divorce. She speaks in the most affection
ate way of her husband. and believes him
to be the victim of an adventures. This
friend declares Col. Rreckinrdge persuaded
his wife to the secret marriage because he
was satisfied she would not marry him
when she had learned the details of the
scandal. Brackinridge thought that once
married Miss Pollard would let him alone
Her friends are indignant at his conduct in
the matter, but say she will stick to him
through his trouble.