Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-03-13
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
The OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Case.

ley this morning decided that as the
face slapping incident between counsel
in the Pollard Breckenridge case &C.
Cured outside the courtroom and after
adjournment, he had no jurisdition in
the matter. He at the same time stated
he had heard that some of the counsel
were carrying concealed weapons, and
cautioned them that this was law
abiding community and such a pro-
ceeGing would not be tolerated. All
the persons implicated said they would
not treat the court in so disrespectful
manner as to appear in its presence
with deadly weapon. The hearing of
the case was then resumed. The pro-
ceedings began with little victory for
the defense in the controversy over the
admission of dispositions taken in Lex
ington the day before the trial COM
menced. Judge Bradley sustained the
objections of the defense against the
admission of the dispositions as evil
dence. Mr.. Carlisle then asked that
the deposition of Mary S. Logan, of
Cincinnati, formerly DR.. Mary L. Sweet,
be admitted, but Mr.. Butterworth OBJ
jected, and another legal controversy
began.
The absence OF Miss Pollard did not
have the effect of diminishing the at
tendance in the courtroom, and all the
spectators remained throughout the
dry legal tilt over the admission OF Mrs.
Logan's deposition. Mr.. Carlisle and
Mr.. Stoll made statements with refer
ence to Mrs Logan's examination,
from which il appeared that Mrs. Lo-
gan, who attended Miss Pollard when
her first child was born. had accused
Mr.. Stoll Of prosecuting her in asking
"fool questions, as she termed them.
Mr.. Stoll made long explanation
about the matter, declaiming any in.
tention OF persecution.
Judge Bradley overruled the objec-
tons OF the defense and admitted the
deposition OF Mrs. Logan as evidence.
Mr.. Carlisle then read the deposition
4 which Mrs. Logan said she attended
? young woman who gave her name as
lIrs Monica Burgoyne. il 1854. This
was while Mrs. Logan was DR.. Sweet,
a practicing physician OF Cincinnati
Miss Pollard was present while the de-
position was being taken, but Mrs
Logan said that while there were some
things about Miss Pollard that suggest
ed Mrs. Burgoyne, she could not iden-
tify her. The young woman said she
was pregnant witn her first child, say
ing her husband was dead, and acted
as though there were some family rea-
sons why the matter should be kept
secret. The young woman called twice
at her office, and later the deponent
called to see her. There was snow on
the ground at the time. "Now as !
look at her, l begin to recognize her.
said the deponent at this point.
The deponent said Mrs. or Miss Bur
goyne" had gone to lying.in house
kept by Catholic sisters on the Reading
road, near Cincinnati, to be confined
Mrs. Burgoyne mad told Mrs. Logan
that she was is years old she did not
look older than that. After being con-
fined the young woman went to the
house of Drs. Perry and Buchanan,
where she took another name, which
the witness did not remember. Mrs.
Blrgoyne was very reticent person,
AMI told nothing about herself. One
day while the deponent was calling on
a patient, an elderly gentleman came
to the patients house to see her, and
asked about Mrs. Burgoyne. Mrs. Lo-
gan said she did not remember what
the man looked like except that he was
elderly.
"Have you ever seen Mrs. Burgoyne
since 2" was asked the deponent.
"Never except that she may be this
lady. Yet they seem very different and
this lady is thinner. think the other
lady wore glasses" Miss Pollard does
not wear glasses.
One of Mrs. Logan's statements was
that when the elderly gentleman called
on her he looked like pigmy standing
below her at the foot Of a staircase.
''Do I look like pigmy?" asked Col.
Breckenridge, laughingly, to his coun-
sci when this was read.
Major Butterworth read the type
written statement of the Opponents
cross-examination.
The reading of the cross-examination,
which developed nothing new or i'm
portant, continued until 1890, when a
recess was taken until i p. m.
Death from Brutal Treatment.
MoRRIsvILLE, Fauquier County, Va,
March l3.-The negroes in this vicinity
are excited over the death OF colored
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