Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-11
Mr.. CARLISLE CONCLUDES
His Argument with a Strong
Appeal.
The Attorneys Presenting Their
Views OF the scandal to the
Jury-The Judge Has an
Interview.

Interview.
by Associated Press,
Washington. April 1o.-There was
something on foot In the circuit court
today OF which the spectators did not
receive the benent Judge Bradley held
a letter in his hand when the court
met In which he seemed deeply inter
ested, He called up to his desk three
Of the counsel. Messrs. Carlisle, Wilson
ana Butterworth. exhibited the letter
to them and the four put their heads
together oyer the document FOR ten
minutes Then one OF the jurors was
called up and the consultation was
prolonged for ten minutes before MIR.
Carlisle resumed his argument 1t is
thought that the cause Of the confer
ence was one Of the famous letters
which have poured in by the bushels
on all court officers and every person
Interested in the trial. The Judge re-
ceives dozens of them every day, maxi
ing all sorts OF suggestions.
Dark skies were overhead and n
drizzllng rain made the day ono OF the
most uncomfortable OF the trial, so
that there were few people In the court
room. Among the FIRST was Miss Pol
lard with the most becoming bonnet
which she has worn of late and the
Kentucky congressman, her antagonist,
somewhat paler thnn usual, his pale
ness noticeable because OF the usual
rudy flush in his checks.
Attorney Cnlderon Carlisle took up
his review OF the testimony where he
had dropped 1t last night and devoted
himself FOR the FIRST half hour particu-
larry to a discussion OF Mrs, Governor
Blaekburn's testimony, lie rehearsed
in manner devoid OF rhetorical Rtu-
tudes and In a colloquail tone how Col.
Breckenridge had brought TO the KEN
lucky lady the plaintiff in this case,
saylng she was much to him now and
would be more IN the future, as he In
tended TO make her HIS wife On COM
menting on the testimony OF Mr..
Claude de Ia Roche Francis cousin Of
Ward McAllister and nephew OF the
Marquis de Ia Roche, chamberlain to
the pope. Mr.. Carlisle evoked the smile
which for some reason always hits
across the court at the mention OF that
young person.
Mr.. Carlisle laid stress upon the fact
that IA response to the notice for the
production OF Miss Pollard's letters
only those two which II would be adj
vantageous for the defense TO read had
been brought forward After recalling
| how a murderer had once been con-
victed because in the furnace into
which he had thrust his victim he had
failed to consume the victims false
teeth. the lawyer brought forward the
| work basket which had belonged TO the
late Mrs. Breckenridge, which the col
onei had denied having given TO Miss
Pollard. a
He reminded the jury Of the testi-
mony Of Mary Yancey, the colored
cook, who had seen the pair sitting on
the sofa together with the basket be-
tween them From the dramatic pas
sage in which he flashed the basket
upon the jury. MIR. Carlisle passed on
TO the time when Miss Pollard took Col
breckenridge from the side Of his law.
ful wife to the house In Jefferson place
with the quotation from Miss Poliard'i
testimony: II said come with nae, vii
lie. and he came" to the interview IN
the office OF the chief OF police, 70
which the colonel said he was taking
the young woman to place her In the
hands Of the law ana where he had
sworn. clasplng her hand. to marry hei
on the 3ist OF May
The story Of similar cases did moi
show q more complete chain of evi
aenee. Mr.. Carlisle contended. The de
PENDANT asked the jury TO believe or
\ his single word, unsupported BY q
shred OF corroborating testimony o
conduct on his part, that the engage
ment Of marriage had been a concerted
subterfuae. to disbelleye the teatlmon,
Of Mrs. Blackburn, Of Major Moore Q
| Francis, OF Mary fanoey and mani
others. aud against all these take hi
word for story altogether improba
be a story which he had every posi-
bic indueement to eontrlye and'to sticl
TO.
THE defense stands wholly and selel!
upon his unsupported word contin
ucd the speaker. ~ ask you 10 judg
OF him only by what he has told her
on the stand. a standard by whicl
every witness can be Judged withon
complaint. A father OF family, viii
eight children and devoted wife. b
tells you he lived for Zine years s.
calm deliberate adultery with this wo
man. not giving away to sudden pas
sion. NOT led BY misguided love hu
that lust and not love was The BON
heiween them Daring these years b
was posing before the world as
| Christian statesman, = man hiEh In III