Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-03-21
THE POLLARD SIDE REST
PLAINTIFF BREAKS DOWN
AND wEEPs.
Breckinridge Was With Miss FOL
lard After He Was Married To
Mrs. ing, And ReviIed Her To
The Former.

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Mrs. " ing, And Reyiled Her T..
The Former.
J WASHINGTON, March 21.--"Miss Pol
lard, you said yesterday that your rcla
tions with the defendant continued altc,
his marriage" said law,er Buttcrwortl
yesterday.
after his secret marriage"
"Did you have any suspicious about
that marriage.
No; but ! knew he had been with
Mrs. Wing in New York, and | asked
him about it. He answered by telling
me there was nothing between them, and
then he maligned her; he spoke of her in
language | cannot repeat. He told me
that she was a very worldly woman,
and certainly became suspicious that
he should spend 9 days with worldly
woman"
How long did your friendly relations
with Col. Breckinridgc continue ?" asked
Major Butterworth.
Then occurred the most pathetic fca-
ture of the day.
The last day was on the evening of
May H." continued Miss Pollard. "In
every way that he could he made me be-
lieve him. This was on the 18th dav of
May after the alleged secret marriage
with Mrs. Wing"
You were willing, Miss Pollard,
then interrupted Maj Butterworth,
ito continue these relations because Mr..
breckenridge wanted you to-"
81 was more than being willing" the
witness exclaimed, passionately; IL did
as he SAID. gave my babies away be-
cause he asked me; he said if | kept
them it would be traced to him and
they would be known as bis children.
A woman can't do more than that. she
SAID, with voice trembling with feel
ing. Il saw my last child laid in the
dark grave, because it needed mothers
care, and because could not give it"
The spectators saw woman's head
go down on her hands, and there were
tears in many eyes as she wept for her
little ones.
Judge Bradley adjourned the court,
and Miss Pollard quickly made her way
out OF the court room.
Breckenridge was not as smiling and
debonair this morning as he has b, en-
and his features had Il trace of gravity
strange to them. At a word from Carlisle
Miss Pollard took the stand. Butter
worth, Stoll and Shelby held confer
ence. After several questions about her
visits to Mrs. Logan's formerly DR.
Mary Street, house and about her adop-
ton OF the name OF Breckinridgc, which
she said was done By the direction OF
Breckenridge, Buttcrworth created
surprise by saying abruptly: That's
all Miss Pollard"
Miss Pollard looked astonishcd She
started to leave the stand, but was
called back by Carlisle. lie did not ask
her any questions, however, but caused
another surprise by saving: "If you
please. your honor, the plaintiff rests her
case here"
he sentence was hardly ended before
Miss Pollard and Miss Ellis had disap
peared through the jurors door. But
terworth asked for few minutes to con.
fer and he, Breckenridge, Maj, Stoll and
Col. Thompson filed out of the court
room.
The conference lasted over % minutes,
and when the defendant and his attor.
news returned, Shelby, Breckinridge's
law partner, began the opening state
ment OF the defense of the urv, which
had heen reserved when the trial opened
While this case teechnicaIly rests"
SAID Shelby, ''on charge of breach of
promise OF promise, other considerations
enter into it aud affect it strongly
Then he told of the complaint and the
defendants answer, and said 81 am
authorized by the defendant to say
and 1t will be supported bv his testi
monv on the witness stand under oath
that he did not belray Miss Pollard
and that he never knew, until it was
testified to by DR.. Parsons on the stand,
that any living child had been born to
her, and furthermore that the plaintiff
never did have any idea that the defend
ant would marry her, that he ever in
tended to make or carry out such a
contract with her. Defendant does not
desire to condonc any offence of which
he may be guilty, but he docs wish to be
Judged by the facts and not through
other things
Shelby then told what he said was the
true story OF the meeting between Miss
Pollard and Breckenridge and denied n,
detail the various statements made by
Miss Pollard, and stated that various
acts testified to by her were done at her
suggestion.