The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-04-13

Saturday and verdict will probab bly, he
rendered that day, for jury men have no
liking for being locked up over Sunday,
as the jury in this case undou btedly
will be If It's mem bers fail to come to
conclusion before midnight
Tomorrow ex Judge Jere M. Wilson
will begin the closing argument for the
plaintiff, which will DO tho last argu-
ment in the Case. He will continue all
day, and end his speech some time
Saturday, when Judge Bradley will
charge the jury.
Major Butterwortn concluded his ar
gument for Colonel B,ectinridge this
afternoon and the court then ad journed
until to morrow There was an abse nee
in his spet Gu of the dramatic effects of
yesterday. To day he was milder, al
though at times he approached the SEN
sational in his language and gestures.
The plaintiff was not pr, sent but she
will probably be in her usual place to.
morrow to hear her counsel Judge
Wilson, reverse the portrait Major But
terworth painted.
Major Butterworth began few min
utes after the court was called to order.
he held up to view the character OF
Madeline Pollard. described it from his
standpoint and dissected it. His lam
guage was delicate and clean, and there
was a careful avoidance Of the risoue
stories and broad illusions which had
marked the address OF his associate
counsel.
The relations of Miss Pollard with
James c. Rhodes were tho subject To
which Major Butterworth first devoted
himself. He read the letters from the
plaintiff to Rhodes begging and de.
manding money from him. Thon he
read the letters which Miss Pollard
called wooden" or dummy letters.
These letters were dated from Now
Orleans, Jacksonville and other places
in the South, and Miss PJllard says
they were witten in Cincinnati during
her first pregnancy, some at the dic.a-
ton OF the defendant and sent Rhodes
through her mother at Towlesboro, KY,
to divert suspicion. Miss Pollard testi
fed that her mother knew nothing
about her trouble, and taking up this
point. ajor Butterworth said
'"There is only one person in tho
world who can tell whether these letters
are genuine or not. There is but one
person living who can clear up this
mystery. That person is tho Their OF
Madeline Pollard, and she has not been
called. Why has she not been called?
People may say, Why don't you call
her? and L will say to that, We are not
going into the camp of the enemy for
our provisions or our powder, either If"
Major Butterworth dwelt on the tes-
timony Of Sister Agnes and Sister
Augustine, of St. Joseph's Founding
Asylum. near Cincinnati These sisters,
no said, were emphatic in their dt ella
ration that Madeline Pollard had never
been at the asylum, as she claimed: and
more positive that she was not Mrs
Burgoyne."
Either these holy women arc guilty
of deep falsehoo6," cried Malor Butter.
worth, "or Madeline Pollard never gave
birth to baby at st. Jose PMS asylum"
little tiff between Major Butter
worth and Judge Wilson in reference to
the four volumes OF Washington Irving
furnished diversion for the spectators.
Major Butterworth laid considerable
emphasis on the irequent use of the OK
preston in Miss Pollard's letter to
Rhodes: Come early and we will go TO
see mamma" 1--WE will 20 to see
mamma, when mamma was not there
What does it mean? | don't know
perhaps Judge Wilson does" said Major
Bntterworth, but il he did not know he
conveyed very clear impression to the
minds Of his hearers that he meant that
the expression USED so frequently was
merely code phrase for going out for
some wrongful or secret purpose
He referred sarcastcally to Miss Pol
lard as "a pawn on an immoral chess
board moved whether the player was
near it or not" This was apropos Of
Miss Pollard's statement that she
wanted to take her baby and go away
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PENDANT would not let her.
Major Butterworth said he did not
seek to eXtenuate the fault OF his
client, but, he said, "the men who have
framed pour financial systems, the men
who have made your laws, your great
generals, strong as they were, have
trembled and given way to this tempta
ton to which this man was subjected
She knew she held this mans destiny
in her hand. She could command, not
demand And yet she never contem-
plated a better life. She kept him
there crawling at her feet.
Taking up the alleged promise Of
marriage on August 81, 1892, Major
Butterworth drew q picture of what do.
pravity was shown If her story was true.
Breckinridge had met her at the railroad
station and told her he had something
to tell her that evening which he was
vain enough to think would please her.
And what did he do? She says he took
her to house Of i'll fame to ask her with
tonder affection to be his wife"
And that's what makes your manly
manhood know it is not true" retorted
Major Butterworth, shaking both
cienched fists in the opposing lawyers
face. "Before the mould had gathered
on the shroud OF his dead wife he asks