The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-03-23
THE STAR DID NOT SHINE.
Breckinridge's Testimony Reserved
for the Closing Card in
His Case.
Several Dispositions Wero Read
Relating TO the Age OF
Madeline.
A. school Nieknamsd "Madeiins Vivian
Bin Breokinrldge B.aoEburn Pot
lard" by the Scholars.

WAnmoros. March 22.-Counssl for Col
BreokinfidQe have decided TO follow the eI-
am pie Of their OPT onents by rsssrVing their
clients testimony for the closing card In
their case. Aceo. dinghy. the silver haired
congressman disappointed many people BY
failing 10 20 on tue witness stand. The en-
tire day was dragged out by reading deposi-
tions all aimed a. two Toints-to prove
that Miss Pollard did not give birth 90
child ht No WOOD convent in 1885. and aha
she is older than she represents hsrsslf 10
be. 1hors will be nothing more for tbs
jury until Monday, ~ court adjourned 20
Saturday and the session then will be de
voted TO arguments over the admissability
OF dispositions 60 snow that Miss Pollard
had be intimate with other men than de
fen3ant.
The trial was resumed this morning with
the reading of shidavits in behalf of the
defendant. The FIRST read Was that Of
Sister Augustine, Of the Norwood convent
asylum, where, IL is alleged. Miss Pollard
was d 81 confined. sister Augustine, like
Sister Agnes. whose affidavit was read yes
tsrdaY. failed TO recognize Miss Pollard as
ever having bson an inmate Of the asylum.
Entries on the convent books. under the
name Of Miss BuTgoyne. cOrresponded with
tue dates which Miss Pollard and DIR. Street
gave Of her admittAnoe 30 the asyluin. she
birth OF her child. and hef departure.
Miss BurEOjn ne visited the asylum twice
afterwards. When told OF the death Of the
child she threw up her hands and ran from
the room. bat when she returned there we're
no evidences Of grief In her face.
The second deposition read was by Lena
Schmidt, employed eight years in the Nor
wood convent. who had no recollection OF
a woman in the convent In 1885 under the
name OF Louise Wilson snd had never seen
Madeline Pollard until last Dscenbs
According TO her remembrance Mics Pol
lat q said Of her motive for the suit: II did
IL for justice. and TO disgrace Brsckin-
ridge
d.. w. +. DsCourcsy. physician at Nor
wood convent, depOsed be did not know
Madeline Pollard OF Louise Wilson, but
there bad been a girl In the convent named
Wilson IN 1884 and 1886. whose fret name
he did not remember, and whose face he
would not recognise. One girl who gave
birth to q child. had her face veilsd because
she claimed DIR. DeCouTcsy knew her.
There had been 800 children born al the
asylum. DR.. DsCouroty hal not been
oroaa-eIantined.
The deposition Of o. G. Brown. president
Of Quinn Valley college. Ohio. son OF the
president of Wesleyan seminary which
Miss Pollard attended, was read. He vas Z
young man in the years Of Miss Pollard'l
schooling, and from the records Of the
school testified that her bills had been paid
by James c. Rhodes. Miss Pollard was In
the habit Of claiming relationship, oi
friendship with most Of the prominent peo-
pie of kentuekr, among them Breekinrldge
and Blackburn. This had grown into q
joke at the school, 80 that the visits OF
BreoEnridge. being uneIpseted, impressed
claims. Witness remem bered that BTeekin-
! ridge bad taken Misc Pollard driving. By
the scholars Miss Pollard was iokingly
CALLED Madeline Vivian Bill Breskinridgs
Blsokbui n Pollard
Witness never heard anything of the re
lhtiOns between Miss Pollard and Prof.
Overmeyer. except in a letter 10 Bessie
Brown that she Miss PollArd) was con
sumed bJ undyiRg love for him. Witness
testified that according TO his recollection
based on his diary. Brsckinridge had not
visited Miss Pollard Aug. 2, and never via
1 tied her but once. In ths cross-examinA-
tion IL developed that Miss Pollard had
/ been considered al school "a very ME,
1 girl." aud "a vary bright girl"
/ B own. in redirect eIaminntiod. declared
/ Miss Polla d old enough when in school
aud had sufficient general knowledge. I,
/ resist improper advances from = man. j
was part of the curriculum to teach girl
/ what sort Of treatment they should sxpeo
from gentlemen.
Other depositions veat 10 prove Mis-
/ Pollard older than she claims.
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