The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-21
The BuTch Divorce Case.
sECno DAT.

NAPISvuIs, Ill, Nov. 20, 1880
The court came mo sen!on at nine O'Clock. After call
Ing the jay the opened for the complainant by
Mr. Miller, aa1 for the defence by Mr.. Beckwith The
speeches occupied the morning session.
In the Afternoon the evidence commenced by the
reading OF the deposition OF Margaret OHsrs domes
t,o In the service q Mr.. Burch. She states
that sne knows Stuart, saw him frequently al
the house OF Burch ne came frequently during
she fall OF 1857 Burch away Stuart came evenings
and sorenoons ard came home with her from down town
Mrs Bcrch always saw him when he called on one occa
sion when sns sa~ Stuart coming she went down stairs
together, and the door WAS shut; mrs Pit
ney called and wanted to see Mrs Barch;
book left her and weat 10 the door Of the back paror
and knocked twice before II opened II opened
~ MS; Borea :ne aid no, look pleased was sonesnas
which aid Mrs Bcrch and Stuart remained In tbs back
parior time after this Mrs. Burch dressed
40 receive company; another afternoon when went
10 cal them 70 supper noticed that Mrs.
Burchs eoay aud hair we're duarranged; 70
town with Mis- spauldrg; both came homo with
Stuart. all went inte the library for q short time;
ssn opsa.d ~. door and Wens into The thew
LETT 70 20 the g-apery went into the dining and
saw them waking In the grapery saw them ag ain at the
she had Der bonnet and without shawl she
keeping OF Stuart At the time them Miss spauding
ana stuart were alone in the library, with ioors
closed; dont know how long remember stuart
was not At h,me Mrs surch was expecting two female
friends from she Fast that evening Stuart was
with hes IA the library bell rang; vent 10 the door,
but STOPPED 81 the library door and asked Mrs Barren
would any body think she hesitaed, and Stuart ssd
No, that she Was enrsred. II Mr. Farnhsn q. the
door; be asked pu;culary for Mrs Barch told bin che
was engaged when came back Mrs. Barch aud stuart
were SHADING 1T toe door she said, Margaret would
see n, Fuaan toi her he told me 10 say you were
engaged, Strart said son. Margaret that's al right
you Old ust what told you she was paying checkers
with Stuart when lett | know d STARTS coming
4~.N e.Fl u .l.sk
into the ps-or Stuart went i1 last osed the door
remember aaosher morning Stuart called and stayed
Buroh uosa happened ba, know Of on that occasion
remember NJ star, calling very often don't knsw hos
many time, remember bis earring books under his
arm; think this when Mrs B1rch was 10 New York:
suarts cais were mAde IN the morning while Mr. Bdrch
was al the bsas or evening; he spent ns time dlriDg
these calls tn Mrs Burch they generally alone
can't nber Of ss Bucn declining 70 see other cor
pany sad receiving Stuart, do not remember 20 have
nsss . as s aos nr me .vense before the
long ysn, Mrs coming mp stairs, her face very rod
and nushed @ much Ma, no.ced 4. recoect his being
there Afternoon Ia The raricr, with the door
iHtls; listened and heard Mrs say; "oh, don't am
tired, or something 10 that effect; again saw them
my notice. she stood with her back assinst
tbs soia; he stood opposite her again, on
isio tho uassy aua said. COB. Masarci. mus, 70
away soe said she been = naughty woman, aud Mr.
Burch could live with her no longer che felt badly, and
said she bad better 20 away 30 10 have that man
punished WISHED they would Kill him: recolieci her tell
ing TIA; be Vas very bad man; that there
many ladies' that he could not heard her
speak but aJecionstey Of Mr. Burch; n Burch's treat
inent o. his wife while Vas in the family was good
An argument here sroee the point Of slosing the
defence examine the The Court took the
matter uader ADJUSTMENT until " morrow
rhe deposition q Be,sey rtney was then RAJ u
merely r-fer-ed - the time she called Mrs 3arch for
book thought nothing o. being told TIA, Mrs Burch
Vas engaged.
The dsrsiion ~ Carlisle Boyd then read. he
IN The habit OF visiting the house OF Mrs slrch from
ESQ 70 1880 The "a. o. 1857 he vi ted the house very
ErequenNy mech NJ three times week tue viss
~ ncpay ~ ks Bcrt Ii perhaps he alone with her
bali dokea times during this period: they not alone
tnge,htr more than ave ten nutce NJ tine pro ably
fhr &c or for occasions quarter 81 an 1our an once
three quarters q Az ho,r: these vts generally
made Tue absence Of Mr. BCrch; the Invitation of
Mrs Burrh, sometimes written, sometimes verbal ;
drrirg The s u 1859 he irtquenty mot airs Burcn In
the street four occasions AZ parties aud once At Mrs
s,uaris when net MS Burch Al other places than her
horss alone with her but once this AZ tbs
shouse Of Bury, us party We sat on The stairs
perhsps 1wsrer o. an hour ths was In October, 1852
Al ths point he court adjourned tll 10 morrow