, 1860-06-02

u heseinhefora stated, and this defendant with.
out reading the said last mentioned paper sign-'
ed it. supposiDg tthat it was The same she had
read iu the morning. and that nothing had been
added thereto. Whilo this defendant was sign.
ing The Last mentioned paper, the complainant
opened the door toher room, &nd Mr. Valentinr,
the compla'nant'8 partner in business a-d the
complainant's niece, Fannie Dnrch, who seemed
to have been in waiting, walkedin. This defen-
dsnt saw them sign their names to said papers,
signed, 30 that thev could not read them.
The saii Valentine held up his hand ana aa1o
something, but what it WAS, This detendan! was
80 distressed and frightened. ahat sae o.a no'
then know, nor does snc now know what u Mas'
This defendant snys that abe has no feeoliecnou
Of any thing further in particular ahat 'ransp,r
ed on thst dsy, excepting that sornetime ~ t1s
evening, the complainant told her that Ae saon!o
send her to Albany, the ne1t evening; tnal LUIS
defendant said to him, "you promaseu " ~
would do nothing until uncle came Anu ns .snt;;
piled, Mr. Corning could not get tn9ie sa aasa
Saturday, and sle should not stay yn;@ ~ @ shr 20,
another night; that on the same esen.ps, ene ,.,5
auestsd to see her oldest child. ana w wou'u
not ullow her to do o,uness some otnef psteon
was present nt the interview, or upo" sonH III
that her said dau2her should re!ate 10 n,t' a.a
the conversation that took place oetm e.H stn
And this defendant. further says: tnat tnen
moruipe Of Wednesday the 18th day ol Janu.
arv. 1850. sue again wished to see hcr eidest
dsurhter. and went to her bedroom aor Ina1
purnose: TINT the complainant as sne vas ~
about entering the room, violently ana pIata.y
thrust her away IRON the oooF anu le'"oeo y"
let her zee her,
Aud This defendant says that at some tune
dnr;nc lie same dny. the complainant asked
her to sign some paper TO Judge oSinntr ano
she signed il, but whut the paper Eas, she did
not then know, and has no recollection Of being
told. further thau that she thereby requested
wished him to-that in the afternoon Of the
same day, Mr.. Miller and another person canacto
her bedroom with the complainant and requested
her 10 sign her name, uuder few lines written
upon the beck Of a printed paper, and sic
signed her name as requested This defendant
which she signed, and at the same time she was
hzadcd another printed paper which the com
plainant told her to keep, but what the paper
was, or what it was Abont, she had 30 idea
whatever, as che did not keep the paper, and
has not seen it since. This defendant may tlave
been told what said papers were, but khe was
IN such q state Of MUD, from what had trans
pircd, that if she was told, it made: no impress
sion upon her mind.
And this defendant says, that she was sent
from Chicago in the evening OF January 18Th,
1850. by the Pittsburgh and Fort Wayne Na1l-
roud, accompanied by clerk OF the complains
ant, and she has been informed aud believes
that she MES sent by that road to prevent her
frcm seeing her only brother who Was then hE-
ing in Detroit.
And this defendant says, that when sue left
Chicago she did not know that tue complainant
had Gied or Intended to file Il bill Of complaint
against her for divorce; nor EEs she aware that
1f cf,{ch che fHH 4inrnH
10 her prejudice hadbeen communicated TO any
one, and from the manner Of tho complainant,
in kissing her when they parted, and eb]oining
upon her to say to her mother md friends in
Albany that he had always treated her kindly,
she hoped and believed that when his anger
had subsidized he would be satisfied that Ills
charges Of her criminRlity were unfounded, and
that he would receive her back again to his
house, and she entertained this hope and belief
until about the I'd day Of February last, when
she received letter from Mr. Valentine, Ito
whom she had written tn irquire about her
children,) Of which the following is 8 copy:
"cnrcAso BAsz Or ]. Il; nraeu & Co.,,
'0''t' u '@A@ q " ''3 CHICAGO, @ sl.2 January: 1850.
Mrs Durch
Your little ones are both WE'LL do not
wish 10 say hard things Of you, nor 10 preach
to you Of penjtence-1 feel for you and Pity
you from my heart-lour husband am sure
uoes es eus ce uae ,ass e" ~ u ince,iu" "
tryn,1d h. foisa Int Tint ie alan r;t,ps vnn i
Meuta ue or % c;idrcn i ,yI III have fad pa
rent in Mr. Burcb, who will try and guide their
footsteps ariEht. 1t may be harsh 10 write to
yen 50, but must tell you that Little Hattie
will be brought up to think her mother is in the
grave, or that she has no mother. This is very
affecting for you, but if you, think for mo-
ment. it will be for tbs best toward the little
iamb-Oh! Mrs Burch, what q fall!-What q
degradation you brought upon al1 your friends,
surrounded with every comfort and luxury this
world could giye ynu.-Kiad md most excmp.
lary band,-affectionute and loving chill
drsn.~host Of fiisnds-a Position second to
none-the envy ! may ray Of Chicago md
all given me-comtort-husband and
cliiIdrcn-for worthless reproba!e who is even
now. screening himself, by standering you. The
news when il spread in the City. was received
with Sensation never saw equalled. Execra:
| Burc}1-ond Pity for you'll do belieye yon huse
| the Plty Of the Community, although there are
oil kind Of hard things said, and many false ru.
mors. Mihfortupcs. SAYS the old adage never
Come sincly-Poor lizzie Durcl died this morn.
| ipr at ptst 7. do not wish to add to your al.
ready overourdened heart by giving any detail.
should be taken away--but it may be oil Tor tbs
w IT'S temptaspns, ana .ovi ans s Is aayo ay nave
v.,rxr,xr
M. -,
ms aelenaant 1urtner sa5s. wnhe sue "a
neser oeen gn1uy ol e!.mna''ntsscnu % VIII
any ne!son "naieEes, sne WIS, lpus pe.ole su'
,e ,ea' ontcaGo' anu nave 1 s'G a spaseao sp .
~. sue Aas "toneeo w apJu:eI ~ ~ e1n
Paiaus " teesns n..n.h. W. n.1 -. Aaqn aeuEt
altsa1'ons from gcotlemen otnel 'nan himself
anu uaslng s5oty eoaiesssu W n'u va eucn ~
.epuons aoo every c'rcunstause eohnectee
eaeEe"1Iu, sao naslog e1pFesseo " nn ne'
7inssle FeniAnce ~, suen ~.o"E ano 'oJuit
sne 1elt ner Owl mtno renewed 1Fon tne bufoeh
then upon II. ana she hoped and believed tha,
tntough the adflce, counsel atd Intervention
OF friends, they would again be brought 10.
gether, and she never suspected that tue com
platnaut had been decelrlns her or that he had
induced her to sign the papers hereinbefore
mentioned tor the purpose of publishing their
contents to the world IN order to ELECT her ruin
and disgrace, or that lie had ever mentioned
theif eontente 10 any one nnt1l hhe received the
said Valentines letter, as here1nbetoEe men
| TONED.
AND this defendant prays to be hence dis
missed with her reasonable costs and charge.
in this behalf, most wrongtn!iy sustained, Dc
G.onnr s.nnE"S ~ = Earn.s o"'et'7's AVA
STATE OF NEW York;,
City and County IT Alhany:5 a
+ Gaorpa Gnnld. a Jnstice of the Snore,nf
| ces,t r ~ .s.ot. r. ~ vi. S5 s!thar
| ;7ed tn adn;n;stsr oaths hr H., Ian. nf aaid
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