Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-14
ruling OF the Court" said Mr.. Butter
worth.
MRS. LOGAN's DEPOSITION.

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worth.
MRS LooANs DEPOSITION.
Mr.. Carlisle then read the deposition OF
Mary N. y. Logan. II stated that defend-
art had been practicing physician In
Cincinnati for several years before her
marriage, her name then being Mary ~.
street. She was at ii2 west Eighth street
about year, and subsequently moved TO
other locations. She thought II was In
1873 or 1854 she moved. In 1884 and 1886
her Office was At A5 west Seventh street.
while at Seventh street a girl expecting
10 be confined In a short while called on
her Tor treatment. She thought IL was In
reDfuary. woman came to her.
young woman, who gave her name as Miss
Monica Burgoyne
The plaintiff was present at the examina-
ton In Cincinnati, and Mrs. Logan said
there was some things about the plaintiff
reminding her OF Miss Burgoyne. but she
could not identify her positively. or
course. she had grown older and changed
The young woman said she was called
Mona" for short. She pronounced her
rame "Burgwynn." The call was made
during deponent's office hours. but she
could not remember the hour. or whether
II was morning or evening. She did not
remember whether Miss Burgoyne was
er tered on her books as patient or not.
Ihere was no charges made against her,
ana no payment. The woman said she
was about 20 be confined with her first
child; that her husband had died or some
thing fatal had happened to him; and
there was some family reason to conceal
the matter: the deponent believed her.
Deponent said her caller went away. and
witness did not expect to see her again.
The deponent continuing, said she had
not prescribed for her or examined her to
determine whether her condition was such
as she had described.
SUBSEQUENT VISITS.
subsequently the deponent had seen the
young woman again at her lodging. MISS
Burgoyne had left word for deponent to
call on her. Deponent did not recollect
their conversation. She believed she had
taken some books for her to read. She
did not think there was any urgent rea-
son then to call upon her professionally:
This call was about three weeks after the
visit of Miss Burgoyne to her office. 1t
was evident from the womans appear
ance that her statement as to her condi-
tlon was true. Miss BurgOyne was
dressed in deep mourning Deponent never
called again on her, but thought Miss
Burgoyne had called at depOnents office.
At the next call she thought MISS Bur-
goyne told her she had changed her lodg-
ing house Miss Burgoyne went subse-
quenty to the sisters on the Reading
road to be confined. but deponent was un-
certain whether at deponents 8 or her
own suggestion. Deponent did not recoi-
lect the name of the institution, but IL
was lying-ln asylum. conducted by
Catholic sisters.
The deponent said she had seen Miss
Burgoyne on three or four occasions at
the institution. Miss Burgoyne told de-
ponent that she was eighteen years o!d,
and deponent thought that her appear
ance bore out that statement. Depoheht
saw her about eight or ten days after
her confinement. She saw her again alter
ward. when Miss Burgoyne had gone 10
DR.. Perry's TO board. The deponent was
informed that the sisters TOOK MISS Bur
goyne here in carriage. IL was Il mouse
which had been taken by Drs. Perry anu
buchanan. two female physicians. They
had taken a large house In which their
Offices were located, and had rooms In
IL 10 rent, and deponent had spoken OF the
place to Miss Burgoyne. The deponent
thought she had seen the young woman
three or four times at Dr. Perrys ana
Buchanan's. Deponent thought II must
have been four or five months betWeeh
the time Miss Burgoyne called on her
at neT Office anu nIlSll oiAN 'H'N
at Dr. Perry's and Buchanan's Depo-
nent said the young womna was not
known at that house as Miss Burgoyne'
hut under another name, she having
changed her name at the sisters TO hlde
her identity. Miss Burgoyne SAID she
did not want the parents OF her huspahu
or herself TO know they were ever mar
Iied.
A MAN CALLED.
Deponent said Miss Burgoyns never tod
her any of her history. She was very
reticent. once whcn she went away she
tcld deponent that her mother mouse
had been burned. That was about all
she ever told her. tnce, while Mss Bur
goyne was at the hospital. a man calico
al deponent's ohice-an elderly Inan-and
had followed her 10 the house. lie osked
after the name Miss Burgoyre bore at
IN. hospital. and which deponent could
not recollect, and asked where he young
woman was. Deponent told hinl th3t enc
was at the no sptal. She ,ould only re-
caIl that he was an elderly man: she pre-
srrned his hair was turning gray
The deponent again said tina: the PAIN
tiff might be the same person as Mlss
Hurgoyne. She was thinner, her bS"re
and hair were different, ana she Vas
cranged in many ways. She thought MISS
lurgONDc wore Biti'p D. '''N
y as the same person, 3ut could mol Oe
positive.
when Mr.. Carlisle finished the report ci
IN, direct examination OF AIRS Logan ne
tt,ned the volumidoJs deposition over 10
AR Rutteryorth. who rsai the t:ISs-
examination This was very long AMONG
III. roints hroug II out was the fact that
Mics Rurgoyne geemad we'll prov'Ctd win
mcnev. The room MiSs BIrgoyne hau q"
r ed when dep1Ient called on h'r WIS
ra.ter a poor room, and not such as
woman of means woU'd - ap 10 '"N'.
Nf,as I2ureoyne WIS very intelligent
woman. and they taG;ed cHhSi"er'u'E
o,.Cr. hooks. No hing had struck de- "
,cn, os ont of the ordinary IN her ap-
neorance She wore glasses. and when
she took them off deponent noticed that
the pupils of her eyes contracted. as
usual I'm cases Of persons accustomed to
wearing glasses.
before the reading Of the cross-exami-
nation was concluded the court. at hair
mast 70 o'clock, took recess for half an
hour. o,,,,o,,,,
Miss Pollard was not present at the
afternoon session Of the court.
A few minutes after o'clock. when the
court reconyened. Mr. Stol continued the
reading Of Mrs. Logan's deposition al the
point where Mr.. Butterworth left OF when
the court adjourned. This was in the
midst of the cross-examination of Mrs.
Logan. Further questions ELECTED from
the deponent details of her visit TO this
Miss Burgoyne at the institute. and con-
tinued the minute description OF the
house and the room in which was the
Young woman visited. The cross-examina-
tion went at surprising length into the
minor facts OF the visit. such as the de-
scription OF a statue Of St Joseph In the
hospital: whether IL was OF plaster or
marble: whether the name was on the
statue or on the pedestal. One eye In the
statue was defective. and In his cross
examination Mr.. Stol attempted to find
out whether II was case OF strabismus
or the result OF an accident. Mr.. Stoli
wanted TO find out how the statue was
dressed: whether it had on n robe or a
short coat; whether the figure was stand
ing or seated. and II II had on sandals or
shoes. The matter OF the size OF an altar.
which Mrs. Logan saw at the time Of her
,,isit uyas also gone into with equal at