The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-04-12

Miss Pollard was u Designing al.
ventures aud Not An %Innoccnt
school.Girl-No Effort to Palliato
tho o1onso Of Colonel Brccliln.
ridge.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April l1.-Col.
Phil Thompson resumed his speech
agalns. Madeline Pollard whom the cir.
cult court mot to-day. lie frat com.
mented on the improbability OF tho
formal proposal OF marriage from Col.
Brcckinridgo to the plaintiff TO tho fall
OF 1892 and declared this story was the
act OF band, OF q I'M who felt that II
she would marry shc would disgrace
him. In his vehement way the colonel
pictured what must have been the
agony Of tho congressman with the
plaintiff following him around and COM
Polling him to tell Mrs. Blackburn that
they were to DO married.
'she was q Walking araenal." said the
lawyer again. "ralk about Kentucky
colonies and turning up coat tails here
in this court house to SEQ il there were
pistols, did you see the look on that
woman'H face when she came into this
court house? Why, l was afraid to sit
beside the colonel Tor fear stray bullets
would hit me-"
Colonel Thompson closed with an ap-
peal to tho Jury to return a verdict ac-
cording to the law and the testimony.
DurTERwoRrH IS NOR DIGNIFIED.
Major Butterworth, whose mild man
ner is in great contrast to that Of his
colleague, began his remarks by ex-
pressing qualification that this pcsti-
lonce must soon be brought to an end.
Upon those who were to blame for
bringing it before the public the bur-
den must rest. There was no wrong 10
be righted by this suit. Even to save
the lives Of the two nominal principals,
the incorruptible Judiciary Of the
country could not afford to deal with
such a mass OF contagion, nor should
tho heartastones OF the country have
been invaded by it for any purpose.
He would not use harsh language. oil
Miss Pollard, but ho would that some
n had whispered into her ear the
words the Master had said: $50 and
Gin no more"
Some people had been solicitous for
fear his Butterworth'sl friendship had
been misplaced. lie had known tho
defendant as statesman, soldier, father,
husband and friend, ''and you may
speed 1t on the lightning that, to whom
ben Butterwortl was o friend in tho
days OF his prosperity, he will not turn
his back on in adversely"
This statement was followed by an.
outbreak OF applause from the spec
iators.
Judge Bradley leaned forward aud
raped his desk. "Now, you may clear
the court ROOM" he said to the bailifs.
I'VE hnye had enough Of outraSes in
this court ROOM"
No ono stirred, and then Judge Brad
ley said: Everyone who Ia not a men,
berof the bar will leave the court room"
Several men got up and started out,
when n elderly spectator inquired:
docs that apply to members OF the bar
irom, away? am n lawyer from Now
York"
81, take it for granted that no attorney
would disgrace a court by such demou-
stration1 All lawyers from outside the
city are welcome here. But there aro
others sitting here who are not mom-
,bers OF the bar to my knowledge"
More mon were rshered out BY tho
bailitfs, but more than half the specta-
tors remained.
Then Mr.. Bu%tterworth proceeded to
review the childhood OF Miss Pollard rs
described by herself.
Mr.. Butterworth said no has himself
as much ut stake as the honored counsel
for the plaintiff. He had a daughter
and a wife. He could not afford that
justice should not be done. lie was not
there to oxtenuate the conduct OF
Colonel Breckenridge; if he did he know
that the colonel would discharge him
from the case.
The country has been SOLICITORS about
a sixteen year old school girl. but there
was no such person in the case. II she
had been but sixteen, why had not her
mother been called to prove 1t? II she
had been but sixteen. she was rs much
skilled in love making an any woman
he had ever known. Tho other side
had talked about the fascination Of q
silver tongue. That was stale, Major
Butterworth said.
CALLED DOWN.