The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-12
THE COURT CLEARED.
Because Spectators Applauded
Praise Of Breckenridge.
BEN eurTERwoRTh.s ARGUMENT
He Dsss Not Justify the Aged Lsthssis,
Dss says AaAeliss Pollard
Wss Ne Better.

WAsnIssros CIrY, April 1.-The local
demand for orstory was largely sAtis6sd
today BY the finishing Of Col. Pail Ihomp-
sons speech in tho Pollard Breckinridgs
trial and the beginning Of plea BY Maj
Bnstsrw orth. Although Maj. Butter.
worth talked more than half the
day be progressed no further than
the first relations between the
client ana Madeline Pollard back Ia 1854
His whole argument was devoted to the
point that the young woman had not hssn
the pure aud unsophisticatcd girl Of ~
when the siivsr-haired colonel met her
that she bad represented herself 70 b. II
was . strong display Of oratory.
There was an interesting incident dur.
ing the morning when Judge Bradley car
yisd into execution the threat be made
several times Of clearing the room Of spec
. tstors. Mr.. Buiterworth had bssn paint
ing giowingiy the virtues Of his client.
whose friendship he had enjoyed for years.
!. and was declaring dramatically that no
man to whom Ben Buttefworth had been
friend in his prosperity would b. de-
serted By him In sdvsrsity. whom several
msn broke into applause The Judge Inn
msdiaiely ordered all who we're not men,
bsrs OF the bar to leave the room.
Col. Thompson resumed his spsech against
Madeline Pollard when court met today.
l He first commented on the improbabiIisy
Of the formal proposal Of marriage from
{ Col Breckinridge to the plaintiff IN the
fall Of 1852. and declared that hers Vas the
Get Of 3 woman who felt that II shs could
not marry him she could disgracs him. In
vehement manner he pictureu what
. must have been the agony Of the congress
/ man with the plaintiff following him
around. compelling him to tell Mrs. Black
burn they were TO b married. ''Shs vas q
walking arsenal" said the lawyer. Thomp-
con closed with IN appeal to tho Jury to re-
turn verdict according TO the Law and the
testimony.
Maj. Butterworth. whose mild manner
\ in great contrast to his colleague. began
bis remarks by expressing qualification
that the trial must soon 10 brought to an
md. Upon those who were 20 blame for
II being before the public the burden must
rest. There was no wrong 10 be righted
BY this suit. Even to save the lives Of the
two nominal principals the Judiciary could
not afford to deal with such . mass of con-
sagion. He would not use harsh language
70 Miss Pollard. but he would that some
one had Whispered into her ears. go. and
sin no more
Buttsrworth spoke Of his long acquaint-
ance with the defendant and his iaudasion
Of the defendant was followed by applause
from the spectators. Judge Bradley raped
on his desk. NOW you may clear the
court room. !" he said TO the bailiff. I'VE
have had enough outragss In this court
ROOM" No one stirred, At which ne
Judge said: Every one not . member Of
the bar will have TO leave the court ROOM"
Several men got up and started ont. when
one elderly spectator inquired: "Docs that
apply to members Of tho bar from abroad
! am lawyer from New York" IL take
/ il for granted no attorney would disgrscs
the court with such demonstration. All
lawyers from outside the city are welcome
here, but there are others sitting here not
memb ers Of the bar. to my knowledge"
More men were ushcred out by the bailiff,
but more than half the spectators re-
manned.
childhood of Miss Pollard as described by
herself. He Was not there to extenuate
tie conduct of Col. Breckenridge. II no
did he knew Col. Breckenridge would dis
charge him from the case. The country
school girl, but there was no such person
IN the case II she had been but Is she was
~ much skilled in love-making n any
woman he had ever known. He paid a
tribute to the bravery Of Col. Breckenridge,
aud declared the jury knew he was such
. man at heart. He was going on TO de-
scribe If Col. Breckinridge smiled tho
people said he was a monster; when he
q fank aA hSu h. ahast ,y,tfs
! bat il Miss Pollard laughed they said.
Behold. she smiles even through veil Of
tears
Judge Bradley interrupted. saying:
'Mr. Butterworth, don't You think you
dence in the case7 All this is what you
Z With the case"
After this sn hour was spent in reading
Miss Pollard's early letters and discussing
the testimony to show that when
che met defendant she was not tho
unsophisticated country girl she
had represented herself To be.
+ The instincts of virtuous woman would
have led her To say, Get out, you leper."
Mr.. Butterworth shouted. rushing down
The aisle towards bis client. hercely. "Rut,
no. she had arranged TO meet him the
next day" He pounded one of the jurors
s on the knee as he reproduced with mixed
metaphor the still, small voice crying
loudly in the name of her mother To
SHRINK back from this man. The next day
The colonel had taken her to an assigna-
4 ton house
Think of IT." the lawyer shouted.
II have thought Of IL" Mr. Wilson re-
Piled
In en- Mr.. Butterworth slapped three lu-
fofs on the knee in succession rs he re-
hsarsei Miss PoiIard's description of the
eo.oneI's battery. ''lou lerer," he
shouted TO the colonel. way did
ale not act that way and leave you 7"
He told how Miss Pollard had, after resist
ING IN the closed carriage and thesincinnau
sssgnstion house. felt ready to tackle hin
Again al Sarah Guess. 10 travel ninety
mises 10 resist him. She did not want TO
harry him. Shsknew of his wife's chill
assn. She knew that IL woeld ruin her
sad might ruin h,m ard his daughters
Mr., Ruiserworth said he Was willing TO
I giss Mss Pollard credit for being great
ss1las Ia certain lines. bu, the hardest
sast u her story to believe was thss part
& watch stated that in that half an hour IN
sas aovel OF Sarah Guess. while tue deiea-
SAINT had gone home TO his dinner, shs
Asd thought over the whole mat
", had given Up honor, r'eads
and fu,nre. and had decided to enter
,ea. breck agidge's nfe. aai Mr. Wsisoa
Nsa thai story as though be oeaisvsa IT.
ssspeskey told some ianny stories Aoo1''