The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-04-03

CIV 'uo Hos1 interesting point OF the
cross examination, a mystery involving
an alleged letter addressed My Dear
Louise" which the plaintiffs counsel
will try to prove was written in 1885 OF
time when, according to his testi.
mony. Colonel Breckenridge suspended
his relations with her and did not know
her whereabouts.
The chief interest in this second du.
bious letter introduced in the case
centers in the name LOUISE" Miss
Pollard AYERS that she went to Ciucin-
natl in February, 1885, and in June OF
that year gave birth to a baby al St
Joseph's asylum, a. Norwood, near
Cincinnati, and that after leaving the
asylum she went to the house Of q ply.
stefan under the assumed name OF
Louise Wilson" The defendant this
afternoon denied positively having any
knowledge of my Dear Sister Louise"
or OF having given letter beginning
that way to typewriter to copy. The
CROSS examinat of tho defendant will
be continued all through tomorrow and
probably the next day.
AS usual breckenridge was one Of the
earliest corners, but Miss Pollard was
not long behind him. Butter worth
began by quoting the testimony OF Miss
Pollard with reference to the alleged
proposal of marriage in August, 1892,
which, the plaintiff claims, took place
in carriage in this city.
Colonel Breckinridge denied ali these
statements OF the plaintiff concerning
the alleged conversation during the
ride. sIe said he did not see tho plain
tiff in August, 1892, and did not know
she was in Washington at the time.
Major Butterworth made reference to
Miss Pollard's statements that tho de-
PENDANT had made her give up her child,
and that he had talked with her about
his deceased wife.
II never in any way mentioned to
her the name Of my wife" he said in
tionS whether this was true"
81 never knew she had given birth
to q living child and 1 never asked her
to give it up"
Colonel Breckenridge also denied
Miss Pollard's statements concerning
their meetings at the Hoffman House
in New York.
81 did not see the plaintiff at the
Hoffman House on the evening of April
3d." he said, because ! was not there.
l spent, however, the evening after
dusk in my wife's apartments did
not tell her, as she statos, that hal
an engagement with William c. Whit
ney or Charles Il. Fairchild and that
they were to send me abroad in tho
interest OF a $40, 900. 600 railway scheme.
l did not tell her on April 30 that
was going to spend the nigh. in a pri-
vate car. None of her statements are
true"
What took place in your first visit to
Major Moore in reference to your prom
said at that time?" asked Major Butter
worth.
my recollection is that the CONVEX
sation did no, cover at the outside over
ten or fifteen minutes 1t was a rapid
and very earnest conversation. thiak
my opening sentence was: Il have come
to deliver this young woman or myself
into your custody; l might lose my life
by her, and that l desired that he
should hear what / had to say and ar.
rest either me or her. She threw up
her hands and said she had not threat.
ened to take my life; that her hands
were her only weapons. She said to me
during our talk that she would not kill
me If | would marry her that month. l
replied: i will marry you on the last
day OF the month if God does not inter
pose then said 1 was going to tell
the whole matter Then she said: Is
1t necessary to tell everything?
81 answered that l intended to tell
everything that had happened to me-
She placed her hand on my shoulder
and demonstrated about my telling.
a hn n I 4
IL did not tell. She said she would
turned to Major Moore and said: Il
think wo can sottle this matter between
u.s. took her there for the purpose OF
delivering her over to the police. and if
she had not made her promise to me to
do as asked would have done it.
Now tell what happened after sou
took the pistol away from her in the
house OF Mrs. Thomas after she had
attempted to take your lite."
81 left her. She tainted or pretended
or simulated fainting. The next morn
ing before had gone to breakfast she
sent her card to my room at the Riggs
House and l went down to sec her in the
parlor. She was full of protestations OF
regret over the scene she had created at
Mrs. Thomas and we had an amiable
interview. She told me she was willing
to keep her agreement about going away
from Washington, and she submitted to
me schedule Of things she needed
money for-her board at Mrs. Thomas,
railroad expenses and a number OF other
things.
"She also asked for small additional
sum of money to pay some expenses
here before going away. We parted
with expressions Of regret on her part
that we were obliged TO part and that
she had acted so badly-regrct on mine
that she was pregnant by me. This
was on Sunday. the l4th OF May. The
next night | was in my rooms at the