New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-12-02
COLOR line PLEA
IS MADE BY MILLS
Rhinelander'S Lawyer Appeals
TO Jury on Racial Distinction
EFFECT UPON THE PUBLIC
Lawyer For Young Husband Urges
JurS To Consider Eject Their De-
cisiOn Is To Have On Rank and
File Of the People

cision Is To Have On Rank and
File of the People
White Plains, N, Y, Dec. LPl--
Isaac N. Mills chief counsel for
Leonard Kip Rhinelander, who is
suing his quadroon wife, Alice Bea-
trice Jones Rhinelander, for annul-
ment OF their marriage, today be
gan summation of evidence for the
plaintiff. Almost the first words Of
his burst of oratory, which Mills had
indicated would continue for a day
and half the plaintiff attorney ap-
pealed to the white jury on basis
of racial distinction.
Leonard will hail the verdict for
the plaintiff as prisoner on the
steps Of the sCaffold halls a pardon
from the governor" Mills declared.
PubllC's Interest
Mills asserted that there is a third
party AZ interest in every venture in
matrimony; that party is the pub
lie. He asked the jury TO be guided
by consideration of the effects
which their verdict will have.
He admitted that subterfuge had
been praCticcd by the Rhinclander
attorneys in gaining Lconard's con-
sent TO separation from his wife until
the matter Of her color could be in
vestgated.
THE question which started this
battle has already been settled by
the defense attorney" he stated.
That is the question of color. 1t
has been confessed by the defense
but 1t has not been eliminated from
the issues"
Leonard Loved Girl
Referring to the interviews with
the newspapers Immediately after
the news OF the marriage became
public, Mills asserted that Leonard
then stood by his wife. He loved
her--that is the wonder of this
case"
Mills referred to a letter written
by Rhinelandcr in September, 1922,
in orsu.ar to , Iat+or fro,,, ,Iio, :,
which he thre,tenod - hrnat n+f
tboir friond.hin pbin.,,an3au -
his lotter heraod ,,,co va, -, nthuo,,.
him down" He begged" Mills
shouted, "as If he had been bcsecch-
ing an alliance with a girl of the
n ouoon F." - |''0 ''N' 3 '''N' VI
Wos ctrl,s c,oro
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,D.lCe 1''lH V0,IS'ucL'u young hAihe-
it'''uCl ~ pe "et doSo'ule sI'Vc' ana
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"I'"b Hep' away from her against
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'u SuCl 'l'i''HS ul'll lie nad walked
,,I'o '"c court room al lhe start OF
,'le l, ,''' ~ prosecute MS case Hne
i'u peIeFc" hat eI'h'Naily ne
o"iu ieIu'n 10 MS mason with n'r'
l nat 1i'iiS u'cI'Le", was lhe reason
Mhy 'ht uelehSe had wanted thlAe-
'Ihuer II present at 'he 'flaI' |
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'i''G'ilht"Ce, N''''S SUD 40 no'
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,', , ,S''S , sI.o" ..'l '.iS IN
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''''' w >to,uo, r.,
a., +bo othor hon1 >,u1s s,id
woman or ,licr,s rano r,,atrr, , ,or,,. ~
and in bor matura charms .n5 ,x
narianco in I'M, world sho vas r,olI,.
older tban hcr actual orr o.
mstirying himself against tho ot-
tack of Lee Parsons Davis defense
counsel, for exposing the indiscrc-
ton in the early life of Mrs. George
Jones. AHce's mother. Mills said that
birth certificates showed that at the
time of the ndiscrction Mrs. Jones
had been "a, not IS years old as had
been stated by Davis
Mills indicated that his summation
would occupy the entire afternoon
session and a part OF tomorrow. il
is expected mat the cas-" will so 10
the jury some tme tomorrow.
JurN Ah'ds Tears
Inc Jury Shed tears at yesterdays
P''a IN h'haf or the part negro