New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-24
The Burch Divorce Case.

NApIERYILLE, Ill, Friday, Nov. ID loOJ
Tie following testimony Of Fanny Burch was omit
ted Yesterday:
Ms. Burcb and mvself attended Mrs Bostwick's
ooroeit one evering; after returning went with Mrs
BrIcl 10 er bedrOOOm she said willie taking oil her
tIirQs, MIR. Burch don't like the gentlemen to adj
1ire ne hut if they will cannot help IT," she then
aid eft is lucky for Burch that Van Rensselaer, does
rot li'e IN the same town with me-; she referred to
the pentl,man sic bad been engaged to before marr-
ee sic alrO said that o Burch was the best hus-
band and the hest match, but she thought
woman couldn't love so sincerely "a
tie frst tme; she also told me that Birch had OBJ
ie,ted her fixing her hair before she went out has
told me- the girls should be careful who they married;
lat ehe did love Birch when she married him but
did now-had only respected him at the time Of their
marriage; said why did you marry him then !
lie war not rich;" she said, "NO; but uncle Corning
lad tai6 be was an excellent business man, and could
not lelr Icing rich" Witness then testified To the
wits # Carlyle Boyd at the house being frequent for
TWO months.
FIFTH DAY.
On tie opening Of the Court the crOss-examination
o. Mis, Fanny Birch WAS resumed. The wit ess ties
frG that she could remember nothing OF the converse
t.u " hen Mrs. BurCh made the remark, Love David
Stuart No. Give me nv husband before any man IN
e world EXCEPT that sentence; could not remember
Y al night during Joseph Turner's sickness she went
dow In a basement for Ice with Burchi had no mt
macy with Mir. Burch before the visit TO Chicago IN
s. had not seen her for year previous, except aoout
" eIty minutes in April Of that YEAR dld not renem-
er ii tie cirJ umstances stated IN evidence until
last Friday when ! cOnyersed with Van AfInan
COM lain ants counsel has cOnversed about some
tvrits Which occurred tie Sunday before Mrs
l.. : confession; had no conversation with him
about il si4ce Mary Spauldng and myself visited SRA
ioea ard Lake George with Burch the Summer Of 59i
Jan e. F. JOY was with us remember Mrs. B' saying
H., was glad be took Mary Spauldingi don't remember
t,lr Ter was ont under the trees with Joy nearly
II tie time OF that Mary of with uncle; told her
We iad pleasant time there; told her we went TO the
liiule al Congress HAL, that Miss Spauldlng was mol
re4dy VIXEN went, and that uncle went back TO her
room for her.
TIC eloss-examiuation ELECTED, that at the several
occasions testified to IL the direct examination that
W. u stuart called BurCh at home and presents the
night u Barley party Bqrch was at nome Dnt uid
o't 20. AID Carlisle Boyd Mrs. Burch aud the
gliC home tina; on the night OF Stuarts party Burch
remained algo and Stuart and Carlisle took Mrs Bnrch
e. that Buich did not go to Burrells arty, but
M,, Euf,h did; Stuart there; III relation TO a
Letter a to have been handed by Mrs. Burch to
Smart II he times Of Bate tIl witness testified that
Mfs. Burth told her tie note was 70 sColo stuart
about the story that had been circulated by Mary
St:ucif the contents of which the witness repeated
verbatim the latter denied having said anything abou
sir Bureh erceut that once in conversation with
Buirn, had raid, "What would You do II a gentleman
. ed youi wife ar much Stuart seemed to love Mrs
Rurth?'' Buuiil replied, " Shoot hin dead! AFTER
he confession Of Mr. Burch she told the witness sne
tho, 81 there was "a deliberate plan 10 rum her be-
" Ell Bluill and Stuart, and had 80 told the later IN
letter given him ri lie Court House N relation 10
eietur Of the ring 20 Stuart New-f car day oehind
30 ,trEo tree the Wires testified the tree stood IN
Diadle Ia Of The IaIlVf where refreshments were get
G ty,ft, visitors or more I'm the room ut tine same
mac wien Stuart lds ed Mrs. Burch's handi i1a' day
NJ. MouosL was present; remembered attending the
.ai al Metropolitan Hail. ~ent with Henry Boyd;
M.s Kurth g:g there; Burch also was there but diG
.t ~ Nth lis wife. he took Mrs. Matteson; Mrs
B.r'b came holae with Carlyle Boyd on return asked
rr ilslsd v ly be had moi returned for herr Burch
: id he a ought George Fauham would STE them home
-.f,Iv. Wines testified could not hear street door
.r N ~ parj9rs during an ordinary conversation
g,e If lhc arlor door was opeHi could not generally
lean q & front door open or shut.
Wines Was cross-eXauiined respecting the uine
,,l,1, Mrs. Burch was sid to have lett the parlor
u ile Mrf Neef wa there TO talk with Stuart in the
tedto being theparloron the opposite
Ge al The ban; the paIlJr door OPEN could bear
ordinary footsteps in the ball from the paror could
zee he library door from where enc sa''
Inc Court adjourned ill O'Clock