The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-04-06
COUNTY; NORTH nAKoTA, FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1894.
THE POLLARD CASE.

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THE POLLARD CASE.
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BRECKENRIDGE.
Miss Pollard Takes the Stand and,
Relates the Story of Her shame
She Testiaes That Breckinridge
Held Illicit Relations with Hes
After His Marriage.
Washington, March oG.-The Pollard
Breckenridge trial was resumed to-day,
both the plaintiff and defendant being
present. The reading of depositions was
resumed. Saturday afternoon Judge
Bradley executed a bit of strategy on the
newspaper men who Ind gathered to hear
the arguments over the ndmisubility Of
certain depositions taken for the defense.
A whisper passed among the lawyers and
they slipped one by one into the judges
consultation room adjoining the court
room. A uniformed bailiff standing Mt
the door denied admission to all but the
legal forces, Col. Breckenridge and his,
son, Desha. There are three depositions
to which Miss Pollard's attorneys mako
their principal objections, the point in
v0lved being the relevancy of testimony
bearing upon Miss Pollnrd's character.
One of the depositiOns was made by Alec
Julian and referred to n mock marriage
said to- have been performed Mt Squire
Nnsley's house. Another was the lto-
aoovQ 6onnaStSnO fGo 1ntfnr f,1nin,inu fhnf
Miss Pollard had asked him to take her to
Chicago. The third was from DIR. Lewis
Of Lexington. who afiirms that Col.
Swope asked him to perform a criminal
operation upon woman whom he called
Miss Pollard. He could not, however,
identify the plaintiff.
Washington, March %. - There was
great interest to-day to learn the decis-
ion of Judge Bradley upon the admis-
sibility Of the depositions impeaching the
character of Madeline Pollnrd. which the
Breckinridge forces had offered, and to
which the plaintiff opposed numerous OBJ
jectiGns. Judge Bradley admitted some
but ruled out others. The deposition Of
one Kaufman was admitted, but the
judge spoke very sharply of the last two,
saying that they were utterly unfit to bc
read before the courts: that lie would
gladly exclude them if he could, and eX-
pressed the hope that the counsel would
see fit to omit the disgracefullv obscene
matter in them. He sustained the oh
dcpositions of John O'Toolc, Dr. Greene
and Dr. Lewis, that they were based on
hearsay. DIR. Lewis is the physician that
testified that Col, Swopc. the late Re-
publican candidate for congress in tho
Lexington district, had asked him to per-
form n criminal operation upon Miss
Pollard, The dcpositions Of u Mrs. Miller
and of Rosclle, who had been engaged to
Miss Pollard, while she was in Wesleyan
institute, were admitted. the judge COM
mcnting that the plaintiff had placed char
actcr and her maturity in Il measure in
| question by that clause of the declaration
which averrcd that she had been scduccd
by the defendant, and that she was
mere girl when Col. Breckenridge first met
her.
Each side filed objections to the rul-
| irgs against it.
Then Judge Bradley made few re-
marks in the interest of public morality.
! He said:
1.-THE co, rt has been delugcd with an-'
onymous letters in this case. 1t is said
that any one who would write an anony-
n:ous letter should not expect to have any
notice taken of it. and would do almost
anything mean. Some of these letters,
however, seem to come from females and
to be dictated by good motives"
Many of them referred to the publica-
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the court could exercise no censorship
pers should omit the improper details, as
he thought some of these details if pub
lished would subject the papers to ex-
| clusion from the mails as obsccnt matter.
Moreover, it was almost II calamity TO
the city of Washington and the country
| at large that such matter should be car
| ried broadcast into its homes.
The reading of dcpostions was then be-
gun. There were several relating TO the
] whereabouts of Col. Brcrkinritlge on days
! when Miss Pollard claimed he was with
her. The well known deposition of
Julian, the blind boy with whom it was
claimed Miss Pollard engaged i'll Il mock
| marriage was also real
Washington, March 2S.-Attorney But
terwOrth, of Col. Brcckinridgcs counsel,
kept the circuit court waiting for IL quar-
ter of an hour and then failed to appear
at the first session of the court to-day.
Finally the defense called to the witness
stand the chief of police. Maj. Moore,
| in whose office there had been two prom
iscs made by Col. Brcckinridge to marry
Miss Pollard, OH May 13 and IL, 1893.
1t was proposed to contradict some Of
Miss Pollard's statements regarding these
interviews. Maj. Moore denied that In
either of the two interviews Col. Brcck-
| inridge had said: ''This is one Of lifes
tragedies" or that he had said anything
about Miss Pollard bearing two children
or being pregnant. In neither interview
had Col. Breckenridge said: "Shc knew
l was n married man when she took me-"
nor had Miss Pollard said: "Ycs, ] gave
myself to him.
Answering further questions. the major
said that he had only made notes of what
impressed his mind after the interview
was concluded; that Miss Pollard and
Col. Brcckinridgc had talked nil the
time. Miss Pollard seemed excited and
doing most of the talking. while Col.
Breckinridgc seemed cool. He would not
pretend that he recalled everything. Much
had been said which lie could not re-
member, rs that part of the conversation
h. had recorded in his notes would not
have occupied more than half minute
His attention had been called to the con-
| ycrsatlOn, but not for three months after
ward.
The second interview, it was developed
under cross-cxamination. had lasted rear
! ly an hour, and had been less excited
thin the first, Miss Pollard doing lnost of
the talking.
This was the interview of the 18th OF
May, when Miss Pollard narrated That
she lay on the sofa. Col. Breekinridgc
sat beside her, and aftcrwari he took
her hand In his and your hand and PROM
ised TO marry herr repeated Judge
Wilson, aiming TO emphasize an old
| score.
"Yes sir"
Then when Judge Wilson asked if any
thing had been said or done i'll that i'll
tcrview to indicate that the promise vt
marriage was merely II scheme between
the two parties, not made in good faith,
the defense was strenuous in its Objcc-
tiGns, protesting that il called for an
opinion which should be the province of
the jury. not Of Il witness. Judge Brad
ley ndmitted it. however. and tho major
kaid nothing had been done OF the sort
to indicate a scheme such as has been
described.
Experts then testified that letters which
Miss Pollard denied writing were written
by the same person who wrote the ones
sle sail were hers