Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-22

say something to the effect that Mr. Breck-
inridge would have to stop making add
dresses in young ladies' schools. Deponent
was not present and did not hear any con-
versatiOn about the death of a child. In the
spring of 1885 deponent was employed in
doing general chamberwOrk about the in
StitutiOn and went about in all the rooms.
She did not remember anybody who re-
manned in her room yelled. Deponent be-
lieved she would have remembered anybody
in that condition. The deponent said that
the book case in the sitting room had been
There nine or ten years. Every one in the
institution had access to it.
Her Cross-Examination.
The cross-examnatiOE was read by Mr..
Carlisle. The deponent said she knew an
employee in the Institution named Eliza,
who was not in her right mind. She did
rot remember Miss Tollard's going To Eliza
when she callel in December. 1885, and adj
dressing her as Eliza. She did not remem-
Der the appearance Of Miss EergWynn, nor
could she remember lady who occupied
rooms directly over the sitting room in the
spring of 1855. There were many she
said. who came, that she could not remem-
Der all.
What DIR. DeCOurcy DepOsed.
Mr.. Ston next proposed to read the depo-
sition of DR.. w. e. DeCourcy, the physi-
clan at the Norwood Founding Asylum.
Mr.. Carlisle said that the deposition was
immaterial, as it was not claimed that he
attended Miss Pollard. He suggested that
1t was only waste of time.
Nr Stoll said he thought there was more
in il than Mr.. Carlisle indicated. and.
Judge Bradley asserting, he proceeded to
read it, DR. DeCOurcy said that he had
been attending physician at the asylum
since 1863. He never knew Miss Pollard.
TIL ere had been a girl there in 1884 or 1850
named Wilson, but he did not remember
her first name. He did not believe he would
In har no har o
name Of Wilson by looking over the books
to see if such a person had been there. He
had seen it stated in the papers that Miss
Pollard had been there under the name of
Wilson.
The deponent said further that there had
been no person there under the name of
Louise Wilson who had given birth to a
child on or about May %, 1880. Some of
the inmates of the institution were occasion
ally attended by outside physicians. but no
female physician had ever attended a pa
tent there in childbirth. He remembered
only one patient who had remained eed in
his presence. This was a girl who said he
knew her. He could not remember the date
of this occurrence. The 1eponent could not
remember anything about Miss Burgoyne or
Miss Bergwynn. The examination then
went into the rules and practices of the in
stitutiOn, the length of time patients re-
manned there usually after confinement
the location of the chapel and different
apartments Of the institution and the names
of the sisters in charge at different times.
/ There was no cross examination of This de-
pOnent.
GryiIIc 6. Browns Deposition.
! Mr. StOn read next the deposition Of Mr.
/ Orville @. Brown of Germantown, Ohio,
president of Queen Valley College, formerly
teacher in the Cincinnati Wesleyan College.
Deponent knew Madeline Pollard. He be-
came acquainted with her about the middle
Of November 1883. He referred to the rec
ord books of the college, and then said be
certainly knew her the second Wednesday
in November and may have known her
earlier. He stated this from a record, show
ing her present in conversation class re-
citing 10 deponent's mother.
DepOnent said that Miss POllards board
and tuition for th,. remainder of that school
year was 10 be 500. 1t was to be paid by
Mr. RodeS-he believed the name was James
G. R0des. There Were several payments
made by Mr.. Rodes In the following sum-
mer Mr.. Rodes gave dcDun"Dt his note for
SI1J for aaiaI. G@r at that time. De.oncnt
gave t..e nUle to Sir. Thomas Jones OF Lex