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

by reServing their clients testimony Tor
the closing card in their case Accord
ingly the silver-haired Congressman
disappointed many people by falling TO
go on the witness stand, aud one Of the
disappointed was Madeline Pollard her
self, who left the court room as soon as
she learned Of the programme for the
day. The entire day was dragged out
by the reading Of depositions, all aimed
at two points,-,to prove that Miss Pol
lard did not give birth to child at the
Norwood convent in 1855, and that she
is older than she represents herself to
be.
There will be nothing more for the
jurv until Monday, as the court intends
10 observe Good Friday, and the session
Saturday will be devoted to arguments
over the admissi5illty Of depositioRs TO
show that Miss Pollard had been
INTIMATE WITH OTHER MEN
than the defendant, to which the plain
tiff has given notice Of objections.
Judge Bradley has been the recipient
since the commencement Of this trial Of
an unusually large correspondence all
concerning the case. Many letters come
from religious people urging nln, In
the interests of the morals Of the com
munltv. 60 exclude newspaper reporters
from the court, a power which the
Iudge SAYS is not his 90 exercise. One
missive which has caused the Judge 10
smile was signed by woman MEMBER
of the bar aud suggested that since be
lad excluded all women from the Court
when Miss Pollard gave her testimony
the men should be de0arred anu the
women admitted when Col. brsckln-
ridge takes the stand.
The reading of depositions was taken
M again this morning when the court
mot. much 20 the regret OF many spec
tators who.had assembled with the ex-
pectauon that Representative Breckln-
ridge
WOULD TELL HIS STORY.
Madeline Pollard was seated beside her
LAWYER. Judge Wilson, talking TO aim,
with a smile playing across her face,
and once as she talked she glanced over
her shoulder at the white-haired de-
fepdant. Before Attorney Stol had
proceeded far with his elocutionary ef-
tort Miss Pollard and her companion
rose and guded from lhe room, inter
rupting for a moment the reading. me
FIRST deposition was that OF Sister Au-
qustipe. of the Norwood convent asy-
INN. where Miss Pollard WAS hrst con-
fined.
This sister had been for years at the
convent, did not recognize Miss Pollard
as one who had been az the convent
and said there had never been but one
Iouise Wilson there and she gave birth
~ child last fall. During the time
Miss Pollard claimed 20 have been In
tbe institution there had been young
woman there veiled most Of the time.
There was rather unusual incident
when MIR. StOll read out the name OF
This voupQ woman who had claimed 90
he from A northern State, then apollo
rized and explained 20 the court that
the sister had only given the name un-
der the condition that 10 was 60 be kept
secret and not 20 be repeated.
Tbis SISTER had been present at
the interview 10 the convent
between Miss Pollard, attorneys Car
Isle and Johnson aud Sister Agnes
whose deposition had been read yeSter-
day. Sister Augustine also failed TO
recognize Miss Pollard. Her recoilec-
tion of Miss Pouard'S explanation of her
motive of bringing the suit was that
1T WOULD SECURE JUSTICE.
The entries on the convent books under
the name OF Miss Burgoyne correspond
with the dates which Miss Pollard and
DR.. Street had given Of her admittance
20 the asylum ana the birth OF the child
and her departure.
The name of the child on record was
NJ. Gertrude Bur2Oyne. According 20
the recollection OF the Sister Miss Bur
goyne had visited the convent twice
after the child was born.
The child, Marie Gertrude Burgoyne,
had died In July, 1855. When Miss Pol
lard was told OF this she Sister depOsed
she had thrown up her hands and run
from the room, but when she returned
there was 20 evidences OF grief in her
face. When, in the course of the de-
position, Attorney Stoll began 70 read
testimony concerning the visit Of one
Of Miss Pollard's attorneys Mr.. NAL
lon, 70 the convent Mr. Carlisle OBJ
iected TO it as irrelevant Whatever
one Of Miss Pollard's attorneys might
have done az the convent, not in the
presence Of the parties 70 the suit, but
TO the pursuit Of his professional du-
ties, be urged, was irrelevant.
Mr.. StOll protested that be wanted 20
show that an facilities hads been grant
ed the plaintiffs representatives for Sc
curing information AZ the convent
COL Shelby added that the attorney
had gone in the capacity Of agent Of
Miss Pollard, therefore his acts were
binding upon her, a construction OF the
relations of client and attorney
FROM WHICH THE JUDGE DIsSENTED,
sustaining the objection Of Mr.. Carlisle
IL developed that attorney MalOn had
examined the books of the convent and
copied some of the entries. Judge
bradley admitted some Of their state
meuts Of fact but excluded the conver-
sation which had aiken place between
The attorney aDcr, the Sister. The
Christmas card vi IN had been found
between the leavs.exoi one OF the vol
umss OF Wsshingica Irving, given to