The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-18
BRECEINRIDCE'S DEFENSE.
An Outline Of What the Defendant
Will Try to Prove.

Trial May End Thls week.
Copyright 1894 by the United Press.)
washington, March 17.-Col. Breckin,
RIDGE has declined 10 be interviewed for
DubIication respecting the future course
of his trial. but William E. Christian, of
New York, having asked an intimate and
well informed friend of the defendant
what the probable effect of the trial
would be on Col Breckinridge's political
future, was answered as follows:
"He is quite confident of re-
election. He has about $4,000 votes
in his district, of which he received 90
600 in the last election, a majority of some
6u0J His election three times has taken
place during presidential years, and twice
in of years. In the OFF years he has had
no Ouponents. the vote having been only
some I. 600 or 1000 all told. This being an
Off wear there will be no opposition except
his own party, and that only as to his re-
nomination. Two gentlemen who are
striving for the nomination are r. r. Set
tie and William G. Owens. MIR. Settle is
from the celebrated county of Owen, rep
rasenting 4 600 votes. Mr.. Owens is from
the county of Scott, representing l,S00
votes. Thus far there has been only
OueDrimary in which adherence to him
could be tested. This was held March 6,
at Frankfort, when three distinctly and
personality BreCkinridge men were nOmi-
mated The congressional nominations
will take place in August, and as it is the
custom in this district to give the sitting
member a chance for canyasslng after the
close of the session of congress, he will go
back to Kentucky and speak in every pre-
ciuct | firmly believe that he will be re-
turned by his constituents"
LENGTH OF THE TRIAL.
Glow long do you suppose this trial
will LAST"
The witnesses for the plaintiff should
be through by Monday night. The colo
nel's evidence will be all in by the follow
ing Wednesday night. Then there will
be two speeches on each side, and it is not
improbable that the case will go to the
Jury at the end of next week. 1t is likely
the speeches on the colonels side will be
made by his comrade, Col Thompson, and
his warm personal friend, Maj. Ben But
terworth.n
"Wi.l the colonel speak,"
"He says he expects to make the effort
of his life, which will consist in not speak
ing Says he, | often find that my best
speech is that which is not spoken"
AN OUTLINE OF THE DEFENSE.
''Do you object to stating to me in out
line the plan of the defensel"
II suppose not. In the first place, no
man, under any circumstances, can be eX-
pected or required to marry woman who
is not chaste OF course, the defense will
submit evidence to impeach the good
character of the plaintiff. There will be
deposition from Aleck Julian, a blind
man in Kentucky, who swore he met the
plaintiff in 1882, two years before
her meeting with the defendant, and
r,sVl.
with her. He will say that after
the marriage the plaintiff asked him if it
was not customary for people when mar
fled to 90 to their rooms and be alone,
and that they did repair to room to-
geyher, plaintiff according to his depo-
sltlon, being then under the influence of
lntoNicants.
HER RELATIONS WITH RHODES.
Evidence will be introduced presump-
tive of improper relations between plain
tti and James c. Rhodes, the man who
advanced her school money under promise
Of marriage.
There will be a deposition from r.
Il. bossell, also stating that in 1884 he met
this young woman, who, he alleges, was
deeply in love with him, and who i'm
pi0fed him as he was leaving her to take
her to Chicago with him.
As has been stated, the colonel's meet
ing with this young woman took place in
I9Nt when She claimed to be a shy girl of
IN, with the experience l have mentioned
behind her 1t will be proved by DR.. U.
w. Williams the physician attendant
upon the birth of her sister, that at the
t-I1e OF the birth OF the youngest sister
III .SG9, the plaintiff was 2 years old,
%Alcn would put her age when he met
Hef al Il, instead of Is as she alleges
VISITOR TO AssIGNATIoN HOUSES.
III will be proved by John Brand, Hi
ram kaufman and DR. Green, of LeXing-
l9n. Ky, that in 1898, the plaintiff was a
visitor to assignation houses.
nese facts, together with others
when Will be introduced, will establish
lAe unchastity of the plaintiff, but will
oe used rather TO bolster up the defense
inan as the main bulwark. This main
9L"ark will consist in the fact that the
ttel5udant has never at any time in
T,uued or made a contract to marry Miss
toIard aud that she knew at all times
'Hag ne would never marry her"
uoW, then, do you construe the con-
UIg5IsaJon between the colonel and Mrs.
9tl1ehourn as testified to by her on the
I'4nu. Did he not ask Mrs. Black
pILn TO protect her, on the ground that
was to give her his name!'
lie did not Why should Gel Breck-
ION MIS- 1DldtABuIu 81 luObtCL d
sIN@ woman with whom she had been
Iileddy m terms of intimacy for two
] S]e'ts and who had participated in her re-
S9pu2ns; The fact that she came under
,ia blackburn's s protection was one that
S".1udIes the conversation you refer to.
~ VIII remember, moreover, that Mrs.
,t'Nhourn threatened TO withdraw her
o'ectlon unless the colonel agreed to
.-9 or mat condition. Why should these
Sl '-olltlons have arisen in Mrs. Blackburn's
T.'1o Mrs. Eillete had been telling Mrs.
,,IlAn Durn stories about the plaintiff
o,.u "t'-u mad no doubt weakened her in the
9.'Halon of Mrs. Blackburn In order
w. HFola public scandal if possible and to
Da'e the girl, the colonel took heroic
TT-yaSu ures, and what he said to Mrs
gt"tAOurn was with the agreement and
Il UHe purpose that she might pass from
s 's scene without any prejudice to her
ff,- and without involving Mrs. Black
D-lu. she did go to New York after
s,Nius' but she was quickly back again,
f' f'' uld everything to render any efforts
'or her inefective.n
IHE SCENE IN THE POLICE STATION.
The scene which was enacted in the
o-oe OF the chief of police, what con-
IL u1llol would you put upon that} Will
oo salu IN the defendants evidence that
SCIed under compulsionl"
b. N"' IL will not He will not say that
ne was arraid"
,... L. l x you might say that he was ap-
0"SHeiyc rather than afraid