The morning call., 1894-03-23
EVIDENCE BEING COMBATED.
Dispositions in Behalf of Miss
Madeline Pollard.
POINTS INVOLVED.
Some People Protest Against the
Publicity Given the Scandal and
Make Suggestions.

Colonel Breckenridge having decided TO
follow the example of their opponents by
reserving their clients testimony for the
closing card in their case, accordingly
the silYer-haired Congressman disappoint-
ed many people by failing to go on the
witnes s-stand, and one of the disappointed
ones was Miss Pollard herself, who left
the court as SOON as she learned the pro-
gramme. The entire day was dragged out
by the reading of deposltions all aimed at
two pOints-to prove Miss Pollard did not
give birth to child at the Norwood Cen
vent in 1885, and that she is other than
she represents herself to be.
There will be nothing more for the jury
until Monday, as the court intends to ad-
journ Friday, and the sessions Saturday
Will be devoted to arguments over the ad-
missibility Of dep0sitions TO show that
Miss Pollard had been intimate with other
men than the defendant. 10 which the
plaintiff has given notice of the objections.
Judge Bramley has been the recipient
since the commencement Of this trial of an
unusually large correspondence concerning
the case. Many letters come from religious
people, urging him. in the interests of the
morals of the community. to exclude news
paper reporters from the court, matter
which the Judge says is not in his power
to control. One missive which has caused
the Judge 10 smile was signed by a woman
member OF the bar. and suggested that
since he excluded all women from the
court when Miss Pollard gave her testi-
mony that the men should be treated like
wise and the women admitted when
Colonel Breckenridge takes the stand.
The first deposition read was that of
Sister Augustine of the Norwood Convent
Asylum. Sister Augustine, like Sister
Agnes, whose affidavit was read yester-
day, failed 10 recognize Miss Pollard as
ever having heen an inmate of the asylum.
During the time Miss Pollard is alleged TO
have been there she was a young woman,
veiled most of the time, claiming TO be
from Northern State. The attorney read
the name by inadvertence, and then ex-
planned that Sister Augustine had only
given the name on condition that 1t be
kept a secret.
The second deposition read was by Lena
Schmidt, employed eight years in the Nor
wood Convent, who had no recollection of
woman inlthe convent in 1885 under the
name of Louise Wilson and never had
seen Madeline Pollard until last Decem-
Der. According to her remem brance, Miss
Pollard said of her motive for the suit {:
81 did it for justice and to disgrace Breck-
inridge."
DR.. ". E. de Courcey, physician at
Norwood Convent, deposed that he did not
know Madeline Pollard or Louise Wilson,
but there had been a girl in the convent
named Wilson in 1884 and 1885, whose first
name he did not remem ber, and whose
face he would not recognize. He had
looked over the books of the asylum and
found no record of Louise Wilson.
The deposition of o. G. Brown. presi-
dent of the Quinn Valley College of Ohio.
son, Of the president Of Wesleyan Semi
nary. which Miss Pollard attended, was
read. He was a young man in the years
OF Miss PollaTd's schooling. and from the
records of the school he testified her bills
had been paid by James c. Rhodes. One
note by Rhodes for S125, given in 1885,
had been paid only in small part.s Depo-
nent often visited Rhodes to press for pay
ment but the latter begged off, represent
Ing he was hard up; that his expenses
were greater than he expected. etc. Miss
Pollard was in the habit of claiming rela-
tionship or friendship with the most promi-
nent people of Kentucky, among them
Breckinridge and Blackburn. This had
grown into joke at the school, so that the
visit of Breckenridge, being unexpected,
impressed itself upon him as a corrobora.
tion of her claims. Witness remem bered
that Breckinrldge had taken Miss Pol
lard driving. By the scholars Miss Pol
lard was jokingly called Madeline Vivian
Bill Breckenridge Joe Black burn Pollard. u
After the noon recess Judge Bradley an.
nounced that the court would adjourn to.
night until Monday on account of GOOD
Friday.
Browns evidence was continued. He
said Rhodes looked an honest old farmer
Witness never heard anything of the rea
tions between Miss Pollard and Professor
Overmeyer except in a letter to Wessit
Brown that she Miss Pollard was con-
sumed by an undying love for him. Wit
ness testified according to bis recollection
based on his diary. that Breckenridge haC
not visited Miss Pollard August anC
never visited her but once. he had beer
criticized for permitting Miss Pollard
to go riding with Breckinridge by those a
school. In cross-examination il developed
that Miss Pollard had been con nsidered q
school "a very nice girl" and ''a brigh
girl" Brown in redirect examination de
clared Miss Pollard old enough when il
school and had sufficient general knowl
edge to resist improper advances from
man. 1t was part of the curriculum t.
teach girls what sort of treatment the,
should expect from men of Breckinridge'
caiiber.
Dr. J. Owen Robinson of Lexington
whose deposition was read. knew Mis-
Pollard. He considered her not beauti
full girl, but attractive because of her in
tellectnal brillancy. BE first met Made
line at the home of her aunt. She i'm
pressed him as being 16 or II years old.
A deposition from T. N. Schofeld o
Frankfort KY. formerly blacksmith 0
Bridgeport. was read. He had known
Miss PolIard's father in 1863. He bat
three children then. The youngest wa
Madeline. who looked like a child of
years. The court then adjourned.