St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-15

lowing him came mis- son. DeSha, and
Col. Phil Thompson.
No one being present TO represent the
plaintiff. bailiff was dispatched across
the street, and IN five minutes Calderon
Carlisle arrived. Then Judge Bradley
stretched out his hand warningiy to
say:
when this verdict is announced. for
| am Informed that verdict has been
agreed upon. there must be no demon
stration either of approval or disap-
provai."
The clerk called the roll OF the jury,
then grumbled loudly an interrogatory,
which, being Interpreted. was:
"Gentlemen of the jury, have you
agreed upon your verdict"
I'VE have" responded Foreman Cole.
we find for the plaintiff"
An inarticulate murmur started, which
the bailiffs quickly hushed. 1t was
merely mixture of vocal sound and
crow1ing. and which exercised no par
ticular sentiment except surprise. Fol-
lowing this was an awkward pause.
Finally the judge asked: For how
much?'
Fifteen thousand dollars" answered
the foreman of the jury.
Another rustic like the first arose but
was speedily quenched. One man near
window shouted to the crowd outside,
''$15, ZOO. plaintiff" but he was not rep
rimanded.
Col. Breckenridge rose slowly to his
feet. All those who saw MS face say it
was nearly as white as his beard, but
his voice was clear as usual when he
spoke in heSitating way, saying:
Il don't know the practice of this
court but wish to gi'e the usual no.
tlce of a motion for new trial."
He dropped into a seat beside his son,
hardly less pale than himself.
Nobody waited to hear the formal ad
journment. The jurors filed out. Col.
Breckinridge pulled his slouch hat over
his eyes and followed after them with
his son IN his wake, eibowing their way
across the hall TO the marshal's office.
The jurors were just ahead of him in
the outer office and he pressed through
them to the green door before the pri-
Vate Office. There was 10 handshaking
in congratulation or sympathy between
the colonel and any one else.
Miss Pollard was not in the court
room. and her attorneys reported that
she did not care to say anything about
the verdict. When messenger reached
her room with the news, she exclaimed
'Oh, isn't it good, isn't it good" and
then burst into sobs.
Mr.. Butterworth said. II don't care to
say anything" and walked dejectedIy
away towards his Office. There the
present Mrs. Breckinridge was awaiting
events. There is no reason to believe
/ the rumor that she is about to apply fol
a divorce. Maj. Butterworth charac-
terizes the stories as wholly without
! foundation. The case. he said later III
! the evening. would be fought TO a fill.
! ish, along every available and proper
| line.
| That Miss Pollard will be financially
bettered by the result of the case is moi
probable, because it is well understood.
and has been said during the trial. that
! Col. Breckinridge has no property. he
has lived up to his income for years, AND
although his wife has property il doe:
not seem likely that she will care Il
expend it to satisfy this judgment.
JUDGE JERE NJ. WILSON
was today the central figure of the fina
day of the Poilard-Breckinridge case
Madeline Pollard, the plaintiff, was no
in the court. but the Breckinridges
father and son. were in their usua
places. but attended by none of the law
yers, except Mr.. Stoll, of Kentucky.
Judge Wilson started his speech witt
great earnesInesS. All of the specti,
charges against the character of hi:
client had been disposed Of. he said. ex
cept the charge resting solely on the
word of the defendant, that Miss Pol
lard had been intimate with Rhodes
According TO law, as it would be laiC
down by the court, however, that matter
cut no figure at ali, even if it was worthy
of belief, because Col. Breckenridge haC
admitted that he knew Of it long before
the year OF the first talk of the marriage
Entering upon discussion of tht
testimony of Col. Breckinridge, Mr.
|
that the plaintiff and defendant tool
the stand upon equal terms. The sans
credibiiity attaches to the testimony O
each, where it stood alone, but ther;
was one vital difference, namely tha
the statesments of Madeline Pollard
were supported by other most credible
witnesses, while Col. Breckinridgt
must ask that his words stand un
corroborated. Miss Pollard was sus
tanned by Mrs. Blackburn, by Mary
Yancey, by Francis. by Mrs. Lowell
Col. Breckenridge was contradicated 10y
Sarah Guess and it would be shown
that her testimony was infinitely more
credible than his. Sarah had testified
that he came 10 her begging her not t
tell what she knew of the case.
In discussing the testimony of Mrs
Lowell. Mr.. Wilson pointed out tha
Col. Breckenridge had not at the outse
denied that he wrote those letters, anC
that he had fenced adroitly against tht
question until he had secured an ad
mission that they were destroyed ant
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