Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-22
BRECKENRIDGE SIDE.
The Line Of Defense In Miss Pol
lard'S Case.
THE PLAINTIFF RESTS.
u,ecudsnt Enter. n General DENIAL, and
WIN Attack the Character Of
Nadelinc-IIis story.

..... no exciting scenes either tragic OF
.r,ir during to-days hearing oi
.r. frial Of Madeline V. Poliard's suit
.r>t Representative W. c. y. Brock
..r4re Tor breach OF promise Of mar.
ee The interest centerd in the dis
closure of the line OF defence to be pur-
w1
r-c dcfendant's case was opened ty
e...r shelby. his law partner
Dbl. outlined The defence very fully. tell.
.-. what Colonel Breckenridge expected
., pravr. and how he would prove a.
v..r shelby made known that the princi-
.I point of the defence would be the
...uou Of proof that Colonel Breckin-
-.c submitted 10 the demands Of the
tHg through intimidation and 10 avoid
SANDAL and that It was under these
u1ns he stated 10 Mrs. Blackburn
Cat the plaintiff and himself were on
el 90 De- married when there was no
b acrcemcut between them, and be-
-e aiNs Pollard had agreed. this being
20 20 away and pass out Of his
. Major S..lby Acknowledged that
.nl Errcknrlgc ana Miss Pollard had
uaialuci Illicit relations. but he made
.. Hat statement. which he said would
.- irportei by testimony, that Miss
Iarl made The advances. ana told the
...aIlut that Rhodes. her old lover.
H. h+en unduly intimate with her-thus
eHr her in the position Of being the
nnrer of Colonel Brcckinridgc.
f.rlJuts counsel promised that testi-
..F would De- produced to show that
.HI,une Pollard had maintained criminal
ar.ns with other men. and Major
Shabby asked the jury TO take into con-
Iteration his character for purity when
f.F were preparing 10 rendcr "a verdict.
la. defence. it was said. would also .laim
;a.t Miss Pollard made three attempts TO
I. colonel Brccknndgo. and would es-
tl..sh that he did not maintain Illicit
relations with her after the time he be-
cHnc engaged to Mrs Wing. and certainly
n't after mis- marriage
After Mr. Shelby closed his opening
address the rest Of the day until ad-
Jo.urment was taken up by reading the
opposition Of Sister Agnes Regina Brown.
OFF ~ Josephs Founding Asylum. at
Norwood. near Cincinnati. with refer
cacc 20 Miss Pollards claim that she be-
came mother at the asylum in lSs5.
Miss Pollard did not show any traces Of
the coiiapase Of yesterday afternoon when
She entered the courtroom this morning
with her elderly companion. Miss Ellis.
She was early, and with her counsel spent
the time until the arrival Of Judge Brad
ley In examining number Of letters
which Judge Wilson had brought with
him.
THE COLONEL STRANGELY GRAVE.
Tho court had been called 90 order
when Colonel Breckinridgc and lis son.
Drsh7. entered. The defendant was not
as smiling AMI debonair as he has been
and dis features had a trace Of gravity
strange % them Major Eutterworth and
Mr Stnn were tardy, and business was
suspended until they arrived
At word from Mr.. Carlisle Miss Pol
Lard took the stand. She was cool but
not so strong looking as on yesterday
morning when she began the ordeal that
.rlrl in q series Of sensational scenes.
Major Butterworth. Mr.. Stoll. and Major
shelby held a conference for a few
minutes tho result Of which was that
l!Hior Eutterworth's first question was
whether Miss Pollard had the contract
W.'h Rhodes. by which he agreed 10 pay
t"r har clucation on condition that she
should marry him or paw him back
$50. ] haven't. | gave II 20 Mr.. Rhodes ="
Ih" contract was settled, them asked
Ni. BUtterworth.
"Oh. no. sir. II was never settled Mr.
Rhodes di1 not pay nearly so much money
'.r me as he said he would pay. but what
di pay. about 500, / was never able
Q. pay back"
.'I you pay him any Of it,"
ESQ. sir; never did have any money
~ Iay anybody anything" said Miss Pol
hrl in voice of paintlve detection.
The mcekness Of the witness vanished
with the next question. and she showed
f"W" ~ her old-time vivacity In the an
su.r.
'1'rs. Logan formerly DR.. Mary
Sr'"u. Of Cincinnati did not recognize
'I Wnen her deposition was taken. did
s Miss Pollard?' was the question.
\ai when ! was introduced to her"
'at Miss Pollard. "Shc would have done
s' Il ehe had had an opportunity on the
rect examination, and she certainly
V.- ready 10 say that the picture Of Colo
h.. irecknridge was the picture OF the
.n who called 10 see me in 1855 AT her
house. and'-"told on Miss Pollard"
cried Major Butterworth and Judge VII
90 once. "lou must not tell anything
' what / ask YOU Major Butterworth
added
f.w more insignificant questions were
Tet. ana then Major Butterworth
''4i'i surprise by saying. abruptly:
Rats all. Miss Pollard"
PLAINTIFF RESTS.
Nee Pollard looked astonished. She
started 90 leave the stand. but was called
b. by AR. Carlisle lie did not ask her
a questions. however. but caused an
.If.r surprise by saying: IF you please.
,..r Honor. the plaintiff rests her case
r."
fte sentence was hardly ended before
II Pollard and Miss Ellis had disap-
..~l through the jurors door
Major Butterworth asked for a few
n..4tts 10 confer. and he. Colonel Breck-
.niec. Major shelby, Mr.. Stoll. and Col
..l Thompson filed out Of the court
...u.
Tt- conference lasted over twenty min
n'.. and when the defendant md his
attorneys returned Major Shelby. CClorel
ttr. h.uridge's law partner, began the
.r .nF statement OF the defence TO the
..rt. which had been reserved when the
tr.. opened.
While this case technically rests" said
I.fr shelby. "on the charge OF breach
o. promise Of marriage. other consd'ra-
Uors enter into It and affect 4 strongly"
ID ann authorized by The defendant TO
sly. aud it viii be supported by his test-
uoiy on the Witness-stand under solemn
o4ft. that he did not wrong the plaintiff.
erI that be never knew. until IL was tes-
tr,d 60 by Dr. Parsons on the stand,
tlst any living child had been born 10
trr. aat furthermore that the plaintiff
never Ili have any idea that the defend
agi would marry her; that he never in
tended 90 make or carry out such a con-
tact with her The defendant does not
..r' 20 condone any offence OF which
p may be- guilty but he does wish to be
Judged by the facts and not through other
,nnss"
HGECKINRIDGE-PoLLARD MEETING
Najor Shelby then told what he SAID
was the true story OF the meeting be-
tween Miss Pollard and Colonel Breekin-
ridge. The defendant saw Miss Pollard
on train when he was looking for his
Overcoat preparatory 10 leaving. Good
morning, Colonel Breckinridge." she said.
colonel Brcckinrldgc supposed !; was
come person he had met but he could
lst f,lacr her 40 he said, II suppose L