Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-24
AN ACHING VOID.
No Pollard. Breckenridge Court Pro-
ceedlngS Yesterday.
LEGAL ARGUMENTS TO-DAY
The Defendant Expected to Take the Wit
ness-stand Early Next Week-The
PLAINTIFFS Career.

WASHINGTON, ID. C.. March o.
There was no session Of the Pollard-Breck-
inridgc suit to-day. When the court adj
journed yesterday afternoon II was with
the understanding that the trial would
be resumed on Monday morning. This
was for "A double reason. To-day IS Good
Friday and, In addition to this fact. the
lawyers on both sides were not at all
averse TO having an extra day Of respite
from court-work TO further prepare to
go on next week. There will be a session
tomorrow morning. but II does not prom
ise to be of any general interest be-
yond the fact that everything connected
with this famous case is sure 10 attract
general attention.
Yesterday Mr.. Carlisle. for the plaintiff.
announced that there would be a number
Of deposltions introduced by the defence
to which they would make objections. ana
he desired to have an opportunity or ar
gulng the admissability OF this evidence.
For this purpose he suggested that the
lawyers on both sides be on hand to-mor-
row morning to argue the matter before
Judge Bradley and thus save that much
OF the time Of the trial.
The proposition was acceded &c by the
defence on condition that Mr.. Butterworih
should be able 10 be present. 1t was
learned by q reporter to-day that Mr..
Butterworth would De ready tomorrow.
The jury will not be present. and 1t viii
be necessary 20 read numerous extracts
from the deposition TO enable Judge Brad
lev to pass upon the question Of their sd-
missibility.
THE DISPOSITIONS.
The subject Of the trial is one that fur
nlshes food for pretty much all the gen
eral conversation around the city, ami
speculation is rifo as to the course the
defence will pursue in presenting its side
of the case In his opening address to the
jury M Shelby outlined at considerable
length the line Of defence they would
adopt. but lust the course that would be
pursued in proving what he claimed was
not so certain. so far tho defence has
been restricted solely 10 the reading or
depositions showing Miss Poilards where
abouts in 1854 and 1876 FOR the purpose OF
casting doubt on her story that she was
an inmate Of the Norwood Founding
Asylum, near Cincinnati. The theory Of
the defence, according TO one who is tho
roughly cCnvcrsant with the matter, IS
that Miss Pollard was never tbere, as she
claims 10 have been. They maintain that
when she was al Or. Streets she knew Of
girl by tho name of Louise Wilson who
was at the asylum. and there became "A
L., . hot oh. hf. M
claim that she was this Miss Wilson. They
have produced depositiOns from the l'ec-
pie at the asylum to show that when
Miss Pollard was there with her lawyers
last lSecember she gave tins as the name
by which she was known when she was
there in 1885. \ careful examination Of
the records Of the institution, however,
showed that there was no such person
there at that time, but that this Miss
Wilson must have given the name Of Bcr-
gWynn. In other ways, also, Efforts VIII
be made to cast more than Il shade of
doubt over Miss POllards story.
TO TAKE THE STAND.
a reporter learned this afternoon that
In all probability Mr.. Brcckinridge would
90 on tn. stand Immediately after the
reading of the dcpositions Is completed.
Monday morning the reading Of deposit
not all, were taken in Frankfort ana Lex
iuston. None Of them with possibly one
exception. viii deal with matters prior 20
1851 They are intended To prove that
Miss Pollard was not a woman Of good
character even before She became ac-
quaintcd with Mr. Ercckinridge. IN, sc
drpOsitiuns. it Is thought. will occupy the
attention Of the court until noon or
Tuesday and, unless the plans Of the de-
fence are changed from what they are
now, Mr. Breckinrdgc viii be the first
witness in his own behalf. ani not the
last. as has been thought likely. II may
be- however. that the defence would
rather not have this testimony broken
I'm upon by an Adjournment, As would
be the case If hc Legan Tuesday after
noon. and they may hold him off until
the first thing Wednesday morning. This
would bee done because II Is thought that
an uninterrupted story of this sort makes
| a better impression upon the jury than
| one that is broken in upon. There is no
telling. of course, how long Mr.. Breckin-
ridge will be on the stand. It H. proba-
| bic that he will not be very sharply ques-
| toned on tn direct examination. but in
| stead, will be called upon 10 give IN mar
rative form the whole story OF his rrla-
| tons with the plaintiff. The cross-eXami
! nation. MnlCn VIII bS CoNuuttti bS MI
! Wilson. the senior counsel for the plain
| tiff. is looked forward to as by far the
most interesting feature Of this scnsa-
| tiOnal case.
| INTER ESTING ENANINATlON.
Rarely have two such men faced each
other in court in the capacity Of witness
and lawyer. and a series Of sharp set-to' $
is certain. Mr.. Wilson IS a pitiless cross
| examiner. and he Will make every effort
| 10 prove through the evidence of the de-
fendant the possibility. probability, and.
| I'm fact, the truth of all that the piaintiff
| claims 1t is impossible to tell how long
| the crOss-rXamination will last, but there
| Is every reason to believe that II will be
quite as protIacted as was that OF Miss
! Pollard. She was on the stand for the
! better part of three days. There is a
| general opinion among lawyers, as well
| as Iaymen that her story was not mate
| rally shaken by the crOss-eXaminatiOn
| of Mr.. Butterworth. Whether the same
! win b. said after Mr.. Wilson is through
! with Mr.. Breckinridge IS something that
! remains to be seen. An effort was made
| to-day 10 find out how many other wit
nesses would be placed upon tho stand
! fer the defence, but they were unavailing
| as one Of the lawyers himself stated that
! he really did not know. and that il was
n matter that would depend largely on
the direction the case takes and the way
the lawyers and Mr.. Breckinridge fee
about il next week.