The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-04-12
THE POLLARD CASE,
TESTIMONY IN THE BRECKENRIDGE
CASE IS FINISHED.

Arguments In the Celebrated Case I
Opened with an Address by At
torney Carlisle for the Plaintiff
The Case Drawing to q Close.
Washington, April 6-Judge Bradley's |
ndm onitions of the night before had the |
effect of reducing the attendance at the
circuit court to-day to the thinIest au-
dience yet gathered, and some of the men |
present wore a sheepish air.
The defense made an unexpected move |
by calling Miss Pollard to the stand and |
questioning her about the birth of her |
second child, which she said was born
at neon, on Feb 3, 1885, Il only held it
in my arms two hours, according to my
promise to him." she began.
''Now, now, Miss Pollard" Mr.. But
terwcrth began nervously, warning Miss
Pollard with great solicitude to contine
herself to answering his questions. Mr..
Wilson also admonished her.
The child had been taken to the Prot
estant Founding asylum, on Fourteenth
street in Washington, where she had
visited it with DR.. Mary Parsons once.
She continued: a-H ...s l.g. al
Il gave it little German name. I
pinned note on it's clothing so they
could name it. was reading Carlyle,
and I named it from character of his,
Dietz Carlyle, a name as far as possible
from that of Col. Breckenridge or my
own" .-..
The second time she saw the child was
ON the Sd of May at the undertaking
establishment, before it was buried.
When Mr.. Butterworth asked how the
funeral expenses had been paid, she
hat had lOOlyo6 oft
that, she supposed Col. Breckenridge
| paid them. -
During the testimony of the matron of
! the asylum Miss Pollard wept profuse]y.
! A colored cook at house frequented by
| Miss Pollard and the colonel testified
| that the colonel complimented her upon
her cooking and wanted to engage her
when he and Miss Pollard married. She
said that the colonel called upon Miss
! Pollard after the date upon which he
| was secretly married to Mrs. Wing, and
| she saw him kiss her. Miss Pollard's
cousins testified that she was in Pennsyl-
vania in 1888, when a woman of the
town said that she associated with Miss
Pollard in Kentucky. The defense
rested it's case to-day.
Washington, April 7.-Dr. Mary Par
sons testified for Miss Pollard to-day that
the slip of paper attached to the clothing
of Miss Pollard's second child, and which
read, 'sPlease name my baby Dietz Down
ing" was in her handwriting. Mary Nc
Kenz:e, a colored woman, told when and
where the child was born. Mrs. Minear
showed by her books that Miss Pollard
was at her house in Washington Aug
81, 1892, the day on which the plaintiff
claims COL Breckenridge first proposed
marriage.
| Attorney Carlisle then went on the
stand and told of the finding of the
Christmas card in one of the four vol
umes of Irving. The card was not turned
down at the edges when he found it.
Els evidence was fortified by that of At
torney Johnson, who had accompanied
him to the convent.
Miss Pollard went on the stand and
denied that she had ever known Mollie
Singleblower, John Brandt, Lena Single
ton or Hiram Kaufman. She denied the
mock marriage, denied that she had ever
maintained improper relations with
Rhodes, and denied that she ever told
Breckenridge that she did.
: This closed the testimony, and argu-
= ments in the case will begin Monday, Mr.
!: Carlisle opening for the plaintiff.
Washington, April 1O.-Madeline Pol
Il rd wore >her most becoming bonnet
: ! vEeD she entered the circuit court, &C
ccmpanied by Sister Ellis and her coun
\ sci. She tcck her usual chair before thu
judge, her profile to the jury. The audi
l ence was composed mostly of members O.
= | the bar, and was SIN Her than customari
ly assembled to hear the testimony il
the case. Judge Bradley first announced
| icin of fh1 fDr ;,,,,<
z | tons. Nine prayers of the plaintiff wer
granted in modified form and five O
l them refused. Six players of the de
PENDANT were granted in modified form
e | or substitutes granted. and five were re
: fused. Incider tally the judge said tina
: | while the burden of proof rested on tn
c plaintiff to show that contract to MARI
Il was entered into, if the defendant set u
b the defense that the contract was nc
made in good faith, the burden of proc
would rest upon him to show that ther
was an understanding that the contraz
l. was Dot to be carried out, and that til
h statements made in the presence of othe
e parties were made with this understand
l. ing on the part of the plaintiff ard dc
e PENDANT
le Washington, April II. - Mr.. Carlis1
2, concluded his speech in behalf of Mis-
% Pollard to-day. He again referred I
1t Mrs. Blackburn's evidence, an
n laid great stress on the fat
G. thlt in response to demands fl
IS the production of Miss Polard's letter
b. only two that would be of advantage
a the defense are produced. After recall
ing how a murderer had once been col
,e victcd because the furnace into whie
ID be had thrust his victim had failed /,
We consume the victims false teeth, the la,
1T yer brought forward the work bask
v which had belonged to the late Mr.
e. Breckenridge, which the colonel had d
le MED having given to Miss Pollard, ar
reminded the jury of the testimony
Mary Yancey, colored cook, who hi
seen the pair sitting on the sofa togeth
with the basket between them. T
ie claims that the defense stands Who'll
ns and solely upon Col Breckinridge's u
90 supported word, and reviewed his fal
nu life to impress the jury that his wo
ny is not worthy of being credited.