The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-13

lns-room ana stepped into the entry aii'
WAS there two or three minutes. whlle
waiting for the servant. While there ne
had overheard what was said by Colonel
Breckinridge and Miss Pollard. IL was
impossible he said. 60 recall all the worus
Of tho conversation.
The Impression on His Mind.
"The impression left upon my mind
was. he was beginning when Mr.. but
terworth interrupted. saying.
GIVE the language
GIVE the substance" said Mr.. wilson
GIVE the substance" said the court
Colonel Breckinridge asked Miss Pol
lard" said the witness. VINO was
and she replied Mr. de La Roche Fran
cis lie asked If ! was in the habit OF
calling there and she said that cahed
upon Mrs Thompson and her nieces.
Then he asked II / called upon her ana
she said ] did not. lie expressed NM
self as regretful that met her, pc
cause I might be led TO mention ms at
tentions TO Miss Pollard 10 those ladies'
have mentioned. Mrs Wing and
Madame Covarubias, which he did not
then desire on account OF the recent
death Of his wife lie asked Miss Pol
lard If ] knew Of the engagement ana
Miss Pollard told him that did. Col
onel Breckenridge seemed quite perturbed
about H. Some days after that the
witness went on Miss Pollard repeated
the conversation TO witness, and the
witness Impressions Of the converse
tion might have been obtained in part
from that statement by Miss Pollard
Mr.. "Frawncis" Cross-Exsmined
Mr.. Francis was cross-examlned by Mr..
Butterworth. and explained that he first
met Miss Pollard at the home of Mr..
Thomas in February. 1893 Never met
her anywhere else IL was two or three
days later when she recited the CONVERSE
ton, which he had overheard between
her and Mr.. Breckenridge She repeated
il al the personal request Of Mr. Breck-
inridge. Mr. Francis said that he told
Mrs. Thomas Of the matter shortly after
ward. Miss Pollard told him that il was
/ Colonel Breckinridges desire that he
/ should say nothing about the engage
ment. Ii was barely possible, explained
Mr. Francis. that what ne had tesu-
/ lied as being the conversation he had
/ overheard might have arisen in part from
what he heard and also from what Miss
/ Pollard repeated TO him Colonel Breck-
/ inridge had never spoken 10 him about
| the matter The witness was going on
/ in a deiiehtfully gossipy manner, and so
/ there was a laugh when Mr.. Butter
| worth asked, "What is your business
/ and he replied: II am studying law, sir
Mr. Francis stated that Miss Pollard
[ had asked him 20 testify. but he had
l come on a subpoena. Miss Pollard had
/ asked him last spine if he knew that
/ she and Mr.. Breckenridge We're engaged.
/ She then asked if he knew that he was
| said 10 be engaged % Mrs. Wing. and
/ remarked that she feared that he would
not keep his engagement with her miss
/ pOllrD and said that If he did not
she would Kill herself She burst into
tears. but was pacihed by the witness
/ and Mrs. Thomas. He was under the inn
! preston that this conversation occurred
about the third week i'm last May. she
asked them not 10 believe anything de-
rogat0ry OF her and repeated her deter
mlral0n 10 shoot herself If Mr.. Breck-
/ iur.dga did not marry her. stating that
/ she had the pistol al her bedside. Mr.
/ Francis also stated that Miss Pollard
asked him to testify TO the overheard
/ conversation If it should ever be neces-
sary-
Did she designate how it might be-
come necessary for you to so testify
asked MIR. Butterworth.
Other Fish in tn Sea.
"No, sir: she did not" replied Mr..
/ Francis. And then he convulse1 the
/ courtroom by remarking that be endea-
| vored to console her by telling her that
/ there were other good and distinguished
ridge ntimating that there was as good
/ fish I'm the sea as had ever been caught.
Miss Pollard explained that Mr. Breck-
/ inridee had been particularly good and
/ Kind TO her and had shown her devoted
/ attention. She said she loved him as
she feared she could love no other man
and reiterated her intention TO shoot
herself if he failed 10 marry her. She
was i'm "a very excited. nervous state.
and Mrs. Thomas remarked subsequently
that She feared that unless She removed
/ the pistol she would DO as she had
/ threatened. Whether Mrs. Thomas did
remove il. witness did not know.
The cross-eXamination of Mr. Francis
was concluded at noon. and upon Mr..
I Carlisle explaining that they had no
/ other witness present. a recess was taken
/ until 1 o'clock. i'm order TO give counsel
for defense time to prepare the atfda-
Wits promised regarding the taking of
dopositions in Lexington.
opportunities OF the Curious.
When Judge Bradley ascended TO the
/ bench FOR the afternoon session of the
trial neither party to the suit was in the
| room. and there was a delay of "a few min
/ utcs waiting for them Miss Pollard came
in nrst and upon the arrival of the plain
! un, Mr.. Carlisle asked the indulgence OF
| the court while they placed Or. Johnson
] on iUt eltUl at TINS point, as ms Ufut
was very much occupied. Then there was
a lull I'm the proceedings while The lawyers
/ for the defence held brief consultation.
When the trial was resumed there was q
/ goodly crowd of spectators present. but
| IL was only a small detachment OF those
/ who had clamored for admission at the
doors. The rule Of the court excluding
| AN but those who have some reasonable
| right TO he In attendance, is rigidly lived
up to with the result that there were
fewer people in Oh courtroom than would
be the case I'm any trial of even ordinary
| Importance The order of the court for
bidding admission TO ladies kept out all
or the female sex and the only ladies who
were present were the two who are in
attendance with Miss Pollard
By the side of the courtroom is a light
/ well. ten or fifteen feet wide. and win
dows from the main corridor OF the court
house look into this well and give re-
stricted view into the court where the
] Pollard -Breckinridge case is being tried.
Some idea of the desire 10 get even
/ a little peep at the patries TO this famous
/ suit is given when IL is said that these
corridor windows were crowded all the
afternoon with men and women craning
thir nccks TO get some idea of what was
going on In Judge Bradleys court As
fast as any would so away their places
would be taken by other anxiously curious
spectators.
DIR. John lon TestiGes.
The rule in medical ethics which en-
forces secrecy on the relations existing