The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-04-19
FOR THE PLAINTIFF.
, 1urv in the Pollard-Breckip- ridge Case Agree.
u,NTlFF GETS Si5,OOO DAMAGES.
preckinridge Gives Notice of Motion o New TriaI-Maj. Butterworth said the Case Would Be Com
 tested on Every Line.

WASHINGTON, April l6. .-toreman c.arras R. Cole, of the civil court jury,
 r45 o'clock Saturday afternoon oaoonrced verdict for the plaintiff, S,Jcline Pollard. for Sl5,OOO damages ..on, Congressman w. c. F. Breckin- ,i5re for breaking his contract to aaTrv % her, thus ending the long and Drcitipr Breckinridge- Pollard breach .s Dromise trial. Sensations had t,irIv crowded into the last day of Che trial There had been some of inc most dramatic scenes which ever stirred the dingy little court room, rsskinr, as it was, with the memories Accelerated of cases There was an ap- rroach to personal collision between Iudre Wilson and Attorney Charles Stoll during the magnificent closing orcument of the Washington lawyer, followed by talk of duel, and Judge Bradley, in his charge to the jury, scored Col Phil Thompson as a lawyer ,sseldom spoken of in court
 The jury retired at S:O7 p. m- The first ballot taken was upon the merits  ton the question of the amount of damages. It resulted in eleven votes for verdict in favor of the plaintiff and one vote for the defendant. There upon the dissenting gentleman was fruratively cornered by his colleagues, and for some time was argued with. In speaking of this discussion afterward, Forem,n Cole said that the jurymen displaved fully as great a familiarity with the points of the testimony as had been evidenced by the lawyers in their arguments. They laid the case fully before the obdurate juryman, called for the grounds on which he based his belief, and were finally able to over come him by sheer force of logic.
 The next question to be settled was the figure at which the damages should be rated and upon this matter there was the widest possible difference. Two or three jurors thought the full amount sued for 1850, OO0l should be awarded. Foreman Cole said that verdict of Sl would vindicate Miss Pol lard and punish Mir Breckinridge suffi- cently, and he thought it was unnec- esSary to impose any great financial punishment upon him. Discussion of this matter followed until the usual course was adopted, each juror writing the amount he considered just upon a slip paper and a balance being struck. The amounts ranged from Sl to $50, 900, and Sl5, 900 Sle average.
 Just before the final vote Judge Bradley had sent a messenger to in Quire if there was any proba bility that averdict would be agreed upon soon. Receiving the reply that the jury was about to conclude it's deliberations, he entered the court room. His entrance, of course, was signal for gathering of the crowd. Not woman's face was seen in the court. The room fairly bristled with blue-coated bailiffs, for rumors of impending trouble had fOated about all day, and there were several detectives in the crowd. The hands of the clock stood at 4:S5 when the jurors entered. Almost at this moment Congressman Breckinridge, surveying the room for an instant, entered. Following him came his son, Desha, and Col Phil Thompson.
 No one being present to represent the plaintiff, a bailiff was dispatched across the street and in few minutes MT Calderon Carlisle arrived
 Then Judge Bradley stretched out his hand warningly to say: "When this verdict is announced, for I am in- formed that verdict has been agreed upon, there must be no demonstration, either of approval or disapproval {" The clerk called the roll of the jury and then asked: Gentlemen of the jury, have you agreed upon your yer dict?"
 I've have" replied Foreman Cole "We find for the plaintiff"
 An inarticulate murmur started, which the bailiffs quickly hushed. It was merely mixture of vocal sounds and crowding, and which expressed nc particular sentiment eXces surprise. Following this there was an awkward pause Finally the judge said
 For how much?"
 Fifteen thousand dollars" answered the foreman of the jury.
 Another rustic like the first arose, but was speedily quenched. One man near window shouted to the crowd outside: Fifteen thousand dollars, plaintiff" but he was not treprimanded
 Col Breckinridge rose slowly to his ieet All those who saw his face say il was nearly as white as his beard, but ms voice was clear as usual when he spoke in hesitating way, saying: q ao not know the practice of this court but wish to give the usual notice of a motion for new trial" He theu dropped into a seat beside his son, hardly less pale than himself.
 Miss Pollard was not in the court room and her attorney reported tha, She did not care to say anything about the verdict When a messenger reached her room with the news she exclaimed
 O, isn't it good, isn't it good" an6 then burst into sobs.
 Maj Butterworth said: 'I don't care 10 say anything" and walked deject eoly away toward his office. There the present Mrs. Breckinridge was await ing events There is no reason to be- heVe the rumor that she is about tc apply for divorce. Maj. Butterwortf