New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-07
FROM CHICiGO.
THE GREAT DIVORCE CASE IN CHICAGO-THE AN
swER OF MRS. BURCH-A CHANGE OF VENUE
PRAYED FOI-ETC., ETC.
BYI.Es.

SwER OF MRS. BuRCH-A CHANGE OF VENUE
PRAYED FOR-ETC., ETC.
Correspondence Of The n. Y. Tribune.
CHICAGO, June ], 1860.
Another stage has been reached in the great div re
case in this city, of which heretofore you have pub
lshed some account and which still continues 10 ex.
cite great interest not only in this community, but in
Albany, New-York. and other Eastern cities where
the parties in the case are well known and where the
name of the complainant, J. H. Burch, esq stands
the synonym of mercantile honor and probity and of
domestic and social virtue.
Mrs. Burch, his unhappy and erring wife, has, at
length, after due delbeTation and mature reflection,
aided by the most zealons and sagaclGps cognselorS
whom money could secure, filed her answer 70 the
complaint of Mr.. Burch, which you published some
time ago. send herewith an abstract of her answer,
embracing all of its material points and simply Invested
of some OF its tedious legal surplusage.
Notwithstanding the studied elaboration OF domestic
detail with which this plea worked up TO produce an
effect upon the public mind il is still most clearly evi,
dent that if peradyenure, there has been no actual
crime committed by Mrs. Burch (which, however, 10
an almost incredible supposon) this unfortunate and
unhappy woman has committed the most gross impro-
preties of conduct Indeed, the confesses TO
so much as il is apparent the pleader discovered he
could safely deny and he therefore proceeds upon
theory of motives against Mr.. Burch, manifest from
beginning 10 end which the pleader hopes will excuse
his client and also seriously reflect upon the conduct
OF Mr.. Burch man, and impugn the motives OF
those whom his wife anticipates may become important
witnesses against her.
Ii is stated, however on reliable authority, that
there other and stronger proofs of Mrs Bureh m
fidelity than those already adduced, within the knowl-
edge OF our citizens and which, it seems, have not
been anticipated in this by the pleader whether
because unknown TO him or TO the friends OF Mrs.
BuTch, or, if known, because no sufficient answer
could be made 10 them, remains yet 10 be SEEM Your
dent refar a. IL
case as 10 now state what these proofs are. We
merely state that if they not met Or retued at the
TRIAL they are, mind, Of an overwhelming nature
Tie answer is artistically and skilltuly drawn up
and as a legal document does great credit to the In
genuity OF Mrs. Burchs COUNSEL who, win tue Edst-
ern friends of that lady with whom she Is now re-
sding will doubtless receive the just award OF the
public in the end whetherit be praise rcondemnation
Since filing the answer above referred 70, and the
substance Of which we give below, petition on be-
half Of Mrs. Burch has been presented to the Court
PRAYING for II change of venue from this County, aeg-
ing that her husbands influence here is so overwhelm
ing that she cannot get justice done here Mrs Burch
thus unwitingly pays tribute 10 the high character
and reputation of her husband, the force OF which 1t
would be difficult to overestimate. | viii send you "A
copy of this petition tomorrow.
This answer and petition for change OF venue were
filed to-day in the Office Of the CLERK OF the Circuit
Court of this County, and will be published IN the
city papers tomorrow morning. Dir. Burch mmedi-
atey filed in Jurt fiat denial OF the truth OF the
statements contained in Mrs. Burch answer, in which
he AYERS he can and will prove the truth OF the alega-
tons contained iii his bill OF complaint.
THE ANSWER
Comm ences by admitting the fact OF the marriage
between the complainant, Isaac H. Burch, and The de-
PENDANT, Mary w. Burch, at Albany, on the 10Th OF
May 1913; the Capitalization until the 18th OF January,
1860 and the birth of the two children. She then
goes on say that the allegations in the bill OF com
plant are 70 vague general and uncertain, that she u
lot so well prepared meet them she should be, aud
that she insists particular specifications OF the
alleged acts OF adultery before the tra She proceeds
then deny the allegations OF the complainant IN re-
gard 10 adultery committed with David Stuart, and
other persons unknown and declares them TO be false,
malicious and cruel inventions. She states that she
FIST became acquainted with the complainant III Al
bany, in 1912, when living with her uncle, Erds,us
Corning aud that she las lately discovered and been
informed that prior 70 marrying her, he made secret
but careful inquiries to the relation she sustained to
Mr.. Corning, and the probable pecunary Denent winch
would result TO him, the complainant from Tue mar
rage; that after the marriage Mr.. Corning,
by a large outlay of money, made sncn pro-
vision for her then appeared satisfactory
TO the complainant; and aiterward, through himself
and friends, extended 10 tie complainant large pecu-
MARY aid accommodations influence, and credit; that
long this continued the planant treated her
and her family with Kindness and respect, but that
about the year lSJ5 pecInlary Misunderstanding
aTose between Mr.. Corning and Mr.. Buren, on account
Of which the former ceased 10 extend 10 the latter aid
and accommodations from and after 1857 that imme-
diately after this Mr.. b. began TO treat the defendant
uukindly and speak OF her friends with disrespect,
and in harsh and unkiDd terms that This WAS the
meucement of a series OF unhappy di.agreemens, and
l.,IeatInent his part which at ast grew to great
an extent that she feared 70 %rN ma Tor money, and
that when. not knowing why he 20 cruelty trealedher
he julored him 10 love her the once did he only
REPLIED, "Sint up and siop yonr crying-lll break
Won 81 that.
ME-. b. proceeds to ray Tat he has often suffered
her 10 remain for days without penny Of money, aud
Tia, she fas been Obliged 70 borrow one % two dollars
Al a time Of young lady guest G LeF family, whom