The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-25
MADELNE'SLOVEASAM MAID
Hef Counsel Fighting TO Keep the
Stories From The Jury.

Jullan story OF the Mock Marriage
and the Mock Brides Passionate
Suggestion Objected to Because 10
Occurred Before She Met the Defend-
ant-other Spicy Stories in the Depo-
sitions Also Objected To.
Washington, March "a Last Thursday
in the trial of the Pollard Breckenridge
case, objection was made by the counsel
for Miss Pollard to evidence contained in
dispositions presented by the defense con-
cerning Miss Pollard s age; conversations
regarding her had with James c. Rhodes,
her deceased lover, and with reference to
her ability to resist improper advances
from men. Some of the objec-
tions We're sustained and the evil
dence ruled out, TO which excep-
tion was taken by the defense. In other
instances, Judge Bradley decided to post
pone the reading of certain Objectionable
passages in the depositions until he could
examine into the matter and accordingly,
it was agreed to that he should hear argu-
ment on the admission or exclusion of the
disputed evidence this morning at 10
o'clock.
THE ARGUMENTS BEGUN.
Shortly after the appointed hour the
arguments began, but behind closed
doors. Only Col. Breckenridge and his
attorneys and theCounsel for Miss Pollard
were present. The reason for the secrecy
was TO prevent the objectionable testi-
mOny from being made public through
the newspapers, thus bringing it, in q
measure, before the iurymen, who are TO
be kept in ignorance Of the character OF
the evidence unless Judge Bradley de-
vfHnc ie ont nd
be read in court. The private room
where the arguments were heard
adioins the regular circuit room which
was abandoned for the purpose of the
trial because of the great pressure for ad-
mission, and the largest court room in
the court house used in its stead. Col.
Breckiuridge arrived at the court house
aIone this morning and went Immediately
to the private room. He looked fresher
and less worried than he did last Thurs
day. Mai Butterworth Judge Wilson
and the other lawyers in the case came
in slowly, and it was l0:3O o'clock before
the arguments began.
THE POINTS ARGUED.
The most interesting points argued
were in reference to admitting the depo-
sitions Of Alexander Julian, w w. Ro-
sell and DR. Lewis Mr. Julian is the man
referred to by MissAollard as My blind
sweetheart modern Barnabas," who
deposed that one Christmas day,
while in the house ef Squire
1insley, Miss Pollard, after drinking too
much eggnog, went through the form of
a mock marriage with Julia n, and then
proposed that they carry out the mar
riage relations
The testimony Of Mr. Lewis was that
Col A. w. Swope, who was killed in q
street duel in Lexington by Cassius Clay
Goodloe some years ago, had requested
| him to perform an operation on Miss
Pollard, with whom he said he had be-
| come involved. DR. Lewis refused. He
| testified that he did not know whether
the Miss Pollard mentioned was Madeline
Pollard or some other Miss Pollard.
| w. w. Resell is the man who was e1-
gagged TO Miss Pollard In Cucinnatia at tho
time, according TO her own admission.
when she was under contract TO marry
James c. Rhodes, or pay him the money
he advanced her, and was expected to be
confined of her first child. "Yes, Mr..
| Butterworth, i" said Miss Pollard in adj
mitting this state OF affairs, las bad as it
sounds, that was exactly the case" Ro-
sell deposed that he had taken liberties
with Miss Pollard at Wesleyan college,
and that when he was about leaving Gin
! cinnati for a trip to Chicago, she begged
him to take her along with him.
THE GROUNDS OF OBJECTION.
All the testimony is objected to by Miss
/ Pollard's counsel Julian's on the ground
that it concerned time prior to Miss Pol
| lard's meeting with Col breckenridge,
DR.. Lewis because he could not specify
any particular Miss Pollard as the ono
atouJ whom he alleges Col. Swope spoke
to him, and Rosells as affecting the COM
potency of evidence offered covering o
period subsequent to the alleged betrayal
! by Col. Breckenridge.
The technical objections TO the admis-
sion of the depositiOns on the ground that
they had been taken de bene esse, or, IN
other words subject to estimation at
| their proper value by the court; to be ad-
mitted or rejected as evidence and OPP
posed on any grounds the plaintiff might
see tit to make, were argued by Messrs.
| Wilson and Carlisle and johnson for the
| plaintiff, and Messrs. Butterworth and
! Shelby for the defense, until nearly
! o'clock. Judge Bradley reserved his de-
] cisiOn saving he would render il when