Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-14

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plaintiffs having visited the house OF
Lena Singleton when that house at the
time spoken OF had no existence. and said
he knew of nothing more worthy of re-
probation than the putting before a jury
OF every perjured statement that could
be hunted up in the back cellars and slop-
barrels OF Lexington 10 biacken the char
acter OF this unfortunate girl.
ANOTHER TIFF.
There was quite tiff between Judge
Wilson and opposing counsel on the sub
ject OF depositions. Yesterday Major But
terwor,h threw the gauntlet down, ask
ing Mr.: Wilson: "Will you answer me
why you failed 10 take depositions TO
Offset our testimony taken in Lexington?
Judge Wilson replied that he would take
up that challenge His answer was that
when the plaintiff had tried to take depo-
sitlons she could not get n notary or a
commissioner TO authenticate them. Ma
ior Rutterworth insisted that this was not
30. and when Mr.. St9ll interrupted. Judge
wilson told him he dare not deny his
accusation.
Thcn Judge Wilson took up the testi-
mony OF Rankin RoZell. who was at
ON, time engaged 20 the plaintiff. and said
tEdt koEtU DtA lbi litHiitu NllE tVpP
the defence had tried to place around the
neck of his clients character. II wish"
said Judge Wilson. that / might say Of
him as Tom Corwin said OF a notorious
scoundrel named Van Zant, May God
have mercy on your SOUL ana stop
there" He referred to Rozel's statement
that he had broken his engagement with
Miss Pollard because she let him fondle
ana caress her That's another - he
said: "a black, - =" Judge wilson
took up the statement of Colonel Breck-
inridge that On the day he called on Miss
Pollard at Weeleyan College she told him
that she had had wrongful relations with
Uolcs. This Miss Pollard had denied.
"4cr word is as good as his" said Judge
VrGson. Her word in this case is as
good - his. and the doctrine OF PROBABLE
itv comes home with crushing force
AGAINST the defendant. Was II probable
that Rodes had also told the defendant
Of his relations with the plaintin? The
defendant was sharp enough to say that
Rodes had told him this. not as an attOr-
nov. because he knew II he sald IL was
told him as an attorney the Court woulo
not have allowed him to speak OF H.
on he's the most agile man on the Wit
,,''s-e,and that ever | saw" said Judge
Wilson 'You might fling him out OF
tho window. but he would light on MS
feet"
AppA1CNNENT OF BRECKINRlDGE.
Then with dramatic manner ana the
deep voice Of accusation, Judge wilson
made a severe arraignment Of Colonel
Breckenridge.
"It mains me 10 say ii. gentlemen, nc
said "hut | must say it. He has hved
q lie For ten years his life has been
that of faithlessness TO the most sacred
obligations of life. He has lived HE
OF hypocrisy. such life as he himseit
has said. You can't find words 10 com
into Dhrascs to define the height ana
Icncth and depth of my fault l am so
filled with pity for this homeless trlend-
less woman that | can md II IN my
heart to say things that l would not
otherwise have said. After he has toid
you he has lived a lie for ten years. l
do not believe | could find man so
foolish as to believe him now. What has
he not done? He has even falsihed his
marriage certificate. Can you believe the
story he tells with all It's Improbable
ties. ana which he asks you to believe
i'm the same breath in which he tells you
Of all these deceptions Of other people ?
How can you know that he is not prac-
ticing these things on you? 1t is simply
inrossible for YOU to find that Madeline
Pollard told him any such story about
Rodes. or that Rodes told this story about
himself. Whatever there Is of slime
upon her comes from this defendant.
Every distorted muscle and every broken
bone in her character was from the de-
fendant. 1t is the trail Of serpent that
Is over her life
Judge Wilson painted a picture of the
plaintiff kept out of the society Of her
sisters, but taken in by the House Of
Mercy. and he paid high compliment
10 Miss Ellis. the elderly lady from the
House Of Mercy here. who has accom-
panied Miss Pollard to the courthouse
every day.
when ne had concluded on this line it
was half past 3 o'clock. and he asked
Judge Bradley to adjourn. In asserting
Judge Bradley said the court would sit
tomorrow and that the case should be
finished then.