The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-22
SHELBY'S GUNS UNMASKED.
The Defense Opens a Hot Fire on the
Plaintiff.

The Congressman to Plead a Species
of Blackmail to Which He Yielded
Rather Than Face Exposure of His
Relations With the So-Called School
Girl-A Denial That He Ever In
tended to Marry Her-He Also Denies
Seduction.
Washington, March 81. .There were no
exciting scenes, either tragic or comic,
during tO-days hearing Of the trial of
Madeline V. Pollard's suit against Repre-
sentative w. G. p. Breckenridge for
breach of promise OF marriage. The in
terest centered in the disclosure of the
line of defense to be pursued. The de-
fendant's case was opened by Maj. Shelby,
his law partner. He outlined the defense
very fully, telling that Col Breckiuridge
expected to prove and how he would prove
it. Mai. Shelby made known that the
principal point of the defense would
be the production of proof that
Col. Breckenridge submitted to
the demands of the plaintiff
through intimidation and to avoid scan
dal. and that it was under these condi-
tions that he stated to Mrs. Blackburn
that the plaintiff and himself were en-
gagged to be married when there was no
such agreement between them, and be
cause Miss Pollard had agreed, this be
ing done, to get away and pass out of his
life Maj. Shelby acknowledged that
Col Breckenridge and Miss Pollard had
maintained illicit relations, but he made
the fiat statement, which, he said, would
be supported by testimony, that Miss
Pollard made the advances and told the
defendant that Rhodes, her old lover, had
been unduly intimate with her-thus
placing her in the position of being the
betrayer of Col. Breckenridge
INTIMATE WITH OTHER MEN
Defendants counsel promised that testi-
mony would be produced to show that
Maueline Pollard had maintained crimi-
nal relations with other men, and Mai
Shelby asked the jury to take into con
sideration his character for purity when
they were preparing to render a verdict
The defense, ii was said, would also
claim that Miss Pollard made three at
tempts TO kill Col. BreCkinridge, and
would establish that he did not main
tain Illicit relations with her
after the time he became engaged to
Mrs. Wing and certainly not after his
marriage. After Mr.. Shelby closed his
opening address, the rest of the day until
adjournment was taken up by reading the
deposition Of Sister Agnes Regina Brown
OF st. Joseph Founding Asylum, at Nor
wU0J, near Cincinnati, with reference to
Miss Polard's claim that she gave birth
TO child at the asylum in 1885.
MISS POLLARD's ENTRY.
Miss Pollard did not show any traces of
her collapse of yesterday afternoon when
She entered the circuit room this morn
ine with her elderly companion, Miss
Ellis. She was early and with her coun-
sci spent the time until the arrival of
Judge Bradley i'll examining number of
letters which Judge Wilson had brought
with him. The court had been called to
order when Col. Breckinridge and his
son Desha entered The defendant was
not as smiling ana debonair as he has
been, and his features had a trace of
gravity strange to him Mai Butter
worth and MIR. Stoll were tardy and bust
ness was suspended until they arrived
AT a word from Mr.. Carlisle Miss Pol
lard took the stand. She was cool, but
not so strong looking as yesterday morn
lnE when she began the ordeal that ended
with a series of sensational scenes. Mai.
butterworth, Mr.. StOll and Mai. Shelby
had conference for a few minutes, the
result of which was that Mr.. Butter
worth s first question was whether Miss
Pollard had the contract with Rhodes by
which he agreed to pay for her education
on condition that she should marry him
or pay him back.
Rhodes"
The contract was settled them" asked
Mr.. ButterWOrth
On, no sir. 1t was never settled. Mr.
t'hodes did not pay nearly so much money
Tor me as he said he would pay, but what
ne ana pay about 81 800, / was never a BILE
10 pay back
Did you pay him any of it,"
NO sir, never did have any money to
pay anybody anything" said Miss Pol
IaIu IN a voice Of plaintive detection.
HER MEEKNEss vANIsHEs.
The meekness of the witness vanished
"Ith the next question, and she showed
some OF her old time yiyacity in the
answer.
o.. Mrs. Logan formerly DR.. Mary
9yfect of Cincinnati, did not recognize
you when her deposition was taken, did
sac. Miss Pollardi'' was the question
tol when 7 was introduced to her"
s"ld Miss Pollard, but she would have
one SO If She had had an opportunity on
tHe redirect examination, and she GER
IaI4I[ was ready TO say that the picture
y, vi 'oI Breckinridge was the picture of
@ @il,c man who called to see me in 1885, at |
"eF house. and''-
Hold on, Miss Pollard, " cried Mr.. But !
,o,t"ofth and Judge Wilson at once. "You !
I-L ,-LuN. LoJ tell anything but what | ask |
SOu' Mr.. Butterworth added
,.h ~ 'r" more insignificant questions were |
@SAo'' and then Mr.. Butterworth created |
%yriip'iiSe by saying abruptly: That's all, |
MISS Pollard"
s,. Mss Pollard looked astonished. She |
Il,"Il1u TO leave the stand, but was called |
ol.N ny Mr.. Carlisle. lie did not ask her /
1..' questions, however, but caused an
C,"rf surprise by saying: If you please, |
0Il Aohor, the plaintiff rests her case |
NJ ne sentence was hardly ended before .
,i.SS Pollard and Miss Ellis had disap-
f'teu through the jurors door
-Hr. Butterworth asked for a few min
MS TO- confer, and he, Col Breckenridge, |
t,''".' 9heI6y, Mr.. Stoll and Col. Thompson |
'-'ou out Of the court room.
sHELBY's OPENING STATEMENT.
me conferences lasted over twenty
..i.nules, and when the defendant and his
a. s,.lL otLheys returned, MAJ Shelby, Col
~ Cklhrldge's law partner, began the
ronlug I'm statement Of the defense to the
trial opened
NJ. " nlIe this'case technically rests. " said
va, -Ia!, smelly, on the charge of breach of
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