The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-17

I eyes while glvlng der testimony, without
| appearing to do su Taking up her life
at Lexington, after She birth of the baby,
| Mr.. Carlisle asked Miss Pollard who paid
for her tuition and beard while she was
at Sayre institute.
Mr.. Breckinridge of course" was the
| reply.
"Miss Pollard, who was the father of
| the child born on the 29th OF May, 1857"
Mr.. Breckinridge," was the answer,
| long drawn out for the sake of empha-
! sis.
| In answer to further questions Miss
Pollard emphatically denied that she
ever had improper relations with other
fnen. Miss Pollard said she came to
/ Washington from Lexington in Septem-
ber, 1887, at Mr.. Breckinridge's desire.
| Il had to go somewhere" she SAID.
Mr.. Breckenridge took her to a boarding
house here, now the Elsemere, and
then after few days, to boarding
house on Thirteenth and Streets
N. W., where she was known as Mrs.
Foster. Mr.. Breckinridge staid here also
They went away when it became known
| that Mr.. Sam Waller, boarder at the
house was no other than Col. BreckIn-
| ridge. Then Miss Pollard went to
Stann's Founding Asylum, Washington,
where she used to go out every night to
meet Mr.. Breckinridge until the sister
| in charge objected, when Mr.. BreekIn-
/ ridge took her away, saying that II he
could not meet her she could not stay
there. He took her to little house in
Washing ton, occupied by an old woman
called "Aunt Nary and she remained
there until the second baby was born
in February, 1883. After her confine-
ment she went to live at convent on
Massachusetts avenue between 18th and
14th streets and remained there two years
and six months. During part of this
time she was employed in government
service and the rest in studying. She
saw the defendant three or four times
| each week during that period. After
| lerving the convent, she went to live at
4 Mrs. Fillette's, corner of 18th and IL
streets and then at No.2 B street. and In
| Jefferson place in the house of Miss Janet
Richards. Miss Pollard told of other
frequent changes in residence while
produced a little wicker decorative
! basket given to the late Mrs. Breckin-
ridge by her sister Miss Desha and
asked Miss Pollard if she knew it,
"Yes," she said He brought it to
me just after his wife died, saying
! Madeline, she cared for this and want
you to have it,"
| Miss Pollard then testified to her ill
ness of last May. A package of love let
! tiers was produced for Miss Pollard's ex-
animation.
''Those Are All Mr.. Breckinridges Letters"
said Miss Pollard. She was also shown
twelve kilograms addressed to her. Yes
all are Mr.. .Breckinridge's kilograms. =
was her comment.
| In answer to Mr.. Carlisle Miss Pollard
said that Col. Breckenridge last left
her Wednesday night, May II, 1888.
| Then Mr.. Carlisle read kilograms and
letters from Col. .Breckinridges..t Miss
| Pollard written while on his trip from
Lexington. Covington and other places.
Nearly every day he telegraphedsher ask
1 ing if she was well and telling her to
make herself comfortable and occupy
herself. The letters were not at all of an
amorous kind. They were friendly but
| not too much SO. They were signed
"yours' or yours truly and sincerely
and had no headings Some of these let
! ters referred TO some sanitarium which
! Miss Pollard had mentioned and advised
her not to go there, saying she was bet
4 ter where she was at 1919 Ell street, w.
| Col. Breckinridge, Miss Pollard said,
was delivering political speeches in Ken
tucky and Tennessee
The next Question came near bringing
on scene. "Miss Pollard" said Mr..
| Carlisle, "What were the conversations
you had with Col. Breckinridge about
going to the sanitarium?"
"Oh, Mr.. Carlisle, hardly know how
! to say these things before SO many men,"
said Miss Pollard plaintiyely, in rather
a high voice. II can't say them." There
was suspicion of tears in Miss Pollard's
eyes.
"Never mind. don't say anything,
don't answer" said Judge Wilson, her
principal counsel.
Other letters from Col. Breckinridge on
the subject of Miss Pollard's health,
telling that he was going to Missouri,
Pennsylvania and other places, were
/ ence to sending some papers and Miss
Pollard explained that q some papers,
| meant money. They did not like to refer
to money in the letters. Mr.. Carlisle read
| impressiveiy letter from Lexington to
Miss Pollard, in which Col; Breokinridge
nor can you go to Washington. 1t will
result in open scandal. As matters are
| your character and reputation, are safe.
| You owe it to yourself to remain away.
| 1t is due to you to write that should
consider your coming to Lexington
as conclusive. You must then take the
responsibility of all that might ensue.
You ought to control yourself and make
yourself comfortable and restore your
| health; not destroy yourself"
| After recess a letter was read from
Miss Pollard to Col. Breckenridge
| acknowledging that she published the
announcement of their engagement and
she was sorry for it. This was evidently
in answer to letter from Col. Breckin-
ridge taking her to task for the publca-
| tion. The letter began "My Dear Willien
| and was signed" Your Loving Madeline"
| Miss Pollard identified several letters
and telegrams exchanged by Col.
| Breckinridge and herself. One from
Miss Pollard enclosed
"a Very Ugly Paragraph"
as Miss Pollard called it, that appeared
in the Lexington Gazette saying that Col
Breckinridge had said to friend there
was no truth in the published reports
of his engagement to Miss Pollard. In