The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-03-22
THE DEFENSE OUTLINED.
breckenridge Denies and Also Ex-
plains.

pGA1hSs
Washington, March 21-AIiss Pollard
was on the stand for a time today in
her case against Breckenridge, but
nothing of special interest was brought
out by the additional cross-eXamina-
ton.
Then the prosecution suddenly an
nounced the termination Of its inquisi-
ton which had lasted over two days.
Counsel for Miss Pollard was so well
satisfied with the impression she had
made, that they not only declined to
ask her a single question to strengthen
any point of her evidence, but an
nouneed that they rested the case
there. This was done in spite OF the
fact that they mad a number of addi-
tional witnesses and affidavits.
Miss Pollard at once left the court
room, showing by the pallor in
her .countenance evidence OF the strain
under what she had been laboring.
The Defense Begins.
After counsel for defense had retired
for consultation and returned, Colonel
b John Shelby, Lexington, Breckinridge's
law partner, proceeded to outline the
defense. tie SaiG:
to say, and it will be corroborated by
his solemn oath, that he did not seduce
her: that it was never made known to
him that she ever had any children by
him until the filing of this suit in last
August, nor did he ever. under any cir
4 cumstances, make any promise of mar
riage TO her"
The defense did not intend to con-
done whatever was wrong in the rela-
tons Of the two, and il was only by
the truth that the defendant wanted &c
be judged. Continuing, counsel de.
clared that Miss Pollard accosted the
defendant on a train before he ever
knew her and told him how her father
admired John c. Breckenridge and
named her for him. Several weeks
later he received a letter from hel
asking his advice as TO her relations
with Rhodes, which he answered, Civ
ing her the law in the case. Later she
asked him to come to the seminary
and followed it with another, to neither
of which he responded.
THE Woman Tempted Me-"
Being in Cincinnati one day on Other
business, he went to see her and found
her a woman Of 20 Or q as would b'
shown. not a mere school girl Sh,
admitted Illicit relations with Rhode!
and asked him to take her to an enter
tainment in the evening, herself sug
costing 2 closed carriage. In thu
course of the ride illicit relations wer,
established, not by seXuation but in
way which occurs when the woman il
not averse to such things. 1t was a
her suggestion. not his, that they wen
to Sarah Goss's designation house
4 Shelby said there had been no re
hewal OF the Illicit relations during tn
eighteen months ending in July. 1885
though Miss Pollard had followed hin
to Washington and prosecuted hir
with her attentions. This interruptio
of rela tons, Shelby said, constitute
the REPUTATION of Miss Pollard's allega
ton that in February, 1888, she was de
livered of a child by Colonel Breclir
ridge The latter had been compelled
under fear and threats of exposure, t
give Miss Pollard more money than
could spare from his means but sti
he offered her money If she would g
away from the city and fit herself fo
work. A denial was made of the ale
cation that, in August, 1892, or at an
other time. the defendant had promise
TO marry Miss Pollard, as he absolutel
refused her suggestion in 1892 that sh
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