Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-04-16
4 VERDICT AT LAST.
III, Jury Slys Madeline Ought 10
Have $4,000,
SHE Is WANTED FOR the STAGE.
x,,nsrous Offers from Managers Of
Theatrical and Opera Companies
Her brother Talks.

u,Jenne Pollard Is tho most aiksd-of
rsron IN washington today.
During the trial several communica.
,t,ns came to Miss Pollard and 10 her
lawyers from managers Of theatrical
and opera compauits, offering high
ssiaries n che would appear In almost
any capacity under their auspices.
s,neo the verdict was rendered yes
t,ri,y afternoon the theatrical man.
.c,ts have redoubled their imporiu.
miles and several kilograms have come
40 Miss Pollard, Offering her asiound'
ING sumo to 20 on the stage nj once.
An Associated Press reporter called
Al the hosTita today and being In
formed that Miss Pollard was unable
Ia i've callers, sent TO her q note,
inquiring her plans Tor Tue lutnte'
'rls pote was answered In tue person
of her brother, Mr.. John ID. Pollard.
,My sister has made no plans for tue
utufe aud we cannot tell yet what
,he intends 10 10. She asks me 10 cay
10 YOU most omphatically that she
never ma. entertained any Intention VI
going ON the stage. Nothing could DO
iafthe, from hor Intentions. 10 u au'
suri, All she asks Tor now Is rcst anu
quiet" .-
Hardly had the verdict boon rem
drred, whom meeting Of prominent
Warrington women was called. Rep.
feseniatlves OF several leading female
trsaulzitions met aud after an interest.
Ing cyulofcncu adopted resolutions call.
ug upon Congress TO consider tie
I'D. uncatlona OF Representative BrUck'
larlige Tor membership IN that body.
some Of tho organizations represented
were tho W0mau's Suffrage association
and the Womau's Christian Temper.
auuu union. Mrs. Sarah La Felrn, OF
th. latter association, ana Mrs. Ellen
q. Murphy, the widow OF the latu Gen.
rral Murphy, who ~ a lraoliciug law.
ytfaud IL prominent ia the movement
'ur the advancement u womuu, were
among the leading spectators OF the
meeting.
THE VERDICT,
Foreman Charloi Il. Cole OF the civil
court announced verdict for the
plaintiff, Madeline Pollard, for $40, 900
damages from Congressman W. q. T..
Bfuckinrldge, thus ending tho long
and exciting Bfucklnudgo-P Pollard
breach 0i promise trial,
Sensations have fairly crowded
themselves into the last day Of tho
tual, There have been some Of the
most dramatic scenes which ever
Htifrrd up the dingy little courtroom,
Treking IA II II with the memories Of
celebrated cnros. There was an ap.
pfonch 10 q personal collision between
Judge Wilson ana Charles Stoll during
Ihr magnificent argument OF tho
WashingtOn lawyer, followed by talk
Of duel, and Judge Bradley, In hia
charge 10 the Jury, scored Colonel Phil
Thompson as wyofiH seldom spoken
VI IN court
The Jury retired at 1907 y. IN. The
dfst ballot was taken ON thb merits Of
tnu case, leaving out OF consideration
TIE question Of the amount OF damages.
10 furultrd In eleven votes for n verdict
iJf the plaintiff aud one vote Tor tue
defendant. Thefeupon the minority
guutltman was hguratiyUly coTnerod
by his colleagues aud for some time was
argued with, In speaking Of this dis
cussion aitetwAtd, Foreman Colu said
that tue jugymen displayed FULLY ~
much familiarity with the points Of tho
testimony As mad boen evidenced by
tine lawyers Ia their arguments. They
laid the case iully before the obluratu
luryman, called for this grounds ON
which his belief was based, and finally
UvuIcAmo him by sheer force Of logic.
The next question settled was tue
fguro nj which tho damages should DO
hGeJ. Three Jurors thought the full
amount should be- awarded. Foreman
Cole said that n verdict OF 81 would
vlndicate Miss Pollard and punish Mr..
Bfeckinridgo sufficiently, aud he
thought II was unnecessary 10 Impose
any great financial punlehmeut upon
him. Discussion OF this matter fol.
loved until tho usual course was adopt.
cd, each Juror writing the amount he
considered Just upon = slip OF paper
nnl M average being struck. The
amounts ranged from 81 10 $50, 200, and
$4,000 was the average.
just before the nual vote Judge
Bradley had sent a message 10 Inquire
u there was any probability that ver,
net would be agreed upon. Receiving
the reply that tbs jury was about Il
conolude its deliberations, he entered
tho courtroom. His entrance, Of oOursa
was n signal for gathering OF the
crowd, Not a woman'a face was In thu
courtroom. The room fairly hrlstlod
With bluo.ooatel ballitf., for rumOfs o
Impending trouble had loated about al
Jay aud tneTe were several detective
Ia the a0urt. The hands Of the clOci
stood at minutes alter O'Clock wheI
tho iurOrs entered.
AZ tubs moment Congressman Brock
inu1go, surveying the roOm for M
Instant entered. Following him CANT
hlh son DeBhn and Colonel Phi
IhompaOn,
No one being present to represent
The plaintiff, a hailii was dispatcha,
nyfOss the street, and In "a few minute
Mt. Carlisle arrived.
The clerk called the roll Of the Jury
anu then asked; "Gsntlumeu OF IA,
liry, have you agreed upon your yer
I'VE have" replied Foreman Cole
we hnd for tho plaintifl.n
There were Erticulnte murmurs
which tho bailifla quickly hushed. /
was mere mixture OF vocal sounds
hhu which uxpreeard no paftluuln
ointment, except surprise.
Following this there was nm Awl
Natd pause. Finally the Judge asked
"For how much7D
"For Sl5,0O0," answered the fore
man 0f tue Jury.
Another rustic, like the frat, aroa,
uut was speedily quieted. Quo maj
near wlniow shouted 10 a crowd out
s'lti $4,000, plaintiff" but he wa
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