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THE BATTLE ROYAL.
' THE OPPOSING CANDIDATES I'Oli
G ÜBERNA TORIAE H ONOItS
Io Meet in Joint Debate nt. Griffin —Reduced
Railroad Rates to What Promises to
Be a Very Lively Opening.
The reduced jate of one fare to Griffin
and return, the day of the joint debate be
tween General Evans and Mr. Atkinson,
will take thousands of enthusiastic friends
of both candidates to witness the opening
of file gubernatorial war.
It is going to be a big day in Griffin.
The Central railroad has come forward to
meet the demands of the occasion by offer
ing half fare to and from the great battle.
The three lines of the Central running to
Griffin have in hand the moving of the
crowds that will throng there that day,
and although it might be said the road had
a monopoly of the business, the enterprising
rm-n who govern the Central's affairs were
not slow to make tile reduction named.
The Chattanooga, Rome and Columbus,
which is a branch of tin Central, will take
the fri. nd:- of Colonel Atkinson and General
Kvans t<> the scene from that region of
country through which it passes, the dis
tai. 'lorn Mr. Atkinson's home being about
th-- same as that from Atanta, General
Ev ns's l-.'.me. This distance from Macon,
too will be about the same, and the same
rat ■ are effective between ail these points.
Tin C-mtral makes the rate of one fare
tor th-.- round trip, good from Macon to
Griffin, from Atlanta to Griffin and from
Carrollton to Griffin.
It is learned that the friends of Mr. At
kinson, in i’.is old town, will go down to
<:.. t.,1 th- day of tile speaking in great
armies, and it is already evident that the
friends of General Evans will likewise
be there by the thousands.
The Evans clubs of Atlanta and other
neighboring towns are preparing to master
Jar: forces to make the trip to Griffin.
Yesterday the friends of the general were
talking of nothing but the coming battle
betw-i-u the two candidates for the govern
orship. Tiler v. • re grouped about the street
corners discussing the coming event with
gri . t interest and eon. rn. The young men
of the Evans Club, of this city, which was
tile first organized in the state, have
already decided to attend the meeting en
masse.
The debate will take place on the 21st
instant.
A u I'vanx fleeting in Nit vminnli.
Savannah, G i , March I'.—(Special. 1 -The
friends of General Clement A. Evans will
hold a meeting tomorrow night at the
Catholic library hall. A large number of
speakers will make bri"f addresses to the
meeting ami steps will be taken to organ
ize an Evans Club for Chatham county.
Evans in savannah.
Savannah, G.i., March 15. (Special,)—The
first gr.n of the giibernat. i : al campaign in
Chatham was heard tonight. A large num
ber otGem ral Evans's supporters met at
the Catholic library hall anil, after strong
, speeches by Mr. Pleasant A. Stovall and
' Mr. S. B. Adams, a set of resoluti ms strong-
Jj endor. in;; General Evans's candidacy,
Mere unanimonsly adopted. Mr. Adair,'-;
made the statement that he knew of no
man in the state better qualifi' a to till th"
gubernatorial ehair.
Steps Were taken to organize an Evans
club. The s'g'.ia Mires-. oflte have been ob
tained w’-.o agreed to become members of
th" orca .'zation. Mr. S. B. Adams was
unanimously I president of the club
and Mr. T. T». Rm kweil se< -rotary. Among
the vice pr- -M.-nt ' were M ijor <l. M. Ryals
and Mavor Mel>onom-h. All present resolv
ed if possible, to s-e tlmt General Evans
was given the w qualifi- 1 < nd. rsement of
Chatham com y in emiveiriom
The Evans Boom in Eloyrt.
Rome Ga.. March 14.—(Special.)- The ex
ceutive’.-.minitt.- of the Evans Club met
this ~f. rnoon and diseusse 1 a immb-r of
l'eafm-s in ref.-r.-i,;", VCVfia
rice. Tip- coming joint deoa.e \,..s taiKi.a
• .. . pri liminaries as f:n m mle were
(i.-eided up <n. A number ol sttl'c' mimttees
were appointed. Th. ■n< ral wll be given
. ~<t heart v reet pt i.-m ‘ ! enthusiasm
m-. - shown an i the 1 .’ n Worn coat 1 u ■■
to .grow in this section ol t le state.
AliOUl Jlt J. (iOIEIiNORSfIIP.
In noticing lite recent visit of General
Idv.it;.- to That section The Gwinnett Herald
• \ man cannot b" with General Evans
and iol love him. He is as gentle and kind
as Im is brave and honest. He never
boasts although no man from Georgia
aid m. country more d- voted, service in
war or in peace than Im has done, he
never mentions this service unless in an
sm to < u -tiom : or when lie meets an old
comra ' .He is so mo 1< st and unassuming
that im man would suspect Hint m.-> oiooa
had stain, d tiv< great battlefields.
“11»- t'iiiulii the yudTvcs f<»ur .veurs iiiiu
t li,. deV 1 Hiiilv ami Il ls nev. r before ask.A
a political ollie.■ < f lus countrymen.
••Tii" general vv..s much gratified at his
w-it here" lb- met many warm friends
.... . ... ... ;rl( . r -- fr. in Hie town and comity,
if. ai pears to be thoroughly posted on the
political s.tuation. He lias v,sited nearly
< verv s<"-t!on of the state ami conversed
w ith vv ell-informed men as to the standing
. f ip. ir .. untie and says that he is satc
-1;,..| he will carry WO counties out ot the
|:'.7. That his advices show that lie is gain
ing strength every day."
The Butler Herald says in an editorial
on the gub'Tiiateriu4 race:
"If the 'Atlanta ring’ is giving General
Evans his strength. we will say that it lias
I. .WT th n any other 'ring that has
existed in this state, For, unless all
Ci r.s fail, th" general will double the vote
Os his opponent. Just here our curiosity
■ni>e'‘ us to ask who ami what constitutes
the 'Atlanta ring?’ If the f rion<ls 01 (
. | . belong to it. we think it should
be call, d the Georgia ring, since hi- friends
■ir. plentifully scattered all over the state.
•\Ve 1 Often heard of the ‘Atlanta ring;
but this gives us no real information. We
should really I ke io be furnished with some
i ..-ij,-niat. neerning this famous 'ring
r.dd something about its mom' of pro
'<■. dur- . and in short told all about its
organization and workings.”
The Griffin Call has this significant item.
"A citizen of Tike e..imty wi - liad I- n
a warm AtKlnsoii supporter was in the city
vesterdav and came to a Call report) r, to
whom he had aired his Atkinson views
. time ago ami said: ‘There Hin t any
no i.liking. Pike county wdl go two |.T
for G. neral Evans The Atkinson men
h iv. been claiming the county amt liav ■
ti-i.-d to inno.-ulated the iindeei.led with en
thusiasm that they didn t f- • 1 but it was
no g>. for the g<. !; < ral is so far in the lead
that you can’t overtake him.
The Savannah Press says:
"Ev*C time .'ud.nson makes a sneering
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Complaints
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POHD’S
EmacT
It will Cure.
THE WEEKEY CONSTITUTION : ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY. MAKUH IW4.
allusion to Evans’s work as a minister he
adds to the .general’s coming majority. If
Atkinson is left alone he will bury himself
out of sight.”
Jl IJGE ROBERTS WRITES
Anil iMttkes :iu Interesting Point Con
cerning the ( iDiiindun.
Eastman. Ga.. .March 10.—Editor Consti
tution: The Eastman Times-Journal, as
also has perhaps several other papers that
are supporting .Mr. Atkinson’s forlorn hope
in his ravenous hunt after the gubernato
rial office, is charging that General Evans
has written letters to Methodist preachers
asking (heir support in his race for gover
nor of Georgia.
I went down to the office of The Times-
Journal this morning and asked them it'
they liad any facts upon which to base
such a charge; if they did, 1, as the friend
of General Evans, demanded proof of the
same. Mr. Martin, who is one of the asso
ciate editors, informed me that they had
no facts to sustain the charge; that the
same was based upon rumor and report,
weeks ago Mr. Stokes, the manager of
newspapers.
1 then called his attention to the tact
that when General Evans was here a few
weeks ago that Mr. Stokes, the manager of
the paper, had promised him he would not
publish anything against him except such
facts as were true of bis own knowledge,
and reminded Mr. Martin that the publica
tion of rumors and reports was a clear
violation of this contract. His reply was
that Mr. Stokes ought not to have made
the promise; that papers were not to be
confined to sueh matter:', and things as
came within their own knowledge.
I just call your attention to this episode
to show the means resorted to by these
little newspapers Hint are basking in the
sunshine of Mr. Atkinson's assumed great
ness to bolster up their cause.
In the first place they claim that Mr.
Atkinson is the great law-giver, who has
originated every measure in the legislature
for the last eight years that has resiffted
in tlie promotion of the public weal. 1 hose
men who sat in the legislature with him
were mere puppets mid tigareheads; that it
was bis great mind that conceived and
brought to a successful Esue everything
that has been formulated into .aw m
Georgia since his advent into Georgia poli
ties.‘They also claim that th" support ot
General Evans is a mere sentiment; that
he is claiming the support ot s.eWiers be
cause he was a general in the confederate
army: that lie is claiming the support of
church members because he is a minister
of the gosp -1. and thi • without any refer
ence to hi-' qu liitieatlons for the gubernato
rial oti'r'e; whereas the same is without
the shadow of foundation to support it, as
General Evins'- friend., are supporting him
upon round that he is equally as com
petent as Mr. Atkinson to discharge the
dutie "f the gub- rnatorial office; and lor
one, I would state, without intending to
disparage Mr. Atkinson's pret-ndi d assump
tion, that General Evans is his superior in
everything that is necessary to constitute
a proper qualitie ition for the discharge of
tli" duties of the otliee to which they both
aspire.
1 have been in a position of business as
sociation with General Evans, and have
also had opportunities of observing Mr.
Atkinson, and at least claim for myse f th"
right to judge of their respective quahhea
tions for the position, and have had no
difficulty in coining to the conclusion as to
General’ Evans's superior fitness for the po
sition by reason of a very line executive
ability in managing the details ol any mat
ter that rcipiires thought, reflection amt
judgment.
Th" little circular letter sent out by Gen
eral Evans that has been the prolific source
of so many slanders in reference to his so
liciting the support of ministers of the
gospel, 1 herewith enclose for you to make
such use of as vou see proper.
A fair interp), tation of the letter seems
to me to be that it is a notification to the
ministers of the Methodist church that he
does not expect their support by reason of
the relationship that exists between him
and his brother ministers, and it seems to
that any other construction of the
letter would be a clear perversion ot Hie
, , -
only letter that General Evans has sent
of his church.
I am glad to state to you that the At
lanta ring is re tting to b" a very huge
, one. rn. it extends from the big bend of
H ■ St. M.iry’s river up to the grand old
* ' ite o’ I>;:de and embraces about t*TM
Sixths of th" citizens of Georgia, and if it
e. to increase at th" same ratio in
the future as it has in the past few weeks,
it v. ill embrace in a short while the entire
i'H'h’. hoji' l tlz'.t this rot about Atlanta
1 grow n into innocuous desuetude,
but it seems Hint it is to be resurrected
and utilized ia the interest oL .Mr, Atkin
son's candidacy.
His friends seem to act upon toe idea
that he must be elected, if it can be accom
plished by any means, fair or foul.
Tli.-y don't hesitate to try to array the
people of the state against a city that, by
reason of its enterprise, its public spirit
and progressiva ness, should be the pride of
every Georgian.
They don’t hestitate to try to array the
young men against the old men.
Tiiey don’t hesitate to try to array re
ligious denominations a: General
Evans upon the ground that lie is a minis
ter of the Methodist church.
They don’t hesitate to try to create in
the ir.inds of the young people an idea
that the confederate war, together with all
of its sacred memories, its hardships and
its brilliant achievements, is a mere senti
ment.
y cause that relies for success upon
■ uen matters deserves to, and 1 think will,
... v. i-. Iv repreliended by the people at
;1 „- polls. ’ Yours very .Uy. i; ,, ?
The circular letter referred to is as fol
'"■■ 't Homo, Atlanta. G.i.. January 1. 1891.
Mv l>.:ir Brother; 1 think it is due my
I,)■'..|])>. i i.i th.' ministry to say to them
that my candidacy for the otliee of gov
ernor was unsought, and Ilia' .1 have yield
t.i to what appeared to be my duty in re
sponse to a, j'lire public, sentiment. I. am
violating no church order or law, and pur
pose lo'do 11. tiling that will bring reproach
to our ministry. 1 am not in polities to
gratify personal ambition, and do not ask
my ministerial brethren to enter that field
f. nie. I.iii only beg their sympathy-, and
their prayers for divine guidance. Truly
your brother, CLEMENT A. EVANS."
V I'roimble ( bailee of .lodges.
Savannah, Ga., March 17.—(Special.)—A
report ha: t'.'eii received Here that Justice
Jackson Is to be transferred to the sixth
judicial circuit, and that Justice "White,, the
recent appointee of the supreme court, is to
be assigned to this circuit.
Th-- Central's li. c ation will, then lore, bo
remove, i i roi u Jul" ■ J acks i a s jui is. li* lion
and will go under ciiarg, ol whoever is ap
pointee Io tm- filth circuit. Justice Jack
son had intended to stop over here on Ins
ttuy ba. I; from St. I‘etersburg, I-la., and
vaiinah an. I Western matter,
but he will not tlo so now, ami has sug
gested that it be heard March 30th before
whoever is. assigned by the supreme court
to this circuit.
Tin- attorneys interested arc very sorry
to see Justice Jack-on lose tile ease, but
they do not think it will materially alle.-t
the' litigation. Tlo i’. will I"- little doubt,
they say, about Justice White’s ability to
master it in a very short time.
Governor Vortlien for lhe Semite.
Krom The Waym-sboro Trim Citizen.
Governor William J. Norihen v.ill, no
doubt prow- a formidable candidate lor
. x-t < lection <-omes
around. There i" 1 ne thing Unit can tie
si ,| for G veinor Northeii in regard to
tile place wiii'-h linbraces the whole mat
ter- lie is’able t.> till ii. No on" in Georgia
.u’|,l fill it b.-tter. lie is. In-si.l.-s a lull
blooded Georgian, and we mean by that
that in- is in full sympathy with all the
of her p. ople. His ■■ >v.-t norship has
In "11 .is sm-'-c sI ul as III" people could <ie
sire and his reward would be merited il he
were mail" senator of our great old state,
and tlie state would be well served.
Stokes Mi" < ont<-t
Charleston. S. March Hi. (Special.) -
[jr stokes said that he had not yet mi
mitt-, d his defeat or "thrown up the sponge”
as had been stated by some of the papers,
lie hi fact, thought tin re was still room
for doubt. He had simply r. fused to say
anything, otic way or Um other to tin- news
i.ipcr .-or" bins, as he did lot )>ro))ose
to acknowle<ige defeat until he knew it to
be a fact. The :< tin ns from 1 ..-xington, as
yet vi ere very mcaj er, he said.
J Judge Izl.-r's rnajoritv in the district is
between Utd and 7"". It is thought that a
scheme is being hatched to induce tlie board
‘,,1 <t canvassers to throw out enough
Chari st< n votes to warrant them in giving
the certificate to Stokes.
ARP’S IDOL BROKEN.
HE HAD ONE IN POEITICS ONCE AND
SWORE Bl' IT,
But lie Dors Not do so Eow—He Believes
that the Country is Alright na There
is Plenty of Good Men Left Yet.
"Discordant, dissevered, belligerent!
What is the matter with polities? When will
the not boil down?
“Double, double toil and trouble
‘ Fire burn ami caldron bubble."
The fires of »el.l«li. <“■■* •' nnde.- tea h the
love of office ami I t-tns t.m flames
and the people a 1 ■ ■ |,el -- 1 " ,-’ l,i
of Shurhan is p " V left-r H’orn
an old Alaban. provoked some
sad reflection. A . - ■ £ £
graduated at i. .v. . , , „ ~n"-
Norwood and Bishop ).,,<•■■■• I,lc .
about the disruption ami U-> tl,e
grand old democratic party, two canui
dates for governor in Alabama and both
claiming to be democrats and brother is
arrayed against brother, father aswinst son
and nabor against nabor. “1 still stick to
the old party as I understand it and tty to
be calm and serene.” . . ,
No wonder the old man is troubled
Where is the old party and what is it i
Who is a democrat now and what does de
mocracy mean? It. used to be the proud
boast of a. good citizen to say "J am a
democrat," but It makes a man snide to
hear it now. Better say I am a tnati a. ni *
henceforth shall support good men tor office
regardless of party. The press has long :
been the political guide tor the people, -
but the democratic press, both state and
national, is torn into many fragments ami i
every paper has a creed of its own. lite
battle cry used to he "measures and not
men,” but now there is no unity, no har
mony upon the measures, and all that we
poor mortals can do is to go for the men.
I would rather vote for a. good, conscien
tious republican than for a mean, tricky
democrat. When Tweed ami his
ring- were arrested for stealing a
few millions our unsuspecting- preacher said,
"why surely it cannot be possible! Are they
not all democrats?” Ami Judge Ender
wood replied, "Mr. Axson, I fear you are :
too good for this world. Yes. my friends, i
they arc democrats, but 1 have lived long
enough to discover that, il is within the
range of possibility for a democrat to steal."
J used to think that I was a good Cleve
ladn democrat, and when he got married I
felt sure that he was a. Moses, ami would
save the country, for he had a help-meet. —
a noble and true woman by his side. When
Eaby Ruth camo along- 1 considered that.
: the seal of destiny was fixed and our pres
j ident liad tlie right to be admitted into good
i soei'-tx that is into the society -if respecta
! ble married people who have children born
i in lawful wedlock. There is no other first
i class society that F know of. But ever
. ami ano.i something turns up that 1 don’t
like, mill ] am getting weaned, amt I feel
i mortified at my own disappointment. It is
| sad foi- a man to have his idol broken. And
now I feel like l have no leader, and that
; my party is divided and the good ship is ;
. drifting towards tin- forks. I read nil sides |
! and have discourses with many men who I
■ are behin the scenes, ami f confess to a loss I
-of confidence in parties—all parties and !
I party leaders. But still l am not a pessi-
: mist. I believe the country still is safe. |
, There are more than ten good men In Son
; <>m. if the democracy can’t run the ma- ’
' chine, some other party will, and so I in- :
j tend to be calm and serene. There is not i
! much at stake except the offices, and not i
; one man in a hundred ever gets one of i
i these, so 1 am going to quit worshiping ■
anybody. Nevertheless I am'banking my |
hopes upon some good men at home. I am ,
for GenWial Evans for governor, just be- :
cause my feelings went that way when his ■
name was first mentioned. There are some ;
emotions that you can’t suppress. 1 haven’t ‘
a thing against any other aspirant -not a '
thing, and would cheerfully support that !
i good man, Mr. Atkinson, if General Evans .
: was suddenly called up higher. Then there |
!is our Congressman Turner, whom i
I 1 would delight to support for any •
| tiling within the gift of the people. My i
I adnnration for his political integrity and J
! ability is very great. But we have scores
I of good men in Georgia, and 1 wish that >
we had an office for every one who wants
lit *
W- are still in Florida and will ren--
I until after the equinoctial commotion ’-'"ror.
commotes at. all this spring. We /g I’-'
corted Mrs. Arp to th<- island to<-
I the little grandchild led her all !• 1
i helped her to pick nr> shells an. h as
the names of tliem. My wife behavj ( ‘| --,
tifully in the sailboat, considering .q 4;
was the first time she e'.er ventured ' -
one. When it careened sin- did want to g/t '
' on tlie high side, but made no sign of dis- ;
; tress. It makes a talking woman mighty '
quiet to get her out in a frail boat upon '
I the dee)) blue sea. The girls wanted to lake I
her out Sunday evening, but I forbade, j
■ They may steal oranges, but they shall not i
- sail on Sunday. Heard a preacher say the !
! other day that one time there was a little '
gill wiio was going to Saratoga will) her i
. parents, and she said her last morning ■
prayer: "Goodby, God; we are going to :
I Saratoga to spend Hie summer Goodby, ■
: God; we will see you when we come back."
i And the preacher added: “Just so it is
; with our up country friends when they
I come down to spend the winter in Florida.
I They sail or ride or fiolic. on the Sabbath
I and neglect the church and its ordinances,
i They virtually say. ‘Go'Odby, God, we will
i see you later.' ” There is some unwelcome
truth in this. We ar-- 100 cureless when we
get away from liome where there is no
shepherd to watch lb ■ slice)) and no nabors
I wish that you had had an artist here
the other day to sketch a Florida picture.
I Our goon landlord hauls his own wood with
i a little wagon and a claybank pony. While
i out a mile from the village he came across
an ulli-ator that was slowly making his
way from one lake to another. Mr. Nun-
1 spaugh tackled him at once and com
manded a surrender, but the brute showed
I light and ran him behind the wagon and
into the scrub, and tried hard tp get away.
- They had it round and round for some time,
but finally Mr, Aunspaugh lassoed him with
j a rope that he had in the wagon, ami then
tied him to the axletree, ami, mounting on
i his wood, he drove into town with the brute
I half wall-ling util half dragging and strug- I
glin) b< I -a -a scene that was
I rare, even in Florida, and soon every boy i
i and dog in the town was following tin- me
! nagt-rie. He is here yet, alive, in a. pig pen,
I but Mr. Lowry will soon sacrifice him and
; dress him up to take a. place in his col
; lection of Florida, curiosities. If your ar
tist could only imagine the turn-out and
the precession he could make a graphic pic
ture. BILE ARI’.
MISS POETARD’S CASE.
IContimied from (lt.li column 3d page.]
| Sarah Guest's in 1884. there never was any
, suggestions ot the disi-ontinuance ot that
i miserable sin, until Colonel Breckinridge,
: witii ali his protestations and promses
and vow:- of affection, left mi. oil tlie 17th
day of May, 1893."
.Miss Bollard sketched her life at Crab
i Orchard; how she left, it to go to her aunt's
| in Bitlsbur;.-., where she remained until An
| gust, 1880, when she returned to her
mother’s in Frankfort. Nearly all her
answers began with, "Now, .Mr. Butter
i worth.”
I .Mr. Butterworth’s cross-examination
: brought an acknowledgement from Miss
; I’ollard that, besides her "contract." as she
i called it, with Rodes to marry him or re
-1 fund the money he expenued upon her
, education, she engaged hers'-li to .-' man
■ iiam, -I Ro-zeil White, al Wesleyan college at.
Cincinnati.
"Dili you ti ll this engagement to Rodes?"
I "No sir."
"Ind you break off with Rozell?”
“Yes, while Mr. Breckinridge was con
cealed in a sitting room adjoining and
heard me break my engagement with Ro
zell. I w.i:-. pregnant at the time by Mr.
Breckinridge.”
There was one sally that created a roar.
Mr. Butt rwortli asked Miss Pollard if
* ( "lone! I’reckinridge had recognized her on
‘ tlie train at their first meeting, and .Miss
Pollard said:
“He crossed the aisle and asked if he
did not recognize me—and. by Hie way,
tli.it’s a common trick of his, recognizing
j people he doesn’t know."
Miss Pollan! in answer to other questions
' said she had seen many thnigs in Air.
I Bre<kinridge during t'neir nine years’ as
i sociation that she did not like, including
this trick of recogniton, but she had not
; found him out at that time.
At 3:15 o’clock the court adjourned until
I tomorrow.
Thill Si'rri'l Marv i ')■;■<'.
New- York, Marcli 16. —Tlie Evening Pose
. will say: "The certificate of marriage of W.
('. P. Breckinridge to Louisa R. S. Wing,
i tinted April 'J:'. 1893. was sent to lhe health
I <li-).urtment yesterday from the residence in
I this city of R-w. Dr. John R. Paxton, for
j merly of th" I’irst Presbyterian church. It
: sets forth that Dr. Paxton officiated and
I that the '-cremony was witnessed by Elea
nor N. Collier, and Mary Paxton. It is
I tnought that rhe document may play an
! important part in Miss Pollards suit
, against Congressman Breckinridge. The
- cingre“smi)': was publicly married to Mrs.
' Wing last July.”
'><•>•<• litis st Pistol in It.
| Louisville. Ky., March 16. —Dr. Preston
; Scott, brother of Colonel Breckinridge’s
| wife, refused today to answer the qUes
tion if the statement was true that ho had
compelled Breckinridge to marry his sister
immediately after the death of the colonel’s
first wife. His face flushed as he said that
the matter only concerned the members of
the two families. Dr. Scott visited the
newspaper offices of this city the day be
fore the Breckinridge-Wing wedding here
and insisted on the publication of the fact
that the marriage would take place then, in
spite of the fact that Breckinridge had
previously denied a statement to that ef
fect. It is not known here if Dr. Scott or
his sister will testify in the Pollard-Breck
inridge case in Washington.
OLD 11 II,LIE’S STORY.
Breckinridge Says Madeline Was a Naughty
Girl Before lie Knew Her
Washington, March 17.—(Copyright by
the I’nited Press, 1894.) —Colonel Breckin
ridge has decided not to be interviewed for
publication respecting the future course of
his trial, but Mr. William E. Christian, of
New York, having asked an intimate and
well-informed friend of tile defendant what
the probable effect of the trial would be
on Colonel Breckinridge's political future,
was answered as follows:
“He is quite confident of re-election. He
has about 35,000 voters in bis district, from
which he received about 30.000 last election,
a majority of some 6,000. His election three
times has taken [dace during presidential
years and twice in off .years. In lhe off
years he lias liad no opponents, the vote
having been only 6,000 or 7,000 all told. Two
gentlemen who are striving for nomination
are E. E. Settle ami William C. Owens.
Mr. Settle is from tin' celebrated county
! of Owen, representing 4,000 votes; Mr.
i Owens from the county of Scott, represent
i ing some 1,800 votes. Tims far there has
- been only one primary in which adherence
to him could be tested. This was held on
tlie (Jth day of March at Frankfort, when
three distinctly and personally Breckinridge
men were nominated. Congressional nomi
nations take place in August, and as it is
Hie custom in (his district to give Hie sit
ting member a chance for canvassing utter
the close of lhe session of congress, lie
will go back lo Kentucky and speak in
every precinet. J firmly believe that he
i will be returned by ids constituents.”
"How long do you suppose this trial will
last ?’’
“The witnesses for tiie plaintiff should be
through I>\ Monday night. The colonel’s
evidence will all be in by the following
Wednesday night. Then tin-re will be two
speeches on each side and it is not im
probable that the case will go to tile jury
at tlie end of next week. li. is likely that
the speeches on the colonel’s side will be
made l>y his comrail*-. Colonel Thomi'son,
and his warm personal iriend. .Major Ben
Butterworth.”
Breckinridge Will Not Speak.
“Wiil the colonel speak?”
"He says lie expects to make the effort
iof ids life, which will consist in not speaK-
Big, for, he says that '1 often find that niy
fest speech is that which is not spoken.
I “Do you object to stating to me in out
line .the plan of defense?”
i "1 suppose not. In the first place no ma i
I* under any < ireumslaliees can be expected
I to be required to marry a woman who is
I not chaste. Os course <ne defense will sub
'mit evidence to impeach tin- good cli.iraet' r
I of the plaintiff. There will be .-i deposition
•irfrom Aleck Julian, a blind man in Ken
*,m-kv. who swore llrit lie met th" pl.-i: n i iff
i in 1882, two years before her meeting with
tin* defendant, and - who w-nt through a
| moek marriage with her. He will say that
i after tlie marriage the plaintiff ask.-d him
! if it was not customary for people when
I married to go to their rooms and be alone,
i and that they did repair to a room to
j gether; plaintiff according to his disposition
Tieim; iii-n under tin- influence oi iiiloxi
i cants. Evidence will be introduced pre
’ sumptive of improper relations b- iw-.-n
I plaintiff and James I'. Rodes, tin- man who
• advanced her school money under promise
»of marriage. There will I'-- a. deposition
I from R. R. Rozell, also stating that in 1884
i he met this young woman, who, he alleges,
• was deeply in low- with him, and who im
■» plored him as he was leaving her to take
’her to Chicago with him. As his been
stated, tile colonel’s me. ting with tills
’ young woman took place in Ix'-I. when she
, claimed to be a shy girl of eighteen, with
-- Hie experiences I have mentioned behind
j her. It will b" proved by I).-. I’. V. Wil
r liams, tin- physi ian attendant upon th
birth of her sist'-r, that tin- linn- of the
birth "f the young-st sist.-r in 1865 th"
’•I t'tiff .was two ye: ’ old. v. 11 -.- >n' I
,f / her age when he met her t tw-ntl on>-.
j instead of eighteen, as she alleges. It will
F be proved by John Brand, Hiram Kaufman
i and Dr. Green, of Lexington. Ky., that in
1883 tli.- plaintiff was a visitor to assigna
\ tion houses. These facts, together with
f others which will be introduced, will es-
I tablish the .unchastity of plaintiff, but will
i be used rather to bolster up the defense
l than as tlie main bulwark. This main bul
! wark will consist in the fact that Hie de
fendant has never at any time intended or
| made a contract to marry Miss Pollard and
i that she knew al all times that he would
i never mairj- her."
Itiont Mrs. Bill cl.1)11 in’s Test i mon y.
"How. then, do you construe the conver
sation between Hie colon"! and Mrs. Black
burn as testified to by her on th" stand?
Did he not ask Mrs. Blackburn to prot- t t
her on the ground that he was giving her
his name?"
"He did not. \','l|V should Colonel Breck
inridge ask Mi n Blackburn to prote ■' a
young wm.-in with whom she had been
already on terms of intimacy for two years
and who ))artiei]>at) I in her recent i
The fact that she came under Mrs. Black
burn’s pfote-tion was ony that antedates
the conversation you refer to. ) oil wiil re
member, moreover, that Mrs. Blackburn
threatened to withdraw her protection un
less the colonel agreed to this -,r that, con
dition. M'liy Should these conditio:’-- hiv"
arisen in Mi’s. Blackburn’s mind? Mrs.
Filette had been tilling Mr.’. I.lacklmrn
stories about the plaintiff, which had no
doubt weakened her in th of
Airs. Blackburn. In order to avoid public
scandal, if possible, and to save Hie girl
the colonel took herei" measures an ! what
he said to Mrs. Pdackbiirn was for the imr
i pose that she might )--iss from the m
without any prejudice to herself and*
■ nut involving Mrs. Blackburn. She e:d -.-o
to New York afterwards, but siie wa •
quickly back again and did everything tn
render any efforts for her effective.”
That Secret Ilarriage.
“How long was it between Hi<- Blackburn
conversation and the colonel’s marriage
With his present wife?"
The conversation occurred on March
31, 1893, and iiis marriage took place on
April 29, 1893.”
■•Then he was secretly married?"
Here there was hesitation for a moment,
when an affirmative answer was given.
"I will tell you all about it. He ivas
mariled to Airs. Louise Wing at 7 o clock
on the evening of April 29. 18?;. in the eiiy
of New York by Dr. John R. I’axton. at his
home in the presence of Dr. Paxton’s wife
and his niece.”
“What was the cause of this secret mar-
"W'ell. Mrs. Wing, who was then in
Washington, was not. well and expected to
go east, while the colonel expected to go
west, leaving it unlikely that thi-y shotiid
meet again in months. Referring to this
feature, the colonel spoke to me as fol
lows: ‘We were engag'd to be married,
but she was. extrcim-lv anxious to be on
sweet terms with my children and to pre
serve the best relations in a joint family
and tlie alte' tialive came between a )> ist
ponement of our marriage until congres:’
could meet in September or a private mar
riage and its subsequent announcement.’
Any other reports about that marriage are
all malicious falsifications—:ib:-olut'-!y. tai.-:-
and concocted by those who have so l:--d on
him.”
verdict?”
"He does. His friends have stood by him
everywhere. He became e’ltangled. as
many another man has before him. ami he
was so perplexed that he hardly kn w
which way to turn, and I do not see how
any man or body of men < an ask Im- lain
more punishment 'than he has reeeiveil al
ready. Certainly, no jury could expect him
to marry or in good faith to contemplate
marriage with such a wonvin. He woit
into this case som-’what handicapped, inly
ing been refused' an extension of time until
Colonel Totten should return from Florida,
where he is a sick man. At tlie last mo
ment bis dead friend. Butterworth, came in.
prompted out of nobility only and without
preparation. His counsel now have the
ea«e well in hand and things at" going
along smooth!'.'. Yet tlie counsel that had
been alreedv retain. I had covered only a
portion of the case up to 1887. since which
time Colonel Totten was familiar with
every detail and would have been an in
valuable help.”
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