The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-27
MADELINE'S MARRIAGE.
Her Modern Barnabas Describes
that Mock Wedding.
THE DEFENCE SETS UP AN ALlBT
FOR BRECKENRIDGE.

Lawyers and Court Officers Depose That
He Was Trying Cases at Times When
Madeline Claims He Was With Her
Judge Bradley's Remarks on the
Washington, March 26.-When the
ard-Breck1nridge trial began this
morning interest centered in the decision
of Judge Bradley with reference to the
admission of certain dispositions taken
in Ohio and Kentucky in behalf of Col.
Breckenridge, to which objection was
made by Miss Pollard's attorneys. Miss
Pollard was not in court When the
court had been called to order, Judge
Bradley rendered his decision. The first
of the Objectionable depositions was that
of man named Brand, who refused to
tell whether he and Miss Pollard had
maintained improper relations, very
odd refusal, so Judge Bradley said. i'll
view of the fact that he had admitted
that though a married man, he fire.
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objection the deponent could have to an
swering the question, the Judge could
not see. A deposition of one Kaufman
was admitted, but Judge Bradley said
that if he could have suppressed the
depositions of Brand, Coffin and one
Hawkins on the ground that they were
too filthy to be read he would have done
SO. But unfortunately he could not
overlook their legal rights. The deposit
tion of John O'Tool was overruled be-
cause it was based on hearsay, SO were
also those of DR.. Green and DR.. Lewis.
The dispositions of Mrs. Miller and W.
W. Rosell were not overruled. but were
amitted subject to objection to specific
questions when they were read.
Bradley said "I will say here that the
court has been deluged with anonymous
letters about this case. No one who
writes an anonymous letter ought to ex-
pect to have any notice taken OF it. And
it is said person who would write an
anonymous letter would do almost any
other mean thing. There is one sug-
ever and the writers are apparently
actuated by only pure and proper
motives, and that is directed to the pub
lication by newspapers OF details OF
evidence in the course otsthe trial. The
public should understand, and assume
the public generally does, but there are
some people who do not, that no court
can exercise or presume to exercise any
censorship over the press. But would
suggest to the correspondents and mem
bers of the press, that it is in the best
interests, not only OF this community,
hut of every community in the land TO
which these newspapers go that's far as
possible, and | think it is possible, the
disgusting details of matters that may
be deemed essential and material to be
given in evidence in the course of the
trial should be withheld from publica-
tiop. The publication of these matters
would, in my Judgment, render them
sufficient to exclude the newspapers from
the use of the mails l trust that in the
interests of the people OF the city OF
Washington, as we'll as the interests of
the country at large, and the families
iuto which these newspapers go, that
these details will be withhold
Mr. Carlisle took exceptions to the
ruling of the Judge with reference to
the dispositions that were not overruled.
The deposition of Ed. M. Wallace was
with Col. Breckenridge in the case of
o. D. Browne. Mr.. Wallace said he
knew that Col. Breckinridge was pre-
sent at the trial on August $, 1884,
and every other day it was before the
court.
The deposition of Rodney Hagart. local
counsel for the Kentuckey Central rail-
road company, Clark county, KY, also
showed that Col. Breckenridge was else
where at the time Miss Pollard says he
was with her. Mr.. Haggart was particu-
larly questioned with reference to Col.
Breckinridge's whereabouts at times in
1884
Judge Jerry Morton deposed that he
was associated with Col. Breckenridge
fria NJ tha ri roIJif rnnrt n
Jessamine county, Ky, and that Col.
Breckenridge was present at the trial of
the case at Nlcholsville, twelve miles
from Lexington, August 27, 28, 20 and
80. On cross examination, Judge Nor
ton said the town was connected with
Lexington by railroad and the journey
took about an hour and quarter.
The deposition of Judge Joseph D.
Hunt, arbitrator in one of the Clark
county cases, corroborated the testimo-
ny of Mr.. Hagart.
L. o. Lewis, clerk of the Fayette
county court at Lexington, deposed that
Col. .Breckinridge's name was down on
his poll book as having voted in Will
liams precinct, Lexington, August 4,
1884.
VS.. Marshall, judge of election in
Williams precinct, deposed that Col;
Breckinridge voted on the day named
by Mr.. Lewis.
Nat L. Bronaugh, corroDorated the
testimony OF Judge Mortol as to Col.
Breck inridge's, presence at the Nichols
vile court in August, 1884. He could
not say whether Col. Breck1nrldge re-
mained in town over night OH any occa-
sion during the trial.
The deposition of Joseph skain, clerk
of the Phoenix hotel, Lexington. showed
that Col. recizinridge boarded at the
hotel during parts of 1ss7-ss-s9 and
the hotel register was produced to show
the correct dates
The deposition of James A. Ely, clerk
of the Fayette county court, referred to
the presence of Col. Breckinrldge in
Lexington, November 22, 25, and rs at
the trial of case and at the unveiling
of the John c. .Breckinridge statue, Sep
uembe 16, of the same year.
Sister Agnes, mother superior OF Notre
Dame convent, at Reading, deposed
that she did not know Miss Pollard or
anything about her record at the convent.
1t was against the rules of the school.
she said, to permit men. married or un-
married. to visit the pupils.
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