Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-15
OTHER CASES LIKE m.
Sensational Suits Brought Against
Consrcssncn I'm the District Courts.

Sensational SGsts brought Against
congressman I'm the District Courts
The breach of promise case that Miss Pol
lard has instituted against Representative
breckinridge stilI continues - ~ one sub
)ect OF conversation about town Among
the members Of the legal fraternity cs-
peciaily the case in all It's phases Is dis
cussed freely and without tongs. They get
ri6nt down TO the basis of the salt. and
naturally there is very diverse oui.soo ex-
pressed as to its merits -.
weii-known attorney of this cstv said
TO star reporter today that SO lar as he
could See there was no earthly FEASIBILITY
OF the case being reached for trial .efore 4
year from this coming fall. The d.ctet n
iuii ana there are a number OF csses fhaf
must take precedence OF this one. 70 mat
Ter, Ter how much the public generally would
ike TO hurry IL along TO a hearing for the
SAKE OF listening TO the sais cious testirnonv
tnat IL promises to bring out.
~ rs little hard, said this LAWYER this
mo-. nh.eihhe. to see the precise objects hat
me plaintiff in this case may have IN view.
VI course marriage is out OF the Question.
snr as Tor money; ! should not b AZ All
sIeIprised TX Miss Pollard II as well of in
Ihe matter of this worlds goods as the man
Mhom sne IS suing for &a3so He has no
se,,,,, sum as that, and the chances OF her
ssSsnS any large amount out of IL are de-
Sioeoly small. 1 remember very wAiI that
cne case OF Mrs. Oliver against Simon
~~s Mds an almost precisely similar
case She alleged practically the SANE STATE
ol anairs That was about thirteen wears
aso. ATTENDED the hearings OF the case
keiy steadily. for IL was fun of nice legal
points, as well as OF sensational feaf1srss
y, y, that case my recollection is that Chief
9csuce cartier seemed to be opposes 20 The
PLAINTIFF all the time, and IN MS -,,,,ncs
save one the opinion that he Thought she
was an adventures. or at least hni no
snow, snow m case of breach OF oromise. In de-
nNerlng the case to the jury ne made no
tha 81 10 them. but simply told them that
vas their duty to render a verdict in ac-
cotusnce with the evidence They rave n
'sralct Tor the elderly Senator"
Inc present sensational case naturally
have come UP before the District courts 81
tnese mere have been only two IN recent
years tnat were OF any considerable note
o t OF these was the case OF a woman bv
sne name OF Raymond. who brought suit
Gaor rsmages AGAINST Senator Ben Hil of
VI tne democratic party. She alleged pretty
nuch the same condition of affairs - does
never pressed
The cthe,: and perhaps more famous. case
was that OF Mrs. Mary S Oliver. a widow
against Senator Cameron. II was finallv
oecloed by the Supreme Court OF the Dis
tric. on May 5. 1850. which. in a d<f.ision
rendered by Justice Hagner, upheld the
1ecision OF TIE lower court in favor OF the
MS eighty-hrst year, but was cha -.ssi with
seduction by the Widow Oliver Iter ar
torneys were Messrs. George Peter ana
BENJAMIN r. Darneille. Senator Careeron's
attorneys were the late benjamin f. Butier
ana Messrs. VIM. A Cook and C. G Cole
Mr. Cook Is still a practicing attorney ~
tnis city and Mr.. Cole is now Judre Cole
Oh tne supreme Court of The District