Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-03-20
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"Up to that time. we're you . virtuous
girl?"
! "Yes, was."
Ibid YOU have any fear for the future at
that time?'
"No.sir; people don't on such occasions.
Mr.. Buttervorth."
"Did You have any qualms Of conscience
between the first night ct SArah's and the
following Monday. when you went back to
Cincinnati, about what you had done. any
remofse?'
"Yes; but was desperately In love with
him. loved him - did not hope 70 love.
was completely under HE control?"
"Didn't you know this was wrong?"
"Yes, but Mr.. Breckin.idss 10 such .
man that he can make it al seem right to
love in that way"
"Did you not know he was married."
"Yes (sadly). he told me that"
"And you loved him?"
II loved him then with all my heart and
soul-every word Of his was religion to me
he has brought me all this misery he
ruined my life for me-" ~
Miss Pollard6 voice had . tremble in
it during al the examination, and at her
last words she broke down and her an-
swer was accompanied BY half formed sob.
Butterworth produced . newspaper contain
ing q stats ment that Miss Pollard made to
her counsel, and she admitted that there
was some error in II. Itpassed out Of her
hands when it was given to the newspapers,
she said. She had written the olieiual and
IL Mr.. Butterwort would read the state
ment she would point out the errors - he
went along. Judge Bradley said he thought
that would be waste Of time and not nec-s
esssry, 90 Butterworth laid the paper
down.
"When did you return to Lexington from
Cincinnati, after your first visit with Col.
Breckinridge?" was the next question.
1.-THE following Wednesday, think, and
went to Miss Aoyts house, where made
arrangements for getting room, while I
attended S.yre institute, to which Mr..
Breckinrid9e persuaded me to CO."
"Who paid your board?"
"Mr. Brecknridge."
"Who paid your tuition?"
"Mr. Rodes paid it,"
"Didnt Mr.. Rides pay your boaFd?"
"Oh, no; you don't think even Mr..
Breckenridge a. bad ~ that" said Miss
Pollard.
"what was that9" asked Major Butter
worth, not understanding.
II said-oh, never mind" was Mics
Pollard's answer. II won't repeat IT,"
Miss Pollard said no one knew Col. Breck-
inridge was paying her board, he arranged
matters so discreetly.
"Dii Mr.. Rodes know anything about
your relations with BreckiniidgeY" asked
Major Butterworth.
"Indeed, he did mott" exclaimed Miss
Pollard, ''or Mr.. Breckinridge would be
dead" a.
/ Then Major Butterworth asked if, while
Miss Poll ard wss being kept by Colonel
Breckenridge, she was engaged 10 Roselle
and had contingent contract of marriage
with Mr.. Rodes.
eyes," was the answer, "bad a. it
sounds, that was just the condition"
Miss Pollard, in response to Butter
worth's questions, rapidly sketched her life,
while 10 Cincinnati, jnst before her first
baby was born. in 1885. The room over
the mattress factory was taken, because it
was cheap and Mr.. Breckinridge could not
sfford to pay much. She had done every
thing she could to conceal her identity, fire.
She had gone under the name of Mrs.
Bergwynn and Louise Wilson and sent let
ters to Col. Breckinridge, addressed "Miss
Margaret Dillon, Box A., Lexington, Ky"
Her baby wss born May 20. 1885, at st.
Joseph's Founding Asylum, Norwood,
near Cincinnati.
''No one saw me there except Sister Ce-
ella, for kept myself veiled, except when
was locked in ROOM" Miss Pollard said.
Major Butterworth asked questions evil
nently intending to thrown doubt on Miss
POllards claim that she had been to st.
Josephs asylum. He asked II one Of the
sisters at the asylum had not ventured to
tell her that she was not telling the truth,
when Miss Pollard and her brother visited
the Asylum to get evidence last year.
"On the contrary" said Miss Pollard,
''she said hsd undoubtedly been there.
although she di not know me. She UNDER
took to give little lecture, asking why
do you try to ruin this man in his old ager
(meaning Col. Breckinridge) and said,
Why did he ruin me in my youth?'" She
said should consider his little daughter,
and said 1 wanted justice. He had not
considered me-
Miss Pollard cried little here. III
wanted him to have his share Of suf-
fering a. had mine. The time will come
for justice, and believe these men (evi-
IDENTIFY meaning the jury are going to help
me-"
This remark provoked murmur Of dis
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