The evening world., 1894-03-09
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iieckinridge, a stalwart "oung man with
,lack hair and beard. The number of
iaNSefs made 1t necessary to have two
,,oWI OF tables; the front line devoted to
me pollard forces; the second row ocCit-
nleu bE the breckenridge party. so that
me W~hite-haircd defendant slt almost
ui1Sctly back Of his young antagonist.
tildoron Carlisle, facing the jury, lean.
ing languidiy against n table, and in de-
lperate conversational tones outlined the
matters which the plaintiff would on
deavor to prove. lie Contrastel the DO
sitipns of the w parties, one a man of
family, or political prominence. high IN
the councils of the Presbyterian Church,
famous throughout the country as an or
ator the, other a friendless young woman.
something was said about hto legal
aspects of the case. Then he began to
read the declartion which was published
N tuli when the suit was brought: how
Col: BrencktnrldCe had taken advantage
or Miss Pollard's youth when she was n
girl of seventeen Mt the Wesleyan Female
seminary. and then further alleging that
ne was the father of her three children.
that he had, in the presence Of Creditah'c
witnesses, promised to marry her, hay
ing previously made the promise to be-
come her husband when his wife should
die; that he had married instead a Mrs,
Louise. Wing, OF Louisville: that Miss
Ioiiard had cndcavored ii leave him and
make a career for herself, but had been
over persuaded because of her live for
him.
During the reading Miss Pollard flush
ed crimson. She tremblcd violently and
buried, her face In a handkerchief. Col.
Brecktnridge chatted in a matter-of-fact
with ihs lawyers.
Next Mr.. Carlisle read the defendants
answer denying all the material allega-
tions, asserting that Miss Pollard had
met him on a train. introducing herself
CARING. that her father had given her
the middle name because of his ad-
iniration for John G. Brcckinridsc, and
that she had afterwards written him
because she was IN trouble.
Skctching briefly what should be
proven IN the case, Mr.. Carlisle spoke of
Miss Pollard as the daughter Of a sad
der, brilliant. and always e~ndeGvoring
70 rise above her station. He said that
when she was a young girl. John G..
ith2des, q mar of means. but not Of
charms, and offered to educate her if
she would marry him, and she. n simple
country girl, had cigned AN agreement,
promising if Rhodes would educate her
that she would marry him or. pay back
the money. the agreement being signed
with the sanction of an urwisp mOther.
Afterwards, when Miss Pollard was in
troubie because Rhodes was pressing her
to fulhl her promise, and because she.
a country girl, believed he could invoke
me law to his aid, she had written Mr..
breckenridge. asking his advice, a letter
was answered in person.
Col. Breckenridge said they could not
talk freely at the school, and suggested
that they. should feign relationship, 50
they could walk out together, IL suEges-
ton which Miss Pollard said was not
necessary. as she could obtain permission
readily. Afterward he called in a closed
one evening. to which she OBJ
tecte1, but met the plausible excuse that
his throat was delicate.
Then began the girls ruin. From that
hour began a secret life between the two.
The articles resorted to were touched
by the lawyer until he came down
to the death OF Col. Breckinridge,s wife,
when, said Mr.. Carlisle, the defendant