, 1860-12-06

finding the next morning that the servants
knew That Stuart had been there, slc, as the
best means of clulinS suspicion lraully tclls
the ladies that Stuart had been there.
What can bc more natural than tho clrcun.
stance rs!latcd by Mis-. Fannie Burcli, in IT.
gard 10 this Stuart kissing hex, nc Indignation
with which it was repelied, the yielding 70 IN:
cutrc.st|cs Of Mrs. Burc. not to tell her unel':
Of il, mud the immediate cntrcuty TO lcr moth-
cr 10 send for her 10 come home. Take tn:
circumstance Of Stuart sctinI hcr before 11e
ctmc III the }>arlOr, tlcn separating and the!i
his walking in altcrward and shaking lsand' |
with her ~. If they had NIT sccn each other, |
when tue Ncefa were there. What docs this
mutual attempt ut deception show: Come
down more nlalrly to the time Of separation. |
They are all invited to 1hr dinner party ut NE.
Farua1us Wien shit H. yet trembling over 1Ac |
discoveries made with regard to Iler and Boyd,
and slc meets him, wulkn were appointed with
him, and excuses herstr from going 10 tue
appointment with him, and they may talk over
uild discuss the nc,y phase Affairs have taken,
aud the discovery Of her guilt Which seems
yawuiuS before her. This appointment w:ss
trufttsltd. Circumstances bo shaped then"
selves that s.e could not excuse herself from
tic party. 1t 1nust bc remembered that these
interviews arc rtvlcn, and always SO ep-
appointed aud LINED as to he in the absence Ut
Buryh. When BOYD comes to be sworn, lis
conscience cOIEts t0 be sworn. he reveals tEat
state Of facts, happening within the short
space Of two montlis certainly shown:
u condition Of morals il, that wolna1l'a 1cart.
ready for any deprayity-l predilrction for
their stulcn inteIycwn, rla,'dcstinc cnrrespo'l-
tlcrcc passionate declarations, affection a.
ienatcd from Acr husband, opportunities for
guilty purpose pleuty-no conclusion cali a'
reaclicd hut th7t tho guilty act had bcc: ro'i-
n,ittcd.
From all the circumstance. Of this one
1,r-a .<,ft1 hmm
tLick:y standing uFs'iad, thc guilty act conld II:
brought iuto Csnr; ot Justice, VIC insist that
but one conclusion san he reached.
hupc eliai! moi weary you. come now
to Thai br:lncl, uf ti= e:.sc which pertains 10
tho confession mad. by this woman. 1t is un-
natural, against the iirst principles of our nat
urc. tint QUO should confess an act of which
they orc not guilty. The higher the grade "i
the crime, the Sreatcr becomes t;le motive
against all ultrac confession What will be-
urged upon you but the motives that your
verdict will cunsi.n her to infa,ny and b1nni-h
| motives present with her when these conics-
lions were made: Such confessions are not
luudc there unless the party ir guilty, unlc:s
surrounded by peculiar circumstances whicl,
| do not happen in ut!e cslsc i'll trn THOUSAND.
Confessions alollc, unsupported by other cir
| cuMs11ucet, are not RECEIVED as evidence, bc-
cause this would be to place the marriage co''-
tract entirely. III the eollusice contrul OF ts.e
| parties. The public have an intereot in this
inar1iayc relation, slr w.ll us the partics.
Mr. Miller here read from the opinion Of Sir
| Wn. Sco,t ln Burgess Is. burgess, ! Eng. Eccl.
Krp, p. So, upon the subject oi confessions
q 80 from the opinion ii Oh. J. Gibson in i
Barr, y. ::S57, aud Bishop on Marriage and D!'
| yoece, Oh the same subject. 1t ouly needs tu
be shown that tho confessions were made,
were clear aud distinct, aud were sincere. il
circumstances show the a!'scncc Of collision
a. fft.s4r 3t
appears that III The stcond Sabbath evening;
before Mrs Burch's departure, Mr: Bnrcll w.ls
| complaining Of the attentions tic }adiea WcrG
| receiying iru1n ths$c B<yAs: that they were
attracting public attention; !hat .; ls lad @ toJ
their character. Truc, tllcir circumstance:
were n,1 a,liur,,t, hit Mr. Hurch lad trcat+t
| them kindly. Mrs DnrctI's reply is, " Father
they have tturp"d Thry dent joln us i'll 1l''
| street any morr," anti then s!lc tuE1ss II Il
| young ladies' to join her in denying tle fact
On tic morniu:! .: Tuesday liz is tnld by I
friend that his wife il thea wa.ku:. the stree
With her usual cscsr;. lie lad tciurc indulge
| no s,ls;icuns OF her, lad loved and l,unort'
lcr, and thi> remark irlI like lead upon hi
heart. t;otng l1om'. 10 dinner he asks VIII
they lad <eeii and nrs. Eurch mentions ever:
one br: lloyd. Then he reminds her Of thu r
mark made 10 lin, by tlic lid: !rlcad In til
morning, AUD she is asitatea. Her nsannvs
| her cupceailncnt of the fact, show HIN her I'll
truth. Fannie Burch is scut IL find who ha
told him, and lc rcf,lscs IL tell. Tie Nr3t d
tic first c,cnt disturbing the current Of thci
unvayyin. llsppi1,c>s il uuticrd fy tile I'll
. wants. Minnie comes in and says, ''fathe
, and mother arc in tho library. :',d she Is 81
Tin. On his lap, and they arc lIoiA in teass.
Ii4c blow had 1allcn at Ills feet, and hc Is !
tears Doc- this l"o:s like conspiracy = :'.iu'
his wife: The next day s!e writes 10 him al
= rrofesees to cortc>s ill. TIC night is .nss::
= in fears. lie doubling i! she tlas confessed al
The next moraiu. sue tells ranuic al! that III;
= ,s,seed during the night, that he hu raid ~
iu1 things that s!Ic lad confessed all, that Boy
: ! nad kissed her, and 1iad his arm around h'
waist, md that she had told Him ehc lovt
l. | l.inI. hut that shc did no. mem an
- - t1,inx, but that Mr. BnrcA would not Il
!: licvc It; that thc lad written note to 10.
= ut his dic1ation. Du you hot see Why he wt>
!, cd lis wife to write il, that lsc mig
:: test the purity Of his witey If lie haa !:
- lnrctl her from thu ratf OF duty was it II
=, reasonable that Mr. Durch should desire ba
~ all pledges Of affection, flEt he should lea
= low,,.-1his man who Ink. disrupted md l'gok
-. - up his family? E.yds answer ul.'ol1btcd
=. :. ..ispc!.cd lie louh> NJ. EMEch might La
~ ~ l,a.;ut his wite's untaithtulne Is. Heyd
~, -, hare confessed a}i tn her husband Saturda
- she c.,1ics another letter 10 Boyd, hesitalit
~, lv. Mr. Unrcl, tells her 10 tell NO rlorc
~ f:unir III says. :" Tell he. no more WI
~. =. l,ns PASSED is sii>:racc enough for rs. Sil
~ ~ it las PASSED wi:hou: cfimua1ity, though
~, ~, has ngonizctl 1ne, yet LET us remain togcthc
- IL this tAe language oE heast ot ct'nsi.iEatt
20 lie then has his wife write this sctunu lett
ar HAT E,yd might by no possibility lrescI
~. any evidence Of her shame. and that he mi!
-, be away tron Town, s0 that shc cannot
~. ~" again exposed to lis influence 1fa virtue
~ woulau* would she have fsrsitatcd? No;
~, The letter accused lloyd Of rntici,;S her ir
~ tho path Of duty, whcl, she knew that the
4 more than wil1in:. victim. This WIS "
a., -, seemed foolish 10 her. Sunday they 20
~; - church, and {lat evening they arc gratllicd
~ ~ 'rcl 1slat all about Boyd Is passed and O.
~. 'as That Eoyd s.latter ended here: lie nc
s spoke or Thought IL il a@ain. lie lHd =
~ q; generous aud turgivin@. lie had received
~ wife hack to his affections. lie was wlliin'
W., ~ ttop at any point this side Of crl1.lna!
~ lie took no measure l.. rend her away till
~, ~, isacd she MRS guilty. Now the intimacy
"n stuart hc.ius t. b: Developed. Monday nj
. .e in. tho Invitations for dinner arc cou1
VI uaudcd Nhys The letter to Boyd had
1sAl 1 answered. The answer was received on
49, 49, day morning. That letter disclosed to
'n's s heart stricken husband that tile cause OF
,s', s,. wo1nan's dcpravity lay farther hack tha,
al9 knew. The words, "'lour confidence I
and = w have been abused hut uot by nc" lsy h
~, ~ On his heart. Seeing his aEunixcd cosdi
~ ~ Fannie deems It her duty to tell him
matters about Stuart, and tells him 10 60 tt
',. 80 Ear4lam's aud he would hear more ThcF'
oo' the flrst time ic :f,pFisrd Of these cir
H.. tiauccs, which carried IL his mind Il ctnvi
."n M Of lcr guilt lie goes hone and rctires
~" l,cr to his room. Then for tic first tin
J aAe brought her attention to t1,esc circumsta
! care not II son say he protested to
II Of ,s., En-n.N, c.Iind and ,r,s rcf,,srd n
~ note found on tho carpet, Of the meeting
ILL., ILL., fore, Of tue meeting on Saturday one
:aon @ tion after another he puts 10 her: What