The herald., 1894-03-27
A SUCCESSFUL ATTRACTION,
Many Celebrities Attend the
Breckinridge Trial.
Several Dispositions of the Defense
Not Admitted.
Judge Bradley Expresses Regret That
He Cannot 0uHsl1 All, or Ac-
count Of Their Mood
less Obscenity.
B the Associated Press

WASHINGTON, March 26- Genera
Coxey's army of the Commonwesl hal
been no more successful in attracting tC
itself miscellaneous aggregation o.
celebrities, than was the Pollard Brekin
ridge trial today. In a front row, op-
poaite the jury, sat the governor Of In
diana and several members Of his staff
who had come to Washington to see the
sights, aad who gazed earnestly upon
the silvery beard Of the Kentucky ora
tor, newly cropped over Sunday, with
expressions which betokened that they
had not journeyed here in vain. Be-
hind them was Captain Phillips King
of the Princeton university baseball
team, supported by his warriors, ath-
letes " hose names are known through
out the land. Further back in the
ground was the usual mixed audience,
with select sprinkling of congressman
who come and 90 with every day OF the
trial. There were no ladies because the
sex is outlawed from the court room,
but after the court had adjourned a
fashionaDly attired woman slipped in at
a side door under the guidance of a
bailiff and stood for five minutes, star
ing at Colonel Breckinridge, who sat in
consultation with his lawyers, as chill
dTen are accustomed to stare at the
animals in menagerie.
In the objections to the depositions for
the defense both sides were even. Judge
Bradley excluded several, and expressed
regret he had not power to quash them
all because of their needles5 obeeenity.
Being staunch Presby terian, moreover,
he suggested that the newspaper men
should expunge their reports in the in
terest OF public morality.
Judge Bradley opened the session
today with decision as to the admia-
sion OF certain atfidavits objected to by
the prosecution. He excluded the depo-
sion of DR.. Lewis, who deposed that
Colonel Swope had come to him to get
him to perform criminal operation on
Miss Pollard, on the ground that 1t
was hearsay. He admitted the deposit
tion of Roselle, q man to whom Miss
Pollard was engaged at one time, ON the
ground that Miss Pollard's maturity
and character were brought into the
case by her claims that che was an inno-
cent schoolgirl when seducsd by Breck-
inridge. One or two other depositions
were admitted, though the judge OK.
pressed regret that he could not exclude
them on account Of their filthy charac.
ter.
The attorney for the defense then
read the deposition of @. Bailey, clerk
of the Woodsord county, KY, circuit
court, showing by the records that
Breckinridge, al counsel, was in at
tendance on q murder trial ct YER
SaSs wills lss a Augasst e 1S8
took her to Sarah Goss' house III
Lexington. The case was also on
August 18Th, 18Th and 14th. Gross
examination developed the fact that
during the trial Breckinridge frequently
drove over to Lexington, returning at
night. One OF the other counsel in the
case, f. NJ. Wallace, testified that
Breckinridge was present through the
trial.
A number OF other afidavits from
Judges and lawyers of Kentucky were
read, showing the whereabouts OF the
defendant during the latter part OF
August, 1884.
At the afternoon session further
afidavits were read, showing Brsckin-
ridges whereabouts in the year OF 1887
at various dates.
WAsHINGToN, March 26. The deposit
tioa of William G. Wood, a carpenter of
Lexington, was read. Wood was en-
gagged to Miss Pollard in 1882, but when
he told her he could not take her upon
a trip to Europe, she broke the engage
ment and threw at him the ring he had
given her. He did not know her age
then, but considered her q young
woman.
The reading OF tee Alex Julian depos-
ition and cross-sxamination closed the
days proceedings. Julian il the blind
man whose adventure with Miss Pollard
at country irolic on Christmas even
ing, 1882, has been the subject OF numer-
Gus publications since the opening Of
this scandal.