The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-13
JURORS co OUT MORROW
The Pollard Case Verdict Looked for
by TO-mOTTOW Night.

cludes His Argument for the Defend
ant-Ex-Judge Jeremiah Wilson to
Begin the Closing Speech for the
morrow MorninE-A Belief That the
Jurors Will Strain Point to Avoid
Being Out Over Sunday.
Washington, April 12.-The Pollard
Breckinridge case will go to the jury on
Saturday and a verdict will probably be
rendered that day, for jurymen have no
liking for being locked up over Sunday,
as the Jury in this case undoubtedly will
he if it's members fail to come to con-
clusion before midnight. Tomorrow
morning ex-Judge jeremiah Wilson will
begin the closing argument for the plain
tiff. which win be the last argument in
the case. He will continue all day and
end his speech some time Saturday, when
Judge Bradley will charge the jury.
Mai Butterworth concluded his argu-
meut for Col Breckinridge this afternoon
and the court then adjourned until to-
morrow. There was an absence from his
speech of the dramatic effects of yester-
day. To-day he was milder, although at
times he approached the sensational in
his language and gestures.
The plaintiff was not present, but she
will probably be in her usual place to-
morrow to hear her counsel, Judge Will
son, reverse the portrait Maj. Butter
worth painted.
Mai. Butterworth began few minutes
after the court was called to order. He
held up to view the character of Made
line Pollard described from his stand
point and dissected it. His language
was delicate and clean, and there was a
careful avoidance of the brusque stories
and broad illusions, which had marked
The address of his associate counsel.
HER RELATIONS WITH RHODES.
The relations of Miss Pollard, with
James c.. Rhodes, were the subject TO
which Mai ButterwOrth first devoted
himself He read the letters from the
plaintiff to Rhodes begging and demand
ing money from him. Then he read the
letters which Miss Pollard called
wooden or dummy letters These let
ters were dated from New Orleans, jack
sonville and other places in the south and
Miss Pollard says they were written
in Cincinnati during her first pregnancy,
some of them at the dictation of the de-
fendant, and sent to Rhodes through her
mother, at Towlesboro, KY, to divert
suspicion. Miss Pollard testified that
her mother knew nothing about her
trouble, and, taking up this point Mai
Butterworth said: There is only one
person in the world who can tell whether
these letter are genuine or not
there is but one person living
who can clear up this mystery That
person is the mother of Madeline Pollard.
and she has not been called. Why has
she not been called2 People may say
Why don't you call her2' and l will say
to them that we are not going into the
camp of the enemy for our provisions or
our powder, either"
Maj. Butterworth dwelt on the testi-
mony of Sister Agnes aud Sister Angus
tine, of ST Joseph's founding asylum,
near Cincinnati. These sisters, he said
Wereemphatic in their declaration that
Madeline Pollard had never been at the
asylum, as she claimed, and more posi-
i've that she was not Mrs. Burgoyne."
Either these holy women are guilty of
deep talsehOod, y cried Mai. Butterworth,
or Madeline Pollard never gave birth to
baby at st. Joseph's asylum"
THE BOOKS OF IRVING.
little tiff between Mai. Butterworth
and Judge Wilson furnished diversion
Tor the spectators. Maj. Butterworth
tauuted the plaintiffs counsel with refer
etpce to the four volumes of Washington
irving, Which a patient presented to the
4oundilng asylum library, and through
which Miss Pollard seems to identify her
sen with the institution. Judge Wilson
interrupted to ask whythe defense had
AoL SHOWN these volumes to Miss Hoyt
and Mrs. Ketcham, of Lexington, who had
seen the volume of Irving which Miss
Pollard owned and which the latter says
are Identical with those taken from the
asylum library WHAT" cried Ma.
Butterworth "show them to the people
ana get them to identify things they have
never seem Not much.''
There was further exchange of words
ana the spectators laughed
Judge Bradley Immediately told Mai.
buIJerWOrth to stop and then threatened
10 clear the room as he had done yester-
uay Maj. Butterworth laid considerable
eluphasls on the frequent use of the ex-
Presslon in Miss Pollardis letters to
Rhodes Come early and we will 90 to see
mama, We will go to see mama when
mama was not there2 What does it mean?
uonJ knoW-perhaps Judge Wilson
uoes, said Maj. ButterwOrth. But if he
uIu not know. he conveyed a very clear
III ~ IMPRESSION to the minds of his hearers
IndV ne meant that the expression used
SS9 S frequently was merely code
SS AOA BANluS Oub some wrongful
OF secret purpose. He referred sarcast-
!!caIIy TO Miss Pollard as "a pawn on an
III ~ Hnortal chess board, moved whether
Sue player was near it or not" This was
saPropos of Miss Pollard's statement that
sue wanted to take her baby and go awav
ouy @ OF Ihe defendants life and the defend
anu would not let her.
BUTTERwoRTH TELLS A STORY.
In this connection Mai. Butterworth
t2lu little story. 81 met an old friend
sl. .ne olher day, and he said, Ben, why did
Nv. Nv. Brecklnrldge break off with this
HoInanH said to him, DO you remem-
stl Ugr ABOUT twenty years ago when brave,
TI"t:"art man, ripe in years and ex-
ae.Ience' aSt with loving family about him,
SoG a woman's hand tangled in his
ta "aIr My Cod, do he cried. 'Oh,
80 sad l. i remember how he
,, 9Teated blood before the world But
GiHly uld he get in it2' somebody asks.
M yes, that's all right; but that is not
Ssne question when am to be offered up
NO. nv, d Vcarlous atonement for a crime /
, "J, CT committed. We know that a man
ir.,o VIII court death, who goes bravely
iH.eo Ihe very front of battle trembles
,'Ae an aspen leaf in the presence of such
SSltuation as this"
70 VA Butterworth said he did not seek
soi iG3Auenuate the fault of his client He
M. / he men who have framed your
voniiylal v1uylal system, the men who have made