The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-04-19
MISS POLLARD GETS DAMAGES.
Jury Gives Her $4,000 in Her Suit
Against Breckinridge


Against Brock inridge.
WASHINGTON, April 16.-The jury
in the suit of Madeline Pollard against
Colonel Breckinridge for S5O,0 dam
ages for breach of promise of marriage
has rendered verdict for Miss Pol
lard, fixing the amount of damages at
SIS, 900.
The case was given to the jury at
1907 Saturday afternoon. They re-
turned at 4:30 with verdict.
At 4:40 Coldron Carlisle, Miss Pol
lard's attorney, entered hastily, look
ing somewhat surprised at the jury
men sitting quietly in their seats. He
had hardly sat down when Clerk
Hodges called the roll of the Jury.
Then he put the usual question:
''Gentlemen OF the jury, have you
agreed upon verdict ?"
1--WE FIND FOR TIE PLAINTIFF"
Foreman Cole, the oldest man of
| the twelve, rose slowly and answered:
I'VE have agreed upon verdict, and
fad for the plaintiff"
In what amount of damages ?"
asked the clerk.
Fifteen thousand dollars" was the
answer.
! There was not sound in the room.
Judge Bradley had taken occasion to
warn the spectators just before the
verdict was render ed that any demon
Stration of approval or disapproval
from the spectators would not be toll
Grated, and every man there needed
the warning.
Colonel Breckinridge had sat leaning
| forward during the colloquy between
| the foreman and the clerk, and when
| the verdict was announced he did not
change color or manifest any signs of
| nervousness. Wien Foreman Cole
! announced the amount of damages
, Colonel 81 cckinridge turned to Colo
! mel Thompson and asked, GLOW
| much 2"
| MOTION FOR A NEW TRIAL.
| When the foreman had sat down
! Colonel Breckenridge rose quickly to
| his feet and asked, in his usual must
| cal voice: "lf your Honor please,
within what time can a motion for !;
| new trial be fled"
! Within four days. said Judge
| bradley.
Your Honor" said Mr.. Mckinney.
who had started to address the court
when Colonel Breckenridge asked his
| question, give notice of an intention
to file motion for d new trial"
| Judge Bradley bowed, and then,
! turn ny to the Jury, thanked them for
| their faithful services and discharged
| them for the term. The crowd filed
| out slowly, followed Il few minutes
! later by the defendant and his friends.
| They walked across the courthouse
| square To Mr.. Mckinney's Office, where
Mrs. Breckenridge was in waiting, and
fifteen minutes later husband and
wife ertercd the waiting open car
| Iii, II
| where department clerks and shop
| pcrs were eagerly buying papers, con-
| tanning the verdict.
The barouche stopped at a big grOce-
! ry store. where Mis-. Breck inridge gave
| some orders. Colonel breckenridge
stood in the doorway calmly surveying
the crowds OF passers-by, and laughed
| as little neWSbOy pushed an seXtra"
| in his face. He bought the paper and
re-entering the carriage with his wife,
| drove to their home.
| MISS POLLARD CONGRATULATED
| In Calderon Carlisle's office Miss
| Pollard was holding an ovation. Mr..
| Carlisle bad skipped nimoly out of the
courtroom, and gone to tell his client
| the verdict. She did not break down
and cry, but expressed her joy in re-
| pcated handshakes with her friends.
| Her brother closed the door of the
room to keep out the rush.
| Mr.. Carlisle said that Miss Pollard
| did not care to talk. "She has kept
| herself as much in the background as
! possible" he said, met only from our
! desire, but from her own. ! think it
| is best that she should say nothing so
soon after the close of the trial.
| Colonel breckenridge also declined
to talk, and he promised that he
might have something to say within
| De day or two.
| HOW THE JURY STOOD.
| Immed lately after the jury retired
| Mr.. Cole was elected foreman. A bal
lot was taken, which resulted II to /
in favor Of the plaintiff. Some time
was spent in bringing the one juror
over, and then the question of dam
| ages was taken up. One juror was in
| favor of giving the plaintiff the full
| amount claimed, $50, 600, and the juror
| who voted for the defendant thought
merely nominal damages, one cent,
should be given. 1t was finally de-
cided that each juror should write
down an amount, and the average was
taken, resulting in the award of 3d.
900.