The evening world., 1894-03-13
NO PISTOLS IN COURT
So Breokinridge's Lawyers Assure
Judge Bradley.
1t Was Reported the CoIonel's
Counsel We're Armed.
No Judicial Action Taken on Yes
terday's F%isticuffs.

WASHINGTON, March q
gathering of lawyers as filled the Circuit
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 n 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 tsticuffs by practitioners before
the local Bar, and the sentiment of law
yeis was for n 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 moment of very impressive silence
following the roll call of jurors. the
Judge Scanning to wait for explanations
tie the papers have laid out a course of
procedure for me to follow regarding an
scurrence 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.
TT Is not a matter Of which the Court
can take judicial notice. As 1t was
past the hour of adjournment when the
PLAINTIFFS counsel had finished speaking
last night. and as | noticed some evil
defendants counsel. ! thought 1t best to
adjourn the Court, thinking that after
a night of thought over the connection
in which certain words had been used.
the counsel might look upon 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 1t and he would have done 80
promptly"
There was a pause n a rustic OF
surprise, after which Judge Bradley
"IhN. is another matter about which
deen>it my duty to speak; The Court
the gentlemen representing the defend
ant have come Into the courtroom
armed. There Is n law for the punish
ment of the offense of carrying con-
cealed weapons, not as stringent, as l
wish It was; This is a law-abiding
protect citizens, and as such conduct
is uncalled for. 1t Is most reprehensi-
BILE. If the Court has information ade-
quate. he will see that prosecution is
trict.'
Here NJ. Butterworth rose, stating
tIdt lie Huu never CdTTltu Il WtdpOll, anu
thought the counsel should be given an
oportunity to enter disclaimers, as he
would regret the occurrence of such n
breach of order as much as the Court;
One by one the lawyers for Col. Breck-
inridge declaring that they had not car
ried weapons, Mr.. Shelby beginning with
the statement that he had never carried
lowing with a similar statement. Mr..
Stoll declared that he had never entered
the presence of a court armed, and then
Mr.. Thompson remarked: A | am the
also"
Mr.. Carlisle rose to say that he wished
it understood that the information had
sented, but remarked that It had been
given him by reputable parties.
The belligerent episode having thus
been closed, Attorney Stoll, for the de-
Tense. was asking to be permitted an ar
gument in support of his motion to sup
press the depositions taken the day be-
%terposed: II hardly think It is necessary,
as the Court was about to decide in
your favor"
The Judge excluded the deposItions on
to the law that they must either be
written out by the deponent or by the
notary before whom they were taken,
~ they were written afterwards by type
writer.
An exception to the ruling was taken
Another deposition. that Of Mrs. Mary
Logan. taken before Notary Lowry
Jackson. I'm 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-
tion.
Mrs. Logan is a Cincinnati physician.
as appeared from the deposition read by
young girl about to be confined. who
gave the name Of Monica Burgoyne,
saying that her friends called ner
Mona" and the witness said that Miss
Pollard, who was then In the notary's
office. bore some resemblance to her,
although she had doubtless changed. Ii
was the young woman's first child. and
had died or there were family reasons
for keeping the birth n secret.
Al the afternoons session, plaintiff
| counsel called Sister Cecilia, of the Or
der of Sisters of Charity, OF Cincinnati,
| who said that In 1884 she had been Sis
| ter in charge Of the nve at Nor
wood, o., ten miles distant from Gin
She did not recall that In 1885 there was
a person there by the name of Burgoyne.
(This was important, az DR.; Logan
testified that her patient went there nm
der that name.)
Witness remembered a female patient
Who was visited by DR.. Mary Street, OF
Cincinnati.
| figured mysteriously In the case were
| placed before the sister. who said a set
| of books like these was gwen to her
| oy a lady who had been a patient in th6