The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-03-23

WAsmSdroY, D. c., March 22.-Coun-
eel for Colonel BreCkinridgo have de-
cdOd to follow tho example OF their
opponents by rcseTving their cliont's
testimony for tho closing card in their
CAGE. Accordingly tho sIlvGr-haired'
congressman disappointed many peo-
pie by falling to go on tho witness
stand, ana ono OF the disappointed was
Madeline Pollard herself, who left court
US soon as she learned OF tho pro-
gramme for the day. Tho entire day
was dragged out by tho reading Of dopo-
sitions, all aimed ut two points, viz: to
prove that Miss Pollard did not give
birth to 4 child at the Norwood convent
in 1859, and that she is older than sho
represents herselt to be.
There will be nothing moro for tho
jury until Monday, as the court intends
to observe Good Friday and the session
Saturday will be devoted to arguments
over tho adnissibility OF dopositions 10
show that Miss Pollard had been init
,nuto with other men than thc dofcnd-
ant, to which tho plaintiff has given
! notice OF objections.
Judge Bradley has been tho rccipi-
Ont since the commencement OF this
trial OF an unusually large correspond
ence all concerning the case. Many
letters come from religious people urg-
ing him in the interests OF the morals
Of the community to exclude newspR-
pcr reporters from the court. power
which the judge says is not his to exer-
else. One nissivc which has caused
thu Judge 10 smile was signed by 4
woman member OF tho bar, and sur-
Sesied that since ho had excluded all
women from the court when Miss Pol
lard gave her testimony the men should
be disbarred and tho women admitted
when Colonel Breckinridge take. the
stand.
SISTER AUGUsTINE's DEPOSITION.
The reading OF depositions was taken
up again this morning when tho court
met, to tho regret ol many spectators,
who had assembled with the oXpecta-
ton that Representative Breckinridge
would tell his story. Madeline Pollard
was seated beside her lawyer, Judge
Wilson, talking to him, with smile
playing acroas nor face, and once as sho
talked she glanced over her shoulder at
the whiic-haircd defendant. Before
Attorney StolI had proceeded far with
his clocutionary effort Miss Pollard and
her companion rose and glidcd from
the room, interrupting for 4 moment
tho reading. The frat deposition was
that OF Sister Augustine, OF the Norwood
convent asylum, where Miss Pollard
was at first confined This sister bad
been for years at the convent, did not
recognize Migs Pollard as ono who had
been at the convent. and said there had
mover been but one Lonise Wilson there
and she gave birth to child last fall.
During tho timo Miss Pollard claimed
10 have been in the institution there
5 had been young woman there veiled
most OF tho time.
There was rather unusual incident
when Mr.. Stoll read out the name Of
this young woman, who had claimed to
be from northern state, thOn apolo-
gizcd and explained to tho court that
tho sister had only given tho name
under the condition that it was to be
kept secret and not to pe repeated.
The sister had boon present at the
interview In tho convent between Miss
Pollard, Attorneys Carlisle and John
son and Sister Agnes. whose deposition
had been read yesterday. Sister Angus
tine also failed to recognize Miss Pol
lard,
Her recollection OF Miss Polard's ex.
plupation OF her bringing tho suit was
fbnr II ,rnulJ anr,rn iuGtira fri,.,
tries on the convent books under the
name OF Mias Burgoyne correspondent
with the dates which Miss Pollard and
DR.. Street had given OF her admittance
to tho asylum, tho birth OF her child
and hor departure.
TIE CHILD.
The namc OF tho child ON tho record
was NJ. Gertrude Burgoyue. According
to tho recollection OF tho sister Miss Bur
goyne had visited the convent twice
after the child was born. The child
Marie Gertrude Burgoyne, died in July,
1855. When Miss Pollard was told OF
this, the sister deposed, she had thrown
up her han ds and run from the room,
but whom she returned there was no
evidences OF grief in her face. When
in the course OF the deposition Attor.
noy Stol began to read testimoney con-
ccrning the visit OF one OF Miss Poilard's
attorneys. Alrs Mallon, to the convent,
Mr.. Carlisle objected to it as Irrelevant,
Whatever ono OF Miss polIard's attor.
neys might have done at the convent
not in the presence OF the parties 10 the
suit but in the pursuit OF his proic4.
sional dutios, ho urged, was irrelevant.
Mr.. Stoll protested that he wanted to
show that oil facilities had boon grant
cd the plaintiffs representatives Tor 80.
curing information at tho convent.
Colonel Shelby added that tho attor.
ney had gone in tho capacity OF nrent
for Miss Pollard, therefore his acts We're
binding upon her, construction OF tho
relations Of client and attorney from
which the judge dissen;ed, sustaininr
tho objection OF Mr.. Carlisle. 1t deyol-
oped that attorney Mallon had examined
tho books OF tho convent and copieI
some OF the entries.
Judge Bradley admitted these state
ments OF fact but excluded tho co:ver.
sation which had takon pnco betycen
the attorney and the sister.
THE CHRISTMAS CARD.
The Christmas card which had been
found between the leaves OF one OF the