St. Paul daily globe., 1894-03-13

law suit. l don't suppose she knew
then that there would be one."
This incident occurred about the 18th
of May. Something had been said about
Col. Breckenridge'S attentions to Mrs.
Wing. Miss Pollard had said that she
kept a
PISTOL BY HER BED
at night, whereat Mrs. Thomas had ex-
pressed alarm, fearing that Oh account
Of the strain she had been laOorIng un-
der Miss Pollard might shoot herself.
Before leaving the stand Mr.. Francis
announced, in response to a question,
that he was employed in the law office
Of COudert Brothers, in New York.
DIR. j. Tabor Johnson. Of this city,
having kissed the Bible, asked the
court il he was to be abSOlved IRON the
professional obligation OF secrecy, and,
being assured af1irmatively by Miss
Pollard's attorney. he proceeded to re-
late that in May, 1898. he was called to
see Miss Pollard professionally. She
was suffering from a miscarriage, and
he treated her through her illness.
While attending her he had seen sew
eral letters and kilograms, and, when
Attorney Carlisle handed several OF
them to him, he identified the sig
natures as Col. Breckenridge's.
Theh they were passed over for the
1hSpCCliOll vi tHC QClSHudut, w llO du-
juSted his spectaclcS and scrutiniZed
them with his lawyer.
One of these was dated Lexington.
May 10. 1898, addressed to Miss Pollard
in New York, the writer stating that he
had formed no plans and did not know
what to do as yet; spoke OF sending
what she might need; said his sur
roundingS were not happy; adjured her
to be comfortable, and was signed,
Sincerely and truly, w. Z. P. Breck-
inridge."
Another. dated at his sons law office
Ill Lexington. May 81. asked her where
such Il Sanltarlum as she spoke or was
TO be found; SAID that he must fulfill
PRESSING ENGAGEMENTS,
and afteI Waru would see what was best
10 do. as he wanted to do the best for
every one, and for her, and was signed
yours, w. q. =. breckenridge"
The third, dated at the room of the
committee on appropriations of the
house Of representatives, MAY %, told
Miss Pollard to do what was UeSt, most
comfortable and least dangerous; told
her TO put herself under the care of
her physician III Washington. who knew
her; said he must fulfill his engage
ments. as he needed the money which
would come from them, and inquired,
Where does Mrs. b. 20 from w WaShing-
ton?'
These were read to the jury by Mr..
Carlisle. and then Attorney OtUiI crUSS-
examined the physician upon the de-
tails of Miss Pollard's confinement. The
witness could not say whether the his
carriage mad been produced by artificial
means. but found no evidence tending
| to show that. A female phys clan, Mary
| Parsons, testified that IN 1883 She a
"A ID
| Massachusetts avenue Washington, aid
in Second street southwest. The latter
| place had been secured by the Witness
tor Miss Pollard. and a male child had
| been born, which was placed in an asy-
| lum. =
Did you ever see the child after
wards?" asked MI. Wilson.
| IL did"
"WhO was preSent?'
1.-The mother of the child"
An exciting scene followed this an
| SWer. Every ear in the court heard a
muffied sobDing, which came from Miss
Pollard, and, looking toward her, the
| young woman was seen with her beau
bent almost to her lap. shaking con-
| vulSively. The two friends from the
! house OF refuge, who have been ber con-
stant attendants, bent over, trying to
| calm her, but her emotion could not be
| subdued. Finally they were compelled
| TO take her from the room, half leading
and half carrying her, while a sympa-
| thetic silence was over the room Just
| as she stepped through the doorway
Miss Pollard fell forward, falnting, and
would have
TOUCHED THE FLOOR
| had not Stalwart colOred bailiff sprung
| forward 10 grasp her in his strong arms.
n1 I1ri ri al I,i.,
whispered with his attorneys.
AS the door of the court room closed
upon the fainting woman. MIR. Wilson
resumed his examination, Hsking what
became of the child. 1.-The child died."
was the answer.
WAS any communication made to
you by Miss Pollard as to who was the
father of the child?" Col. Breckin-
ridge leaned forward eagerly. breaking
in u object to that" and his attorneys
chorused the objection.
stale the objection" said the judge.
MIR. Wilson SAID that the question had
been carefully guarded. The objection
was admitted, and after more cross
fire DR.. Parsons said:
Il called upon Col. Breckenridge at
his residence Oh M street with bill to
Miss Pollard for my services. He for
warded the payment Of the bill to me-"
She had seen Col. Breckinridge and
Miss Pollard together on the street.
In response to cross-eXamination the
doctor SAID that she told Col. Breckin-
ridge that she had had the bill several
weeks until paid; had heard that he
was Miss Pollard'S guardian aud asked
him to pay it.
After the brief cross-eXamination of
this witness, the legal controversy over
the dispositions was renewed, Mr.. But
terwOrth. for Col. Brcckinridge, moving
to suppress deposition taken for the
plaintiff i'll Lexington, March Z.
Notice. he said, had been served Oh
Mr.. Shelby, who was then an
ATTORNEY IN THE CASE,
having only appeared for the defendant
on one or two occasions. when deposit
tions were taken, under special au.
thority.
Affidavits by Col. Breckenridge, his
son Desha Breckenridge, and his part
ner, Attorney Shelby. were read at con-
siderable length, regarding the de-
fendants arrangement with counsel,
which did not seem altogether relevant
in parts, Judge Bradley once interrupt
ing to inquire:
"What has that got to do with this
matter?'
The main point made was that notice
of the dispositions should have been
given to Col Breckinridge's lawyers in
Washington, Messrs Thompson and
McKenney. Mr.. Butterworth argued
at length, and then Mr.. Johnson replied
for the plaintiff, referring rather sar-
| castically to what he termed ''the pecu-
liar proceedings III Kentucky" and the
peculiar manner of the connection OF
| the Kentucky attorneys to the case,
who had appeared generally in the pre-
hininary proceedings. for the advantage
| of the defendant. but whose connection
| in matters to his disadvantage had Sc
cret qualification. In the taking of the
fifty dispositions for Col. Breckenridge,
neither the defendant nor Attorneys
Totten, Thompson and McKenney mad
appeared, but always the Kentucky
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