The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-03-17
soss REsouNp.
The Fair Madeline weeps in tho Couro
ROOM Hearing of the Pollard .Irc ckin.
ridge Case Continued.

WASHINGTON, March 10. One Of the
first persons to enter the circuit court
room Friday morning was Miss Made.
line. Pollard the plaintiff in the suit
against Congressman w. c. 7. Breckin
ridge. This was the first sight OF
the plaintiff vouchsafed to the scandal
lovers who crowded the court and
for a quarter of an hour before
the trial began ehe was the
target of all eyes and the subject OF
many curious comments. Miss Pol
lard is an attractive looking young
woman whose appearance would indi.
cate that she has attained thirty years,
with n slender girlish figure was en-.
veloped in n long black ulster. Her
face was nearly colorlcss, with u small,
piqusnt mouth, upturned nose, flashing
black eyes, and heavy, dark brown
hair. Miss Pollard seemed quite at her
ease. Her face was covered with a
thin vail which in no way concealed
her features. She talked with her law.
yers most of the time prior to court
convening.
Col. Breckinridge was late in putting
in his appearance. Finally he came
with q small satchel of documents or
his arm, fresh and smiling, accompan.
led by his son, Desha Breckinridge.
The number of lawyers made it neces
sary to have two rows of two tables,
the front line devoted to the Pollard
forces, the second row occupied by
the Breckenridge party, SO that the
white-haired defendant sat almost di
rectly back of his young antagonist
The trial was really commenced wher
Mr.. Calderon Carlisle faced the jury
leaning languidly against table, and
in deliberate conversational tones out.
lined the matters which the plaintiff
would endeavor to prove. He contrast.
ed the positions of the two parties, one
n man of family, of political prominence,
high in the councils of the Presby teri.
| an church, famous throughout the coun.
| try as an orator, the other friendless
young woman. Something was said
about the legal aspects of the case.
Then he began to read the declaration
| which was published in full when the
suit was brought, how Col. BreclSin-
ridge had taken advantage of Miss Pol
lard's youth when she was a girl OF
II at the Wesleyan Female seminary,
and then further alleging that he was
the father of her three children: that
he had in the presence of creditable
witnesses promised to marry her, hav.
ing previously made the promise to
become her husband when his wife
should die; that he had married instead
a Mrs. Louise Wing of Louisville; that
Miss Pollard had endeavored to leave
him and make a career for herself, but
had been persuaded to continue as mis-
tress because of her love for him. Dur
ing this reading Miss Pollard flushed
crimson. She trembled violently ant
buried her face in handkerchief Col
Breckinridge chatted in matter-of
fact way with his lawyers.
Next Mr.. Carlisle read the defend
ants answer, denying all the materia
allegations in the complaint.
Sketching briefly what would be
proven in the case, Mr.. Carlisle spoke
of Miss Pollard as the daughter. of sad
dler, brilliant, and always endeavorine
to rise above her station. He said tina
when she was q young girl Johr
c. Rhodes, a man of means, bu
not of high position, was attracted by
her charms, offered to educate her i
she would marry him, and she, {; simple
country girl, had signed an agreemen
TO that effect. Afterward when Mis-
Pollard was in trouble, because Rhode
was p essing her to fulfill her promise
and because she, a country girl, be
lieved he could invoke the law in he,
aid, she had written Mr.. Brecllinridg,
asking his advice, a letter which wa
answered in person
Then, according to Mr.. Carlisle, be
gan deliberate laid scheme to worl
the ruin of the girl, under promise tina
when his wife died he would make he
his wife. He had introduced her q
his promised wife into the first families
of the city. Under the law Of the dis
trict there could be no claim for dam
ages on account of seduction, but tn,
remedy, or rather what reparatio1
could be made for broker
promise of marriage, the Law
guaranteed Attorney Phil Thompson
announced that the defendants open
ing statement would be reserved unit
the conclusion of the plaintiffs testi
mony.
just as Mr.. Carlisle was rising t
reply Miss Pollard broke out hySteriC
ally to her counsel, sobbing and max
ing inarticulate EXPLANATIONS, whil
the sister of charity and her attorney
endeavored to calm her.
Mrs. Julia c. blackburn, widow O
the late Gov. Luke Blackburn of Ken
lucky, was the first witness called an,
testified in favor of the plaintiff.
Congressman Wilson Better.
:. WASHINGTON, March 1O.-Represeu
totive G. H. Breckenridge, of Arkansas
has received the following Telegram
from w. II. Wilson, son of Represents
tive Wilson, chairman of the ways an
means committee, regarding his faith
er's condition:
GUADALAJARA.M Mex. March s.-Hon
G. r. Breckinridge: Fever gone. Il
bed, very weak and much emaciated.
i rs w. H.. WILSON.
Railroad Must Pay.
JACKSON, 9. H., W. Va, March TO-
] The celebrated suit of Nancy Parks
administrator of Alice Parks, VS.. tn
Ohio River railroad, for &c., 900 dam
; ages for killing Alice Parks, RESULTS
Friday in verdict for plaintiff 70
81, 500.