The Portland daily press., 1894-04-05

In anSW6lt TO JuCs ~-4llSOus Gue u6IeGu-
ant said he had tolu the paintiff many
impossible. 81 told her,n he said, "that
she could not expect me to marry her
after her Illicit relations with MIR. Rodes,
and that after she had bled Mr.. Rodes
for three years and then throw him away
like assucked orange, l could not contem-
plate marriage with her or look upon her
as a wife whom could trust or whom I
could take into my family"
"I understand you to say" said Judge
Wilson, THAT you and the plaintiff
agreed to the semblance of an engage
ment, and that you mutually agreed to
say that you were engaged, and that you
mutually agreed that there should : be
an appearance of an engagement. If I
am wrong correct me-"
"That is not true; we simply agreed
on the sem blance OF an engagement for
the benefit of one person and that person
was Mrs. Black burn. There never was
any arrangement that there should be
anything like marriage"
Col. Breckenridge explained in great
detail the nature of the agreement to
throw Mrs. Black hurn off the scent as to
their relations, which included the
sem blance of an engagement, that Miss
Pollard might drop outW the defend
ants life respectfully. Col. .Breckinriuge
admitted after frequent questions put
to him that he had connived at the de-
ception practised on Mrs. Black burn.
8And you took this young woman
there and placed her under Mrs. Black
burns protectiol?" asked Judge Wilson.
"No; think not. The understanding
and recollection of
Mrs. Blackburn and Myself Do Not Agree
on that point"
Judge Wilson questioned Col. Breck in
ridge about his marriage to Mrs. Wing in
April, 1898, and Col. Breckinridge replied
that he himself filed up the certificate
of marriage in DR.. Faxton's house; that
he asked DR.. Paxton if it was necessary
to say he had been twice before married !;
that DR.. Paxton replied no and he ac-
cordlngly stated in the certificate that
he had only been once married; further,
that he and his wife went around to the
hotel Logereau and registered as William
j. Campbell and wife.
Judge Wilson read Mrs. Black burns
testimony in which she said Col. Breck-
inridae said to her: "I shall marry Miss
Pollard as soon as a sufficient time has
elapsed after the death OF my wife.
"Do you say that you did not say that
to Mrs. Black kburn?" asked Judge Will
II meant to say. Earnestly replied Col.
Breckenridge, that the form in which
recoHect it is that I spoke to Mrs.
Blackburn of our engagement, and said
in substance: i have offered to Miss
Pollard the protection of my name,' but
7 did not put it in the form which Mrs
blackburn gives it," He explained that
to his recollection he had merely left
Mrs. Blackburn under the impression
that he intended to marry Miss Pollard,
but he had no emembrance of the de-
tails of the conversation as Mrs. Black
burn repeated it.
Judge Wilson quoted Mrs. Black burns
statement that the defendant told her
there was never even love passage be-
tween Mrs. Wing, his present wife, and
him self, and he did not have any in
tention of marrying her because she was
his cousin.
The defendant replied: Mrs. Black
burn has gotten two or three different
mixed Something that
might have a sem blance of that occurred
be tween Mrs. Black burn and myself"
did you have any such conversation
with Mrs. Black burn?"
"Not in that way at all. 1t shows that
Mrs. Black burn does not repeat these
with entire accuracy.
although she evidently tries to do so.n
ado YOU mean to say you did not tell
Mrs. Blackburn you did snot intend to
marry Mrs. Wing"
81 do, most emphatically.
"Do you deny that you told these