Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 April 1894 — MADELINE IS WINNER. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

MADELINE IS WINNER.

JURY GJVES HER A VERDICT FOR $15,000. Notorious Pollard-Breekfnrldge Breach of Promise Case Is Ended at Last—SmallPox Epidemic Is Not Abating in Chicago— Pest House Overcrowded. Jury Strikes an Average. The Pollard-Bre?kinridge trial in Washington is ended at last and Madeline Pollard has a verdict for $15,000 against the silver-tongued Congressman from the blue-grass region. The jury rendered its verdict after having been out a little over an hour. The fury took fifteen ballots before reaching a conclusion. The difference was mainly over the amount of damages to be granted, and there was but one man on the jury who favored the defendant. On the first ballot one juror voted for the defense and hung out for a time, but his colleagues

thought he dic| it more for the sake of argument than because he was strongly in favor of Col. Breckinridge. A number of ballots were required to reach a compromise on the amount of damages to be awarded. Two or.thiee jurors wanted to give the full amount of $50,000, while the others thought that merely nominal damages would serve to express their opinion that the Congressman had treated Miss Pollard shabbily. Col. Breckinridge, according to a dispatch, was very cool after the verdict had been rendered. He declined to speak at that time lor publication, as did his attorneys. Mi-s Pollaid was somewhat excited, but not hysterical, while awaiting the result, and broke into tears when she heard it. She declined to be interviewed, and her attorneys said that she was anxious to efface herself from the publje sight as far as possible, now that the case had ended. Congressman Breckinridge will appeal the case, and in the meantime will go to Kentucky and demand a re-election as a “ vindication." The Verdict I» Announced. At 4:35 there was a rush toward the court-room. Judge Bradley and the jury entered at one door. Col. Breckinridge, his son and Col. Phil Thompson, his attorney, by the other. There was some delay in waiting for the other parties. Every one knew the jurors had not come in to ask for instructions, because they carried their

coats and hats. The jury had been out only one hour and twenty-eight minutes. There was an intense silence. Five minutes passed before Attorney Carlisle, representing Miss Pollard, entered. Judge Bradley requested the people to refrain from uemonstrations. Then the verdict of $15,000 for the plaintiff was announced. There was no expression of approval or disapproval from the crowd. Col. Breckinridge himself rose to make a motion for a new trial and the court adjourned. There was nothing but expressions of approval and regrets that the amount was not larger among the few Senators in the Senate chamber when the bulletin was announced to them and rapidly passed around the chamber. Since the verdict was rendered the theatrical managers have redoubled their importunities, and several telegrams came td Miss Pollard offering her astonishing sums to go upon the stage at once. Her friends decline to give the names of the theatrical managers or to discuss their offers, saying that no attention will be paid to any of them. Ask Congress to Take Action. Hardly had the verdict in the Pol-lard-Breckinridge case been rendered when a meeting of prominent Washington women was called to take action regarding the case of Col. Breckinridge. Representatives of several feminine organizations met at Willard’s Hotel, and, after an interesting conference, adopted resolutions calling ..upon Congress to consider the qualificationsbf Representative Breckinridge for membership in that body.

W. C. P. BRECKINRIDGE.

MISS MADELINE POLLARD.