The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-04-11

OoioueL IhOmpnOn.
WASHINGTON, d. c., April 1O.-Mr.
Carlisle continued his argument for the
plaintiff in the Pollard. Breckinridge
suit to very small audience to-day
In addition TO those whose business
compelled them to be there not more
than twenty persons were in tho court
room, including the plaintiff and defen
dant.
The day was very stormy and the
courtroom dark and dismal. Finally in
his narrative, for it was more,of a nara
tive than an argument, Mr. Carlisle
came to the promise OF marriage made
before Mrs. Blackburn. Mr.. Carlisle
quoted Mrs. Blaokburn's account OF the
frat interview on Good Friday night,
1898, when, according to the witness,
Colonel Breckinriige asked her to take
charge OF Miss Pollard as his future
wife.
"He has not spoken one word in con-
tradiction of Mrs. Blsckburn's state
her testimony is true" Carlisle also
referred to the letters that had boen
written by the parties in the case.
Colonel Bre ckinridge swore that no
letters had been exchanged between
Miss Pollard and himself in 1886, and
yet typewriter said she had addressed
envelopes for the defendant to Miss
Pollard during that year and the
plaintiff had said she received manv
letters from him.
Mr.. Carlisle laid great stress on the
basket which belonged to the lato Mrs.
breckenridge. Miss Pollard testified that
1t had been given to her with the remark:
Madeline, this was poor Issa's. and l
want you to have it." Col. Brecken-
ridge denied this and limited that it had
boon stolen from his apartments by
Miss Pollard. "Som etimes LITTLE
thing like this proves to be the most
important item in the case" said MIR.
Carlisle.
A witness has told you that it was
on Miss Follard's lap while Col. Breck-
enridge was sitting by her side. and it
had been shown that no saw it many
times, and that fact proves that there
was degree OF affectionate intimacy
between the defendant and the plaintiff
that presaged marriage.
Rapidly reviewing the testimony
about the outward appearance Of an en-
gagement he summed up tho features
by saying that there was con tract of
marriage between the plaintiff and the
defendant as was shown by the produc.
ton of an invitation he addressed to her
10 attend reception in his honor a q
young ladies' seminary. and by what
francis overheard between the two and
by the positive, clear and explicit state.
ment of Mrs. Black burn. 1t was further
confirmed by visits In May, 1898, to the
plaintiff and by two visits TO the chief
of police.
Carlisle then proceeded to score the
defendant for hypocrisy, and in con
clusion he said that tho full amount of
the $50, 0c0 asked for should be given to
this plaintiff.
When MIR. Carlisle sat down Col. Phil
Thompson began his opening for the de-
Tense Just before he began to speak
Miss Pollard and Miss Ellis left the
room. Col Thompson said he did not
extenuate the fault OF any man who
had been guilty OF seducing young
girl. but he did not think that man
should he held responsible in suit OF
this kind for having been intimate with
won an of i'll repute.
In his high kean voice with his pro-
nounced Southern accent he appealed to
the jury to regard tho plaintiff as
lewd and wanton woman, and not to en-
courage such to bring their suits in here
and make stencil in the nostrils OF
decent people. After referring to Miss
Pollard as "a self-acknow edged pros
t'tnte,' and saying that "every decent
man knew tho defendant was right in
refusing to put her at the head of his
table with his daugh ters" Col. Thomp-
son took up the testimony OF Mollie
Shinglebauer, Brant and Kaufman
After reviewing the many features in
the case, Colonel Thompson continued
as follows: Miss Pollard had been
raised, not lowered, by her affair with
Colonel breckenridge She had said
she would rather bp his mistress than
the wife of Rhodes-rather go with the
defendant into society where she could
have intellectual enjoyment than to be
the wife of Rhodes, tending children
and milking cows and doing farm work,
and, barring the sin, don't blame her
for feeling that way"
At 3:45, fifteen minutes before ad-
jourDment, Colonel Thompson took up
the alleged intention of Miss Pollard to
compel the defendant to marry her. and
as this was new line OF argument he
asked an adjournment until tomorrow,
which the court granted.
Senate Combinations
WASHINGTON, April l0-The Senate
has confirmed the nomination OF Walter