, 1860-11-27
Especial by Telegraph IN The Tr;lune.j
AFTERNOON PROCEEDINGS,
TESTIMONY CF REV. K. ". PATTERSON

TESTIMONY Ut KEW. X. ". PAIlEkSGN.
Ter. Robert ". R,.te,.on sworn and c:anl-
invd by Mr. Miller.-llaye resided in Chicago
eighteen years and 4 half; am minister If the
gospel; layc been pastor Of the II PrcsfEtc-
rian Church for flat time: au1 acquainted with
the PARTIES; havc known them since they r.
sided in Chicago, may s.y Intimately; known
both well; thcy attended the church; re-
cc;vcd 81 letter from hcr Il letter is shown tt
ti,t. wi!ucss) this is The one received Oh thr
30:h of January la.i; received il Oh the 3ls;
Of January IN notice to produce the reply it
aF5t:ttd ty the counsel aa'f been eerrcu Gil
the wi1nr-s>. This is an accurate COPY Of
the rtll: written by mc. anu ulailcd
it al the tll:r!:-t:,t day of .Jauua:y,
". Burcal, either i'll care OF Erastuh Corning
or in I'LL envelope 10 hin; put it in the Posi-
1i'isr and I'sid :lic postage: afterwards re-
cciye:l II letter iron, Mrs. liurcEl IL Paper Is
lc:e s:.own to the witurss): this is the letter:
waS absent when 1t es,u1c: | received it
the ;ir.t Of JUNE ar talercatoNts; was absent
1T Pittsburgh in attendance i1pnn the General
Convention ol The Presbyterian Church; | re-
piled to it; it lapcr is here shown ~ the wit"
nessj: This il Il correct copy; answered it
two Or three DAYS alter; atdrcssca il. think,
to Mrs. Mary II. Burch, Albany, care If Erss-
tns Corning; ] laIt ny Posture:
letter passed out III my custody so,ne weeks
after it e:,n,c IT. lllnd; | suppose il passed to
Mr.. nHreh; WITS not At home III the time l.c
took |; :. ! lad not given hit. any direct l,rr-
mission 1o To sn; nj this tMr had ,tt'. told
; any onr If r.,eeivin. i: but my vile, unlrr II,
injunction Of scrrcsy: he 1hcr tue and asked
lie if l.ad received such 4 letter; l said YES,
aud asked him how hc knew il; lie said Mrs.
1}urci had written 80 to Mrs. Tllus. Hur.'h.
said woull rather be- wcull not ,.s. it lse
callud afterwards. and ltavin. learned that she
had denied VIVA, llad supposed she lad
admitted in that letter. told ilim that
! was unwilling to let il 80 unless it was aeso-
lutelv necessary fur the development Of the
truth; look legal advice Of Judge Skinner
and found they could compel It's production !:
Nlr. Brrcl, called at MY house in my absence
aud Mrs. Patterson, supl'osiny would not
object, gave it to him; kept uo copy Of that
letter from Mrs. Grrch: Mrs. Burcll sulse-
lucntlv wrote mt for copy and did not fur
Mrs. Burrl, came 10 t:cag' i'll September
did not call tu sGc her: llave 10 recollection
Of lissuauiu. other. i...:;. calling: ! have not
commented freely n. =. go: ! u,ay have rc-
ferrcd to tho place ~ !. .....r EDUCATION, but
in what connection j ~! ,;:...n!er: have
t:lkld with Air. Eurc: i; - ..,..c=t; ! do not
remember lavin. .li1.l via Mr. Burcll
ut the ti,m. oil the Chicago Republican Com
veution will VIM. II. Escrts and Others: II il
SO lon. ago my recollection :.s to the matter
would not be good; i" mo; rrmc,llbcr wllcih-
er wrotc 10 Mr. C"ruiu:; asking l'in1 10 l,a;ri
the first letter to Mrs. Burcll, but remembered
tia. i ..::::2::r"ht Of doing ss'.
The wlintss o'iere'. % stale lie "fYref AMI
reason why III lid moi get the col.s from Mr.
Buscl Of the letter, bu, wa- not allowed to.
Mr. Patterson. on i'rin. requested b: Nr. Mil
lcr, read The li:>t l:tt"r received from Mrs.
Burcl,, rs published in the TElR1-NE of Friday
morning.
Mr. Miller was about 10 rcal tile reply,
uhc,, Mr. n,cr,x;,b ,1icc,ca stat,nr that th,
"Ae'' ~. Vs." eAs .
reply u W.: Patterson WIS mol e'laehce
against Mrs. Burc}l. Tha: 20 reply was made
r., If bv Mrs Bureb. her natural guardian and
a.,,to,,or ~ t.or,,;n, ,ar d,,,,'in, !, s,c,, :,
P'o'eetof' AK @"'''''i' n't "e'4'i'''i, su'"
letter as size eight to reply to, aud that the
second letter OF Mrs, Kurch ya; drawn
,,- ,- ,fr c,,.r,;,,, and ,ncru1,. c,,;,,,
~ -.
~ he1' lHs eo"re o'eria'''o '.ie ot5te''e'''
and Mr. Miller read the reply Of nF. Patterson
and the other letter and reply. This cores
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Foae'e''s' "'' VII ''' WA ''""' 7
issue.
TESTIMONY OF MRS. FARNA.r.
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IN " d.cn l,;o; nv her a":,;n in thr hoot-
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