St. Paul daily globe., 1894-04-05

first learned that she was pregnant by
me, having interest in her which man
might for a young unmarried woman
who had such circumstances in her
life, for which he felt that he was in a
measure responsible, since their lives
had become iBterwoven
''There were no expressions of affec-
tion?'
"Ihere were expressions OF
AFFECTIoNATE INTEREST,
but not such as could be construed into
all intImatlon that our relations could
be ON different basis than they were"
Then it was result of business in
tereSt for her welfare?'
Expressions of kindly interest,"
"Were there expressions winch might
be understood by her to be expressions
of love?"
Col. Breckenridge wished to draw the
distinction carefully between express
ions and demonstrations lie said there
was nothing but perfect understanding
OH their part of their relations; that
they went 10 houses of certain charac-
ter for certain well-unaerstood pur-
pose; they stayed there such a time as
their pleasures or necessities demanded.
Il took her in my arms and kissed
her. There were all the accompani-
mentS Of such ii relation, which was car
ried out not cOldly or brutally."
There were no expressions of love Oh
her part?"
hof ha of
times very demOnStratiye, at times 9th
wse.'
Your relations were those of lust
rather than love?"
Il would not say that, tor we met
often at times when physical inter-
course was impossible. She was young
| woman of colloquial talents, sprightly
and interesting"
Again Mr.. Wilson led the colonel to
repeat the distinction he drew between
the injury 10 the young man and the
destruction of young woman from
Illicit relations.
And do you think" he asked. ''that
man is under obligations to prevent
the destruction of young woman?"
Most assuredly do. and If he does
not he should be punished / have had
my punishment, and am trying to take
| 1t without complaint"
Mr.. Wilson saSked when the subject
| of marriage had been first mentioned
between them, to which the colonel re-
piled that it was in September, 1892
when she first spoke of going to Berlin.
He had told her that for many reasons,
among them the disparity in their ages !;
that since he knew what he did of her
RELATIONS TO RHODES
and that as she had bied him three
years and thrown him away like
sucked orange, marriage between them
| was impossible.
You had contract as binding as
hers to Rhodes?"
much more binding" replied the
| colonel, referring 10 his marriage.
Then Mr.. Wilson got his affirmative
ans werS 10 the questions that Miss Pol
lard had associated with the best FAM
lilies of Kentucky in the city; had lived
in houses OF the highest responsibility,
and was brilliant young woman.
Your relations were carefully con-
cealvd." asked the attorney, so that
there were no impedimentS in that di-
rection?'
I'VE had endeayored to conceal them,
but they were known to several peo-
pie"
There was never from you any pro-
p0Sal of marriage?''
Never under any circumstances.
most emphaticaily.
"Ihen it was understood that you
were to carry out the semblance of a
marriage contract which you both un-
derstood was never to be fulfilled9'
There was the Semblance of con.
tract to be carried out before only one
living person, and that person is Mrs.
Blackburn"
After more fencing the colonel stated
that the contract before Mrs. Blackburn
had been made to enable Miss Pollard
to die out of his life and separate from
Mrs. Blackburn.
And with view to enabling her to
die out of your life and Mrs. Black
burns you took her TO Mrs. Blackburn
and said you would place her under
Mrs. BiackUurn'S care?'
Il did not. My recollection and the
recollection of Mrs. Blackburn upon
that point differ as to the meaning of
my wordS.''
And you went TO see Mrs. Blackburn
again alone""
Il went TO see her several times aft
erwards.'
And you caressed the plaintiff in
her presence as part of the decep-
tion?''
Il did not caress the plaintiff. l will
explain that"
But what passed there was for the
purpose of carrying out the deception?"
'lndubitably."
In further cr6Ss-eXamnatiOn Mr..
Wilson brought out the fact that in fill
ing out the certificate Of
MARRIAGE OF MRS. WING
to Col. breckenridge it was made to ap-
pear that marriage was the colonel's S
hist, whereas, it was really his third :;
that he had asked DIR. Paxton not to
make that marpiage public. and that
alter his marriage to Mrs Wing he
stopped with her at the Hotel l. ogeran
| III New 1ork, registering as William j.
! Campbell and wife. Col Breckinridge
/ could not recall that at that time he had
! sent certain kilograms 10 Mrs Black
| burn
Mr.. Wilson then read the direct testi-
mony of the colonel regarding the first
! interview with Mrs. Blackburn. upon
| which the colonel commented that he
! had told the whole truth about it. Then
! Mrs. Blackburn SteStimoney was read.
and Mr.. Wilson asked him if it occurred,
| 10 which the colonel replied that she
| had recollected il differently from the
way he had said it. that she had con-
Strued the expressions OF gratitude for
! what she had done in the past into
requests for her protection in the fu-
! ture
"Do you deny" asked Mr.. Wilson,
"that you said to Mrs. Blackburn, Il
intend 10 marry this young woman