Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-11-22


Deposition Of Anna Humphrey was read. It
merely shows she saw Mrs Banch and Stuart
together IN the dressing room. Saw nothing
improper OF lmmcdest between them.
Charles Ihielcke s~worn-Deposed seeing Stu
art and Mrs. Burch at a masquerade party, az
Geo. Rumsey's; neither were masked; they stood
together conveTsing IN library half an hour
On cross. examination he testified that they
were not Whispering rooms were opentoah par
ties.
III son In law of Mr.. Maitland, who keeps &c
count with Burch; Nj, Burch had expressed a
desire TO see witness: had an Interview with him
at a lawyers Office. His manner was cordial on
night Of party; believed MIS-. bpreh was not
ChsTies Layton Gurdiner, to nurch, testified
Went into Burchs employ In July, 1856; first saw
stuart IN January or February 1851, In purlor
with Ms. Burch, while witness was putting up q
new clock on mantle piece; Stuart gave him or
ders what TO do; told Stuart he was not master,
aud could not order him about In that kind Of a
way; Mrs. Bureh ordered him not 20 speak so.
He saw them that night playing checkers rs late
as 10 O'Clock with the board between them on
their knees. He testified 10 other occasions OF
Stewart being there late, Mrs. q told witness
not 20 wait and shut up the house, This was
while Burch was absent; had seen Stuart there
while Burch was In town; on one occasion Stuart
had interfered with the grape vines. Witness
told him he WOuld have turned him out of grape
~ Ri he had seen him DepOsed having general
~ seen Stuart al the house late during the absence
Of Burch, and on one occasion seeing him aud
Mrs. Il. standing close together In the garden
They were doing nothing; had gone 20 bed
without shutting up the house and LETT Stuart
there; went 10 sleep before he left; knew that be
cause he did not hear the door fastened; could
hear it plainly in his room had taken
notes from Ms. Burch TO Stuart; on one occasion
stuart took sick az the fremont House; took the
letter and enquired how he was; Mrs. Burch and
Mr.. Turner went there 10 see Stuart; said he hsd
taken any notes to Burrell from Mrs. Burch.
Court adjourned till afternoon.
Charles Layton cross Namined
Len Burch's employ the 18th Now 1859. Lived
with Burr; afterwards went south then came back
10 live with Burch, and lives there still. Burr dis
charged him, said 10 was because he lied. When
sopt6 saw persons who had lived with Burch saw
Mrs. Eggleson and other women who had lived there
Don't know that 1 received money from Burch fOI
going south reoollected receiving money from
Burch's Bank after leaving Burch's service. Len
Burch because Ihere was too much work told Nc.
Kay something about leaving Burch. Did not say
fancy women. Knew that Burch went east in Jan
uary or FEBRUARY 1851 don't know II Mr., and Mrs,
Farnam stopped at the house while Burch was abb
cent: they stopped there sometimes; don't ~recollect
when don't remember how long they stopped.
Clerk that came to Burch on first occasion; wit.
ness saw Stuart come by express; did not know
when clerk came; don't r~ecollect box laying
around the house previous 70 the time when cp.
ening it. Ms. BUrch sent for witness to help op
en- it; believe box was in hal; don't r~eeollect ex.
actly when told Stuart did not wans to be order
ed about by him; don't r~ecollect f9Rngry or eN-
cited when he first gave testiml the next
time I saw Stuart il was about 10 a1night; don't
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up second time which was half an hour after, Mrs
Burch came to me to shut the house; they were
then playing ehequers; Mrs. Burch's brother, 10
seph was staying there at that time; dOn't know
first examination, he had when at home, the
house shut up and the keys were usually left in
the lock on the side witness slept several stories
back.
Question-HOw many doors are there between
your room and the hallg
Answer-SOunds of fastening the door come VI
tn Ough the wall.
tween him the Hall door, His W door was
shut; think sometimes he slept with his door six
inches open; don't r~ecOllect when; don't know il
he did at night; 1 don't know what year; slept
with door open; sometimes found the door open
in the morning; went TO bed at night; Stuart
was there about II; don't know when he went tC
sleep. Could hear the front door shut in my
room; think could do so when shut in ordinary
way 1 could not hear the bell, but the sound Of
the door penetrates through the wall. 1 have
tried it lately, and did so because l thought
should be asked the question when l tried it.
don't know who shut the door. 1 sleep now in a
different part of the house. The witness could
not say how soon after the first time he saw
Stuart he was at the house again.
Witness recapitulated the times when he (Stu
art had been at the house; when Stuart broke
vines it was May OF June; believe Mrs. Burch
was away in July; might have been away two
months; did not 90 into dining-rOOm when L spoke
to Stuar tand Mrs. Burch about the vines; went
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Der talking TO any body in dining-roOm; don't
think Stuart said ANYTHING; don't remember testi
fyiug that he said that was the right way to trim
vines; told Stuart If he had seen them he would
have turned him out; Was excited when he went
in; did not knock at door; told Burch the occur
renee when he came hcme; think 1 can swear ]
did; next time I saw Stuart there was during the
Bank panic, five or six times, when 1 deposed be
fore / meant TO say that / did not see Stuart in
library again after vine affair. IN February
1855, they took il down so quick that they made
me say 1 did not see him till then. Justice De
Wolf took my deposition down wrong; thinE
Burch went away about panic time, three or fOul
weeks; r~ecOllect Stuart was there several time
during Burch's absence.
The reason I did not testify to these times befort
was because l did not r~ecellect about Burch being
away; my thoughts brought recollection to me-
/ Never conTersed with Burch about the case. Die
not tell Geo. COllinson Sturat was there one Sun.
day at that tima. After these visits the next time
saw Sturt at the house was while Burch was away IL
Michigan think il was the same evening Burcl
I let and three or four evenings in succession. Rec
ollect about Stuart's visits because 1 have though
about them.
Think the next time he saw Stuart at the house wa
some days after Turner'S death; can't say il was twt
weeks; know il was not two months. Mrs. Burct
went away that year for two or three months; dom
know II Burch went with her: he returned with her
saw Stuart go the house three or four times in thi
] fall Of 1859; took notes to his house in the fall o
1857. Ater some further investigation the OOur
arose.