, 1860-11-22
The Burch Divorce Case.
THIRD DAT OF THE TRIEL.
Tm Ev1UENc1 CoryTI1UaD.
Deposition OF Garlic Boyd.
INSURANCE AND ASSURANCE.
Highly Interesting Correspondence.
BnfD'8 LETTERS TO mas. BuRCH.
DEPOSITION OF Ill. BURcH's GARDNER
Further Dispositions OF mr. Rurchss
DomcstIcx aud v1sttorx.
1'aa' =. =. na'ea pu Page Circuit Cont. i.
,,,-,. Il: n.--s In ChauceJ.
HON. JESSE o. NORTON, Presiding.
fFron our Own Rcporter.]
xAvEnv111E. Wednesday Nov. a.
fFrom our Own Reporter.
NAvEnY1I1E. Wednesday Nov, Il.

DEPOSITION OF CaRL1LE BOYD.
My name il Garlic Boyd; my age Is thirty
one years; reside in Chicago; um an insur-
ante agent; know the parties to this suit;
have known them tiuct: 1856; knew tic de-
fcudant, Mrs Burch, in tic full Of 1850; was
then in the habit Of visiting Mrs. BIS house; I
commenced visiting the tousc In 1851, and con-
visits ceased !; l visited the house prior to The
1:.li of 1850, not more than half dozen times
year; won't be positive as to that; in the
fall uf 80 visited the housc very frequently;
/ don't know as can give the number vi visits
during part Of the time: went as frequent as
three times week; sometimes not more than
once or twice, and sometimes perhaps oituner
than three times week; my visits were pr;n-
cipal]y made to Mrs- Enrch; my time WIS usu-
allv spent with 1irs. T., other people being
present; perhaps I was alone will Mrs. B. dur
ing this period half d dszcn times !; it might
he more; wc we're accustomed to be In the Ii
brary, the Iarlor. md perhaps in the dining
room VIC were not alone together moro tllau
live or ten minutes at time, probably on
three or four occasions from quarter to half
m hour, and one occasion threc-fuurtLs Of an
hour or m hour; these interviews were almost
always in tue day time, not more than once or
twice in the evening.
think Mr.. Is. was generally absent; these
visits were made Mt the Invitation of Mrs. b.,
sometimes written and sometimes verbal !;
sometimes got them through tho Post ulllce;
one was left Ut my house by servant; twice
they were LIFT ut my office during my al'senec,
by whom do not know; the verbal invitations
were given me by Mn. B.: during the fall Of
1859 frequently met Mrs. Burch On tho street,
aud I think on four occasions 1t Parties at diff
fcrcnt pIaccs; met her At my mothers house
two or three times, and rccollcct uf meeting
her cne day when she was visiting Mrs. Stuart
al her house; ! know Mr. Magic that lives In
Chicago, on Ohio street, between Cass and
Wolcott; / do not know person By thc name
Of King In this city on tho North Side; I met
Mrs. Burch at olher places than her own
house; was alone with her only once this
WIS ut the house Of 4 II. Eur1cy ut party !;
VIC sat on the stairs together tor perhaps u
quarter Of an hour; this was In the latter part
OF October. 1852; tho parties where met her
Stua1t's, ut my mothers On the Last day Of Oc-
tober, and ut ME. Mayic's on Thanksgiving day,
and on one occasion at the house Of Isaac Bur-
ri't.
Imct Mrs. Birch By previous appointment
on tho street frequently; met ler perhaps
twelve or fifteen times on the street; the places
were on Michigan aycnuc and Washington
street, between Clark street md the avenue,
n,ld on her way to or from the Sunday School
on Michigan street; these lattcr were the mort
frequent uccnsiont; one or both Of her nieccs
were generally present at these meetings; the
object was merely to walk together; on one Of
these occasions her niece aud my brother and
street to the North Side, then down the avenue
10 Burch's house; never have walked with her
nlone except in the day time; during the fall vi
| 1853 and fore part Of the winter OF lSG0 our
relations were those Of intimacy, suppose;
she has told nc that her feelings were those OF
regard and esteem; she has made statements
| TO INC which ] Understood TO mean moro than
esteem, and Interpreted What she has said tu
| inc to express warner feelings: she has spoken
| to me about loving me; she has told ME that
she had affections for me, but may have in
tcrprcted TO mean more tLan che Intended b.
saying 60; VIC walked arm In arm; have kiss
ed her ut d1ifern times and had my arms around
her waist; sue gavc me few trivial presents
6mokingcap Was one, and q ring WIS the
only other thing; think that is the extent O.
the familiarity nnd tokens ofnf1cctiun betwccI
US; she has kissed me; II occurred more tl,au
once; lave lad my arm around her W'aisl
more than once; these familiarities occurrct
my Knee On ono or two occasions. only for
fcw moments; had book aud handkcr
CHIEF which belonged to her; the handkcgchIc
was given to INC when had none Of my owr
in my pocket; she had the ring made for me
and garc It to nc In the street, about
Durch.
think the commencement Of our writer
correspondence was In November, 1859. /
continued to the carly part Of January, 1890
Received letters twelve or fifteen times In all
replied to about half The number. She wrot,
10 me in the first place / hare burned liz
letters; Mrs. B. requested that Iehouid: sh
did not want that any letters Of hers to m,
should be seen. I requested he. 10 burn mine
because thought It would be Injurious 10 he
to have my letters found. The subjects Of cor
rcspondcncc were various. The int letter
received was In November, 1859; il was hand
cd to mo by her. In that letter The reQucstc
me to write to her. She requested 1ie ncx
| time saw her to hare letter for her. m
subject Of the next letter that + wrote uas tha
thought correspondence would prove inIu
rions to Mrs. B.; that should not wish to d
80 If it would result in injury to her, md
suppose I expressed the pleasure slouid har
in corresponding with her, but for the Injur
that might result to her from II. Tic ncx
letter was received = few days aftcs. thin
she expressed N approval Of the visws Of n