The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-03-29
SHOWING UP MADELINE,
INVESTIGATING HER TALE ABOUT
THE CONVENT BABY.
# Is Not Fair Sailing and Leaves the
Case Badly MiXed-Efforts to Prove
That She Is Older Than
She Claims to Be.


ents by reserving their clients t2ssi.
!, mony for the closing card of their
case Accordingly the silver haired
congressman disappointed many peo-
pie by failing to go on the witness
stand, and one of the disappointed was
Madeline Pollard herself, who left
court as soon as she learned OF the
progress of the day. The entire day
was dragged out by the reading of
dispositions, ali aimed at the two
points, viz: to prove that Miss Pollard
did not give birth to child at Nor
wood convent in 1885, and that che is
older than she represents herself to be.
There will be nothing for the jury
until Monday, as the court intends to
observe Good Friday, and the session
Saturday will be devoted to argu-
ments over the admissibility OF dep0-
sitions to show that Miss Pollard had
been intimate with other men than
the defendant.
\ Judge Bradley has been the recipt-
ent, since the commencement OF this
trial of an unusually large CORES
pondence, all concerning tie case.
Many letters come from religious peO.
pie urging him in the interest OF the
morals of the community to exclude
newspaper reporters from the court,
thing which the judge says is not IL
his power to exercise. One mlsslVe
which has caused the Judge to smile
was signed by woman member OF
the bar and suggested that since ne
had excluded all women from the
court when Miss Pollard gave her les.
timony that the men should be barred
and the women admitted when Colo
mel Breckenridge takes tie stand.
The reading of dispositions was
taken up again this morning when
the court met, to the regret of many
SPECTATORS who had assembled with
the expectation that Representative
Breckinridge would tell his story.
Madeline Pollard was seated beside
her lawyer, Judge Wilson, talking to
him with a smile playing across her
face, and once as she talked she
glanced over her shoulder at the
4 white haired defendant. Before At
N tOrney SJoll had proceeded far with
] his Evolutionary effort, Miss Pollard
and her con. paniOn arose aud glided
from the room, interrupting the read
ing.
The first deposition was that of
Sister Augustine of the Norwood con-
vent asylum, where Miss Pollard was
at first confined. This sister had
\ been for years at the convent, did not
recognize Miss Pollard, who had been
at the convent, and said there never
had been but one Louise Wilson
there and she gave birth TO a child
there last fall During the time Miss
Pollard claimed to have been in the
institution there bad been a young
woman there yelled most of the time.
There was a rather unusual incident
when Mr.. Stoll read out the name of
this Young woman, who had claimed
lobe from a Northern state, and then
spOogized and explained to the court
n that the sister had only given the
name under the condition that it was
to be kept secret and not to be repeat"
cd. This sister had been present at
tho interview in the convent between
N Miss Pollard, Attorneys Carlisle
n and Johnson and Sister Agnes,
whose deposition had been read
Yesterday. Sister Augustine also
failed to recognize Miss Pollard. Her
Il recollection of Misc Pollard's eXplana-
ton of her motive for bringing tho
suit was that it would secure justice.
The entries on the convent books I'M
der the name of Miss BurgOyne cor
responded with the dates which Miss
Pollard and DR.. Street had given of
her admittapce to the asylum, the
birth of the child and her departure.
The name of tho child on the record ls
Gertrude Burgoyne. According to the
3 recollection of the sister, Miss Bur-
goyne had visited the convent twice
after the child was born, The child,
Marie Gertrude BurgOyne, mad
died in July, 1885. When
Miss Pollard was told of this
the sister deposed, she had thrown up
her hands and run from the room, put
when she returned there was no evil
\ dence of grief in her face. When, IN
the course of the deposition Attorney
& ,StOll began toread testimony concern
lpg the visit of one of Miss Pollard
attorneys to Mr. Mallon, Mr.. Carlisle
Objecled to as irrevelant. Whatever
one of Miss Pollard's attorneys might
have done at the convent not III the
Presence of the parties to the suit, be-
Ing in the pursuit of his professional
duties, he urged was irrev9lent. Mr..
stoll protested that he Wanted 10
show that all facilities hac been
granted the plaintiffs representatives
for securing information at the con-
vent. Colonel Shelby added that the
attorney had gone in the capacity OF
agent for Miss Pollard, there
fore his acts were plno'
Ing upon her under construction
Of the relations of clients a1d atlor'
neys, from which the judge dissented,
svstaiuing the objection of Mr.. Car
Isle. 1t developed that Attorney
Mallon had examined the books OF
the convent and copied some OF the
entries, Judge Bradley admitting
their statement of fact, but excluding
sthe eonvers alton which had taken
place between the attorney ana the
sister. The Christmas card Whlch
had been found between the leaves OF
one of the volumes of Washington
Irving, given to the convent by MISS
Pollard, was produced with this de.
POSITION and displayed to thejury:: IL
vas a large souvenir, Gas inches,
hinged edges, and on which was
caught and pressed faded rose :.
L This Christmas card is expected TO