Evening Star Newspaper, March 16, 1894, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1894-TWELVE PAGES. of those present in court. that her counsel would lead Miss Pollard step by step from her childhood up to the present day. Col. Ereckinridge smiled broadly when the plaintiff, in speaking of | her age, remarked that the defendant must | have been aware of her mistake, for it was he who indorsed applications filed with the commission. He smiled, too, Pollard was asked if she knew de La Roche Francis. A Good Witness. ‘The plaintiff made what is known to the legal profession as a good witness. She spoke deliberately, with a slightly raised woice, seemingly weighing the effect and force of every word uttered by her. The Various dates referred to by her were given without the slightest hesitation, except when @he was asked the dates of her visits with the defendant to Dr. Lincoln and Maj. Moore of this city. For a moment she ap- eared slightly confused, but almost im- Mediately settled the date in her mind, ziv- 4mg them as given by Dr. Lincoln and’ Maj. Moore. For some reason or other Col. Breckin- Fidge appeared to be less st ease as Miss Pollard progressed in her testimo: sitting well back in his chair, now sittin, well forward, with his elbows on the tal before him, his face resting in his hands, and now and then vending over toward Mr. Butterworth. who appeared to be taking tes for the cross-examination of Miss | ard, and making whispered suggestion: As the plaintiff told of Col. Breckinridge calling for her with a carriage at the| school, the defendant threw back his head, | and. while he steadily gazed her straight | im the eye, he nervously stroked his beard first with one hand and then with the ether. When Miss Pollard told of the visits @ the defendant and herself to the house | Marshal Wilson. @ Sarah Guest, Col. Breckinridge again and again made whispered suggestions to Mr. Butterworth, who sat beside him. But never for a moment, however, did he re- move his eyes from the woman on the stand. Not only was Miss Pollard a clear-head- composed witness, but she was also a Most obedient one, rarely, indeed, uttering @ word not called forth by the inquiries of Mr. Carlisle When the four volumes of Washington Irving’s works, which have so frequently appeared during the trial, were ed, the plaintiff did, however, volun- the information that certain inscrip- tions were in them before she opened them on the stand, remarking, she opened them, “Yes, here they are. During the whole of her time on the stand the lady the House of Mercy sat beside her, | but Miss Pollard gave no indication of | needing her care, and not until she was | asked who was the father of her first child did the plaintiff exhibit more than ordinary emotion. When she answered, “Col. Breck- | inridge,”" she seemed to gather herself to-| gether, and put all the emphasis at her command in voice and manaer. So, too, when she was asked if she had r been intimate with any other man th..n the de-| fendant, she hesitated until perfect still-| ness awaited her reply, and then replied, j in a greatly raised voice, slowly 3 Dhatically, “No, never, never.” The Spectats | When it became known that the plaintiff | had taken the witness stand in her own | behalf the court room almost instantly be- came crowded to its utmost capacity, while @ great throng of people stood in the adja- cent corridors and peered through the win- dows, and among those who endeavored to atch a glimpse of the plaintiff from the window were a number of women. None, however, had the courage to seek admis- sion to the court room. Judge Cole occupied | @ seat on the bench beside Judge Bradley | for some time. and was quite an interested | Srectator. Ex-Sheriff Middleton of Marl-| bero’, who did not catch Pinkney, the negro murderer, endeavored to catch Miss Pol- lard’s story. Among others present at the morninz sessi 1. Wilson, ex-Dis- sioner Douglass, Rev. E. D. Bafley of the Central Union Mission, and several members of Congress, Miss Pollard Testifies. When the court met a few minutes after! 10 o'clock there was some delay while coun- sel for defense looked over some notices to | Produce testimony served by the plaintiff's | counsel. Then Miss Pollard was called to} the stand. She was examined by Mr. Car- Usle. She was born in Frankfort, Ky. ther, who was a saddle remembered his was an Odd Fellow Her fa-| died in June, 1876. | ry well. He} ‘ason and rep- 1 . evidently believed | jyou do, but I know you thought a year would be ‘enough to pass before he married her” Witness protested that he must show rome ‘consideration in this matter for his chilirea, who were grown up. She met Mrs. Willevd and Miss Willard in New York and le«rned that she could be in the school at Gray ‘3ables for $1,000 @ year, and by teaching could reduce her expenses somewhat. She was ther think- ing of spending a year in school. She had @ note from Miss Wii'ard, which sie scnt 2 ro Breckinridgé aad which he returned 0 her. Mr. Carlisle showed: the wit which she said was th Miss Willard. This nate was dated October 2, 1892, from Gray Gables, Buzzard Day, and proposed a meeting with Miss Pollard at 601 Madison avegue, on the following Wednesday. It spoke also of having Miss Pollard go with them to Perlin. Her Movements. She remained in New York until the lat- ter part of October, and then came to Washington, where she stayed at Mrs. Mi- near’s, 25 Lafayette square. Mr. Breckin-) ridge paid her expenses to and from New| York and while in New York. While wit-) ness was at Mrs. Minear’s Mr. Breckinridge | was In Washington. She used to see him) two or three times a day. The subject of | their marriage was frequently talked over by them. He always said he thought a year after the expiration of the death of his wife was sufficient. From Mrs. Minear’s she went to 1717 H street for a short time, | and then to 181 H street, where Mrs. Thomas was living. She went there be- cause Mrs. Thomas invited her there. It was the 2ist of February, 1893, she went to) Mrs. Thomas’. She remained there until) late in June. Mr. Breckinridge was then in Washington. She saw him always once a day, sometimes twice a day and during the evening. Mr. De La Roche Francis. | “Did you communicate the fact of your engagement to Mrs. Thomas?” “Yes, Mr. Carlisle.” “Do you know Claude De La Roche Francis?” “Yes, sir.” “Did you ever see Mr. Francis and Mr. | Breckinridge together?” | “Yes; on quite a number of occasions,” | said the witness. i She remembered when they met in the drawing room in the manner described by | Mr. Francis. | After that Mr. Breckinridge asked her if Mr. Francis knew of their engagement, and said he was sorry, for he was a visitor at a/ house where there were Kentucky people and their engagement would be spread all | over the state of Kentucky before they were ready to have it. Visits Mrs. Blackburn. | She remembered the first call on Mrs. | Blackburn. Mr. Breckinridge and witness went there together expressly to put wit-| ness in Mrs. Blackburn’s charge—to put her under her protection. As Mrs. Black- | burn entered the drawing room Mr. Breck- inridge went forward and said to her: “I; have come to put this young lady under your charge, and ask you to take her under your protection, as she Is going to be my future wife. She is a great deal to me now, and is going to be much more. There were visits which Mr. Breckinridge | made to Mrs. Blackburn which they both | told witness about. A few days after the | first call, Mr. Breckinridge called on Mrs. | Blackburn and talked all ubout witness and | her people. At that interview Mr. Breck-| inridge said he supposed Mrs. Blackburn thought him very foolish to marry that young girl, and talked at length ebout the ess a note, une sent her by Miss Pollard “N-e-v-er!” matter. Witness described also another visit where both herself and Mr. Breckin- ridge were present. She was there when Mr. Breckinridge came. Mr. Breckinridge was most kind and affectionate, and spoke | about their engagement. Sunday evening, | May 14, 1893, they were present again to-| gether at Mrs. Blackburn's. They were talking about going to Chicago. Mrs. Iilack- | burn was talking of going, and Mr. Lreck- inridge asked if witness could not go with her, and Mrs. Blackburn said yes. n that oceasion witness asked Mr. Hreckinvidge to state just when he was going to merry her, and he said that when they came back it would be time enough to siy. The First Meeting. In the spring of 1893, on Saturday, May 13, witness called at Dr. N. S. Lincoln's | office. She had al® on two occasions visit- ed with Mr. Breckinridge the office of Maj. | Moore. The first occasion was Saturday, May 18. This was before her visit to Dr. Lincoln's. The second visit to Maj. Moore was May 17, 1893. | “When and where did you first meet the defendant?” asked Mr. Carlisle. “In April, 1884,” said the witness. “I was called to Frankfort by my sister’s illness. Mr. Rhodes went with me to the train. When I got on the cars at Lexington Mr. | Breckinridge was on the car. He came over to me and said: ‘Your face is very familiar. Doa’t I know you?’ I sak ‘I don't think re Mr. Breckin- ridge.’ Then we spoke a few words, and he asked me where I was going and I told him. He asked me if he could come to see me, Miss Pollard Recognizes the Basket. fesentatives of the Grand Lodge of Masons | @ttended the funeral. He left seven children. | Some of them were cared for at the Odd| Feliows’ Home and some remained with her | mother. The witness went to live with- her aunt in Pittsburg, where she remained | from June, 1876, until the last of Augus' Her father left no esiate at all. While with her aunt she went to school. From Pittsburg she went to her mother at Frank- fort and then to an aunt's house near Lex- ington, where she remained untll Septem- ber, 1883. When her father died she thought she was about twelve years old, but when | ghe went to her mother she was told that she was born November 50, 1866. She had always given that day since as her birthday fm good faith. She had given her age in @chool records and also on civil service pa-| peas Mr. Wilson Listens. pers, which Mr. Breckinridge had indorsed. Mr. Carlisle then questioned the witness | about her meeting the defendant here in| August, 1892. | Would Marry Her. j Mr. Breckinridge, she said, met her at the| Baltimore and Potomac railroad station. | He greeted her by putting his arm around her a He took her in a car- Flage to the h re she was to stay. “He told me. “he had something to tell me that he thought would please me. He told me that the children were at wn up now; that their plans for the fu- fare were m » had thought it all over and h d to marry me if I would me i I told him I would she sai and ca Breckinrid She w talk: f © of Marriage. thing,” i Mr. Carlisle, of your mar- riage?” “He said married hi after the « 3 Polla “he had onths nd wif nh of his first wif nt | hi and I told him I had no doubt my mother and my aunt would be glad to have him.” Promised to Marry Rhodes. Mr. Carlisle then asked about her ac- quaintance and connection with James C. Rhodes. She first met Mr. Rhodes, she said, in June, 1883, at her aunt’s house near Lex- ington. Her uncle John was a confalerat soldier, had served in Mr. BGreckinridge’s and so was Mr. Khodes, and they very friendl Mr. Rhodes wanted to marry her then and there, but witness would not. Her education had not been very good and she was anxious to go to school. Mr. Rhodes said he would send her to school and pay her expenses if hen she was through she would marry im. She said she would either marry | him or pay back the money, and an agree-| ment to thisteffect was drawn up and/| signed by herself and her mother. She then went to echool, first at the Notre Dame Seminary near Cincinnati and after- ward to the Wesleyan Colleg2, where Mr. Rhodes visited her. He wrote her !et- ters while at Wesleyan College. She de- streyed the letters. After the 6th of June, 1884, when her sister died and she went to Frankfort, he wrote her letters which | caused her much distress. He told wit-| ness he could compel her to marry him, | and at once. She was very much annoyed | and had no one to consult with. Then she remembered Mr. Breckinridge, and she wrote to Mr. Breckinridge and asked if) Mr. Rhodes could make her marry him. | In response in a few days Mr. Breckin- ridge came to the college. He did not) answer it in writing. fie came at 2 o’clock in the afternoon. The servant brought his name up and said Mr. Breckinridge was there. Witness went down to the draw-| ing room and saw him there. The first | comment he made was on her being dress- | ed in deep mourning. Witness told him that her sister was dead. He said he had} received witness’ letter. She wanted to ask him about Rhodes, but he put her off. He said he could not talk very well there | and asked where they could go where aa) could talk. Wanted a Relations! “Can't we get up some relationship or scmething of the kind,” he said, “so you | can go cut with me?” Witness said that | was not necessary. He then asked could they not go out that evening, and took a newspaper to look up some place where | they coull go. He said there was to be a) concert out on the heights or somewhere, and they could go and hear that. He asked whose permission would have to be obtain- ed, and witness had Mr. Brown, who was in charge, come in, and witness introduced Mr. Brown to Mr. Breckinridge, who told Mr. Brown that he was an old friend. He came that evening for her to take a drive. Had 2 Cold. He came in the early evening, about 8} o'clock, in a close carriage, although it was very warm. Some of the summer stu- dents and professors were there. Witness was surprised, and said: “Are we going in a close carriage so warm an evening?’ He had a slight throat trouble and the Mr. | I could stay.” | chanan on 4th street, wher: | ington. When she reached here she 2 ————— ———————————————————_——_ telegrams in the order of their dates, and | Louisville Gazette, in which Col. Breckin | 7 Breckinridge said nothing about the Rhodes affair, but put her off, saying they could talk of that the next day. At Sarah Guest's. Miss Pollard said she saw Mr. Breckin- ridge the next day at the public library, where he had promised to advise her about the Rhodes matter. The following day, August 2, they went to Lexington on the same train and in the same seat. After reaching Lexington they went to the house of Sarah Guest. It was dusk when they reached Lexington. She remained at that house until Monday morning. “Who was with you there until your de- Breckinridge, though not continu- ously. He was there pretty much all the time. He did not speak to me of Mr. Rhodes, but on Monday moraing early he came in an excited manner and told me that Mr. Rhodes had learned of mv ab- sence from schgol and had been to see him about it. I left at once on the train. Pollard said that all this time Mr. Br inridge was urging her to leave Cincinnati ‘This she did in the the and go to Lexington. fall of 1884, and became a pupil at Sayre Institute. On February 13, 1885, went to Cincinnatl, “not because she want- ed to, but because she had to." Mr. Breck- inridge instructed her to go to Cincinnati, | stop at a hotel under an assumed name and consult a woman physician as to her condition. At whose suggestion was this done?” ‘At Mr. Breckiuridge’s. I always did what he told me to do.” ‘Dr. Mary Street. Under what nam “Mrs. Bergwynne. “Why did you go to Dr. Street?" “Because I was not very well, and I wanted her to recommend some place where Her Baby Born. Miss Pollard went oneto tell of her taking the room over the mattress store, where she remained for about a month. From there she went to St. Joseph's Foundling Asylum. “How long did you stay at the asylum?” “My baby was born on May 29, and as soon after that as I was able to go away, Possibly a fortnight, I went away.” The four copies of Washington Irving! that have played such a pact in this trial | were then brought Into court and Miss Pol- lard identified them as a set which Mr. Rhodes had given her on Christmas, 1884, | and which she gave to Sister Cecilia, who was in charge of the asylum, when she! left there. From the asylum, Miss Pollard said, she went to the house of Drs. Porry and bBu- he occupied While there she re-| the third floor front. ceived a visit from Dr. Street shortly after her arrival. During her stay she received medical treatment from Dr. Buchanan and took her meals in her own room, as she Was not able to go down stairs. This Dr. Buchanan was the same one who testified in this trial. “What do you know of a visit of de- fendant to Dr. Street while you were in the asylum?” “Mr. Breckinridge thought I would be well enough to leave the asylum in ten days after the birth of my child, and I was_ to meet him on the eleventh day. I was) unable to leave, however, and Mr. Breckin-| ridge was then at the place appointed, and upon my failure to appear went to Dr. Street to find out where and how I was. “While you were at Dr. Buchanan's did you see the defendant?” “Yes; on one occasion, at Mrs. Rhodes’ “Who furnished you the money for your stay at the asylum and in Cincinnati?” “Mr. Breckinridge, of course.” He Was the Father. “Miss Pollard, who was the father of the child you bore on the 29th of May, at the Foundling Asylum?” Mr. Breckinridge.” Had you ever before meeting Mr. Breck- inridge, at any time or place, had sexual relations with any man?” “N-o, n-e-v-e-r! “Have you ever since vou met Mr. Breck- | inrldge, at any time or place, had sexual relations with any other man?? | “N-o, n-e-v-e-r! !!"* These answers were made in the most | impressive and earnest manner possible. Miss Pollard went on 10 tell of the visits | of Mr. Breckinridge to ner at night when she had a room on the tirst floor of Miss | Hoyt’s house in Lexington, und of their | visits to Sarah Guest’s house when her | room was upstairs, } “Were you ever at Sarah Guest's hotse with ‘any other man than Mr. Breckin. | ridge?" | “Certainly not.” | Had to Leave. Miss Pollard went on to tell of her ing to Washington, because, as she she had to go somewhere away from com- said, | Lex- | went | to a boarding house on 1 strect, known as the Elsmere. From there went to the corner of 13th and F streets, kept by Mrs. Hemingway. She was know! there as Mrs. Charles Foster. Mr. breck inridge stayed there one night. The next morning a Mr. Sam Watson of Kenwucky | went to Mr. Breckinridge at the Arlington and told him that Mrs. Hemingway knew of this and knew also that he was Mr. Breckinridge and not Mr. as he had tried to pass himself off. Mr Watson told him that Miss Pollard weuid | have to leave the house. ‘This he com- municated to her in the course of a con versation in a walk on F street. From this house she went to St. Ann's Convent Asy- lum. now | she | Convent Life. She used to go out every evening to meet | Mr. Breckinridge. The sister in charge told her she must not do that. Witness said she must, and the sister in charge | said she would have to leave there then; she went then to Dr. Mary Parsons and asked her where she could go, and Dr. Par. sons told her of a house in South Washing. ten, belonging to a colored woman, known | as Aunt Mary, and Mr. Breckinridge took her there. She remained there until her child was born. Dr. Parsons attended her. Mr. Breckinridge paid for the attendance. She left this house on the Sth of March, 1888. She went thence to the convent on | Massachusetts avenue between 13th and | | 14th, and remained th re two years and six | months. While she was at “Aunt Mary's” ! house defendant visited her three or four | times a week. Once, however, he went to New England to make a speech, and was absent three weeks or more. While at the convent she was employed a part of the time in the government service and part of the time she studying. Mr. Breck- irridge used to come to see her three or fcur times a w After leaving the con- vert w ne week to No.1 B street , nerth brother wo here then. Then Mrs. Lippett’s, in then went to s., Where was for six | months, and then returned to Washington. The Wife's Basket. Mr. Carlisle then showed wi velope and she identified the w gon it as Mr. Breckinridge’s. She was then asked to look at the contents and see if they were | the same as when ived the envelope. | She jooked at tickets received by ington for the Colur rec ridge at Lex- ‘ises In New | id's fair, and he | had sent them to her to us . Here Mr. Carlisle produce basket identified by Miss Desha as having belonged to the late Mrs, Breckinridge. The witness was asked about 4t and said: When Mr. Breckinridge was leaving town last summer at the close of the session of Congress, he came for me in a herdic to the little work- take me ‘to the train. He brought in with him this basket, and when he brought it he said, ‘Madeline, I want you to have :his It was Issy’s basket and she cared for } and I want you to have it.’ appreciated it very much The Third Chita, i In March, 1898, the witness went on in| response to questions, she was again in delicate health, approaching childbirth. The fact was known to Mr. Breckinridge, and he had admitted his responsibility in the presence of Maj. Moore and to Dr. Lincoln. The result was a miscarriage, which oc- curred at 1819 H street. She was attended by Dr. Taber Johnston. Mr. Breckinridge was then not in Washington. | The witness here identified six letters re- | ceived by her, and which she said/were in the handwriting of Mr. Breckinridge. | Letters and Telegrams, Mr. Carlisle next came forward with some telegrams in his hand, which the witness looked over. She said she had received them and they were all telegrams from Mr. Breckinridge to herself. it I took tt and, “At whose instance, Miss Pollard,” asked Mr. Carlisle, “did you first use an assumed name?” Fefore the witness replied there was objec- the tion by attorneys for defense, who | were en| in examining the identified telegrams and Ictters, and Mr. Carlisle | withdrew his question. | Mr. Butterworth in a minute or two | handed back the telegrams to Mr. Car- | Uisle. Then Mr. Carlisle resumed his ex- | amination. | The witness said that Mr. Breckinridge | left Washington Wednesday, May 17, 1893. Mr. Carlisie then read the letters and | i | mot produced it. | Ky., June 13, 1808, said | sent to “The Farm” to Miss Pollard July 4, | ever: said they were! {i occasionally asked a question of the wit- ness which would bring out an explanation | of some reference not entirely clear. ' The telegrams and letters read covered a period from May 18, 1893, to July 9. Mr. | Breckinridge was away from Washington, | living a part of the time in Lexington and at other times traveling about to meet en- gagements to make speeches. Miss Pol- jard was here at that time, and it seems was in a poor condition of health, incident | to her relations with Mr. Breckinridge. | The first telegram was dated at Lexington, Va., May 18, and addressed to Miss Pol- lard at 7 East 31st street, New York, Miss Pollard having gone to New York and re- mained there that day. The telegram said. “Make yourself comfortable. Take up some work. Am detained here.” Yhe next tele- gram, dated Covington, Va. May 20, and addressed to Miss Pollard at Washington, said: “Are you well? Can answer here. (Signed) William C. P. Breckinridge.” The next was a telegram dated at Lexington, | Ky., May 22, 1893, and addressed to Miss Pollard at 1819 H street northwest, which said: “Detained in Virginia. Just home. Will write tonight. You will receive it Thursday.” Another telegram was sent May 23, and was to the same purport, ask- ing Miss Pollard to wait for his letter. Then Mr. Carlisle read a letter dated at Lexington, Va., May 19, 1893. This letter, which has already been published, said: “Make yourself comfortable. Write to me | at Covington, Va., what sort of rooms you have, the price, & and was signed, s'n- cerely and truly, William P. Dreckin- ridge. The next read was a letter dated at Lexington, Ky., May 28, and addressed to Miss Pollard at i8i9 H street. In this | letter Mr. Breckinridge said: ‘our two | letters received. Where is sach a sanita- | | rium as you suggest? You are more com- fortable where you are than you po: can be in Cincinnati. At Mrs. Thomas’ | you have every physical comfort. You have | friends and a skillful doctor, who knows you and who can give you attention. After What happened when you went to New York, what you promised, I have the right | to insist that you make yourself comforta- | ble where you are.” Mr. Breckinridge re- | ferred to various engagements he had to | meet and the impossibility of his coming to Washington. At this point, in response to a question from Mr. Carlisle, Miss Pollard said that | she went to New York May 17, 18%3, and | remained there one night; then she re-| turned to Washington to 1819 H_ street. | The engagement referred to in Mr. Breckin- rldge’s letters was for an article he was to | write for an encyclopaedia and for some political speeches he was to make. She said that she had written to Mr. Breckin- ridge about a sanitarium, Mr. Carlisle here | stated that he had given notice to :he de- ibly .fense to produce this letter of Miss Pol- \lard’s about the sanitarium, and they had He therefore proposed to | ask Miss Pollard what she had written in that letter. Not Required to Tell. At this point Miss Pollard appeared about ready to cry, and said in a tearful voice, “I don’t like to state there things before so Many men; I don't feel like it.” Mr, Wil- said in a fatherly way, “Never mini, you needn't answer.” The next letter read by Mr. Carlisle was dated at Lexington, May 27, 1803. In it Mr. Breckinridge said that he never doubted that the arrangement she had made was much simpler for her and much less dangerous than another migh' bé. “You do not tell me,” he wrote, any sanitarium you know wi be comfortable for the summer.” He urged that she should be where he would have the most comfort, and where there would be the least talk and the smallest possible risk. In this letter he said that it would be impossible for him then to come to Washington, as he must keep his engage- ments, because he needed the money they would bring. He asked at_ the clos “Where will Mrs. B. go from Washington Then followed telegrams, one from Lex- ington and one from Nashville, Tenn., ap- prising Miss Pollard of his movements. A letter dated at the Galt House, Cincinnati, June 4, sald: “It is my purpose to do what is best for you and everyone. You alone can. make it impossible. Several times you have come near doing so. Do not make it | impossible.” A letter, dated at Lexington, | “It has not been possible for me to leave here, and I felt it | ws better for you that I should not be in | hington. I cannot be in Washington for several days.” A telegram, dated June 28, said: “Letter received. Will send pxpers | tomorrow.” i} Miss Pollard said that that did not mean | papers,” but money. Mr. Breckinridge ways referred to money as “paper.” She had, after that telegram, received one Dil! inclosed to her by Mr. Breckinridge at Charlottesville, Va. Another letter, dated | June 27, said: “I wrote to a friend in Wash- ington to see you and he was told you had | left for the summer. I cannot go to Chi- cago or you to Lexington. It would result in an open scandal.” In this letter Mr. | Breckinridge was urging Miss Pollard against what seemed to be a determination of hers to follow him to Lexington, and he closed by saying: “Do not make it impos- sible for me to do what is best.” The le! er was signed simply, “Yours, William P. Breckinridge.” A telegram, dated at | Lexington, June 27, and addressed to Miss | Pollard at “The Farm,” the place near ‘harlottesville, where, as Miss Pollard ex- plained, she spent some time with Mr: Dane and Mrs. Blackburn, said simply, “Wait for my letter.” Another telegram This was signed simply “B.” The last telegram read at this time was dated at Lexington July 9, and said: “Leave for | Atlanta tonight. Written Prof. Moore. | See him before you make publication.” Mr. Butterworth suggested that the word should have been ‘Major’ Moore, and Mr. Carlisle said that it was intended for Maj. Moore, but Mr. Breckinridge’s writing had been taken by the operator as “professor.”” The witness then was handed a letter, which she identified as a copy made by her of a letter she had sent to Mr. Breckinridge. ir. Carlisie stated they had given notice to ! he defense to produce the original, but it | had not been produced. The copy was taken from Mr. Carlisle by Mr. Butterworth, ard he and 3 closely. It was now nearly half-past 12 o'clock, | and Mr. Wilson suggested that the court , take the usual midday recess. Judge Brad- ley stated that during the progress of this trial the court would take a recess of three- | quarters of an hour at noon and make up | the extra quarter of an hour by continuing the session until quarter-past 2 o'clock in the afternoon. He remarked that there one thing which he had omitted to do, « which was usual in cases where the trial | was protracted, and that was to caution the Jury; so he now cautioned the jury not to discuss this case among themselves or to permit any one to talk with them about it. The court then took a recess until quar‘er- | past 1 o'clock. After Recess. ‘The largest crowd yet scen during the trial was in attendance when the court was reconvened after recess. Not only was Seat occupied, but scores of people nod outside the bar, and as many as ob- tained admission, there were ma more who failed to get inside. The defendant was the first of the interested parties to enter the room, and the plaintiff was the last. She came again attended by the from the Home of Mercy, who took a beside her when she took the stand. The letter written by Miss Pollard to Col Breckinridge June 2% of last year, a co; of which she retained, the original not hav- een delivered to the plaintiff's counsel, then read by Mr. Carlisle. She ad- @ressed Col. Breckinridge as “My dear Willte,” and stated that she was sorry that she had deemed it best to make public the fact of their engagement. She stated that she had not thought to put it in print until she had already seen it referred to in the newspapers. She wrote that she had then authorized its publication in the Washing*on | Post and other papers. She informed the | defendant that she would leave that day | for Charlottesville, Va., to join Mrs. Black- burn, believing that bot . Blackburn | and Col. Breckinridge would consider that | the mos. proper thing for her to do. She, stated that her address would be “The} Farm,” and was sorry that he was away. ! She wrote that she trusted and believed that the defendant would come to her soon, and closed as follows: “I am your loving Made- line.” t . Breckinridge examined it rather | a Ccl. Breckinridge’s Letter. Mr. Carlisle ther. reread Col. Breckin- ridge’s letter tc Miss Pollard, in which he wrote her that he could not go to © lottesville er she t Lexington. Ky. Wi he stated, would resuit in an o; She, he said, was to remain wh> and to do the best for herself and healt again reminding her that she | when Mr. ridge denied the reported statement of his engagement to Miss Pollard. This was pasted at the head of a letter she wrote to Col. Breckinridge, in which she said his statement was false, and in making it he went back on his solemn promive of mar- ria: In the letter she demanded from him @ written statement admitting his engage- ment, and in case of failure on his part she Sait she would feel at perfect Mberty to publish the fact of the engagement unless she should hear from him prior to July 22, 1893, when she would leave “The Farm,” jettesville, for Washington. From that .e te this, Miss Pollard said, she had re- ceived no communication of any sort from Mr. Breckinridge. As a matter of fact, she went on in an- swer to a question from Mr. Carlisle, she did authorize the publication of the nows of her engagement in the Washington Post. She then identified a letter one she had written Mr. Breckinridge. It was some- times necessary, she explained, to write “dummy” letters, meaning nothing or any- thing, to be read sometimes to the late Mrs. Breckinridge. At the mention of this name Miss Pollard lowered her voice in a very marked manner. The note was a very fer- mal one about a government appointment. Two newspaper wrappers were also identi fied as having contained Kansis papers re- porting Mr. Breckincidge’s speeches made there and sent to Miss Pollard by the de- fendant. “What sort of speeches did he use to make?” “Oh, all sorts. Addresses to young ladies’ seminaries, political speeches and addresses on religious subjects.” The Interview in Maj. Moore's Office. Mr. Carlisle then went back to the inter- views of the two parties in Maj. Moore’ office, and the witness stated that the first one lasted about thirty minutes, and the second an hour or more. “When, for the first time, was a date for your marriage mentioned by Mr. Breckin- ridge?” “On the second visit to Maj. Moore's office, Mr. Breckinridge set the 3lst day of May, 1893, as the day for our secret raar- riage.” “Was the date postponed at any time?” es, Mr. Carlisle.” “For what reason?” “On account of my physical condition, but it was understood that it should take place as soon after my baby was born as my condition would warraat.” Miss Pollard stated that from that time Breckinridge rst took her to Sarah Guest's house, in August, 18M, to the day, May 17, 1893, when he left her With all protestations of affection, there “was never any suggestion of discontinuing the relations existing between us.” All this Miss Pollard said !n a most draiatic manner. Cross-Examination. “You may take the witness now, gentle- men,” said Mr. Carlisle to the lawyers for the defense. Mr. Butterworth took Miss Pollard in hand and began by asking her | about her age. She said that, as she stated | Son hereupon came to her assistance, and j this morning, there was some question a: to her age, whether she was born in 1966 or in 1864. She had always given her age as seventeen when she first met Mr. Breck- inridge, and this she did in the best cf faith, believing it to be true.” “How many brothers and sisters have you?” “We were seven. We are four.” “How old were you when you left Frank- fort?” “I do not know.” “Where did you go from Frankfort, Miss Pollard?" “To Lexington, and then to Crab Orchard, <— Pia All this in the most polite manner ble. And Miss Pollard said that ies ‘= would give her greater pleasure thun to be able to answer his questions as to her early life, but she was too young then to remember much. Miss Pollard said that the rudiments of her education were laid down by her father while they were at Crab Orchard. Her Father's Attainments. “Was your father a scholarly man?” “Not what you would call a scholarly men, but he was perfectly able to teach a | little child no higher than this table.” | Right here Mr. Butterworth, scholarly and ccurteous, found Miss Pollard a foeman worthy of his steel. He got mighty little Satisfaction on the matter of her age. | “What did he teach you?” | “Reading, writing, the beginnings of arith- | metic—in fact, Mr. Butterworth, just about what you would teach your little girl, if re to learn.” i “What was your occupation whil Nit Orchard?” ae Scag “Just what little girls usually do. I think, Mr. Butterworth, I payed more than any little girl you ever knew.” “Did you study history?” “My father taught me some history.” “Ot the United States or of Kentucky?” “Of both; but not as much of the history of Kentucky as Mr. Breckinridge after- ward taught me.” This made the audience laugh right out loud, so that the officers of the court had to rap sharply for order. “Did I ask you what Mr. Breckinridge taught you, Miss Pollard?” “No, Mr. Butterworth.” Then the lawyer took the woman over the first few years of her life again, to Pittsburg, where she visited’an aunt and went to the public schools, “beginning at the very beginning.” “You were an unusually precocious little girl, were you not, Miss Pollard?” “T was very clever little gyurl, Mr. But- terwort! The witness called Mr. Butterworth down because he was reading from an article in the New York World. “But you wrote or inspired this article, did you not, Miss Pollard?” “I did, Mr. Butterworth.” In a few minutes he caught it again. He was asking about her education, and she |gave him an answer that brought in Mr. Breckinridge, the congressional library, and a number of other matters more or less re- cent. “I am afraid, Miss Pollard, you did’ not understand my question.” “I am afraid I did not unless my an- = your question, Mr. Butter- worth.” “Did you read poetry when you were in Pittsburg?” “Lots of it, Mr. Butterworth.” “What?” “Well, I was very fond of Longfellow gnd committed a great deal of his work to memory. I used to sing ‘The Brook,’ which I read ‘The Cotter’s Sat- Night,’ and some of Burns’ simpler bd “Did you read Browning?” “Browning? Oh, no, Mr Butterworth, I did not read Browning.” “Pope's works ome of them; not all. I used to be lable to recite much of Pope’s'translation of Homer's Miad. Mr. Butterworth went on to cross-exam- | ine the witness as to the details of her| early life in Kentucky. There was little out of the ordinory developed, except that | she lived a rather retired life. There were | pe « children in their family that it 1 for them to go outside ‘ung One of his questions tel anot 1 know the ordinary Ife of an or- country girl, Mr, Butterworth?” t certainly,” answered the law- in a fatherly sort of way. know that she swecps and dina “I do, mo yer, smilingly, “Then you dusts and sews and does a thousand things; Uke that. And if she is a good gyurl she does them gladly and willingly, Mr. But- terworth.” The lawyer went on with a rapid fusillade of questions about her life in Kentucky in the various homes in which she lived, ‘but she was ready every time with a full and lengthy a er, and frequently went into considerable detail, but there was little of any moment brought out, though she went all over again the story of the meeting of Mr. Rhodes with Miss Pollard. “I see, Miss Pollard, by your article in the World, that Mr. Rhodes took a great fan to you a child Is that statement true “Will yoy iet me read from the World, Mr. Butterworth?” “Certainly, Miss Pollard.” Miss Pollard took up the paper and found that he had read it straight. © “as a girl,” not as a child. She thought it the error of the printer, and if her copy" could be found it would be seen that she had written it “girl.” Her Virst Otter of Marriage. Speaking of the Rhodes incident, Mr. But- terworth asked if his was the first offer of marriage she had received. i; Mr. Butterworth—Oh, no, no. I did have an offer the preceding summer from a Mr. Wood make it impossible for him to do what was | Mi, V00I8" best. i - aa ig ' is ..“Yes, sir, But I had no more to do with At the conclusion of the reading of this | mat ofrer than you had. Mr. Butterworth.” eesti showed Miss Follérd a! “The lawyer then went on to read copy of a preckinridwe. it read ng j tracts from the now famous letter from Paes rage pols arid Ba be ead 88 | Miss Pollard to Wessie Brown, in which she follows, dated <= July: here shall I mail and forward a letter’ Have been in Washington. M. V. POLLARD. The answer was as follows: LEXINGTON, “Ky. Letter directed here will reach me. (Signed) B. When Breckinridge Denied the E gagement. Miss Pollard then read a slip from the 1 aid that after the first meeting with Mr. Rhodes, he stayed several days with them ther aunt's house. “Is that correct? “Not by any means. And right he: Butterworth, I want to say that I think it is very queer to introduce under such circumstances ea old school girl's letter like tnat. I remember perfectly weil how that letter came to be written, and it is not at all accurate.”” (Continued on Third Page.) |item in an appropriation bill, and which had jand another was the coast end geodetic | She asked to} ect the statement, for she meant to say/ IN THE HOUSE Only One Branch of Congress in Session Today. The Time Occupied in a Diseussion of the Coast and Geodetic Survey Bureau. Rev. W. J. Cocke of this city officiated at | | the opening of the House this ‘norning. A | resolution directing the Secretary of the Treasury to inform the House what meas- | ures, if any, have been taken by him, under j the act of February, 1893, authorizing the | Secretary of the Treasury to provide for | | local supervision and construction of public | buildings, Was passed on motion of Mr. | Cadmus (N. J.). 6 The Coast Survey. The House then, without further inter- | Vening business, went into committee of the | whole and the consideration of the sundry | civil appropriation bill was resumed. The pending amendment was that of Mr. Enloe (Tenn.), authorizing the investigation of the coast and geodetic survey, to determine the advisability. of the transfer of this bureau | ; to the Navy Department. Mr. Outhwaite (Ohio) took the floor in defense of the bu- | reau, the importance of its work and the efficiency of the service. He denied that | Mr. Enloe on yesterday had produced any | | evidence to sustain the charges he had made against this bureau in so far as they re- lated to the management of the pres- | ent superintendent, Prof. Mendenhall, or | his predecessor, Prof. Thorne. He paid a high tribute to the character and ability of Prof. Mendenhall, who, he | said, had been placed at the head of this | great scientific bureau of the government | by President Harrison sn account of his | acknowledged position in the scientific world, not for political reasons. He showed from the constantly reduced estimates un- der the Mendenhall regime that the present superintendent was keeping expenditures down to the minimum. Mr. Mahon (Pa.) also spoke briefly in commendation of the present superintend- | ent of the coast and geodetic survey and the importance of the work performed by | his bureau, He intimated that the purpose of the con- templated transfer of the bureau was to get rid of a republican office holder. Mr. Covert. (N.Y.) likewise opposed the Enloe amen t. Its whole purpose, he said, was to cast unmerited aspersion upon a faithful officer and an efficient bureau of the government. Mr. Sickles (N. Y.) characterized the work of this bureau as a monument ts the successful application of scientific knowledge to commerce. He told the story of the showing made by this bureau at the international geographical congress in Paris, of which he had charge, in the late sixties, and of the distinguished compli- ments paid to this work by the lord high admiral of the navy. Every volume of the coast and geodetic survey received favora- ble mention in the report of that = The vote was then taken upon th loe amendment. The Amendment Defeated. On a rising vote it resulted—ayes, 53; rays, 71. Mr. Enloe demanded tellers. By tellers the decision of the first vote was reaf- firmed and the amendment was defeated— 81-104, ° The Debate Continues. } Mr. Hooker (Miss.), who had been unable | to secure an opportunity to speak during | the discussion of the main amegdment, of-— fered 2 pro forma amendment, und argued | against the proposed transfer. No more _ striking filustration of the importance of the work of this bureau could be furnished | than the wreck of the Kearsarge, which went ashore on Roncador Reef, owing to | insufficient survey. Mr. Cummings (N.Y.), who followed, ar-_ raigned the work of the survey. The boring worm of the south, said he, bored into the bottoms of vessels and created deficiencies in the navy. For years boring worms had been at work under the copper sheathing | of the ship of state. One of them was the geological survey, which originated tn an | eaten up $20,000,000 of the people's money, survey, which had eaten up $30,000,000. Mr. Enloe concluded the dedate with a few parting words to his victorious oppo- nents. He announced that as long as he held a seat in the House he would each | year renew the fight until the coast ard | geodetic survey was reformed or abolished. An amendment offered by Mr. Loud (Cal.) directing the superintendent of the coast / and geodetic survey to survey San Fran- cisco harbor and the approaches thereto was adopted. j Mr. Hopkins (Ill.) made the point of order against the paragraph requiring the Secre-— tary of the Treasury to reorganize the of- | fice force for surveys so as to bring the to- tal compensation within $125,000, that it delegated legislative authority to the Sec- | retary of the Treasury. Mr. Hopkins’ Motion. The chair overruled the point of order, j whereupon Mr. Hopkins moved to strike out the paragraph. He characterized this | authorization for a reorganization as an at-_ tempt to do in an underhanded way what | Mr. Enloe wanted to do openly. It was a| cowardly attack on the bureau. In his opin- ton there was no doubt that it was the pur- porse of this democratic House to abolish this bureau. They had not the courage to wipe it out, so they proposed to transfer it to-a department of the government the executive head of which they knew -to be an enemy of the civil service law. Mr. Dingley thought the effect of this paragraph would practically be to take the clerical force of the survey bureau out cf) the pale of the civil service law. No great- | er misfortune could happen to a scientific bureau than to have its force taken out of | its non-partisan situation and made the foot ball of politics. ——_+ e+ ADMIRAL BENHAM. He Will Only Have a Week to Exer- cise Authority at Biuefelds, It is expected that it will take Admiral Benham eighteen days to 1ake the journey from Rio to Bluefields in the U. S$. S. San | Francisco, so that if he siarts tuday he will not get there until April She will make the trip by way of Trinidad, where | she will stop for coal and fresh provisions. | Admiral Benham will have cnly a week to exercise his authority at Blu he retires on April 10. The law x: jable, and as the admiral reaches the age of sixty-two on the date named, he must retire even if his ship is at sea. It is prob- able that if the situation at Bluetields war- rants it, the San Francisco will run down to Colon a day or two before that date, and | here Admiral Benham will haul down bis flag and be transferred to one of the Pa- cine mai! steamers, which wil bring him | jto the United States. ‘This ceremony of | finally relinquishing comnand is always one tull of sentiment and interest for sai- lors, and it will be particularly so in the case uf Admiral Benhann, who cioses his | naval career with the distinction shed by his energetic conduct at Rio. ‘The probabilities are that if it is found |mecessary to keep the San Francisco at | Bluetields beyond the date of Admiral Ben- ham’s retirement, that he will be relieved of coramand there by Commodore RK. W. Meade, who will probably be assigned to the command of the North auantic station, which includes those waters, before that time. In case this plan fs not carried cut, and the vessel ts compelled to remain there, fapt. J. C. Watson will be in temporary command of the naval forces at Nicaragua. The departure of Admiral Benham trom Rio will devolve the command of the forces on that station on Capt. J. W. Philip, com- manding the New York, as the senior offt- cer present, until the arrival of Admiral Stanton, who will be the permanent com- | | mander of the station. The latter is row in this country awaiting the result of the Kearsarge investigation, but it is epected that he will start for Rio in a shert tune. ——o—______ DISTRICT IN CONGRE! A Hearing Postponed. | The hearing on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad bill, which was to have been held this morning, was postponed until next Friday. The Northeast Washington Citi- zens’ Association, through Rev. Dr. | mour, Father Gillespie, Gen. J. D. Brady, | Gen. Wm. Birney, Evan H. Tucker and J. | W. 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