The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-03-27
STARED AT WILD WILLIE
Ladies' AnIlcui 10 GET a Peep at
Naughty BrsCkinrldsa.
THE COURT IS VERY SEVERE
Judge Bradley Comments Upon the
Nasty Cass and Clvss the
Newspapors Soma
advice.

WAsHISGToS, March &c. - General
Coxcy's army of the commonweal has
been no more successful in attracting to
itself miscellaneous aggregation of
celebrities Than was the Pollard-Breckin-
ridge trIal to-day. In the front row oppo-
site the jury sat the governor of Indiana
and several members of his staff who had
come to Washington TO see the sights.
Behind them was Captain Philip King Of
tho Princeton university baseball team,
supported by his warriors and athletes.
whose names arc known throughout the
land. Further In the background was the
usual mixed audience with a select sprnk-
ling OF congressman.
There were no ladies because the sex is
ontlawed from the court room. but afte.
the court had adjourned, two fashionably
attircd women slipped in at slde door
under the guidance of the baiif and stool
for 1--WE minutes staring at Colonel Breck-
inridge, who sat in consultation with his
lawyers, as children are accustomed TO
stare ut animals in a menagerie.
In the objections to the dcpositions for
the defense both sides were even. Judge
Bradley excluded several and expressed
regret that he had not the power to quash
them all because OF their needless obscen-
ity. Being stanch Presbyterian, more
over, he suggested that the newspaper
men should expurgc their reports in tho
interest of public morality.
Judge Bradley opened the session with
decision rs TO the admission Of certain
aiiidayits objected TO by the prosecution.
lie excluded tho deposition of DIR. Lewis,
who deposed that Colonel Swope had come
To him to get him to perform a criminal
operation on Miss Pollard, on the ground
that It was hearsay.
lie admitted tho deposition of Roselle.
the man To whom Miss Pollard was en-
gagged at ono time, on the ground that
Miss Pollard's maturity and character
were brought into the case by her claims
that she was an innocent school girl when
seduccd by Breckenridge. One or two
other depositions werc admitted, though
tho judge expressed regret that he could
not exclude them on account of their
filthy character.
Tho deposition of William G. Wood. a
carpenter Of Lexington, was read. Wood
said lie was engaged 10 Miss Pollard in
| lsS2, hut when he told her that he could
not take her on a trip TO Europe. she
broke tho engagement, and throw at him
tho ring he had given her. lie did not
know her age then, but considered her y
young woman. The reading Of Alec
Julan's deposition and the cross-exami-
nation closed tho days proceedings.
Julian is the blind man, whose mock mar
rage with Miss Pollard at a country frolic
on Christmas eve, 1882, has been pub
| lishcd
The attorney for the defense then read
tho deposition OF j. c. Barley. clerk of the
Woodford county, Ky., circuit court,
showing by the records that Breckenridge
was counsel IN attendance on o murder
trial at Ners allies which was in progress
on Aug. 5, lssi, when Miss Pollard testi-
fled hc took her to Sarah Coils house in
Lexington. The case was also on on Aug.
l., - and l6.
Cross-cxamination developed the fact
that during tho trial Breckinridge fre-
quently drove over to Lexington, return.
ing at night. One OF the other counsel in
the case. Z. NJ. Wallace, testified that
Breckinridgc was present throughout the
trial. A number of other ailldavits from
judges and lawyers Of Kentucky were read,
showing the whereabouts Of the defend
ant during the latter part OF August, 1854.
At tho afternoon session further afil-
dayiis were read showing Breckinridge's 8
whereabouts in the fall OF 1857 at the
various dates.