Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-04-13

worth carried on the speaking. Pol.
lard's testimony, he said, Implied tnet
she was a woman Of corrupt life, who
from choices had han doubtful relations
with Rn1dcs; who hal had illegitimatc
children aud miscarriage; who sAt
his table huuiJn that was Tie acme
ni ali that wsa Iernicioui aud corr
tsmpiible. Thar woman wantul
money aud soothing else. Mt. Butter
worth fifmiy believed that ehe knew Oi
that secret marriage In New YORK on
April 2glh.
lie said MITE. Blackburn had been
imposed upon aud In hef natural inuig-
nation hal confessed thv things SAID to
her. The lying which both plaintiff
anu defendant mad been gully VI Ia
tins connection was justified aud zane
tifie1 bee tuse " was 10 rescue a home,
rescue woman ana 10 help her TO a
better life.
Proceeding 10 The second scene Ia
the Office Oi tho chief Of police the
attorney declared " the statement Of
Colonel Bfeckinridge to the chiei, that
he had hot seIucei the wuman,tha he
had taken liberties the fret night aud
slept with hor the stc0nj, had not
been true. she would nave instantly
resented ".
The le,ters which colonel Breckin.
ridge had written 10 Miss Pollard aitot
the alleged engagement Ia 1893 were
produced by lit. Butterwoflh aud sf.
lorde considerable fuu, the colonel
himself laughing heartily. Mr.. Butter.
worth was unable 10 deoiphcr them aud
declared that man VINO wr0le tuoh a
hand should be punished.
Mt. Rulterwofth told the Jury that
the Inherent probabilities, arising from
tho course VI human nature, were ~ be
considered more deeply tnsu tue state.
ments OF Witnesses. The question was
not whether w. &. 4. Breckiufidgu
had violated any ordinance, human or
divine; mad uecn guilty " tufpitudo,
bringing shame upln him, uut whether
these two parties uad agreed that he
was 10 become her husband nnd she
his wife. 10 awaken horror before the
public, there had been n tale that Col.
Brsckinridge hal lei astray girl, "a
guiltlcus little gitl, and hal led her
down the path Of nine years Of i'm.
morality 90 marriage contract,
futulossly violated. The Jury was 10
determine whclhsr there had beou
any such puiltleas lite tirl; whether
she had not been a mature aud know
ing woman. io denied that the
woman came to court 10 redress great
wrong. No wrong could be rv1tcssci
In that way; nor nad sh1 wAntvI tue
balm Of money, for sue hal said there
was none. Her motive dld not rise 81
the quality OF rovtnge,uor even hatred,
but sent abtoal 10 every homo a lcavrn
she knew to be- vile, tue influence Of
| which was mta,ufclusi.
"FOr what mltivo docs the despet'
ate woman walk On any sagt9 Sh,
Deliberately turned from uvetythit \
that man or woman could desire anu
proclaimed her snamr. fnis u the
/ vestibule VI wide stage upon which
/ she desires 10 enter. l. II tue right o..
any individual 10 corrupt public moral
/ ~ the excuse Of seeking repafation TOT
/ Nrong2 What IL there VI repafsuon Tot
/ her wrong, but to 10 home 10 bel
/ mothers nfeiidel'
IL would Do SAID, "Butlerwortb, you
are defending him." nut no ne had d
| little family Of hia own, one 9hict
hal 10 fight the battle OF liio agalns
fearful odds. No, he was defending
the standard OF w3mauhOId, the virtu,
VI city and country girls. No mat
could say that seduction was possible
under tue circumstances which ha'
been portrayed here, lie ptOtoste,
against suon n standard being raise,
Tor virtue.
lie asked the Jury not TO commend
woman who haI b0tne herself as TIT
plaintiff had; not TO elevate her To-
Tor the degradation OF him. Such /
verdict would .aeAn TO thu girls tna
virtue was but cloak, % be throw
OF or put on. American womauhoO
should he VindlcAted by the stanuGr
to which wives and mothers must b
hell.
At ten minutes past q O'Clock MaIo
Butletworth finished. Several gtt
tlemon rushed forward anu o0ngtatu
lated the lawyer.