The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-03-15
SOBS RESOuND.
The Fair Madeline Ueeps la the Court
ROOM Hearing OF the PoIlard-Hreckin-
fidSc Cass Coutinust.

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| first persons to enter the circuit court
! room Friday morning was Miss Made
line Pollard the pi.in.iff in the suit
against Congressman y. G.. p Brecla;n-
sidge This was the first sight OF
the plaintiff vc.che6ied to the scandal
lovers who cro,,,;e,i the court and
for Quarter .: At hour before
tie trial 3eS@n sne was the
target OF all ,y-, and the subject Of
many curious colr.,.eut> Miss toI-
lard is an Attractive looking young
woman whose appearance would lndl-
cate tina. she has attained thirty years,
with Il SENDER s.r!;sh ijsr:e was en-
veiopeti in :cnx lack ulster Her
face was nearly c"icrlcss, with y snail.
piquant mouth up:uraed nose, flushing
black eyes, and heavy. dark brown
hair Miss Pollard seemed quite at her
ease Her face was covered with o
thin vail which in 10 way concealed
her featurea She talked with her law
yers NEST Of the tine prior to court
convcning.
Col. Brechinr:dgc was late in putting
in his appearance. Finally lie came
with small satchei Of documents on
his arm, fresh and smiling. accompan-
led by his 500, Dc.ha breckenridge
The number Of lawyers made it neces-
sary to have two rows OF two ia blcs,
the front line devoted to the Pollard
forces, the second row occupied 10y
the Breckenridge party, no that the
white-hairel defendant sat almost di-
rectly back OF his yonng antagonist
The trial was really commenced when
Mr.. Calderon Carlisle faced the jury.
leaning langui,ily against table, and
in deliberate conversational tones out
lined the matters which the plaintiff
would endeavor to prove. He contrast
ed tire positions Of tho two parties, one
man CT family. oi political prominence,
high in the counc;is-of the prcsby:eri-
an church. famous throughout the coun-
Try as IN orator, the other iricndiess
young woman. Something was said
about TIE legal aspects OF the case.
Then he began to read the declaration
which was published in full when the
suit WAS brought, how Col. Breckin-
ridge had taken advantage Of Miss Pol
lard's youth wicn she was Il girl OF
II at the Wesleyan Female .cniinary,
and then further alleging that he was
the fxther CT her three children; thst
| he hnd in the presence Of credita BILE
witnesses promised TO marry her, have
ing previously made the promise to
become her husband when his wife
should die; that ho lad married instead
| a Mrs Louise Wing OF Louisville: that
| Miss Pollard Ind cudeavored to leave
him end make z career Tor herself, but
had been persuaded 10 continue As mis-.
trcss because Of her love for him. Dur
ing this reading Miss Pollard flushed
crimson. She trcmbied violently ard
buried her face in harlkerchief. Col.
breckenridge chattcd in d matter-of-
| fact way 9Th his Lawyers.
next Mr.. tSarli.le read the defend
ants answerh denying all The paterial
allegations in the complaints
Skctchiag briefly what would be
proven in the case, .Ir. Carlisle spoke
ofAliss Pollard as the daughter of q sad
dlcr. brilliant, apd always endeavoring
to rise above her station He said that
when she was young girl John
C. Rhodes. man Of means, but
not of high position, was attracted by
her charms, offered 10 educate her If
she would marry him, and she, a simple
country girl, had signed an agreement
to that effect. Afterward when Misc
Pollard was in trouble, because Rhodea
was p essing her to fulfill her promise,
aud because She, country girl be-
/ Iieved he could invoke the law in her
| aid, she had written Mr.. Breckenridge
asking his advice, a letter which was
answered IL: person
Then. according to Mr.. Carlisle, be-
gan deliberate laid scheme to work
the ruin Of the girl, under promise that
when his wife died he would make her
his wife. lie had introduced her AZ
his promised wife into the first families
of the city. Tnder the law OF the dis
tsiet there could lie no claim fer dam
ages on account of seduction, but the
remedy, OF rather what reparation
could be made for broken
promise of marriage the law
guaranteed Attorney Phil Thompson
! announced that the defendants open
ing statement would lie reserved until
the conclusion Of the plaintiffs testi-
mony,
Just Ms Mr.. Carlisle was rising to
reply Miss Pollard broke out hysteric-
| ally to her counsel, sobbing and max
ing innrticulate exclaina tions, while
the sister of charity and her attorneys
underworld to calm her.
Mrs. julia c. Blackburn, widow OF
T, the late Gov. Luke Blackburn Of Ken
lucky, was the first witness called and
testified in favor Of the plaintiff
Conggcsa,naa Ign.on tsftos
WAsuIsq4oH. March 1a-Represen'
totive G. +. breckenridge, of Arkansas,
! has received the following telegram
from w. II. Wilson, son of Represents
tive Wilson. chairman Of the ways ana.
means committee, regarding Ais faith
ers condition;
GuADAf.AsAHA. Mex, March s.-Hon
| {. Il. Breckinridge, Fevor gone. In
! bed, very weak and much ernaciated.
w II. WILSON.
Railroad Must Pay
! Jackson, C. H., ". Va, March 10
! The celebrated suit of Nancy Parks
!; administrator OF Alice Parks, rs, she
1 Ohio River railroad, Las $4,000 dam
/ ores far killing Alice Parks, resulted