The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-14

as to visit his Kentucky friends. At this
statement the heads of the breckenridge
contingent began to shake I'm negation
IF there is to be any shaking of heads
over this" said Mr.. Wilson, Il will call
your attention TO the testimony OF MI;
asked the defendant about IL he did not
':0h. but I did deny it," spoke up the de-
PENDANT, and his counsel seconded him.
Thereupon Judge Bradley raped with his
pencil on the desk, saying: IF there is any
correction TO be made here IL should be
made by counsel"
''Then 1 withdraw it all; don't care a
snap about it," said Mr.. Wilson, mistaking
the intention of the Judge:
II referred to the correction by Mr.
breckenridge" the court explained.
Mr.. Breckenridge leaned forward and in
not correct errors?"
you are represented by counsel. whose
duty 1t is to do that" responded the Judge.
But it is my constitutional right to rep
resent myself" protested the defendant.
Does your Honor rule on that?'
Judge bradley kept on writing, and made
Mr.. Wilson held that the secret marriage
was no defnse against the promises made
itself a breach of the contract. Had the
scene in Major Moore's Office occurred in
the state of New York il would have made
the plaintiff the wife of the defendant
Mr.. Wilson commented on the circum-
from Kentucky to testify regarding the
general character of Colonel Breckinrldge
as a man who kept his contracts and was
cbaste. On the other hand, every one
from Kentucky or Washington, who had
been asked concerning the character OF
Madeline Pollard, had said that she was
refinement, Of the best associates, and APP
parently the highest character. Ii had been
said in defense that this bright, scintlilat-
ing. effervescing defendant could not af-
ford to associate with a character so sur
nocent schoolgirl letters, written in conf
Il of
raked up. Ben Butterworth had read them,
had pointed to word here and there, and
about them. Mr.. Wilson did not know
how these letters had been procured by the
defense; it might have been by trickery;
but if owen Robertson had given them up,
knowing the use TO which they were to
be put, The is whelp," Mr.. Wilson de-
clared.
After the noon recess Mr.. Wilson
what he had said about Owen Robertson,
for the defense which had not been read
to the jury.
MADELINES CHARACTER.
Attorney Stoll interposed that it had been
read. and then. striking the paper on the
desk, Mr.. Wilson replied: 'If you say
it has been read, then 1 will read it.. and
proceeded to quote from Robertson's tes
timony that when these letters had been
written he had not been old enough to
1t concerned her relations. with men. The
deposition of Mollle Shinglebauer was con-
sidered next, and in that connection Mr..
Wilson charged that the defense had re-
sorted TO deliberate perjury. Ut was known
that Madeline Pollard was in Pittsburg all
the time that the Shingiebauer woman had
testified she knew her. The repantent
called. had not talked Of Madeline Pollard,
however but Of Mamie Pollard. and 1t
In avyf1 . nlainffn a
sister named Mamie, respectable woman,
older than herself, and married TO Meth
Wilson ed dsyeIoped a new point, which
seemed to impress the audience, and he
went on to say that Mollie Shinglebauer
in 1887 Madeline Pollard had been a ma
ture woman, and 1t was conceded that
Mamie Pollard. of whom she spoke. was
to Woods he declared that there was no
hint even of improperly in those rela-
tons.
The relations of Madeline Pollard and
Rhodes were discussed next. ana Mr.. Will
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, how
ever, was man who. unlike the defend,
ant, kept his letters. Those letters had
been raked up and thr4u 81 them there
tons between the parties to the corre-
sDondence. The defense, however, accused
was charged against the defendant
Discussing the testimony of Hiram Kauff-
man and John Brandt; the speaker said
the filth of the back alleys of Lexington
to bring forth this known perjury. which
had a greater significance because it
Showed the character of the defense Mr.
Wilson went on to speak of the testimony
of Rankin Roselle; He might, he, said.
nous lawyer who handled "a most unique
liar by simply dismissing him with May
God have mercy on your soul" .,
as "a black, damnable lie. a lie nailed
to the counter to be written in letters OF
deepest black against this defense"
THE COLONEL SCORED.
Then Mr.. Wilson proceeded to attack the
credibility of the defendant fercely. He
has been equally guilty with my CLIENT"
declared the lawyer, "even more so, for
he had taken solemn vow to heaven, and
she had not. He had broken that vow by
his own confession before he ever met
Madeline Pollard. He has admitted that he
knew Sarah Guess, knew the character of
her house. and had been there before he
went with Madeline Pollard He has lived
a lie for ten years; his life has been that
of faithiessneSs to the most sacred obliga-
tions of life. He has lived a life of du-
plicity, of hypocrisy such as you cannot
coin words to express the length and
breadth Of He tells you that he went to
Mrs. blackburn Intentionally to deceive her;
he tells you that he went to Moore TO tell
him a lie. When he attempts TO blacken
the testimony of my client, I want to
measure his testimony by the rules OF law
How do you know that he Is not telling
this story to deceive you? The probability
is that he is doing II, for he is now in the
tolls; he Is brought to bay, and in his ex-
tremity he asks you TO believe such story
on his unsupported word This man is
stepped and soaked in depravity and orig
inal sin. 1 want the world TO know that
whatever of slime is on her comes from
this defendant. 1t is the trail Of the serpent
over her life. / wish all the mothers of the
land could see this woman In her true
light; they would open their hearts to this
woman, their sympathieS would well up
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 properly pay tribute
10 the noble Sister from the house of
refuge where Madeline Pollard was
sheltered. who had supported her through
her ordeal. and. with an application TO
Sister Ellis of Scriptural promise, In my
Fathers house are many mansions" he
closed for the day. He will speak for an
indefinite time tomorrow, and Judge Brad
ley viii give the case to the jury whe-, he
finishes
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