, 1860-12-05
THE EuRtEi DiEGRCE CASE.
FOURTEENTH CAT OF THE TRIAL.
The Testimony Closed.
THE .IClNESTS 0cEtED EY Mc. KILLER.


From uur Special Reportcr.]
SAvEEvl11-E, Tneeday r. Il.
AT the opcnin. ur the Court Mr.. l;cckwi,i4
for defence olta;nrsl permission to introduce
all additional witnr-s.
TESTIMONY OF MARTIN WINCH.
.M4rtin NincA, sacorn-1 saw David Stuart
and Col. Carpenter on the L. S. Fair Grounds
lie irst day Of the FAIR, October 14il. The
tallsc lost 1ny 10y aud found llisu with
Stuart's party: spoke 10 Stuart at the time.
MARY SpAl-DlSG RECALLED.
As re!'uttins testimony, Miss Mary spalding
was rccallcdl l,y complainant, whu testified
that Mrs. 1!s1rcll told her Stuart was present
when the cluca from Tii:any's WAS unlarked
and placed upon The 1nautel piece, and that
Stuart helped iut il uI,.
FANNY HURCII RECALLED.
Miss Fanny Burch was also recalled to tllc
fAulc point, aud also testified thai Mrs. Burcll
raid thai when The clock and bronzc figures
were unpacked, Stuart WIS there and aided,
aud that one Of tho lattcr wills 70 very nude Sue
wa quite aefar,cd.
G.vs* En.nint.l hy .Nr. Erkn;t1.- Don't
rccollcct Of any .thrr conversation that took
place; Only rctollcCt this l believe it took
place in the JarlOr, III one cIft: was present
the figures lave remained On tho 1naIsc& ever
tncr; have often seen and examined it don't
rcgnc,ubrr t]llt have exhibited il to gentle
,ucn and ladies; have looked ut it in the pres
cncc Of the family; never heard any other re-
mark about bcing ashamed Of it.
e. ROBERTS RECALLED.
Christopher jo5xrts called ty Conp!ainant-
Am Eoohkccpcr at Hnrcl,'s Bank Mr. Dcrcl,
was at husnr OH the :illl Of Dec. - caI,uot
say If he WIS at home all <uy.
Cross *-Etamiaetl.-Unlyk know hcwas At home
from checks.
The complainant here having closed their
rcnutting testimony, the defence introduced
quite number of witnesses to rc',ut the tcs.
timody Of James F. Joy aud DR.. Allen as to
the letter exhibited ty Stuart, purportins ia
he letter from Mrs.. I'urch. This numbc,
comprised we'll known citizens Of Chicago.
Unj F. dyer r*raIleI-Tcstided tllat the let
ttr shown to Or. Allen was copy in Stuart'l
hand writing (Witnc-s identified the copy
shown In court
Mr.. Van Arman, fur complainant, objected
~ Introducing any more testimony ~ to wta
Stuart raid about the letter, and the point wa
argued ut length. On the partof tho defence
il WAS argued by Dcckwith and Browning tia
they had right to prove by this multitude o
witnesses that this copy w,as alone exhibited
| to them In their presence by Stuart.
So much Of the testimony as tended to dis
| prove tic testimony O: the witnesses Joy asla
| Allen w;ls admitted.
Sir. Aver thrn testified tia: l,c had convcrs
I'd with Dr. Allen on the subject Of the letter
aud tllat he had never eecn any copy Of MrE
Durch'S letter other than the present one, say
/ others tnken from thin-
TESTIMONY OF c. II. KING.
e. II. Hing xsrorH.-Ain Ill attorney Mt Ia,
| in Chicago; a partner of Ma:ier, Taft d. King
| Stuart stated III my presence that it was mos
Eroyidcntial he had been allie to 0t,tain fror
iurril copy Of the letter hc {stuart, had II
ceiycd from Mrs. Burch, is he had dcstroye
the original shortly alter its receipt, and ti,s
If he lid preserved the original Ii would Civ
The lie ut once to all these stories Stuart sal
Durril had previously borrowed the orisins
from him and taken . copy.
| Cro Croxs-<1a,ninod-Iiave had @ conyersatio
with Dexter and Lewis about this letter;
tried to defeat and mislead them because the
were seeking evidence, aud I was prejudice
n:,;ainst Dexter, from having previously SEC
lin in close consultation with Stuart, and no
engaged against him.
Further evidence Wis introduced chiefly I
to the reputation Of Stuart for veractty. 1