The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-12
1rDGE BRADLEY INDIGNANT.
.u,,ss AND HxNDCLhPFINs ar TnE
BRECKINRIDeE TRIAL

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u,surxeroS. April 11.-Col. Phil Thorn pson
canned his argument for Col BrsckinrtdRs
~. morning In the Pollard Brcekinridee
s,..cb OF promise case before . very small
."dl.nee Miss Pollard was not present but
Tho defendant was on hand.
Col Thompson took up the alleged breach OF
,,opise. aud asked II Il were not q remark
.bls thing that man who had been living
,lb woman for nine years with the distinct
r,dsrs,anding, so she said. that he would
m,rry her II he were ever widower. should
r,ts a second promise as alleged. Every
thing in the conduct OF the plaintiff last
,rrInr. he said. her attempts on the defend
,pps life. her threats to disgrace him. her
ptomise to commit suicide and leave . writ
tan story OF their relations for publication
All these showed q character the reverse
Of that claimed By the plaintiff. This woman
had laid her plans to bring breach OF prom
iss suit. Had she not told Claude de Ia Roche
Francis OF the pretended engagement and
asked him to remember It. saying she might
need his help by and by2
"A courtship with plstols.' cried Col.
Thompson. Talk about your Kentucky
Colonies and having them come into court
throwing up their coat tails to see whether
they had pistols underneath them. suspect
there was one coat tail was not turned up that
had a weapon beneath IT, Did you see the
vicious look on that woman's face the day this
case stnried2 was afraid. sitting there be-
aide the Colonel. that n bullet would come
straight from that woman's pistol. oh, whata
eourtshlp. with its only memsnto . pistol"
Col. Thompson concluded at 1880. having
spoken a day. with scmo brief intervals. He
fzIIa a ~ Ma IA n,,tN II.
for the defence. an eloquent talke-. Major
Butterworth began somewhat diffldently. but
he soon warmed up to his work. and charsc-
terzed the suit as Q fnr-reaching postilencs
that should never have been brought to trial.
Major Butterworth said he had known Col.
Breckenridge for many years-as lawyer.
friend. neighbor. colleague. brother; and"
he said. you may speed It on the liehtnines.
gentlemen. that to the man whom Ben Butter
worth was friend in his prosperity he does
not turn his back In his adversely"
The popularity OF the genial Ohloan and the
belief In this sentiment was shown lust hero
By handclappinR from the spectators Judge
Bradley Indignantly resented this breach OF
decorum. Clear the court" he cried. There
have been enough disgraceful scenes hers."
The bailifrs were . little slow in clearing the
room. and Judge Bradley ordered all who were
not lawyers to 20. There are great many
here who are not m embers Of tho bar who arc
sitting in tho bar seats-they1l have to co."
said the Judge. and they went In droves Fully
three fourths OF the men sitting inside the rail
went out: but their seats were nlled within
IT was a most remarkable thing. said
Major Butterworth.. resuminE. how innocent
raise rats girls that way on the Miami When u he
wa, a boy. He offered nothing 10 e1tenpation
soaa not Be more severe ON him thsn he had
been on himself. But. as the plaintiff had said.
. Sa rss s% eSSd f,s NE c All
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.s.rS eouns.S 1870 Gi5i e The world. sSan.ss ]
girl knows the difference between right and
w win yoar %S.R:E Ger sslsSSoI ny S soea
friend snrning e Judge wilson, on the banks
90 wa Was yours. Fhss n.sded no ONE 70 seii
them the dinerence between right and wrong:
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Ito Judge wiIsonL ,
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