The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-03-12
7. LOOKS LIKE GUILT
Breckenridge Paid for Medical
Services
Performed When Miss POllard's
Child Was Born,
SAID DIR. PARSONS.
The Congressman Strongly Oh.
jects to the Testimony.
Miss Pollard Carried Painting
from the Room.


I by two days of consultation and plan
ming, the Pollard Breckenridge legal
forces bristIed with law books and por-
tentious looking documents this morning
as they arrayed themselves along the two
rows of desks in the criminal court
room. Jurors too, were smiling with just
cause, for directly across the room and
facing them sat group of fashionable
young women backed by row OF sol
emn matrOps, all brought thither by
curiosity, which more than hope springs
eternal in the feminine breast.
Expectation fairly beamed from be-
meath their Donnets, to be but five min-
utes deferred, for that space after the
appointed hour for court convening. en-
tered Miss Pollard demure and with
dOwncast eyes, wrapped in her black
cloak The congressman defendant and
his satchel of documents followed SO
closely after that the two parties seemed
to have come together.
Judge Bradley leaned his hands on the
back of his padded leather chair, the
roll of jurors was called, and was no
sooner finished than the judge remarked:
"Mr. Marshal, / wish you would request
those ladies to vacate their seats unless
they are witness in The case"
Ihereupon Marshal Wilson's portly
form loomed up before the women waiv-
ing them out They went with clouds of
dlsapp ppOlntment oVerspr preadlng their faces
ald such q babIing of anger that the judg e
was obliged to rap sharply for order
Few of the spectators were left after
this exodus, but among them we're a half
dozen Of the defendants fellow members
of congress.
First in the proceedings Attorney Car
Isle for Miss Pollard represented to the
court that four mysterious volumes of
Washington Irving taken from the Gin
cinnati convent and ordered on Friday to-
be produced had been filed with the clerk
f I'm faA "a
I indOrsem ement that they were sealed by
agreement of counsel to be opened under
the direction of the court
This reopened the controversy over
the Identification Of the volumes. Mr..
Butterworth contending that closer de-
scription by the plaintiff was absolutely
necessary, and declaring the suggestion
OF sealing them had been made by Miss
Pollard's counsel
Mr Wilson said the understanding
was that the books should be delivered
sealed as dispositions were, but it had
never been contemplated that they
should remain sealed.
elf there was any agreement TO have
these books sealed, said Judge Bradley
II was not party TO it,
Thereupon EN-Congressm Butter
worth, who il Quaker, and refers to his
opponent quantity as Brother Carlisle"
protested that If Miss Pollard had bought
the books for the convent she must be
books, "or sit here and do II, )" replied Mr.
Wilson tartly, in which ultimatum he
was sustained by the Judge after more
sparring, in which young Attorney john
son took part, com batting the insinuatiOn
that his clients course had not been
STRAIGHTFORWARD respecting the volumes
and Miss Pollard's black eyes flashed tri-
umphantly
After this incident. AIr. Butterworth
gave notice Of objection to be made to
been taken improperly. Mr. s. ilsOu was
proceeding to put in deposition when
Col Breckinridge suaveIy requested TO
be shown it and told his lawyers to OBJ
ject, because it was written neither in
the hand of the deponent nor Of the
Justice Of the peace. Mr.. Breckiuridge
became visibly excited and nervous over
the matter This first deposition offered
in the case was by Sarah Cess
After quite a lengthy discussion be-
tween the attorneys in regard TO irregu-
larities ia the taking of depOsItiOns and
as I'd whether they should therefore be
allowed to be introduced the matter was
for the time deferred, and q witness for
Miss Pollard was called, a fashi0nnbly
dressed, smooth faced, specialized young
man, who gave his name Is Claude
DE la Roche France, announcing that
his residence was in New York, but
that most Of his time was spent in Eu-
rope. He is q first cousin of Ward SIC
AlIister and nephew To Marquis de La
Roche chamberlain to the pope.
lie had known Miss Pollard in Wash
inqtOn in 1898, when she lived al - La
fayette Square, and 1919 H street He
had been a visitor at the latter place two
or three times week. always seeing
Miss Pollard there and frequently Col.
Breckenridge was ia the drawing room
with her. France testified to having
seen evidence Of a more than paternal
interest on the part of Col. Breckinridge
for the plaintiff.
aIiss Pollard 1Ta lres a Scene.
Dr. Tabor johnson, testified that he
had attended Miss Pollard through an
illness in May 1898; identified certain
letters and telegrams signed with the
name of W. G. r. Breckenridge that in
dicated a knowledge of Miss Pollard's
illness. The doctor could not swear
whether that illness was brought on by
criminal practice. IS might have been
produced by excitement 0r stress Of
mind. The patient seemed nervous
worried and excited
A female physician, 3Iary Parsons, tes-
titled that in 1883 She had attended Miss
Pollard at the convent on Massachusetts
avenue in Washington and on Second
street. South Washington. The latter
place had been secured 5y the witness
for Miss Pollard and a male child which
had been born was placed in an asylum.