The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-31


away from clnennatl because he was very
much behind anu was being very much
iis ssald no was GROWING old and Il ne
was SoiSx 10 havo married iift " was
time Tor ham 60 SEQ about Il. told him
had socn ner md THAI tho had told ing
sSet sfs haa not ' ex 1 any partic1ar
desire 70 marry him, but had spoken u
her GRATITUDE Tor what 10 had dome ana
NJ wa nsr ra ~ fTy n ana intended sS
marry her, for ne WAS VERY mtcn n love
wish her nuslng the course % tee owl 'ss
that Nc ought % marry her mot only thnt
he wniftet 20 marry Mcr but That nc
whics, made Il neccssaiy ior nm 10 marry
her. and that he ntcndcd 70 do 70. but
thai she seened q hays taken 2 d,slike
10 DO % hiring about mat marriage I"
IN answer 10 n question from ma couu-
conseisaslcn Il siiss poslafd AZ us line
"pid M Rhoies say whet 4 was thu,
MIR. Wilson objected t,at II bad mo- been
shown that TIE CONVERSATION mad beer; re
neated, SontenalnE n,et & 70 ,, , could tes
70 him ne must tell what no repeated %
the plafn3iN.
M,ISn q nla former stetsn,sns VAS r, {;
liinlshei Miss Pollard broke forth. sohhng
and eNcleaned: slhat A. not triie Why
l cant he ION me tfilin NlftNl FNulti1tlf<f.t
Judge bradley admcnlshdd hnr: II yon
leaye the room. u,
No attention WAS paid ~ Colonel Bresk-
intdge io thiH inseerupi lpn, hnt he cnn-
| timed; - fold her n the apfing OF 1873
that after M, Rhodes told nle q the re-
4 latlons between themsit would 10 inpoa.
sbic that any other relation could ever
| exist between ua
Thcn Colonel BrecSinriden rHEsed 20 the
| spring befcee the opening of tho co'vna-
| binn cSposftion, When be had declined q
/ deliver the openlnr Addusa. and when AZ
4 view the pafnue II New York IFS at
Alass, nollss1 that sls mad retarnsa @
4 quest IN Auans, isqS that he had INST
| her az the depot taking her tidinE and
| progressed matyisae he said The plain,
! TIN WIS moi here IN August, 50 FAR px /
I knew ! reached here o. the epth from
/ Lexington. w'hem : h3d opened Tho cAut-
\ paiHn With q speech. I diS aot see the
| currente happened.
Going 10 New York septembers % 1
nrst time that summer J aid moi meet
| her AZ the depot: aiu not nut my arms
around her and kiss her; did not say that
| was vain enQugh % believe she would be
! pleased with.,'
lie. ga moi recpilert ever having seen
Germany until 4 waa shown on the Wilt.
nets siaaa ~ tlc nfinif. atilpugh he
iltnlefDntltd pineiN flNucu bv a may Nuf-
porting 10 be the secretary Of Nfiss Foi-
Hard. There had been no correspondence
between tlmseit ana Miss Pollard fesssra.
I'VE went the witness to produce those
iettcrss nt9d MT WILSON. we have
given notice to have them prodNe.d.
lreprcd Colonel Brnckinfidgn, she met
me ~ the Hoffman House, he continued
abroad ate 70 ST stiy Win 5 Sounx Ies Il !, rood
family and could 80 II would represent
chat she was Engaged p be married 20 me
s,lbiect Of marriage had been hfparner
/ 4 said hnu not enough money hut would
moi let that sand n Inc way thai under
no circumstances wpn,d I consent 70 any
lfepresea tat.niH Of a marriage a;igage-
4 ment she enid that She could 20 nbioai,
hack il iwo xssFs iifisa L Il ms y WIZ
A said that cpnid never be thtlt / Nlaa
NOT open TO neaeiipt;ons pr that tort :
over HIS offers to deliver ieeftlfnA she
had ftenired that the Cost would he xlQe u
mon'n y. pn re- hs I, ex 4, NJ ,,llis
4 penseB.
The witness addsd siier nnal anssscr
WAS s1at she %osisfi nsvSi ~ exresa as n
aflnncnd; che wouei 60 back 70 AvasrllnS-
ton and be there wien arrived. We
parted with considerable acerbity even.
tlraliy AZ our next mcestng she aaid tial
che aid not want 70 par, y that way;
4 there can BE no such lining as marriage
between us snd hereafter ~ YOU iicrslAt
i can only end n pusliel aganfel thalt wili
Wfien did you first hear that the plain.
90 claimed you had eneaged Yourself g
I'm Il Communication to that dffect Ia
tho MRahlnBtpn Post, which understood
was inNpired by her. and thereafter
received szy,erai letters from her 70 the
Now. iatsFposec M. Wilson, I'VE want
y have destroyed thenr retoFted The
1she told me afterwards that she had
F9ne IS MA hsd tns9 With 1n Mrs. rnstts
cnd found fhat the ohHrgen did not nfteel
The character Of The plaintiff; that shs
was charged with being an Adventures
that Il was said she lived 81 her Wits
had no means Of ssllIpprt and ulu not pns
her debts she intleted that ! must Is
I, relations between M were such that Mrs
Blackburn must stand by her
4 Colonel nfeclunriase aaia thi,t hs M. liat
| niur that he had ever sent a mesHhKe Y
Mrs Blackburn w the pinintin and AZ
aertsd that en th,s occaal9n De n !, pos !,
] Mira. tH...a ~ burn IA the mn ttefs
: On several orcnaiops the witneiw say
| the plnintiff had declared hfr Intention *
comfnif suicide, saying TINT she mud dc
| stroyad all her manperripta unrinainE th'
| mnfiufcript OF a novel she Hhs ntlNng
anu iffNI 1ut iiH'1 81 'Itf - y
III ,rhe Witness then dHecriitf1 Miff FOL
fnrdis attempt 10 ehoo. him and how rs
| strategy he eHeAreu. .3,
| fkafarflna 20 hlH interview Wild Mrt
Blackburn regarding the Seatidn Aealne
\ lMIas Pollard. be SAID Il differed from A,a
I 4 Hlncgburn'a account Ne fnpuknt Hn'
! HAD opened the nttfyiew hf FaElng fn'
/, iiia moi KNOW NAQf MiaH pollard has
i | waited 70 call tof; Mrs Hsaclsburii sifFef
& lhff 70 "a Away NniQh that Indy rt.f
4 | proniisod 10 do. and iip had spclEeu KINDLY
Z, lof he young woman IL tuppose1 Nllei
y he LETT Wldhinafqn MAfcf ~ 1871. sve
/. their reiasionA Dai ended. tEAf Nib l'qf
lard Waf going away Is study and Lead AZ
/ honorable M Wi.iif ~ prQyieef for her
III LATER hi March no bad slrt her IN sin
4 einnAii Ia <fHponAe 70 A teiepfalp frpu
} her. 3hc than Ind told him f1et snf hii'
= been oDlttat under ffft HiackpNf1s'I
4, fion ~ Represent that 81
was 7liEesea 20 him Ia told her maj ~
(. Blackburn TINT n #a8 >,3i tfi'f,. but ~.
I ar ippeftiiiiI<iet nfeipi<<f g Keen ni
iHefurn'is 10 Wnef'1Ftor March q n
, hid lpcSifade sAli from Miss Pollard be