, 1860-11-29

time boarding AMI lodging at fhc FREMONT
House; it was before O'Clock that had the
conversation with Stuart.
Cross4rdm,nation- was introduced to Mr.
Eurcll by Mrs. Thomas Dycra at her own house;
can't recollcct the time: it was when Mr.
Dyer lived in Guruce's ll.;,sc; it WIS custom,
ary to give servants PARTIES ut the fremont
House a(tur Mr. Drake went in Is partner; |
think Tie first party given to the servants was
on the cyc Of Christmas, 1858; think Stuart
WAS not at the party in 80; my attention was |
first called 10 thu fact of his being at tue party
III 80 by Mr.. Stuart in the summer Of no;
don't Know that ur to that MY mind had ever
recalled the circumstance; have had no con- !
v-rsation will hin about it until TINT time:
the night OF the party in 81 spent most OF
tho time till II in the evening at thc Trc-
mont House went into the room where the !
dancing to0k place once: stood at the door |
and looked in two or three times
HONORIA COOKS TESTIMONY.
Ionoria Cook WAS then introduced rs wit i
rcss, and examined By 1lr. Beckwith.-Am |
living with Mr.. Burch, and have since January |
18th, 1885, had conversation with Margaret |
little willie after l went there: first S:w !
Stuartat the house when Turner Was sick; !lc
WAS sick when came there, dying soon after; |
don't know Low many times saw him there
then; perhaps twice or three times; usctl 10
take Him to be Capt. Webster: when first
went there WAS launGscss till May, then I
took care Of the baby; she went East that sum
1ner with Mr.. Hurcl, returning, With lis, took
care OF the baby till the summer OF next year,
when Mrs. Burch went East and took MarS:l-
ret: then bcrame waiting maid; Mrs. Bnrch
went to Burlington and Mr. Stuart ca,nc there
on Monday morning; I think tie door was
open, and bc walked III; was in the pantry or
dining room; Mrs. Burch was in thu library:
did not ste him come in; Stuart told me 10
80 up stairs and tell Lizzie that Stuart was
therc, that hc did not inquire for her, girl
came for some things for the baby, and sUon
afler Two OF Mr. Farnanl's sons we're in the IL
brary; saw her and Linn in the grapcry;
went anl told her those boys were there. and
SHE told me to tell them she was ont, for
she was not in; their backs were
turned towards mt, and I thought they
were looking at the flowers; heard her say
before one day, as one Of them WAS coming
! in, that Sc wished that he would not cnn,c -
| stayed only few minutes: left soon af;cr The
| Farnain boys; c:ln't say how long she was out
| that evening: did mt see him there the next
day; know the time Mr.. Boyd took tea there
| GU Tuesday; Mr. Burch came The next We'd
ncsday; tle door was slut when went to
| look Tor 1lrs. Blrel in the :srapc.y, recollect
| breakin. some glass ware on Tuesday; went
| 10 Mrs. Burc!l and told her i'll tile !ibrar; /
! rccollect Starts calling t|lerc one day when
the young lslscs and Mr.. Buych were absent
don't know whether 1t was tlis evening 1.ey
went to Mrs FnrEa:ll's ] let Mr. Stuart in that
~ i
t1e1nan looking Hike Mr. Webster WAS III t1lc
rarlor; Minnie said, 'It's alr. Stuart" whc1
| | described Ills appearance; when she went
down to The kitchen the paTlor was open !;
when went up and camc down stairs the doer
bell rang, and canlc up to answer, and as
parsed through the hall, she appeared ut Tie
1mrlor door, and said, ''if the person inquired
or Mr. Burch, he WAS not at 1lo1nc;" tic par
lor door Was open the gcdtleni:A inquired for
Mr. Burch and I told him lie was not in;
don't know the gentleman; after shi!t the
door Mrs. Burch came into the ycstlble ai,:i
took hat atld shawl and laid it in tic hall it
WAS laying OIL t1lc rig1: hand side as you entcE
was i'll the ycs.iDulc; Air. and Mrs, BurclI
were in the habit Ut laying their things on the
radiator in the hall; there was no light in the
yestibule. you could not Sec Oh the raniatur
uplcss you stood i'll the ycslibu1c looking
! through side windows; could not see from
| the door; after doing sac went in the !s,r.
1ur: don't know when Stuart went away 1ha:
evening; thought she looked excited 1 rccu1
lcct that tue ladics and Mr. Burcl, went Il
Wm. H. Browns one evening; can't say
, whether it was that evening Alr. Boyd called
! it mas anatLc7 cycnin;, size brought in the ll:
i and shawl; Mr.. Burch in4uircd If mc at TIT
!; time made the statement if her face wa*
: tlukl.cd; remember one evening wllrn Nj
l Ncrf was there: put Minnie to bed tha
t night she pas lit thu library with the doc
. oprn with Stuart; after putting her t0 bct
! went down in the kitchen; went up to IN
u swcr The bell; saw Mr.. Stuart there on l:s
:, Ncw leas'< day; ssasc'o'y came with Kim:
{ | hfun: ! tl,nyht SAW Mrs. Burcl1 jerk AVA,
| from Stuart sue Eccnlal cheerful aud happy
J. l gave . statement to Nr. uoyuc and Mr.
= Nurcll Stuart ratlc., a:.ethcr cyr:,!E,.. alt
= t Mrs. Burcll was not at lonr. nor YVES AIR. +
u let him in; he left Il note for Mrs. Burv
;. on the library table; Minnie was there and sli
: told lin Mr. and Mrs. Durch Ilad gone cut t'J
yether; this WIS early III tho evening this VA
before any trouble in tlr family; it WAS atte
: New Years: noticed when the trouble 1irs
happened he cnqnired at the dinner tabl
:. whcrc She llad net Stuart in the street: II
II luelubcr her going to Mrs. Farnam'1 to i dit
IL ncr purity after knew there was trouble in til
.> laul!y; The next day after til: trouble | ca
- rictl meals up 10 hrr; don't remember Of tlc
Ill .ou:r ont any utLcr cycuin:. that week. cnl
10 MI Far1,al,l's: the week she went awAysh
did r,t hearty after Monday she occupied III
1e | brown ruun,: s:,w her OIL Monday, Tucsa!:
A. anu Wednesday; each time carried licr rlca
a to her; She was crying very hard at tho:
c, times, looking wild and distracted, ~
o. I never went a second time 10 ret IL
rs more to cat; don't knDw fiat she sent TO"
a again Mr. Burcil wcut East III 1861 the eth
|,e 6IA oi July; Mrs.. Bureil went iii May or Junl
II Miss S,aalIug wills there after all: went AVA,
%. thu week tllAt Mrs. Rurch went away Mr.
~ told me- to keep the key in the LOCK-. and Il
ed rltain III, and dnor locked; to let Judge Ski
in urr and lady. Judge Uickcy, Mr.. and Mrs. T;
pr nam aud Valentine III, and NO others; Il: to
Ii; INC 10 TAKE all lcttcrs for Mrs. Burcll and 81
ur lilc1u 10 himself Or Fannie Barch. IGrc
81 sensation in court.
on | tfuSs examination by -Nf. 1an ATnfan.-
llr don't rccollect seeing Stuart there from 4
=: time Mr.. Turner died till Mr. Burch went
mi | burlington: hc came in the morning: 81
.rv was in The Library, walking hack AMI firth
us if expecting sopletody, aud tic c:]lEc AMI We
I'll / into lhc Library: Mrs. Gurcli came into
| $AtI NfIs I i77{1A
tell how luug he stayed; Il WAS on Mottd'
g. two weeks a:,o Mr.. Cauliieid talked with ,
~. ~ a.Dut the dly Mr.. Buscll went tn Burlinyto
~, think lie wanted It on Monday: II VA:
~. Mr. Pcck's; liavc been there fonr or Il
sas times 10 sec Mrs: Bureh; Air. caaldel;t Y
~ there; they asked me al,ont the takinS the
r. r. and shawl from the vestibulc; it made
IN, i'm Impression nron my lninl: I tell
~" ,.. j,.st rs I lid tc1orc l,att told N
M ,rs Burch of breaking: the crockcry on Mons
crr morning; dnus know who enlnc l!olfc "
IN. Mrs. D,srch from Air. Boyd's; rccollcci
G To-, evenings Of Mrs. Burcis being ut l'uln.'. :
~. ~. The girl. anI Mr.. Birch were out; ON one
80 these Stuart was there; OIL the other Il
Wr were at Farnam's, or at Browns; lie sta
~, til! Mrs. Kurch came home, during Tue
rife or three last days the Key was IN lne uoor'
,iv that any one .is.side could 90 out; geises:
10y pcorlc leave their things in the vestibl
~, ~ sometimes in the hall Oh the radiator.
w. ~. Ee-cruninaf;on By Inr. tHu.Gd:--Nhel
a told Mis- Lizzie they were IN tic rarlor,
-. mfs]1t hare been III tho :.ralrry, when
,,a sent tor inc to sec you at Mrs. Peck'a. you
a.. II was because was at Mr.. Burcli's. where
-, coulI not sec ulc: you have not cutleaso
- to put anv testimony In my mouth; : no inli
~ n,ert has ever been offered to me to test1t!
'ho. favor of Mrs. Burch
9 in The deposition Of Joseph Darwin Long
zen; here read by Mr.. Garfield.
oett DEPOSITION OF JOSEPH D. LONG
s sn IL am lawyer l'v profession and resid
aes ,ast Hyde Park, Cook County; am aeq'!al'
'cN. with Isaac II. Hurch hut not with Mrs. Ba
~ - knowing her only l,y sight: have Known
.ts co,nplail,aalt ycar and 4 half or two year
~. a.t..,t am not intimately acquainted With INN,
ti1 haze seen lin several times in the ollie
-. ~" Stuart & Arcr, anil have cnntsrsed with
~, as All axcut or clerk for Them: am intlssl:
tnea 'i1!1 acu1,aiti.cd with David Stuart; remc1
1'te1 ~ ~ that there was IL meeting Of the chicago
y. " torlcal Society In The falsor pi'fcr ol .?
got ~ " =. ,o1,,,n w. ;n tlc rar1y rart Of tic eve
We 5t: = .1;, ,,,oo.;,,,r rtos }.r]h I yyas IT
,ibc: Hs ~ ~ ~, S,,,nri m the corner Of
Ng,' t,T and Ohio streets; there were present l1
o!li. room Of the house Mr.: Stuart, his wife,
Eot = Stuart, and his daughter, Marion Stuart !:
ele Stuart was living Oil tho soia, aud Alrs. 81
lHt and her daughter were engaged Ill
n!ns du,ncstic work; between six and seven {
yIn: was about leaving tue house; l went
not Waller L. Peck to calf upon some yoiin!
ouEn dies met Peck tllat evening hy asIecu
fAec | the Young ladies upon whom We cal!ct
.,,"'s w. tho Misses Barry; Stuart was al thc u
1nau when left; after VIC lett the house fenla
to Peck that it would be doubtful whctht
'"ao4 found tho Misses Barry at home, aS inc
@fF1of :