Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-13

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served II did not know shel mad n
snilu until Miss Pollard testified I
nad heard that she had had a miscar-
Opportunities to Elevate Herself.
Then Mr. Butterworth portravea ,,,o
OPPORTUNITIES to elevate herself In
washington which Miss Pollard had
oeiore her II she had only been minded
10 embrace them. how she shouId have
ahrunk from continuing life OF shame
with man with "a wife and family
Mr. Rutterworth argued that verdict
AGAINST bis client In this case would
ohly be grave instance Of vicarious
| punishment
He drew picture Of Col R,ec,,,r-
ridge 'erouehing helplessly at the wo-
mans feet and went on TO say how
horribly revolving was her story, that
he could meet his mistress before the
mould had gathered on the grave
e'olhes of his buried wife. and that he
had taken her TO bawdy house fo,,
TWO hours TO convey to her the ten-
ger message that she was to follow
IN the footsteps OF that wife. 1t i'm
piled that woman of corrupt lIfA
from choice who had doubtful rela-
tions with Rhodes, who had liegitimate
children at sundry and divers places
ana miscarriages at others, was 10 sit
AT MS table In an union that was the
acme of all that was vicious and com
'emptlble. That woman, who had lived
Yen years without earning cent. as
the mistress OF his life wanted money
and nothing else Mr.. Butterwortb
hrinly believed that the woman knew
OF that secret marriage in New York
on the goth Of April.
Afternoon Exercises.
After the noon recess, he argued that
Col breckenridge was too busy a man
to Indulge IN the constant association
which Miss Pollard had described. he
said Mrs. Blackburn had been irnposed
upon and IN her natural indignation
had confused the things said to her
The lying which both plaintiff and de-
PENDANT had been guilty Of In this con-
neotion was justified and sanctlhed he
cause It was to rescue n woman To
open to her better life. Proceeding
TO the second scene In the office of the
chief OF police on the 18th. the attor-
ney declared that II the statement Of
Col. Breckenridge to the chief that he
had not seduced the woman, that he
had taken liberties with her tii- hrst
night and slept with her the second.
had been untrue. she would have in
stantly resented It.
The letters which Col. Breclinridpe.
had written to Miss Pollard after the
alleged engagement in 1899 were pro- |
duced by Mr. Butterworth and Afforded
considerable fun, the colonel himself |
laughing heartily. Mr. Butterworth
was unable TO decipher them. and de-
clared that man who wrote such a
hand should be punished Attorney
stoll tackled them with the same
fruitless result. Col. Brecklnridge had
two or three times suggested: Better
let me read them" and was finally
to do so. He rose, facing the
jury, and re-read the eplstles in his
mellow tones.
Guilty OF Moral Turpitudc.
beginning at his conclusion. Mr. But
told the jury that the Inherent
probabilities arising from the course
Of human nature were to be considered
more deeply than the statements of wit
nesses. The question was not whether
William c, p. Breckenridge had vio-
lated any ordinances human or divine,
had been guilty Of moral turpltude.
conduct which brings upon him con-
but whether these two par
les had agreed that he was to become
ler husband and she his wife To
awaken horror before the public there
rad been a tale that Col. Brock
nridge had led astray a gulltless girl,
md had led her down the path Of nine
'ears OF immortality 10 marriage
contract, ruthlessly violated. The jury
vas to determine whether there had
,een any such guiltless girl, whether
he had not been a mature and know
ng woman. He denied that the woman
anne to court 10 redress great wrong
70 wrong could be redressed In thar
way. Nor had she wanted the balm
4 money. for She said there was none.
Her motive did not rise to the quality
f revenge. nor even of hate. but sent
broad to every home a leaven she
new to be vile, the Influence of which
vas measureless.
Miss Poiiard's Motive.
'For what motive does the desperate
roman walk on any stage? She de-
turned from everything that
IAN or woman could desire and pro-
lalmed her shame This is a vestIbule
+ wider stage upon which she de-
Tres to enter. 1t is the right OF any
TO corrupt public morals
y the excuse OF seeking reparaton
,r wrong. What is there OF repara-
on for wrong but to 90 home to her
lother's freside, 70 him who can alone
rant reparatIon for wrong9"
Her early life was not what it !
lould have been. he continued but
as what her letters showed her to a
2. It would be said. "you, Butter h
orth. are defending SIN" But no. e
have a little family Of my own. one Il
N who has to fight the battle Of 4