The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-04-25
Fifteen Thousand Dollars Awarded
to Miss Pollard.
THE NEW HAWAIIAN CONSTITUTION
Admiral MeIlo Still Ahoat-Presidentiai
Nominees-The Latest News About
the Nicaragua Canal-Evans' Rescuer
Sentenced to Life Imprisonment. Etc.

WASHINGTON, April 14.-This was
the last day of the Breckenridge trial.
Judge Wilson concluded his address
for the plaintiff and the Court charged
the jury. Judge Bradley in his charge
said that Breckenridge's secret mar
riage was no defense of his action. IL
does not relieve Breckenridge from
any of his promises. Before damages
can be awarded, however, the Judge
said the jury must believe from all
the evidence that "A contract was en-
tered into by both parties by which
they agreed with each other to become
husband and wife.
The jury were out an hour and
half. At 4:35 p. N. they filed slowly
into the court room, fianked by the
bailiff. Almost Immediately behind
them came Colonel Breckenridge easy
| and debonair as usual, with Colonel
Phil Thompson, Desha Breckenridge
and Mr.. McKenney, of his counsel,
who has not appeared in the case ex
| cept TO disclaim on the day after Law
yer Shelby slapped Lawyer Johnson's
face, that he carried gun. They sat
| down in their usual places and looked
straight ahead. There was quick
| subsistence of the noise made by the
| spectators in taking their seats, and,
| while Judge Bradley waited for Mis
| Pollard's counsel to appear, the Olg
room was as quiet and still as church
during funeral service. AT 4:40 p. M.
| Mr.. Caldron Carlisle, Miss Pollard's
attorney, entered hastily, looking
| somewhat surprised at the Jurymen
sitting quietly in their seats. He had
hardly sat down when Clerk
Hodges called the roll of the
Jury. Then he put the usual ques-
| tion: "Gentlemen of the jury, have
| YOU agreed upon ver'iict?' Fore
man Cole, the oldest man of the
twelve, rose slowly, and answered:
awe have agreed upon verdict and
find for the plaintiff In what
amount of damages?" asked the
clerk. Fifteen thousand dollars"
was the answer There was not Il
sound in the room. Judge Bradley
had taken occasion TO warn the spec
tators Just before the verdict was rem
dered that demonstrations OF approval
or disapproval from the spectators
would not be tolerated, and every man
there needed the warning Coionel
Breckenridge had sat leaning forward
during the colloquy between the
foreman and the clerk, ana when the
verdict was announced he did not
change color or manifest any signs of
nervousness. When Foreman Cole
announced the amount of damages,
Colonel Breckenridge turned to Colo
| mel Thompson and asked how much.
When the foreman had sat down,
| CononeI Breckenridge rose quickly
| to his feet ami asked, in his musical
voice, "If your honor please, wltnin
| what time can notice for new thai
be filed?' " Within four days"
said Judge Bradley. Your Honor"
said Mr.. Kinney, who had started to
| address the Court when COloneI Breck-
! enridge asked this question, 1--WE give
| notice of an intention TO file a motion
for new trial" Judge Bradley
bowed and then turning to the jury
| thanked them for their faithful SER
vices and discharged them for the
| term.
The crowd filed out slowly, followed
a few minutes later 10y the defendant
and his friends. They walked across
the court square to Mr.. McKerney's IS
office where Mrs. Breckenridge Was
in waiting and fifteen minutes later,
husband aud wife entered the waiting
| open carriage anu Were uTlVinR aionS
+ street, one of the principal business
streets in Washington, where depart
ment clerks and shoppers were eager
ly buying papers containing the YER
dict. The barouche stopped at big
grocery store where Mrs. BreckenTi ige
gave some orders Colonel Breckrn
ridge stood in the doorway calmly
surveying the-crOwds of passers by
and laughed as little newsbOy push
ed an extra" in his face. He bought
the paper, and re- entering the carriage
with his wife, drove TO their home.
Across the street in Caldron Carlisle's
| office Miss Pollard was holding an
ovation. Mr.. Carlisle bad stepped
nimbly out of the court room to tell
his client the verIict. She did not
break down AMI CRY, but expressed
her joy in repeated han'ishakes witt.
her friends Her brother closed the
door of the room to keep out the rush
Mr.. Carlisle said that Miss Pollard did
not care to talk. "She has kept her
self a. much in the background "a
possible" he sail, "uot only from ou
,iesITr, but from her own. | think [
is hest that she should say not auythiua
] so soon after the close of the trial -
Colonel Breckenridge also declined tu
| toIk but ne prnnjseI that he nluii Al