The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-05
WOMEN BEFORETHELAW
Il sPLENDID LECTUHE BEFohh I"H
LADIES or WONiN's COLLLGL.
NJ pollard Does Himself froud-hp-
pIause from Fair Iiands-Ciear INP"-
nation Of the Law.

Mr. John Garland Pollard delivered an
able and most interesting paper on inc
"Rights Of Women Before the Law be-
fore the young ladies Of the woman 5
College last night in the lecture room OF
the college at Tenth and Marshall streets.
snlendid audience assembled. com
posed OF the young ladies OF the cohese
and their friends, and they were not
only instructed but highly entertained
for the speaker did not conhne himself
wholly TO dull legal terms and phrases
but interspersed many bright little
stories that were entirely applicable TO
ITO topics contained In the paper. lie
vas frequently interrupted by applause
and the audience followed him through
the entire discourse. The speaker was
clear and forceful and even the most in
different laywomcn could understand the
iutricacies OF the laws In relation 10 Wo-
men as explained and set forth by him.
During the lecture some very good
points were brought out. In the Desln-
ming Mr. Pollard showed that the statue
OF woman under tie law had assumed
large proportions IN recent years ne
then went into the history Of the COM
mon ana STATUTE Jaws ANA NAANt'
ton particularly 10 women.
Woman can never be injured py any
lecislatlon.' he said.
WOMEN N POLITICS.
Mr. Pollard did not think women shouid
he led into politics. Wyoming ne s"l"'
was the first state that had given women
tro RIGHT of suffrage. and az a recent
,,.,,ro,,'s convention. one OF the speakers
LII ebo preferred the State Of wyoming
to the state of matrlmony, ana from 'ils
norsonal appearance Of the speaker sdiu
AIR Pollard she would never nave occa-
sion to change her mind. In the same
STATE. on ono occasion recently woman u
Justice Of tho peace fined her husband
for contempt for being drunk III her
presence. A., e.,
good things that arises from the ia" OF
woman's rights"
BREACH OF PROMISE.
In his reference to the many breach
OF promise cases that come before the
courts. Mr. Pollard said that one would
think that the laws on this matter were
made especially for women. but that was
not so. for the law was no resnector OF
persous. treating all alike. The men
usually lose their cases. he said, and this
peculiar fact should be attributed TO the
extreme chivalrv or the Jur}HeH' WHO
nearly always favored the lady lie I'M
stanced a case I'm which young man had
sued his sweetheart who had Tilted him.
for the return Of the presents me had
given her I'm the trial it transpirod that
Dee had kissed her and the jury decided
that the kisses were sufficient compen-
sat0n for the presents. The moral OF
| this. said llr. Pollard IS that all young
ladies should allow their sweethearts "a
kiss them I'm order 10 retain the presents
he gives her in case Of a dissolution OF
the courtshIp.
"It must be- remembered he said
that the husband is the head OF the
family. But then II g. n well-known fact
that the strongest character rules the
household. Doe ID man. woman or child"
Mr.. Pollard said that the law allows a
man 10 heat his wife but not 10 the ox
/ tent OF cruelty No jury I'm the land how
ever. would acQuit a man for beating his
| wife. no matter how mild he may have
| been with her."
Tho lecture was annlaudcd M the con.
/ cius'on and Mr. Pollard received we'll
/ morifcd congratulations for his splendid
| effort