New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-22
The Burch Divorce Case.


N.pITEvurY. H. Wednesday, Nov. 81 1860
The reading Of the testimony OF Carlisle Boyd was
eouplsed this morning tie admits receiving presents
Of ring and smoking cap from Mrs. Barch, and that
rome slight famiiaIities had taken place between Them
AIrs Birch bad expressed friendship and partiay for
The witness but never encouraged any criminal act or
evinced an inclination for such. He admits receiving
letters from Mn. BurCb, one Of winch requests a re-
turn Of all articles and letters OF here m Ms possession
TIE other accuses him OF retaining the smoking cap 10
eb0w az an evidence Of shame against her, and re-
auests him TO leave Tie city, a. after what had passed
Ehe couldn't expect her husband confidence Whe ne
remained there. The witness denies positively any
criminal act OF having noticed any desire Tor such
Copies Of letter. Mrs. BuIch from the witness are
Alta ned In which lie ueIes IN word OF Thought htv-
inc done her wrong and expresses surprise al what
could have extorted from her the false charge against
him.
merely shows that she Vi IT. Burch and Stuart TO-
gether in a dre-sing-r0om Of Stuafts house during
pary there while Mrs. BuTch Was mendlng her dress,
which Wa torn in dancing. She saw nothing immod-
est or improper between them.
ChaIles Ihel sworn. DepOsed seeing Stuart and
Mr.. Burch al d a-querade party ~ 0eofye hul-
Eey r: neither masked they STOOD togelhef con
gersing in the library for hail M hour
On Tie cTOss-eXannatiOn he testified thai they were
not whifreIiug; Tie open 10 all prtIesi n
Eon-n-law 10 Mr.. Maitland who keeps al onnj WIN
DR.. BuIeh; Mr.. BuTch had express ed desire 70 see
witness; had al interview with him Al ms lawyeFr
office; nis manner cordial; on The night OF tht
party believed that Mrs. Burcn was not masked al All
shat DE went into Burcf employ in July, 1856 fist
raw Stuart in January February, 1891, in The par
Tor with Mrs. Burcb while witness putting up
new clock on the maHlle-piece Stuart gave him orders
what 70 do told Stuart that he not has master
and could not order him about; Mr.. Burcb ordered
him (witnessl moi % sIeak 70; saw Mrs. Burch and
Stuat thai night playing checkers la, a. 10 clock
with the checBerbosfd between them on Their knees
Nvtue~s also testified 10 other OcCisIyns Of stuart
being late there viii Mr.. Burch Mrs. Burch would
Rel witness not 10 WIN. but 20 shut nn the house TINS
w. while Mr. BuTc Wa- absent had seen Stuart there
~Lile Burch az aJui m town. ON one occasion - .ts
had inerfered will the grape eues, and be told nim
h. you'd have turned him ont Of the Tapery II be had
en- him Tie witness deposed generally % having
,een Sii,r al tie house late during the absence OF
RDrel. and ON one occasion 10 seeing HIM ana Nm
Rprcb standing close together m tie gardei lhey
Were doing nothing e wines haf gone 70 bed on
Srs ,Irs. N,tre-s went 10 sleep before Stuart lett
- INV tlaf because he could moi hear the door
fssteued could hear plainly u IN room had I'4eh
- grom Nir Hurrl 90 stuart on one O'ca-l0 hii'
Start ,topIed a. tie fremont Ileuse tonk i'e ,, l'
srI inouired how Doe wac: Mrs. Birch ara Nj I''V'