The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-05

innate Efri friend had eons insane: bis
"Hs vas dead, and there Vas noshing to
prevent bin from marrying Ter. He re-
psteo 70 this With some anger. and she
said II hs would change his tone she
would rssire from society, give ND trying
70 90 into society and b his mistress, take
care OF his room and do his typsxriting.
ne had told her that under the eircuus.
stances she vas the las, person who cou,d
90 ms sypevrifing. She had insisted that
she would not leave him. bas vousd
20 Wherever he went Then they had
walked together to . house on II street.
where they had been accustomed 10 visit.
ais anger had cooled down. He sat doxn;
sns SAT On the door With her arm on his
Knees. and they talked far into the night,
sne saying she did not care II there was .
scene. he had told her that after their
relations be could not marry her; that no
man could Be expected 70 marry . woman
With whom he had had intereourse. unless
be had ssduced her. ..You know I have
not seduced you" he said. Col. Breckin-
ridge continued:
she urged me 10 marry her on account
Of those relations ] said. L can't afford
20 put Jim Rhodes' mistress and my mis-
Up the window and said she would scream
just then some one raped at the door and
saio We we're making . great dea. OF nose
snat my voice Was peculiar and that there
Was another member OF congress in the
house, who might recognize It. Laughter. /
iaid not care 20 know who he was"
This narrative was objected TO by Mr..
Wilson. but Judge Bradley said he knew
no reason for refusing it The defense
contended that the particular talk had not
been given before, and Judge Bradley re-
marked that the substance of IL had been,
that several Of the expressions we're very
familiar to him. Mr.. But,erworth
acknowledged that the matter was not
good for the public. but that Mr.. Wilson
had endsavored TO prove that the defend
ants counsel had been brutal toward the
young woman. and IL was due TO this that
he had allowed the defendant to explain
now the matter occurred. The attorneys
lad no more Witnesses on hand. the cross
examination having ended. ~ Mr.. Shelby
said, somewhat Unexpectedly, 30 they
asked for an adjournment an hour earlier
than usual. Mr.. Wilson offered to occupy
the time with some of his witnesses for re-
buttai. but the defense declined the offer,
and the judge said he would concede the
request not 10 continue the case today,
though il had already consumed more
time than it should have done.
"If the parties to this case would like to
go out first they may do so, and will keep
the crowd back" said Judge Bradley, as
the people began 20 stir from their seats.
Accordingly Miss Pollard. with her attor-
neys, followed by Col. Breckinridge and
his attorneys, fled through the little door
between the judge and jury. Several men
made rush from their seats after them.
Judge Bradiev's cheeks flushed and he
raped the desk fercely. "Ths court has
not adjourned" he shouted above the
hustIing noises. Take your seats" Then,
pointing to one conspicuous offender. who
was half way across the room with his hat
on, take off your hat there and 20 back
whore you came from. Take your seats"
As the men reiapsed into their seats the
Judge declared In his sternest tones:
This morbid curiosity which has been
manifested since the beginning OF this
trial IS perfectly disgusting. The cor
r,dors OF the court have been crowded;
the egress has been crowded, and under
stand the sidewalks in front Of the office
Of counsel has been crowded. showing an
eagerness to see the parties to this suit.
They seem to forget that some one beside
the parties to the suit are on trial here.
The spectators have been on trial for their
dscsncy. and they have been the subject of
indecent conduct. These men who come
here day after day remind me of buxzards
sittinR on fence. waiting for . sick horse
to die; waiting for pile Of carbon"
Then turning to the crier he COM
mandsd. "Adjourn the court" and strobe
out, pushing his way through the halls
and across the street in crowd of several
hundred men aud women waiting to
catch glimpse Of Madeline Pollard and
Mr. Breckenridge.