The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-23

PLANTATION Of tue dGties of a gentleman on
such an occasion lie told how he called ut
the house of Mrs Thomas and saw plaintiff
and defendant sitting together upon tho
sofa in the parlor; how he stepped into the
hall and really couldn't go up stairs, you
know until the servant announced him;
how there WAS only a portiere between him
and the parties, and ne really couldn't help
hearing, you know, what they said.
AT length he reached the point wh.rs
Miss Pollard told him that she intended TO
shoot herself If Colonel Breckenridge did
not marry her and kept the pistol by her
bedside for that purpose and then he added:
II really felt called on As a gentleman. you
know, TO encourage her, and so SAID, Oh,
dear Miss Pollard. you really must not
shoot yourself. for although Colonel Breck-
inridge is q very fine looking man, very
distinguished man, an orator and con-
gresham, vet there are very many other
good men in the world" At this court,
jury, lawyers and audience broke into I'M
controllsble laughter, which was not check
ed for nearly minute.
A Verdict That Mills.
The testimony of Colonel Moore was also
entertaining. But as 10 the interest fell by
the audience, no other witness could com
pare for a moment with Mrs Black burn
And here the correspondent might appro-
priately stop, and would stop IL there were
any longer any doubts As to the public yer
dict. But il there is any serious division Of
sentiment in Washington no sound Of u
comes to nv ears. The judgment Of ali
whose Judgment is worth anything II one
way. The verdict Of the jury cuts No figure
1t IL the verdict Of society which kills.
Looked at from that standpoint, this Is
truly a colossal ruin-a ruin that is com
plete and irren sdiable. The heir OF an
honored name, the scion Of house famous
in Kentucky and the nation for % years,
and in Virginia for nearly 80 years before
that, en orator, a states Il an. sPresbJtsrisn
lsyman who has spoken with authority in
general asssm slies. and . an selected Of
all Americans 20 present eur case 70 the
nation at the Worlds fsir-sven this nan
has risked all TIA. and bsrtered tie mighty
space Of bis large honors for woman whom
the ordinary man Of the weird would not
look at twice Verify IL goes far 70 prove
that on one subject at least
Great wit 10 madness nearly 10 allied.
And tAiR partitions do their bounds divide
Forms Of Cond. IN nation.
Other men have been ruined IN Washing
ton. bat II - probable that Zone ever fail
30 suddenly from 20 high ar snlDencs
Congressman Bowen o. South Carolina
Was convicted Of biEsmy. sentsrc~d 70 tie
district prison ard parconed cut by Presi-
dent Grant. bet Bowen never was . nan
OF character and IN a Subsequent liosl suit
AZ Charleston wa proved 20 have been
guilty Of remarkable variety Of Hisdsscs
Congressman Wbit;Aorne Ma convicted %
selling e26etsbips. but the public had
scarcely known and soou forgot Elm.
The Credit Aos.Asr ineEiEy Dug the
graves Of a score % trniy grsat regulations,
but neither OzEes Ames Dor Jane. Brooks
Pa;t~rSOn nor any ~ the rest received &C
complete a condenuasson a. thIs- Wbsr
the Bescne- trial closed. public opinion
might Be aid 20 have been fairly divided,
and generally 10 such CASES people divide
very largely. according 70 clssses. Ia tt.s
case. however. the Defendant j. condemned
BIZ the religious for BIZ hypocrisy. b. the
moral fer fis VICE. by god soolsty to- VIA;
they cali rs oesosss t-escnery 20 Grs. Bizck
burn. bF h.s colleagues in coSgrsss for b.
folly and ~ rBsn - pleasure sor k.E sstss:
ably tad taste
The srsekisrss.s Family.
I, remain. bot 70 AID a .sAf fran . iratJ
rensrxAb-s family history 20 srzscas-
ne grezf1>-s OF gtss rxJn. Ire o1gluss
American Breck iaridZs wss a Scotch Gov
enzSter who Eed from G-ezt Britain der
iIg tie bloody pe-secati0a un3~g Chsrl~s
II TIE family i. forTndsd scoa b>oz,ns
famous q FIrgis-x. lis yT&21ssa. J@zsss