Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-04-11
THE DEFENCE.
Col. Thompson Opens Argu-
ments for Breckenridge.
He Exhausts His Stock of Vitupera-
tion In Denouncing Madeline.
Mos! Of His Arguments Consisted Of tp'yins
Epithets TO Her.

| WASHINGTON. April l0.-Rainy weather
and the prospect of nothing more sersl-
/ ,ional than arguments before the jury kept
away the crowd from circuit court No. 9
where the Breckenridge case is in progress
Outside of the respective counsel, the jury
and the other actors in the case there were
not more than 20 people present. Miss
| Pollard was there with Miss Ellis and sal
with her head slightly bowed, her eyes cast
on the table at which she sat. Col Brect-
inridge was also present, fsnked by Msj
Butterworth and Col. Thompson.
| The court room was dark and dismal snd
this msde Carlisle's task difficult although
ihe jury showed grAat inter- st in what be
said. Resuming his argument, Carlisle
took up that pYrtion of the defence of
Breckinriige in whiah h. elaine that he
had not been intnate with the plaintiff for
long periods, while Miss Pollard testified
that their relations were can;inu.us.
He said that defendant admitted that he
had met the plaintiff ~ a night in Novem-
b-r, 1887, ia this city, after separation
for long time. aud that he took drive
with her. This, said Carlisle, coinciied
with the testimony of Miss Pollard that
defendant had net her ar the time named
and took her TO the house of Aunt Mary
Mckenzie, where, in the February follow
ing, she gave birth to the babe Which Col
Bteckinrijge denied knowledge of.
lie next discussed the contradictory tes-
timony of the plaintiff and the defendant
about what happened when Col. Breck-
'ridge resided for three weeks st Miss
Hoyts house in Lexington, where Miss
Pollard was a boarder, and contended that
it had been shown that the guilty relations
between the pair were continued there
Finally in his narrative, Carlisle came to
the promises of marriage made before Mrs
Blackburn. Carlisle quoted Mrs. Black
burns account of the first interview on
Good Friday night, 1898, when, according
to the witness, Breckenridge asked her to
take charge of Miss Pollard as Ii, future
wife.
ale has not spoken one word in contra
diction of Mrs. Blackburn's statement, +"
said Carlisle. "He tells you the testimony
is true"
Carlisle also referred to the letters that
had been written by the parties in the case
breckenridge swOre that no letters had been
| exchanged between Miss Pollard and him
self in 1886 ard yet g typewriter teslifies
that she ad lressed envelopes to Miss Pol
lard for the defendant during that year,
and the plaintiff had said she received
many letters from him. Carlisle laid great
stress on the little decorative basket Which
belonged to the late Mrs. Breckinridre.
Miss Pollard testified it had been given her
by defendant. Col. Bret kinridge denied
his and hinted it had been stolen fro n his
apartments by Miss Pollard.
ttSamptitups little tbipp lilo fbio -,roroc
to be the most important in case sale
Carlisle. "Tbe witness has told you it wa,
on Miss Pollard's lap while Breckinridge
was sitting by her side, and it has beer
shown that he saw it many Tins, and that
facts proved that there was degree of af-
fectionate intimacy between the defendant
and plaintiff that pressged marriage
Rapidly reviewing the testimony about
the outward appearance of an engagement
Carlisle summed up this feature by saying
that there was contract of marriage be
tween the plaintiff and defendant, which
had been shoan by the production of an in
vitation he ed iressed to her to attend 8
reception in his honor at young ladies'
seminary IL had been further shown bv
his vii to 1919 II street, where Miss Pol
ard was staying; by what Claude De La
Roche Francis overheard between the two
and ty the positive. clear, explicit state
men. of Mrs. Blackburn. 1t was further
confirmed by the visits in May, 1898, to
plaintiff and by two visits to the chief Of
police.
The history of this form of action" said
Cs'li,le with emphasis, "will not present q
more complete chain of evidence than has
neen presented here of breach of contract
Of marriage
Col. Tho mpson began the argument for
the ds fence. After referring to Miss Pol
lard as elf-ackdovledged prostitute
| and saying ''every decent man knew that
the deft ndaDt was right in refusing TO put
her ct the head of his table with bis daugh-
taIs," Col. ThomI son took up the testimony
of Mollie Sbingle ebsuer, Brant and Kauf-
man, and c0ntended that it was not shown
that the plaintiff had not gone to Lexington
at night during the vi ole of the time she
vas living near that town. He referred to
the tes timony of William Wood, Lexlng.
ton, the carpenter, Who said Miss Pollard
had broken her engage ment to him because
he would not take her 10 Europe and he
made this tie text for these remarks
''She is a money hunter and money get
NNA' nm Nboub icfC fAA nhtNbiOu one
has shown in every feat ure of this case 10
be on wild hunt after this defend ants
money. That's what she wants. She is
not after love and sfection-what 81 e
wants is money and that's what these emf
| nent counsel are assisting her to get She
seems to have hypnotized somebody into
giving her morey TO cary on this case,
After fu' ther sssailng the plaintiffs s
chsrscter in terms of unmltigated yitupera-
ton, Col. Thompson brought up the
subject of the letter dated July 90,
1884. which the plaintiff SAYS she did
net write to Col BreckinriJge. "If
she wrote the lette Che said her
case is gone, and che can have no cred (
before an intelligent jury. She says in
this letter, What l have TO tell you is wors e
than divorce case That's self-accusa-
ton of guilt with Rodes; ttat's why she
she tried to keep ont this letter; that's '. nv
she said she did not write it. She did write
it. and I'll stake this whole case on that
letter.
"Here she was" said Col. Thompson.
s.fobbing and deceiving old man Rodes.
She admitted on the stand, Il am enssged