The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-04-28
THE POLLARD CASE.
TESTIMONY IN THE BRECKENRIDGE
CASE IS FINISHED.

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/ CASE IS FINISHED.
Arguments in the Celebrated Case
Opened with nm Address by At
t"rney Carlisle for the Plaintiff
The Case Drawing to q Close.
Washington, April IL. 49, Mr.. Carlisle
J concluded his speech in behalf of Miss
Pollard to-day. He again referred to
Mrs. B~lackburn's evidence, and
laid great stress Oh the fact
thlt i'll response to demands for
the production of Miss Pollard's letters,
only two that would be of advantage to
the defense are produced. After recall
ing how a murderer had once been con-
victed because the furnace into which
he had thrust his victim had failed to
consume the victims false teeth, the law
yer brought forward the work basket
which had belonged to the late Mrs.
, Breckenridge, which the colonel had de-
MED having given to Miss Pollard, and
reminded the jury of the testimony of
Mary Yancey, a colored cook, who had
seen the pair sitting on the sofa together
with the basket between them. He
claims that the defense stands wholly
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supported word, and reviewed his false
life to impress the jury that his word
is not worthy of. being credited.
Col. Phil Thompson then rose to speak
for the defense and Miss Pollard and
her companion left the room. MIR. Thomp-
son was quite severe in his remarks con-
corning Miss Pollard. He frequently al
1uded to her as a lewd woman, said she
was an adventures, and called her a
liar. He said Col" Breckenridge did not
scduce her and that she was immoral be-
fore she ever met. him. She seemed to
be always daft about two things-was
always trying to get money to go to
school, had been talking about going to
school at Berlin clear up to last fall.
Then she had always been wanting to
get married; would lave married old
man Woods IF he could have showed up
the money to take her to Europe" Col.
Thompson did not believe that her mother
had sold her out to Rhodes as a China
man sold his girl. He had been intimate
with Der and was sending her to school
in good faith, intending to marry her.
Washington, April IL. Col. Phil
Thompson resumed his speech against
Madaline Pollard when the circuit court
met to-day. He first commented on the
improbability Of the formal proposal of
marriage from Col. Breckenridge to the
plaintiff, i'll the fall of 1892, and declared
her story was the act of a bawd, of a
woman who felt that if she could not
marry him she could disgrace him. In
his vehement way the colonel pictured
what must have been the agony of the
congressman with the plaintiff following
him around and compelling him to tell
Mrs. Blackburn that they were to be
married. .
"She was a walking arsenal said the
lawyer again. Talk about Kentucky
colonies and turning up coat tails here in
the court house to see if there were pis-
tolls! Did you see the look on that
women's face when she came into this
court house? l was afraid to sit beside
the colonel for fear a stray bullet might
hit me-"
Col. Thompson closed with an appeal
tc the jury to leturn a verdict according
to the law and testimony.
Maj. Butterwcrth, whose manner is
in great contrast with his colleague, then
began his address. In declaring his
friendship for Col. Breckenridge he drew
TO, nth a round of applause from the
spectators, which resulted in the court
clef ring the room of all except visiting at
torneys. He analysed the testimony and
reached the same conclusions as did Mr..
Thompson. but his remarks were of u
much milder character and evidently had
greater effect upon the jury.
Washington, April 13.-Maj. Ben But
terwcrth had the floor again when the
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yesterday. He began with the considera-
ton of Miss Pollard's letters to James
Rhodes, which he said were the founda-
ton of the case. He did not care any
thing about the top, he said, if there were
no foundation for it to rest upon. Mr..
Butterworth argued that a verdict against
his client in this case would only be a
fragrant instance of vicarious punishment.
He drew a picture of Col. Breckenridge
"crouching helpless at the woman's feet"
and went OF to say how horribly revolt
ing was her story that he could meet his
mistress before the mould had gathered
on the grave clothes of his buried wife,
and that he had taken her to a bawdy
house for two hours to convey to her the
tender message that she was to follow in
the footsteps of that wife.
1t implie! that a woman of corrupt life,
from choice, who had doubtful relations
with Rhodes, who had illegitimate chill
dren at sundry and divers places and mis-
carriages at others, was to sit at his table
in a union that was the acme of all that
was vicious and contemplate. That wom-
an, who had lived ten years without earn
ing a cent as the mistress of his life,
wanted money and not himself. Mr.. But
erworth firmly believed that the woman
knew of that secret marriage in New
York on the Goth of April. The plaintiff
counsel had artfully pushed to the front
some stimable characters in order to OBJ
scure he dark background. Mrs. Black
burn had been imposed upon by the
plaintiff; the defendant was helpless in
the premises. He and the plaintiff were
lin the business of lying at that time,
and We're justified in it because the pur-
pose was ito rescue a home, to rescue a
woman; to open to her a better life
Mrs. Blackburn was righteously indignant
that she had been imposed upon in the
matter, and it was natural that she should
visit her wrath upon Col. Breckenridge.
She was, however, confused in her recol-
Lection of conversations. The major con-
Guided with a brilliant peroration, and
was complimented by several persons. MI.
Wilson, for the plaintiff, will follow and
close the arguments, after which the case
will pc given to the jury.
Oregon Republican Ticket.
Portland, Or, April 13.-The Repub-
lican state convention made the following
nominations Governor; w. p: Lord Of
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