The Washington times., 1894-04-10

fellow-citizens of the District, engaged in the
performance Of q duty to the parties In the
case and to the community. He claimed to
have made good the temperate promises OF
his opening statement, and more. TO have
proved them by credible witnesses other than
bis unfortunate client.
That there were three parties to the case
had been said by Attorney Butterworth earlier
in the case. They were the plaintiff, defend
ant, and community. A jury was particu-
ordinary cases it was representative of the
community In which the parties resided; in
this case there was wider community inter-
ested the community OF the United States.
The jury had seen in the courtroom daily
representatives Of the press Of the whole
country.
While some Of the facts and the flnal catas-
trophe had happened in the District, the
plaintiff was resident OF Kentucky OF the
same congressional district us the defendant,
who came to Washington merely as tempo
rary representative OF that state. The plain
tiff was friendless woman of humble birth,
the defendant man Of national reputation.
Later it would be the duty of the speaker to
say what the community had right to expect
of the defendant and how greatly had it been
to his interest to find everything he could
against the character OF the poor girl It
could fairly be assumed that all his influence
wide reputation, and family connection had
been used to rake up whatever he could detri-
mental to her character. The result had been
seen.
Madeline Pollard was the daughter of q
humble saddler. a man Of good character, of
some learning, of a taste OF books, which he
had endeavored to impart to his daughter
until he died. Mr.. Carlisle. who has himself
been the master of one of the leading Masonic
lodges OF the city, reminded the jury Of the
Masonic funeral of Mr.. Pollard.
Col. Breckenridge had known her father,
and according to his version Of that first
meeting on the train had inquired for him,
apologizing when he was told that the father
had died. The lawyer sketched the early life
Of Miss Pollard as disclosed by the testimony
n life free from SANDER or reproach until she
had met the colonel.
He thought he might as well first as last
refer to the attempts which had been made to
discredit the early life of Miss Pollard. Re
ferring to Mrs. Miller. formerly Nollie Shin
dlebauer, who had said that Miss Pollard was
making free with men back in 1877 and 1878,
he thought he might have asked the jury to
disbelieve the woman on the ground of her
own disclosures regarding her character, but
that was unnecessary, since it has been con-
clusively proven by DIR. Cowan, of Pittsburg.
that Miss Pollard had been in his city, in
stead OF Kentucky, from 1876 to 1880.
The dispositions of Hiram kaufman and
John Brandt might have been discredited on
the same grounds OF their own admissions
concerning their character when they pre-
tended to say that the plaintiff had been
guilty of certain acts Of misconduct in the
house Of an alleged Lena Singleton in 1888,
but this was not necessary.
Not only had Miss Poliard's cousins de-
scribed the manner OF her life in those years.
but two reputable witnesses from Lexington
had told that no such woman or such house
was at that part of Upper street in those
years. Doubtless the jury had formed an
opinion Of the character OF Rankin Rossell,
VINO had made the last attack upon Miss Pol
lard. a man who had testified that in the open
parlors of female seminary he had held on
his lap for an hour and half the plaintiff,
who was engaged to him at that time. Mrs.
Mcclellan Brown, the vice president of the
Wesleyan College, had shown the impossible
ity OF such proceeding, and had also said
that visitors had never been allowed to call on
the girls but once a week, whereas Rossell
had sworn that he was there three or four
times a week.
From that time on, from 1883, NOT even an
attempt has been made to discredit the char
acter of this plaintiff Mr. Carlisle said, "and
am not forgetting the s!urs attempted 10 be
thrown upon her by this defendant, the slurs In
regard TO her children all the other slurs, out
attempt has been made by other witnesses TO
impeach her character after 1888, except so far
as IL was connected with this defendant"
Then the deposition of Mr. Aleck Julian,
the blind man. who claimed to have partiei-
pated in a mock marriage at Squire Tinsleys
on the Christmas of 1888 was touched on.
Mr.. Julian had seen fit to color his story Of
that day with the statement that while he
kept perfectly sober the other members Of
that respectable family had been more or less
but sir. Julian might be COM
a. \ II
Papers, who. rising to address the
Water Toast meeting. remarked thickly: my
opinion is. that this meeting is drunk
Mr.. Julian's account of how he had lost
his eyesight in a adrunken debauch forbade the
that he was the only sober one
OIL that occasion, and he had seen fit to de-
clare that he considered Miss Pollard. under
cocted, as being as pure as other girls in the
The defendant had summoned
Squire Cinsley to testify on this point. but
Tor some mysterious reason had not seen fit
to call him. SO that Mr.. Julian's disreputable
story stood uncorroborated.
The story of the engagement to William
Wood, which was not at all discredit able to
The plaintiff. completed the attempts to at
tack her character, with the exception of the
alleged admission regarding improper rela-
ions with Rhodes to Colonel Breckinridge
her life before that day OF August, 1884,
Known to reputable witnesses. it would have
been discovered by the Congressman with his
wide acquaintance and great influence. but
40 reputable witnesses had been brought.
"Now, let US see what manner of girl this was"
le said ''es she hos shown herself, as they have
shown her bv these tihtypes, as Wessie Brown |
las shown you, as she showed herself in those |
Early letters TO Rhodes This Kentucky orphan
yirl. whose family had been scattered by the |
,arly death of her father, whose brothers had |
been taken by an aunt in Pittsburg. had lived |
he natural life Of q pure and innocent country |
,irl
"She SO impressed herself upon the authorities |
It Wesleyan College that the deposition of Orrin
3rown, which had been taken for the defense, |
" her. Mrs. Brown, the mother of Wessie Brown, |
md a teacher, despite what had been shown Of |
he after life of the girl with this defendant was
xious to say all that she could of her high cha.-
llfer"
Then Attorney Carlisle drew from his pocket |
! tintype, saying:
"Gentlemen here is the picture brought here |
" Mrs Brown OF the plaintiff. taken with her |
laughter in that Summer Of 1884. q girl with |
resses up TO the tops OF her shoes, a girl in |
Mourning for her sister That is the girl upon |
Fhom the defendant would place more than half |
he blame for this affair."
The jury took the tin-type and were exam
ming it closely, while Mr.. Carlisle continued:
Look ut that girl and then look 1T the defend
mt, RENE bering how little the testimony says
e has changed since then"
The wliite-haired Kentucky Congressman
ut facing the jury. so that they had no
rouble in seeing him rs they lifted their