The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-15

self as much in the background as pos
sible,' he said mot only from our de-
sire. but from her own. l think It is
best that she should say nothing so soon
after the close Of the trial."
colonel Breckenridge also declined to
tax; and he promised that he might have
something to say within day or two.
Inc concluding portion of Judge Will
sons argument was attended by several
sensational incidents.
INTERRUPTED BY COL. BREcKISRIDGE.
In the course of his argument Judge
Wilson said the defendant not only denied
that he had betrayed the plaintiff, but
he admitted that he himself had been
betrayed. This caused litter from the
spectators, and before II died away Col
onel Breckenridge half rose in his chair
and said:
Now, IL your Honor please. that is a
misstatement ] testified that I was never
at the house of Sarah Cess but once"
"Oh. don't try to change 1t now" said
Judge Wilson. you have finished your
testimony"
"I am not testifyng, please Your
Honor, but this is not the truth. and 1
simply desire to make this last state
ment," said Colonel Breckenridge, with
some warmth.
"Your statement was, Mr.. Breckinridge, -
said Judge Bradley. that you were at
the house of Sarah Cess before you went
there with the plaintiff"
Eyes. but that was ALL" Colonel Breck-
inridge replied.
JUDGE WILSON CONTINUES
There were some words between Mr.
Stoll and Judge Wilson over this inter-
ruption, but the latter persisted that
Colonel Breckenridge had attempted to
pass as a betrayed man. He would show
he said. that the defence was "a tissue
of obese falsehood manufactured to meet
the exigency OF the case, and I think
shall be able TO show it,"
The defendant had testified, said Judge
Wilson, that he and the plaintiff had
agreed 10 die out of each others lives, and
they had gone around telling people they
were engaged. Was that the way people
died out of each others lives no wit
ness" he said. had been summoned to
support that bald-headed, miserable, stu
pid. idiotic pretence Of the defence i'm this
case. It may have been so, that the
defendant had never intended TO marry
the plaintiff. but II had TO be a mutual
agreement between the parties that there
should be only a pretence of an engage
ment TO be any defence. Here is "A girl
accepting his promises before Major
Moore under an agreement that there
should be no marriage. Can you believe
1t? Unless you trample our evidence
under foot he has not proved a thing"
THE ALLEGED FORGED LETTER.
In connection with the alleged forged
letter the expert testimony was taken
up by Judge Wilson and torn in tatters
He said it was time that legislation put
a stop to this travesty on justice, where
experts got $25, $50 and 500 a day ac-
cording to how hard they were willing
TO swear. The time would come. he
said, when the court and not litigants
in case, would select the experts, and
until that was done there would not
be justice or decency In expert testimony.
The Morey-Garheld forgery was cited as
an instance of difference in expert testi-
mony A sensational scene was narrowly
averted minute later when Judge VIII
son said that the alleged forgery was
based on the letter which Madeline Pol
lard had written TO Wessie Brown, her
school mate.
''The evidence in this case. shows" he
said, that they got the letter from the
husband of Wessie Brown, Mr.. Robinson
The evidence shows that Mr.. StolI carried
that Wess'e Brown letter around In his
pocket"
At this Major Stoll turned TO Colonel
Breckenridge and said few words
Shall l say something?" he asked.