The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-04-19
MAY CAUSE A DUEL.
Lawyer Stoll Brands Judge "Jere"
Wilson as q Coward,
Scathing Letter Sent to Washington
by the Insulted Attorney.
Possible Outcome OF n Scene In the
Pollard Breckenridge Trial.

VIII Judge "Jere' Wilson, the senior
counsel for Miss Pollard in her suit
against Col Breckenridge, fight duel
with Lawyer Charles II. Stoll, Of Lex
ington. Ky. who has virtually called
him out?
That Mr.. Stoll means business is Ger
tain, and in the letter which he wrote
to Judge Wilson three days ago from
Washington. he expresses his opinion
OF his conduct in most forcible
manner, that means, "apologlze or
! night"
A portion OF the letter. which is
very long one, was printed In IA morn
ing newspaper, but MIR. Stoll told an
Evening World" reporter this morn
ing that an important portion OF 1t had
been omitted.
This was the opening paragraph,
which Mr.; stoll exhibited to the re-
ing dated 'l725 Q street. \. W. Wash
ington. ID. c., April 49, 1884,
jeremiah NJ Wilson
Dear Sir. on Saturday In the trial Of the suit OF
Pollard VS.. Breck,nridgc YOU took advantage OF
the fact that your speech was the Last, and there
fore could not be responded to. to deliberately n.s
Language for which the jury and the public could
only infer that you believed had some connGc'
tion with an alleged forgery ~ letter. From the
questions ! asked Won fully understood the i'm
preston | had as to your purpose, and from the
answers given by you the Jury ami the public
must have known your purpose
1t is true that before | ever met you had
heard what your reputation was here as t,lsI-
hcr Of facts and rs a man given to the misrep.
resentation OF testimony. especially when you
had the last mech; though had been informed
that at least upon the trial OF one cause in this
court you had been shown to have know
inely used perjured testimony. | was not pre-
pared for the attacks OF saturday. fee! that
! hos H,If lie akaFa
might be. would dare to make so foul an insin-
uation against the opposing counsel In case
what was to come. IN that the charge could he
met by proof or by argument OF friendly counsel
After that Mr.. stoll goes on to ar
ralsn Judge ~ ds1 IN the o most tb otser
called apology which the latter after
wards offered.
The letter ends as follows:
In conclusion permit me to say that In the trial
OF this cause have in this instance at least,
stated things which you knew 10 be false; that
you have connived at. II, in fact. you did not
have shown yourself a coward in not standing by
your deliberate statements. and demonstrated your
self a thrashlns without any attempt to take
away the sting caused by your Infamous con-
duct
II think have said all in that letter"
occasion demands. and 1T is nov, Mr..
Judge Wilson to say what he Will do
about 1t. The language is perfectly ex-
plicit and could not he made palmer.
He also knows where he can reach
me. for at the conclusion of the letter
you Will see that ] say that all communi,,
Of the letter will reach me promptly.
whether I am in Washington or not.
~ left word that II Judge Wilson
friend to see me at my Washington ad-
dress. the fact should be wired me at
once to this city. and would give imme-
= th4
Three days have now elapsed and he
has made no response to my letter do
not know what his intentions are. nor
can l tell at present what further steps
Il have said ali that / think my self
respect and my manhood call for, and
my Nn Ieter to 9 Kim IN the hands OF
friend after waiting proper time for a
response. and now the public also knows
what think OF him, cannot do any
thing more than this"
1t was evident that Mr.. Stoll expected
that his letter to Judge Wilson would
compel him to apologize or send friend
to arrange the ,preliminaries Of meet
ing on the field of honor. Mr., Stoll de-
clined to say whether he expected to re-
ceive such visitor or not.
cIrcumstances demanded that the cor
respondence should be given to the
the f he choossS to mag dS
so. and not resent the charges which I
made. In that case l may let the
II cannot say at present what will be
the outcome. 1t will depend entirely
upon what steps are taken by the other
size; The F1'en matter is now in the hands
Mr.. stol said in addition that previ
Gus to his connection with the Breck
inridge suit he had never met Judge
time attending the trial OF sui