, 1860-06-02
Isaac II. Durch, In lie Circuit Court of Cool
IS. County, in the State Of ILL.,
Mary W. Burch nois. In Chuncerv.

Ta. County. III tile Sta.c oil lll1-
The answer Of Mary ". Durch, the defendant,
to the amended bill Of complaint Of Isaac Il.
Durch, the complainant.
This defendant now and at all times hereafter,
Saving and 1eserFfng unto herself all benefit
and dsautage Of exception that can OF may be
had or taken to the E1any errors, uncertainties
and impcrfcctions In the said amended bill of
compfsint contained, for answer thcrcuato or
unto 80 much and to such parts thereof rs this
defendant is advised is, or are n1a:c1inl or ne.
cessary for her to make answer unto, answering
says, That she admits that she was lawfully
married to the complainant at Albany, New
she and her said husband hare Ived together
from that time until the 18th day Of January,
A. D., 1860. This defendant also admits that
Immediately after the said marriage, she re-
moved to Chicago, Where lier said husband then
resided, and that they have e=er since been and
we're at the lime Of the hltug Of said complain
ants bill Of complaint, both Inhabitants Of the
State Of Illnois
The defendant further answering. SAYS, Thxt
since her marriage NTH the ccmplninan. afore.
said, she las had two children by him; one
named Mary W. Burch. who was bora on the
9Th taY Of March, 1S43. and the other named
Harriet Corning Hurch. who was htrn on the
on the e4th day Of May, 4. D., 1855,
and that both Of said children gre now liying.
And this defendant further answering says. that
tue eeEeral allegations in the said amended bill
Of complaint contained, cha giag this defendant
With having committed adultery with persons
unknown to the complainant, And ut times and
places unknown. are 70 vague, general and I'M
certain that this defendant cannot on trial be
as fully prepared to meet aod disprove the
same as she would be, had the said allegations
been made with greater certainly as to tile time
or tlmes when. place or places where, aud the
person or persons with whom the adultery
therein alleged is claimed to have been coni-
mItted; and she does and will insist that abe is
entitled to hare before sriul. q mora particular
| specification IN rcsIrd TO kaii allegations to
| enable her to disprove or exp p:nn any statement
claim has tendency to establish the same.
And this defendant further answering says,
that she distinctly. positively and uneauivocal-
| " denies that sac has ever committed adultery
| or had criminal intercourse with David Stuart
or with anr other person u: the city OF Chicago,
in the State of Illianis, or at t;uil6ord, in The
State OF CONNECTICUT, OF any other IEare what.
ever, st any Of the times mentioned in the said
| compa' nau.s amended bill nf complaint or at
any other time whateyer. And this ds!endant
further says, that the several allegations in the
| ansd complainaut's s amended bill Of complaint,
contained. charsing this d=fendant with lnring
committed adultery and having had criminal
| connection with David Stuart and with other
| persons to tue complainant unknown, are not
only each and every one Of them entirely and
absolutely untrue, but the same are, as this de-
| fendant has good reasou ia bel eve upd does be-
liere, wck.dIy ,cruelly aud nalciously 1nadeaud
persisted IN BY the complainant for the purpose
OF Obtaining, without just cause therefor, de-
cree Of divorce from this defendant; and for
| more particular and cItcuulstuutial answer tn,
and denial Of The said allegations, and in exp'a.
nation Of the causes that have led Ia and in.
duced the complainant to make tue charges in
the said allegations contained. anl Of The cir
cumsabces under which tkcr were made, this
defendant states, that sue first beca,ne ac-
quaiuted with the conlp!aioaut about the year
ls42 at Albany, in tt.r State OF New York,
where he was tIleu residing aud employed us
clerk IN a banking house. This deteudan: was
at that time llsing in tbs family Of her uncle,
Erastus Corning. of said place. where she lad
resided as one Of A's family ufler the death of
lcr father a1d from the time she wns about it,
teen years OF aga. Tint the complainant sub
sequently snd prior to the time Of lis intrrmar.
riage with this deffndaut, removed to Chicago,
and there, with very limited mems, engaged III
and thereafter coulAueI to transact banking
business, That THIS defendant has, since the
| the filing Of the said comp1ainant's amended
bill Of complaint, for the first time been in.
| formed, and she DOW belIeTcs it to be true, that
the complainant, previous to his marriage with
her, made repeated and particular inquiries in
regard to tho relation that she sustained her
uncle, the said Erastus Corning. with whom she
was then residing, md in regard to the rroba-
| nl& 34uUNut VI pcCAA!As3 bt1EHk AH0 AufAuk1}st
that would accrue to him. the complainant. ~
| marrying this 4elendant; which circumstance.
| together with the comp!Ricaut's 5 subsequent con.
duct, fully deyelopc to tile mind o: this defend
ant The motives aud feelings by which the
comnIauant waB at thattime aud has since beeu
governed and actuated. THIS defendant further
states that at The time of her marriage with the
complainant, her uncle, lie said ErAstus Corn
ing, did, By q large outlay and expenditure
OF money, make such prnri>ion for this
defendant as 1lca appeared II be entirely
satisfactory thso TO ,n 'ns eo"Eanan; a2
several years. By himself aud by those with
whom he was connected iu business, extend to
| the complainant lur5e mud extensive 1,eeuniary
Md, accommodations. influence aud credit BIZ
means of which and the eI.,sts of the said
earning to promote the interest aud welfare
3ts and profits accrued 10 the comp1ainan: in
his business And this defendant further states,
that while such saf, acc0nn,2detinns, Influence
and credit were thas extended 10 thr complain
ant, as be desired, and while ;hc said Curnin .
! was unceax,ng 10 his efforts on his behalf, the
complainant trcsict this defendant and her
famlly mud friends kindly and with respect
but that about t4e yenr 1866 misunderstood.
ing arose between the coni plainaut and some o1
the persons connected with tile said Corning in
reference to tue pecuniary accommodations thai
should thereafter be extended bY them to the
i
after. other Misunderstanding occurred Of q
sinllur and Of pecuniary nature, 30 that the
. | said Corping's aid anu Recommendations near!J
ceased from and after The year ls57'. That i'm
mediate]y after tho said misunderstanding in
; the yenr ls5;l, the complainant began TO trea
this defendant upkint!l!, and to speak 10 hel
and Of her friends and family in her presence
in hsrsh xuH upkind terms; and that as thu
said other Misunderstanding from, time to timt
! occurred, the complain .nt re1tc4.s this defend
ant more uukindiy, aud Was more AID mort
: harsh and severe ia speaking to her and Of bel
family friends in her presence until this defend
| ant was by his neglect i'll treatment and cruelty
! deprived Of all haprineesaud domestic coDforf
: aud Was often atrait 10 cxpress wish III mat
! ters wherein he had expressed dilIeteat ~ist
Of his own, Or eveu 10 usk him for money to de
fray the ordinary audnecsssary expeast2 of hc
household, fearing that she might thereby d 5
please him and bring upan herself further neg
1ect, i'll treatment and cruelty. Aud Us explain
i. atory Of the manner in which 1le complainant
has trea.cd this defendant, This defendant says
j. . that not knowing way The complainant di=1iket
her, and feeling :imos: broten hearted OIL ac
: the complainant and begged and implored O
: him 10 lovc her as he did when they were lirs
y married. and hes received from him AZ the sui
:, and only reply to sueh 1ppea:s, "tSaat up, 1n.
Il stop your rr1iag-IH breafy yot Of that
Aud iu further explanation Of the ,nanncr il
which the complainant has treated this defend
ant, this defendant says, ahst she has often witt
! the knowledge Of tbs complainant been for daJ
= without one penny OF 1IoneS for the oEd'nar.
=. and necessary expenses Of her laassLnI3, an
plalnapt been obliged, ia order " de!rax sue
- expenses, TO borrow one and two dollars Ut
~ - time from o young lady guest Of her famlt,
+ whom the compluirant Uniformly kept supple
- with money. That this <scfendant :,as sreqacu
J iy asked the complainant for ten or twenty do
ia nF lnfe t.