Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-23

souvenir. six by eight inches fringed
euges.on which was caught and pressed
faded rose
This Christmas card Is expected to
pay an Important part IN the case.
~ ~ proof that Miss Pollard was con-
nned IN the convent. aud the defense
se,,eiins that when It was displayed by
Miss Pollard. where she ayefred thnt
she had found II IN tho book. one corr
ner was rolled UP in way Impossible
Tor card that hud been eight years
pressed In n book. Sister Augustine
according to the deposition, mad de-
clared that the stltue az st. Joseph In
the convent had perfect eyes Miss
Pollard had rccnllected that one eve ~
the statue was out OF line.
The second deposition read by Attor-
ney Stoll was by Lena Schmidt, who
had been employed for eight years In
the Norwood convent, who had mo-
recollection OF a woman IN The convent
IN 1883 under the name Of Louis. Wii-
son. and had never seen Madeline Pol.
lard until last December She had
then been present at the interview be-
tween Sister Agnes and the plalntlr.
but, as the former had testified. failed
ls,, Identity Miss Pollard as one she
i,Hah yer seen. According to her re-
Ws, &c nee. Miss Pollard had said Of
'0tg tive for the suit, II did Il for
rio, !"
The deposition Of Dr. W. Il. De.
courcey, physician at the Norwood
convent. was objected to by Mr. Car
isle on the ground Of immateriality,
but admitted by tho Judge. The ply
stefan testified that he did not know
Madeline Pollard or Louise Wilson
but there had beer a girl Ia the con-
vent named Wilson IN lSsi-S5, whose
first name he did not remember. and
whose face he would not recognize.
lie had looked over the books of the
ASYLUM and found no record OF
Louise Wilson, At times special
/ physician attpded patients at the
hospital n they so requested One
girl who gave birth to child had
her face yelled because she claimed
that DR. Decourcev knew her There
I had been 500 children born Mt the usy-
[ lum Dr. Decourcey had not been
] cross-eNamined
The deposition OF o. G, Brown, pres
! ldent Of Quinn Valley college, In Ohio
! and son OF the president OF wesleyan
seminary, which Miss Pollard had at
! tended, was rend. He was young
man in those years OF Miss Pollnrd's
] schooling. aud from the records OF the
school they showed that her bills had
been paid by James G. Rhodes. one
! note by Rhodes for 1926. given In 1885.
had been paid only IN small parts.
The deponent had often visited Rhodes
TO press for payment, but the latter
had begged of. representing that he
was hard up, that the expenses We're
greater than he expected, etc
Conversation between Brown and
Rhodes, testified to. We're objected to
by the plaintiffs attorneys and the
objection sustained. The answer TO the
concerning his understanding Of the
relations between Miss Pollard and
! Rhodes' was excluded also, on the
ground that the basis Of that under
standing was not given. An interest
ing question was raised over the ad'
instability ~ the testimony OF MIR
Brown, based on the records Of III,
school kept by others than himself, Il
show the attendance and absences Of
Miss Pollard. and this passage was cN'
cluded the usual exception beinf
noted.
Mr.. Brown remembered that In tn
spring Of 1854 Miss Pollard had LEFT
school to visit her home on account o
the death OF her sister hut this wa
3 also excluded on the same grounds
yVitnesu' mad hcan personally acauaint
cd with Col Breckenridge, remembered
that he called at the school once, Mist
Pollard had been In the habit OF claim
Ing relationship or friendship with
l
, lucky. among them Mi, Breckinridg
: and senator Blackburn. This boastc'
acquaintance Of hers had grown Int
a Joke al the school, so that the Nisl
of col Brecklnridge. being unexpected
mad Impressed itself upon him as
Confederation OF her claims. WINES
remembered that Col. Breckinrldge ha'
: taken Miss Pollard out driving tina
evening. The question as To the ten
ing about Miss Pollard's return TO N
school was excluded ON objection. B
me scholars. Miss Pollard had bee
ioItinply called Madeline Vivian Bil
Breckinridge Joe blackburn Pollard
After the noon recess, Judge Bradle
: announced that the court would hu
journ tonight until Monuay ho'hlht
an account OF Good Friday
"Nhat aort OF looking man wa
phndesg" was one Of the question
read by Mr. stoll. ..
: looked like" 80
Mr.. Browns reply, as read, was tina
7. Rhodes looked like a farmer lust q
I borest ola farmer He had never hear
g a,,,,,nin, ~ The relations between Mis-
( p.ii,rd and Prof Overmeyer. eNoep
~ statement IN the letter TO MI
firo,vu that she CMiss POLLARD was cor
: s,,r,ed nv an undylng love FOR MIN
! Nv,tness TESTIFIED that according 10 ~
y ,sroIieetion. based on his dlaiya Nol
7 procirirridge had not visited MISS 70
pa August 3. and had meyer visite
~. mi once. He had been criucisr
I, for permitting Miss Pollard TO go no
: ne win Mr.. BrcckinridEe by thoaa
= the school, ID, $50 raise
!, ...i,ar Nr Carlisle began to read IN
n cross.eramination and proposed 70 ~
e nit portions OF H. The dNnse 1 ~,
I. ieeted TO the omissions ana ~. -
d iisie explained that he only wlshee
/ admit that part Of the crohs-enninln
7 ,,en which referred to the mater
l. ~ direct examination excluded by W
!. t,dre After a short wranEle Jud,
Z, 8ra7Iiev decided that plaintiff copl
IS admit any part OF the deposition ~
= ~ rsievnnt matter was omitted y
Ia n.tsnse could read Il. but held ~
Ie ~ court could not compel either SIC
n -e.d afldavits or parts 81 them,
~. croas-examinatiQn II deveiope
n, 49, Mlss Pollard had been consl'
y vi vi al school "a very nice girl az
as .shr,ght girl" Mr., Brown IN re.e
n, -, Examination declared that M'i
10 latisra was OLD enough, wren
,,,sal and had sufficient seneI'
Z ,se.i',gi,aqe to resist improper advance
q rom a man. II was n par ~ ~ -,
rleulum 20 teach hlrls Nr 10,
q ,reatynent they should ehpe't ~"
~ .srflsnen. When this matter VIZ -
"a ~. conc into at further lentu,' ~
I. poilsri's attorneys obiee'ea 49, 49,, ~