The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-15
VICTORY FOR MISS POLLARD.
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They stood E;svs- 60 o.s II Her Fsvsr -
ths First Rsiist-rh. Befe-s..cs Cs--..s
Give Notice ef = lsetis- Tor . New Trial
-Susee Wilson's ciosi-s ss...h Marked
~ .. Exeitiss iss,a..t SD with what
was Taksn wsr-,rs ef Anoth.-
FiGht out.iss the Court Roo- -J -ses
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Has observation-disclosures. T.kes e.. Yer.
aist ceeiiy-Mis. Pollard Ce>xr.s.ist.1.
WASHINGTON. April 14-Miss Pollard's suit
against Col Breckinrides for breach Of prom
Use OF marriage ended to-day with verdict for
the plaintiff the jury assessing the damages
at $4,000. Miss Pollard was not In the court
room at all to- day. but Col Brsckinridgs was
from the opening Of the court until the verdict
was rendered. The frst ballot taken By the
the plaintiff. Some time was spent In bringing
the one Juror over. and then the question
Of damages was taken up One Juror
was in favor Of giving the plaintiff the full
amount claimed ts5o000l and the Juror who
voted for the defendant thought merely nomL
nal damages. one cent should be given. Il
was finally decided that each Juror should
write down an amount and the average was
taken. resulting In the award OF $4,000. Soon
after the verdict was rendered Col Breokin-
ridges counsel gave notice Of q motion for
new trial
While the nswsboys were crying the "ex-
tras" with an announcement Of the verdict.
Col Breckenridge and his wife rode mp Penn
sylvania avenue in an open carriage. On the
avenue at that hour word everal OF Col Breck-
inridas's associates In - House OF Repre-
sentatives and several Senators who wore on
their way down from the Capitol Az II By
direction Of the occupants Of the carriage the
driver kept his team close TO the sidewalk 90
that II any Of Col Breokinridgs's aoouaint-
anoes had cared to they might have spoken to
him or touched his hand. They did not APP
pear to see him. and turned their heads away.
While Mrs. Breckinridge sat - low down In the
carriage a. possible. looking neither 10 the
right nor to the left her husband. seemingly
unconscious OF the fact that she was By his
side. leaned over the side Of the carriage.
smiling dsnantiy at those who had the curios-
ity to look at him and wonder why he had the
audscity to subject his wife to such trying
ordeal. under the circumstances On MP Penn
sylvania avenue they drove. past the White
House. and thence out Connections avsnua
the most fashionable thoroughfars in Wash
ington. and the white-hsirsd. ruddy-fa old
man and his bride received all the attention
desired. for they were the observed Of all OBJ
servers throughout this ride.
JUDGE Wilson'S CLOSING sPEzcH
The court room was not crowded whom
Judge Wilson rose 10 complete his speech
shortly after 10 o'clock. but II soon filled un
Judge Wilson said he would show that there
was nothing whatever In the claims Of the
defence. Il had never been claimed that the
plaintiff had had Illicit relations with any
man. living or dead. save the defendant and
janice G Rodss. and he believed he had
shown that the charge against the old farmer.
now dead. was untrue. But said Judge VIII
son. he would meet the defence on Its own
ground. and show that even with An adnis-
sion that the plaintiff had had immoral rela-
lions with Rodss. that was no defence Judge
Wilson read the prayer Of the plaintiff on this
point 80 granted By Judge Bradley. Major
Buttsrworth and Col THOMPSON. said Judge
Wilson. know only too we'll that this instrue-
tion could not DO overcome aad that
was the reason they did not argue
the case. but INDUCED In pyrotsehnics.
The defendant was . lawyer. verssd in the
ways OF the law. but he had not proved his de-
fene& tit could be shown that the defendant
shown that he had prsyaricatsd. that would
led to show that every one Of bis ma lsS
statsmsnts had been natly eontradicted and
nst q F p 3 q s ma a Ss
same can - h, S:Isf; d: -, i i S:sE;s;s
against sss S BIN was I. mot proved s By sseak
Gsss, who had not particle Of interest in this
katly eontradietsd SiS assertion that the plain:
a is Gss e % ssd Z; s' %ss had
JUDGE Wilson said that the defendant not
only denied that he had ssduoed the plaintiff
se {. s S%s. had BEEN S.cr. sss
time at the same place. This caused litter
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HOUSE Of Sarah Cess but once.
w HHn e have Your e:a
am not t.stityine. please your Honor. bus
make thi. state :nsa Col. Br.cEiaridEs said
with some warmth,
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house OF Sarah Cess before you went there
Yes, but that was all" Col Breckenridge
Ja s Ss 'S Ss.s ySs s M SSs
latter persisted that Col BrsSkinridgs had AZ:
g - .s.t a. nsa Il: s.Ss
Of obese ialsshood. mtnuiActursd 10 cult the
exi Esnsiss OF the ease
Wilson. That he and the paintin had sxTssd
to die out Of each others lives.' and thsy had
Was that the way people died cut Of each
others liVesf No witness had been summepsd
stupid. fdiotie prstencs Of the defence In this
case 1t may have been 30 that the defendant
S.S 70 e :si SSs
parties that there should be only prstsneS
Of an engagement to be any defence Here
vas . girl accepting his promises before Major
Moore. under an agreement that there should
IOu trsmPls our evidence uRdsT foot he hasn't
'ETHssGf ap H.. Pollard. Iif. Judx. Wilson
aid; The dsi.adInt himself told Mrs..
Black burn that shs was OF humble but re-
IpsctAble origin. That IL What he said, and
M the evidence in this ease shows that abe
Was born Of respectable parents and lived In
surroundings In her youth The
ieAth OF her father. in 1874 left . dssolats
loms. for while ne yas MAJ Of some culture
lot sueeaehed In Aeeumnlatlnk lhls NoIld.a