The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-04-10

Washington, April 9.-Attorney Car
Isle, who is more deeply versed in in
ternational law than in breach of prom
Use litigations, consumed today in GRIM
Iinal court in a review of the testimony
before the jury in the Pollard Breckin-
ridge case. His statement was a de-
tailed review of the evidence, delivered
| in clear, dispassionate manner, al
though at times the lawyer referred to
Col. Breckenridge in very scathing but
colly-worded terms.
| The silver-haired congressman con-
Quoted himself very nonchalently, chat
ting with his lawyers during the day,
while Madeline Pollard sat directly in
front of him and kept her face shaded
by black-gloved hand most of the
time.
Only once was there any Interrupt
ton, and that was when Col. Breckin-
ridge set the speaker right upon a
point of family title, about which he
seemed to be very particular.
All day the closest attention was
given to the speech by the jury and
deep silence in the court room. Mr..
Carlisle will continue tomorrow and it
is not improbable that the speaking
will last until Friday
There was a Contamination in
the arrangement of bigamist of local
celebrity, so the number of curiosity
seekers hanging about the court house
We're greatly enforced.
MadeIine's New Bonnet.
Madeline Pollard wore a most becom-
ing bonnet when she entered the court
room today.
The audience was composed mostly
of members of the bar and was smaller
than customary.
Judge Bradley announced his decision
of the prayers for instructions.
Nine prayers of the plaintiff were
granted in a modified form and five
were granted in modified form or sub
stitutes granted and five refused. In
cidentally, the judge said that while
the burden of proof rested on the plain
tiff to show that a contract to marry
was entered into, if the defendant set
tup that the contract was not made in
good faith, the burden of proof would
rest upon him to show there was an
understanding to that effect.
Carlisle Opens Fire.
Attorney Calderon Carlisle opened
the argument for the plaintiff. After
lcalling attention to the disparity in the
social positions of the plaintiff and de-
Influence, acquaintance and family con-
Injections had been used to unearth
things detrimental to the plaintiffs
character. He then reviewed the early
life of Miss Pollard. free from reproach
until she met the colonel.
Mr.. Carlisle said that all the attempts
of the defense to impeach the plain
tiff had failed, abiding briefly to the
engagement of the plaintiff to William
Wood He next invited the attention of
the jury to a tin-type photograph Of
Miss Pollard at the time when she first
met Colonel Breckenridge and said:
Look at that girl and then look at
the plaintiff, rememb ering how little the
defendant says she has changed since
then"
That Meeting on the Train.
The white-haired Kentucky congress
man sat facing the jury so they had no
ttrouble in seeing him as they lifted
their faces, as though pulled by a
string.
Taking up that meeting on the train,
where first the lives of the two came
together and when their testimony be-
gan to differ, as they said, the lawyer
remarked:
HE has told you that there was
nothing improper in her conduct then,
nothing to alarm him"
Before we come to this meeting let
-.
He was of one of the best families of
Kentucky. His father was prominent
Presbyterian divine, and he was bless
ed with all the advantages which train
ing and education could give; he had
great personal talents; he graduated
from college at the early age Of IS; in
1857; he was admitted to the bar in
1859; he was married to a lady Of one
of the best families in Kentucky, who
early died. In 1861 he was second
time married, to lady so estimable
that here on the witness stand in the
midst of the case, he could not forbear
a tribute in his voice to that woman
who had been the mother of mis- seven
children. AS he told he was happy
man; was beloSed by his wife and
children; he confesses that no man
ever had less excuse for what ne did
THAT no man has had greater advanta-
ges: that no words could paint the
depth to which he fell. This was the
gentleman who met the school girl on
the train
als Flattering Tongue
From this point Mr. Carlisle turned
back to MIR. Rhodes, who was dead, he
said, and who could not be called The
letters from Madeline Pollard to him
have been read and disclosed no hint
had attempted to charge existed be-
tween them. Moreover, the descrip-
ton given by Mrs. Brown of his char
acter and of his Difference toward the
young girl had been heard. 1t was
not extraordinary that she should feel
ALARMED if Rhodes attempted to COM
pei her to carry out one alternative of
: her contract and marry him. She
knew Colonel Breckenridge as a most
distinguished lawyer of that section
land having met him; having been told
10y him that he knew her father, she
wrote to him for advice There began
the second stage of controversy be-
tween them. Colonel Breckenridge had
produced letter which he said she
had written him. which was pro-
lnounced a forgery.
While Mr.. Carlisle was reading the
Testimony of Colonel Breckenridge re-
garding his first visit to Miss Pollard
the colonel spoke up in correction of
lone of the statements concerning the
Breckenridge family, saying:
THAT should be Judge Breckenridge
land not General Breckenridge
The lawyer laid stress upon the Sc
lection of a closed carriage for the ride
from the seminary, compared the story
lof fba 0oIcral vyitbo,It