Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-13

1 he could leave TO his children the ns'sss'
OF an honest name. -
In telling OF the interviews WIN sns
Chief Of Police and OF the pistoi plso-
tice. as he called the little scenes petween
the. defendant and the piainun' MaJos
Butterworth was interrupted q numoer y.
times by Colonel Breckinridge VINO SCI
him straight In some OF his state'oenes'
Major Butterworth tainted the plain
tifrs attorneys again for not gaining a.
witnesses the persons who knew All ao,u'
certain things brought forward by the
defence and denied by Miss fonaru'
Major Butterworth tried to read letter
from the defendant to Mss Pollard. put
gave II up. saying "a man ought 10 De
punished for writing 40 bad nanu'
Then Mr.. StolI tried to read II, out ne,
too. failed even with the assistance or
Colonel BrecklnriJse. A ype-wri,'en
copy OF the letter was produced. put TINS
too. proved objectionable. and the mater
was finally settled by Colonel Breck'n-
ridges reading the original.
THE SUMMING UP.
Stating that 1t was merely Impossible
to go all Into all the little details, MAJOR
Butterworth continued: This case rests
with you, gentlemen Of the jury Inc
Court has authority over the law anu
on that you determine the facts. VIII
liam C. +. breckenridge Is not mere tor
violating a moral or any other law. Ihat
is not the question. He Is here LOT you
Il determine the question. DID ne promise
to marry this plaintiff, and II So uiu ne
break that promise? He has been ac-
cused OF wronging little schooi-s". VI
II years and dragging her down. You
are to determine Of whether ne II guii,y
OF violating the law In his relations win
the experienced woman of 20 years, whom
she has been shown to be- one says
she comes here TO redress great WRONG.
I deny IL; l deny II. She couid reuiess
no great wrong by bringing SUIT III ."'s
way. She wanted either money as d
balm for her feelings, OF else she Wahteu
what does not rise to the dishity VI
revenge-she wanted 10 scatter aproau
leaven of pestilence throughout my coun-
try, sending II 10 every heartnstohe, nne
deliberately turned from every pathway,
she turned her back upon every goou
purpose, and proclaimed to the world ner
shame. She has scattered pestilence
throughout the land on the mere pretehce
of wanting reparation. Call her opJee'
vengeance. call it fury, call IL what you
will when the woman turns her phch
on the pathway of opportunity Vi ue-
cency IL proves that she was NOT III W
be the wife OF a decent man. tnat her
early life was not what she would nave
ms believe IL. I am not saying anythihs
In extenuatlon Of his sin. ! am oeiehu-
ing the virtue Of my countrywohen' j
am defending the virtue OF country girls
and any man who says that leading
astray could be accomplished under tae
circumstances told OF by TINS woman
knows nothing OF the subject ana i ue
nounce that individual In the name OF 'He
country girl and the city giri as inca
sureless prevaricator.
"Nobody knows through what nnire
that man 03recklnridge) has been drag
ced Well. it's the penalty or departure
from duty. Don't think. gentlemen, that
n verdict for the defendant Is raunca-
ton OF his sin. We ask not MS exai'a-
ton: we ask not the exaltation OF any
one who has violated the commands or
the Decalogue. We ask only for what Is
inst -
II heartily join with my mother ,H,r'
Carlisle) in asking you for verdict IN
defence OF American womanhood, but ac-
cording to the standard up TO which our
wives and mothers must be held.
Major Bntsrworth concluded at ilo
O'Clock, having spoken eight hours ana
half since II O'Clock yesterday morning.
Judge Wilson said he preferred TO De-
gin the closing argument I'm the morning.
The court then adjourned.