The evening world., 1894-03-13
So Breckinridge's Lawyers Assure
Judge Bradley.
II Was Reported the CoIoneI's
Counsel Were Armed.
No Judicial Action Taken on Yes.
terday's FIsticurs.
(By As-oeiated Prsss.)

gathering OIL lbWytES dS llltu Ute NllSult
Court room, where the Pollard-Breckin
ridge case is on trial. this morning has
seldom been seen in Washington. Mem
bers of the local Bar crowded the place
to see what sentence Judge Bradley
would mete out to the visiting Kentucki-
ans who had made a pugilistic assault
upon Miss Pollard's attorneys the night
before.
Within the recollection of the court
officials there had been no instance Of a
resort to fisticuffs by practitioners before
the local Bar, and the sentiment OF law
yers was for a strong punishment of
their brethren who had SO disturbed the
dignity OF the Court.
Col. Breckenridge. smiling as usual, was
shaking hands with his cousin. Gen.
Joseph Breckenridge, when Judge Brad
ley took his seat on the bench. There
was a OF very impressive silence
Judge seeming to wait for explanations
from the lawyers. Then he said: Il no.
tice the papers have laid out n course OF
procedure for me to follow regarding an
-Icurrence just outside the courtroom
after the Court had adjourned yesterday
evening". which the Court did not see.
and Which the parties concerned In 1t
PROBABLY regret as much as the Court
does.
'It is not a matter of which the Court
can take judicial notice. AS 1t was
PLAINTIFFS counsel had finished speaking
last night. and as l noticed some evil
dences of excitement on the part of the
defendants counsel. /! thought It best to
a night Of thought over the connection
in which certain words had been used.
the counsel might look upo them diff
ferently. Had the trouble referred to
taken place in court 1t would have been
the. duty Of the Court to take judicial
notice Of it and he would have lone So
There was a pause and a rustic of
proceeded:
".rhere is another matter about which
has received information that some of
the gentlemen representing the defend
ant have come into the courtroom
raent Of the offense of carrying con-
ealed weapons, not az stringent as l
wish 1t was. This is a ~law-abiding
protect citizens. and as such conduct
Is uncalled for, It Is most reprehensi-
BILE. If the Court has information ade-
quate. he will see that prosecution is
t HTet" the ponce court :" '"e us
Here M. Butterworth rose, stating
that he had never carried a weapon. and
thought the counsel should be given an
opportunity to enter disclaimers, as he
would regret the occurrence of such a
breach Of order as much as the Court.
inridge declaring that they had not car
ried weapons. Mr.. Shelby beginning with
the statement that he had never carried
a weapon in his life, Mr.. McKenney fol-
Stoll declared that he had'never entered
the presence of n court armed, n then
Mr.. Thompson remarked: LAS l am the
only one left I will enter a disclaimer
also"
Mr.. Carlisle rose to say that he wished
it understood that the information had
not not come from Mb,c any Of the erI plaintiffs
scented, but remarked that it had been
given him by reputable parties.
The .belligerent episode having thus
Tense, was asking to be permitted an ar
gument in support of his motion to sup
press the dispositions taken the day be-
terposed: II hardly think 1t is necessary.
as the Court was about to decide in
you favor"
the ground that they did not conform
to the law that they must either be
written out by the deponent or by the
notary before whom they were taken.
as they were written afterwards by type
An exception to the ruling was taken
for the plaintiff.
Another deposition, that of Mrs. Mary
Jackson, in Cincinnati, was objected to
by the defendant, but Judge Bradley
decided that since more than a day had
been consumed in cross-examination Of
Mrs. Logan, the rights of the defendant
had been preserved, and admitted the
deposition. the defense noting an excep-
ton.
Mrs. Logan is a Cincinnati physician,
as appeared from the deposition read by
Mr.. Carlisle. She had In 1884 treated n
young girl about to be confined, who
gave the name OF Monica Burgoyne.
aging that her friends called ner
Mona" and the witness said hat Miss
Pollard, who was then in the notary's
office. bore some resemblance to her,
although she had doubtless changed. IT
was the young woman's first child. and
she had represented that her husband
had died or there were family reasons
for keeping the birth a secret.