The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-03-27
BRECKINRIDCE'S CASE.
Increased Interest in the Great
Breach of Promise Trial.
ANOTHER DAY OF DISPOSITIONS.
Attempts to Prove an Aiibi on Certain
Nights on Certain Dates when Miss
Pollard Had Testified That the Colonel
Was with Her in Lexington.


Nights on Certain Dates when Miss
Pollard Had Testified That the Colonel
Was with Her in Lexington.
WASHINGTON, March 27.-Gonernl Cox
ey's Army of the Commonweal has been
no more successful In attracting to itself
miscellaneous aggregation of celebrities
than was the Pollard -Breckinridge trial
yesterday, In front row opposite the
Jury sat the governor OF Indiana and sew
eral members of his staff. Behind them
wus Captain Philip King, of the Prince
ton University Baseball team, supported
by his warriors. Further in the back
ground was the usual mixed audience,
with a select sprinkling of congressman,
who come and go with every day of the
trial. There were no ladies', because the
eex is outlnwed from the room, but after
the court had adjourned two fashlonably
sttired women slipped in at n side door
under the guidance of bailiif and stood
for five minutes stariug at Colonel Breck-
fnridye, where he sat in consultation with
his lawyers, as children are accustomedto
stare at the animals in n mcnngerie.
There were hours devoted to arid de-
Rositions which were intended to prove an
slibi on certain dates when Miss Pollard
had testified that the colonel was with
her at night in lexington, and others cast
Ing shadow OF suspicion upon her maiden
character Perhaps the most interesting
OF the depostious was that from Aleck
Julien, the blind lover of Madeline Pol
lard who figured as the substitute hus-
band in the mock marriage at Squire
Tiusley's house on the Christmas of 1889.
In the objections to the depositions for
tho defense both sidos were even. Judge
Bradley excluded several and expressed
regret that he had not power to quash
chem all because of their needless OBJ
scenity. Being u staunch Prcsby erian,
moreover, he suggested that the news
paper correspondents should expurgate
their reports in the interests of public
morality.
Attorney Stoll read the dispositions of
Joseph c. Bailey, clerk Of the Woodford
county circuit court at Versailles, Ky.
From the records Of the court the clerk
had testified that in lsS4 there were in
hsctments for murder against Ollie and
X, Il, Brown, aud that Colonel Breckin-
ridge had been one of the defending attor-
ntys 1t appeared that the trial was in
progress on Aug g. the day upon which
Miss Pollard had testified that the colonel
took her to the house of Sarah Cess, in
Lexington; also on Aug. 12, IL and TO-
The cross examination of the clerk read
by young Attorney Farrell of Lexington,
developed the further information that
daring this trial Colonel Breckenridge had
frequently driven over from Lexington,
returning at night and sometimes bring
Ing his wife. He had attended the whole
trial of Ollie Brown.
Ono Of the Lexington lawyers. Edward
\ N. Wallace. who had been associated with
Colonel Brech iuridge in the defense Of
Brown, had dep0sed that he colonel was
present throughout the trial, arguing the
case and examining the witnesses, and
his statement was read. Next came the
deposition Of Judge Rodney Hagart, who
had been associated with Colonel Breck-
1Rrdge as counsel for the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad in eases tried In August,
lssI
The deposition of Judge Jerry r. Nor.
Geu to prove that the defendant was in
Jassamine county, Ky, from Aug. 81 to
1ag 30 1884, was read, and the cross-cx-
summation showed that the town was an
hour and quarter by railroad from lex
tHgtOn Judge Joseph ID. Hunts affidavit
eorroburHted that Of Mr.. lIHgart and
Theodore Davis, clerk OF IL conrt, deposed
thlt Colonel Breckenridge had voted IN
Lexington Aug I, 1884, aud W. 5. Marsh
poyroborNtod his testimony, Mai. L..
BrOnauph, a lawyer added his testimony
bE8I NUlOHNl JEttklnTliRt Hhtl bttn tn
kJgsd in the Jassamiue county court from
Agg Il to 30, ISL but could not say where
H. Colonel BrecEinridge) had passed his
nights during that time.
Rhe deposition Of William &. Wood,
carpenter Of Lexington, stated that he
bad been engaged to marry Miss Pollard
In the fall of lss? When lie informed
Der that he could not afford trip to
ikgrope, a. he had promised hhe flew into
. rage and threw the engagement ring Rt
him
The deposition Of Aleck Julian was then
road. Julian stated that he was ~ years
old, had been bIiud since 1882, as the re
Bult Of shooting pistol which he didn't
knpw was lundcd and had known Miss
I'nllRrl three or four years before that
fis thought she was 10 or IL years old
when he first knew her. He spent the
night of Dee. "a, 1889, at Squire Tlnsleys
about quarter of q mile from Graffeus-
burg There were present Squire Tins.
ley and his family and M8die-Matlelinc
Pollard.
Continuing Julian testified "After
breakfast We We're talking about matri-
mony, and somebody suggested that |
should marry Madie. Owen Tinsley, the
ssquire's broi her, who was pretty hilari-
pus, snid he would marry IFS, and we stood
mp and married her, After awhile he
left, say! ny he would leave her in my
charge. We were talking, and then one
of us suggested that when people were
married they usually went to he'd. She
consented, and we went up. She had been
drinking and had not / laid her down
on ths bed or helped her there, aad sat
down ON the bed"
At the time OF he mock marriage, he
Thought, Miss Pollard was about Is years
old
Then came questions about the contents
OF a letter received by Julien from Miss
Pollard, which were ruled out on the
grounds stated by Judge Bradley. that a
blind man could only know by hesrsSy
the substance of letter sent him.
Everything that Miss Pollard had done
shat morning at Squire Tinsley's. he eA-
piained, wRs because of the intaxic.uts
she had taken Apart from that incident
he considered her as nice girl ~ he had
ever known. Her conduct was What OF a
shssts aud modest young woman,
He had kissed her just as lie would kiss
any girl. Saw nothing wrong about it,
and had kissed many women
AT this point ths court adjourned.
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