The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-03-13
KENTUCKY LAWYER MAD
An Incident That Shows Much
Feeling on the Part Of tho
Attorneys.
Miss Pollard Also Creates a Big
Sensation by Painting
in Court
Further Testimony Taken In the CsIe-
brated Cass Now In Progress at
the National Capital.

WARRINGTON March -. - An exciting
scene indicating the intense fesling be-
tween counsel on opposinR sides Of ths
Pollard case occurred to-day Just outside
Abe court room when court adjourned for
the day. Mr. shelby. counsel for defend
ant. rebuksd Mr. Johnson. counsel for
plaintiff. for bis hsrsh criticism Of NJ.
Shelby during the course Of the afternoons
proceedings. Hot words followed. aud
moment later nll the lawyers we're push
inc and struggling In a bunch Mr.. Shelby.
ono Of the defendants lawyers. struck NJ.
johnson. who acts for Miss Pollard. m
uRly blow on the head. he men we're
separated before more damage was done or
more blows passed.
Just 80 the encounter vas over Judge
Bradley strode upon the soens. demanding
20 know the cause Of the trouble. hr.
johnson. NJ. Carlisle and NJ. Wilson laid
the case before him. stating that the Ken
tuckY LAWYER had mads an unprovoked os.
sault upon Mr.. johnson. Col. Brsckin.
ridge and his son had started from the
cou't house. bat. seeing the judge turned
back, the congressman saying. with evil
dent evident excitement; Il had nothing
10 DO with this judge; I Was trying TO sep
arats them. that vas all"
Judge Bradley was very Indignant. I'VE
cannot have this. gentlemen" said he
aternly, you must understand, We cannot
have such outbreaks. will ascertain in
hs morning who IL res onsible for this
and see that they are n'opsry puniahed."
When eeen at bis Office. Mr.. johnson said,
I'VE are nos going 90 litiQate the cass Ken
tucky style. Ny references 10 the course
OF defendants counsel in court we're per-
fsctly justified BY the circumstances which
evoked them. They were neither COM
mented n on by the judge nor objected TO
by ATTORNEYS when spoken"
The pugilistio encounter was not the Only
sensational Incident OF the dAy. kiss Pol
lard was carried sobbinQ from the court
and fell In faint outside the door when
testimony concerning the birth and death IA
OF her child In 1888 was being given. To-
night she is testing quietly.
The hiat witness called for Miss Pollard
was Claude de Ia Roche Fiancis first cou-
sin OF Waid McAllister. aud nephew OF the
| cham beriaia OF Leo XII. He had known
Mise Pollard in 1893 and had frequently
seen her and eokiniiRs together. Miss
Pollard introduced witness 90 Col. Prsck-
inritRe once In the drawing room. As Wit
ness entered be found Col. BFsokinri ies
/ holding Miss Pollard's had. He heard Col.
Breckin idgo ask Mas Pollard who he was,
whether be came % see her; also heard Cot.
Brecknridge inquire II he knew OF their
/ eneagement. seeming Apprehenalvs be
might speak OF IL.
Last spring Miss Pollard asked him in
case anything arose 20 make 10 necessary IL .
/ be would give testimony. She said she
feared Col. BIeekinfidRs was moi going TO
keep his word; that " he did not marry her
on the appointed day she would shoot her
stf. Witness said: II do not see why you
should take u 90 much 20 heart Col
hreokinridge is distinguished man and all
that there are othe- men ia she world"
She said; There is no other but Col
BfeokinndRe for me"
This incident occurred about May 13.
Something had teen said about Col. Breck.
inItdge's attention 20 Mrs. Wing
DR.. J. labor johnson. OF this city, hAv-
ing kissed the Bible. asked the couft II he
was absolved from professional oh. igAtioua
OF secrecy. Assn ed attn mativsly br Mss
Pollards attorney. he said IN May, 1893, he
called 10 see Miss Pollard professionally.
she was suffering from a miscarriage.
While attending her be bad seen several
letters end kilograms, and when Attorney
Carlisle showed several 10 MIN no identified
the signatures "a Col. Breckinrides's. One
lette'. dated room OF the COMMITTEES ON ap-
propriatons of the house Of representa-
tives. May 22 told Miss Pollard 20 do what
was best most comfortable snd least dan
/ geTous; told her TO put herself under the
care Of her physician. aud inquired Where
Does MIS-. Is. 90 fiom WsshingtOnr'
4
she attended Miss Pollard al convent in
Washington, In which a male child was
born and placed In an asylum. Al this
point in the examination muiiied sobbing
was heard in the plaintiffs direction. she
| Was learning forward. almost double, shak-
ing eonvulsively. Her attendants unable
TO quiet her, were compelled 90 support her
from the room. As she passed the door ahs
fell forward IN a faint. and would have
dropped to the floor had not one of the at
4 Nnrt IA nfa raaala - Nanm.
lard had told be who was the father OF the
| child she answered "BreckinTidRe," aud
counsel IN a chorus obisoted. The obiec-
tion was admitted. bot finally Dr. Parsons
~as SLOWED 20 say she called on Bseokin-
/ ridge - his residence with a Dill from Nisa
Pollard for the doctors services aud he
forwarded payment
On eross-examination DR.. Parsons said
she told Col. BrsokinTidge she heard he was
Mise Pollard's guardian ami asked him 10
pay the bill. After brief eross-sxamina-
tion Of witness the legal oontrovsrsy over
the depositions was renewed Mr.. Butter
worth. for Col. Breskinridge moved to
suppress depositions taken for plaintiff az
Lexington. March 7. The main point was
that notice OF the depOsitio6s should have
been given Col. BrsckinTidge's lawyers IN
Washington.
Mr.. ButterWorth argued ani MF Johnson
Feplisd for plaintiff. referring saToastioally
10 what he termed the peculiar proceedings
IN kentucky. and the peculiar nannsr Of
the connection Of ths Kentucky attorneys
60 the ease, who had appeared generally Ia
preliminary y ocesdinCs for the advantage
OF defendant, but whose connection IN mat
tsTs 60 his disadvantage had a secret quali-
ication.
Mr.. johnson characterized the objs elton
na piece OF chicancry, inaOlenca an q ef-
frontsrY. Whs hr. johnson had finished
the Augment Judge Bradley said that the
oourt would adjourn. Mr.. Shelby. of Ken
tuoky, Of whom hr. johnson had spoken
Sharply. jumped 90 his feet saying; "Wil
lourned courL As soon as he had done 80
Col. Brsckinridgs stepped before the bench
and addressed him, but the Judge waved
him aside with an expression OF annoyanes
on his face.