The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-03-21
MISS POLLARD DONE
She Leaves the Witness Stand
Today.
Lawyers for Defense State Their
Case.
NO INNOCENT GIRL.
Instead of Being Entrapped
Herself They Say,
NO INNOCENT GIRL.
She Led the Unwary Colonel
Astray.


+ Breckenridge. and his right hand man.
Attorney Ben Butterworth, were late ia
arriving in the circuit court, not appear
until after Miss Pollard, with face very
pale, but apparently composed, had
waited several minutes in her seat.
he two gray heads of the defendant
and his leading lawyer were bent to-
f gether In a brief consultation. as Miss
Pollard walked around to the witness
stand. Her face showed lines of worry.
and sleepless night, as she faced the
I audience for the fourth day. Then Mr..
/ Butterworth began by inquiring if Miss
+ Pollard had the contract with James
Rhodes, to which she replied that the
I contract had been given to Mr. Rhodes.
There never had been a.settlement, but
in 1888 she had given him a note for
three times the amount he had advanced
for her schooling. 81 had never paid
Mr- Rhodes because ] never had any
money to pay anybody anything" She
said. The cOrresp spondence had continued
after she came to Washington.
Mrs Dr. Mary Logan had not recog-
nized her when they first met in Cincin-
Datls but had before they had parted.
Miss Pollard was going to explain
about the meeting when Mr.. Butter
worth cautioned her that she must not
wander from the subject, protesting that
he was anxious to treat her with perfect
fairness
Il beg your pardon, Mr.. Butterworth,' -
she replied I'll know you treat me fair
ly, and i am very grateful I am so full
of things, / want to tell you, I can't keep
them back"
There was a short little tilt between
Lawyers Butterworth and Wilson over
the answering of questions. after this
which Judge Bradley answered by de-
claring that the witness was not obliged
TO answer question just ia the form de-
sired by the examiner.
Back to the autobiography in the
New Ork World came Mr.. Butter
worth. Objection was made by Mr. VIII
son. that it had been threshed over to
WEAKNESS, and the same opinion was
held by the Judge
"What were the facts about your
adopting the name of Breckinridgey"
asked MIR Butterworth. "N hen did you
first use the names"
esMr. Breckinridge and I talked it
over He said I might use the name,
and had my card plate with it in 1889
or 1890" was the answer in explanation
of the statement in the newspaper arti-
Gle
81 am very weary this morning and
hardly able to 20 out said Miss Pollard
Nevertheless the plaintiff continued to
be mistress of the situation. for when she /
had been asked about the trunk She had
at Dr. Streets In Cincinnati during her
first confinement, and Ar. ButterwOrth I
read from his manuscript, she insisted /
that he should give her undivided atten- /
ton before she would continue
Great stress had been laid by the de E
fense upon the description of the trunks. +
which seems to be important to the case. T
That's all, Miss Pollard" said Mr.. +
Butterworth. 10 the surprise Of the court. I
The plaintiff i'm black and Sister Ellis T
disappeared through the side door, her 4
attorneys remarking that they had no .
use for her.
Then, said Mr. Carlisle, "the plaintiff .
rests her case here"
The plaintiff had been under cross-hre 4
for two days and over, during which \
every phase of her case had been re-
viewed from every light, but her att0r-
neys did not consider it necessary to
strengthen or explain any Of her state
ments by redirect examination. They I
had in reserve other witnesses and afh-
davits, bat these they did not use.
There was q rustllng ln the Breckin-
ridge camp of conversation and dOcu-
ments after which Attorney Butterworth
asked for a few moments for his side for
consultation. and the defendant, his son
Desha, and five attorneys tripped out
through the door by which Miss Pollard
had made her exit
Hreckinrtdge's Side stated.
"The delegation from Kentucky retir-
ed for conference remarked q gentle
man, who has attended political cOnven-
tions The Breckinridge forces we're ia
retirement twenty minutes Then Col.
Shelby the Lexington, KY. lawyer,
short pale man, with light mOustache,
partly bald head and spectacles, faced
the jury to outline the defense.
While the case was technically one for
breach of promise, he said, IL included a
wider scope 81 am authorized by the
defendant to say" he said, "and 4 viii be
corroborated by his solemn oath. that he
did not seduce her; that it never was
made known TO him that she had any
children by him until the filing Of this
suit last August nor did he ever under
any circumstances make any promise Of
70 her.
The defense did not intend he said. to
,ondOne whatever was wrong in the re-
ations of the two and it was only by the
ruth the defendant wanted to be judged.
Outlining what would be the defense,
be stated that Miss Pollard had accosted
AIr Breckinridge ON the train, before
which time he had never seen her, that
le had supposed he ought to know her
having reached that time Of life when
be was forgetful Of faces.)
She introduced herself, said her father
was a great admirer of John G. Breck-
nridpe and had named her after him.
Several weeks afterward the letter ask
ng advice as to her relations with
Rhodes had been received, he had aus-
vered it telling her the legal aspects OF Z