Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-05

between them. She was. he said at times
an unusually good colloquist and at times
very attractive There had been at times
prOtcstatlonS OF ardent love for him Oh
hcr part. His own feeling toward her
Z was not that Of love. 1T wasn't love"
be said. in the sense We would usually
use that term. Sometimes there was a
very great Kindness on my part and
sometimes "a very great anger and fierce
ness OF resistance"
THE SUBJECT OF MARRIAGE.
Tho defendant said he subject Of mar
raee was first broached. ne thought.
when she spoke OF the proposed trip to
Berlin His attention was called TO
subsequent conversation. TO which he
bad testified ia which ne had spoken OF
the impossibility OF a marriage between
them. and had mentioned ~ one of the
impc3iments his knowledge Of what had
Cccurc! between herself and Mr. Rodes
Mr. Brcckinrilgc at Mr. Wilson's re-
/ quest repeated that conversation, saying
hs had 'oid her that after what she and
De knew ~ Mr R0des II was impossible
for him 10 marry her. He had a contract
with her. he said. much more binding
than that with Rodcs. He admitted that
She was a bright. intellectual woman.
nui had undoubtedly been associating
with some Of the best people OF her
state. that she had lived among most
reputable people. among people of high
character. their relations. though known
10 number Of persons. were concealed
from the world In which they moved
Mr. Wilson then asked IL. so far as that
was concerned. there was any impedmeut
20 their marriage. The defendant said
that this was only the small dust I'm the
balance. There never was, be repeated.
I iu answer to n question any contract Of
marriage or engagement between them
Nr. wilson thon asked what the ar
a'gomcnt was between them. He said
{ that there was no understanding that
they should have tho somblance Of an
engagement. or an appearance Of an on
/ easement. except 10 one person. and that
WIS Mrs. Blackburn on the 18th Of
May there was an agreement that they
should go 20 Major Moore and make a
certain statement agreed upon The
i agreement as 10 a scmblance Of an on
caremcnt related 20 Mrs Blackburn. The
agreement IN going 10 Major Moore was
only that he should make a certain state
mont. and not that they should assume
there is q scmhauce Of an engagement
As to Ma ior Moore the agreement re-
spoctinr Major Moore. there was moth
ing as 10 their dying out Of each others
lives. for the reason that he had been
Informed hy her on the 18th Of May Of
her condition. and he had determined 10
take care OF her The witness said they
went % Mrs Blackburn's not solely for
tha purpose of deceiving Mrs. blackburn
Their purpose was To- separate this woman
and Mrs Blackburn. and 10 get this
woman ont Of Washington. In order to
dp that he had agreed TO this dccep-
tion. lie denied that he had asked Mrs
/ blackburn to take this woman under her
| charge for the summer He said his
/ recollection and Mrs. Blackburn's, though
/ both were probably honestly trying to
+ testify correctly according to their MEM
/ cries disagreed
| He said ne had seen Mrs. Blackburn
after that ne thought. Two or three
( times and had spoken 70 her Of the mat
ter. The agreement be had with the
plaintiff was that she was % 20 TO New
York anl the relations between them
were 10 be permanently suspended. The
defendant went 20 New York April 18th.
lie understood plaintiff arrived there the
night after went 20 the Hoffman House
ana re1rcsentd herself as his daughter.
III. 41th of April Was the night he was
, married
HIS MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE.
Here Mr. Wilson handed The defendant a
paper which ne said was a marriage GER
tiGcatn The witness said he filed out the
certificate. There were signatures on il
and dates that were not in his hand
writing These signatures were those Of
Dr. Paxton. his present wife. and the Wit
n,-ses Of the marriage. The defendant
said ne had been married twice before
that.
Then" asked Mr. Wilson. why 10 you
write in this that 1t was your second
marriage?'
When / started 10 write that" said Air.
Breckinridgc Il asked If / should write
| there all my family history. and DT. Pax
ton asked il had been married before,
and upon my saying yes he said to write
then that this was my second marriage"
The witness. going on, described the con-
VersatiOn further. stating that he told Dr.
| Paxton that il Was ms cousins second
marriage and his third
Did you make any request OF Or. Pax
ton 10 keep this marriage secret?
Il did"
"Dil you request him not TO put this
certificate on record?'
Il cannot recolect about that. l asked
him If he would not keep this quiet until
fan"
when did your public marriage take
place.
THE 18th of July following"
did YOU not then telegraph 10 Dr. Pax
ton to suppress this recordY'
Il did not" said Mr.. BrccNnridse. Il
think l wrote to Or. Paxton, and asked
him to suspend the announcement Of the
marriage for the reasons 1 had given lin
at the time OF the marriage
Il believe you gave those reasons said
Mr.. Wilson, lin your examination in
chief"
Wilson. however did not ask for the
reasons. bul asked where he and his bride
went after the marriage.
"We went" said Mr Brecknridge. ito
Il hotel on the European plan, at Eigh-
teenth and Broadway-the Log,rot."
Did you register there under your right
name?'
we registered" said Mr. Breckinridge,
under the name Of William Campbell and
wife"
And where did William Campbell pur-
port - come FROM asked Mr.. Wilson.
Il do not now recall. The name OF
/ William Campbell was one oi my middle
names"
Mr. Wilson then returned 10 the de-
/ fcndant's account Of the nTst interview ne
had with Mrs blackburn in Miss Pollard $
! presence, when The engagement was an
/ uounccd. and Mr.. 5reckinridSe said he
J had in his direct examination, given the
/ substance. so far as he could recollcct.
[ AT an that was said between them about
his relations with Miss Pollard.
Nfr Wilson then quoted from MIS-.
/ Tlackburn's account Of the interview.
Mr. Rreckinridge said that the FORM IN
I which ne put IL was that he had decided
4, plve the plaintiff the protection OF his
name and what he said about Mrs.
i Blackburn's protection had reference 70
i the past. and was an expression OF gratl-
tude FOR what Mrs. Blackburn had done.
! II, had no recollection whatever OF saying
+ An eubstance that he would marry The
/ Ylaiuti0 as soon as suihcicnt time had
/ elapsed after his wife's death.
DECEPTION OF MRS. BLACKBURN.
lie did intend 10 convey the idea
thar ne was engaged. and TO leave her
/ i,ni.r that impression. but he could not
| recall any reference made by him TO his
/ former wife. lie thought Mrs. blackburn
/ had confused this conversation WIN one
| held with Mrs. blackburn by
/ the defendant on a subsequent OCCASION
+ The defendant did not recall having III
F mat conversation asked Mrs. Biachburi
n she did not think ne was d0lhs ah
, absurd ,bing. on account of the disparity
/ in their apea As TO this matter. also,
/ IL was his belief that Mrs. blackburn mao
/ got a subsequent interview confused WIN
/ this. As 10 Mrs. Blackburn s'a'enp'n'
that defendant said that be was oet"een
thirty and thirty-one years oIder IMAM ,he
plaintiff. the defendant said that ihs IN
rression WAS that in this matter MIS-
/ Rlackbnrn had confused with his some