Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-04-19


/ Cllse for failure to fulfil a marriage
contract, the judge said, and he quoted
Julian's testimony.
TO sum it all up, If contract was
not made, or If it was agreed to with
the understanding that it was not to
be carried out, the verdict should be
for the defendant. If contract had
been made and broken they were to
find for the plaintiff, awardlndg such
damages as they see fit. Their verdict
must be formed upon the preponder-
ance Of evidence.
The Jury retired at seven minutes
after 3 o'clock.
Col. Breckenridge rose slowly to his
feet. All those who saw his face say
Is was nearly as white as his beard
but his voice was us clear us usual
when he spoke in n hesltating way,
saying:
II do not know the practice Of this
court, but l wish to give the usual
notice of a motion for II new trial"
He dropped into seat beside his son,
hardly less pale than himself.
Miss Pollard was not in the court
room, and when n messenger reached
her room with the news she exclaimed:
"Oh, isn't 1t good, isn't it good" and
then burst into sobs.
Major Butterworth said: IL don't
care to say anything" and walked
deicctedly away towards his office
Mrs. Breckenridge was present await
Ing the events. There Is no reason to
believe the Iumor that she is about to
apply for divorce. Major Butter
worth characterized the stories as
wholly without foundation. The case,
he said later i'm the evening, would be
brought to finish, along every avail
able and proper line.
That Miss Pollard will be financially
bcttered by the result Of the case is
not probable, because it r. well under
stood and has been said ON trial, that
Col. Breckenridge has no property. He
lived up to his income for years and
although his wife has money, it does
not seem likely that she will care to
cXpcnd it to satisfy this judgment.
At twenty-five minutes before five
there was II rush towards the court
room, Judge Bradley and the jury en-
tered at one door, Col. Breckenridge.
his son and Col. Phil Thompson, at the
other. There was some delay in wait |
ing for the other parties Five min
utes passed before Attorney Carlisle, |
Miss Pollard, entered |
Judge Bradley requested the people to
refrain from demonstrations.
Then n verdict of $4,000 for the
plaintiff was announced. Col Breck-
FOR Il new trial and the court adj
iourncd.
Col. breckenridge was very cool after
he verdict was rendered. He walked
way with the counsel, talking with
hem, but declined to speak for publ
alton, Miss Pollard's attorneys said
hat she was anxious to cfacc herself
form public sight as far as possible,
now that the case Is ended
The jury took fifteen ballots before
vas mainly over the amount of damn
Iges to be granted, and there was but
me man ON the jury who favored the
defendant
On the first ballot one juror voted
or the defense and hung out for n
imc, but his colleagues thought he
lid 1t more for the sake of argument
han because he was strongly In favor
# Col, breckenridge.
A number of ballots were required
o reach n compromise on the amount
# damages to be awarded. Two or
hrcc jurors wanted to give the full
Incunt of $4,000, while the others
bought merely nominal damages
would serve to express their opinion
hat the congressman had treated Miss
'ollard shabbily.