The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-04-13
BILLIE WAS BETRAYED.
HeartIess Maddie Never Cared How
Much He Suffered.

Much He Suffered.
Washington. April 12.-Maior Butter
worth opened the proceedings in the
Breckenridge case by considering
Rhodes letters declaring that mystery
surrounded them. He consumed much
time, pointing out few discrepancies
in minor points Of PLAINTIFFS testimony.
Then MI. Butterworth portrayed the
opportunities to elevate herself in
Washington; how she should have
shrunk from continuing d life of
shame with man with a wife and
family. Mr.. Butterworth argued that
verdict against his client in this case
would be only a fragrant instance of
vicarious punishment
Pollards testimony. he said. implied
that a woman of corrupt life who
from choice, had held doubtful rela-
tons with Rhodes. who had had lille
Ultimate children in suudry places, and
mlScarrlageS at others was to sit at
his table in a union that was the
acme of all that was precious and
commentaries; that a woman who had
lived ten years without earning a cent
as the mistress of his life, wanted
money and nothing else. Mr.. Butter
worth firmly believed that the woman
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York in April %.
Both of Them Lied.
After the noon recess he argued that
Colonel Breckenridge was too busy a
man to indulge in the constant as
ISOLATION which Miss Pollard had de-
scribed. He said Mrs. Blackburn had
been imposed upon and in her natural
Indignation had confused the things
said 10 her The lying which both
plaintiff and defendant had been guilty
of in this connection was justified and
sanctified, because it was to rescue a
home, rescue a woman and to help her
10 a better life.
Proceeding TO the second scene in
the office of the chief of police on the
18th. the attorney declared had the
statement of Col. Breckenridge to the
chief, that he had not seduced the
woman; that he had taken liberties
The first night, and slept with her the
second. not been true. she would
have instantly resented it.
The letters which Colonel Breckin-
ridge had written to Miss Pollard after
the alleged engagement in 1893 were
produced by Mr.. Butterworth and af-
forded considerable fun, the colonel
himself laughing heartily
Mr.. Butterworth was unable to de-
cipher them and declared that a man
who wrote such hand should be pun
ished.
In Il Low. NeIIpvv Voice.
Attorney Stoll tackled them with the
same fruitless result Colonel Breckin-
ridge had two or three times sugges-
ted Better let me read them and
was finally permitted to do so. He
rose, facing the jury. and re-read the
epistles in his effective, mellow-tone
voice.
At the conclusion Mr. Butterworth
told the jury that the inherent proba-
biiities arising from the course of nm
man nature were to be considered
more deeply than the statements of
witnesses. The question was not
whether W. c. P. Breckenridge had
violated any ordinance. human or d.
vine; had been guilty of terpitude
bringing shame upon him. but whether
these two parties had agreed that he
was to become her husband and she
his wife. To awaken horror before the
public, there had been a tale that Col
Onel Breckenridge had led astray a girl.
a guiltless little girl. and had led her
down the path of nine years of inn
morality to a marriage contract ruth
lesslY violated.
The jury was to determine whether
there had been any such guiltless little
girl: whether she had not been a ma
ture and knowing woman; he denied
the woman came to court to redress a
great wrong. No wrong could be re-
dressed in that: nor had she wanted
the balm Of money. for she had said
there was none. Her motive did not
rise 10 the quality of revenge. nor
even of hatred. but sent abroad to
every home a leaven she knew to be
vile. the influence of which was meas
ureless.
still Scoring Madeline.
For what motive does the desperate
woman waik on a stage? She DELHI
erately turned Fl N everything that
man Or woman could desire and pro-
Gained her shame. This is a vestihule of
a wider state upon which she desires
to enter Is it the right of any indi-
vidual to corrupt public morals by the
excuse of seeking reparation for
wrong? What is there of PREPARATION for
wrong. but to go home to her mothers
freside?'
Her early lie was not what it should
have been" ne continued. but what
her letters showed her TO be. 1t would
be said. 'Butterwerth, you are defend