Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-03-22

on aug. l, 1854.
shelby then referred TO Miss Pollard's
sge q the ume brecklnf1dge met hef and
ne cinmed ina. she was tnen not II, Dut
between ~ ana n years old, and ne SAID
ne wouid snow the Jury by the testimony
OF Dr. Wiiliams that when her sister was
born IN 1866, the plalntim was . little girl
running about the house. She waS born,
ne SAID, IN 1868 instead OF 1866.
MsJof Shelby told OF the last conversa-
ton between Miss Pollard and Col. Breck-
inridge about the Roles case and he con-
tended that Miss Pollard admitted that abe
had submitted her person 70 Mr.. hodes.
Col. Breckinridge advised carrying ont the
arrangement with Kodes and 10 the course
OF the conversation she, not ne, suggested
that they go out in closed carriage that
night and he consented.
81 am authorized" said Shelby, Ito state
that there was no such remark Dy the de-
fendant about weak throat which caused
him to bring closed carriage nor about .
headache which compelled him to foreRo the
concert and suggested that they ride instead.
It was she who suggested that they ride iu-
stead of going to the concert and during the
course OF that ride Illicit arrangements were
but with willingness on her part. They did
not drive till IL o'clock that night. but were
back at the college at 10 o'clock.
"There was no meeting at the public
library next day to arrange the Rodes case,
no arrangement for going to Lexington, no
bogus telegram sent BY the defendant as an
excuse for her request that she be allowed
to go home. When he took the train he
nIa1nfIm IL.
Lexington together and she, not he. sug-
gested that he take her to tie assignation
house of Sarah Goss. He was surprised
that che knew about such place, and she
said she knew where 1t was located. They
lowing Monday when she returned to Gin
completed"
Major Shelby sail he was also authorized
to state that there was no suggestlon maze
Lexington, but that she went there and en-
tered Sayre institute without his knowledge
and he did not even know she was in Lex
ington until he met her one day on the
street. The illicit relations were continued
several months thereafter. The defendant
had never visited her at Mrs. Hoyt's board
ing place, but every meeting was at the
house OF Sarah Goss. The defendant did
not know when che went to Cincinnati in
February, 1883, to give birth to child ; he
did not know she was in Cincinnati; he did
not try to trace her up, and Shelby said ne
was authorized to deny absolutely and
would show that there was no such ar
rangements made by the defendant to con-
ceal the plaintiffs condition, or that he
knew anything about her being In the city
of Cincinnati. Shelby said the defence
would show that the claim OF the plaintiff
that she gave birth to child at the Nor
wood founding asylum was false. The
attempt of Miss Pollard to have herself
Identified as Mrs. Bergwynn or Mrs. b.
Burgoyne, who had been delivered OF
child at st. Josephs founding asylum. had
failed absolutely and it would be shown
there was not shadow Of foundation for
her claim.
"Miss Pollard" he continued, "returned
to Lexington in the fall of 1885 and there
fell in with defendant again. He had just
been elected to Congress and was arranging
with the speaker (MaJor Shelby to take
charge of his law business. just before he
came to Washington he received note
from the plaintiff asking him to come and
see her, and as consequence their rela-
tions were resumed in measure.
Maj. Shelby claimed that during the
visits of Col. Breckinridae to Lexington
during his first term in Congress he had
nothing to do with the plaintiff.
After the session ended on March I,
1887, he returned to Lexington, and his
family being away and not liking hotel life,
he took board at Miss Hoyts, where the
plaintiff was stopping, but there was no
suggestion that their relations be resumed.
That the defendant was responsible for
Miss Pollard's coming to Washington, Ms1.
Shelby denied, and said that on the contrary
the defendant ADVISED nef not 70 come.
Maj. Shelby asked the Judge 10 carefully
consider the statement ne had made that the
plaintiff and the defendant had maintained
no illicit relations for IL months prior to
February, 1888, when she claimed she had
given birth to child.
Major Shelby denied that Col. Bfeckin-
ridge, when he paid DR.. Parsons for attend
ing Miss Pollard. knew the plaintiff had
had been delivered OF child, but supposed
it was miscarriage. The plainun, ne
said, was II the habit OF annoying Col.
Breckinridge in various ways, coming to
his rooms when he vas there and when he
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