, 1860-11-22

come and take it back; paid my
own expenses; I know went to the Bani;
to get some money In the afternoon afterl I
lcit Mr. Burr, and before I went to 3tr.
Burch's; went to Fee some land In Jone.:-
boro no one went with me to see the land,
and had ncver been In that section before
WAS directed where tt find the land by coun-
sci and q farmer; was there some days they
asked from 800 to SEQ; had money enough
to carry me through to where was going to;
enough to pay my expenses; talked with the
owners Of these lands don't recollect their
names; talked with = counsellor; don't IT.
member his namc; left Mr.. Burch's because
did not wish to do so much other work, ami
wished more land; know Charles Mckay, l
Of my leaving; did not tell him that
was sick Of driving around Mr.. Burch and
his fancy women; It was In January o. Febuc-
ry 50; Alr. Brrch was away and Mr. Mrs. Farm.
nm were at the house, bntI can't tell whether
tan + that f o,sr or hs ret H. rseoest o M R At a II:
led charity party. don't know whcther1heJ
were stoppin: at 1frs. BErch's then or not;
think this party was in so, but don't rccollert
the time OF the year cant tell whether It wus
cold Or warm weather; think it WAS cold don't
recolleet the party given At Rumsey'ss don't
party ; don't rccollcct how long A!r. and Mrs.
Farnarn Btorpcl at Burths, nor whether be-
forc or after aIr. Burch's return. Tho
clock have spoken Of came In
bog; don't know how long it remained
the box wus in the hall; don't Know who
brought the box, nor how 1t c:ne; think 1t
CAME from New York, with the mark Of the
American Express Co. on it; can't say what
Kind Of mark; I think 1t was in the afternoon
the boz was unpackcd; think the clock was
in one box and the bronzes In another; can't
tell whether / opened more than one or not;
don't rccolIcct whether there WIS more than
ono; there might have been three; can't say
for certain; don't know whether some vases
came at that time; don't know what tcsti-
any vases came at this time or not; think
know the bronzcs came at this time; Mrs.
Burch sent for nc to help unpack the box;
Mr Stuart was up st1irs when came; there
think the box was in the ball; it might have
been ln the vcstlbulc; it might not hare been
in the parlor; hare no distinct recollection
now; dunt know how testified with regard
to this in my deposition; think there WAS
loose PAPER wadding and straw in the box;
know told Stuart to lift up his end Of the
box; Wien he were putting it on to the mantle
piece; told him; Mr. Stuart said nothing in
:cpiy when I told him lie I did not
want to be ordered about by him; can't
tell wiat I said in my deposition; don't
think went up stairs that aftcrnooon;
don't know whether he staid there to tea or
| not; don't know how tn;d about this in tho
deposition; In giving my deposition said
I then sworc that she said must not talk to
Stuart tu that way; when went to shut up
house that night at ten o'clock or after, saw
Mr. Stuart; can't reeollect the precise time
shut up the house; don't know that noticed
the precise time; when went up could not
! the second time it was halt-past ten or eleven;
in giving my deposition don't know whether
I said anything about coming up .: second
time; the second time she called to me toth,t
| up the house; she heard me IN the pantry the
second time I went; at that time they were
| minutes to slut up the house; Mr. Burcb's
| brother Joseph was at the house at that time
| think he waa gone to bed; couldn't say;
did not 20 to his room; did not
20 up stairs; think / testified in
my deposition that he had gone to bed think
n; in habit Of locking door Of Farior In shut
ting up the house, laying the keys down; in
unlocking them in tie morning the Keys re-
| main in the doors during the day; the door Of
dining room iuto parlor is locked, key in din
ing room "a plan Is here shown to the wit
| messy This Is q correct drawing Of the first
door Of the house; slept In this foom- TN
dlcatlng it on the plan., slept In room In
the attic, In the southwest corner OF the house,
in the third story; can hardly tell how many
doors there arc between my room and the
hall /; the esound comes throus sh the hall; there
is q door leading into the back hall from the
broad stairs there Is q door to my room It
was genesally closed, not locked, or bolted; I
| don't know that I ever slept with topcn wide;
| ca,l't tell when, but think have slept with
It opcn-iust njar TIC other servants slept in
those two rooms. Pointing 1t out On the plau.)
can't tell whether slcrt with tho door i've
or fix inches open ut this particular night; :;
can't say that slept with my door 60 much
open as often as SIX times; cant tell how many
| inches 1t was open; know have, for I have
reason know: went to bed at half past II;
went to sleep; I can't tell whether said in my
deposition that I went to sleep at haff past
| eleven; always read before 60 TO bed /;
| could hear the bolt Of the front door
open and shut; ! don't know that the bell hid
I it Tas a new bell; had just been put in; tho
sound Of the bell Is confined; while the door jars
the walls can heaEit On the I'd or Sd floor;
don't recollcct that heard It shut before; l
have taken more notice Of It lately, anticfpa-
ting would be questioned on II; I have not
been experimenting on It; have had no one to
| open and shut the door for me to try It; now
sleep on the northeast corner Of the house; l
slept in tic barn about two months in the SUM-
1ne1 time; not every year; liked the rooms
there myself; begun there In warm weather and
slept there till cold weather.: think It was in
| ~
summer was there; only slept there ono
summer; might have slept there or other
times; tho next time Isaw Stuart At the house
after tea helping upack cloak; think that
evening Mrs. Burch aud he were In the library
a1onc; think he went away at 10 o'clock; can't
say whether it WAS the next evening Or not !;
1t might have been = week afterwards; I don't
think 1t wns fortnight after; noticed 1t be-
cause it was about the first time Of my seeing
him; am not certain 1t was the next evening;
might have been said In my deposition that 1t
oft. Now I think saw him there another
evening that week; can only say saw him
there often; can't tell when I saw him there
the third time; my first impression II that it
was day or two after I saw him there the
second time-cant say for ceEtain;1 might have
said in my deposition 1t was the next evening
by next evening meant the next ting saw
him there; the third time saw him think
they were In the library, not certain; Sir. Tur-
ner and another gentleman were there that
time; In my deposition cannot tell whether
testified that they were IN the parlor alone
think they all three LEFT together and when I
was shutting the house ! don't know but that
il my deposition said that shut the house
and left them In the par1or-not certain ;
said that on Saturday Mrs. Burch told ME to
ret things for dinner Sunday think this was
after the Cd time; can't tell how long after;
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she wns going 10 have Mr. Stuart there to din
ncr she told me In confidential manner; 1t
was on Saturday she told me; it might have
been within . week after the third time saw
| him there; did not see Him there ut dinner
Monday; don't know who else was there to
dfnncri did not go IN tho dining room Mrs,
Burch's brother was there don't know what
time Stuart left that evening; he was there
at the time l shut up tho house at 10 or half
past 10 O'Clock; they were in tho library
they were sitting against table appear
ing to be reading Ar. Burch WIS away
East think he was abort two or three
weeks; think he returned In March; don'i
know what time in March think likely it was
the first week; can't state positively; car
state positively it was moi during the middle
during the time Of Mr.. Burch's absence / dc
not rccoi1cct distinctly any other times Of Nr.
stuart's being there; he might havo been
might have testified to other times In my de-
position; do not recollecti do not recollec
particularly any other cyaning he was there
DO not 1ecollect anything to recall 1t to MI
. mind they would probably be in the parlor O.
| library; would not hare been likely to haF'
been anywhere else; to be sure can't statt
any other times he was there than the 4;
don't wish to state anything Of which I e
not sure; saw Stuart there about TIA time As
Burch came home, standing IN lie hall viii
! some rose-bushes this WIS In March purllap
; r. remained; Nr: Burrh was present
.. saw him there little while Afterwards; 3ir
, Burch WAS At home; they had some railroad
business, / don't know what: between th
rose bushes and the railroad business, thcr'
|. might hare been two or three days, or two O.
three wcAks, hare no distinct recollection
!. think it was more than one or two days, or !
might have been three weeks from the tim
Mr Burch got homo till the rose bushes came
next time saw him after therailroad businee