The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-04-13

Wasntsoros, D. c., April l2.-Malor
Ben Bu!terworth had tho floor again
when tho misunderstanding case wal
resumed to-day. flo began with tho
consideration OF Miss Pollard's letter to
james Rhode, which no anid we're the
foundation OF tho case. lilo did not
caro- anything abou. tho top, he said, II
there vas no foundation for 1t to rest
upon. After reading some OF those
letters at length no camc to the ones
which wero dated in Now Orleans and
which abe had said were written in Gin.
cinnati and cent to her mother to mail
to Rhodes. Ho laid great stress on
these transactions declaring that there
was n great mystery surrounding tho
letters and exclaimed: "There Is ono
human being alive and well who could
clear up the mystery OF those letters.
That is tho mother who gave birth 10
this woman, and she Is not called. That
oma Is alive and well In Kentucky
and she Ia not called. They may ask
why We did not call her, but We do not
20 into the cnemy's camp for soldiers
and ammunition"
He dwell particularly on Miss Pol.
lard's demands Tor money from Rhodes
and when he came to al illusion in one
Of tho letters to her great enjoyment at
reading Washington Irving. Mr.. vii.
son said: "Give mo tina. Washington
Irving letter, please"
In addition to reading the letter, Mr..
Butterworth consumed much time
threshing over the testimony OF Miss
Pollard from the record and pointing
out a few discrepancies on. minor
points.
He commented sharply upon the fail
ure OF the sisters at Norwood convent
10 identify Miss Pollard, failure to dis.
" that any such person as Louise
Wilson had ever been there and that
Mrs. Burgoyne had been in the place
years after Miss Pollard claimed to have
been there. In talking about tho find
ing OF tho Christmas card ID the book
there he acquitted Attorney Carlisle OF
the suspicion OF having been implicated
in any chicanery. He pointed out, how
ever, to show the iallability OF human
testimony, that Mr.. Carlisle had sworn
that nothing had been said about the
card until he found it, while Nj. John
SOL his colleague. had said that Miss
Pollard suggested that it was in the
hook bnfora IL was fOnnd
A PASSAGE.
There was q little passage between
the speaker aud Mr.. Wilson when the
former expressed doubt as TO whether
the books had ever belonged to Miss
Pollard. Wilson suggested that since
Mr.. Butterworth would not have a
chance to reply to him he might answer
aquestion which would be asked, why
Miss Hoyt and Miss Ketcham had not
been given a chance to identity the
books. This MIR. Buttcrworth an
swered after tho Yankee fashion, by an
other question, namely, why Miss Pol
lard had not described the books before
they were unsealed, and why Miss Pol.
lard had not gone before the sisters for
identification when she was within the
tinklinG Of q bell.
THAT shows all you know about it."
replied Mr.. Wilson. "She was not
there and neither was Breckenridge"
"Breckinridgc did not claim 10 have
been confined there" was tho reply,
and this sally drew a laugh which pro-
voked Judge Bradley to threaten to clear
the court room.
When noon came Mr.. Butterworth
was just working up to the coming OF
Madeline Pollard to Washington. She
had testified that Colonel Breckenridge
insisted upon her coming. "0h. they
will say, but he did it," exclaimed tho
lawyer dramatically. "That is n cow
ardly, surrender OF womanly qualities, n
base betrayal Of womanly courage to
say that no did it" Soon aftcrward, na
the lawyer was speaking of the child
born in Washington, Colonel Breckin-
ridge leaned forward over the table and
intercepted him. You are mistaken"
the Colonel said, "Ldil not know she
had a.living child until Miss Pollard
testified. l had heard she had a mis-
carriage" Then Mr.. Buttcrworth Dor.
trayed the. opportunities to elevate her
self here in Washington which Miss
Pollard had before herif she only had
been minded to embrace them; how SHE
should have shrank from continuing n
life OF shame with a man with a wife
and family.
VERY DRAMATIC.
Mr.. Butterworth argued that q verdict
against his client in this case would DO
only a fragrant instance Of vicarious