The evening world., 1894-04-02
he knew OF NO Child.
COL Breckenridge Resumes His
Course Of Denials.
Says He Did Not Take that Fateful
Ride in August, '92.
And that Miss Pollard Did All the
Talking to Chief Moore.

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had said. Col. Preckinridge had made
the first formal proposal Of marriage
TO her. was the first subject to which
Col. Breckenridge addressed himself
when he took the stand in the Circuit
Court this morning. He denied with his
customary reiteration that any such ride
had taken place, that he had made any
proposal. that he had talked over fam
lily matters.
Then, continuing. he said: II never
asked the plaintiff to give up n child;
| never at any time spoke Of marriage to
the plaintiff before the death of my late
wife"
Denying the conversation which Miss
Pollard said took place at the Hoffman
House. to the effect that a company had
been formed by Whitney and F%airchild,
which he was to represent. he said that
nc had not seen the plaintiff on the 30th
of April, that he had not been absent
for u moment from the sid Of his wife
that day. as he had not been married
forty-eight hours. He never had any
business arrangements with the gentle.
men mentioned; never contemplated a
visit to Europe; never spoke of intending
marriage.
Then Mr.. Butterworth called his at
tention again to the interview in the
office OF Major Moore.
MY recollection is that It was a much
shorter visit han Major Moore has
said" he continued. 1T was rapid and
excited; the young woman did most Of
the talking"
This statement Mr.. Breckenridge de-
sired to max to correct al impression
Major Moore had given that the con-
versation had lasted a much longer time.
He went over the conversation here
tofore given in this interview and which
included the statement to plaintiff that
Il Will marry you the last day OF. the
month IL God don't i%nterpose;" There
matter Of the interview secret from the
newspapers. Mr.. Butterworth asked
the witness what interviews he had with
the nth, with Maj. Moore. The witness
then related in detail the interviews
that occurred. Nnd the substance of the
conversation as he remembered them.
Interviews with the Plaintiff.
These included the interview with
Mrs. Thomas the afternoon OF May l3,
when he left Miss Pollard In a real or
simulated fainting condition. on the
next day. Sunday, while at the Riggs
House, in answer to a card sent TO his
room. he saw her in the ladies' parlor
and had an amiable and friendly con
versatiun with the plaintiff.
At his time the later expressed regret
at what had occurred along the street
gave him IA schedule OF what she would
want in the way of underwear and other
clothes prior to the trip 10 New York;
They parted with every evidence of good
plaintiff to carry out the agreement be-
tween them whereby she was 10 60 to
New York. That evening a boy came TO
the hotel and said Miss Pollard wanted
that he taxi her TO Mrs. Blackburn's
wher she wanted to stay all night. He
took her to Mrs. Blackburn's house.
Monday she came again to the hotel and
presented TO him an additional schedule
for clothing. She wanted a little more
money to make preparations to SO away.
A Lunch mt the Shoreham
The netx day she sent him a note and
they took lunch at the Shoreham. They
talked again OF the trip 10 New York and
she told him the name OF the physician
in whose care she was TO put herself
and witness told her hat This doctor
next day after this the plaintiff came to
see him again, and on the night of that
day they saw Mrs. Blackburn. who after
hearing their explanation. said she would
Mrs. Blackburn approved the agreement
for the plaintiff TO so 10 New York:
The following day to this plaintiff
again came to his hotel. and a conversa-
conference. which It was proposed should
be held with Major Moore prior 10 her
going away. AS he described how she
had waved her off, Col. Breckenridge
gestulate dvery impressively with both
hands, and explained the whole inter-
view IN pantomine. There was a tragic
infection to his tone as he closed the ac-
count of the visit to Mrs. Thomas with
Then ! left her.
second Call on Chief Moore.
Continuing the description OF The
second visit to Major Moore the Colonel
said: I'VE agreed 10 say that she VAS
going to New York TO have n child, that
| was the author OF the trouble. We
agreed on all but one point. She in.
sisted. crying several times. that l
should tell Major Moore l was the only
man who had ever been intimate with
put myself in the power OF her and
Major Moore already, ana ! would refuse
70 say to any man that | had seduced
As she turned her jacket back | saw the
Elcam OF a pistol in her bosom. l said.
You are sitting close to me- and she
said, I will use that on myself II l do
Then describing the scene at the ONCE
OF the Chiefs oihce' where they sat on
made the statement. She tool out the
pistol and looked at II. | said. you had
hetted let Major Moore take that and
Then | said that nobody could say that
| haQ seduCed her, because the first
night saw her l took liberties with her.
| made this statement with considerable
froce. even temper
The account OF this interview in Major
Moorr's office differed from the version
of Y given by that officer and the plain
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