Evening journal., 1894-04-07
THE EVIDENCE is ALL IN
Breckenridge Pollard Trial Is
Drawing to a Close.
ARGUMENTS TO BEGIN MONDAY

Chance To Talk To the Jury, but the Colo
noI Had the Last words-Thc Testimon,
In Rebuttai.
WASHINGTON, April Even the weari
est river, according to Mrs Swinburne,
winds somewhere safe to sea, and the
stream OF testimony in the Pollard Breclx
inridge litigation which had grown 20 be
exceedingly wearisome, was brought to it,
close after five continuous weeks of sensa.
tionalsm. The final rebuttal and sure
buttal consisted of more denials by the
plaintiff and defendant, leaving the final
status Of the case what il has largely been
throughout question of veracity be
tween the man and the woman who are
parties to the Illicit intrigue
Madeline Pollard took the stand to purge
herself from the stain of the mock mar
riage with blind Aleck Julian. ms well as
20 repeat with the dramatic emphasis pc
culiarly her own the denial that the agree
ment TO marry between herself and Colo
mel Breckenridge had been anything but a
| contract made in good faith, on her part
at least. She also talked of the birth OF
her children with a freedom which would
have seemed astonishing but for the mat
ter Of fact way in which all manner Of un
usual things have been discussed through
/ out this unusual case
Kept the Lawyers In "A Flutter.
She was very much the mistress Of the
situation, as she had been on her former
appearances, and was determined TO tell
her own story In her own way, and she
succeeded in her determination as well as
in keeping the corps of lawyers for the de
fense in a fiutter of apprehension lest she
should get away from their control.
Colonel Breckenridge repeated in all the
various keys Of negation in which his sill
very tongue is skilled the denial of the
story of Mary Yancey, the colored cook,
and other vital details Of the case for the
| plaintiff. There was a departure from the
usual order when two Of Miss Pollard's at.
torneys, Mr.. Calderon Carlisle and Mr. w.
G. johnson, were sworn as witnesses to
clear their skirts from the insinuation that
on their visit to the Norwood convent they
might have slipped the Christmas card
into the volume of Washington Irvings
works which has played so important
| part in the trial. There was a colored WON.
an called Aunt Mary Of most remarkable
faculties on the stand, for although she
had never before seen Colonel Breckinridge
she recognized him from his likeness to the
l-day-old child which has played so i'm.
portant part in the trial.
When he came into the courtroom, Colo
mel Breckinridge seemed to be In high spir
it's, remarking to Major Butterworth, "a
feel like a schoolboy at the prospect of o
holiday"
He was not to have the holiday, however
for today will be spent in arguments by
the lawyers over the instructions which
they will ask the judge to give the jury
upon the strictly legal aspects Of the case.
Arguments to the jury will begin on
Monday morning, so that the case will
probably close by Wednesday night. There
will be two speeches for each side Mr.
Calderon Carlisle will make the opening
for the plaintiff. He will be followed by
Colonel Phil Thompson, formerly member
of congress from the Blue Grass State.
and Major Benjamin Butterworth, ex.
member from Ohio, for the defense, and
Judge Jere Wilson, eX-member from Indi
ana, will give the final plea for Miss Pol
lard. From the announcement of speakers
expectations of a great display of court
room oratory are warranted. The prevail
ing impression that Colonel Breckenridge
would address the jury is a mistake. Said
Mr.. Desha Breckinridge, the son of the de
fendant, "Father will place himself as he
has in his political campaigns, in the
hands of his friends"
Some Strong Denials.
Miss Pollard's denials were forcible and
voluble.
Ibid you ever, at Wesleyan college or
elsewhere she was asked, tell this de
fendant that you had ever had improper
relations with John RhodesW
"There was never a word on my part
that could be construed into such an ad-
mission"
did you ever have improper relations
with Mr.. Rhodesw
'Never, never, Mr.. Carlisle she was
saying when the defense interposed objec.
tions.
did you tell the defendant that you had
been to Sarah Guests with Rhodesf"
81 could not have said so. / never saw
the place until l walked up 10 the gate
with my hand on his (Breckinridge's
armn
The young woman's face was flushed,
and she spoke with tragic air. Attorney
Shelby attempted to interrupt her with
an objection, but she raised her arm with
an imperative gesture, quieting him with,
81 must be permitted to answer this, Mr..
Shelby"
"What was the conduct of Mr. Rhodes
toward youp was the next question, 20
which she was replying, "He loved me, >"
when she was cut off by an objection,
which the court sustained.
WAS there any improper occurrence on
the first carriage ridepn
"No, and he knows IL as we'll as I--not
until the night we visited Sarah Guests. "
did you suggest Sarah Guests to him
as place of meetingin
Most assuredly not. I did not know OF
such place.
'Ihe defendant has sworn that on that
evening he put $40 bill in your hand. Is
that true"
THAT is as false a statement as leven he
ever made. He couldnot have doneit. No
man could have put $40 bill in my hand. %
This was said in an excited manner.
The Mock Marriage Denied.
After the noon recess Miss Pollard stated
that she did not know Owen Tinsley, the
brother of Squire Nnsley; that he had not
been at the squires house on the Christ
mas of 1883, and that no mock marriage
had occurred on that occasion, as Aleck
Julian had testified.
Some Wranglinu bpt1yppn the avrxprs 90.