Evening star., 1894-04-13

propositions advanced that he had ever
heard in any case Col. THOMPSON one
of the chosen counsel for the defense had
| told them that all men were bad all were
alike, In other words all were the secret
enemies Of women. He had asked the jury
why they should find fault with the de-
ferdant when Solomo4 had had his wives
and concubines by the hundred Why
find fault with him when David had done
the same sort of thing. But there was a
portion Of Davids story, said Mr.. Wilson.
| that Col ThcmI son had not told them of
He forgot to tell them Of the patriarch who
came to David and told him of the poor
| mans eve lamb that had been taken by
| the rich man. And David waxed exceed
ing wrath. and was for furnishing that
man just as 1 now ask you to punish his
parallel And Nathan said to David Thou
are the man.
An AprOpoS story.
"Col. Thompson. in his Biblical research
in preparing for this trial. seems to have
overlooked one story that am now going
to tell him. 1t is the story of Absalom
| who had a sister fair to look lpon. And
Ammon desired her. though he did not Of
fer to take her out carriage riding. or any-
| thing OF that sort. He pretended to be sick
and asked lamar to bake him some cakes
But he did not eat the cakes He de-
bauched the girl, and she was desolate and
| went back to her brothers house She told
her story and Absalom did not forget. al
though there were no juries then 10 annaaI
| to. When sheep-shearing time came two
years later. Absalom bade him to a great
feast and when he was drunken with wine
Apsaloms servants smote him to death for
what he had done.
That, gentlemen, was in an older civil
ization. The Prince of Peace has come
upon earth since then and We no longer
this girl has done.
There were other curious features in
Col Thompson's argument, which, to saw
the least, was very blunt 1t was the same
arsument though, that was repeated by
Mr.. Butterworth in his more polished
speech. Col. Thompson Is more fippant
than his associateand is never as dramatic
but their arguments are practically the
same.
Mrs. Blackburn represents all that is
best in American motherhood and woman
hood, and yet this man spoke of her as
that old lady, one who is not a maiden
young and fair. her friZzes and all He
also sought to discredit the testimony of
DIR. Parsons by referring in ugly terms TO
all women physicians. There was a time
when women were drudges and the mere
playthings for men, But women are push
ing to the front in every walk of life, and
the faster they come the better for the
land. Nowhere is there a place where they
are more suited than in this very profess
sion or medicine. a profession to which Dr.
Parsons is hight and honor
Men are trying to keep women down,
,a nut tney can do 1t, and every step they
take upward is better for them, better for
you, Tor me and for the world.
What is This Woman
My friends on the other side ask the
question, What is this woman? and then
they turn around and call her a wanton
and woman of the town. Let them call
her what they choose. / am going to show
you oefCre L get through that whatever she
Is tne aeiendant In this case Is responsible
Tor her position and character.
Mr.. Butterworth spent several long hours
arralSnlng this girl. showing you how she
fastened her hold upon this man and
dragged him down and ruined his life.
Iheir argument Is that she seduceL him
not that he seduced her If this case were
not so serious l would dub such defense as
luu1crous in the extreme. 1 am surprised
lhat the defendant there could sit hour
aIter hour while his lawyers lined out a de-
tense that made him out the yeriest cows rd
and craven. Mr.. Butterworth pictured him
not as a twinkle, twinkle little star but as
d.;sS., OF tne nrst magnitude. shining
.oflshtly; and he has told you how this wo.
man mas reached out to drag him from the
armament which he illumines SO. That's
eur Sul ahother way of saying that she Sc
Mr.. Butterworth has drawn us q n,ct,,ra
OF tnat lovely home in Lexington, only four
squares away from Sarah GUESTS Of tba
nlo,ner moi ana daughters that ornamented IL.
ana the son who has stood so faithfully
oy MS father. All honor to them R,It
ne tries TO make us think that this plain
tlir, sitting there at Sarah Guests. forgot
al this and by decoying that old gentleman
away has destroyed that happv home Eor
our delectation he has thrown oratorjcal
nfecrackers IN the air. turned on the blua
nghts and through it all we see his pic
ture or this woman who seduced the man
away from his home.
1t Is the old story of the garden of Eden.
1t is the same old excuse that Adam gave
put 10 the credit of mankind be 1t said
ms of ha1
Its a curious thing that our friends on
the other side have never argued this case
at all nor even told you what it was
For a day and an hour Mr. Rutterworth
rode his Pegasus around among the stars
his noble steed all f1ecked with foam, but
never once did he touch the case in point.
Orce he came very near it.
1t was one minute before half-past 10
yesterday. He had been squirting Pegasus
very hard, but for a moment he came down
to earth and with eloquent attitude said:
now gentlemen. l am going to tell you
what this case is And then he looked up at
the clock, and, discovering what time it as
asked for an adjournment. He never got
back to the case again. Once he did tell
promise, but that his client had never prom
ised TO marry the plaintiff
That Was All.
He spent the rest Of the time stan ling on
the shore of the stream of truth. into which
he dared not plunge, letting off oratorical
pyrotechnics. That was all he had the
courage to do
feel very sorry for Mr.. Butte-yorth.
AS ae has told you. we were boys toge ther
on the old Miami hills, ploughing through
the same clover, whiting the fragrance from
the blossoms Of the same apple trees. and.
ne might have said, robbing the same
orchards- All this has little to do with the
case, II Is true, but we are good friends, and
really did feel sorry for him. 1t must have
oeen very hard to talk when he had so little
to talk about" >'e
The Particulars of the Case.
Leaving this line of argument for awhile
MT wilson came down to the particulars
Oh the case. After defining it he said that
tne detense had simply entered what is
known In legal terms as a general denial
AS another contention they had claimed
not denying that there was a promise of
marriage, that there was a mutual under
standing between the parties that the con-
tract was never to be fulfilled. Stripped of
all or its noise and confusion the case was
one OF the very simplest. 1t rested with
tne plalntin to prove a contract and he
Claimed that these had all been done IT
was said that the plaintiff was an inter-
ested party and as such was not worthy
of credence. Precisely the same might be
said of the defendant. After speaking of
the value of evidence at some length, Mr..
Wilson touched upon the incident of Au-
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