The herald., 1894-04-15
MADrLINE VICTORIOUS.
AncIsnt Sinner BreckiBrIdgs Gets
Square in the Neck.

WASHINGTON, April 14.-There was O
lively scene in the Breckinridge case
today. Jere Wilson denounced as 8
forgery the alleged lettsr Breckenridge
produced as received from Miss Pollard,
and said it had been copied from Wessie
Browns letter, which Attorney stoll
carried in his pocket. Stoll demanded
to know if he were accused OF forgery.
Wilson said he did not say that, but re-
turned an unsatisfactory answer to the
INQUIRY as to whether he meant Stoll
had knowledge OF the commission oil
forgery. There were hot words, Stoll
making an intimation of physical set
tlement, and Wilson stiffly keeping his
ground.
Judge Wilson started his speech By as
eerting that all specific charges against
the plaintiff had been disposed of except
the charge that Miss Pollard had been
intimate with Rhodes. which rested
solely on Breckinridge's worde. Such q
charge cuts no figure. because Breckin-
ridge admitted his knowledge OF it be-
fore the talk of marriage. The principals
took the witness stand on an equal foot.
ing. save that the plaintiffs statements
were supported by reputable witnesses,
while Breckinridge'5 statements were
unsupported and sometimes contra
dicted After calling attention to the
admission that plaintiffs letters had
been destroyed, Judge Wilson said /:
'"This was not the irst time he had been
seduced," leveling his finger at the
Kentucky colonel. ''for he tells You be
knew the house OF Sarah Goss had been
there before with some other Riren be-
fore my client eeducsd him"
Colonel Breckinlidge interposed a re-
monstrance. mo, your honor" he
said. leaning forward, there is not the
slightest statement of that before the
iury not the slightest evidence of that;
I merely said had been there"
II believe you are correct" said Judge
Bradley, ''that is all you said"
''You had better deny it on the
stand if you want to-" said Mr.. Wilson
to the defendant.
II was not asked" replied Colonel
Breckinridge.
''Well, you can't testify now"
''This is the last chance and l want
the testimony quoted correctly. want
to set your errors right"
81 am merely arguing on probable
tiles of the case" declared Mr.. Wilson,
drawing natural deductions from the
evidence. ''It 1 had asked who you
went with to Sarah Goss' before there
would have been half dozen lawyers
on their feet"
"But you did not ask it," rstortsd
the colonel.
"But he knew Mrs. Rose in Louis
ville," said Mr.. Wilson.
Attorney Stoll-There ia no evidence
that she kept an improper house there.
Mr.. Wilson-Ah, but he met her on
the street. She gave him her card indi-
eating her business. He knew her well
enough to take my client there.
"Gentlemen," said Attorney Wilson,
picking up the thread of his argument.
zone commandment says: Thou shalt
not commit adultery This defendant
admits over and over again that he has
violated that one. On this same tablet
OF stone is written: Thou shalt not
bear false Witness and if a man shall
violate one of these commandments and
be caught in the tolls of the law, is it
net possible undor such straits he might
violate the other?"
Judge Wilson described the defend
ants claim of an understanding that
the contract marriage WAS not to be car
ried out as "an uncleau, ehaven, bald
headed ialsehood" and called attention
to the improbability OF woman about
to become mother consenting to such
an arrangement. Then the attorney
drew pathetic picture Of the fatherless
girls life. Then he pronounced the
letter submitted by the defense as a
forgery. severely arraigning the expert
testimony ON writing, and offered en-
opinion of the courts upon the value of
euch testimony, which was passed up to
Judge Bradley.
Then came statement which caused
great excitement. Wilson stated that
the Wessie Brown letter. from which the
letter in question had been forged had
been produced by the defense and
carried in Mr.. Stoll's pocket. After a
heated passage between Stoll end Will
son the former acknowledged having
had Wsssie Browns letter. The two
letters we're then shown to the Jurors for
comparison, during which there was in
tense excitement in the court room.
When Butterworth entered saying,
"Wilson says that Charles Stoll forged
that letter." Mr.. Stoil remarked: He
will hear from that again"
The remark reached Judge Wilson,
and he stepped forward from his chair.
what was that?" he asked.
'There is another court than this
one," answered Mr.. Stoll.
"What do you mean ?' asked the tall
and cadaverous, gIay-haired Indianian.
II mean," responded Mr.. Stoll, moet
deliberately, that you state that l
forged that letter, which l denounce as
vile and infamous"
''What do you mean by another
court 2" demanded Mr. Wilson fiercelv.
"What do you mean by another court :"
Here Judge Bradley interposed
snow, gentlemen" he said, II think
you had better not proceed with this. 4"
There WAS moments pause, and then
Wilson coolly resumed his argument,
handing the jurors tin-type OF Miss
Pollard, taken with Wessie Brown in the
summer of 1884, and he dwelt upon the
closed carriage incident.
Storm clouds seemed to hover over
the courtroom, and Judge Bradley evil
IDENTITY wanted the atmosphere to cool,
for he let the usual time for the noon re-
cess pass by several minutes and did not
adjourn until Wilson called his attention
to the time.
The stenogrspher brought to Mr.. Stoll
o transcript OF Mr.. Wilson's remarks.
There WAS much talk of duel during
the noon recess. Mr.. Stoll went out of
court during the recess on the arm OF
Major Butterworth, who seemed to be
giving him pacific counsel. Afterward
Mr.. Stoll said to an Associated Press re.
porter that Major Butterworth is the
senior counsel of the case, and has con-
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