Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-21
PLAINTIFF RESTS.
"A Surprise in the Pollard
Breckinridge Case.
The Cross Examination of
the Plaintiff Ceases.
he Opening Statement for
the Defense.
Yesterdays Dramatic Scene
in the Court.
Madeline's Tears Move Court,
Counsel and Jury.

| WASHINGTON, March 21.-Attor-
ney Butterworth created surprise
this morning by closing the cross
examination of Miss Pollard. After
"a lew unimportant questions. the
case Tor the plaintiff then rested and
Shelbv. counsel for Col. Breckin-
ridge, began his opening statement
OF the defense to the jury. He said
the defendant will testify that he did
not seduce Miss Pollard. and he new
cr knew. until it was testified to by
DIR. Parsons, that any living child
was born to her. Furthermore. tn
plaintif never did have any idea
that defendant would marrv her;
that he never intended to ma ke or
carry out such contract with her.
| Counter Charges.
In first conversation between Pol
lard and Breckenridge Shelby
claimed she admitted that she had
submitted her person to Rhodes.
She, and not Breckenridge. sug-
%cstcd that they 20 out in a closed
carriage. and he consented. During
the ride Illicit arrangement was es-
tablished between them without OBJ
lection but with willingness on her
part. They travelled to Lexington to-
gether, and she and not he suggested
that me take her to the assirnation
house of Sarah Cess. Shelby said
the defense was prepared to show
that the claim of the plaintiff that
she gave birth to n child at the Nor
wood Founding asylum in 1885 was
false.
| Yesterdays Proceedings.
| WASHINGTON, March a. - When the
shrill voice of The bailiff cried adjournment
in the hare old circuit court the veled face
Of Madeline Pollard was buried in her
arms upon the cough board tor of the wit
ness box behind which she had sat for
three days. Tho only sound which had
broken such "a silence as seldom falls on a
court room was a sobbing that seemed to
come from her inmost heart. Three jurors
were fumblng in an uncertain way with
their handkerchiefs. the judge was staring
toward the ceiling abstractedly. Even the
lawyer whose crcss-eXamination had led
up to this passage Wore II look of unwOnted
gravity on his fatherly. benevolent face
with something remarkably like moisture
about his eyes. Ifthere was n man among
the curious hundred in the court room un-
moved, lie wa, inconspicuous in the ma
jority of sympathetic faces.
Laid Every tItin; to Brcckinridgc.
As during the day before the witness
pointed every answer with shaft for the
man she says wronged her Did she write
letters to Rhodes-whiie the mistress of
the Kentucky statesman-aaking him for
money and appointing meetings with him:
1t was chargeable to breckenridge Did
she write other letters to Rhodes pretend
ing to be at New Orleans and describing
the cityi II was likewise chargeable
Did she write other letterss The letter.
she said were all planned by Breckinridge
some of them written on IA typewriter bv
him. All had the purpose OF preventing
Rhodes from finding out her relations
with Breckinridge, and he WAS the insti-
rator Of them all. Indeed the witness
painted the darling OF kentuckiaus very
black from beginning to end.
| Specimens of the ~crccds.
| One of the letters wanted so quickly to
nay for her beard Rhodes could come
saturday evening and if he was careful
in talking they could have IA pleasant time
Another expressed disappointment and
annoyance that the money did not come
Rhodes could come to see her Saturday
afternoon when no one else
would be present, bat ''the girls
may come in any time" Another
arain expressed disappointment and was
signed Yours with love" and an
other said she would expect him .'tomor-
row night" but he must not come without
the money This was just before the birth
of her first child. Then there We're the let
ters dated New Orleans where, witness
said, she had never been in her life.
I,r,ckinridge Knew Where She Was.
"AIr. Breckenridge knows very well
where was at that time" she added
.But was not asking MIR. breckenridge. :,
Ru,terworth demonstrated. Her explana-
tion when again asked was: Always
when there was the slightest suspicion or
questioning / took the first opportunity to
cover il up. Each one Of these letters
b.nrs the square mark of that. Mr.
breckenridge would have given me money
| il he had dared, but had to seem to be in
need of money"
~r.And you took money from Mr..
.knfiodess"
4 ..Tbere would have been no use in seem
Nc to need money and then not take it,
.Did Mr. Rhodes pay you the $40 you
demanded in the letter of March 2G?"
jhnIshought he did probably as well as
IN f>.ums she asked tor. Things
~ ptetty well mixed up then, because
nv ON. idea was not to have Mr.. Rhodes
~ any questions that / could not answer
~ MANNED IT all ~