The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-03-22
AN OLD MANS DARLING
Tho Shlm.iul Tal9 Tod in The Pollard
Case Yesterday
HIS SIN AND HER SHAME
Erecklnridge VIII Bring Forward
Much Evidence 10 Show That
Ho Was the Injured
innocent.
HIS SIN AND HER SHAME

WAsInNGToy, March al.-This was N
field day for the colleagues OF Representa-.
tive breckenridge of Keaucky. Gray
hairs and bald heads wgrc in tho majority
oi those III attendance at the court. but
the spectators @ere disappointed by one
OF lhe least sensational days Of the trial.
al'nour-n they heard the defense of Col
ohei Beckinridge outlined by his law
Partner and attorney, Col. John J. Shelby,
! and the last words of Miss Pollartl's story,
! then they slumbered through the reading
OF long deposition. The defense will bs
partly denial and partly explanatory; de-
NAL that Colonel Breckenridge had Sc
dueed Madeline Pollard and that she gave
birth to child at Norwood convent; an ex-
! PLANTATION that she had trapped him into a
| promise 10 marry her on the understand
! ing that tho process was only "A device by
which she was 10 withdraw from his life
and he able to break off her relations with
| Mrs. Blackburn. The long continued il
lcit relations between the two are ad-
mtted without excuse or palliation except
n referee nee to the inherent weakness of
human nature, but the orator represents
that lie was often anxious 10 break of his
relations with Miss Pollard, but was al
ways inveigled into a continuance by the
| young woman; that she followed him, de-
manded money from him and compelled
his promise TO marry her under threats,
emphasized by 4 display of pistols. Ii is
promised to be shown that Miss Pollard's
early life had not been one of virtue be-
fore the silver-tongued orator crossed her
path. This, in substance, is the defense,
and il has many branches and side issues.
Counsel Tor Miss Pollard was SO well
satisfied with the impression she had
made tina, they not only declined 10 ask
her single question to strengthen any
point OF her evidence, but announced
that they rested the case there. This was
done IN spite OF the fact that they had n
nunber oil additional witnesses and alil-
| dlyts.
| !a,ss Pollard at once left the court
! loom, showing evidence in the pallor of
her countenance of the strain under
! which she had been laboring.
After counsel for defense had retired
for consultation and returned, Col. JOAN
/. Shelby OF Lexington. Breekinridse's
law partner, proceeded to outline the de-
fense. Flo said:
| e'h dikiiDI.GsI ny lHc ustcltldut W
say and II will be corroborated by his SOL
emn oath. that he did not seduce her; that
IL was never made known 10 him that she
ever had any children by him until the
Hing of this suit last August; nor did he
ever under any circumstances make any
! promise OF marriage to her"
The defense did not intend to condone
whatever was wrong in the relations Of the
two and il was only by tho truth defen-
dant wanted to be judged.
Continuing, counsel declared that Miss
Pollard accosted defendant on the train
before he ever knew her; told him how
her father admired John c. Breckenridge
and named her for him. Some weeks
later he received letter from her asking
advice as 10 her relations with Rhodes,
which he answered. giving her the law in
the case. Later she asked him 10 come to
the seminary and followed il with her in-
fatuation aud relations for 10 years with
Breckinridge.
Resumng the statement at the after
noon recess, Colonel Shelby declared Miss
Pollard had claimed her first confinement
had resulted in q miscarriage, and that
she never intimated to him that she had q
child by him, but she again dissuaded
him. Again at the house on Lafayette
square, Miss Pollard attempted TO shoot
him but was foiied, and then Colonel
Breckinridgc had been again induced,
| under her renewed promises, TO GO TO New
York and TO visit Mrs. Blackburn and to
take Major Moore with her. On visit to
DIR. Lincoln. Breckinrdgc told the doctor
TO do what he could to make her comfort
able. assuming that she had told him that
DIR. Lincoln know of her condition. Miss
Pollard did go to New York. Colonel
Hrccknrilgc began 10 carry out his agree
mcnt TO do what lie could for her. To
further force him. she had given an an
nounccment of the alleged engagement
10 the newspapers; she had written him
that hc must renew his promise by letter,
TO which he had. of course, paid no nttcn-
tion, aud then followed his public mar
ringe to Mrs, Wing, in July.
| In such n case the character of the
plaintiff was necessarily IN issue, and
particularly where she claimed that the
dcfcndan, had seducei her. No man was
liable, morally or legally. for not doing a
thing which was morally impossible.
When Miss Pollard net Colonel Breck IL
ridge she was matured woman, q years
old. She had denied the fact of tho mock
marriage with Alec Julian and had ex-
plainnd the nature Of his attentions 10
Mrs. Rosalle. but the atlilavits from these
men would bc evidence that be fore she
had met Colonel Breckinridge sh9 had
been seen nt an assignation house.
AT this point in the statement objection
was offered by Mr.. Wilson and sustained
by the court that the statement was drift.
ing into an argument. Colonel Shelby.
resuming. said tho motive OF the plaintiff
in bringing this suit mgsy be considered
that. as stated by the plaintiff, !; had not
been for money nor 10 yindicate her own
character. which was necessarily de-
slroyed by the suit. but for revenge and tc
destroy the power Of the defendant.
Again Mr.. Wilson renewed his objection
that the attorney was stating the Law in
correctly. Mr.. Shelby continued when
the parties both understood that the sem
blaucc OF a contract was created for some
purpose. therc Vas merely "a serublauce u
a contract in order that Miss Pollard
might be able 10 terminate her relation.
with the defendant, and with this state
ucnt he closed.
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