Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-04-24

bearer of the name was burn In this CIT.
In 1882. was graduated In ls' I AMI -ooi
after entered on the practice OF Law
here He also IL alinguist, Speaking ana
writing the French. Spanish and Italian
languages. has made o speciality Of in
ternatiOnal law and been adviser to s"y'
eral legations. but II 1. In connection
with the Pollard case that h. Is Just now
most interesting To say that h. speaks
with enthusiasm ~ his client would u
putting u mildly. That she l. truly
remarkable witness l. freely admitted
by tb. lawyers ON both sides, and none
speaks with more enthusiasm ~ her abil'
ities I'm that line than dos Major but.
terworth. who frankly confesscs that she
was too much for him. Mr.. Carlisle IL
courSe takes somewhat different view,
insisting that IL was not her talent, hut
her truthfulness. which made her -
strong witness There l., says he
mo mystery or great art In this thing
" being q guod witness All one has 10
do IL to kep cool and tell the exact
truth. a truthful witness sometimes
makes very had showing hy rcason Of
nervous excitement, hut where there Il
noDe of that the witness willing to tell
the trnih, ~ Mis-, Pollard wa, has no
trouble af all" I'm regard to the painful
question as o. who has done the most
lying Mr. Carlisle IL ~ course rcticent,
hut other lawyers arr far more commu'
nicatiye, and one who has followed the
trial closely says;
Awful r.rjavy.
ut has very unpleasant resemblance
Ia the Bc,chcr cas- in the fact that, take
what view of 10 one may. there has t.,n
most frighifui perjury. Either Colonel
Brckinridgc or Madeline Pollard has
sworn to lies
"Thc plain truth Is. and have often
seen it illustrated In such CASES, that
therr 1. aie subject ON which men do
not consider themselves bound by the
ordinary rules u yeracity. and men who
would not even tell lie without an
oath for millions In money will pcrjure
themselves without hesitation ON this
subject. Their morality was well sum.
med M In that British nobleman's ~
mark on the Prince of Wales In simi'
lar case. lie perjurcd himself like a
gentleman. ,"
Ilasins Up Family History.
Another curious r,sult of the trial
has ben the raking upof many half for
gotten family histories, and one fact Il
well worth noting. The rcOrd Of the
Breckinridgc family. frum the landing
of that exiled Coycnanter who founded
Y In America down a. the present time,
hss been searched with extraordinary
diiigrnce and contrastcd with that of
uthc4 noted families, especially Alex
andw Hamilton's, and u Il stated by
al the scarrhers that this IL positively
the lrsf esse II it, kind which has stain.
al the family e-cutchcon. The Brcckin'
ridges have tssp great lawyers. preach
ers AMI orators. Unionists and Confed'
crates One was NJ president, senator
and general. another wrote the original
draft II the famous resolutions ~ 1887.
and another was ejecfcd from the houss
G representatives on the ground that
HI claim To o seat was tainted with
| ffand and murler. but not one In all
dir Ave generations Of prominent men
has been charged with n gro~s ofien-e
lfks this
Another question which interests the
lswypu greatly Il. Where did the money
come from to support the plaintiff
case! The first impression was that fee'
were arranged Tor contingent upon thu
succcss ot the suit, but this was indig