St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-07
FIVE WEEKS OF SCANDAL.
CLOSING UP or THE P0LiARD-BREcK-
MRiDCE CASE.
SOON BE READY FOR THE JURY

rlage With a Blind Man, and
Talks of Her Children-She
Handles Her Case in Dramatic
Style-Silver- Tongued Willie
Defends Himself
WASHINGTON, April 6.-Today the
stream of testimony in the Pollard
Breckinridge litigation. which had
grown 10 be exceedingly wearisome,
was brought to its close after five con-
tinuous weeks of sensationalism. The
final rebuttal and sur-rebuttal today
consisted of more denials by the pIa int
iii and defendant, leaving the final
status of the case what it has largely
been throughout, question of veracity
between the man and the woman.
Madeline Pollard took the stand to
purge herself from the stain of the mock
|, marriage with blind Aeck Julian, as
well as to repeat with the dramatic
emphasis peculiarly her own the denial
that the agreement to marry between
herself and Col. Breckiuridge had been
anything but a contract made in good
faith on her part, at least. Also she
talked of the birth of her children with
freedom which would have seemed
astonishing but for the matter-of-fact
way in which all unusual things have
been discussed throughout this unusual
case. She was very much the mistress
of the situation, as she had been on her
former appearances, determined TO tell
her own story i'll her own way, and sue
ceeding In her determination. as well as
i'll keeping the corps of lawyers for the
defense in fiutter of apprehension
lest she should get away FROM their
control.
- COL. BRECKENRIDGE REPEATED,
IN all the various keys of negation in
which his silvery tongue is skilled, the
denial of the story of Mary Yancey, the
col0red cook, and other vital details of
the case for the plaintiff.
Arguments to the jury will begin
Monday morning, SO that the case will
probably close by Wednesday night
There will be two speeches for each
side. CalderOn Carlisle will make the
opening for the plaintiff; he will be fol-
lowed by Col. Phil Thomps on. formerly
member of congress from the Blue Grass
state, and Maj. Benjamin Butterworth,
ex-member from Ohio, for the defense,
and Judge Jere Wilson, ex-member
from Indiana, will give the final plea
for Miss Pollard. From the announce
ment of speakers expectation of great
display of court room oratOry is war
ranted. The prevailing impression that
Col. Breckinridge would address the
jury is mistake. Said Desha Breckin-
ridge, the son of the defendant, today:
|" Father will place himself. as he has in
his political campaigns, in the hands of
his friends"
g MADELINE POLLARD'S FRIEND,
Dr. Mary Parsons. appeared before a
slim house today, the attendance of
elderly men with prurient fancies hav-
sing fallen off greatly with the .conclu-
:slon of Col Breckinrldge's cross-eX-
samlnation. DR.. Parsons was called in
srebuttal, the desire being to establish
sthe identity of the handwriting upon
the slip of paper alleged to have been
attached to the clothing of Miss Pol
slard's Child. The defense did not care
to have this evidence. but Judge Brad
ley overruled objections, and DR.. Par
sens testified that the slip shown was
the Identical one which had been pinned
to the chlld's clothing, and that the
words "Please name my baby Dietz
Downing" were in her handwriting.
Mary Mckenzie, middle-aged colored
woman, was next put upon the stand.
"Do you know where this baby that
has been spoken Of was born?" asked
Mr.. Wilson.
+ ..In my house on Seventh street,"
was the answer.
"What was its mothers name?"
.'She was called Mrs. Hail."
"Who attended her?''
- s'Dr, Parsons.Y
& Mary Mckenzie had gone with DR.. Par
sons to the asylum and given the child
Into the keeping of the people there.
e Ibid Mr.. Hall eyer come to visit Mrs.
Hall?''
tsSo she claimed
ssDid you ever see Eim?"
mot until today. l recognize him by
& he child" responded the colored wom-
On, looking directly at the gray-haired
CONGRESSMAN who sat before her.
The defense did pot care to cross
8 Ms. Idefetia May Min ear, the land
F4ady of the fashionable boarding house
at Lafayette square, brought to the