The evening world., 1894-03-26
The POLLARD CASE.
Judge Bradley Decides to Admit
Certain Dispositions.
But Says Two Of Them Are Not Fit
TO Be Read in Court.
Defense Starts In to Prove a Breck-
inridgc Alibi To-day.


WASHINGTON. March 26.-There was
great interest to-day to learn the decision
OF Judge Bradley upon the admisslblity
OF dispositions impeaching the character
of Madeline Pollard, which the Dreckin-
ridge forces had offered and to which the
plaintiff opposed numerous objections.
Regarding the sweeping denial of the
right to take any dispositions de
bene esse under the act of Con-
gress creating the court, the
Judge said that the Judiciary act
of 1879 conferred the right in broad
terms upon any party to any civil act
In any court Of the United States.
Objection had been made to the deposit
ton of one Brand. because he refused to
answer certain questions concerning a
woman who had introduced him to Miss
Pollard. He said that he did not want
to give away a married woman. then
persisted that he did not know her name.
The Judge said that It appeared that in
stead Of refusing to answer, 1t seemed
that the man did not know or was
lying.
Then. while the direct examination OF
the witness had brought out nothing
oSlOSdlOly " Tie pidlHtlil' ne
fused to answer question whether ne
had taken liberties with her while rid
ing. What object he could have had in
refusing to answer, II the answer would
could not see, since from his own testl.
mony he was utterly lacking In moral
sense, admitting that. although mar
ried man, he was ,g accustomed to visit ST
this objection, remarking that there was
nothing rejecting upon Miss Pollard in
the testimony. unless 1t was that she
had consented to associate with such a
mitted himself to be.
The deposition OF. one Kaufman. was
also admitted, but the Judge spoke very
ton, saying that they We're utterly unft
to be read before a court, that he would
gladly exclude them II he could.
O'Toole. Dr. Green and DR.. Lewis, that
they were based on hearsay.
The depositions OF Mrs Miller and Of
to Miss Pollard while she was in the
Wesleyan Institute, were admitted, the
Judge commenting that the plaintif had
placed her character and her maturity,
In a measure. in question by that clause
OF the declaration which averred that
she had been seduced and that she was
a mere girl when Col. Breckenridge met
These preliminaries having been fin,
the deposition Of Joseph c. Mailey, clerk
of the Woodford Cohnty Circuit Court
at Versailles. Ky. From the records Of
the Court the clerk had testified that In
1884 there were indictments for murder
against Ollie and r. p. Brown. and that
Col. Breckenridge had been one OF the
defending attorneys. 1t appeared that
the trial was in progress on Aug. g. the
day upon which Miss Pollard had testi-
fed that the Colonel took her to the
house of Sarah Guess. in Lexington. also
on Aug IL, 13 and 16.
The cross examination of the clerk
read by young Attorney Farrell. OF Lex
ington. developed the further informa-
ton that during this trial Col. Breckin-
ridge had frequently driven over from
Lexington. returning at night. and some
! times bringing his wife. He had attend
ed the whole trial of Ollie Brown, al.
though some of the lawyers had not.
One oft he Lexington lawyers. Edward
NJ. Wallace, who had been associated
with Col. Breckinridge In the defense
of Ollie d. Brown. had deposed that the
Colonel was present throughout the tria
arguing the case and examining the
Witnesses. and his statement was read.
Next came the deposition OF Judge
Rodney Hagart, who had been asso
ciated with Col Breckinridge as counse
for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
in cases tried in August. 1884.