The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-23
ALEGAL CONTROVERSY

ter Augustine had given to Mr.. StOll of
the defense to take TO Washington. and
there was a legal controversy before the
matter was settled by an order from
duction of the books. Judge
Wilson, Miss Pollard's attorney, said
with some heat at the time, when called
on to more fully identify the volumes,
mentioned that they were the books from
which Mr.. Stoll had taken a Christmas
card which would have a great bearing in
the case. The four books and Christmas
card are beginning to play an important
part in the trial
Miss Pollard said, in identifying her
self with the asylum, that when she was
there, she saw a statue of St. Joseph
with "a cross eye, or one bad eye, or
concealed eye, or something the matter
with his eye" Sister Augustine said
there was a statue of St. Joseph at the
asylum, but its eyes were all right.
THEY DON'T KNOW MISS POLLARD.
Mr.. Stoll then read the deposition of
Mrs. Lena Schmidt, a nurse at the Found
ling asylum. 1t was about the same in
substance as the preceding deposition.
When Mr.. Stoll started to read the dep
osition of DR.. w. f. DeCourcey, it was
also one of ignorance US to Miss Pollard
and her alias.
Orvin @. Brown, president of the Quinn
Valley College, the son of DR. w. X
Brown, president of Wesleyan College in
Cincinnati, where Miss Pollard was a
student deposed that he first knew Miss
Pollard in the fall Of 1888 when she came
to Wesleyan College, where he was then.
Her board and tuition lS2C0) was to be
paid by a Mr.. Rhodes but all of it had
not been paid MIR. Brown was asked
about conversations he had with Mir
Rhodes about Miss Pollard, and while
Mr. Stou was reading this part of tho
deposition MIR. Carlisle objected on the
ground that conversations between
Messrs Brown and Rhodes were not
material
Judge Bradley said he thought this tes-
timOny was very novel
There are great many novel things in
this case, your honor said MIR. Stou.
Yes, there are" said Judge Bradley,
smiling.
At Judge Bradley's suggestion Mr..
Stoll read the first Objectionable question
relating to a conversation between
Nessrs. Brown and Rhodes concerning
the relations of MIR. Rhodes and Miss Pol
lard. Judge Wilson objected and the
question was ruled out.
JOKE ON THE PLAINTIFF.
Miss Pollard, while at college, had
said, according to the deposition, that she
was related to or knew nearly all the
prominent people in Kentucky Once
when she returned from "a visit TO some
relative in Kentucky, who was ill, Miss
Pollard had told her school fellows that
so many prominent people called on her
that she did not know what to do. She
mentioned among those who called, Col.
Breckenridge and Senator Black burn
and there were so many people named that
it became quite Joke among the girls
who use to calculate how much time Miss
Pollard had to spare to her sister after
having received all these people, Mrs.
Brown said there was always more or
less kinship claimed by Miss Pollard with
these prominent men, and out of this the
girls nicknamed her, Madeline Vivian
Bill-Breckinridge JoeBlackburn Pol
lard"
HER ENTRY.
Mr.. Brown found that he had entered
Miss Pollard name on his books as IN.
V. b. Pollard in 1884, shortly after She
met Col Breckenridge. 1t was in june,
1884, Gust subsequent to the meeting Of
Col Breckenridge and the PLAINTIFF that
Miss Pollard began claiming kinship with
these prominent people.
After the recess, and before Mr.. Stoll
resumed the reading Of Mr. Browns depo-
sition, Judge Bradley said that as to-
morrow would be Good Friday the case
One of the questions put TO Mr. Brown
was ''what kind of a looking man was
Mr.. Rhodes
30, we don't care what he looked like" "
said Judge Wilson as if about to object
TO this part Of the testimony
owe DO" said Mr. Stoll, 1--WE do"
No objection was made.
Mr.. Brown was questioned concerning
the relations of Miss Pollard and Prof.
( hgy Z a
answered that they sustained the rela-
tions Of pupil and pupil and teacher. He
had never heard Of anything between
them, and only recently had seen Miss
| Pollard 5 letter to Wessie Brown Saying
she was consumed with an undying love
for the professor.
THE CARRIAGE RIDE.
Concerning the first visit of Col. Breck-
| inridgC TO the college Mr.. Brown said he
! remembered that he was severely criti-
cised at the time for allowing Miss Pol
lard to 90 out alone with the defendant.
Mr.. Guy MallOn, who represented Miss
| Pollard at the deposition. said at this
/ point; 81 want it to be stated that the
/ witness answered this question holding a
/ book Ga diary) before him"
! Mr.. Brown said Miss Pollard was a
/ popular girl at school. Bills for Miss
| Polard's tuition and board had not been
pald, ana when She lett the institution 10
/ 90 to Lexington she was not asked to
| come back for that reason. Mr. Brown
/ testified that ne was absolutely certain
/ Miss Pollard had received no tele-
gram summoning her home on August
/ .. 1884, for he was in charge
/ of the college at the time, and Miss bol-
! lard would have come to him for permis-
sion. Miss Pollard testified that Col
/ breckenridge had sent a bogus telegram
! to her, signed with her mothers name,
summoning her home on the date named
| in order that she might 90 TO Lexington
with him. Mr.. Brown said that Miss
| Pollard was q girl perfectly able to take
/ care Of herself with men, and to resist i'm
/ proper advances she was taught how 10
( conduct herself in this way at the college.
Judge Wilson objected TO a question
/ similar to the one answered by Mr.. Brown
as to Miss Pollard's experience and abil-
/ ity to protect herself with men.
"On what groundl" asked Judge Brad
! ley, smiling
| Expert testimony
"Yes, sir, " said Judge Wilson.
Judge Bradley ruled out the question.
MADELINE AS A LITTLE TOT.
DR.. Hugh b. Williams, a physician
! who had lived in Bridgeport. KY, de
! posed that he attended Mrs. Pollard, tne
! mother of Madeline. at the birth Of a
! daughter in October or November, 1865.
! Mrs Pollard then had two daughters
! One was called Matte, who was then "a
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