The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-03-13
THEY CUFF EACH OTHER
Lawyers in The Pollard Cas-. Make q
L,V,ly Scsna.
WILLIE IS A WILD ONE
The Evidence So Far Decidedly In
Favor of the Fair Plaintiffs
Cause-Trouble on the
TepIj.
WILLIE IS A WILD ONE


for the plaintiff. for his harsh criticism OF |
Mr.. Shelby during the course of the after |
Moons proceedings. Hot words followed
and minute later ali Of the lawyers were
pushing and struggling in a bunch. Mr..
shelby, ono of the defendants lawyers,
struck MIR. johnson, who acIs for Mss
Pollard, an ugly blow on the head. The
men were separated before more damage
was done or mere blows passed. Jus, as
the encounter was over Judge Bradley
strobe upon the scene, demanding TO
know the cause of the trouble. Mr.. Joha-
son, Mr.. Carlisle and SIR. Wilson laid the
case before him, stating that the Ken
lucky lawyers had made an unproyoked
assault upon Mr.. Johnson.
Colonel BreckI nridge and his son had
started from the court house, but seeing
the judge turned back, the congressman
saying, with evident excitement: II had
nothing TO do with this, judge; was Try
ing TO separate them, that was ALL"
Judge Bradley was very indignant.
ave cannot have this, gentlemen" said
lie stcrnly. "Sou must understand that
we cannot have such outbreaks. l will
ascertain in the III orning who is RESPONSE
BILE for this and sec that they are properly
punished"
When seen at his office, Mr.. Johnson
said: I'VE are not going 10 litiga,e this
case in Kentucky style. My references
TO the course OF the defendants counsel
in the court were perfectly justified by the
circumstances which evoked them. They
were neither commented upon by the
Judge nor objected TO by the attorneys
| when Spoken"
The pugilisiic encounter was not the
only sensational incident of the day. Miss
Pollard was carried, sobbing, from the
court room and fell in faint outside of
the door when the testimony concerning
the birth and death Of her child in 1858
was beng given. Tonight she is resting
quietly.
Tho attorney for Miss Pollard then
called TO the witness chair Claude de 10
Roche of France, first cousin of Ward Me-
Allister, and 0 nephew OF Marquis dc Ia
Roche, chamberlain 10 the pope, fash
ionably dressed, smoolh.iaced, spcctacled
young man, who testified that he knew
Miss Pollard in 1898 in Washington. He
had been visitor 10 her place of abode
two or three times week, frequently see.
ing Brec 6inridge there with Miss Pollard
in the drawing room. lie gave evidences
of mere than palernal interest in the
plaintiff.
lie had known Miss Pollard in 1893 and
had frequently seen her and Breckenridge
together.
"What was Colonel Brcckinridge's man.
ner toward Miss Pollard?n asked Attor-
ney Wilson.
Extremely paternal, very kind, very
affectionate also"
"What was Miss Pollard's manner
towards him."
"very respectful and affectionate." Miss
Pollard introduced tho witness to Colonel
Breckinridge once in the drawing room.
As the witness entered he found Colonel
Breckenridge holding Miss Pollard's hand.
He heard Colonel Breckinridge ask Miss
Pollard who he was, whether he came to
see her. and also heard Colonel
Brcckinridae inquire il he knew of
their engagement, seeming appre-
hensve he might speak of it.
Last spring Miss Pollard asked him il in
case anything arose TO make ii necessary,
if he would give testimony. She said she
feared Colonel Breckenridge WAS not going
10 keep his word; that il he did not marry
her on the appointed day shewould shoot
herself. The witness said: IL do not see
why you should take it so much to heart.
Colonel Breckenridge is a distinguished
man and all that, but there are other men
in the world" She said: There is no
other but Colonel Breckenridge for me-
This incident occurred about May -,
when something had been said about
Colonel Brcckinridge's attention TO Mrs.
Wing.
DR.. j. Tabor johnson OF this city, having
kissed the Bible asked the court if he was
absolycd from professional obligations of
secrecy. Assured aiiirnativcly by Miss
Pollard's attorney, he said in MAY, 1898,
he called to see Miss Pollard profession
ally. She was suffering from a miscar-
riage. While attending her he bad seen
several letters and kilograms and when
Attorney Carlisle handed several to him,
he identified the signature as Colonel
| Br6ckinridge's. one letter was dated IN
the Room OF the Committee on Appropria-
iions, House Of Representatives. May u.
Ii told Miss Pollard what was the best 10
10. most comfortable aud Tho least
dangerous. lie told her 10 put herself
under tie care Of her physician and in
qu!rcl "Whorc does Mrs. B. so from
Washington These we're read TO the
jury by Mr. Carlisle and then Attorney
Stoll ccoss-examinel tue physician on tho
details of Miss PollaFd's condition. The
witness could not say whether the mis-
carriage was produced by artificial means
or not. but found no evidence tending TO
show that Il had been.
At this point in the examination muir
fed sobbing was heard in the plaintiffs
direction. She was leaning forward al
most double and sobbins convulsively.
Her attendants, unable to quiet her, were
compelled to support her from tho room.
As size passed the door she fell forward in
a faint and would have dropped TO the
iinnr had not one Of the attendants caught
her. Then the door closed and the exam
ination proceeded.
On cross-examination Dr.. Parsons said
she told Colonel Breckinridge that she
lad heard he was Miss Pol!arl's guardian