Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-10
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the circumstances and by the conduct of
the parties to the suit there was never any
contract to marry made between them.
Furthermore, if they were of the opinion
that there had been such a contract, they
should, under the instructions of the court,
conclude that Mr.. Breckenridge was alb
solved from the necessity of a fultlment
of the contract by the character of the
plaintiff.
In order to bring in any other verdict they
must destroy a great deal of the most i'm
pOrtant testimony in this case. They must
consider Hiram Kaufman deliberate per-
jurer; the same with Brand, with Rozell and
with Molly Shindlebauer. And for what?
In order to cast blot upon self-confessed
woman of the town. Mr.. Thompson then
went on to remind the jury that Mr.. Brock
inridge was at Versailles engaged upon
murder trial when he is said to have been
in Lexington, and that the birth of her first
child was at such a date that Mr. Breckin-
ridge could not have been the father.
Mr.. Thompson ridiculed the idea that
the plaintiff was an innocent, guileless
school girl. On the contrary, he said, she
was the most adept adventures that ever
stepped foot into case or entered
court. n more clever, Scheming woman
could not be found, he continued, for while
she claims to have been in Cincinnati for
the purpose of giving birth to child of
the defendants she wrote a letter bleed
ing poor old Rodes for money. That letter
was a natural demand upon the man who
had caused her shame.
she was bad enough to demand money from
poor old Jim Rodes on his $40 month sal
airy if the father of the child was really Col.
Breckenridge. Col. Breckenridge was album
/ dainty able to help her. and would have
done all that he should have done for such
a woman. In all his actions toward the
plaintiff Col. Breckenridge had been the
soul of generosity on all occasions. The
plaintiff knew that even if Rodes was poor
he had friends, Kaufman and others. who
were helping him out. and she was seeking
to get much money from him as she
possibly could.
This story of hers, he said, was an in
consistency and falSehood. Truth is con-
sistent and will show itself in like
this as everywhere else, but when an effort
is made to interpolate anything like this
it will not fit. but shows up clearly like
patch on coat
Tells "a Story.
This woman had attempted to take them
to place where she claimed to have given
birth to a child, but an attempt to imper-
solate some one else is an effort in criminal
tactics that is almost certain to fail sooner
or later. Mr.. Thompson referred to the
celebrated Upton will case in England to
show that sooner or later the deception will
be found out.
This woman was remarkable woman in
every way, and person who had once
seen her would not be likely ever to forget
her. He himself had never heard of wo-
man like her. He was reminded of a dog
story that Proctor Knott used to tell down
in Kentucky.
The story was a lengthy recital of how
old darby criticised a dog which he said
was not dawg at all. but a female, and
that her nose was as red as beet and
turned up like morning glory" The story
was not particularly delicate.
Mr.. Thompson then went on 70 dssect
the plaintiffs account of what took place
out in Cincinnati when she went or claim
In a
He characterized all this a tissue of lies.
He started to speak of Miss Pollards story.
which he said she had sold to the New
York World.
Mr.. Wilson called him down on this stat
ing that he had no reason to say she had
sold that article to the World. Judge Brad
ley also remarked that there was no evil
dence In the case on that point at all.
Mr.. Thompson begged pardon for the I'M
intentional misstatement, and then went
on to discuss the Incident of the plaintiffs
visit to the Norwood Founding Asylum.
The whole meat of the case. he said, was
in the fact that she had stated to her at
torneys that she went there under the
name of Louise Wilson. When they came
to examine the records they found that no
such person had ever been at the hospital,
and then she attempted to adopt the name
of Henrietta Bergwynne, when the name
in the record was Nj. l.. Bergwynne.
Relieves His Mind.
Miss Pollard's testimony about all this, he
said, was directly opposed to that of the
sisters. and yet she had had the effrontery
to tell the jury that they must believe her
in preference to the sisters, and cast these
| into the category of deliberate periurers
along with Brand, Kaufman and RozeI.
Mr.. Thompson paid an eloquent tribute
to the devotion and self acri1ce of these
sisters. who turn their backs upon the
pleasures of the world and devote them
selves to the noblest work of earth, the
work of saving fallen women. Turning
about to Mr.. Carlisle he said, with ringer
raised:
when you talk about dedication
like that you are talking about a dedica-
ton is a dedica ton"
He then came down to the matter of the
testimony of DR.. Belle Buchanan, as to her
testimony of what occurred in Cincinnati
in 1850 He used this as an opportunity to
relieve his mind on the subject of woman
physicians generally in a manner that
rather made his audience catch their breath.
by the way he said Il don't take much
stock in female physicians, anyhow"
Il have always noticed that whenever
there is an abortion case, a secret birth or
any case that a reputable and respectable
physician will not toLch, you will usually
find the hand of female physician in it
somewhere. They seem to have a particu-
lar fondLess for that sort of thing.
CONTINUING Mr. Thompson dwelt particu-
larly upon the discrepancy of the testimony
as to whether it was Louise Wilson or Mrs
Bergwynne who at the asylum. There
were some reasons. he admitted, for the be-
lief that they We're one and the same per-
SON. But it didn't make the slightest bit Of
difference to the plaintiffs case. When she
was on the stand she had stated that as
soon after the birth of her child as she was
able she went to call upon the father Upon
her return she told Dr. Buchanan that she
had seen the father of her child and that he
had offered marriage, but that she would
not accept him, her love had turned to
hatred.
If the truth of that statement was ad-
mitted il would throw out her case, for
Mr.. Breckenridge was married at the time
and could not have offered her marriage.
In eloquent tones Mr.. Thompson called
upon the lawyers for the plaintiff to answer
that argument
I'VE will, all in good time" answered
Mr.. Wilson quietly, taking a note on a
slip of paper.
The Mothers Love.
With reference to the story that the
plaintiff did not know of the death of that
child, Mr.. Thompson spoke of it as a most
inhuman and unnatural performance. Real
mothers do not act that way, said the
speaker, and then he went on to paint a
glowing picture of mothers love and de-
Votion.
With such love as this Mr. Thompson
contrasted the love of such a mother