Show CHAPTER YIn Y-In Which the Spectators Figure Verj Largely Wshington April 4Breckinridge was extremely pale this morning He denied asking the colored woman at Goldsborough to cook for him after 1 he married plaintiff He never confessed affection for the plaintiff but was solicitous f so-licitous when he knew she was about to become a mother through him He went with her to certain places for understood purposes placed his arms about and kissed her but both understood under-stood perfectly that nothing was intended intend-ed He denied having placed plaintiff in care of ls Blackburn His recollection i recollec-tion differed from Mrs Blackburns l The demonstration before Mrs Blackburn i k Black-burn was intended to deceive her Further crossexamination crossxamiaton brought out the fact that the Certificate of marriage mar-riage to Mrs Wing was made to appear that the marriage was the colonels second I was really his third He had asked Dr Paxton not to make the marriage public and after the marriage with Mrs Wing the they stopped at the hotel in New York registering as Wil liam J Campbell and wife Defendant Defend-ant denied saying that he intended intend-ed to marry the plaintiff at the first call on Mrs Blackburn he thought Mrs Blackburn confused the first interview in-terview with the others and was con fused about some matters His Moiior Fails When Mr s Blackburns statements were read t the effect that on the sec od visit she told him she was shocked at the engagement and that I was a poor return fc all his wifes devotion he said he failed faied to remember the expressions ex-pressions Plaintiff first mentioned marriage to him In September 1592 He told her the I disparity in their ages and her relations rela-tions with Rhodes made marriage impossible im-possible There was a semblance of a marriage contract before Mrs Black burn only Wilson asked concerning the distinction distinc-tion between the right of a man and a woman to form illicit relations He replied that a man was under obligations to prevent the destruction I of a young woman if he did not he I should be punished He was trying I t to take his punishment uncomplain c ingly He acknowledged the respectability > respecta-bility of the complainants associates and her brilliancy I Agruin the Soft Denial Breckinridge denied havIng told Mrs Blackburn that he never paid attention to Mrs Wing but had reported ¼ re-ported his engagement to her to familiarize Ii famil-iarize his family with the idea of his < marriage and that when Congress adjourned t ad-journed he was going home to arrange f for his marriage He said Congress had already adjourned at the time of the conversation Defendant was sure Mrs I Blackburn never told him that if his attentions to Mrs Wing were as iv > pre s ntefl UP was a villain I i V I L a Further on in the crossexamination Mr Wilson asked Dont you remember she spoke to you regarding your relations with colored col-ored women I never heard of that until she spoke of it on the stand Did you on any occasion visit the plaintiff at Mary McKondies on Second street in this city I did not with great emphasis I never did 1SSS In January February or March 1SSSI I never did I know that is the place the plaintiff and Dr Parsons have located lo-cated as the house where the child was i born I know there is a woman of that name who will be called upon to swear I I was there I know certain persons have been sent there to train her as to what she will testify I never was there I is false You say certain persons have been there to train her Has any one been there on your behalf Sent His Son There I sent my son there because I had heard she was to Be called to testify tes-tify and that she had been seen by another witness in this case regarding her testimony Did you communicate with the plaintiff plain-tiff by advertisements in the Evening Star or did you arrange to have typewritten type-written letters prepared for your communication com-munication with her with some person in this city The cplonel was strenuous in his denials de-nials No such arrangements had been made by him or for him to his knowledge knowl-edge nor such advertisements if published pub-lished would not convey any information informa-tion to his mind With thisreply Judge Wilson returned return-ed the defendant to his own attorney for redirect examination I 11 Butterworth drew out of the colonel i col-onel the conversations between himself him-self and Miss Pollard regarding their marriage She had told him he said she had no friends that her only intimate mate girl friend had gone insane his wife was dead and there was nothing to prevent him frommarrying her He replied to this with some anger and she said if he would change his tone she would retire from society and be his mistress take care of his room and do his typewriting He had told her that under the circumstances she was the last person who could do his typewriting ing She had insisted she would not leave him but would go wherever he went Then they had walked together to a house on H street which they had been accustomed to visit His anger had cooled He sat down she sat on the floor wth her arm on his knees and they talked far Into the night she say ing she did not care if there was a scene there He had told her that after their relations he could not marry her that no man could be expected to marry a woman with whom he had had intercourse inter-course unless he had seduced her Could He Mistress but Not Wife You know I have not seduced you I said and Colonel Breckinridge continued con-tinued She urged me to marry heron her-on account of those relations I said I cant afford to put Jim Rhodes mistress mis-tress and my mistress at the head of my table She threw up the window and said she would scream Just then some one rapped at the door and said we were making a great deal of noise that my voice was peculiar that there was another member of Congress in the house who might recognize it Laughter Colonel Breckinridge smiled and continued con-tinued I did not care to know who lie was This narrative was objected to by Mr Wilson but Judge Bradley said he knew no reason for refusing it The defense contended that the particular talk had not been given before and I Judge Bradley remarked that the substance sub-stance of it had been that several of the expressions were very familiar to I him Mr Butterworth acknowledged that the matter was not good for the public but that Mr Wilson had endeavored to prove the defendants course had been brutal toward the young woman and it was due tonhis that he had allowed defendant to explain ex-plain how the matter occurred The attorneys had no more witnesses on hand the crossexamination having ended as Mr Shelby said somewhat unexpectedly so they asked for an adjournment ad-journment an hour earlier than usual Mr Wilson offered to occupy the time with some of his witnesses for rebuttal but the defense declined the offer and the judge said he would concede the request not to continue the case today though it had already consumed more time than it should have done I tme Bradley Read the Riot Act I the parties to this case would like to go out first they may do so and I will keep the crowd back said Judge Bradley a the people began to stir from their seats Accordingly Miss Pollard and her attorneys followed by Colonel Breckinridge and his attorneys attor-neys filed through the little door between be-tween the judge and jury Several men made a rush from their seats after af-ter them Judge Bradleys cheeks flushed and he rapped the desk fiercely Court has not adjourned he shouted shout-ed above the bustling noises take I your seats then pointing to one conspicuous con-spicuous i offender who was half way i across the room with his hat on he said sternly Take off your hat there and go back where you came from i Take your seats As the men relapsed into their seats the judge declared in sternest tones I This morbid curiosity which has been manifested since the beginning of this trial is perfectly disgusting The corri dor of the cour has been crowded the egress has been crowded and I understand under-stand the sidewalks in front of the offices of the counsel have been crowded crowd-ed showing an eagerness to see the I parties to this suit They seem to forget for-get some one besides the parties to partes the suits are on trial here The spec tators have been on trial for their decency de-cency and they have been guilty of indecent conduct These men who come here day after day Temind me of buzzards sitting on a fence waiting for a sick horse to die waitng walng pile of carrion Then turin to the crier he com manded Adjourn the court and strode out pushing his way through the halls and across the street in a crowd of several hundred men and women waiting to catch a glimpse of ridge Madeline Pollard and Mr Breckin k |