The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-04-05

DOM you remember she spoke 10
you regarding your relations with col
Iored women?"
Il never heard of that until she
spoke of it on the stand
Did you, on any occasion, visit the
plaintiff at Mary McKondie's on Second
street. in this city,"
u did not with great emphasize
II never did,
In January. February or March,
1852
L never did. 1 know that is the place
the plaintiff and DR.. Parsons have To-
Gated as the house where the child was
born. 1 know there is woman of that
name who will be called upon to swear
was there. / know certain persons
have been sent there to train her as to
what she will testify. never was there.
1t is false"
you say certain persons have been
there to train her? Has any one been
there on your behalf?''
Sent His Son There.
81 sent my son there, because I
had heard she was to be called to tes-
tify, and that she had been seen by
another witness in this case regarding
her testimony"
Did you communicate with the plain
tiff by advertisements in the Evening
Star, or did you arrange to have type
l
imunication with her with some person
in this city,"
The colonel was strenuous in his de-
malls. No such arrangements had been
made by him or for him to his knowl-
edge, nor such advertisements, if pub
| liShed. would not convey any informa-
ton to his mind.
With this reply Judge Wilson return
ed the defendant to his own attorney
/ for redirect examination
| Mr.. Butterworth drew out of the col
onel the conversations between him.
self and Miss Pollard regarding their
marriage. She had told him. he said,
she had no friends; that her only init
mate girl friend had gone insane; his
wife was dead and there was nothing
to prevent him from marrying her. He
replied to this with some anger and she
/ said if he would change his tone, she
would retire from society and be his
mistress; take care of his room and do
| his typewriting. He had told her that
under the circumstances she was the
! last person who could do his typewrit-
! ing. She had insisted she would not
leave him, but would go wherever he
went. Then they had walked together
to house on H street, which they had
been accustomed to visit. His anger
/ had cooled. He sat down; she sat on
the floor with her arm on his knees and
they talked far into the night, she say
ing she did not care if there was a scene
there. He had told her that after their
relations he could not marry her; that
no man could be expected to marry a
woman with whom he had had inter
course, unless he had seduced her
| Could he Mistress, hut Not Wife.
q You know I have not seduced you,
| said" and Colonel Breckenridge con-
tinued: She urged me TO marry her
! on account of those relations. 1 said
! / can't afford to put Jim Rhodes mis-
tress and my mistress at the head of
my table. She threw up the window
and said she would scream. Just then
some one raped at the door and said
We were making a great deal of noise;
that my voice was peculiar; that there
was another member of Congress in
the house who might recognize it
! Oaughter).
Colonel Breckenridge smiled and con-
tinued: Il did not care TO know who
he was
This narrative was objected to by
Mr.. Wilson, but Judge Bradley said he
knew no reason for refusing it. The
| defense contended that the particular
talk had not been given before and
/ Judge Bradley remarked that the sub
stance of it had been, that several OF
the expressions were very familiar te
him. Mr.. Butterworth acknowledged
that the matter was not good for the
public but that Mr.. Wilson had
endeaVored to prove the defendant
course had been brutal toward the
young woman, and it was due to sthis
that he had allowed defendant to eX-
plain how the matter occurred The
attorneys had no more witnesses or
hand, the cross-eXamination having
ended as Mr.. Shelby said, somewhat
unexpectedly so they asked for an adj
journment an hour earlier than usual
Mr. Wilson offered to occupy the time
| with some of his witnesses for rebuttal
but the defense declined the offer anc
the judge said he would concede the
request not to continue the case today
though it had already consumed more
time than it should have done.
Bradley Reads the Riot Act.
IF the parties to this case would like
to go out first, they may do so and
will keep the crowd back" said Judge
Bradley, as the people began to. stil
from their seats. Accordingly Miss
. Pollard and her attorneys, followed by
Colonel Breckenridge and his attor
ineys, filed through the little door be
men made a rush from their seats af
ter them. Judge Bradley's cheek.
flushed and he raped the desk fiercely
Court has not adjourned" he shout
ed, above the busting noises, "tak'
your Seats" then pointing to one con
SpicuouS offender who was half way
across the room with his hat on h,
said sternly, Take off your hat, there
and go back where you came from
Take your seats"
AS the men relapsed into their seats
the judge declared in sternest tones
This morbid curiosity which has beer
manifested since the beginning of thi
trial is perfectly disgusting. The CORR
dor of the courthas been crowded: tn,
egress has been crowded, and l under
stand the sidewalks in front of tn
. offices of the counsel have been crowd
; ed, showing an eagerness to see tn,
parties to this suit. They seem to for
get some one besides the parties t,
. the suits are on trial here. The spec
, tators have been on trial for their de
cency and they have been guilty O
indecent conduct These men VIII
come here, day after day. remind ma
Of bUzzards sitting on a fence. waitin,
Tor sick horse to die; waiting for ;
pile of carbon
Then turning to the crier, he com
manded: Adjourn the court" an,
STROBE out, pushing his way through
the halls and across the street in
crowd OF several hundred men an,
women waiting to catch a glimpse q
Madeline Pollard and Mr.. Rrecl5in
ridge. mn
FOUR INSTANTLY KILLED.