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resents that he was often anxious to
break them off, but was always inveigled
into continuance by the young woman;
that she followed him, demanded money
from him and compelled his promise to
marry her under threats, several times re-
peated, and emphasized by display of
pistols. Moreover, it is promised to be
shown that Miss Pollard's early life had
not been one of virtue before the silver
tongued orator crossed her path. This,
in substance, is the defense, but it has
many branches and side issues.
Washington, March 23.-The reading of
dispositions was taken up late yesterday
afternoon. Madeline Pollard was seated
beside her lawyer, Judge Wilson, talking
to him, with a smile playing across her
face, and once as she talked she glanced
over her shoulder at the white-haired de-
fendant. Before Attorney Stoll had pro-
ceeded far with his elocutionary effort,
Miss Pollard and her company rose and
glided from the room, interrupting for a
moment the reading. The first deposi-
ton was that of Sister Augustine, of the
Norwood convent asylum, where Miss
was At COIIHHcu. HIS SlSl6I
had been for years at the convent, did
not recognize Miss Pollard, who had been
at the convent, and said there had never
been but one Louise Wilson there, and
she gave birth to u child there last fall.
The entries on the convent books under
the name of Miss Burgoyne corresponded
with the dates which Miss Pollard and
DR. Street had given of her admittancc
to the asylum, the birth of the child and
her departure. The name of the child
on the record was NJ. Gertrude Burgoyne.
According to the recollection of the sister
Miss Burgoyne had visited the convent
twice after the child was born. The
child, Marie Gertrude Burgoyne, had died
in July, 1885. When Miss Pollard was
told of this, the sister deposed she had
thrown up her hands and run from the
room, but when she returned there was
no evidence of grief in her face. Several
other minor dispositions were read and
court adjourned until Monday.
Washington, March 26-The Pollard
breckenridge trial was resumed to-day,
both the plaintiff and defendant being
present. The reading of depostions was
resumed. Saturday afternoon Judge
Bradley executed a bit of strategy ON the
newspaper men who had gathered to hear
the arguments over the admisability of
certain dispositions taken for the defense,
A whisper passed among the lawyers and
they slipped one by one into the judges
consultation room adjoining the court
room. A uniformed bailiff standing at
the door denied admission to all but the
legal forces, Col. Breckenridge and his
son, Desha. There are three dispositions
to which Miss POllards attorneys make
khISV VNTryNrl NINTN Na4So -,
yOlved being the relevancy of testimony
bearing upon Miss Pollards character.
One of the dispositions was made by Alec
Julian and referred to a mock marriage
said to have been performed at Squire
Tinsley's house. Another was the Ro-
seele deposition. the latter claiming that
Miss Pollard had asked him to take her to
Chicago. The third was from Dr. Lewis
of Lexington, who affirms that Col
Swope asked him to perform criminal
operation upon a woman whom he called
Miss Pollard. He could not, however,
identify the plaintiff.
Washington, March q. - There was
great interest to-day to learn the decis-
ion of Judge Bradley upon the admis-
sibility of the depositions impeaching the
character of Madeline Pollard which the
which the plaintiff opposed numerous OBJ
jectiCns. Judge Bradley admitted some
but ruled out others. The deposition of
one Kaufman was admitted, but the
judge spoke very sharply of the last two,
saying that they were utterly unfit to be
read before the courts; that he would
gladly exclude them if he could, and ex-
pressed the hope that the counsel would
see fit to omit the disgracefully obscene
matter In them. He sustained the phs
j"ctiOns which had been made to the
dispositions of John O'Toole, DR.. Greene
and DR.. Lewis. that they were based on
hearsay. DR.. Lewis is the physician that
testified that Col. Swope, the late Re
publican candidate for congress in the
Lexington district, had asked him to per-
form criminal operation upon q Miss
| Pollard. The dispositions of Mrs. Miller
and of Roselle, who had been engaged to
Miss Pollard. while she was in Wesleyan
institute, We're admitted, the judge COM
menting that the plaintiff had placed char
acter and her maturity in a measure in
| question by that clause of the declaration
which averred that she had been seduced
| by the defendant, and that she was
mere girl when Col. Breckenridge first met
| her,
Each side filed objections to the rul-
| irgs against it.
Then Judge Bradley made a few re-
marks In the interest of public morality.
| He said
The court has been deluged with an
Onymous letters in this case. 1t is said
that any one who would write an anony-
1rCus letter should not expect to have any
| notice taken of it, and would do almost
anything mean. Some of these letters,
however, seem to come from females and
| to be dictated by good motives'
Many of them referred to the publica-
| ton of the details of the trial, and, while
the court could exercise "a censorship
| over the press, he suggested that the pa
| pers should omit the improper details, as
he thought some of these details if pub
lished would subject the papers to ex
| clusion from the mails as obscent matter
| Moreover, it was almost a calamity to
| the city of Washington and the country
| at large that such matter should be cag-
ried broadcast into its homes.
The reading Of dispositions was then be-
| gun. There were several relating to the
whereabouts of Col. Breckinrldge on days
when Miss Pollard claimed he was with
| her. The. well known deposition of
Julian, the blind boy with whom it was
claimed Miss Pollard engaged in a mock
marriage was also read,