Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-03-23

faded rose.
This Christmas card is expected to
play an important part In the case as
proof that Miss Pollard was confined in
the convent and the defense claims
that when it was displayed by Miss
Pollard, who averred that she found it
in the book, one corner was rolled up in
a way impossible for a card that had
been eight years pressed in book.
Sister Augustine, according 70 the
deposition, had declared that the statue
OF 81. Joseph 10 the convent had per-
feet eyes. Miss Pollard had recollected
that one eye Of the statue was out Of
line.
The second dpOsition read by Attor-
ney Stoll was by Lena Schmitt, who
had been employed Tor IS years in the
Norwood convent,
WHO HAD NO RECOLLECTION
Of a woman in the convent in 1855 I'M
der the name Of Louise Wilson, and had
never seen Madeline Pollard until last
December. She had been present at she
Interview between Sister Agnes and the
plaintiff but, as the former had testified,
failed 10 IDENTIFY Miss Pollard as one
she had ever seen. According 10 her
remem orance, Miss Pollard had said OF
her motive for the suit, II did it for
justice and to disgrace Mr.. Breckin-
ridge"
The deposition Of DR.. w. 2. OeCour-
cey, pbyslcion at the Norwood convent,
was objected 20 by Mr.. Carlisle, on the
ground Of tmmateriality, but 10 was ad-
mitted by the Judge. The physician
testified that be did not know Made
line Pollard or Louise Wilson, bat there
had been a girl in the convent named
Wilson, IN 1854 aud 1855, whose first
name be Gid not remember, and whose
face be would not recognize. He
had looked over the books Of the
asylum and found no records Of Louise
Wilson. At times a special physician
attended patients az the hospital, II
they so requested. Once q girl who
gave birth TO a child had her face
veiled, because she claimed that DR..
DeCOurcey knew her. There had been
500 children born az the asylum.
DR.. DeCOurcey had not been cross-eI-
amined. The deposition OF Orrin G..
Brown, President of Quinn Valley Col
lege Ia Ohio, and son Of the president
Of Wesleyan Seminary which Miss Pol
lard had attended, was read. He was
young man 90 those years Of Miss Pol
lard's schooling aud from the records OF
the school testified that her bills had
been paid by James G.. Rhodes. One
note by Rhodes for S125 given in 1855
had been paid only 10 small part. The
deponent had often visited Rhodes 70
press for payment, but the lat
ter had begged of, representing
that he was hard uD, that
THE EXPENSES WE'RE GREATER
than he expected. Conversations be-
tween Brown and Rhodes testified to
were objected 20 by the plaintiffs attor-
neyS and the objection sustained. TIE
answer 90 the question concerning his
understanding of the relations between
Miss Pollard and Rhodes was excluded
also on the ground that the basis or the
understanding was not given. An in
tereSting question was raised over the
admissabiiJy of the testimony Of Mr..
Brown, based on the records Of the
school kept by others than himself, to
show the attendance and absences Of
Miss Pollard, and this passage was ex
Cluded, the usual exception being noted.
Mr.. Brown remembered that in the
spring of 1854 Miss Pollard had left
school to visit her home on account OF
the death Of her sister, but this was
also excluded on the same ground.
Witness had been personally &C
0uaipted with Col Breckinridge; re-
membered that ne had called at she
school once. Miss Pollard had been in
the habit Of claiming relationship or
friendship with most Of the prominent
people Of Kentucky, among them Mr..
Breckinridge uud Senator Blackburn.
This bOaSted acquaintance Of hers had
grown into a joke st the school, so that
the visis OF Col. Breckenridge being IN
expected, had impressed itself upon him
as a corroboration of her claims. Wit
ness remembered that COL Breckin-
ridge had taken Miss Pollard driving
that evening. The question as to the
feeling about Miss POIlard's return to
the school was excluded on objection.
By the scholars Miss Pollard
HAD BEEN JORINGLY CALLED
Madeline Vivian Breckenridge
Joe B,ackburn-Pollard. "
After the noon recess Judge Bradley
announced that the court would ad-
iOurn tonight until Monday morning,
not sitting on Good Friday.
"Whas sort Of a looking man was
RhodesS" was one OF the first questions
read by Mr.. Stol.
TT"On. we don't care what Rhodes
looked like, " interrupted Mr.. Wilson.
.But we do, -" responded Mr.. StOll.
Mr.. Browns reply as read was that
Rhodes looked like 8 farmer, just an
honest old farmer. He had never heard
ANYTHING Of the relations between Miss
Pollard and Prof. Overmeyer, except
the statement in the letter 70 WeSsie
Brown that she Miss POllard) was con-
sumed 6y an undving love Tor him.
Witness testified that according TO bis
recollection, based on his diary, Colonel
Breckiuridge had not visited Miss Pol
lard August ., and had never visited
her but once BE had been criticised
for permitting
MISS POLLARD TO GO RIDING
with Mr.. Breckenridge by those at the
school.
Another interesting point was raised
when MIR. Carlisle began 70 read the
cross-examination and proposed 10 omit
Dortions of it. The defense objected
10 the omissions aud Mr.. Carlisle ex-
plaiped that be only wished 10 omit
that part of the cross-examinatiOn
which referred 90 matter in the direct
examination excluded by the judge.
After a short wrangle Judge Bradley
decided that plaintiff could admit any
part Of the deposition and il relevant
matter was omitted the defense could