, 1860-12-20
THE'DURCH DIVORCE CASE


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strong influence IRON some Interested sonrce,
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| know thc 1oro+;on and r.1at;ona of tho nanc,s
LUZ 1oe't.'n 'no '''~N.on7 :; " .us tAp.'s
referred 10, anu arc aware VINO afe tne Special
| friends Of the parties in the case But with:
| out somc ,vn,3nat,ou c1roncons ;mnrese;ors
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u'aS W 4e'. ou A'ao9 aonese Aoinu'' OUTLET luz
then to state the following facts:
Several DAYS 1fore the correspond
cnco hetueop .1rs Rrrch and mre.1f
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"as c7'4ea 4oF III tne Sousl, tne leFo1'-
er Of ono Of the New York papers, took fFcm
the files Of the Court, mart of that CORE
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sp'nuenee' o"'@''"3 A.5 o1e' 4ep9 ~ -"ao'
burch, aud ndloFw2rded the dFst, third and fourth
letters, Tor publication. This broken copy Of
TIM Observation-Disclosures ,r,e nr.f,o.d h- ,..~,,
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un'a's Statemeht ol Tue nannc1 IN WHICH, az
Burch CAME into possession OF A1rs. Burch's
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s11es .-s "-Ae '"1 espo"4ene~ "Ae f'o-
duced IN tourt, E1ole0t altaeks we're made on
mcin the Albany Iiancs and the Cleveland Het.
aid il, which 7 wos ,cnrescptca nc b,r;n~ 4ron:
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sout: ano oe.o ~ tnosc l.'css souio uast oeeu
apt'I!sco VI ~ Lt1s Va tnea aeselopSa W tAe
eeaut1Iuns: .1!' in.ss .s siauueioas aiuees WYE
speedily e9plea into several other papers. On
.ns me-. 10. y! nsce!noer ss'sn snnnnaheous "
lacAs Melc aEr,ii niaue, ~ !aEeIs 1eolo5c 11om
e-4eu ot1st' ~ m aAac 'ntns oeeut4co asla
On Iae :.h o. ueeoes, ~, ana Tue same INNS
G..a " Lne :asu .sau 4cln VI tnc H1onln;
~ 1mv nn,., srssT ta1 hr os iu e aa'c9 ,a y,
pia pno. aaa kyae1aatse aspget oi 1nese assaulls
" sou!u aa;a ns4s Law pee'i esaca'' ano see1,s
pos't - - SDs .vot e'a1.e :! u9'aeHee. u
sSset" ~ IL. Fauc'es ~ !ussuoa, 5e4e!euce
"as .s,;,a nsaac ~ f,hl. alu psn'tcnt ana
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oa'5Is 80 ~ tuat us eoyes7tes'ut ~ ~
1onu ExTapy ~ aessnn y 5aen a q ase g rs
sttfsts "e!e 20 oeco'"e Aao1GM: 4ns seems
st 81, 5n..s ! ~ ai'f.@! ~ a,otSstant JonI@
na's. nnt II II not al sliect WITHOUT cause.
n'1Ae tnese s.Ie1hSnls 10 male1e tnat tnc
p4ou'ttc.lec tual nas pteae"ea ~ .1} uaue u
conueelion VIII lhls 'ainehtaVle a4lalf lag a1ls-
en ituM canses "itose "olhlns Nis not pten
Visible 10 the public eye. may add here a!ho
that none OF tue assaults spoken OF, bare ap-
pearcd Ill any reputable Paper ir Chicago,
"hSrc thc lac1a arg tcst KNOWN.
have alluded, vary s"Ascwhat; but they are
al adapted to cr&s::c d very unjust impression
in relation 10 the lnatcrial facts involved
Incse tacss ufe rs io!lows:
Mrs. buEcl was seut away from Clicaco. as
appears fEuin Tie testimony, On the 18th Of
Jaunary, 1eGp. aiE. 'Nurch nltd lis complaint
aud application Tor divorce OH the same day.
Ihc iisst lntmation ever lcardo the trouble
recel: ca on 1!sc 18th Of January, when Nj.
Brrch called mc lE1o Ills horsc aud stated tu
e the principal lactH of the case as ias as then
Developed, 1hcintInS Mrs. nurch's written
confessions TO nun; aud her admissions to 9TH
CT pcrsohs btlosc ene lelt- made 30 al!nslott
to the difficulty until It lad been noiscd abroad
through tue city several days: On the .0th OF
Jasuary, received letter from Mrs. Burcl',
nhaeE date Of Albany, january a'th. In this
letter sue made strong professions Of penitcnce
for her Tin against her husband md against
lod. auu requested INT to write to her as soon
~ convenient. She also askcs. me- to request
Ar, Hirch TO pray ever Tor hcE," and desired
that he aud would "s0fnet'Elcs pray togetA-
er 1or her" mud tlat would "cumfort her
poor husband" From these and other iudica:
tlons l could not resist the conviction that
Nrs. Hurcll wished me either to show tho let
zero mr. husband VI, at Least, to make him
aequnia!ea villa ny eonIcnta. ana undcr the
sa1Gumssancss cru, 81 no II aec.1nG person coa!a nave
uuuelstoou lt'c lrltet otneI"lse tnan ~ - W.
lual hek:no"1casn'cht OF her En'lt. stu i
| oee'nea J; lne wiser Gonfsc 70 say noiiilns to
ic r r;a. ae3ho os 1nG ,e'e ~ ,ae day ates
eu y, pua..ns uFon u lne on.y construction
WHEEL 'xeAl1eu ~, IT, ~ "'E ~ roeoulc "lhont ac-
| cusih9 slrs. nN1eh ol 1ne gfo3sest hypocFisEy,
Nnle, ".S iar IRON doin:. IN NY answer
sa'e Mss; noEa ths oest counsrl was aolc'
assuain ;a Ut ;. "s NY aeep ssmIathy, anu loaa1
III" UT ~ fllln nun "l,o al"a3s !ofgNes thc tfac
| rshnen, lWo ~. n ltsee days alter thus answer
Ws 'I E1a!.s: H.., ~. Dutch me. nc *nd spoke oi
a. ss: natcn t 'st'ets .o ssseFai aal!ercns Pr.
| euusr auu aou.u. ~ uS Etcsa uflflse, lAat Ae
unueiStoo1 that shc had "rluen to me -!
uskou :. Il'ni INV nG oecannc aware tha1 shc hatl
M1''.cn u. 'ne: lie 1eF'sa 1aM Me 4od 80 So
.e!' HI.s " = 's"tF 70 Aa $sMfF. h7n9' twld
WE tneal III MS noase.l &c tneh asked hc
lnisua seG 1ne ieetes, oat promptly occ1hea
sno"l"s !. 10 AtE1,
eo'nS NHe III fhe monto ot Apfll, tnlhk,
olc oi ,,,s ,,Ia1 t"o nlon'ns aief tho receipt o.
:trs. rs. ie:tef, aoa alter II vas wen under
s'oou !itat sAc W9nld III heE dct:nEe make all
Hnquaunea o.,nial ot ING .flth ei all her con
l9se5ons, @ AE hutcn SPOKE 10 me again about
tnS 3tte7 acu sa!o mat Its coaisei would bt
oo4isca 10 1ms.st on tut use OF rs is evidence In
INC tflai. Ihc Whole matter had now assnmet
new aspect; out stlll expressed to AT: d
very strong unWiilipsncss to hare the lctte'
asca i'll tue tE.:l. Il it c"utd he avoided. ] i'm
ihcaiatcN went 70 \ 1u1tcions Christian
lawyer ana asked fis advice In relation to tic
case ite said to 1nc that could be legal,
otlisca 70 produce tue letter, or to swear L
my recollection "f its contcnts-tt.at it woult
ee saitr, and more Just to Ill parties. to pro
ducc the letter i'se1t; and that III his judC
lDent had nonloral right to withhold It. 4 da,
I or Two after this, Nj. Durch smoke to N,
again en- the subject. I renewed n1y expires
ston Ut unW4lllngntrs 10 hare the letter usct
n the court, It It cpold bs properly avoided
lie said, however, that his lawyers would fec
constrained to use il, after ll,c turn which th
case was taking. then partly promised t.
permit his laWse ers to sec the letter, with th
understanding that they would allow me t,
retsin it, and would not call 1t out In tho tria
Il they could properly dispense with 1t. Thi
ltl. in the hope thai when the counsel slaoul
sec the letter, they would consent to lispens
with it in the trial, rerceiyine, as though
| they would, that it wsl4 less clear and conclu
live than other siE,i!ar letters which they In
in their possession. It was MY intention Il
70 to tho counsel with Mr. B. an
talk the matter over with them mud show ther
the peculiar difficulty Of my relations to ,h