The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-30
DICKINSON CASE
AGAIN ON TRIAL

down to work in the beautiful Superior
court room, which was hastily furnished
with benches and chairs for the occa-
sion. Mr.. Hodge made the opening ad-
dress for the plaintiff. 1t was a calm
outlining of what the plaintiff expect
ed to prove. The speaker suggested
that jealousy was the cause of Miss
Dickinson's Incarceration in Danville
and of all the outrages she suffered in
connection with that Incarceration.
He likened her case, in a measure, to
that of Joseph, who was sold into
bondage by his brothers. He told the
jurors they were there to right one OF
the greatest outrages of which he had
ever had any knowledge, and he
strongly urged them to give the case
their most earnest attention and to
consider the evidence in the light of
all of the knowledge of humanity they
possess. He paid a glowing tribute to
Miss DickinsOn's work during the dark
days of the war; and said that ner
tongue had done more than that OF any
ten men or women to cause men 10
shoulder their muskets and march to
the front in defense of their country.
MISS DICKINSON ON THE STAND.
Miss Dickinson was the first witness
called tIar testimony was very fire.
,,,ontly in+er,,,nted nv +ha snarring of
the counsel and i'm consequence but
little information was elected during
tha hour she was on the stand prior to
the adjournment of court. Mr.. Hodge
wanted TO get her history in detail
from her girlhood DAYS, SO that the
Jurors could better Judge her fame and
earning powers that they might the
more intelligently measure the amount
of damages she was entitled to re-
ceive. The court, however. refused to
allow Miss Dickinson to go into details
in these matters, holding that it would
be sufficient for her to outline in gen.
eral way what she had done.
Miss Dickinson said she was born on
October 2S, 1912. in Philadelphia. She
made her first speech in 1889 before the
Liberal club in Philadelphia and she
made several speeches during the VIM
ter of SO and 60. In 1862 she had her
first public engagement as a lecturer
and in 1863 she delivered political ad-
dresses in New Hampshire, Maine and
Connecticut. She also delivered
number of speeches on war topics for
she delivered an address in the capitol
at Washington by invitation OF con-
gress. Between 1864 and 1873 she was
engaged in lyceum work and Travelled
from one end of the country to the
other having usually from 1000 to loo
invitations per year to lecture before
first class organizations. During this
period she also wrote two stories,
''Whnt AngWpr'' and 90 A Paving In
vestment."
Between 1875 and 1885 she lectured,
wrote a book and three plays. She APP
peared on the stage in Anne Boleyn,
which she wrote, Hamlet" and the
Lady of Lyons" In 1885 she was sum
moned to her home in West Pittston
owing to the illness of her mother and
cancelled her engagements. In 1856
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that injury and her mothers illness in
capacitated her in 1886 and from then
until 1888 she spent most of her time
in Pittston and Honesdale. In June
1888. she was doing literary work in New
York when she was engaged to make
speeches in Indiana and New York in
the interest of Harrison and Morton
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