The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-04-11

Washington, April 10-During the
progress Of the Breckenridge trial Judge
Bradley was engaged in reading a let
ter. He called Attorneys Carlisle, Viii
son and Butterworth for a consulta-
ton, and finally one juror for further
consultation. 1t was probably one of
the anonymous letters that have been
pouring in by the bushels since the
trial began.
Pollard appeared in most becoming
hat. Breckenridge was paler than
usual.
Burning BrecE1inridSe.
Attorney Carlisle took up the review
Of the testimony and devoted himself
FOR the first half hour to the discussion
of Mrs. Blackburn'S testimony, COM
menting on the testimony of Claude
De Laroche Frances, a cousin of Ward
A1cAllister and a nephew of Marquis
De Laroche chamberlain of the pope.
Mr.. Carlisle laid stress on the fact that
in response for the production of Miss
PollardS letters only those advanta-
geOus to the defense were brought
forward. Later they brought forward
a work basket which had belonged to
the late Mrs. Breckenridge. which the
colonel had denied giving Miss Pollard
and reminded the jury Of the testimony
of Mary Yancy. the colored cook who
had seen the pair sitting on a sofa to-
; gether with the basket between them.
Carlisle passed on to the time when
Pollard took Breckenridge from the side
of his lawful wife with a quotation
from Miss Pouards testimony: Il
said, come with me, will you, and he
came" and then to the interview in
the office of the chief of police where
he had sworn, closing her hands in his,
n TO marry her on the 3lSt Of May De-
III PENDANT asked the jury to believe his
kword supported by corrOborating testi-
Anony or conduct that the engagement
Nj marriage had been concerted sub
terfuge.
- Judge Him by His Words"
The speaker continued: Il ask You
TO Judge him only by what he has told
You here the stand. The father Of
= family, with eight children, and d
devoted wife, he tells you that he lived
nine years in calm, deliberate adultery
with this woman, not giving away to
sudden passion, not led by misguided
love: lust. not love, was the bond be-
tween them. During these years he
was posing before the world as a
Christian statesman, a. man high in the
counsels of the Presbyterian church,
giving counsel to saints and sinners.
While his life was a lie, he asks you to
during half d dozen interviews with
Mrs. Blackburn, g woman of high
standing in her state who must have
Won tie admiration of every mother
son in his box, what he told 10 hef
and carried on was a, complicated lie.
After comparing the social position
OF the two principals, and stating that
$4,000 was little recompense for the
harm done Carlisle closed and Colonel
Phil Thompson faced the jury
Thompson scores Madeline.
Colonel Thompson stated that his
client was not responsible for bringing
4ha filth into court He wanted Pollard
tried as the bawd and wanton. She
o,fessed herself. Then followed a
terrific arraignment of the plaintiff,
the Dainting of the revelations of the
testimony in the worst possible colors.
naming her associates, and calling at
+ention to her drunkenness and ncen-
tiou. less He wanted to known Waere
plaintiff got money TO carry on the eX-
The counsellor had some good words
for Hiram Kaufman and John Brandt
11rnose characters, he said, had not peer
sronea ched When Miss Pollard demeC
gt11at she wrote that letter TO Srechlh'
y RIDGE She lied and had lost the case
The letter showed that he had come tC
fhe school on her invitation. 1t hao
been said this timid little girl woulc
mot aDprOach such a big man as BTeck'
inridge. but she had told how she en-
trustei herself in the same way tC
Roselle telling She had heard OF MN
from Nellie Oliver. and asked him Il
take her to the school. Mrs. Browf
had come forward TO purify the atmos
ryhere OF the school, and nobody coulC
blame her because the plalnut1 nae
left a trail of impurity behind hel
wherever she went
Speaking of the plaintiff being undel
contract to marry Rhodes engaged Il
one man and another mans mistress
and bilkng another out of his money,
Colonel Thompson exclaimed, And {
school girl, at that. Ny God, At she evel
gets out of her short dresses what {
robber and plunderer she VIII be.
Thompson called Down.
Judge Bradley here interrupted th'
siseeah with a remonstrdnce, saying:
NOW Mr.. Thompson, take care no
to use such expressions As that
What have / used. your honor tht
lawyer inquired.
You said, My God
II beg pardon, that was an nadver
teuce"
Colonel Thompson discussed lie prob
ability of the young woman accom-
ranving Colonel Breckinridge TO IN as
sienation house in Cineianaei, as sh'
claimed. The day after 4 drive when IA
had made improper advances aad sh
had repulsed him.
After the noon recess Col. Thomp
son resumed his speech characteristic;
Miss pollard as 1.-The most sl1illful ad
eTeutllress who ever made tract
Nhrough court room He argued
hon dates to show that Col. Breckin
RIDGE could not have been the f9thc
81 her first child. To give the plain
fsa verdict would be 10 convict JONI
Brsnat. Hiram KaufI "a. Mollie Shin
sTeIberger and the defendant OF willfu
Perjury. He referred TO Miss Pollard
Statement to CLAUDE De La Roch
Francis that Col. Breckenridge was
IoyabI and noble man and said tn
defendant had been the soul of gener
osify throughout his dealings with tn
woman. Her letters to Rhodes wer
blind wooden letters to the man VIII
had seduced her and she was demand
inc money of the poor old man. Sh
went at Rhodes booted and spurred
and 1T was stand and deliver, tellinl
him he could not come and see her un
less ne put up Were these the de
Inands of a schoolgirl 70 generou