, 1860-12-14

! recollect what she laid ask what was rho
motive ol Stuart and Mrs. Burch in refusing.
Mr.. Farnam admlttance: Was 1t, Us he suii,
because She was sick: Thcn why should sbc
receive Stuart, and stay with him MI the eyen.
lug, and play checkers with him. Would il
require any better statc of health to reseiyy.
III. Fzroan, who had called kindly to Ak
about leE health-wouiu it require sny
stronger state Of health and condition to ra-
ceive him than to receive Mr. Stuart. Gentle
| men, It will not bear: that Is no reason She
was, "a he very eloquently terms it, in
dtaaabiue. that Is to say, n he says, not dressed
to receive company. Indeed! but he was not
at all surprised that he was received. Ne mat
! ter how she vas dressed, OF whether she was
dressed at all or not. he was rweriyett Nc
says he was not st all surprised THAT lie m:.s
resolved But she could not rerelye Mr. Far
lam, man sixty years old, her nearest uciwh-
bor and her intimate friend; her dress was rot
it to receive him. Yet Stuart was already
there. Now, what complexion does that beaT,
ask you.
But to go on a little farther. 4 pretty good
idea Of the intimacies that exist between per
sous can be derived from the view taken Of
them By the persons who are in tho Eame
house. Now one thing i very certain. They
undertake to tell y'a hr:,. that there WIS no
suspicion "n any side CT any improper intin,a-
g. Quite the contrary most etnphatica'ly ap-
ItaFs- II is a. manifest Lerc as evidence can
make II. that they were suspected. !v every
member Of that household. ryrrpt NJ Burch
himself; sud it is more thin likely that he h,d
degree Of nneasincss about it. I will prove
10 you- beyond possibility Of cavil, that they
were suspected l'y every member Of the houst-
hold, except Mr. Burch. In the first p1ac,..
how vsss II with Mar.azct O'Ilea9 do not
say they were suspected Of acrual guilt, that
there was any conviction on the minds of thes..
wise they would hare taken i different course.
But thai Margaret O'Hara, that Nouora Cook,
that Miss Mary Spaldin@. that Miss Fannie
Burrh-atl Of them actually suspected IN in.
prudent Intimacy there, Is perfectly manifest,
and that they were convinced Of strong at.
sacA'nent between these parties, is perfectly
manifest. What people say here on the stand
srom motives thit influence them now NAV
sometimes admit nf question. But what per
sons say at the time without any motives Of
mis-taiement, il pretty .o.,d evidence Of what
Is true There nriscs ii this cass 4 piece OF
evidence tlat cannot lie manufactured, that
Was created at that time, more conclusive than
anything else IN the world; the letter OF Mary
spa!dln: to Mrs Burch, written in the fall VI
!S' Wfnten When Mary SrsldinS supposed
MIS-. barch 70 oe Al innocent woman. She
supposed hcr 70 be au lmprndcnt woman, 1t Is
true, an1 tola her soin effect. That letter was
written long before any expectation Of this
trial or any Of these events ever entered the
mmd oi any human being. What Is that LET
ter? Mary Sln!liuy bad heard that Mrs.
bazch was offended \: her. This she had
beard from her aunt who lad hccn visiting At
Nrs Burehs, and who Informed Ler ON hcrr.-
turn that Tor some rstson Mrs. Hurch was o.
Tended at her. She sits down at once and
writes letter to Mrs: Burch; aud hcg your
attention 10 H. Will repeat the substance OF
II iFom mcn'oFy. 1ou will recollcct it yuu
nave neafa II reaa-
knew at once what l. the cause Of thu
ouGncc yon nave taken L long time a.n
.tsvN
niES ~ ne VII" leaving ii, and whcu at the
door said to m, - Isaac, You do wzuu= To
carry messa.es from Nr. Stuart to Mrs, Burch."
ne -;'id nothing; did n"t deny It.. 1 canl,nt
teu what elSr. ! charged him besides. with
SsaFEsinS tue letter from you t. Nr; Stuart
buI Ut tne emu ~ The interview ! said to him.
Now, Ut nnrr'l'' what would you say. and
What would Son DO, Il Il man showed h.nlsclr
- 8"nd nl your Vile As Stuart does ol Mr.
BnIch
Ihls Mary Sradtns said long before this
suit vas ever Thought Of, when no other nic-
1--WE nut truth cou!u nave lnlluenced her
!terc she WAS appearing, 10 tue conscience Of
nutrl!l, 10 us inauho"d; I" az those motives
that should influence li.an- She was asking
him what he would %; she WAS putting the
quest on y hin upon his honor and con-
sclensc. re- size says to nm: What would you
self as fond OF your wife a. Stuart does Of
Mrs. burch:" And What docs he reply. She
says that he replied to her, II would thoot
him dead" Now, Is that statement uf hers
in this letter true. Did sl'e thus follow Dur~
r:ll out ! did she thus charge him with takin:,,
notes from Stuart to Mrs. Burch. and did Bur
rill make that rcrlys Must undoubtedly. In
the drst place, this cttcr was written by Miss
Spaldiny when she lltl no motives to state
falsely; long before the event became OF any
Importance. Mf. Eurri11 was called here to the
stand, and hc dared not deny one word nf it.
f,.,i
1t l. proven bF the direct oath Of Miss Spal-
du.,; It Ii supported by this letter, which
cannot lie; It il not denied by Mr. Burrill when
OH Tue stand. That fact, then you can take Us
granted. What does it rroves usk you,
could Mary Sp.ldin:, have been deceived in re-
gard to the character of the intimacy
between these parties! You can new
er prove, you could never swear to,
not one Of you could ever swear to one~half
you know about the intimacies Of two persons
who meet In your presence. Let q nlan and
WOMAN meet in your presence often, who
tie things that you can never describe ictu-
eaee your Judgment II to their relations
Their looks, their tones, their lesiurea, their
movements, Il thousand little lhiugS that are
perfectly indescribable, influence your opinion.
Mary Spaldiny had witnessed all this; she
knew the state of feeling between these par
ties and What does abe atiu III her letter to
Mrs. Burchs She says II knew that Mr.
Stuart waa IL bad man. knew that he WAS the
most fascinating n'utl that l ever saw. knew
that he was seeking to :s,in control over yeu
Through your Affection" She supposed, when
she wr''fe that letter, that she was writing to
W"inan stl!l honest. ana sne 1eHs her,
Knew that slnaft was seeking 10 gam consfol
over yun through your Infections, 50 a. to have
yo1 in his power Knew he WAS bad tll:al5.
and that bis purposes were base; and told
Durr1ll that be ouyht not to carry messages be-
tween such man and you. have nothing TO
regret In what have done; only regret now
that had not talked to you still more frankly,
as sister should address sister" That Is
what Mary Slalding says In that letter. Now
that proves what her real scntlnlerts wcrc
about that Intimacy. And eau you. ask you,
have any doubt about i yousselves:
~, LET US - ht'e iarher IN th's matter.
What did Bnsrill think OF that Intimacy: HI,
answer shows Ills opinion stu more einphati-
ca.ly than Miss Spaldinz shows hers, He was
asked what he would do't ! man should exhib-
1t tho same fondness for his wife that Stuart
Il Il for Mrs. Burch. What Wa hls opinion nf
it! It WAS that It was of such character that
It deserved death; for he sail that ne would
shoot that man dead who should take the
same course tn re:.ard To his wife And not
only does this testimony furnish standard by
which to ;utlge Of the Intimacy between Mrs.
Bureh and air Smart but shall show you
| soon that 1t furnishes pretty good standard
BY which to Judge OF Mr. Barriil himself:
Here he was carrying messatsex, tokens oflovc;
dattering remarks, from Nr. Stuart to Mrs.
Burch- tic did not deny that, In all his testf-
moliy, and dared not. Mar! Spaldlns accused
him oft. Mrs Burch tn that letter which
they have brought In herc-and which will
comment upon in a few moments-in that let
ter she accuses Burrill Of bringing a1tteriDS
sRfkt Ina