Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-04-14

the audience, and he went on to say
that AGollie Shinglebauer had been
principally called TO prove that in 1887
Madeline Pollard had been mature
woman, and it was conceded that
Mamie Pollard, of whom she spoke,
was matured then. Concerning the en-
gagement to Woods. he declared that
there was no hint even of impropriety
in those relations
The relations of Madeline Pollard
and Rhodes were discussed next, and
Mr.. Wilson emphasized the fact that
there was no testimony but that of the
defendant to the effect that the dead
man, who could not speak for himself,
had sustained improper relations with
the plaintiff. Rhodes, however, was a
man who, unlike the defendant, kept
his letters. Those letters had been
raked up. and throughout them was no
sentence to hint Of improper relations
between the parties to the correspond
ence. Tie defense, however, accused
the dead man of even greater perfidy
than was charged against the defend
ant.
Mr.. Wilson went on to speak of the
testimony of Rankin Resell. He might
he said, have passed. by that testimony
as did famous lawyer who handled
"a most unique liar" by simply dismis-
sing with May God nave mercy Cd III:
soul"
He then characterized Russell's testi-
mony as "a black, damnable lie a lie
nailed to the counter to be written up
in letters of deepest black against the
defense"
This disposed of all the asrersions
upon the character of Madeline Pollard,
Mr.. Wilson thought, except the unsup-
ported statement Of the defendant that
Madeline Pollard and James Rhodes
had told him that they sustained illicit
relations. He discussed the inherent
probabilities of such confidence, saying
that Col Breckenridge was the most
agile man he had ever seen on wit
ness-stand, that the Colonel has not
practiced law forty years for nothing.
He Col breckenridge knew that if he
had said Rhodes made to him profess
sional communication, the court would
have sealed his mouth. The statement
was the more improbable since all the
testimony showed Rhodes to be an hon
est, Woodworking man, a decent geu
tleman.
Then Mr. Wilson proceeded TO at
tack the cred!blity OF the defendant
iercely. "He has been equally guilty
with my Client" declared the lawyer,
''even more so for he had taken sol
emn VOW to heaven, and she had not.
He had broken that VOW by his own
confession before lie ever met Madeline
Pollard. He has admitted that he
knew Sarah Cess, knew the character
of her house, and had been there before
he went with Madeline Pollard. He
has lived lie for ten years his life
has been that of faithlessness TO the
most sacred obligations of life. He has
lived life of duplcity. of hypocrisy
such as you can't coin words to express
the length and breadth of.
His own counsel has characterized
him in way such as |. although my
heart is in this case for this poor, friend
less, stricken, homeless girl, could
hardly find it in my heart to say. When
ne comes and makes such q confession,
and then tell this story, how can he ex
pect to find q man so credulous as to
believe it? The walls of no temple of
Justice ever heard the like Off it. He
tells you that he went to Mrs. Black
burn Intentionally to deceive her. BE
tells you that he went to Moore to tell
him lie. He was married in New
York secretly, and lie falsiiied his own
marriage certificate. The laws OF New
York compel these certificates to be
filed, and he was an active participate
in having it kept secret. He tells you
that when he was publicly married he
tried to keep that record Of the private
marriage from being recorded. When
he attempts to blacken the testimony
of nv client, I want TO measure his tcs-
timony by the rules Of law. How do
you know that he is not deliberately
telling this story to deceive you? The
probability is that he is doing it, for he
is now in the tolls; he is brought to
bay, and in his extremity he asks you
to believe such story on his unsup-
ported word this man, stepped and
soaked in depravity and original sin. |
want the world to know that whatever
of slime is on her, icomes from this de-
PENDANT. 1t is the trail of tho serpent
over her life. 1 wish all the mothers Of
the land could see this woman in her
true light. They would open their
hearts to this woman, their sympathy
would well out for her. She would be,
if not excused, understood as not being
the seducer of this unprotected man,
but as injured by his Vaccinations.
Mr.. Wilson expressed wish that he
had the tongue of the defendant, or his
learned counsel, that he might proper
" pay tribute to the noble sister from
the House of Refuge, where Madeline
Pollard was sheltered, who had sup.
ported her through her ordeal, and
with an application to Sister Ellis o!
the scriptural promise. sin My Fathers
house are many mansions" he closed
for the day.
He will speak for an indefinite time
to-day, and Judge Bradley will give
the case to the jury when he finishes.
To-DAY'S PROCEEDINGS.
The last day Of the Breckenridge suit
began this morning Madeline Pollard
was not present, but Col. Breckenridge
was there, seemingly Indifferent to the
further arraignment he was to receive
from Judge Wilson. Judge Wilson rose
to complete his speech shortly after ten
ojolool, Iudya Wilson said he WOul1