Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-12-03
Saturday Nights Report
THE BURCH CASE.
FvELTTH DAr

A2A A1Ela I 1868"
EAPEEvLLE, H., Dee /.
Twelfth DAY.
Prosecution waived cross examination. David
stuartis letter iron Mrs. Burch g judge skinner,
The Deed Of Isaac III. Burch and Mary his Etiet 10
ne hand writing 81 M. Bureh and conveys large
amount Of real estate, confederation one thousand
aollA5s -,-Ss-o ~ Colirt
The letter hemM rs- Burch to Judge skinnsriis as
follows; ,o.h ,sso
sns-I have just executed an
answer 70 Mr.. Bureh,g bill for divorce from our mar
riam r-ei9tions- VIII yuu as my friend and solif itor,
ap5 ar before the Cour, or hud some other laggert 70
Just between Yours @T; Sai'h anu NARY W. BURoH.
Frastus Corning uworn-First heard OF diheulty
in nc Burch mmily on wednesday evening AFTER my
return from N. Y; Mrs. Burch arrived at Albany
FRIDAY evening; toieErlped 10 Burch 20 meet her at
Pruvn Al Interview Burch gave much tbs same &C
count IS contained IN letter. told me argument USED
f5S yS1 shall confess; IN describing il he doubled hts
hand and put his nst to my taee %, sho" me "
Turner, mother Of defendant was In n. \ under
does9r,n csre: t~aieaurhed her; she zane TO Albany
THURSDAY; remained there I'LL next Monday when
health compelled her return for medical advieei Ars.
Horace Ct The same tlme i vent saw her there aiter
T1Tner either Al Aihapy or Eel York; i received let
tar from Rev. Mr.. Patterson aI losing oneIrom MIN
to Mrs. Bureh; handed il TO ner and gave diree-
tions and advice not to ansWer IL or write any more
feffsrs. frst conversation had with Mrs. Burch.
since tie interview az the Falls; Burch told me he
ISeSs ber brof6e- vas. Ms Burch has no father
living: her only brother is Horace Turner
Counsel for complainant declined TO crosseN
mime witness.
Mrs. Bureh vas deeply affected during Mt.
Corning's examination
Horace Turner sworn-Was at Burchs house
at the death Of brother Joseph, he was very SICK
when I arrived; saw Stuart there. BuFeh said,
Tuesday night, ater coming rom DeAorens
wedding, he would have Stuart there. never
was out any night playing cards during ms Ill
ness: never told Fanny Burch So eOnYersed
with Buroh about Stuart some time in January
1855: had heard Of Stuart in Detroit. asked Bureh
what he knew of Stuart; he said he was a good
fellow and very smart; ] said Ihad beard thai bis
reputation Is to females was bad; Burch replied
that he knew all that, but did not believe IL
he thought Stuart was q gentleman, or said words
TO that effect. From the time / saw Ms. Burch,
after this occurrence, until she returned from the
Falls with sister, she was almost crazy, Don't
know whether this 10 q proper description f0r she
was too much reduced, weak and broken down
and her death before we reached Albany would
not have surprised ne
Cross-examlnation-Wa as absent from the house
"Wednesday night, during brothers sickness; went
to the depot TO meet mother who was expected
on the midnight train
Henry n. Hamlin, clerk Of the fremont House,
s~worn-Proved the presence Of David stuartat
Servants party, on Christmas eve, 1856 had par
Tor hops at the fremont on the nth Of February
and yin OF MafCu, Louo- 4
Cnossexamined-On the nightOf the Christmas
Eve Dance, 1 making myself generally useful BY
dancing with girls, &c, qaughterl David stuart
was engaged generally in dancing with ali good,
looking girls that came along. Loud leHghtarJ
Deposition Of Wms Marcy read. Proves the
meeting of the Historical Society at the house Of
Wm. II. Brown, Nov. 18th, 1857; it commenced
at seven O'Clock, and was after ten when II ad-
journed
Deposition Of Nm. Emma p Banks was read
Deposed attending concert AT Metropolitan Hall,
Chicago, May, 1851; went with Mr.. Bureh and
wife; heard Burch tell his wife he had given an
extra ticket 70 Stuart; Stuart came during the
evening.
Mn. Harriet Corning's deposition was offered
Discussion arose as % its admission beckWith
argued Is was admissible as being testm0ny as TO
frst things said by defendant, after leaving hus-
husbands house in terror, and being the hrst time
she could speak free from restraint Inc Court
ruled deposition ont, except as far IS following
sentence: Mrs. BIRCH, on her arrival AZ Albany
was very excited and seemed almost distracted.
BeckNith took exception to the ruling Of the
Court
or motion Of Beckwith Court was. ordered to
produce letters to prove BUrch at home from Attn
to 18th October.
Court adjourned til Monday afternoon, 1.-two
O'Clock.