The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-10
A COMPLETE CHAIN
Miss Po11ard's Attorney Be-
1ieVes He Has Proved
Breach of Promise.
MRS. BLACKBURN's TESTIMONY
Stress Laid on the Fact That
Breckenridge Did Not Con-
tradict It.

WASHINGTON, April 10, 1894.-When
Judge Bradley took his seat in the Circuit
Court this morning. he called to his desk
Messrs. Wilson, Carlisle and Butterworth,
and exhibited to them a letter in which he
manifested deep interest The Judge and
the counsel then put their heads together and
held whispered debate which lasted for
nearly quaruer of an hour. One of the
jurors was then called up and another con-
sultation, which lasted ten minutes, was
held after which Mr.. Carlisle returned to
his stand alongside the witness box.
The contents of the letter were not made
public. 1t is thought that it is one Of the
many anonymous letters which have been
sent by persons interested in the trial.
Major Butterworth has received an unusu-
ally large number of these communications
and it is believed that the one which caused
the conference was sent to him and referred
to Judge Bradley.
MADELENE's NEW BONNET.
Among the first to arrive at the court this
morning was Miss Pollard She wore a new
bonnet, which was more becoming than the
one she wore at the first stages of the trial.
Colonel Breckenridge arrived shorty after.
He was paler than usual.
Resuming his argument, Mr.. Carlisle took
Breckenridge, in which he claimed that he
had not been intimate with the plaintiff for
long periods, while Miss Pollard tes-
titled that their relations were con-
tinuous. He said that the defendant adj
mitted that he had met the plaintiff one
night in November 1887, in this city, after a
separation for long time, and that he took
drive with her. This, said Mr.. Carlisle,
conceded with the testimony of
Miss Pollard that the defendant had met her
at the time named and took her to the house
of Aunt Mary Mckenzie, where, In the
February following, she gave birth to
the babe which Colonel Breckenridge
denied knowledge Of. He next discussed
contradictory testimony of the plaintiff and
the defendant about what hapre rened when
Colonel Breckenridge resided for three weeks
at Miss Hoyt's house in Lexington, where
Miss Pollard was boarder, and contended
that it had been shown that the guilty rela-
tions between the pair were continued there.
THE PROMISES OF MARRIAGE.
Finally in his narrative, for it was more OF
narrative than an argument, Mr.. Carlisle
came to the promises of marriage made
before Mrs. Blackburn. Mr.. Carlisle
quoted Mrs. Blackburn's account of
the first interview on Good Friday night,
1898, when. according to the witness, Colonel
Breckenridge asked her to take charge of
Miss Pollard as his future wife. "He has not
spoken one word in contradiction of Mrs.
Blackburn's statements, said Mr.. Carlisle.
| He tells you her testimony is true"
Mr. Carlisle also referred to- the letters
that had been written by the parties in the
case. Colonel Breckinridge swore that no
letters had been exchanged between Miss Pol
lard and himself in 1886 and yeta typewriter
testified that she had addressed envelopes to
Miss Pollard for the defendant during that
year, and the plaintiff has said that she re-
ceived many letters from her.
Mr. Carlisle laid pr1-nai stress on the little
decorative basket which belonged to the
late Mrs Breckenridge. Miss Pollard testi-
fed that it had been given to her by the
defendant with the remark, madeline this
was poor Issa's and want you to have il. !"
Colonel Breckenridge denied this and limited
that it had been stolen from his apartments
by Miss Pollard.
Sometimes little thing like this proves
to be the most important item in case, J"
said Mr. Carlisle. ga witness has told
you that it was on Miss Pollards lap
while Colonel Breckenridge was sitting by
side, and it has been shown that
| he saw it many times, and that fact proves
| that there was degree of affectionate in
| timacy between the defendant and the plain
| tiff that presaged marriage.
COMPLETE CHAIN OF EVIDENCE.
Rapidly reviewing the testimony aboun
the outward appearance OF an engagement,
Mr. Carlisle summed up this feature by say
| ing that there was contract of marriage
| between the plaintiff and the defendant
had been shown by the production Of an
| invitation he addressed to her to attend re-
ception in his honor at ia young ladies' semin-
ary 1t had been further shown by his visits
to 1919 H street, where Miss Pollard was
staying, by what Claude de la
Roche Francis overheard between the
two, and by the positive, clear, explicit
statement of Mrs. Blackburn. 1t was
| further confirmed by visits in May,
1888 to the plaintiff, and by
| two visits to the Chief of Police.
''The history of this form of
action" said Mr. Carlisle with
emphasis, twill not present more complete
chain of evidence than has been presented
here of breach of contract of marriage
Mr.. Carlisle proceeded to score the de-
fendant for hypocrisy.