The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-03-13


the court room this morning when the
Pollard Breckenridge trial was resumed.
Judge Bradley, however, had ruled on
Friday that persons not interested in
the case professionally or as witnesses
would be excluded, thus preventing over
crowdLng. Fourteen ladies persuaded
thu bailiffs to admit them but they re-
NAMED long enough only to witness the
assembling OF the participants in the
drama they hoped to see.
They were greeted with an unpleas-
ant surprise just as the court opened.
"Mr marshal" said Judge Bradley,
"please request those ladies who are
not concerned in this case to retire"
to the fourteen women. They looked
surprised, then chatted and filed out
sheepishly.
After some sparring about the four
mysterious volumes Of Washington Irv
ing, taken from the Cincinnati convent
and ordered Friday TO be produced. tho
taking of testimony was begun. The
first witness was Claude de la Roche
Francis. He is stated to be cousin Of
Ward McAllister, OF New York city, and
a nephew Of Marquis de Ia Roche, chan
cellor to the pope
He had known Miss Pollard in Wash
ington in 1893, when she lived at $50
Lafayette square and 1919 81 street. He
had been visitor at the latter place
two or three times a week, always see.
/ ing Miss Pollard there and frequently
Colonel Breckenridge with her in the
drawing room. MIR. Disadvantages
manner toward Miss Pollard" sail tho
witness, was extremely paternal and
very kind very atfectionate also Miss
Pollard's manner toward Mr.. Brecken.
ridge was one OF respect, Difference and
affection"
At ono time, said the witness, Miss
Pollard said to tho witt ess that if ANY
thing came up" concerning which she
might require his testimony or state
ment that she wanted him to help her.
and he promised. This was in May
last year.
When court opsned after recess, DR..
j. Taber Johnson took tho stand, Miss
Pollard, he said, had called him for
professional attention in May, 1898.
Before going further in his testimony,
DR.. johnson inquired whether he was to
be absolved from the professional
obligation of secrecy concerning his
relations with his patient. Upon the
question of her attorney, Miss Pollard
assented, and the doctor proceeded to
tell that calling upon Miss Pollard. a.
her house on IL street, he discovered
upon examination that a miscarriage
was in progress, and treated her through
her lines.
A middle-aged woman, who gave Miss
Pollard bright smile as she took the
stand, gave her name as Mary Parsons,
q physician OF Washington, and said she
dad
ally in the winter of 1883 at convent
and again in Second street.
Hero Miss PJllard broke down. She
tried to keep back her tears, but, as the
witness answered some moro question MS
about her child. Miss Pollard sobbed
aloud.
After some objections by the defense
as TO questions as TO tho paternity Of
the child. DR.. Parsons said he called
on Colonel Breckenridge at tho request
Of Miss Pollard, and presented him q
bill for professional services to the
plaintiff This was at Colonel Brock.
inridge's house on N street. Colonel
breckenridge sent witness the amount
OF the bill.
On crosY examination DR.. Parsons
said Miss Pollard had told her that
Colonel Breckenridge was her guardian
dHu IHO WlbutSS UdQ ROuC 10 uIIu III
that capacity.
At the close of DR.. Parsons exsmina-
ton a prolonged controversy arose
about admitting affidavits. II trans
PRED during the discussion that 100
witnesses had been examined in Ohio,
kentucky and Virginia. Major Butter
worth argued forcibly against allowing
the dispositions to be flied.
The last speaker was Mr. W. G..
Johnson, wh) assists Calderon Carlisle
for the plaintiff Mr. Johnson had re-
ferred in general way to the course
taken by tho defendants in regard to
certain atiidavits as chicanery and Mr..
Shelby endeavored to make reply,
but as the usual hour for adjournment
had passed Judge Bradley had de-
ferred the question until tomorrow
AS Mr. Johnson left the room Mr..
Shelby darted after him and accosted
him in the hallway. Mr.. Johnson is
broad-s ouldered black mustached,
cool and handsome. Mr. Shelby is
short and excitable.
Said Mr. Shelby, facing his taller OF
ponent: "You have insulted me. Sir, and
| must have satisfaction, SIR"
"Well, sir?" responded Mr.. Johnson
interrogatively and calmly, as he after.
ward said, expecting that MIR Shelby
would denominate the sort of eatisfac-
ton he expected
Sheiby's right fist shot outward and
upward, grasping Mr.. JOhnson's left
cheek and drawing q slight blush. AS
he threw up his arms in the defensive,
the dignified form of his professional
partner, Mr.. Calderon Carlisle, social
leader and polished attorney, was in
terposed between them. Quickly SOW
eral other gentlemen became partici.
pants in the fray. Colonel Breckin.
ridge and his son, Desha Breckenridge,