The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-04-15
THE CLOSING SCENES.
A Startling Clash Between Wilson
and StOII.

Startling CLASH BetNeen w llsOh
and stoII.
Washington, April 14-There was a
lively scene in the Breckenridge court
today.
Jere Wilson denounced as forgery
the alleged letter Breckenridge receiv-
ed from Miss Pollard, and said it had
been copied from Wessie Browns letter
which Attorney StoN carried in his
pocket
Stoll demanded to know if he was
accused of forgery.
Wilson said he did not say that, but
returned an unsatisfactory answer to
the inquiry to whether he meant that
Soil had any knowledge of the COM
mission of forgery.
There were hot words, Stoll making
an intimation of physical settlement
and Wilson stiff1y Keeping his ground.
Judge Wilson started his speech by
asserting that all specific charges
against the plaintiff had been disposed
Of except the charge that Miss Pollard
had been intimate with Rhodes. Rest
ing solely on Breckinridge's word, the
charge cut no figure, because Brock
inridge admitted his knowledge of the
charge before the talk of marriage. The
principals took the witness stand on
an equal footing save that plaintiffs
statemnts We're supported by reputable
while BreclIinridge's state
ments were unsupported and some
times contradicted.
Not the First Time.
After calling attention to the admis-
sion that plaintiffs letters had been
destroyed, Judge Wilson said this was
not the first time he had been seduced,
dwelling his forefnger at the Ken
lucky colonel; for he tells you he
knew the house Of Sarah Goss and had
heen there before with some other
SEm''
ssgPlonel Breckenridge interposed a re-
mo. your honor" he said, leaning
forward, there is not the slightest
statement of that kind before the jury;
not the slightest evidence of that. l
Saerely said had been there"
3elieEe You are correct" said
4sradley, THAT is all you said
q d Ssetter have, denied it on
iisslAstIi wanted to" said Mr..
defendant
ased, replied Colonel
80 testify now
chance and I want
Footed correctly. 1
A errors right
zrguing on the proba-
declared Mr.. Will
natural deductions
aenee. If 1 had asked who
-E5s sSyeIrt< With TO Sarah Goss. before.
47ieTe7 would have been a dozen law
'S7eiss on fllfir feet"
AssBHt you did not ask it," retorted
'hAe. colonel.
~ s3aasissFsyou knew Mrs. Goss in Louis
sssEaid Mr. Wilson.
=A5torney Stoll-There is no evidence
that She kept an improper house thel.
Mr. Wilson-Ah, but he met her on
the street. She gave him her card in
dieaung her business. He knew her
we'll enough to take my client there.
The Ten commandments.
Gentleman, there were written on
stone some commandments. said Mr.
Wilson, picking up the thread of his ar
gument, 'one Of which was: Thou
shalt not commit adultery The de
PENDANT admits that over and over
again he had violated that one. on
the same stone is written: Thor. shalt
not bear false Witness, and if a man
shall violate one of these command
AAANAlbS anu NC caught III The lois the
law, IS II not possible that under such
straits, he might violate the other?"
Judge Wilson described the defend
ants claim of an understanding that
the contract Of marriage was not to be
carried out as a clean shaver. bald
headed falsehood," and called attention
TO the improbability Of woman about
TO become a mother consenting to such
arrangement.
Then the q +to,~uavr l,.orr = ...r-.. -
picture of his fatherless girls life.
Then he pronounced the letter SUBJ
mitted by the defendant as a forgery
and severely arraigned the expert tes-
umony on writing and offered an opin-
ion of the courts upon the value OF such
testimony, which was passed up to
Judge Bradley.
There Was Row.
Then came a statement which caused
excitement. Wilson stated that the
Wessie Brown letter, from which tbe
letter in question had been forged, had
been procured by the defense and
carried in Mr.. Stoll's pocket.
After a heated passage between Stgfl
and Wilson, the former Acknowledged
having the Wessie Brown letter.
The two letters We're then shown to
the Jurors Tor comparison, during in
tense excitement in the court room.
Wilson resumed his address when
Butterworth entered, saying, Wilson
says Charles Stoll forged that letter."
He will hear from that again" re-
marked Mr.. Stol
The remarked reached Judge Wilson
and he stepped forward from his chair.
What was that2' he asked.
There IS another court than this
one, answered Mr.. Ston.
What do you mean?' asked the
tan, cadayerous, gray haired Indian
ian.
Z mean" responded Mr.. stoH. most
deliberately, that you state that |
forged that letter, which 1 denoance
as vile and infamous
What 40 you mean by another
court?' demanded Mr.. Wilson fiercely.
What do you mean by other courts ?''
Here Judge Bradley interrupted.
Now, gentlemen" he said, Il think
you had better not proceed with this"
There was moments pause.
Sfasns Clouds Hover.
Wilsol ooolly resumed his argument.
handing the Jurors the tintype Of Pol
lard taken with Wessie Brown in the
summer of 1884, and cwelt On the closed
incident.
Storm clouds seemed TO hover over
the court room, and Judge Bradley evil
IDENTIFY wanted the atmosphere to cool
for he let the usual time for the noon
recess pass by several minutes. and did
not adjourn until Wilson called his at
tention to the time.
The stenographer brought to Mr.
Stoll a transcript of Mr. Wilson'S re-
marks. There was much talk of a dueI
during the noon recess. AIR Ston went
out Of The court during the recess on
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