Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-03-31

spend-but that be had become very
anxious as TO whether she intended TO
marry him. He said that he wanted TO
marry her, and intended TO marry her,
for he was very much in love with her.
He said that he ought TO marry her-not
only that be wanted to marry her, out
that be ought TO do so-that
THINGS HAD HAPPENED
which made it necessary for him to
marry her and that he intended to do so,
but that she seemed to have taken dis
Ike 10 him. he wanted me to tell him
what ne should do TO bring about that
marriage"
did Mr.. Rhodes say what 1t was that
made 10 necessary for him to marry
her?" Mr.. ButterWorth asked.
Much Of his former statement was re-
peated by the defendant, and before be
had finished Miss Pollard broke forth
sobbing and exclaimed: THAT is not
true. Why can't be tell the truth about
something's"
Judge Bradley admonished her: "If
you can't control yourself you Will have
to leave the ROOM"
No attention was paid by Col. Brock
inrldge to this interruption, and con-
tinued: 81 told her in the spring Of 1898
that after what Rhoues had told me Of
the relations between them 1t was I'M
possible that any other relation could
ever exist between US.
His attention being called to the
statement OF Miss Pollard that abe had
returned TO Washington from New York
AT HIS REQUEST
TO August, 1898, that he had met her at
the depot, taken her riding, and pro-
posed marriage, he said:
The plaintiff was not here In Au-
gust so far as I know. 1 reached here
on the goth from Lexington, where l
had opened the campaign with speech.
l did not see the plaintiff; she was not
here. No such occurrence happened.
Going 10 New York on the goth of Sep
TENDER saw her at the Hoffman House
for the first time that summer. l did
not meet her at the depot, did not put
my arms around her and kiss her, aid
not say that I had a communication to
make that I was vain enough to believe
she would be pleased with"
There had been cores ondence be-
tween himself aud Miss Pollard regard
ing her trip to Germany.
1--WE want the witness TO produce
letters" said Mr.. Wilson. 1--WE nave
given notice to have them produced. "
81 received them and destroyed
them" replied Colonel Breckenridge.
"She met me at the Hoffman House,
he continued, land told me she had an
opportunity to 90 abroad to study with
young aides Of good family and could
90 if I would represent that she was en-
gagged TO be married to me IN two years.
This was the first time
THE SUBJECT OF MARRIAGE
had been preached. said had not
enough money, but would not let that
stand 10 the way; that under no circum-
stances would l consent to any repre-
sensations OF a marriage engagement.
She said that she could 60 abroad, study
the modern languages and come back in
two years fitted to be my wife. | said
that could never be, that l was not open
TO negotiations OF that sort.
Witness and Miss Pollard had looked
over his offers TO deliver lectures. She
had figured that the cost would be 500
month, but he had expressed his will
ingneSS 20 give her Sl25 and her travel
ing expenses. The witness added: Her
final answer at our next meeting at the
same house was that she would never
go except as my aftiianced; she would
go back to Washington and be there
when 1 arrived. We parted with con-
siderable acerbity eventually. At our
next meeting she said that she did not
want 10 part in that way; that l must
not think her a devil or fiend. l put
her into a cab, saying: You know
there can be no such thing as marriage
between us, and this affair, II you per-
sist, can only end In public scandal that
viii destroy US both"
When did you first hear that the
plaintiff claimed you had engaged your
self TO marry her?'
"In a communication to that effect In
the Washington Post, which l under
stood was inspired by her, and theCeaf-
ter I received several letters from her
to the same effect"
Now" interposed Mr.. Wilson ris-
ing,
WE WANT THESE LETTERS"
az have destroyed them" rstorted
the defendant 81 have produced all
the letters 1 have from her TO my
knowledge. These were replies to those
that she may have"
The testimony then drifted into the
circumstances and conversations con-
corning the efforts Of the defendant to
induce the plaintig to leave the city to
prevent the scandal which would GER
tainlv come sooner or later If Miss Pol
lard remained In the city. Then be re-
lated a conversation when Miss Pol
lard had come to him in dis
tress because Mrs. Fillette and an
other lady had been talking about
her, the witness saying: 81 told her
that this was what 1 had always
expected: that such offenders always
must come TO an end, and urged her TO go
away, as she had promised so many
times aud TO let the sc andal blow over.
My name was not coupled with that
but said 10 would be If the thing went
on. She said that she could not have
such scandal against her name, that
she had a revolver with which she In
tended to shoot herself if such stories
ever came out. 1 made light Of that
She told me afterwards that she had
gone to Mrs. Blackburn, that Mrs.
Blackburn had talked with Mrs. Fill
cite, ana .ouud that the charges did not
OBJECT the chastity OF the plaintiff, that
she was charged with
BEING AN ADvEN TURESs;
that 1t was said she liv ed by her wits,
had no known means Of support, and
did not pay her debts. She insisted that
/ must 90 to Mrs Blackburn and tell
Mrs. Rlackhurn that the relations be-