Evening star., 1894-03-05
THE POLLARD SUIT
Indications That There Will Be No
Postponement.
4 CASE AGAINST MR.. BRECKENRIDGE
A Long Trial Looked for in Judge
BradIey's Court.
COL. TOTTEN'S ABSENCE

Thursday next, before Judge Bradley, in
Circuit Court, No. l, what promises to be
one of the most interesting, if not sensa-
uopal, cases ever tried in the courts of the
District will be called, when the case of Miss
Madeline 8. Pollard agt. Congressman VIM.
c. p. breckenridge Of Kentucky is reached.
The case was last month peremprorlly set
by Judge Bradley for the Sth of this month,
and, as far as can now be learned. It
will then be taken up. There are. however,
several cases on the calendar OF the court
which have the right of way, and which
possibly may not be disposed of betw cen
now and Thursday. but should these inter-
venlng cases be disposed of by that time,
and that they will be seems probable now
1t is understood neither side Will ask for a
ontlnuancc, even though the eloquent
kentucklan will then be forced to proce ed
to trial during the abselce of Col. Enoch
Totten, one of his counsel, AMI upon whom
he greatly relies. Col. Totten is now in
Florida, where he was forced to go last
month in search of health. 1t is under
stood that he will not return before the
18th. If at that time.
MIR. Breckinridge may, Of course again
ask the court to continue the case until
the return of Col Totten. he did last
month, but, Judge Bradley at that
time remarked. in setting the case for
Thursday next, the defenlant not only has
other able counsel but is him self, it is said,
Il lawyer OI more IMAM ordinary anuty.
Hence it IS believed that unless Mr.. Breck-
inridge should base his request for a con-
tinuance on other grounds the court would
hardly grant it.
The Case to BE Tried.
1t was on the 10Th of August last when
Miss Pollard startled the country by enter
ing suit in the District Supreme Court on
the law side of the court against the Ken
lucky Congressman, claiming damages to
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had she been seduced by the slver-;ongued
orator and politician, but also alleging that
he had broken his promise, solemnly made
to her more than once, to make her his
wife. 1t was alleged, by the fair plaintiff,
that the seduction had occurred several
years ago, when she was an inexperienced
school girl, yet in her teens at a time when
the ConSressman's first wife lived, and that
the unlawful intimacy was continued up to
the time of the defendants second mar
riage. few months ago. several children
resulting from her alleged intimacy with
him.
on the Dist of last September the defend
ant demurred to the plaintiffs declaration
claiming that 1t was faulty, because 1t al
legged more than one promise. The matter
was argued before Judge Cox, the court
overruling the demurrer. and two days later
issues were Joined and the case was placed
on the trial calendar of the court, the case
being numbered 956 Expecting that at the
commencement of the January term of the
not where call ceased during the previous
term, but with the first case on the calen-
dar, 1t was believed that the case would r OF
be reached within year or more. But the
court decided to take up the calendar where
the call ceased at the close of the pre-
ceding term. Hence, the early hearing of
the case.
A Long Trial Expected.
Both sides have, during the past few
weeks, been busily engaged in taking the
dispositions of parties in different parts Of
the country, and it is expected that these
depositions will form quite an important
feature of the trial of the suit. 1t Is
thought, however, that many of them VI ill
be ruled out by the court on the ground
that they are immaterial. The trial, it is
believed, will be long one, and both sides
are represented as ready to make des-
perately bitter fight. The city hall officials
expect that there will be tremen lous
pressure for admittance to the court room,
but 1t was stated today that, owing to the
small accommodate of the room, Judge
Bradley may decide to exclude every one
not directly connected with the trial.