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

this woman is a widow, KcnJuckian and a
near relative of one Of the plaintiffs female
witnesses. This wOman's interest in the
plaintiff is not, IL is explained, due 10 any
real regard borne by her for Miss Pollard,
but is said 70 be due alone TO the fact tina I
she hopes. by providing the plaintiff with
the funds necessary to prosecute the suit.
to punish Col. Breckenridge for the injury
which she believes ne occasioned her rela-
tive
There are many stories out as to where
the funds come from A Chicago paper
has published statement by a man out
there, who claims to know that years ago
a number of young wornen, including Miss
Pollard. banded together to assist each
other in their matrimonial ventures, and
now this band is helping Miss Pollard in
her suit
sister Augustin's Deposition.
When the trial VAS resumed this morn
ing, q few minutes after IL o'clock. Mr.
Stoii announced that he would read the
deposition of Sister Ausustin of the
Founding Asylum Of Norwood. Ohio, near
Cincinnati.
she stated that she was ;he treasurer
OF the institution. having been connected
with the order Of Sisters of the Poor for
forty-Cne years and with this asylum since
ISL. The asylum Y as established for the
ard to offer place of refuge for the lat
ter. She stated that the only person ever
in the asylum named Louise Wilson was
there at the time of taking the deposit
ton and had given birth to a child about
q month before. There was never any
person bearing the name of Madeline Pol
lard in the asylum and - the best OF her
knowledge the plaintiff was ne"er an in
mate of the house. Did not think Miss
Pollard could have been there without
her knowing 1t. for she was there in the
sIring Of 1855 and had no recollection
OF ever having seen the plaintiff prior 20
last summer. when she was present at
the taking of the deposition. There was
an inmate who wore veil when in public
places to avoid being seen. bat il was not
Louise Wilson nor Madeline Pollard. De-
ponent knew this person. who went by the
name OF Mrs. Johnson. She made this
name public under protest and on condition
that il should not be read in this trial, but
Mr.. StOll did not notice this request in
the deposition until after he had read the
name
Continuing the deponent said that when
Miss Pollard came 10 the asylum last De
cembar two gentlemen were with her.
one of whom was Mr. johnson. Mis- Pol
lard asked her if she recognized Ter and at
first depOnent thought she did not. Sister
Agnes asked her what her motives were in
bringing this case and Miss Pollard said
IL was a desire for justice; she knew there
was no money in it and was not after
money, but she did not intend that the
defendant should ever address any more
Young ladies or associations. Sister Agnes
told her she was bad woman and to this
Miss Pollard said: Il was bad girl, but
/ am not a bad woman
During this visit Miss Pollard and the
sisters asked a number of questions to
find out if possible whether the former was
ever an inmate of the asylum. The mat
ter of the location of rooms and the details
of the institute were gone into at some
length. Mrs. Schmidt, now nurse. but
head chamberTnad in 1885. was called in
and failed to recognize the plaintiff. Miss
Pollard spoke of girl named Eliza who
used to be there as servant and said
that Eliza once brought into her room for
the purpose Of amusing her. lamp with
q clock in it. Deponent said that there
was such a girl in the house, but there
was never such clock
No Record of Louise Wilson.
Deponent was given to understand that
plaintiff was in the asylum under the name
of Louise Wilson, but a careful examina-
ton Of the records in the presence of ner
lawyers failed to find any such name. De
ponent told Miss Pollard that girl named
Miss Bergwynn gave birth to a child in
the asylum May %, 1885, and she pointed
out to the lawyers the name Of this young
woman in the books Then Miss Pollard
said: "Oh, yes; that is the name l went by
when was here. / had so many names
that II Is hard for me to remember them"
Miss Pollard called it "Burgoyne," though
that was not the way 1t was in the book.
No other child was born in the asylum on
May %; 1885. though an infant was brought