Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-12-12
RH|NELANDER
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made the threat of the Ku Klux
Hlan to brighten Alice and her par
ents
ASSAILS THE PLAINTIFF.
Mr.. Davis took up the testimony
OF the witnesses in detail and con
tended that not one of them aided
Rhinelander's case, but that most OF
them helped his wife's defense. He
ridiculed the Richs, the furniture
dealer and his wife, who he SAID,
were sore" because they had hoped
10 attend some important social
functions as the guests of Mr. and,
Mrs. Rhinelander only to be over
come with chagrin at the deyesop
ments in the case. But it was when
he came 10 Rhinelander that the
lawyer grew most indignant.
"He didn't say very much on dl-
rect examination" said MI. Davis,
e'but he sat there and coldbloodedly
identified his wife's handwriting In
an ATTEMPT to besmirch her. jacobs
stole those letters but Rhine ander
was willing to have them used II
they would help his case. can't
imagine a man sitting in that wit
ness chair. particularly if he had
been brought up in refined surround
ings, and permitting those letters TO
be read He was willing to lay bare
her past that she got from him 10
win this lawsuit
After the letters had been intro
duced on Rhinelander's side 1t be
came necessary to use drastic meth
DDS and read some of his letters
said Mr. Davis. but he said that Alice
never descended to such depths as
Rhinelander.
II was impossible that Rhinelander
did not know his wife's color, the
lawyer declared. "YOu saw por
ion of her body" he said. Can
YOU say he had no suspicion that
she had cOlored blood? Do you be
.teve it? How can you? 1t is
-ainst every probability. expect
another amendment at any moment
asserting that Rhinesander was color
blind"
The order to which Mrs. Jones was
subjected, he said, was the cruelest
thing ne ever had seen in court
room -
QUOTES MILLS IN WARD CASE.
IT hope the world is kinder to her
than Judge Mills was" he continued.
He again quoted Judge Mills in the
Ward case as saying that good
name is rather to be chosen than
great riches, that it is "a sheet an
Choir of our safety against the as
saults of men who would strike us
down to make fame and distinction
for themselves"
"She bore good name till you
tore that secret from her. he said
turning to Judge Mills. ri don't be
lieve there is younger man at the
bar who would do it to win this
case Or any other case. You must
stand before these men and, justify
to them-and you viii, be speaking
to the world-justify your degrading
that woman before her children.
Credibility? Nonsense At one full
swoop they have brought the Jones
home down around their heads"
"They glory in finding ilegitimate
children" he said, defending Ross
Chichester. the chauffeur who testified
against Rhine 'ander. and who was
shown to have been supporting
child in New York for a time.
"Chidoeter knew facts that would
dam t'~t- case ard l deliberately
charo sir" rointing to Jacobs,
.w-tr NJ to keen him out OF
Thu poss Chichester was the
ony Tho could have tod the
eda- rder where his sor was.
He oNnversation with Phj'iD
Rhir '0" but what that CONVEX
satic is"'t in evidence But
Won vOur own conclusions
c. OPPOSING COUNSEL.
Al 40 the day Mr.. Davis
chidea -''~p Mills. tel ing the jury
fhat 'o-- might expect bursts of
e'oouo~cN that it won d he tls
create effort Of the JUDGES life.
that he would shake his hands to
heaven and talk about dear old :
Westohester County and T. lot of ,
filings that didn't have anything |
to do with the case. He exploited |
the Judge for several minutes at
time because, as he warned the jury |
there would be no opportunity for !
the defense to reply to the man MIR.
Davis has called as cute as a fox
Mr.. Davis ended his argument by |
challenging his aged opponent at the |
bar to explain certain phases o. the |
case to the jury. Among his chal- |
lenges were these:
Explain Rhinelander' letter to |
Alice on October I, 1921, and justify |
fhe termination it contained" This |
was the letter in which he urged |
her to be true" to him.
Account for the absence of Philip !
Rhine ander. his father, from the |
court room. He knew the truth.
Account for the absence Of Mr..
Bowers when you criticise Alice for
her fai rre to take the witness stand
(Bowere was the elder Phineland
er's ro~ tentative who three years
before 'No'r marriage surprised