Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-27

which otherwise would have been inmate
riai--for instance. her age. her maturity.
and her ability to take care or hersen.
The Jury and defendant were entitled 10
whatever light might be thrown on tnese
questions by n proper examination Oh VII
nesses. SO he would permit the reaniiis
OF the deposition OF Roselle as whole,
subject TO objections that might be made
10 certain questions and answers.
SUGGESTION AS TO DETAILS.
Judge Bradley here remarked that he
had been deluged with anonymous let
ters concerning this trial. ANY one VINO
writes an anonymous letter" he said
ought to expect TO have no notice taken
OF II. IL Is said that person VINO "ould
write an anonymous letter would do any
other mean thing. There Is one sugges-
ton, however, contained in these letters
some OF them evidently written by wo-
men and by people actuated by pure ana
proper motives-that was directed To the
public press. and the publication In the
newspapers OF the details of evidence IN
this case. The court cannot exercise or
presume to exercise any censorship of the
press. / would. however suggest TO the
correspondents and representatives OF the
press that IL is In the interest OF this COM
munity-not only Of this community, but
OF every community where these news
papers go-that so far as possible. and
think II is possible. all disgusting details
OF matters that have been deemed essen
tial and material 10 admit as evidence
In this case be withheld from publication
There are some matters that, In my judg-
ment, would render their publication sufil.
cient to exclude the newspapers them.
selves from the mails. | trust. in the in.
terest Of the people Of the city, Of com.
munities everywhere, and of the familie;
into which these newspapers 20 from day
to day, that these details will be with.
held"
AN EXCEPTION.
Mr.. Butterworth announced that the de
fendant noted an exception to the Judges
ruling excluding the depositions of Drs
Green and Lewis and said the defendant
might want TO refer more particularly tC
Dr. Lewis's deposition hereafter.
BAILEYS DEPOSITION.
The first deposition read was that OF
Joseph &. Bailey. Of Versailles. Ky. and
Clerk of the Woodbridge Circuit Court.
lie described the records Of the court
and sad that he had before him the order
book from April 1. 1881. to October. 1884,
In January. lsSi, there was pending an
Indictment for murder against O. ID. and
r. Il. Brown. Colonel Breckinridgs was
present at the trial against ollie Brown
az his counsel. The charge against r. r.
Brown was not pressed, as Il was seen
there was no case against him. Mr.
Breckenridge made a speech on the last
day Of the trial On tile 18th of April
a motion was made TO admit 10 bail, and
Mr. Brecklnridge was present in court
on that day. On August >, 1851, the tria
was begun, with the parties - the trla
present
The deponent then read from the records
10 show what WAS done on each day
after the trial was begun. On Saturday
August .. lSsi the trial was in progress
with the parties present. and was con.
tinued on the llth. 18th. and 18th OF
August. and the case was submitted &
the jury on the 18th. on the 18th tht
jury was discharged, having failed {
! agree on verdict. and the defendant
was. on the following day admitted tC
bail. From the 5th to the 18th Mr.
Breckenridge was present on every day
that the trial Of o. ID. Brown was ~
progress The trial was begun secone
time on December u. laSi, and lastec
through TO June 10, 1SSj. Mr.. Brecknridg,
was present every day. The trial wa!
taken up July 18th, anl verdict wa,
rendered July -. lS,5. on the fOliOwins
day the defendant filed a motion for ;
new trial. and on the 18th IL was over
ruled.
on August 5th the attorneys FOR th'
defence filed "A bill of exceptions. anr
We're also in court the next two days
Mr. BrecknridSc was present all th'
time. and every day the case was before
the Circuit Court at Versailles.
CROSS sS-EXAMINATION.
on cross-examlnation the deponen
stated that Versailles was twelve and
quarter miles from Lexington by railroad
and q person could drive Il IN one and
half or two hours. DepOnent remembered
Mr.. Breckinridse's being at the trial yer
distinctly Sometimes he stayed ell nigh
and sometimes he would come IN bugg
from Lexington. on several occasion
| Mrs Breckenridge came with her husband
When he was in Versailles Mr.. Breckin
ridge would stay either at Mr. R0ut'
house or at the hotel Mr.. Rout was
relative of mis- At the T.. =. Brown tria
| MIR. breckenridge was not in attendance
In the ollie Brown trial pretty much ever
attorney in Versailles took part. but III
Breckinrldge was the most active for tt
defence. and made the most speeches.
The deponent, on cross-eNamnatiOn, toll
of the progress Of the trial. showing wha
was done each day, and said that to tn
best of his recollection Mr.. Brecklnrdg
was in Versailles every day. He coul
not say what nights Mr.. Brcckinrdg
| stayed over. Some days but little Wa
done in court and IL was not necessar
10 stay very long. but Mr.. Breckinrd8
usually drove down from Lexington in
| buggy and made it his practice 10 sta
all day He was an active. hard-workin
attorney in the case, and spent much %
his time engaged upon its details. tn
deposition went at some length into eac
days dOings while the case was going o
! to lind out what reasons the depOnen
| had for saying that Mr. BrecAmrdg
spent the whole day in Versailles. and III
result was that the deposition was rdthe
long drawn out and devoid OF any gred
amount Of interest.
T. NJ. WALLACE.
The deposition Of Mr.. Ed VI. Wallace
| a lawyer Of Versatile, was then read Nj
Wallace was associated with Mr.. Breck
inridge in the Brown case, when va
tried three times in Versailles. resultlnl
finally In a conviction for voluntary man
slaughter. His deposition was corroDora
| tive OF the one preceding as 10 Mr. brech
inridge's presence in Versailles on thes
various occasions. Mr.. Breckenridge, h
said. was present all through these trlals
examined most OF the witnesses,and mad
| a er.aeb for rho defence AZ this tim