The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-29
THE BuRCH DIVORCE CASE
Confessions Of Mrs.. BErch " Der Husband


-, =, ,, ,.,ney IN which they were obtained 4, the
ngy rne payers sore shen read me hrrt, in Birchs
esnd. ntips, GAS a, 'oucws'-
n prsssDce Of Aim % " God, the Great Or sior Anc
49, ~ III men woo sill m heaven Win sverasl
- .a,v.uop OF purge forever u bell, rom, so5ofd
DO toe sUfleit1sy oi hs sfa~e AAo ~ she Laor III M
sr~ .nan De row rot msy declare and swear, undef
u,r,.t.p.d penalty OF et.nEai dsmnAaou, should I
Axu.,e Ia s.y ans utter lie, mat my child,
sA.s fYfDSs DS ,u, In,a . asn on, ,sa
.hss 400 nrst criminal nversa,tou and 81
sasa~ry hao Committed with pAvso stuart
90 The lstn 1ay o. oct ,oer, 1901 Al ME iime
. sale ert Of Eonisery x1 10 certain kno Wedge
Or spsrt vi,nssa Hsrre, ocrnips Borch ami nsd
pre- Tor sba space Of two noaths prior "
No ue raid sos y adultery. further that sAic
pyio stuart mmte actr q sausery ~ having ht1,
l,obrcou win e al various tines tnnk ssven times
~ o, Shioh acts psrosm ed from Inc IAN dsy VI
0her, ehen tney ctst 10 and After the nrtn
. 1srret, winch sss 90 ine "a n day u Nay, 1868
,a-se number Of Improper letters between DAVID
art self surrsp,,b ousy sent sod believe IA,
sato stuart 10 causing Ay seduction Sno rom.
wnpes - Fanny Burch, r vaIentine.
robeorine1 aud " before me, tns lin day Of
tArnaiy. 1880, j. r. vns,nss, Notary Puonc-
sc sscoaa paper reads IA foio-s- -
" justice 70 my busrsnd AID children make soe fo
h@tus sstemeotFfpm 500 early part OF the year 1897
v.ev ous TO Aogpst in tas saaa year. From that time
(Ansu-rl uucesrirg IA bs determinsiop ana ~
.nt III mia me rss ,sted min Cod m neaven xno ~s
sSi fr stary three tbs. but II seemed II
Dstnsd a after 80 lots r.pslns his sdgan 60, 70
my ,sme cules, that he nosly conquered and 90 tn
lstn DAY 81 ovtob,r, 1891 e victim - nus damn Aoie
,.ducuve arts On that oAy nsa criminal connection
wrh him. Goa. forgive this gHs repeated NJ oiuer
sns tins by ak acts OF adultery dur ne she
ucnlh of November and unt the 2sn u Deoemoer,
year when his Intimacy ceased aud seldom saw
sart He called two o. three tunes after my brothers
stn 10 February 1855, bns there further crin
rtercourse between rs, He was not IN the house
he tune III after return from the East IN sep
serber 1859 when be GATED or tS'cn other
twmen About the Lar, OF Octoper, 1859, during my
bands absence III Burlr gon where ne had
snrse day, no called AMI .Ald''Your husband viii be
away ght; sm coming here after all have retired =
I sAid;-.No, Mr. Stuert cAn aaver do tIat In
NE worid" He urged u, sad refused DE tnen INSIST
ed upon accomplishing his helish purpose, wacn
utterly refused 10 aos but without ensoi, for ne
oro~ upon lounge aud insisted WAS frightened,
told could noaseDt % such thing again
Nv nfsiuation ss gone but alas was IN his power
ssyove with bum aud Sept bitterly, and then toll MIN
h order TO have nim ce.s", that ! ~ouid ALLOW nm 70
vfen me that aiRht De- sslo, Then, ~nen All quiet
have the shutter open IN your room, come doSa y
Ne fiont ooor, shich you must DOT fAsten" This !
prvnsed frUm iear De did not, however, get Ia
listened the door, shut he blinds and went 10 bed
Suart did then oshef plxnt visit should
IAsk about tn 2slh Of No par while my oand
uss - . messing OF the Historical Society, ~
II. Browns, Stuart ~9 n.re, and ~ THAI
tsae made advances 70 me, mich repeled
Altogether l vas a. AZ the time. fns Ia the extnt OF
ny whole sequSntAIoe aad Intercourse, familiar or other
vse. with ms. vile May God forgive ali the
s.roly repent me 81 thin should have aided ABOVE
mat At no time did Stuart accomplish bis most nelsn
pnrpose wsnoat the utmost r-sstA4oe nv part 10
every instance ans orccd u II. have writteo the
shove ~ith my free sll after nach elaboration
sAd pain have read II carefully before signing -
witness-ranpy Burch j r Valentine
sunscrbed and sworn before me- tns 17h OF January,
iso0 , r. VALENTINE Notary Public.
Al this pout OF thu jury announced that be had
nl,g OF The death OF his child and wished
" be excused After discussion was agreed TO CT use
him pntA Thursday, and procsst sitn the with
jorvmen, keeping abstract Of the evidence for
Nc absentee
rss counsel Tor defeuo commencsd the case
wn acKsy, cierx Of the uoised states Express, New
vs~k m 1850 swovn-denlncd the reseipt OF the PACK
Aee toe cosk 70 be sent 10 Burch Chicago,
asbo February v, 1901
m depos,in Of harvey n. Col~n proposed to be
date AZ delivery u ,ne Cd cx 70 8arch
WITH The 5ole Of ,noFing TIE ncorreotness OF Lsytn's
OF r1i,a nv @ mpsiaaut. counsel 90 the g oand o,
nsafs ehcy Of evidence the Oodrt reserved It's de-
deposition Of " Mcyicser, prsctlo pg physician Ia
co,sso elva Attended Dayit stuart Al the re
N OF House, f,orusry Il, 1857, made eight pins
.~U ne srs'r,s " ont, having sT suit 70 A.
t-ar told u dangerous 70 do so he yielded 70
sivce ard ,snt tor Tho Opposing issS sr y pat on ~
s-s aens ed h,m nio- days nliveiy ne
IN the room whenever called
tros. eva ~ ai'o.-ooy kno~ tho time from the en-
0,or.sl 10, complainant objected receiving deposition
s.c-ase ,ne book bal not oeen produced oJurt oy
ruisa IN. orr clol being oomp-tau tor the complain
Vito cal ne Si,ness 10 produce ihs book
The deYssitio ~ David : Lyen ~ Chi@so, Vas
D. han snosB rcn year known David stuart ions
r.coect attending party a. MS house the II In n
,ber 1889 Mrs sarcn, Fanny aad LiEz,e B1rcn
p...ut; ssc home sitb surch STUART y far
!. ,ns Ctop aou.. xh.r, noariei. mere Ioft them
Bosds party, 3ist Ortober, 1851; Mrs Bur =
tHere: ~ss AT Stoarts house during the
s.y: vent from there win him a1d daughter - me
party.
soc examination manly directed
r~c D eclion Of The witness past events Had oon
verrsd three four times with Stuart about The
tbauk Va June July
Sssr pecks deposition resi-Hs deposcs beng at
Aa.r,s the nigh, Of the meeting o the Il ssor.
OIL ~r,ssy; NJ Nm Ha~As from early IN To. eve
nrs ~, eleven o'clock ., n,sns With Long ami Bur.
r'u stoart never ~ft the du.tng the
e-ps Tor the ave MINUTES Tor refrcshmspss
u nights which the %, Of sdas-ry charged
kargAre. 0Hsra vss called for cross examination -
Uhrt bad about stuart witn auroo 10
Nay 1871 told ~nen ne called 10 say the ladies
easseca. witness related ,ne incident q stusrts
ssn, when be met Mrs Burun The era
p~ry Never cav smart kiss hrs. Buch, nor
pa, his FAC. ne.r day; testified tina, when
s..vs and Ms Ba,ch we're In library day Mrs
Kinney called, not locked; snout not have
sss'cso srs Berch 800 osms rci n bad not been
ssaed about H. after Mr. Bur n lef homo generally
toed Mss Barcns fsoe ~hsn In company 10 reference
M nsht sbsn stuart took tes At tne hOasc she tsaed
runpled tl alter called a. sites Baron
kr home; IN relation 70 the evening FArnam called,
s.Ais: abe SAID u on har o-p account, rolI.cs seeing
tauart and Mr. Buroh tbe library Turner'S dcsth
ect.ced noshnf impropr; should NOD have thought Of
s~cb . TINS hsd not have ben sssei ssxed by
~ Thomas Bucn; never Mrs Bn ch whes N ,ugns
had beeG dong drst heard o. troubles wednes
ssy u the before sne left beard Der ofy Ing
aloha, the weex before che left heard Der ssy, "So,
aib-r mo 90 aoa't ia,her rather. you choke y
aud sna extress"Ds she cried Tor two hours; went 10
sep; heard 40 observation from her room that the
boys soud hesr her. beard her say she didnt
care, heard Mrs. Barch scream AFTER that; sa~
VsacntlHe 20 tbs house Monday Afternoon;
~ent w stare shsn Barco nAlled him Mrs ID
tbs head = ne stsi writing Valentine went A
rccty alter hp.hd writing ap ,eared 10 great
trvecle Mr. Bareh early ruesday. told she
mus - sway nut uot tu her uncle came aner n.r,
MO- an " ~ kud 70 the osey tnink she szid she
a-rthit sna away oArcet rive s.e-.e ian
ru@fs d arn Mrs. Burcs cry iog hard sne Faruau
49, .oftc " siss could near Der the psrior, thuk
sa~ Mo sasch before rsYas n came W che xss ~ri,lng
cTaf Va rom the horsry. Birch
sHtns tpptsts cicsakitg shile ehs wrote
Bsrch or e all that Gay Toto my room thu evening
hokrg vevy ~td rhe snslchcd baby ssay from M
sss san, -Ool Margaret mat a. ssa, " morro~i'
spterea very quics and appeared scared heard her
kroc@ Bsrcn al nisht. she che van ~d 10
IN ~, che ast time; Burcn rsfnsssi 70 mint her
go Der wse9@~fay IN her o~o and surscry. asked
b. IND tbe children and not es Hattie forset
tsv uotber sfses .he In IN tn evening purcn tald me
are suroh threatened 70 turn any one out
q 80 bouec " tasy wrote her
TIE croes esa~eaiicn not snssned wher The nrnrs
sdto'Std Dur 90 tbe testimony TIRE ~tpcss eri-d ~hle
sr~asuf o. krs aurch 10 troubles; Ms Hxron ~sp,
wrt~ supk~ o. her ~