The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-03-14

Sftl1llnS,i WITH y Just cause, Tor directly
| across the court room and facing them
sat group of fashionable young women
backed by a row Of solemn matrons, all
brought thither by curiosity. which,
more than hope. springs eternal in the
| feminine breast Expectation fairly
beamed from beneath their bonnets. to
be but five minutes deferred, for that
| space after the appointed hour for court
converting, entered Miss Pollard, demure
and with downcast eyes. wrapped in her
long black cloak, the congressman and
his saclIel Of documents following so
closely after that the two parties seemed
to have come together.
The Ladies' ordered Out
Judge Bradley leaned his handsome
head back in his padded leather chair.
the roll of officers was called. and was
no sooner finished than the Judge re-
marked: Mr.. Marshal, wish You
would request those ladies to vacate the
seats unless they are witnesses in The
case
Thereupon Marshal Wilson's portIy
form loomei UP before the women. wav-
ing them out They went with clouds
of disappointment overspreadiug their
! faces and such a babbling of anger that
the judge was obliged to rap sharply for
! order Few spectators We're left after
this exodus. but among them were a
/ haIf-dozen of the defendants fellow
members Of congress.
First i'm the proceedings Attorney
! Carlisle FOR Miss Pollard represented to
! the counsel that the four mysterious
| volumes of Washington Irving's works
| taken from the Cincinnati court and or
! dered ON Friday 10 be produced. had
| beeu filed with the clerk of the court in
a sealed package, with the Endorsement
| that they were seated by agreement of
| counsel to be opened under the Girec-
| ton Of the court
This reopcned the controversy over
| the identification of the volumes. Mr..
| BUtterWoTth COntcnding that closer
| description by the plaintiff was absolute
| " necessary. and declaring that the Sug
gesti0n of sealing them had been made
| by Miss Pollard's counsel
Mr. Wilson said the understanding was
| that the books should be delivered
sealed. as dispositions were, but il had
never been contemplated that they
| should remain sealed.
IF there was any agreement to have
| these books sealed said Judge Bradley,
| i was not a party to it,
ThereupOn eN-Congressman Butter
/ worth, who is a Quaker. referred TO his
opponents quantity as Brother Wilson"
and Brother Carlisle" protested that if
Miss Pollard had bought the books for
the convent she must be able 10 stand
up and describe them.
My client is going 10 stand up here
| and describe those books. or sit here and
| do IL, responded Mr.. Wilson, tartly, in
which ultimatum he was sustained by
the judge. after more sparTing. in which
young Attorney Johnson took part, COM
batting the insinuation that his clients
course had not been straightforward
respecting the volumes. and Miss Pol
! lard's black eyes flashed triumphant.
The Attorneys Quarrel.
Attorney Carlisle, in his reply, ac-
cused Mr. Shelby of lack of frankness
in failing TO mention that notice had
really been served on him on March 3,
but that on account Of the defendants
| Instructions the taking of dispositions
| necessarily had been postponed TO March
:. Some afidavits regarding the taking
of the dispositions in Lexington were
read by Miss Pollard's attorneys clear
ly showing that several notaries of Lex
ingtOn had refused to take the deposit
tionS for various reasons. one making
the excuse that her brother was an APP
plicant for a federal position and would
incur the enmity of col. Breckenridge
and his friends by any connection Of the
family with the case.
From an affidavit by Attorney Bull
lock who had represented Miss Pollard
yerS had found il necessary TO go to the
state capital at Frankfort and procure
the commission and bOndsmen for one
Mclaughlin to officiate as a notary pub
lie before the dispositions could be taken.
Mr.. Shelby had once answered said Mr..
Carlisle, that he was instructed by Col
Breckinridge not TO accept service in
the case"
He was not leaving for Washington
when notice was served on him N,Srch
D. Mr.. Carlisle continued. Although
he was leaving for Washington March 6
and although he protested then that he
was not an attorney of record in the
case. he is here now and arguing this
motion.
"CoL Breckenridge had never been pres
ent when dispositions were taken, but
had several attorneys representing him
there in Kentucky, among them his
partner"
Mr.. Shelby then arose and said that
II there was to be any question Of fact
the defendant would like an opportunity
to file afhdavits concerning it.
A Four Hundred Witness.
Thereupon the matter was for the
time deferred and a witness for Miss
Pollard was called, fashionably
dressed. snooth-faced. bespectacIed
young man who gave his name as
Claude de la Roche Francis, first cousin
of Ward AIcAllister and nephew Of the
Marquis de Ia Roche. chamberlain to
the pope, announcing that his residence
was in New York but that most of his
time was spent in Europe. He had
known Miss Pollard in Washington in
1898. when she lived at % Lafayette
square and at 1919 HIST. He had been
a visitor at the latter place two or
three times a week, always seeing Miss
Pollard there and frequently Col. Breck-
inridge with her in the draNving-room.
What was Col. BrecldnridGe's man
ner toward Miss Pollard? asked Attor-
ney Wilson Of young Francis.
Always extremely pateTnaI and very
kind-very affectionate also"
What was Miss Pollard's manner to-
ward him?"
VERY respectful and affectionate."
Miss Pollard had introduced the wit
ness TO Col Breckenridge once i'm the
drawing groom. As the witness entered
he found Col. Breckenridge holding Miss
Pollard's hand as though about 10 leave.
As he stood in the hall he heard Col.
Breckenridge ask Miss Pollard who he
was. whether he came TO see her, and
seemed fearful that he might inform a
mutual friend. Mrs. CorruVias Of the
Mexican legation of his Col Breckin-
ridge's) attentions TO Miss Pollard. and
also heard Col. Breckenridge inquire if
he knew of their enga cement, seeming
apprehensive that he might speak of
that He had several times seen Col.
Breckenridge and Miss Pollard go out
together. once in the evening. and had
frequently heard their enga cement men