The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-11
CARLISLE AND THOMPSON
,coRs EACH oTBER's CLIESTs IN
The POLLARD CASE

cal HreckinrtdEs DehouHses Hor His
Hypocrisy sns fer Lyins-Niss Poiiars
,s.raetsrired IL Terms or Us-iurstsa
Vurper.tion - col. Tho-p-s. Rsb-sss
=, J,srs Bradley for Hi- Language.
WASHINGTON. April 1o.-Rainy westher and
m. prospect OF nothing more sensational than
.,rum emit before the jury kept away the crowd
today from Circuit Court No. z. where the
ErecEinridge case in progress. Besides the
.,.rectiye counsel. the jury. and the other
actors in the case. there we're not more than
tv.nty people present Miss Pollard was there
vnh Miss Ellis OF the House OF Mercy. Col.
Ersekinrdge was also present fanked By
Major Butterworth and Col. THOMPSON. The
eourt room was dark and dismal and this
made Mr. Carlisles task difflcult although the
;ury showed great interest in all he said.
Rssuning his argument Mr.. Carlisle took
nm that portion OF the defence OF Col Breckin-
,,dee IN which he claim ed that he had not been
Intimate with the plaintiff for long periods.
lie next discussed contradictory testimony OF
the plaintiff and the defendant about what
happened when Col Breckenridge resided for
three weeks at Miss Hoyts house in Lexing-
ton. where Miss Pollard was boarder. and
eontended that It had been shown that the re-
lstions between them were continued there.
Finally Mr.. Carlisle came to the promises OF
marriage mnuo DolOT0 1EB DihCkuuEu. nv
quoted Mrs. Blackburn's account Of the fret
interview on Good Friday night. 1893. when.
according to the witness. Col. Breckenridge
asked her to take charge Of Miss Pollard as his
future wife.
He has not spoken one word In contradio-
ton OF Mrs. Blackburn's staten emit" said Mr..
Carlisle. He tells you her TESTIMONY is true"
Mr.. Carlisle also referred to the letters that
had been written By the parties to the ease.
Col Breckenridge swore that no letters had
been exchanged between Miss Pollard and
himself in 1885. and yet typewriter testified
that she had addressed envelopes to Miss
Pollard for the defendant during that year.
and the plaintiff had said that she received
many letters from him.
Mr. Carlisle laid great stress on the little
decorative basket which belonged to the late
Mrs Breckenridge. Miss Pollard testified that
Il had been given to her By the defendant with
the remark: Madeline. this was poor Issa's.
and want you TO have it." Col Breckenridge
denied this. and limited that It had been stolen
from his apartments by Miss Pollard.
Sometimes little thing like this proves to
be the most important item In . case" said
Mr. Carlisle. "A witness has told you that It
was on Miss Pollard's lap while Col. Brsckin-
ridge was sitting By her side. and II has been
shown that he saw 1t many times. and that fact
proves that there was q degree OF affectionate
intimacy between the defendant and the plain
tiff that presseed marriage"
RAPIDLY reviewing the testim ony about tie
outward appearance o. "a, an , sngsgepsnt MT;
rage between the plaintiff and the defsndsnt
asd Ss To ksf 9snd
tion in his honor at young ladies' seminary;
ha1 ssSn whs4 iaH po.rd was si.y
ing; by what Claude de Ia hoche Francis over
ps s SS and s by hs
to the plaintiff. and By two visits to the Chief
The history of this form Of action" said
Mr. Carlisle. with emphasis. will not present
been presented here OF breach OF contract
Mr. Carlisle scored the defendant for hypoc-
risy. He had been man OF great standing in
the charch. said the lawyer; had been a leader
simtted that nf In tsllne Mrs.. Black burn and
m SS sss TH nd sSs, ssctR s sH to h
m bad agssfd to lie s6sgs the s aS natsr
word that there was no contract OF marriage
between them his unsupported word against
confessed that he arrsngsa and acted lies con-
In eonelu.ion ~: Carlisle said: IT has
been shown that this man Of power and influ a.;
acquire power and Influence over this plain
~: that he did have an influences over her
3 did es nas
authorized. as the Court tells you in It's In
structions. net only to give c0mp.nsatory
relations the wh4, the sSss
sso au nssa to give s8smplsry da%aess
you are allowed to give punitiye damages, to
the rights OF man and In doing this there is
only one limit to your action. and that is the
sa sp0 TRs ssF cRs
the name Of right and justice. reason. and
party.iS the name pe, q our mothers mott Of our sis
amount should be given you will have done
YOU. part to put stigma on such conduct
asked Tor Sy this niursd pisiatiff AA' Gan 70
When Mr., Carlisle sat down Col. Phil Thomp-
Gas Spassionsd pI from the Ssslsnins. and
spoke in q m amer entirely different from the
seS ss. ns:sd ths u Ts' w S.or.
began to speak Miss Pollard and Miss Ellis
Col Thompson said he did not extsnuats the
seducing young girl. but he did not think
suit OF this Kind for having been Intimate
with woman who was OF ~ Isppte. Speaking
southern accent, he appealed to the jury TO re-
gard the plaintiff a. a lewd and wsnton NO.
man. and not to encourage such to bring sucn
After referring to Miss Pollard as "a self.
acknowledged prostitute" and SAYING that
every decent man knew the defendant was
right In refusing TO put her at the head OF his
,ooS up the testimony OF Moliie shinGlebausr.
BTant. and kaufman. and eontended that it
was not shown that the plaintiff had not gone
TO lexington At night during the whole OF the
time she was living near that town.
NJ He next referred to the testimony OF William
Wood. the Lexington carpenter. who said Miss
Pollard had bToken her engagement 10 him
because he would not take her to Europe. aud
he made this the text Tor these remarks:
She is e money hunter and money gettsE.
Talk about love and adeelion-why, she was
shown in every feature of this case to Do on a
Wild hunt after this defendants money that's
what she wants. She Is not after love and
anscton-whAt she wants Is the money and
that's what these eminent counsel are assist
ing her to get-and she seems to have hypno-
tied somebody into giving her money to carry
on this case"
After further assailinR the plaintiffs chATac-
Ter In terms OF unmitigated yituperation, Col.
Thompson brought M the subject OF the lstter
dated July 20 1884. which the plaintiff testi-
ned she did not write TO Col BreeklnIidge.
II she wrote that letter" he said, her case
Is gone. and she can have no credit before an
he in l8fIAfs