Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-04-04


He took us close to the elevated road,
up toward 52nd or 53rd streets. 1t was
large building that looked like ho-
tel"
Here the court adjourned.
TO.DAY'S PROCEEDINGS.
Col. Breckenridge and Judge Wilson
had another round to-day. Col. Brock
inridge took the stand as soon as the
court met. Judge Wilson began his
examination with a reference to the
village of Goldsborough, Ky, and asked
Col. Breckenridge if he had delivered a
speech there in 1885, to which the de-
PENDANT said he thought not. Then
Judge Wilson asked if Col. Breckin
ridge remembered saying to the ser
want woman at Mrs. Thomas's the day
after he bad taken lunch there with
Miss Pollard, MARY, that was very
nice lunch, and when Madeline and l
90 to housekeeping | want you to come
with Us %
"There's not word of truth in it."
Judge Wilson was desircus of know
ing whether Col. Breckenridge had ever
made expressions of love and affection
to the plaintiff, aud the defendant said
he had never used such expressions TO
Miss Pollard. II did, however, he
said ''use expressions of kindness, and
| was particularly careful to be good
and kind to her when she was preg
nant.'
Then you never did anything tc.
give her the idea that you loved her %
"Well, took her in my arms and
kissed her, and did those things which
naturally resulted from our relation
ship. Everything was done kindly,
| but there was no love"
In answer to Judge Wilson, the
defendant said he had told the plain
tiff many times tlat marriage between
them was impossible II told her" he
said, "that she cnuldn't expect me TO
marry her after her Illicit relations
with Mr.. Rhodes, and that after she
had bled Mr.. Rhodes for three years.
and then thrown him away like suck
ed orange could not contemplate
marriage with her or look upon her u
a wife whom | could trust, or whom !
could take into my family
A!lcl JudeC w lIsOu IislNl lIld'lt wi.
Breckenridge say that Miss Pollard
went in the best society in Washing
ton: that she lived at the most respect
able houses, and that her social stand
inc was of the best, he asked if there
was then any social impedimcnt TO the
marriage of the plaintiff and himself.
and Col. Breckinridge admitted that
there was nothing known TO the world
that couid act as an impedment.
Il understood you TO say" said
Judge Wilson, that there never was
any promise of marriage from YOU"
There never was.
"And | also understood you to say
that you and the plaintiflag agreed on the
semblance of an engagement, and that
you mutually agreed to say you were
engaged, and that you mutually agreed
that there should be an appearance of
an engagement-if am wrong correct
me-"
That is not true-we simply agreed
on the semblance OF an engagement for
the benefit of one person, and that
person was Mrs Blackburn. There
never was any arrangement that there
should be anything like marriage"
Col. Breckenridge explained in great
detail the nature Of the agreement TO
throw Mrs. Blackburn of the scent as
to their relations, which included the
semblance of an engagement so that
Miss Pollard might drop out OF the
defendants life respectfully. Col. Brock
inridge admitted after frequent ques-
tons put to him, that he had connived
at the deception practiced on Mrs.
Blackburn.
"And YOU took this young woman
there and placed her under Mrs. Black
burns projections" asked Judge Will
son.
NO, think not The understand
ing and recollection of Mrs. Blackburn
and myself do not agree on that point"
"And you caressed the plaintiff in
her presence"
mo, did not. The caresses given
were not NINE"
In regard to his marriage Col. Brock
inridge said 81 started to write in the
answer to the question as to how many
times | had been married, and | asked
DR.. Paxton if it were necessary to stale
that this was my third marriage, and
he said it was not necessary. so
thoughtlessly put in once instead of
twice" He also admitted that he told
DIR. Paxton to keep the marriage secret.
and that he registered at a hotel under
the name of VIM. j. Campbell and
wife. The defendant was then subject
ed to a severe cross examination as TO
conversations he had had with Mrs.
Blackburn.
Mrs. Blackburn's description of the
scene in her apartments on May II be-
tween Col Breckenridge and Miss Pol
lard was read from the stenographic re-
port of her testimony, by Judge Wilson.
This is the occasion when Miss Pollard
put her arms about the defendants
neck and said "Willie, will you name
the day before Mrs Blackburn ~
Col. Breckenridge in telling his story
of what took place in Maj. Moore's
Office, said 81 did not promise to mar
ry her-it was not promise | was in
frame of mind that was excited and
said, Yes, I'll marry you at the end of
the month, and went right on talk
ing