The evening world., 1894-03-13
NO PISTOLS IN COURT
So Breokinridge's Lawyers Assure
Judge Bradley.
Was Reported the CoIoneI's
Counsel Were Armed.
No Judicial Action Taken on Yes
terday's Fisticuffs.
Hy AsJpcinted Press.)

WASHINGTON, March 13.-Such a
gathering of lawyers as filled the Circuit
Court room, where the Pollard-Breckin-
ridge case is on trial. this morning, has
seldom been seen In Washington. Mem
bers of the local Bar crowded the place
to see what sentence Judge Bradley
would mete out to the visiting Kentucki-
ans who had made a pugilistic assault
upon Miss Pollard's attorneys the night
before.
Within the recollection of the court
officials there a been no instance Of a
resort to fsticuffs by practitioners before
the local bar, and the sentiment Of law
yers was for a strong punishment OF
{ their brethren who had SO disturbed the
dignity of the court.
Col. Breckenridge, smiling as usual, was
shaking hands with his cousin. Gen.
Joseph Breckenridge, when Judge Brad
ley took his seat on the bench. There
was a moment of very impressive silence
following the roll call Of jurors. the
Judge seeming to wait for explanations
from the lawyers. Then he said: II no.
tice the papers have laid out a course Of
procedure for me to follow regarding an
occurrence just outside the courtroom
after the court had adjourned yesterday
= and which the parties concerned In II
probably regret as much as the Court
does; not, m.,.sr =, vb,c, tho Court
can take judicial notice. As 1t was
past the hour of adjournment when, the
! plaintiffs counsel had finished speaking
dences OF excitement on the part of the
defendants counsel, l thought 1t best TO
adjourn the court, thinking hat after
in which certain words had been used.
the counsel might look upon them diff
ferently. Had the trouble referred to
taken place in court 1t would have been
the duty Of the Court to take judicial
notice Of it and he would have done SO
promptly"
surprise, after which Judge Bradley
"There is another matter about which
deem 1t my duty to speak; the Court
the gentlemen representing the defend
ant have come into the courtroom
armed. There is a law for the punish
cealed weapons, not as stringent as l
wish It was. This is a law-abiding
comn unity, the courts are adequate to
proteA ~sitizens, and as such conduct
IL uncalied for, 1t is most rejrehensi-
Bile. II the Court has information ade-
Quate, he will see that prosecution Is
S ssissl" in the police court OF the dis
Here Mr.. Butterworth rose, stating
that he had never carried a weapon. and
thought the counsel should be given an
oportunity to enter disclaimers, as. he
would regret the occurrence OF such q
: breach of order as much as the Court.
One by one the lawyers for Col. Breck-
inrldge declaring that they had not car
ried weapons, Mr.. Shelby beginning with
the statement that he had never carried
q weapon in his life, Mr.. McKenney fol
lowing with a similar statement. Mr..
Stoll declared that he had never entered
the presence of a court armed. and ther
l Mr.. Thompson remarked: A ] am the
only one ltf l will enter a disclaimer
Also
Mr.. Carlisle rose to say that he wished
Il understood that the information had
not came from any of the PLAINTIFF
counsel, to which Judge Bradley as
scented, but remarked that 1t had beer
given him by reputable parties.
The belligerent episode. having thus
been closed, Attorney Stoll, for the de
Tense, was asking to be permitted an ar
gument in supper of his motion to sup
press the dispositions taken the day be
fore the trial when Judge Bradley in
terposed: ~ hardy think 1t Is necessary
as the Court was about to decide II
your favor"
The Judge excluded the depositions or
the ground that they did not conform
to the law that they must either b.
written out by the deponent or by th'
notary before whom they were taken
Is they were written afterwards by type
writer.