The herald., 1894-04-17
BRECKENRIDGE WILL NOT DOWN.
He Says He Is Still in the
Race for Congress.
One of His Party Papers Calls Upon
Him to Resign.
His Lawyers Preparing to Appeal His
Case to the Supreme Court.
Miss Pollard Completely
Frustrated
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
LEXINGTON, KY, April 16. The news
OF the verdict in the Pollard Breckin'
ridge case caused no particular sur,
prise here, especially among the voterb,
II anything, his friends appear to be
more active, as they assert that the
result OF the trial will cut no figure in
this end OF the district. Breckinridge
telegraphed to some Of his iriends today
that he was in the racs TO win and to
communicate the same to his friends in
this county. Now that the result OF the
trial is known, 1t ia supposed settle
ment will begin at once. An active can
vass and lively times are expected in the
near tuture and the fur will fly.
BREcKINRIDeE's DUTY.
LOUISVILLE, KY, April 16.-The Post,
Democrat, commenting on the downfall
OF Colonel Breckinridge, says:
II 10 not story to which the people
of kentucky can be in the least indiffer-
ent. His name has been an honored one
In the annals OF Kentucky. Men who
have borne it in every period of it's his.
tory have borne 1t proudly, and
have rendered signal service to
the state and to the people.
With his confession still on his lins
with the plea OF Colonel Thompson
arousing an indignant protest in tn
heart of every honest man, Colonel
Breckinridge proposes to return to Ken
tucky and ask the people of his district
to return him to congress. He owes
some confederation to the friends who
have been true to him; to his district,
which has honored him; to the party
which has needed and called to him.
The one service he can now render to
Oil these, the one recompense it is in his
power to offer. is to accept the ver-
dict of the Washington jury as q
verdict of eternal banishment from the
public service and act accordingly. He
should retire now and leave the Dem
ocrats of the Ashland district free to
choose representative who will bring
new and better influence into politics.
They should 20 to some man of worth
and character in private station, whose
career has exhibited those virtues and
devotions on which Anglo.Saxon civili-
cation rests, and send him to Washing
ton as Kentucky's reply to the accusa-
ton brought against her own son."
BRkCkiNRlDGE' b APPEAL,
WASHINGTON, April 16.-Representa-
tive Breckinridge and his counsel were
engaged this afternoon in preparing
their formal motion for q new trial,
which will be presented TO Judge Brad
ley tomorrow. This motion is a mere
formaIity in the way OF an appeal TO the
district court OF appeals, for no one
entertains the slightest idea that
Judge Bradley will overrule the in ry
and grant the motion. The motion will
verdict wGe tt5itFvq' to fffiNs Peea thai tbs tthhs
evidence. and that the damages are ex-
cessive. The counsel for the defense
will press for hearing on the motion
at the earliest possible day, as Attorney
Stoll is anxious to return to Kentucky.
BREcKINRIDGE IN THE HOUSE.
Representative BreckinridEe appeared
on the floor Of the house of representa-.
tives today for the fret time since the
beginning of the Pollard d-Breckinridge
trial. Personal allusions were avoided.
MANY acquaintance sb ook hands cor
daily with the colonel. The ordeal was
evidently a severe trial, as his face was
flushed, but he smiled continually. Al
ter occupying his seat two minutes he
left the chamber. He will resume HE
congressional duties at once.
MISS POLLARD FRUSTRATED.
Madeline Pollard is still at the Provi-
dence hospital, suffering from the
nervous prostration that followed the
trial. Her condition remains about the
same as yesterday; whether this means
she is likely to pass through a serious
illnese is not yet known.