The celebrated trial, Madeline Pollard vs. Breckinridge [electronic resource] : the most noted breach of promise suit in the history of court records.

The celebrated trial, Madeline Pollard vs. Breckinridge [electronic resource] : the most noted breach of promise suit in the history of court records.

[S.l.] : American Print. and Binding Co., 1894.

English

1 online resource ([3], 320 p. [11] leaves of plates) : ill., ports.

Trial of William Campbell Preston who was being sued by Miss Madeline Pollard for $50,000 in a breach of promise suit. Accused of promising to marry Miss Pollard and fathering a child and then failing to fulfill his promise. He was found guilty.

Trial in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.
Reproduction of the original from the New York Public Library.

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