Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-20
MADELINE'S WITT
Was Much Too Keen for
Col. Butterworth,
A DUEL OF WORDS FOUGHT,
And the Girl Was Decidedly
Victor.
She Relates How Her Ambitions
We're I'lattcred- Hopes Eu-
courased, ilor Love lnuancd,
Then She Was l,nnsd.

lly Associated pr'ss,
Washington March 10 'Aladclmc Fol
lard faced her opponents on the Wit
ness stand today under d continuous IRE
OF cross-lu,atons and the 'iial was hkc
a play b, which one actor is STARVED 10
the oAelusiOn ahd beil1cmcnt o, all ac
eensorics. Alalur hCn BuierNurth, the
oX-ooner0lsuan from ohio, played a
minor Part NJ tho Quceuunrn all the
Interest ccu,cnnE about tbs slender black
rOned nlalnun 10 the case Il was the
mpsi Interesting day 81 tho sensational
TRIAL and 1, was lnadc more go by the
inasteriul display of intellectual n.
sources ~ quick perception and oi toling
rcllms, Which flashed forth Al every turn
OF The plot as the lawyers followed UP
every possible tail which uuiph, lead To
admissions casting any spri OF shadow
ON the NE of liv woman, nnnft from
tlinsc lnssapV which had been idrniihcd
with the career Of the Kentucky con
gresham.
Miss Pollard has shown hcniAf won
dprul woman. Whatever ntAor nnln
ions may have been hWi regarding her
lly The men, mnsi Of them Intelligent nnd
standing ldgh he the Commuhipa
who sat litcuing all day through the
revelation of a fascinating story, rather
ANNN % MWNNNW NNNNNNN iNA HNNNNM tANNt
diigrnce 40 al thru were cOnsiwlhgi
tn admit their admiration of her lniollt
gence, her quick perception anu her eff
feDtlyp command Of wurllA. Seldom does
u witnN.s mnnHgc 10 give reptiles ~ tod
| Ing Ia support of her uwu u0ae ANA Keen
within The limits oi lhc court room reg
| ulnuuna and ecyer timpa the plnlnt'
| ins attorneys ndninnlshei her 70 con
line nor EuiomonN 10 answers 10 the
| questions which were put The WITNESS
| detailed how she had hpcn approached
4 hy Col Rrccdnndro. who ilnttcrel her
| hoNps hred her ambitions, inilam@i hcr
| love. promised hpr Rn earthly nlradisf'
| huily dominating md destroying hor
| No. chnmrior and happiness,
First among The imporlunt arrivals was
tho defendnhi Cnl llrorl,lnriied. uul
snnn dfierynfd cairo Miss Pollard, with.
| ont tho black CLOAK which she has worn
bctor She was dresanl IN q black
Serntil dueatious were asked by Mr..
Carlisle In u direct psamnltinu 40 surn
az tie plaintiff had ilknn The stand
Inv first one whether SIN had ever boon
married tl which The answer was No
aWho WIS Toe fnthcr OF your hrsi
rhildt' was the neat question, 10 which
she r'pliel.
mir Rrcokinrllgoh
n1on. ln continuance. the plhntin &C.
lalel 10 greater detail than she hal he
fore the attempts ~ tho e1nAfeesihgl
10 seduce her, adding that ho had iol,
her that he would take her 10 il.n hpus'
af dear friend whom he had know
in Louisville before hc took her To To-
honse " Mica Rose Ia Cincinnati
He had inll her that size had wna
dOrful intollecii that 4 brilliant iuiufi
WAS before her. And ! mstned 20 v
completely under The influence Qf HI
wonderful powers OF pprHunFipu' sh'
said.
they had waited the eireeia Of cinein
mad. as they had done the hpkt day aftc
meeting IN the public llDfnry Col
Brckinridge bad toll her that he woull
oyersep her odnration that bo Won't
return the moner advanced Tor he
sehoollng by Mr. Rhodes
He I'D not accomplish his pupo.
The first day, IN spite u hle Violent ~
teinais" ahe continued, III was late N
second dny when we were ~ tie hons
of nsdgnatl0u iii Cincinnati,
T Before taking her 20 the h1nso .
Sarah Guess az ifMnfion, Col lrrcl
inridge had arranged ina Nc shopl
: send 10 ihn sehOOi a telrcrnfn pnrloriin
. 10 come from her mother which he az
n spid the sexual relations which you hhv
b testified 10 With Col Breckinridge COZ
q tlnna after the 18th Of April lSl3f' u
3 auired Mr. Carlisle, that hglng ihe dal
e Of III. secret marriage 20 Mrs wing
3 'sl'hoy I'D 49, 70 and Including the ~
diy u May, lsn whlp VIZ ,he W
time ! saw Col Hrechnridaei she san
[ and was ni,oui 10 make further esplani
r tiois wheu the defendants lawyers y
q terposed oliectious
n After tht,sr passages tho smrfing b.
9 tween MI. Builerwprth and ile .ypnn
9 woman WIS rrsumet where ! hnH ~,
Il dreamed Friday. NAM detailed aus
!. tinar concernlng her early ne, her stu
( III amneemonis friends and ambition
. wore ast,Ai. 10 all 81 which she rciurne
n ,.niiea which could have fiYcn no cor
% an 10 her opponents. When " w
n naked whether the was q mNHfllcr o. u
2 church she explained ihAi -9f han oe'
, confirmed IN ne fpiheppnl -. INV. a ~
"Arr Won 4 meulpcr now res ntkr
~Onee member of iie l9rlHoTi
church always inempcf came u
h fier early ambition had bncn 20 VIII
n Nj. Pollard drfnred. md cgl. hrec
e inriden bad tela peg pay w p'.n "
y derf,l tairni In that line- She mad ~
y ..t,o ,on snow ME value ~ charHci
A T.. sc,ei,ery ~. Underworld hsbc
y ayosi assufedly ! do Never 40 niue
10 as to-day" ,a,
There WIS some Interesting hpsFrl,,
ub.ai Nr. BntfrrwOrth produced 4
hish gnwn rrhoos girls letter 70 "Wessi,
Al Brown. aanFiief Of the principal OF q
4. Wesleyan seminary and ugef u AZ
~ basis Ia crnss-rrnmlnntian. The plaihu
M admitted that u had been overllrawn NJ
N. va exaggerated by her pride a That nm
% IL coutained references q onna ~,
~, aaectl0n, according to the ailuaiou
and also 10 Russell
..,yerc you cnrAfed 20 hlmf inqnln
~ Mr.. Hurciworih, referring 70 tbe lnii
"a individual ~ a.. To-
~ lard :,
~ 'rhere were other references 70 Z
latter pafson and 10 bet idea that u "
'swililng hrewater.
~ aHnTe you corrected al the errors
her dnf7 10 break him 81 tit habit
thIs letter, Ar. Buttereerih asked