Asheville daily citizen., 1894-03-14
A BRECKENRIDGE SESSION
THE EVIDENCE IN FAVOR OF
THE CONGRESSMAN
A witness who Could No, Iden-
tifs Miss Pollard And woman
who Re fused TO Marry Her ne.
irayer-was II Miss Pollard,

| "AS Nioo A>OliATO anu ~ o mal
who re fused To Marry Her he
trayer-was II Miss Pollard?
WASHINGTON. March 14.-Atter reces
in the Pollard Breckenridge case yester
day the time until half past two ga,
occupied in reading mass OF deposi
tions taken at various places, Then twt
black-robed, kindly faced sisters entered
and one OF them took the stand. Sb,
said she was Sister Cecilia, of Pueblo
Col,
Sister Cecilia said she did not rccal
any person of the name of Buryovn,
who was at the asylum while she wa.
there. The four volumes of Irvine's
works, which the defense tried so hare
to have excluded, was shown Sister
Cecilia, aud she said books resembling
these had been presented to her by g
female patient at the asylum. Witncs.
had met Miss Madeline Pollard since
coming to Washington and had once
received letter from her,
Court had assembled and the clerk
was calling the jury this morning when
door TO the left of the Judges hcnch
opened and Miss Pollard came in. 1t
was her first appearance since her sensa
tional exit on Monday, when she was
borne from the chamber by Mrs. Buchan
an and Miss Ellis, and fell half ffainting
at the door. Miss Pollard was pale but
was selt-possessed
lhe court room was crowded when
the crier raped for order, Col. Breckin-
ridge and all his counsel were present.
Calder"n Carlisle of plaintiffs counsel
had come in minute or two earlier,
escorting Sister Cecilia and companion
in holy orders. who is required BY the
rules OF the order to accompany a sister
called for duty III the world. Sister
Cecilia saw Miss Pollard enter, but they
did not exchange greetings,
Calderon Carlisle began the proceed
lngs by containing his examination of
Sister Cecilia, which was suspended
yesterday.
Sister Cecilia" he asked, "have YOU
good memory tor faces and names,"
Not very good for faces, but for ames,
yes was the answer.
Can you positively say that Mi S
Pollard was patient at the Norwood
ioundling asylum while you were in
charge"
VI cannot, SIR
Can you positively say that she was
not patient at the ASYLUM during that
time"
"No, sir"
Nov, Sister Cecilia, state the grounds
for that belief"
II object" said Butterworth; and
then followed another legal tilt over the
admissibility OF the question involving
an opinion.
Judge Bradley held that it the question
was put to identity the plaintiff with
some one in the asylum at a given time
1t was competent; but il it were put to
have the witness draw conclusion for the
purpose OF making that identification
the question was not competent. The
question was overrulcd, and the plaintiff
noteu tH OD1eCtlOn
Then Mr.. Carlisle asked il the sister
could state anything about the identity
OF the plaintiff with the patient in the
months of May, June and July, 1855
Shelby objected, and the question was
withdrawn Sister CcrIia In answer to
questions by Carlisle, then stated that
there were two ladies in the asy lum who
went veiled because they feared being
recognized by visitors. Carlisle then
asked il she ever sent any patients back
to Cincinnati in carriages.
"Yes. three or four" was the answer.
The spectators and jurymen became
intensely interested at this time, for
they understood that every point in the
description OF the asvlum given to
her counsel by Miss Pollard, was being
put forward for Identification by the wit
ness. In answer to other questions
Sister Cecilia said the name Berg wyne or
Burgoyne was on the record OF Nor
wood asylum as a patient there.
Major Buttcrworth asked Sister
Cecilia a question or two about when
she left Cincinnati, and said she might be
needed in day or two to answer more
questions. Sister Cecilia said she would
remain in Washington until court was
through with her, and was then excused
Carlisle then read the disposition o!
Mrs, Kate Perry Kane, a phv sician OF
Cincinnati and member of the firm
of which DR., Belle Buchanan
Lenoir is one. Mrs. Kane recognized
Miss Pollard as the young woman who
came to the house of Drs. Perry and
buchanan in 1885 and was known as
Miss Louise Wilson, 1t was understood
that Miss Wilson was recovering from
confinement At one time Miss Wilson
had gone to meet her bctraycr, and
when she returned told the deponent
she had met the man. but it was impos.
siblc to marry him. Sheloathed him she
said. Miss Wilson said the man had
offered to marry her to clear things up,
but she disliked him so that she refused.
This was important in view OF the effort
the defense was making to show that
Breckenridge did not ruin Miss Pollard.
He was married man in 1885 while
Miss Wilson, whom the deponent said
was Miss Pollard. had said her bctrayer
offered to marry her.
FOR HON. JOHN W. sTARNEs