The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-14

things Of men. They are working their
way TO the front. and the sooner they
reach the front the better II will be for
humanity. II there is any place fit for
woman II Is In that profession of which
Dr. Parsons is an ornament in this city.
Men are trying to keep women in the
background, but they cannot do II.
Both Of these gentlemen stand UP
here and say. who is this woman They
answer. she's a bawd woman Of the town.
Gentlemen, whatever she is that defend-
ant Is responsible and has made her so.
They say she twenty years old, lured
their client. for;y-seven years old, to tne
brink Of that awful abyss. When you
come 10 analyze the argument OF my
friend ButterwoSh you find that Is his
position.
ARGUMENT WOULD BE LUDIcKoUs.
III this case we're not so serious the
argument would be ludicrous. j can
understand how the defendant could SIT
here and not rebuke his counsel Tor max
ing such case, that makes him craven
and a coward. You remember how Col
ouel Butterworth. with all his dramatic
force. pictures his client not as twinkle.
twinkle, little star but as a star OF the
first magnitude plucked from the iirma-
ment by the plaintiff.
''IIe brings this modern Circe to Sarah
Cess. lust four blocks away from the
lovely home OF the defendant. Oh, that
1 might pass over the next few minutes
without mentioning name. | ram "ouId
place the cup from me, but cannot. lie
paws tribute TO that wife and mother, TO
the daughters that adorn that home, ana
the sons, who have faithfully stood by
their father. Eut he says that that wo-
man sitting there in that little hut forgot
that wife. that home OF the defendant.
She forgot all those things and charmed
this man away from that home and made
that home desolate.
"He savs that in the most dramatic
way. lie makes glare, he turns on blue
lights and red lights, and burns Roman
candles TO show this woman seducing TINS
man from his home. It's the same old
story Of the Garden Of Eden. The wo-
man did II. 10 the credit Of humanity
be IL said that Adam has been man OF
bad reputation ever since and will I'LL
the end Of time.
NEVER ARGUED The CASE At ALL
"pSow. they have never argued this case
at an. They have not said what IL 10.
Colonel Butterworth got near it spurring
his Pegasus around the stars. lie reaches
the deep water finally and then says:
4 dare not 10 in there. There may De
mud in the bottom, and / might get
stuck. IN stand on the bank and shoot
off fire-crackers. | know him Wei
There's no man knows better than l
know how uncomfortable he feeis Wheh
he can't do IL thing he IS trying 10 90.
Now. what is this case? | want, when
IL is closed. that ali the world may know
that the plaintiff, standing there alone
and friendless. stands there alone be-
cause of the Vaccinations of the defend
ami. This plaintiff alleges that this de-
fendant entered into q contract or mar
riage with her. once in August, 1892, once
"A little later, and at another time niue
later. If he promised to marry her'
though, It don't make any difference "Heh
the promise was made.
"She says there was breach OF that
nromise and she IS bound to prove II.
He says there was no contract and says
that he has the right 20 prove that she
is a woman of bad character, and has
committed specific impurity with other
men. He then contends that before they
went to Mrs Blackburn they made
mutual agreement that what they shVulu
tell her should not be in the nature or
"a real contract. The same thing is as
serted about the visit to Major Moore.
CASE Is s1MPE AND PLAIN.
"r4ave we proven this contract? This
retained in your minds what you nave
heard She swears that this contract was
made. But she is an Interested party
Well. | think the defendant is just as
much Interested If man or woman de-
liberatelv tesufies 10 a falsehOod in case
YOU can't give TO that persons testimony
the weight of the lightest feather drop
ned from linnets wing. If you find tes-
timony against reason you can give 1t no
weight
eve know that she was here in August,
1892. and wherever Madeline was that
lamb was sure 10 60
Judge Wilson then reviewed the career
Of the two in Washington after August,
1892 He said:
what does the defendant do2 He takes
her flowers calls on her four or five times
a. day and takes her from the boarding
house in her evening dress TO visit his
friends at the Ebbltt House
Col Breckenridge interjected the remark
that he denied that, and Judge Bradley
told him that he was represented by
counsel. and should leave them TO make
corrections.
But" said Col. Breckenridge, Il can
exercise the constitutional right to cor
rect him myself"
DoKsN'r INTEND TO FALL INTO ERROR.
Judge Wilson said he did not intend
to fall into error and continued:
Here ne was treating her Just as
man ought to treat the one 20 whom
he is afiianced. Mr.. Francis tells you
what he heard them talking about. The
DEFENDANTS counsel got out Of Mr.
Frarcis what we could not get out. and
that was that in the absence Of the de-
fendant the subject Of the engagement
WAS talked about in that house. Then.
unsolicited by Mrs. Blackburn. these two
20 10 see her and the defendant solemnly
said TO her that n had come 20 tell her
that Madeline is my afiianced WIFE, nd
10 have her sit at the head of his table.
"He asked Mrs. Blackburn 10 take
Madeline under h4r kind care and keeu-
ing. lie repeats this thing time and again,
and on one occasion said: Madeline IS
insanely Jealous of Mrs. Wing | am
sorry / have TO mention that name here.
He saws to Mrs Blackburn hat il was
impossible for him TO marry Mrs. Wing.
who is a relative Of his. After his secret
ma rriage he goes TO Majcr Moore. II
ever there was a promise made 10 man, 1t
was solemnly made on that occasion. lie
agreed 10 marry her ON May 3lst III is
tue that at that time he was married.
IL was kept secret, and purposely kept
secret from the plaintiff. There was an
idea that that promise wouldn't hold,
because he was already married.
HAD NOT CONSIDERED THE LAW.
"They hadn't considered the law or
they had made a mistake in not learn
Ing the law right. The court will tell
you that that promise was binding upon
him. If she did not know that he was