The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-04-15

HOW the Principals Received the News
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE Jury in
the suit of Madeline Pollard against
Colonel Breckenridge for $4,000 dam
ages for breach Of promise OF marriage
has rendered verdict for Miss Pollard
aIing the amount of damages at Sis, 600.
The case was given to the jury at
a:07 this afternoon. Judge Bradley re-
NAMED in his chair for few minutes
after the jury went out, and then he
walked around to the attorneys room,
where he waited to hear from the iury
The courtroom rapidly cleared, only
about a hundred men remaining TO
secure good seats when tho Jury re.
turned.
During the hour and half that the
jury were out, people began gathering
about the courthouse, but most of them
went way when told by the knowing
ones that there would hardly be a YER.
dict for many hours. At 1870 the Jury
men informed the bailiffs who had them
in charge that they had agreed Judge
bradley was advised i'm mediately, aud
In that mysterious manner in which
news flies about courthouse, e hundr red
people know it as quickly as the Judge,
and floeked into tho courtroom in his
wake.
A minute later, at 435, the jury filed
slowly in, fanked by the bailiffs. Al
most immt diately behind them oame
Colonel breckenridge, gay and debon-
nair as usual, with Col. Phil Thorn psou
nesh a Brcckinridge and dir Mckinney.
Of his counsel While Judge Bradley
waited for Miss pollard's counsc! to
appear the big room was as quiet and
still as church during funeral ser
vicc
At 4:4O Calderon Carlisle, Miss Pol
iard's attorney, entered hastily, looking
somewhat surprised al tho jurymen
si;ting quietly in thoir seats. He had
hardly sat down when Clerk Hodp es
c .llod tho roll o. the jury. Then he pu t
The usual question: Gentle mon OF the
jury, haze you agreed upon veriicl?'
Foreman Colo, the eldest man OF tue
twelve, rose slowly ana answered.: eve
have agree uoon a verdict and find
for the plaintiff"
I'm what amount OF damages?" asked
the clerk.
Fifteen thousand dollars" was the
answer.
There was not :. sound in tho room.
warn the spectators just before the YER
vict was rendered that demo lstratioDs
OF approval from the spectators would
not be tolerated and every man :hcro
needed tho warning
Colonel Br6 ckinridee had sat leaning
forward during tho colloquy between the
foreman and the clerk, and whom the
verdict was announced he lid not change
color or manifest any signs of ervous-
ness. Whcn Foreman Cole announced
tho amount of damages, Colonel Breck-
inridgn turned to Colonel Thomson
and asked, ''Hcw much?"
When tho foreman had sat down, Col.
onel breckenridge rose quickly 70 his
fect and asked in his usual voice: III
your honor please, within wha5 time
can notice for new trial be filed?"
within four days" said Judge Brad.
ley.
Your homer" said Mr. Mckinney,
who had startt d TO address the court
when Colonel Breckinridge asked his
question, we give notice of an inten-
lion 10 file motion for new trial"
judge Bradley bowed and then turned
to the jury and thanked them for their
faithful services and discharged them
for ths term. Tho crowd filed slowly
out. followed a few minutes later by the
across the courthouse square to Mr.
MckinneY's Office, where Mrs. Breckin-
ridge was in waiting, and fifteen min
utes later husband and wife entered an
open carriage and were driven alcng T.
street, enc Of the principal business
streets in Washing ton, where depArs
ment clerks and shoppers were eagerly
buying papers containing the We rdict
The barouche stopped at big
grocery store, whore Mrs Breckinr:dge
gave some orders. Colonel Breckin
idge stood in the doorway calmly
nrveying the crowds of passersby and
aughed as little newsboy pushed an
extra" in his f.ca. He bought the
paper and re-enleriDg the carriage
with his wife. drove TO their home.
In Calderon Carlisle's ONCE Miss
Pollard was holding an ovation MIR.
Carlisle had skipped nimbly out of tho
courtroom and gone to tell the verdict
She did not break down and cry, but
expressed her joy in repeated hand
shakes with her friends. Her brother
closed the door OF the room to keep out
the rush. Mr. Carlisle said that Miss
Pollard did not caro- to talk.
She has kept herself as much in the
background as possible" he said, mot
only from our desire, but from her own
l think it is best that she should say
nothing so soon after tho close of the
trial"
Colonel Breckinridge also declined to
talk. but no promised that he might
have something to say within day or
two.
How the Jury Stood.
Immediately after the Jury re irpd
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