The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-28
FOR MRS. POLLOCK, S37,5OO.
rpRo4R Nv JUDGE PRToR's COURT
WHEN THE JURY CAME IN.

rns ,Jury had Appinuded Their Own Deci-
.,,, Against the Rich Fnther-in-inw-
,,,..-s and Cheers Daring the e,uunming
U,-Th. ChnrSe-Sotice or IA Appeal
There was perfect stiffness in Judge Pryor's
,.,t the Court OF Common Pleas last evening
AZ half past six o'clock. when the jury In the
pollock case filed silently Into the court room
and resumed the soats which thoy have occu-
pied every day for the past week. Tho clork
n the court called tho roll. and then asked
Foreman Frank Feldhuscn II the jury had ar
rived at n verdict.
apd a verdict in favor OF tho plaiati1 and as
sess hcr damages at So. 500"
These words had hardly boon spoken when
tho crowd In the court room gave won't to q
burst OF applause that neither the mallet OF
Judge Pryor nor the pounding OF the court Of
Aclals was able to silence. Tho spectators
paid no attention to these adm onitions. for
they doubtless felt that they had strong ex-
ample set to Thorn hy tho jurors them
selves. who had leen heard nrplnudIng
vigorously in tho jury room only few
minutes before returning to give their
yordict Tho twelve men who weighed
tho evidence in the case were nbsent from the
court only ono hour ard thirtysix minutes.
Many had supposed that they might ROMAN
shut up all night. and tho enthusiastic sup
porters OF tho victorious plaintiff had remarked
aullhly that thoy would not be absent ten
mlnutes At the end OF an hour and q half the
sound OF the cap?inG OF hands was plainly
heard In the jury room and the 200 people
waiting In tho court room s,ood up and looked
toward the door.
Col. James was heard to say:
Those jurymen must have done the proper
thing: they nre appaudinC themselves"
And then tho twelve men mo in and wore
applauded some more.
Upon this last day Of Mrs. Pollocks suit
against her father-in- law. Alexander Pollock.
for $50. COO damages for alternating the nf1ec-
tions Of her husband, Edward E Pollock. the
court room was oven more crowded than on
my previous day. and most OF the spectators
were men. The majority seemed to be work
ingmen OF Irish birth or descent. who had
come to lend countcrancc to their poor
country woman In her suit against her rich
relatives BY marriage. 1t was quiet and at
tentive crowd except whom Col. James became
eloquent and then tho listeners dsregarded
oil court etiquette and Kissed or cheered ac-
cordiug u. the lawyGr nrraigned the defendant
or pleaded Tor the plaintiff On seyorHl occa.
sions Judge Pryor had to threaten to clear the
The proceedings began at IL o'clock in the
THAN, counsel for the defendant, began to
sum lip. His speech lasted until l o'clock.
IsGes in general and recalled the case & k lob
met a lonely death in the .wilds OF Montana,
He ew e This NJ YIN 10 ws r5ung o Fl se
and argued that as tho latter had, never cared
tor his wife the defendant could never have
NJ. Thain in NH his rsrcration compared young
Pollock to the prodiGnl son. who had commit;
al 81 S he ssas
ter q the ,sssoa cal, IN his hono,
s%a se SsS a asd ha tho w Yes oS s
!, brow. following the killing Of the !atted cali.
come 70 ,reioise With psf And voice ans.
sa Es s$sS i pea. E s.sipe
ss sh. the S.s sr s.s 0F as S
from the effects or the closing 9llegory he ad
s yS. Sss hSaE Rss together
Tor his two-honr speech He denounced the
Have you not seen ,a this father place his son
falsely SO US to degrade himself and his IS wife:
Court. f. bastardtzs his grandchildren p
shouted Col james.
that additional court attendants had to be
called In and stationed in the crowd without
Col. James assorted that Alexander Pollock
had connitted perjury when 10 Med his an
this w. with a description Of the, poor wife's
STRUGGLES which WIS So vivid that he wept
himself and Judge Pryor blew his nose vig'-
,. And now" said the LAWYER. II come 20 the
sHsss saSf al HfR sTs sae
correctly Informed with respect to certain
hsT s f5' an inc I'D IT ballad a Witch
says
Ana snss ssss Ssee could
When Col James referred to Mrs. Polloek's
stay soa a to eS hs 'ns sr 6isa sFfSa
laws house in, the pouring rain. the crowd
Hs f IS be %t h By s fSa!
TsSsEh The MILL Of Goo grind slowly
WIZ asinds He
Cheers and applause followed this. and Mrs.
POLLOCK leaned over on tho table In front OF her
Judge Pryor said that the defendants eoun-
nsssd fsaans s
e&Sl hsy a sa$ f Sath Joined together lot
oess eh. psht to a
support and his affections and against any one
wsG violates this right she has caT v for
mSthsr and cling to his wife" -...,-
sss uss eg Il ss
N WERE verdict for the plaintiff These statenspts
saf ma 1s '. aa$
tssqs to bs tho EVIDENCE not such
..,lBsa , sontinYsd tho Judge II viii not re-
sm u Any nio.e o. the test mony for fear OF he
tiaYnGt 70 you my own feelings In the matter
A9a u Wn s. ,alhISSsf fSn Year decision.
n The twa ;nt we lurys particular attention
common law e Names alianes vug"ry ca led
gal bond. and that It was co1cad nS'y aha 10,
Te 1Sng fba had the support Ssband
70 DO tntnenced by sentiment for tho nin;r unS
fciss or IN tha ths @
trial. but to decide on the evidence. ''u az inc
He then explained the laws MEANING y,
damages. and told them thar, In addition ~ 70
those that might be awarded to the pIsinti 10
Tor what che had suffered. even IN to the
smomnt Of her claim. they might '.in.lict such
entice huspaud away from his wife" The
letter. ne said. were legally termed exem-
plAfy punitive. or vindictivo damaRes"
The Jury left the court room at 4:5O o'clock.
amid ap9Ieuse which the attendants could not
check. when they returned Mrs Pollock sat
near her COUNCIL with one Of her little girls on