The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-03-13
IGILHTIC LAWYER
OolonelBreokinr Counsel As
saults Mr.. johnson.
NOTAING DAMAGED BUT DIGNITY.

Earlier In the Day Miss Pollard Is Car
ried sobbing and Painting from the
Court Room - Yesterdays Testimony
substantiats the Marriage Engagement.
WASHINGTON, March 13-A pugillstic
assault by Congressman Breckinridge's
law partner, Mr.. John Shelby, OF Lex
ington, KY, upon the Junior counsel for
Miss Pollard, Mr.. w. G. johnson, of
Washington, closed yesterdays proceed
lngs Of the breach of promise trial Mr..
johnson had referred in general way to
the course taken by the defendants at
torneys in regard to certain aflidavits as
X bhicanery, and Mr. Shelby endeavored to
mnke a reply, but as the usual hour for
adjournment had passed Judge Bradley
had deferred the question.
Mr.. Shelby Is u short, wiry man, with a
bald head, around which there Is fringe
pf blonde hair. He wears n blonde mus
tache and gold trimmed spectacles, He
was exceedingly pale and nervous of man
her as he attempted to secure hearing
from the court, and when Judge Bradley
Tapped on the desk declaring 81 have adj
;ourned the court" Mr.. Shelby remarked
In an undertone II know what will do,
tben," As Mr.. johnson left the room Mr..
Shelby darted after him and accosted him
In the hallway. Mr.. johnson is broad
thouldered, black moustnched, cool and
handsome. Mr.. Shelby is short and ex-
eitable. Said Mr. Shelby, facing his taller
opponent: "You have insulted me, sir, and
tmust have satisfaction, sir"
well, sirir responded Mr.. johnson in
terrogativcly and calmly, as he afterwards
said, expecting that Mr. Shelby would de
RanNninnfa tha ri Df gatisfupfipU Ip
pected.
1'hereupon Mr. Shclby's right fist shot
outward and upward, grazing Mr.. John,
sous left cheek ana drawing slight
blush AS he threw up his arm in the de-
fensive the disnificd form Of his profcs-
hional partner, Mr. Calder IT. Carlisle, so
clal leader and polished attorney, was in
terposed between them. Quickly several
other gentlemen became participants in
the fray. Colonel Breckinridge. with his
cleaning snow white beard, and his son,
Desha Breckinridgc, with coal black whis
kers, piled themselves upon Mr.. Carlisle.
There was an excited moment of general
melee engaged in by no less than dozen
gentlemen, most of them Intended peace
nakers, when Deputy Marshal John H.
leonard, giant in statue, s,rode into the
ocuter of the conflict, ihrusting the bellig-
ercut kcntuckian back and putting a
damper upon hostilities. Everybody then
emerged from tho heat of the controversy
hninjured, although Mr.. Johnson's cheek
NRs slightly reddoncd, and the immacu-
la,e silk hat of Judge Jere Wilson had
been sadly ruifled
II call Upon you gentlemen to witness
, that was assaulted" said Mr. johnson,
somewhat eIcitedly. There was muir
mar of assent from the bystanderS, and
fast then Judge Bradley strobe upon the
bceue demanding to know the cause of the
Mr.. johnson, Mr.. Carlisle and
tfr, Wilson laid the case before him, stat
Ing that the Kentucky lawyer had made
an unprovoked assault upon Mr. johnson.
Colonel Breckenridge aud his son had
started from the court house, Int seeing
the Judge, turned back, the congressman
approaching him and saying, with evident
excitement, Il had nothing to do with
t,is, Judge; was trying TO separate them;
tESt was all.
From the statementsof eye Witnesses il
seemed that this was correct, for although
there was a moment Of very general scuf-
hing everybody but Mr. Shelby seemed to
have started in with intentions of stopping
Tie trouble.
Judge Bradley was very indignant.
ave cannot have this here, gentlemen -
he said. sternly You must understand
that we cannot have such outbreaks.
will ascertain who are responsible for this,
Rnd see to it that thoy are properly pun
ished I"
Thereupon the two parties Of attorneys
retired TO their respective headquarters to
discuss the affair,
THIS pugilistic encounter WAS not the
only sensational incident of the day, for
MISS Pollard was carried sobbing from.
r
The court room and fell in faint outside
Ehe door when testimony concerning the
bRth OF her child IN 1883 was given. Thu
bwo faithful friends Of her own sex at
tended her. and she was driven in II cah
20 she House OF Refuge, where she makes
her home
Congressman Brcckinridge was notice
ably more nervous and less at ease than b.
hhs been heretofore, although he bear
h.mselt more unconcernedly than most
men would under the circumstances. anr
tAteS = decided interest in the legal as.
poets of the case, frequently prompting
biz attorneys and Offering them suggts
hcns,
Another incident that bordered on the
Beasational was the exclusion from the
sourt room, by order of Judge Bradley, OF
! toarteen fashionably attired ladies who
/ had gathered to listen to the testimony.
AhN AoSS4P "a ihV Wy 10 ubout tlttdi!1 }
divided between the court house atfray
Ind the identity Of the bevy Of fashionably
hrcssed Young ladies who were sllmna aril .
excluded from the court room by Judge
Bradley.
Tho days proceedings brought forth @
description of the barriers against taking
testimony for the plaintiff which had been
met with in Colonel Breckinridge's state
and much of the time was consumed by
Arguments over the admissahility OF de