The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-15
ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Miss Pollard As "A School Girl-Her Let
tors introduced.
washington, March 1.-THE testimony
Of sister Cecilia OF Pueblo formerly su-
perioross of the Norwood asylum near
Cincinnati. was resumed when the Breck-
inridge trial commenced this morning
sister Cecilia was on the witness stand
Replying to Attorney Carisie's questions
She said that she had a good memory Tor
names. but a poor memory for faces. She
could not affirm positively that Miss Pol
lard had been an inmate Of the Norwood
convent. nor could she say that she had
not
MIR. Carlisle inquired whether any pa
ticnt In the asylum had been IN the habit
of yelling themselves. to which the sis
Ter repUed: There were two or three
ladies' who yelled their faces when they
thought there was danger OF beng fecoB-
uzed by visitors from Cincinnati
Sister Cecilia remembered that three
or tour ladies had come thore from en-
Cinnuu In the spring OF lSN IN carrlges
| but when asked II there had been pa
/ ticnt by the name OF Bursoync, answered.:
| THE name Is not familiar TO me-
| The cross examination was very pref
sister Cecilia saylnB ~ 1hsWeF 10 M
ButtcrWorth that she held several CON
/ vrrsltlons with Miss Pollard since her ar
/ rival la Washington After the Two SIS
| t,rs had retired the reading OF the d0iioSs-
ton by Dr. Kate Perry Kane of Cincinnati
/ followed Mrs Kane remembered that
! MISC Pollard had boarded IN their house
as pr, Buchannns patient under inc name
| OF Miss Louise Wilson, identifying tho
| pAintln positively.
From the cross-eNamination IN the depo-
! stiun IL appeared that Miss Pollard had "A
/ miscarriage that she WAS described by llr.
! Buchanan as An unfortunate girl from
! Kentucky The bOardcr was understood
! to be an unmarried woman, and once after
sine had been 10 meet a friend at MOTEL
about some financial mattcrs Or, Kane
asked why she did not marry the friend,
/ 10 which Miss Pollard replied that she
i could not-that he mad ruined her ana mat
/ she OathCd him and had Stecied her heart
/ aLalnst nm, ana would not marry nina,
although he had offered to marry her
I The Identity Of the friends VINO sat be-
| hind Miss Pollard throughout the trial
/ was d.vulgcd when Ar. Carlisle called Or
{ Belle Buchanan, and that lady walked
/ oath,
pr Buchanan has an Intelligent face.
. She stated that she fret made Miss Pol
Louise Wilson IN June, 1855. when Miss
. Pollard came from the founding asylum
AL Norwood m q carriage Ger COMING
now Mrs Logan Miss Pollard had evl-
IDENTIFY given birth 10 child,
] Are you married or singloYF asked MT
/ StO'l, beginning the accumulation.
81 have been married" responded the
WIZ, win c5Plasis on the verb, u
married IL mes $, SheCrer In 1874, but uf-
( ter"ardH secured . divorce and resumed
/ my maiden mime
When Mr. stol went into the degree. OF
Intimacy between Dr. Buchanan and her
/ partner, Dr. Street between 1881 and 1856
judge Bradley interpreted that he was cur
! ryu- thar too TAR, Whcrcat Miss Pollard
turned to dash upon the Kentucky lawyer
"a significant smile.
son wire Of William f, Robertson OF
Cincinnati and daughter OF Dr. Brown.
the president of Wesleyan seminary.
1851, was reaa by Nh Carlisle The
deponent had been o student at the somi-
nary when Madeline Pollard was there;
had been given By Mics Pollard o letter,
10 be opened on the night OF her Er1iuit-
ton, IA June. 1856. She had last seen the
letter wnc1 her husband gave ~ 10 Colonel
Brecknrdsc without her consent.
here Mr. StOl had said before the
notary mat he had che letter wanted the
court 30 protect him IN the possession ot
70, ana iulcnded 70 offer II 10 the witness
for Identification
but you pa not get # honestly" the
I ST ness replied
coTre spOndence the witness had once-in
August, l6Si- addressed MISS Pollard as
"MadcAue Lillian Breckenridge Pollard"
| Miss Pollard mud said that her father
was "A great udmlrar ~ Nh Brockinrdge +
/ father. that She herself admired W. G.. T..
"Ftnr of Kentucky" statement which,
even read by Mr.. Carlisle az second hand,
gtlrred "a laugh, in one letter Miss Pll-
lard had spoken OF her deep debt OF graf
itudc to Air Rhodes aud wrote How can
] cver marry the old wretch"
Miss Pollard mad told her OF her visit
] home on account Of he death ~ her sls-
ter, ana OF meeting Colonel Breckenridge
on the train
was very much elHted that man Of 49,
1 standing aloud come 20 her and address
7 her said the witness,