Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-05-03
THE I H r ,LLARD CASe

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THE POLLARD j. A clSR
TESTIMONY IN THE DREckINR,n,.
CASH Is FINISHED. "'ocF
Arguments IN the Celebrate,
Opened with an Addre.. ~. 'sse
t"rney Carlisle for the p,.,. At
me case D's~.ns s Close.
Washington, April IL. y Mr. c.
concluded his speech in behalf o Sea1 1r
Pollard to-day. He again refarro MISS
Mrs. Blackburn's evidence c''eo to
laid great stress on th. ana
thlt in response to ,lemnnd 1acl
the production Of Miss Pollord,s J.. iOr
only two that would be of ndvor, euefs,
the defense are produced. Af tar as to
ing how murderer had onco hao' recall.
victed because the furnace into Sn .t sen'
he had thrust his victim had f.;, which
consume the victims false testh A sh1 to
yer brought forward the worL 'I 1e. aw'
which had belonged to tho la+o ou s
breckinridge, which the colonel had ds
nled having given to Miss Pollard. on1
reminded the jury of the testimony "n ~
Mary fancey, colored cook, who bo u
seen the pair sitting on the sofa top 90 Iau
with the basket between them. Ha
claims that the defense stands wbo NE
and solely upon Col. Breckinridre's ny
supported word, and reviewed his f, Iu,
life to impress the jury that bis w ua,sg
Is not worthy of being credited. ''O
Col. Phil Thompson then rose to sno,,.
Tor the defense and Miss Pollard anH
her companion left the room. Mr.. Tho n,,u
son was quite severe in his remarks cop
corning Miss Pollard. He frequently a.
iuded to her as lewd woman, said sha
was an adventures, and called hor y
liar. He said Col. Breckenridge did not
seduce her and that she was immora, hos
fore she ever met him. She seemed "a
be always daft about two things-w,S
always trying to get money to 20 to
school, had been talking about going 10
school at Berlin clear up to last ian
Then she had always been wanting 70
get married; would have married old
man Woods IF he could have showed m
the money to take her to Europe" Col
Thompson did not believe that her mother
had sold her out to Rhodes as n China.
man sold his girl. He had been intimate
with her and was sending her to school
in good faith, intending to marry her
Washington, April 10. - Col. Phil
Thompson resumed his speech against
Madaline Pollard when the circuit court
met to-day. He first commented on the
improbability of the formal proposal of
marriage from Col. Breckenridge to the
plaintiff, in the fall of 1892, and declared
her story was the act of Al bawd, of
woman who felt that if she could not
marry him she could disgrace him. In
his vehement way the colonel pictured
what must have been the agony of the
congressman with the plaintiff following
him around and compelling him to tell
Mrs. Blackburn that they were to be
married.
'She was walking arsenal" said the
lawyer again. Talk about Kentucky
colonies and turning up coat tails here in
the court house to see il there We're ps-
tolls! Did you see the look on that
face when she came into this
court house? ] was afraid +> si+ h,s'lo
the colonel for fear stray bullet might
hit lne''
Col. Thompson closed with an appeal
tc the jury to leturn verdict according
to the law and testimony
Maj. Butterwcrth, whose manner is
in great contrast with his colleague, then
began his address. In declaring his
friendship for Col Breckenridge he drew
fo' nth a round of applause from the
which resulted in the court
cleo ring the room of all except visiting at
torneys. He analysed the testimony and
the same conclusions as did Mr..
Thompson, but his remarks were of a
much milder character and evidently had
greater effect upon the jury.
Washington, April 13.-Maj. Ben But
terwcrth had the floor again when the
Notwithstanding case was resumed
yesterday. He began with the considera-
ton of Miss Pollard's letters to james
Rhodes, which he said were the founda-
ton of the case. He did not care any
thing about the top, he said, if there were
no foundation for it to rest upon. Mr..
argued that a verdict against
his client in this case would only be
fragrant instance Of vicarious punishment.
He drew picture of Col. Breckinridge
"crouching helpless at the woman's feet.
and went on to say how horribly revolt
ing was her story that he could meet his
mistress before the mould had gathered
on the grave clothes of his buried wife,
and that he had taken her to bawdy
house for two hours to convey to her the
tender message that she was to. follow IN
the footsteps of that wife.
1t implied that woman of corrupt life,
from choice, who had doubtful relations
with Rhodes, who had illegitimate chill
dren at sundry and divers places and mis-
carriages at others, was to sit at, his table
in union that was the acme of all that
was vicious and contemplate. That wom-
an, who had lived ten years without earn
ing cent as the mistress of his lite,
wanted money and not himself. Mr.. But
terworth firmly believed that the woman
knew of that secret marriage in New
York on the Goth of April. The plaintiff
counsel had artfully pushed to the front
some stimable characters in order to OBJ
scure the dark background. Mrs. Black
burn had heen irnnosad rnOn by the