Evening star., 1894-04-13
FOR MISS POLLARD
Continued from Second Page.)

Then taking up the matter of the alleged
engagement of the plaintiff to Mr.. Woods,
Mr. Wilson asked earnestly what it had to
Go with the case, anyway. There was moth
ing in the incident which reflected in the
least upon the honor or integrity of the wo-
man or which affected the law in this case
In the least. Here, as in the case of the
Owen Robinson letters, Mr.. Butterworth
had talked knowingly of there being some
tnlnS there; he wasn't sure just what, but
that there must be something. He won-
dered what VIM Butterworth of sacred
memory would think if he could look down
upon the efforts Of Benjamin Butterworth
to insinuate from incidents like these the
wherewithal to blast the reputation of
woman.
The Rodes incident could also be DISPOSED
OF In like manner Mr.. Wilson said This
young girl was ambitious for an education
and was desirous of possessing a diploma
She made contract with Mr.. Rodes in 1888
and the defense had endeavored to show
that from that time on she was the mistress
of that man. The defendant himself had
stated upon the stand that he told the
plaintin that the woman who had been the
mistress of Rodes and then his own was
not fit woman to sit at his table and
preside over his home.
Mr.. Wilson then reviewed the circum-
stances Of the plaintiffs first meeting with
Rodes.
He called the special attention of the
jury to the date CT the meeting the sum-
mer of 1883 And yet they had asked the
IL
gust or that same year she was living in
the mousse of Lena Singleton as the mis-
tress of James G. Rodes Mr. Butter
worth had urged upon them to consider at
all times the reasonable proba bilities Of
the case. He urged them to do So too in
the light of all these facts and asked them
TO say whether it was likely or probable
that such condition of affairs ever could
nave existed. If there were no other evil
dence bearing upon this incident all the
insinuations to the improperly of the
relations existing between the PLAINTIFF and
Rodes would be disposed Of 1t was out of
the question for the jury to believe this
man would place in house of Ill fame a
woman whom he intended to send to school
and then to make his wife.
why gentlemen, IL old James Rodes
should come back from the grave and tell
you such a story that 1t would be rough
on Rodes. That is ALL
As to Brand and Kaufman's Testi-
mony.
"And upon what do they attempt to boil
ster up such a story? Why. some one who
| is good wader has waded around in the
slUms of Lexington and found John Brand.
Gentlemen, John Brand brands himself and
1 would not dignity his testimony by re-
peating it to you. You know Of what man
her 1T was.
with all due respect to my brother But
terworth ] must say that of all the stu
pendous, ineffable, inexcusable and remark
L
their statement that the plaintiff ought to
have gone to Lexington to exhibit herself
to these people for the purpose of being
identified is the most stupendous. And
then this expert wader dipped into the
slop barrels of the slums and found Hiram
Kaufman, and this sweet pair have testi-
fled that the plaintiff was in the house of
Lena Singleton. Why, gentlemen, the chief
of police of Lexington and others who
know have testified that there has been no
such person as Lena Singleton in that city
since 1878.
when the defendant is compelled by the
eXigencies of the case to seek out such tes-
timony this. what do you think, gentle
men of the jury, as to the case? They have
talked about the leaven of indecency that
we are spreading through the institution of
this suit. When they are compelled TO pro-
duce testimony that they know is perjured
and to cast insinuatons upon the character
of this girl that they know are not true,
what do you think of the leaven then? The
burden of proof is upon the defendant to
prove the bad character of the plaintiff. I
ask you, gentlemen, have they done it?
The Mock Marriage Incident.
$50 with the incident of the mock mar
| riage. There was nothing improper in the
| occurrence itself, but the defense for the
| purpose Of this suit, must needs invest 1t
| with indecency and lasciviousness. The
| burden is upon the defense of proving this.
| Now let's see how they have done this.
THE marriage took place on Christmas
| day. They say there egg-nogg to
| drink. My only surprise is that there was
nothing stronger. for, remember, this took
| place in Kentucky
| Il always thought that Bourbon was the
vine of the country. Alex. Julian says she
| was married to owen Tinsley. The latter
| says she was married to Alex. Julian. And
Alex was probably drunk. They have not
| shown anything criminal. They have SIM
ply implied that there were in the mind of
| the plaintiff already sown the seeds of vice.
Wall hat m to
| that if they were they were developed and
| brought to fruition, not by Alex. Julian,
| but by Mr. Breckenridge himself.
| Mr.. Butterworth asked of me yesterday,
| in a dramatic manner, why we did not
| bring on Squire Tinsley or some other who
| was cogniZant of the facts to testify in this
case.
| "Mr Butterworth has thrown down the
| gauntlet. l gladly pick it up
Some Sensational Remarks.
| Then came some sensational remarks.
! Mr. Wilson charged that the defendant rad
notified the plaintiff that they were going
| to take the deposition of Squire Tinsey and
| then had failed to do it, Mr.. Farrell, he
| said, then wanted to take the deposiuons
! himself, but he could not get court official
| or notary public in the city of Lexington to
| take the depositions, and he had to go to
| Frankfort for the purpose.
Mr.. Wilson charged the defense with act
| ing in bad faith. Mr.. Butterworth claimed
| that Mr. Wilson had not explained the
! situation with due regard for the truth, and
| Mr. Wilson insisted that he had This
Little thunderstorm blew over quickly, how
| ever
'And it is on such testimony this"
| said Mr.. Wilson, that they ask you to
| blast the character of a woman
Coming down TO the testimony of Rozell,
! Mr.. Wilson said that he might dismiss him
as another lawyer once dismissed another
| perjured witness with the remark. God
| u hi ht ha ryo,,1d
| slider it briefly. And he did.
He characterized Rozelrs testimony as to
what occurred at Wesleyan College as lone
of the meanest and most transparent lies
ever told upon the witness stand" His
story had been totally discredited by Mrs.
| Brown and by other witnesses and by the
very proba Utilities of the case
Mr.. Wilson's speech was still in progress