The Washington times., 1894-04-14

times mol He had said that the country girls Of
the country did not need chaperones, and he tMr
| WILSON, had expected TO hear II said that gray
| haired men of AZ needed body-guards
Here MIR. Wilson produced a sheet of letter
! paper, and said that he could imagine the
mothers OF the land sitting up writing such let
| ters as the imaginary one he would read. OF
course it was simply imaginary, he said. bu,
| everyone could see the feminine handwriting ms
| the Judge held II up. and everyone knew that II
| was one letter from the correspondence he had
received during the trial 1t was in part as fol-
lows:
feel how urgent it is for every one to watch and
pray for them constantly. 1 was left in the
world young TO care for myself, and 1 can re-
member how men have tried to rob me OF all
that worth living for. have lived pure
life, because ! early took the Lord for my guide,
and If l had not clung close TO Him the way
would have been very hard"
Mr.. Wilson said that the jury had heard n most
remarkable argument from one of the defend
ant s chosen friends, Col Phil Thompson. 1t WAS
in substance that as all men were bad as that al
men were LAYING snares for women, why should
the defendant be condemned? lie was no worse
than the rest. Solomon and David had been
held up parallels of the defendant. 1t had
been said that David was man of great educa-
tion: he may not have practiced law all his life,
but he had been educated in the best schools OF
his land he had a siivery tongue; he was a man
of passion. But Israel had come from his loins
and he had not been condemned. and therefore
why should the defendant be condemned? One
his biblical researches. That the story of
Tamir, VINO country girl, and Anmon,
who was u man OF passion. That episode had
ended in n tragedy. There were no jurors in
those days. But since then the Prince of Peace
had come There were methods of peace and
iuries provided, and those methods Were being
followed by the plaintiff But when iuries failed
to do their duty more violent methods were re-
sorted TO by outraged people, the first old bar
baious methods.
Col Thompson had been outspoken. had been
unalysiS u
ment had been identical with that Of Mr. Butter
worth, only the second was yeneered with the
polish which the first lacked.
There We're some things which showed the
character of the defendant in this suit, and Mr..
Wilson spoke of the high character of Mrs Black
burn and of how Col thompson mad slurred her
He next referred to the fings of Col Thompson
at the female doctors. There had been time
when women were merely the drudges OF men.
but they were fast working TO the front, and the
higher they came the better for the world. If
there was any sphere which fitted them it was
the profession OF which Mrs. Mary Parsons was
ornament There was time when the
father of my friend Butterworth, Il rencrable
and lovable man, had been one OF n little band
which thought a certain Institution in this coun-
try was contrary TO the laws Of God But
added Mr.. Wilson, THAT little band stood stead
fastly spreading n sentiment which kindled
great cause and grew until there was no place
IN this land for a slave. SO II would be with the
cause OF women i'll this land"
1t had been said that the woman in this case
was bawd, wanton, and woman Of the
town. Dut lie promised 10 snow the Jury before
he finished that whatever this woman WAS the
defendant was responsible for, and for the life
she had led Mr.. Butterworth had spent seven
hours arguing that the woman who. he said, was
~ years Old had seduced the 4T-year-Old de-
fendant; that she had dragged MIN from his
family, his wife, his home, to the verge Of this
awful precipice If it was not so serious it
would be ludici GUS How could that defendant
sit and listen to an argument which, if 1t were
true, made him craven and a coward.
Major BUtterworth had dramatically pictured
h IL. q. ion a n - al
but planet OF the first magnitude, and had
said this woman had reached up and plucked
him from the heavens In other words, she had
seduCed him.
Then Mr. Butterworth had pictured that beau
tiful home but four blocks from Sarah Cess.
Would that he could in justice 10 his client pass
over the names which might be injured by this
case, but the necessity OF speaking of them had
been forced upon him BY the other side. Mr.
Butterworth had paid tribute 10 that lovely
wife, those beautiful daughters, these noble
sons. All honor 10 them. But it had been said
that that woman, sitting in the hut OF Sarah
Cess, forgot that wife, those daughters, those
sons, and charming that gray-hHired man away
from 'hem mad made Gesolate that home. The
old story OF the Garden of Eden, and what Adam
had said when he was hauled up before the King
OF Kings. and, exclaimed Mr. wilson, 10 the
honor OF human nature Oe it said, Adam had
been n man Of bad repute from that hour and
would be 10 the end OF time.
After putting the spurs to Pegasus seven
hours up among the clouds, until the steed wHs
all afoam, Mr. ButterwOrth had said he would
come down TO tell the jury what the case WIS.
and then he had remarked that 1t vss 2 bout
time for "A recess, had gone out and meditated
had come back. and had not given I'VE minutes
10 telling what was the case and what was the
defense to It. NJ. Butterworth had concluded
that there was a muddy bottom TO ii, and that
he had better stand ON the bank and shoot oil
firecrackers.
Before ne GJudge WILSON, had ended his task
he hoped to show but one thing. that this woman,
standing alone, friendiess with all this world |
ana its beauty as desert waste before her, !
f1FFa
fendant The case was one OF breach of prom |
ise OF marriage, such was being daily |
brought in;o the courts of the country, and |
rightly Brought The defendant rtp piled TO IL !
with what was u general Iesire that such con- /
tract existed. and claiming the right 10 prove |
whatever he could detrimental TO the character |
OF the plaintiH.
The plaintiff, il had been argued, was an in |
terested party 80 was the defendant Her tes-
timony was entitled To as much weight as his /
that day in August. isg2, when she |
said that he met her in carriage and proposed /
marriage. That meeting was probable. for all |
the testimony in the case had gone 10 show that |
wherever Madeline went mat lamb was sure to |
Mr. Wilson went en- 10 analyze the evidence |
regarding the marriage contract, and there Was |
n slight cras when he asserted thar the colonel
had taken Miss Pollard from the house of Mrs. |
Thomas 20 visit MS Kentucky friends. At this /
statement the heads OF the Breckenridge cOntin-
gent began 10 shake in negaIions.
III there is to bc any shaking of heads over !
this" said SIR Wilson, Il will call your attention
TO the testimony oil Mr.. Francis, and will remind |
YOU that when ! asked the defendant about it |
he did not deny ii.
..Oh, but did deny it." spoke up the defend
ant and his counsel seconded him Thereupon |
Judge Bradley raped with his pencil on the /
desk. saying: "if there is any correction TO be |
made here, il should be made by counsel"
Then. | withdraw 1t all don't care a snap
about it said Mr. Wilson, mistaking the inteh-
ton of the Judge.
II referred TO the correction by Mr.. Breckn-
ridge" the court explained.
Mr. BreckinTidGe leaned forward and inquired,
Does your honor say that cannot correct cr-
rors?'
You are represented by counsel. whose duty
il is to do that responded the judge.
But it is my constitutional right 10 represent
myself protested the defendant. "Does your
honor rule on that2"
Judge Bradley kept on writing and made no
response
After reviewing the te timonyof Francis and
recalling how the engagement bad been COM
monty talked Of in Mrs thomas house. how the
'olonel had called three or four times day
With flowers, the attorney passed on TO a review
IF Mrs Blackburns testimony, and then dis
,ussed the secret marriage. tic thought that
he defendant mad intended TO set up that mar
iage as n bar to any possible contract hereafter.
out unfortunately for them, the law was against
hem. for not only did the secret marriage con-
;itute a breach of the contract in Itself, but it
vas no defense against the promises made