The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-04-13

Colonel breckenridge. She was, how
ever, confused In her rccollections Of
conversations.
Proceeding to tho second scenc In tho
Office OF tho chief OF police on tho 18th,
tho attorney declared that II tho state.
mont oil Colonel B~rcckinridge to tho
chici, that no had not sOducod tho
woman, that no had taken liberties
with hor tho first night aud slopt with
hor tho second, Ind not boon trus, she
would havo Instantly resented 1t.
nREcHtYMDGE READS Ills LETTERS.
Tho lettors which Colonel Brockin.
ridge had written to Miss Pollard after
tho alleged engagement In 1903, wOro
produced by Mr.. Butterworlh aud Of.
lordcd considerable fun, tho colonel
himacli laughing heartily. Mr.. Butter.
worth was unable to dociphor them and
declared that n man who wrote ouch Il
hand should DO punished. Attorney
Stoll tackled them with the Same fruit
less result, Colonel Breckenridge had
two or thrGo timeI suggested "bet,er
lot mo road thcm," and was finally por.
mittcd to do so. lio arose, facing tho
jury, aud re.rcaa tho opistles In his Of.
iectiye mellow tones.
Beginning his conclusion, Mr.. Butter
worth told the jury that the inherent
probabilities arising IRON tho course OF
human nature were TO DO considered
moro deeply than the statements OF wit
moss, Tho question was not whether
William @. L. Breckenridge had violated
any ordinance, human or divine; had
been guilty Of moral ,erptitudc, conduct
which brings uron him condemnation,
but whether those two parties had
agreed that no vas to become husband
and shc his wife. To awaken horror DO.
fore the public there had boon a
tale that Colonel Erccinridge had led
ns,ray n guiltlcas little girl aud
had led her down the path Of nine years
OF immortality to u marriage contract
ruthlcasly violated. Tho jury was to
determine whether there had been any
such suiltlcss littlo girl, whether she
had not been u mature and knowing
woman. lie denied tina. tho woman
came to court TO redress n great wrong.
No wrong could DO rcdressed in. that
way. Nor Ind she wanted the balm OF
money, for she had said there was none.
Her motive did not rise to the quality
OF revenge, nor even OF hate, but sent
abroad TO every home q loaven sho
knew to be vile, the influence OF which
was mcaBureless.
WHAT MOTIVE.
"For what motive does the desperate
woman walk on the stage? She delib.
'erately turned from everything that
man or woman could desire and pro-
claimed her shame. This is q yeatibule
OF a wider stage upon which shc de-
sires to enter. II Ia tho right Of any in.
dividual to corrupt public morals by
the excuse OF seeking reparation for
wrong. What is there Of repatriation
for wrong but to 20 home to her moth.
er's firesldc, to Him who alone can
grant reparation."
Her early life was not what it should
have been. he continued, but was what
her letters showed her to be. 1t could
DO said, "Butterworth, you are defend
ing SIM" but no; no had a little family
OF his own; one son who had to fight
the battle OF life against fearful odds.
No, he was defending the standard OF
womanhood, the virtues Of city and OF
country girls. No man could say that
seduction was possible under tho cir
cumstauces which had been portrayed
here. lie protested against such q
standard being raised for virtue. As for
his client, no one knew through what
mire that man had been dragged, and
such was the penalty Of sin. He did not
want the jury carried away by the whis-
per floating in the mir that q verdict for
tho defendant would be a ratification OF
his sin. He asked them also not to
commend q oma who had borne her.
self as this plaintiff had. not to elevate
her for the degradation OF him. Such a
verdict would mean to the girls that
virtue was but as a cloak to DO thrown
of or put on. American womanhood
should BIO vindicated by the standard to
which wives aud mothers must be held.
At ten minutes after 8 o'clock Major
Buttorworth finished. There was some
consultation among tho attorneys, and
then Mr.. Wilson, stating that he was
hoarse, asked tho court to adjourn, SO
the crowd dispersed. and several gen.
tlemen pressed forward to congratulate
the lawyer.
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