Evening star., 1894-04-11
CLEARED THE COURT
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Mr.. Thompson waxed eloquent, poetic,
pathetic, over the sentiments inspired by
the word ''home," over the serene joys Of
domestic bliss. such as is contemplated in
contract of marriage. To all animate
nature, lie said, home was dear. He re-
ferred to little birds, who centered all their
anectlons around their little nest and to the
cedars OF Lebanon, that refused to grow
away from their native SOIL And you,
gentlemen of the jury he said. ''are asked
TO believe that with these pistols on her
person, with these threats hanging over
him. they were contemplating the establish
ment OF a sacred home"
AS he began to draw toward a close Mr.
thompson said that from all they had seen
or what had been brought out in this trial,
they must agree with him in the statement
that there was never a promise of marriage
made In good faith, only the one that he had
admitted and explained. In conclusion he
asked them to bring in fair and honest
verdict in accordance with the evidence, and
not like a drum-head cOurt-martial which is
summoned to try case and ordered at the
same time to convict. If they did this fairly
and honestly he assured them that his
client would be satisfied.
MIR. ButterwOrth Begins.
Mr.. Thompson closed his argument at
1850 o'clock and Mr.. Butterworth at once
began his speech.
In opening Mr.. Butterworth said in elo-
quent phrase that he and the whole COM
munity agreed with the lawyers who had
already spoken in their satisfaction that
this case was drawing to a close What
never ought to have been begun ought to
be brought to speedy termination. Yet
the StenCh of all this indecency was reeking
up, and would fill the nostrils of the nation
for more than a century to come. The OBJ
jects of bringing the suit he would touch
upon later, but he could say that ii was
never done for the purpose of righting a
wrong. There ho
righted in any such manner.
L am further told, he said that in order
TO show what kind of people we are the
English. the German, the Italian, the Bel
gian, the Austrian and the French press
have. SO far as they could, disinfected the
IL rformation that has been spread broadcast
and given it to their people. and all this
far-reachinS, corrupting influence is dissem-
mated, scattered for one single purpose to
which will refer later on. not to right
wrong, for there was no wrong to be right
ed There was no money to be recovered
TO soothe a wounded ambition, if such there
was. There was no punishment to be
awarded to either party to justify the pro-
ceeding inaugurated in this court
In the administration of public justice it
Is the business of the community to see to
1t that the whole community and the ad-
mfnistration of justice itself was not out
ragged by the proceeding
Ihere was no excuse before God or
among men for ever having spread abroad
such filth. which makes a foul blot upon
the hedrthstones of this whole land. There
are three parties to this suit, and the COM
munlty, the public generally, are taking q
vital interest in the outcome. The reports
of this trial have been read as have the
reports of no other trials since courts were
opened.
The Third Party to the Suit.
1--WE have all heard, said Mr.. Butterworth.
'of the third party to this suit. the nominal
plaintiff that has not appeared actively in
h. nr Il
not speak so much here. but of the plain
tin, Miss Pollard, l can speak. for | know
her if it is possible for one human being
TO Know another. | know that | wish she
could hear whispered into her ear the words
OF the Master: Neither do / accuse thee
Go, and sin no more If she ever did
listen to these words it vas on some oc-
casion that does not appear in this case"
HIS Friendship for the Defendant.
Col. Breckinrid-e he said, v.as one of the
first friends lie had had as a lawyer out
side Of the state of Ohio. He had known
him in all the rel7tions of life He lad
Known him as a soldier Ho was his friend
in his days of prosperity. when thou
sands hung upon his uttcranCss. "You
nay speed it." continued Mr.. Butterworth
with an eloquent oUthurst "on the wings
of lightning that the man whom Ben But
terworth knows rs a friend H. the days of
his prosperity he will no. desert in his ad-
versity."
The Court Room Cleared.
At the conclusion of this remark there
was an outbreak of fard-clapping and
applause in the court room, which Judge
Bradley Immediately checked, saying:
This room must be cleared"
No one stirred for moment. and
Judge Bradley. looking to the officers
of the court, said: Clear the ROOM
Everybody not member of the bar in this
audience must leave at OEce hara are
many men now sitting in the bar who |
personally know are not member; of the
bar"
Here a gentleman rose ana asked ie Tie
order of the court applied to members of
the bar els awhere. IL" he SAIL lam a
member of the bar of the state OF New
York"
No said the judge, II apprehcnd that
a mai who is member of the har would
not so disgrace the prcce eduISs of Il court
of justice. Every member Of the bar is
welcome"
Then about cne-half of the spectators
left the room.
The Jury-s Responsibility.
Mr.. Butterworth, continuing, spoke of the
great responsibility that rested upon each
one of the jurors in this case and the debt
of duty they owed to every household in the
land Who is the true plaintiff in this case,
and is she such as she has drawn and pic
should be played before the largest possible
audience, there has been spread broadcast
the picture of a modest, shrinking girl, who
had never encountered the breath of doubt
or the suspicion of vice until she had met
Col. Breckinridge. Her reading was of the
most select sort, confined to accounts of the
twittering of birds, flowers and leaves. She
had no playmates She lived apart, a per-
feet life; she never played outside her own
garden, as do other little rascalS, with play
mates as did the girls he used to know out
on the old Miami. She did read Pope's "Es-
say on Man" That was unnecessary. She
did read the Rape of the Lock-; that be-
gins with amOrouS suggestion. But, oh,
with what an atmosphere of purity was she
surrounded.
Mr. Butterworth said he was as much in
terested as any one could be in the verdict
given. He had the highest regard for
women; he had a daughter by his own
hearthstone; ne reverenced the memory of
his mother.
The plaintiff in this case had drawn
charming picture of herself a chirpinS,
budding school girl. She had made herself
out shrinking child. She had placed back
her age two. perhaps three years. And
why? That she might seem the more read
very touch was pollution. This was an I'M
pOrtant matter in this case. Why then
did she not bring her mother to testify as
to the matter of her age? If what she
said was true that would seem 20 be the
most natural. the simplest way to prove
the point. She even charged her mother