The herald., 1894-04-14
THE DEFENSE OF ADAM.
1t Was the Same as That of
Breckenridge.
Judge Jere Wilson Takes the
Colonel in Hand.
Ben Butterworth's Great Speech for
the Defense OutdOne.
A Terrible Arraignmsut of the ssducsr
OF Madeline Pollard The Case
to Be submitted to the
Jury To-day.

BY the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, April 13.-The great
spesch OF Major Ben Butterworth in the
misunderstanding case was surpassed
by the greater argument of Judge Jere
Wilson, who began the final summary
for the plaintiff. THE defense OF
ADAM" ia what he called Colonel
Breckinridge's position, land to the
credit OF humanity" he said, adam
had always bsen deemed coward and
a craven. He did not attempt to assert
his client was free from fault, but that
just as far as che had strayed from the
path Of womanly virtus che had been led
by this man." On two or three import
ant points he drew logical deductions
from the evidence which surprised even
the lawyers. He has q long right arm,
tipped with an accueing index finger
which served TO drive his deductions
homo. That long, bony iore6nger was
several times leveied in denunciation at
Colonel Breckenridge. which made the
Kentucky orator shift Testleesly in his
chair. 1t was terrible a.raignment to
which he was subjected. and he would
have been something more or less than
human had ha not shown the effect
OF it as he did. Judge Wilson wall con-
tinue for an indefinite time tomorrow,
and then Judge Bradley will deliver his
charge to the jury, after which the ver-
dict will be announced.
Judge Wilson began by replying to
the attacks upon Misc Pollard by Colonel
Thompson. Speaking Of the statement
OF the opposition that the suit ehould
never have been brought and the details
given publicity, he asked il there were
no redress. Polluters of women cannot
be locked mp, but redress can be had.
He assumed the responsibility and was
ard of write Nksna ID shy .Jp hlW Won 5h Aa
would the jury admit the defendant to
their pariors and shut the gates against
this woman? He denied that the wo
manhood, of the land " as Arrsyed in be.
hall of the defendant. American conn
try girls needed no chaperon. and the
speaker expected to hear that gray
barred men needed hodyguards,
Wilson then read letter. supposed To
be an imaginary letter, but all could ace
that it was one from correspondence re-
ceived during the trisl. The letter
pleaded for the young girl, and set forth
the writer's struggle against designing
men.
Wilson referred to the statement OF
Co'onel Thompson that Breckinridgs was
no worse than others, and his mention
OF biblical characters, and remarked
that the story OF Tammari and Ammon.
which ended in a tragedy, had been over.
looked.
Wilson said the denunciation of the
plaintiff WAS ridiculous, considering the
defendant had made her what she ia.
Adams plea had not saved him from
being man OF bad repute. The secret
marriage was no defense against subse.
quent promises. Had the scene in
Major Moore's Office occurred in New
York state 1t would have msde the
plaintiff Breckinrdge's wife.
Wilson commented on the witnesses
that had been brought from Kentucky
to testify 90 to the general character Of
the defendant, about the man who kent
his contracts and wac chAste, On the
other hand everyone from Kentucky or
Washington who has bsen asked as to
the character OF Miss Pollard said she
was woman from girlhood of the most
refined and apparently OF the highest
character.
Innocent school girl letters, written in
the confidence OF youthful friendship.
had been raked up Mt. Butterworth |
had read them; he had pointed toward |
her and said that there Was eometh;ng |
mysterious about them. Mr.. Wilson
did not know how those letters had
been secured by the defense; It might
have been by trickery. but If Robertson /
had given them up, knowing the use to
which they were to be put, ''he was
a whelp," Mr.. Wilson declared.
Alter the noon recess, Mr.. Wilson as
sertsd he wished to apologize for what
be had said regarding Owen Robertson.
Tor that person had made a deposition
Tor the defense which had not been read
TO the jury.
Attorney Stoll interposed that 1t had
been read. and then striking the paper
on the desk, Mr.. Wilson replied: "lf you
lay 1t has been read. then / will read"
and he proceeded to quote from Robert
IONS testimony that when these letters
bad been written he was not old enough
70 Judge OF Madeline Pollard's character,
IS II concerned her relations with men.
The deposition of Molly Shinglebauer
vas considered next, and in that con-
lectlon Mr.. Wilson charged that the
ieiense had resorted to deliberate per-.
NiJ. ~ ZOE AuOWA u1hU6llu6 GOlIaTQ
vas In Pittsburg ali the time the Shin
slebauer woman had testified she knew
ler. Toe erepentant Shinglsbauer womsn,
's she had been called, had not talked
i Madeline Pollard, but of "Mamie"
Pollard, and it WAS in evidence that the
plaintiff had sister named Mamie, q
'espectable woman, older than herself
md married to Methodist clergyman.
In this connection Mr.. Wilson de-
Teloped new point which seemed to
IMPRESS the audience and then he went
IN to say that Molly Shinglebauer had
'een principally called to prove that in
1897 Madeline Pollard had been'a ma
ure woman, and 1t was conceded that
Mamie Pollard, OF whom she spoke. wal
then, Concerning the engage
nent to Woods he declared there was no
INIT OF improper gllations
1he leila Ous al Madaline PolIarA and