Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-03-27
IMPORTANT DECISION
Rendered in the BreCk-
inridge Trial.
WILL ADMIT DISPOSITIONS.
Breckinridge's Counsel Hope to De-
stroy Miss Pollard's Testimony.

wAsHEoToS, March aZ-The decision
Of Judge Bradley. with reference to the
admission Of certain depositions taken In
Ohio and Kentucky In behalf of Colonel
Brsekinridgs. TO which objection was
made by Miss Pollsrd's attorney, at
traotsd much attention yesterday.
Arguments on the legal points raised
against thsss dispositions were heard by
Judge Bradley Saturday. and as he prom
ised TO render his decision yesterday.
many lawyers were present TO hear IL.
Miss Pollard was not in court.
When the court had been called to order
Judge Bradley rendered his decision.
He cited statements to show that cir
cult and districts courts Of the United
States had the power to authorize deposi
tions TO be taken de bens esss, and IL
could not be successfully disputed.
The first deposition read was that Of
Joseph c. Bailey of Versailles, KY, who
In clerk Of the woodford county court,
who produced his records to show that
w. G. d. Brsekinrfdgs had been an at
tornsy for r. b. q q. ID. Brown In their
trial for murder In January In 1888 On
Jan. .. 1884, Colonel Brsckinridge was In
court. according TO the records, and was
also there April ~, 1854
what the RECORD showed.
The record showed that the Brown case
was mp In court on Aug. g. 1884, at the
time when Miss Pollard testified that
Colonel Brsckinridge had met her at the
assignation house of Sarah Cess a few
days after the alleged betrayal
The deponent said the case had gone
along on Aug. 10. when o. d. Brown was
admitted to bail.
WAS Colonel Brecklnridge at this
trialr was asked the deponent
Yes, he was present every day" was
the answer.
The cross examination of Mr.. Bailey
was read by young Mr. Farrel OF Lexing.
ton, who represented Miss Pollard at the
taking Of the deposition, and the ques-
tions asked were evidently intended to
show that Colonel Breekinridge could
have attended 70 the trial In the daytime
and gone back to Lexington at night Mr..
Bailey said Colonel Breckinridge fire.
queutly came over TO Versailles In q
buggy. sometimes with his wife.
The deponent said he knew, of his own
knowledge, that Colonel Breckinridge
was at the court on the days given by him
In connection with the Brown trial, aud
he would swear 10 having seen him Aug.
g. He knew, too. that Colonel Breckin-
ridge always stayed In Versailles until
late at night.
wallace Testi1es-
Ed NJ. Wallace was the next deponent,
and Mr.. Stoll read his testimony. He isa
lawyer. and was one of the counsel with
Colonel BreC kinridge in the case Of o. ID.
Brown. Colonel Breckinridge, he said,
was the leading counsel for the defense.
Mr.. Wallace said he knew Colonel Brsck-
inridge was present at the trial on Aug 5,
1884, and On every other day It was before
the court.
The deposition Of Rodney Hagart, local
counsel for the Kentucky Central Rail-
road company Of Clark county, KY, also
dealt with showing that Colonel Breck-
inridgs was elsewhere at the time that
Miss Pollard says he was with her. Mr.
Hagart was particularly questioned with
reference to Colonel Breckinridgs's where
abouts at times In 1884
Judge Jerry b. Morton deposed that he
was associated with Colonel Breckenridge
In case tried In the circuit court OF
Jessamine county, KY. and that Colonel
Breckinridge was present at the trial OF
the case at Nioholsville, a town IL miles
from Lexington, on Aug. 27, 2e, 20 and ~.
On cross-examination. Judge Morton said