Asheville daily citizen., 1894-03-13
A CROWDED COURT ROOM
Bli liECKINRIDGET TRIAL. GROW
ING MORE SENSATIONAL.

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bile, In ~ Wbich The De fentiant
JOins--Ixe proved by The Judge
Miss Pollard Leaves The Court
Room.
WASHINGTON, March 13.-ln the Breck
inridge trial Yesterday afternoon DR..
Taber Johnston, prominent physician,
took the stand and testified that on
May "a, 1898. Miss Pollard sent for
him and he went to see her at 1919 III
street. He attended her Tor some weeks.
He identified letters written by Breckin.
ridge to Miss Pollard, one telling her to
get room and send him the price, ETC.;
another to make herself comfortable in
Washington and not go to sanitarum.
At point i'll the testimony of May
Parsons, a Washington physician, Miss
Pollard's child was mentioned. AT this
point the plaintiffs sobbing became so
violent that the proceedings were
stopped and she was led out of the court.
Then Mr.. Johnson referred in general
way to the course taken by the defend
ants attorneys in regard to certain afii.
davits as chicanery, and Mr.. Shelby
cndeavored to make reply, but as the
usual hour for adjournment had passed,
Judgc Bradley deferred the question
until tomorrow. AS Mr.. Johnson left the
room, Mr.. Shelby darted after him and
accosted him in the hallway. Said Mr..
Shelby, facing his taller opponent, "You
have insulted ne, sir, and must have
satisfaction. Sir.
"Wcll, sir ?" responded Mr.. Johnson.
interrogatively and calmly. Thereupon
Mr.. Shelby's right fist shot outward
and upward, grazing Mr.. Johnsons left
check and drawing slight blush. Then
the dignilied form of his professional
partner, Mr.. Caldcron Carlisle, was in
terposcd between them. Quickly several
other gentlemen became participants in
the fray, Colonel breckenridge with his
cleaning snow white beard and his son,
Desha Breckenridge, with coal black
whiskers. piling themselves upon Mr..
Carlisle.
There was an excited moment of gen
eral melee engaged in by no less than a
dozen gentlemen, most OF them intended
peace makers, when Deputy Marshal
John K. Leonard STROBE into the center
of the conflict, thrustirg the belligerent
kcntuckian back and putting a damper
upon hostilities.
Judge Bradley was very indignant,
I'VE cannot have this here, gentlemen
he said sternly, You must understand
that we cannot have such outbreaks.
| will ascertain in the morning who are
responsible for this and see to it that
they are properly punished"
The crowd that surged about the cir.
cult court room this morning tor half an
hour prior TO the beginning of today's
session of the Pollard breckenridge trial
was greater than on any day since the
trial began. This augmentation in the
spectators was due principally to a desire
to ascertain the action of Judge Bradley
on the face slapping episode. There
were other reasons, too, tor the expec
fancy of sensational session: the re-
port that Col. Breckenridge would make
the defense that he had been married to
Mrs. Wing previous to the date Miss
Pollard alleges he became engaged tc
her. This and the sensational exit o.
Miss Pollard yesterday whetted the
appetites OF the public and made tn,
Icourt room more attractive than th'
houses of Congress. Under Judge Brad
ley's order only members of the bar, wit
nesses and working newspaper men wer'
admitted to the court room, but thu
press OF lawyers demanding admittanc'
was so great that the chamber wa
nearly filled before the case was called.
Judge Bradley at once took up thu
face slapping incident. He decided
that, as the affair occurred outside th
court room and after adjournment, HI
had no jurisdiction In the matter. Ill
at the same time stated that he hcar'
that some of the urscl for the defend
ant were carrying concealed weapons
i and cautioned them that this was
. law-abiding community and that sue
a proceeding would not be tolerated
Each OF the counsel for the detcndan
| entered disclaimer, aud hearing OF tn
case was resumed. Miss Pollard wa
not present.
Il The days proceedings began with
little victory for the defense in a contro
vcrsy over the admission OF the dcpos
tons taken i'll Lexington the day bcior
the trial commenced and which led t
the ati'ray between counsel yesterday
Justice Bradley sustained the Objection
of the defense against the admission {
!, dispositions as evidence. Carlisle the
asked that the deposition of Mary
Logan of Cincinnati. formerly DR.. Mar
l.. Sweet, be admitted. Butterwort
objected, and another legal controvcrs
followed. Judge Bradley overruled tn
objections of the defense and admitte
the deposition as evidence.
Carlisle then read the deposition
: which Mrs. Logan said she attended
Young woman who gave her name {
/ Mrs. Monica Burgoyne IN 1854. Tn
! was while Mrs. Logan was DR.. Sweet,
practicing physician Of Cincinnati. Nil
Pollard was present while the depositio
was being taken, but Mrs. Logan sal
that while there were some things abo,
Miss Pollard that suggested Mrs. Blu
goyne she could not identify her. I'll
Young woman said her husband WI
dead, and acted as il there were some far
ilyreasons why the matter Of her delica
condition should be kept secret. I'll
young woman called twice at her ofiic
later the dcponent called to see he
After the cross.eXamnation was rcu
the court at 1890 took a recess.
CNciNNArl, March 13,-Adviccs I
ceivcd from Louisville and Lexingtc
deny the rumor that Colonel Brecki
ridge was married to his present vii
formerly Mrs. Wing, at New York thr
weeks prior to the MARRIAGE at Lou
s vile. The family OF Mrs. Wing is We
prominent one in kentucky, and Ia
night member OF it gave out deni
of the rumor. At Lexington Col. Brec
uridgc's friends will not discuss the su
cct. His political opponents there kno
nothing further than the mere runor.