The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-03-21
Completely Broke Down in Court
Yesterday.
GAVE UP HER BABIES
And Placed Them in a Coffin for
His Sake.

court room yesterday a4LFrlD-4s l-1
yelled face of Madeline Pollard was
buried in her arms on rhe rough board
top Of the witness box behind which
she had sat for three days. The only
sound which had broken such si-
1ence as seldom falls On court room
was a sobbing that seemed tc come
from her inmost heart. Three jurors
were fumbHng in avn uncertain
way with their handlerch chiefs the
Judge was staring toward the ceiling
abstractedIv. Even the lawyer whose
cross examination had led MP 20 tnls
PASSAGE wore a look OF unN onre4
gravity on his fatherlv, DeneFOl emit
face. with something remarkably like
moisture a bout his eyes JIG there was
a man among the curious hundred in
the court room uumOved, he was ln-
conspicuous in the maJOrity of sympa-
thetic faces. Madeline Pollard had
been telling the most tragic episode
Of her unhappy life
During the crosse examination late
Yesterday afternoon Miss Pollard was
asked If there had been any converse
ton between her and Mr.. Breckenridge
in regard to the marriage Of the de-
PENDANT TO Mrs. Wing.
II asked him f it was possible that
he was paying attentions to Mrs
Wing, as had heard knew she
was worthy woman and j knew
she had stopped with him twelve days
and nights which I could not believe
a worthy woman would do. Then he
maligned her; maligned her in such
terms that I could not believe he in-
tended to marry her He said le had
been engaged to her when he was in
the army. and would never marry
her.
Ibid you stop with Colonel Breek-
inridge ait the Hoffman house, New
York, registering as his daughter2"
Ibid You occupy q room next 70 hlsf'-
stI did"
did you threaten to shoot him in
that room2"
Very family. ssI did
For the first time during the case
Judge Jere Wilson warmed UP to the
old time fire which had been expected
Of him and eagerly anticipated de
faced Mr. Butterw Orth. putting TO hlm
categoricallv question after question
designed to bring out the fact OF Colo
mel Breckinridg e's secret marriage ia
New orx This marriage was adj
mitted by Mr.. ButterwOrth who said
it was not in question
The story Of the attempt to shoot
Colonel Breckenridge in New York
was told by Miss Pollard as follows.
This was the day following his
secret marriage to Mrs Wlng,) On
Saturday he came to tell me With
great flush of triumph that CONS
Whitney and Dir. Fairchild and AN the
prominent capitalists with capital az
$50 600, 600 for some sort oL railroad
scheme. He was to represent Them
and might have to- 60 to- Europe right
away. went out, and came back next
day near noon. saying, Madeline. how
soon can you get ready TO marry meg
I may have to leave to- morrow Tor
Europe suddenly. said. IVY AAles
can marry you right away After
he had gone again, I found
revOlver in his travelling sack and it
awakened my suspicious because he
had told me so many lies I had tel
ephoned to Mr.. Whitney and Mr.
Fairchi1d and found that they had
not seen him and did not expect to,
had found there was NO private car
on the track where he said there was
one waiting for him He acted so
queer. too"
Mr.. Butterworth. s'Did he act as
though he was in his right mind2
las much so as he has any day since
then" laughter
Continuing. -'He acted SO queerly,
my suspicious We're aroused ] I'M lot
surprised now considering the posi-
ton he was in was ito delicate
condition then. i said. Are you go-
ing to keep your solemn promise TO
marry me2 If not. I'm going To shoot
YOU and myself with the revolver Il
found in your bag He saids Ally
darling. 4 ana going To marry you. and 4
that on the last of this mouth. After
that he wrote mae "a solemn letter, re-
newing his promise to MARRY me.
Mr.. ButterwCrth. interwu pLlng. 4
ssHave yon that letter2
Miss Pollard raised her arm in-
pressively, while every man IN court 4
leaned forward TO catch her reply
"He took ii away from mes she 7
said. ION May 81, with the vilest. viii /
est lie.