The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-24
miss POLLARD'S AGE
That and Other Matters Con-
sidered in Secret
By Counsel.

WASHINGTON, u. u, Marcn n, 1o54.-
Last Thursday in the trial of the Pollard
Breckenridge case objection was made by
counsel for Miss Pollard to evidence con-
tanned in depositions presented by the de-
Tense concerning Miss Pollard's age; con-
versations regarding her, had with
James c. Rodes, her deceased lover,
and with reference to her ability
to resist improper advances from men. Some
Of the objections were sustained, and the
evidence ruled out to which exception was
taken by the defence. In other instances
Judge Bradley decided to postpone the read
ing of certain Objectionable passages in the
depesitions until he could examine into the
matter, and accordingly, it was agreed that
he should hear argument on the admission
or exclusion of the disputed evidence this
morning at ten o'clock.
SECRET PROCEEDINGS.
Shortly after the appointed hour the ar
guments began, but behind closed doors.
Only Colonel Breckenridge and his attorneys
and the counsel for Miss Pollard were pres
ent. The reason for the secrecy was to pre-
vent the Objectionable testimony from being
made public through the newspapers,
thus bringing it, In a measure, be-
fore the jurymen, who are to
be kept in ignorance of the character OF the
evidence unless Judge Bradley decides that
it is competent and may be read in court.
The private room where the arguments
were heard adjoins the regular Circuit
Court room, which was abandoned for the
purpose of the trial because of the great
pressure for admission, and the largest court
room in the court house used in its stead.
Colonel Breckenridge arrived at the Court
House alone this morning and went immedi-
ately to the private room. He looked fresher
and less worried than he did last Thursday.
His hair and beard had been trimmed
and it was suggested by a gentle
man who saw him that Colonel Breckin-
ridge had observed the Old English
custom of clipping hirsute adornments on
''Shere Day. in Holy Week. The trimming
made some difference in Col. Breckinridges
appearance. 1t robbed him partly OF that
romantic lock given by his waving silver
locks and beard, and impaired fresher,
more vigorous tone to his tout ensemble.
Major Butterworth, Judge Wilson and the
other lawyers in the case came in slowly,
and it was half-past ten o'clock before the
arguments began.
The most interesting points argued were
in reference to admitting the dispositions of
Aleck Julian, w. w Rosen and DR.. Lewis.
MISS PoLLARD's BLIND SWEETHEART.
Julian is the man referred to by Miss Pol
lard as ''My blind sweetherrt-my modern
Barnabus," who deposed that on one Christ
mas day, while at the house OF Squire klns-
ley, Miss Pollard, after drinking too much
egg-nogg, went through the form of a mock
marriage with Julian and proposed that they
carry out the martial relation.
The testimony of DR.. Lewis was that Col
onel W. A. Swope, who was killed in street
duel in Lexington by Cassius Clay Goodloe
some years ago, had requested him to per-
form an operation on a Miss Pollard, with
whom ne had become involved.
Dr. Lewis refused to take the case. He
testified that he did not know whether the
Miss Pollard mentioned was Madeline Pol
lard or some other Miss Pollard
w. w. RosseH is the man who was en-
time, according to her own admission. when
Rodes or pay him the money he advanced
her, and was expecting to be confined by her
first child
ssYes, Mr. Butterworth," said Miss Pol
lard, in admitting the state of affairs, "as
bad as it sounds, that was exactly the case"
Resell deposed that he had taken liberties
with Miss Pollard at Wesleyan College and
that when he was about leaving Cincinnati
for a trip to Chicago, she begged
him to take her along with him. All
this testimony is objected to by Miss
Pollard's COUNSEL ulians on the ground
that it concerned time prior toa Miss Pol
lard's meeting with Colonel Breckenridge.
DR.. Lewis, because he could not specify any
particular Miss Pollard as the one about
whom he alleges Colonel Swope spoke to him,
and Rosell's on the same grounds affecting
the competency of evidence afordered, COW
ering period subsequent to the alleged be-
travail by Colonel Breckenridge