Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-13
FOR BRECKENRIDGE.
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erciscd an overwhelming power over this
man, and she used It to the full. IL was
| n case OF "Willie, come. And Willie
4 came" And yet they had asked tho tur,
( TO Judge this woman az woman ne'ei
was Judged before. He was not tryine
10 Mt the blame from the man and
place II upon the shoulders OF the wo'
man. He was simply trying to picture
relations as they were.
! They say that strong men do mol
! YIELD" said Mr. Butterwortb. earnestly
'Oh, don't they? The most powerful OF
the emperors OF old Rome turned aside
and laid down his scepter to seek the
smiles Of a woman. They say that good
men do not Yield Oh, don't they? Burns,
who thrilled the whole world with sweet
ness and the purity Of his song. had to
ask forgiveness from his God for the
violations Of His law"
Continuing. Mr.. Butterworth devoted
considerable attention to the PLAINTIFF
story Of the birth OF child. He endea-
vored TO show a number Of Inconsistencies
In the testimony OF DR.. Parsons and the
plaintiff. II was n most remarkable
mother, he said. who did not even care
to know the burial-place of her child. He
had never heard OF such a mother. From
Cincinnati to Washington. end babies born
all along the way. and buried In unknown
or forgotten places. Most unnatural.
Was IL not more likely there had been n
miscarriage in this city. as she had told
Mr.. Breckenridge? The incident OF the
naming of the child Dietz Downing, when
she said she asked that II be named
Dietz Carlyle, went far toward casting n
doubt on her whole story. The matron
OF the asylum had testified that the baby
said to be the plaintiffs was brought
to the asylum by a large and very black
woman, while Mary Mckenzie was n
small and light-colored woman. And.
again, she stated that she stood beside
the coffin of her little baby at the un-
dertaking establishment. and she had
named the day and date. And this date
was eighteen days after the records OF
the asylum showed that Dietz Downing
had died.
As 10 the sin that placed him In her
power, Mr.. Butterworth said there were
not words strong enough to express his
condemnation. II Is the God In each one
OF US that revolts at the violations Of
Gods law. But no soldier Is ever shot
because some other sentinel falls asleep
at his post OF duty. There must be no
vicarious punishment In this case. This
is not the offence the Jury are called upon
TO judge. They are asked simply TO de-
eide the question whether or not this man
made promise OF marriage TO this
woman.
ALLEGED OFFER OF MARRIAGE
In scathing terms he denounced the
PLAINTIFF for her outrageous distortion Of
facts In connection with what occurred
In this city. He discussed her story Of
the 3lst of August when she said she met
him at the station and they went for a
ride I'm hack into the country. IL was on
this occasion that she said he told her
that he had. some thing 10 say to her that
he fiattered himself might please her.
And he delayed until evening" caid
Mr. Butterworth, sarcastically. before he
made the shocking statement that he
wanted TO make her his wife. And where
did he go to tell her this-to ask her 10
take the place of his saintod wife at his
table, and in his family, before the mould
had settled upon the grave-clothes of his
dead wife?
"You say" he said. shaking his finger
in the face OF Mr. Wilson, that he took
her to an evil house"
That's exactly what he did," said Mr..
Wilson. quietly.
Mr.. Butterworth then went on to disciss
the marriage that Miss Pollard bad
sought. II would have been an unholy
alliance, and Heaven would have forbid
den the banns. This woman was an idle
butterfly, who had lived for years without
labor. and she liked just that sort OF
existence. She had had exactly what she
wanted. He believed az surely as ~
could believe anything that he did not
know that Miss Pollard knew Of Mr..
Breckinridge's secret marriage in New
York at the time that she was scoring
that city and talking about his connac-
ton with great capitalists. and his pros
pective business trip to Samoa.
At this point in the argument a recess
was taken for luncheon.
After recess Mr. Butterworth again took
up the thread OF his discourse 10 the fury.
referring in the beginning TO page 1876 OF
Miss Pollards depsA ton, where she spoke
OF her going 10 Sarah Guests IN the
strength OF a forged telegram from her
mother to the school authorities. There
was an incident right there, said the
speaker. that he thought would cast some
light on the characters OF the two parties
to the suit. On ton he had
asked her If she was not afraid 20 40
to Lexington with that man. She had
answered that she was not: that she had
twice resisted him. and was sure she
could do ii again.
Inc Iact tnat Sne waited at Sarah's
for considerable length Of time while
he went home and then came back Is not
consistent with human nature If. as she
claims. he was viciously pursuing her
and endeavoring to overcome her scruples
He had been described as n lecherous
man. and If he were actually pursuing
her against her will he would never have
left her until he had consummated his
wish. He would not have left her alone
to think It over and decide upon the re-
suits OF what she was going TO do. On
the contrary, all this went to show that
there was a mutual understanding be-
tween them. and when they found that
Sarah Guest was not at home he left
her there, going to his own home, know
ing full well that he would find her there
when he came back.
EVENTS IN WASHINGTON.
Then Mr.. Butterworth came down once
more TO the events that took place in this
city. to show that Miss Pollard delibe-
rately chose TO keep 10 the life she was
leading. II she had wished to follow the
inclinations that seemed to take her 10
Breadloaf Inn she might have buried her
past and lived an honest life. But she
threw all that away.
In the inscrutable plans Of Providence
Mr.. Breckinridge's wife died, and then
II occurred to her that she might force
herself into his life, to preside over his
home. According 10 her statement, when
she returned to Washington on August
30th he met her at the station, and in
the course OF the drive that ensued he
asked her to marry him.
He asked this woman, who he knew
was in every way unsuitable TO enter his
home, to marry him before the bells that
rang at his dead wife's funeral had ceased
to echo about the hill on which the Capt.
toll stands. All this Mr.. Breckenridge de-
MED. He denied even that he was in
Washington at that time. and testified
that the first time he saw the plaintiff
was when he met her In New York.
Mr. Butterworth then had Mr.. Stoll
read to the jury extracts from MIR. Breck-
inridges testimony where he told about
his subsequent meetings with Miss Pol
lard, the occasions on which they dis
cussed the proposition that she should
go to Berlin for couple OF years of
study. She refused TO so. except as his
affianced wife, and to this he would not
agree.