Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-10
MADELINE
POLLARD'S
PRAYER.
Breckenridge Pollard
Case on Trial.
MRS. BLACKBURN TEsTIFIEs.
Testimony Very Damaging
to the Congressman.
He Told Her That He Intended to
Marry Miss Pollard-Her Testi-
mony Not Shaken at the Cross
Examination-Niiss Pollard
Overcome With Grief
Testimony Very Damaging
to the Congressman.


Washington, March 9-There was
enough of sensation and scandal in the |
trial Of Madeline Po.lards breach Of
promise suit against Congressman Brock
enridge OF Kentucky today to satisfy
eve the mos, eypectant Of the fash
ionable array Of masculine audience
which crowded the circuit court Wit
nesses well konwn to all Washinetonians
detailed the secret history of the life
Travelled by the snowy-bearled congress
man and the attractive young woman,
who, seated only an arms length apart,
We're magnets for the curiosity which
always surrounds the personages of such
II case. Except the half dozen connect
ed with the case, there were no ladies'
In court, but long lines Of men, like Che
crowds before the box Office Of a the
alter. waited outside for the doors to be
opened. These men seemed to regard the
tra. altogether in the light of theatric
nj entertainment, apparently unconscious
of the fact that there was an element
of human tragedy about the effair
Saturday Is motion day in the circuit
court. so the Washington populace viii
be denied further opportunity 10 sat'siy
it's curiosity until Monday.
One of the first persons to enter tue
court room this morning was Miss Mad
Inc Pollard. This was the first slsht
Of the plnintff vouchsafed to the scandal
,oyors who crowded the court. and for
a quarter Of an hour before the lrial pei
gnn she was the target oi an oyes asu
the subject Of many curious eoii 1npl,inc.
Miss Pollard is an altraeuNc 'uuh,,'ii
,.o,,u,, woman whose appearance Nn'nu
i,,A;cst. that she has reached =" yearsi
lei " slight. girlish hgure, enNeioI'el
- inn.. Mack ulster Her race we
~ colorless. with u small plqVan,s
Mouth upiurnpd nose, uashlhS' NC
nycs and heavy dark brown mn hnlr' Ia dies
,yore n small black bonnet, ~ ~ ar az
| accompanied her and sal pesi ,i',,o,i, in
| ~. table with her counsel dlreens al
me 'a ,hc iudrc. Ono Of them an e' "
iroht saay dressed In black, was QUE 90 3s
uer'F ,@ Of the Episcopal liouse -
ny h which Miss Poharu q NJ
hel M. other who sat O'rlus
tereu. y,oa n welhdrossed laus "
p,aaiiIne ace. who figured as a.. M ana
W. Pollard. bat whose luehu"
cnnid discover .,,ito ot her ease,
Mics Iouoin covered with mn ~
her I'M no way concealed her lcl ~ M
wflul MA with her lawyer most VI Wv
- nrior TO court conFyhu-i, nuttiun
unei Ptuy.,.cinridge was late W M
~ ..,nenrancc Finally ne NJ ann
u .,,,,ii satchel OF doculneIlss by hie
Sresh and smiling a9eon'p'''
Desha Brechnridge. 40 q neces
nj lawyers Nl.iAN a 100
Inv 80 two rows OF tables Wv H.,
eary " lo5 10 fine Pollard ior,e.s 10, H.,
nv row occupied ny me ht,'ssirrd de
So, 80 that the VINE - ~ III
fendant sat almost dHe'"'
Toinq antlg oplsl' a.. ,or,nenced whei
2 me soideron Carlisle faced ,he * (,
7 Nt. - ~, sttiily against Wu''' ,tif, =
itnnlnE ss5nyersntioNal tone ~,
deiipess ,,srs which the plaintlh ~ NIX
~ ~ 10 pr0ve. He eontEAss tnnn =
tj,ns of the two parles,, A V nigh 4
l,nfit , ~ political pronnhen,,v, .,,,,rel
fanny, .,,,rp ~ Tie Presby'erian Vll'', a
t ee ~. tbrnnqhout the country o,,,,
Famous .Ne other friendless II
ms.to., something was SAN aupVe -. =.
4 ,o.ai asnects Of the case; ~ III Rreci
4 ~ raad the declaration; nov % 81 Mi
Il enridre had taken aufa nv W. girl q
- - ell.l 40 Weslyan female seinlnnls, ~ N
a mon further alleging lla s tbat be la
!. sn,5,or n her three cilillreli; ,,i,ncssf
iaHifs % oresence Of crcdlianle Ml,io 4
~ IN ny 20 marry her h1Fiag If bnshsn
(" n,ade The promise TO neV wv. .is't he Ma
4 llaee Nc wife should die' uA' W..
= ,M'. WIZ instead Mrs i9 Gus, MA "a =
u, Ia,a,isviIle. that Miss falh ltl ,,re.
~ i,,n.s'.d 10 leave him and mast =, ~
~ 100 bnt mad been ieresn y. ~ ~,
- i3 ane st rs lis mistress because OF hsi 'V
.SS ioT mum n,in this reading slss I9as
a,.J crin,s,n She trenbi'N 1919 100
nnSi''hn crisd her face IN a hanhe.', ~,
an .ul 1l-csrinridge chntici IN n uiat'si- y
~, WY. win MS l,aysssfrsc .rlisie 81,
..r-bat gentlemen VT. t 81 49, =, n
N al. .i,a sterv Of my client. sne 49,
y ~ u1 ete saving shat she Is aeNnll
~ eoidif ar Name. but there Is ne psoin,
NJ ~ ~ ' narrisls 4 aud il breach lns i'a"s
q this cnse. ,..,. -.,a the defendant
"a 49, DENYING " the ma i.- s s,r,et
lou .hn, m ro NIX he proven ~ re ~, /,
what snoke 81 Miss Felairs ~ J.
it a,.hh,s ID saddler nr''. lhso
ALWAYS endeavcrins 70 ser re was
q. 9tati5n. ne said mus 49,, 49, man
i young girl, John o. h'''us'' :