, 1860-12-10
THE BtTRCH DIVORCE CASE
Seventeenth DAY OF THE TRIAL,
Circutt Cou,t OF Du1aEc County--t~
ChanreFy.--Ikaat H. Kt1fth I'll. Mary
W. Rurclt.-.EIon. tesse o. Nortvn,
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tue a'te'nooA a1o csenlne sces1ons" 4ac a''
tendance of spectators was largc and very
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6pcec1 ls one oI INC Dett OF inc NUMBER thre
far, md entirely worthy Of himself
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: Ns. Browning then addressed the Jury.
It Is nv duty to talk 10 yon with ret-nrd fo
tl,e Painful ease whicl, has OCCUPIED your Al.
tcution SO long, 1 feel very schsfhlv ttae 1,,-
preston to you and the responsihSiitv whirh
dcyolycs upon me. il IL not nffcu that corrfs
are orcupied With case of fila ,mnortnnrr
Thousands nj interests uneccu m thc surface
arc Involved in il. II therefore becA+.sss yn.,
to give to it your patient :a1 conscicntious
consideration.
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l;si,c,i time Thcv sar tt9t thcrc Il No to",,t
Of The defcndant's si,i1t' and INT thsFrfdTe
our witnesses arS mol 10 be believed tnrri5t-
II one, because he is the instrument who las
de!,auched her ard BROKEN unthe family. As.
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aessee =. 10y .n1sn '1aa We shan atH a.
Ttar ~. ~. e..s VI. "at u" 10y ~ ~ ef
~ ~ w. "NneeeeS 'c '-'uc colt'"els'
Man1eIlnS ta.1pH*. Gegancnees' Pumps; per-
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~ luo*e a5sAhs1 "1s'm 1here IS not breath u
snsP!c'on' "oFas 70 coarse and vulgar ~
luGSe.
lnc3e arc man4 ,.':n1s ineonslstaut with the
,' nasls on WINCH ~: case rests: tue moral DC.
10 osa.sns *uu i.ou''u Ivy u INC ae.enaants lucy
carried 20 TT rs 70 TIC Garfield on in parlor',
gag anu n'9nf, n open. trazcn, prostitution.
.Not"sss'hnoitEt these thiEEs *crc gong tn
lot twu years In that manner, yct no one in nr
out Of tho house ever had the rsn'1trst "s::i7t-
cton faat any sucl, were e""E hr. Doyou be-
lIcVc tfat tina coul: i,c, nnd no suspicion
awakcner &: the mind at husband, or guest, or
relative DO any of you, any one who las a
mother. sister or daughter believe tnat euc!s =
Hts was led by her. 1t is AL Insult to the
tieccncy and purity ri every. woman .Who
treaas tue coll ol Illinois. Fannie Bdrrh Eeyrr
had = suspicion # anything tp.tcaing tho purl-
ty Of Mrs. pnrci's t::Siractcr TIL the Monday
shc rode viii her Uncle. She says this was
The Efsi time. Do You fclicvc 1t, II what Sfc
sweare bc true! II 1t he, 1t Is an exceptional
rasc. and never will will llarpcn aga i while
The world stands. A woman 80 irynacd, 1nnTls,
- low, 10 abandon Icrscli In Il public rar1or
in the midst nf her children, servants aroun'l,
I've! And II il can, could no utlc suspect 1t.
II Mrs. Durcl, had hrcn able to 1ny nothing
before yan but that letter to Pruyn, It a!otlt
contains enough to sunder their ease, sr::a rs
pliers from hclcath and scatter it's ru!ns
around The ccrunel arc Indignant that any
u:tcf = ! llscnood. PUT II VIC don't convict
him OF tue blacklist 1hSchoode. tc FoaE eat'c
iactlou, Tor enc am "iil'hs 10 giyo M fhl
| case.
lhcT r:aFTc t!!at this criminal living ra1
through two years. Hut In their proof they =
lm:k three years anil lnas*hal everything .
her acqu1 intancc witt, Stuart and eversboa
They have tried +, get "tlspicinus evidence.
They have obtained it, Onc Of tue counsc
| says fl!a! fAc confessions might be struck ou
aud W, III abundant ease be LETT. II their cnr
fcssion. wrrc out what they h1yc Int cou'
not te sccu viii. 4 microscope. Fur over thre
ycars they have los:.ctl her Will, sIfca watcl.c
i,cr with servants, aud what 1avt. they got
they take away her confessions. Tears ago b
takes his uoule-t;c, ltc skulls with her into til
pautry, aud says: "ff Mt. Stuart comes here.
"W1n is he: never heard of lin before.
"WIl, l will describe him. he docs &c
"Sow. thc comes. trl' him the lalies are {,
gagged" lie ,Sas giving her n moral lesson
wing, Mr. Durcl, r1ncstcs to lie 4 Christian,
hope ho is; If hc Is mol do hope he will |
QUE bclure lie dies. fear lie IL not Eow, III
it is not fur INC IT, judge him. II lie did II.
wish Stuart to come there why did he rot =
like a n,a:l and tell him 80; not set Il ecrval
! girl to du what wAs his duty to du. All I'll
while l,c VA, asking him thcrc, banQuc.tir
witt, him. scadin:, tliu, fruit from Ills graPcr
tak1h. win: with him, Intimate, c"raial Mt
pleasant jealousy was ia his heart !. Il:
wui,i,i it's Chains around him daily, and fcttu