The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-13
JUDGE BRADLEY
VERY UNKIND
He Excludes Curious Women from the Pol
lard BFeCkinrIdge Trial
MIR. SHELBY SLAPS Mr.. JOHNSON
The Racy Breach OF Promise Case
Continued with Renewed Vigor
Miss Pollard Sheds Tears-A Num-
Der Of Women Are Elected by Order
Of the Court Mr.. Shelby's Attack
on Attorney johnson Nearly
Arouses a Free Fight.
WAsnINGrON. March "

WASHINGTON, March II.
M EFRESHED by two days of con
w sultatiOn aud planning, the Pol.
I'M lard -BreCkinridge legal forces
u u bristled with law books and pOr.
tentious looking documents this morn
ing AZ they arraYsd themselves along
the two rows Of desks in the criminal
court room. Jurors, too, were emlling
with Just provOcatiOn, for directly
across the court room and facing them
sat gronD Of fashionable young
women backed bya row Of solemn ma
irons all guided by that fountain Of
curiosity which springs eternal IN the
female breast.
Expectation fairly beamed from be
meath their bonnets. Five minutes
after the appointed hour for court con.
vening Miss Pollard entered demure
and with downGsst eyes wrapped IN
her long black cloak. with the congress
man defendant and his sa,chel of doc
uments following so closely after that
the two seemed to have come together
Judge Bradley leaned his handsome
head back in his padded leather chair,
the roll of jurors was called and was
no sooner flushed than the judge re
marked "Mr. Marshal, | wish you
would request these ladies to vacate
the seats unless they are witnesses in
| the case. Thereupon Mr. Marshal
Wilson's portly form loouned up before
the women, waving them out. They
went with clouds Of disappointment
over their faces and such an angry
babbling Of protest that the judge was
obliged to rap sharply for order.
PHYSICIANS TESTIMONY.
Dr. Tabor. Johnson, prominent
| physician of Washington. took the
stand at the afternoon session and said
| he knew Miss Pollard through at
tending her professionally on May "a.
| 1903 The witness was asked If on the
occasion of his visit to Miss Pollard he
| had seen letters and telegraLs at her
| house Dr. Johnson said he had looked
over them at the request of Miss Pol
| lard The witness identified the sigma
lures and handwriting of the letters as
those of Colonel Breckenridge.
Mr.. Carlisle read the letters in the
order of their date. There were three
of them, none of which We're particu-
larly atfectionate and they were direc
| tions to Miss Pollard to OBTAIN the ser
vices of competent physician.
A middle-agel woman who gave
| Miss Pollard Il bright smile as she
took the stand gave her name as Mary
| Ia 1E
and said she attended Miss Pollard pro.
fessionaly in the winter of 1888 at a
convent and again on Second street
THE USUAL FLOW OF SALTY TEARS.
Here Miss Pollard broke down and
her sobbiug became so violent that the
proceedings were stopped. Miss Pol
lard WAS led out of court.
DR.. Parsons said he called on Colonel
BreckinIidge at the request of Miss
Pollard aud presented mm a bill Tor
professional services. Colonel Breck-
inridge sent the witness the amount of
tine bill. Uuder cro's examination DR..
Parsons said Miss Pollard had told him
that Colonel Breckinrdge was her
guardian and the witness hal gone to
him in that cap city.
AT the close of DR.. Parsons eXamin-
alton q prolonged controversy arose
about admitting aiilsvits. 1t tran
spired during the discussion that 100
witnesses had been examined in Ohio,
Kentucky and Virginia, William G
johnson, who IS assisting Mr.. Calderon
Carlisle for the plaintiff, in opposing
the motion, contended that the defense
was guilty of chicsnsry, eifrontery and
insolonCe in endeavoring to keep the
depositions out of court When Mr.
johnson made the remark about chi.
canery there was murmur from Col.
onel Breckenridge and his counsel
Shortly afterwards when the court
was declared adjourned, Mr. Shelby,
Colonel Breckiuridge, Colonel Phil
Thomson, Major Benjamin Butter
worth, Charles IL Stoll, w A. Nc
Kenny and Deshs Breckinridge went
ont in body. AT the door of the
lobby outside the court room Mr.
Calderon Carlisle and Mr.. johnson
we're stopped by Mr.. Shelby who had
waited there for them
MR. SHELBY BECOMES BELLIGERANT
"Mr. Johnson" mid Mr.. Shelby, ~
consider your remarks to be insulting
and demand satisfaction. Then Mr.,
Shelby slapped Mr.. Johnson's face.
Mr.. johnson made movement to
strike his assailant, but Mr.. Carlisle
placed his body between the two Just
then Colonel Breckenridge rushed in
with his arms extended
keep your hands off me, sir, cried
Mr. Carlisle. expecting au attack
you'll suffer for it,"
ii intended only to separate them. "
said Colonel Breckenridge, excitedly V.
Mr.. Carlisle had raised his hands to
avert any hostile intention of Colonel
Breckinridge's, and az he did so some =
body struck him in the back of the
head
A couple Of bsiiifJ were hurrying
off through the crowd with Desha
Breckenridge. Colonel Brscltinrdges
son, and Captain Leonard, the deputy
marshal Of the District, told Mr. Car
Isle that he was the one who made the
attack,
Mr.. Shelby and his brother counsel
hurried out of the court house, while
Colonel Breckinrdgs remained to make
an explanation to Judge Bradley, who
had heard Of the row and had come
back. Mr.. Carlisle, Mr.. johnson and
others also told the Judge of the affair,
and he promised to settle it in the
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