, 1860-11-23

rocking chair; there were two sheets Of papc,
| lying on the table; 31r. Burrh turned down ii
but line, md said, "Sign your name there :
l eigued In the sumo way another in her hand
| was witnessing her confession in her OWL
handwriting; Valentine was there afterwards
| he remained . long time; I remember STUART
| Passing tho honse before the confession: MI
sister said, There is Mr. Stuart :" went Ut
to Mrs: BuFch's room, and she said, Come il
quick to the window aud you can sec Stuart =
lie was walking with Miss Fleetwood; she
said, II want to shoot him ! thall ret Mr
Burc1 to write a note to Mr. Fleetwood te
warn him y she said, u wish he would CONF
back, and pass, and bow, and he call, and thcu
send down word I am engaged, and then &C
she sent for me to come up stairs; went
up stafrs, and she said, " Fannie, believe
le is going to send me away; he seems to be
made Of stone; he was Kind this morning and
said he would do nothing till my uncle came
and then he would send me away to some
quiet place; he seemed excited md tore Lis
handkerchief 10 pieces" mother went to hc1
room and heard her talking to the baby; size
then asked me to 30 to Nj. Burch and hayl
him come UP and pray with her; did 20, aud
went up into her room, and ! heard him pray.
insi be said he went to bid her good bye, and
she said Ar Burch had kissed her gnod bye
and asked me II ! had my feelings about kiss
ing hcr good night; said no, and kissed her
they did not sleep together that night; the
next day she came to my sisters room and
made some lemonade for her, and then kiss.
| ed her; remember sewing some cdging On
| her dress, ut her request: slc asked me about
taking her thfnga-her jcwclry and her two
to do rs she pleased; I think she only had enc
Of them; she had wrapper, and asked me Il
| she had better take It, it would look SO pretty
II she was Ill she told me Afr. Bnrch Lad given
her liberty to get what she wished, so she sent
down forgloves and hooped skirts; the gloves
hands would Be larger in summer; her skirt
she thought did not hang good, and thought
she could get more fashionable one In Alba
ny, and sent them back; she asked me If I
would have any feelings about brushing her
hair; Isaid no, aad did it; she said, s.Mr. Burcl,
has been very kind; don't you believe he will
take me back after three or four yeors Of good
conduct; he says he can't make nny promises,
for his lawyer had advised him tto;" she
scid he had frequently prayed for her; she had
been under no restraint, hut took her meals in
hcr dressing chamber, eating there as usual :;
l think she told me that ono Of tho nights
she had not slept; she had given NC brace
let; she asked me to keep it; she asked me
to burn the letters she left those that saw
burned; she sent letter on Wednesday to
MI. Burch l handed it. to him when he came
IN ut her request noticed what he said and
how be looked; told her lie said nothing and
that did not see him She said, Why didn't
you; told you I was there one day when M1.
Miller and the Sheriff came, on Wednesday
afternoon she spoke Of Ar. Mi1lcr's kindness
to her, and Wht1e the paper was being served
upon her to appear in court, he told hcr that
The man did not know why she was sum-
moncd; she seemed to be offended at Miss
spaldin:: and to talk about her; she told ME
that she lad told something about her, and
that Ii aho Lad she should never darken her
door again; that one day she saw Stuart with
his arms around her {Mrs. Burch's) waist; that
she explained the matter 10 her, she thought,
satisfactorily; that Stuart WAS telling her
somsthing So and that she sprung up, and that
Mr. Stuart caught hold Of her Just as Miss
spalding entered; she said that she had told
the satne thing to Mrs. Farnham; said that
1t was not likely that she would say much; at
this she said she had betrayed her
confidence, and that 10 one but Atr,
stuart, Miss spaldlng and herself knew
OF the occurrence; she told me that the day
talked against Miss Spaldins very bitterly;
said she WAS lying person ard was glad to
lind she was not coming back again size had
treated her very attctionntcly before TINT; at
the time this confession WAS witnessed by me
nothing was said By aIrs. Burch that rencm-
man ou this corner asked what little woman
that was hc always walked with, and whc were
the two sisters that walked togcthcry" she
said that it was noticcd-Acr opening lcttgrs
by Clark street Bridge right by Boyd's office
that people were making remarks about it,
aud that she might not 60 With Boyl-Mrs.
Burch and my sister aud were together and
Mr.. Bur:h said he would not have Boyd walk.
ing with them; she said: "Fathcr, we don't
want lle.s," AID when Mrs. Burch left she
said :" why don't you tell him so ~ We refused
aud sac said; You arc not worth anything
fHR &C. $C $u1n ~ H-l,A
tell MF: Busch Of her meeting Boyd; my father
j. not living; he has been dead thret years
last August; Miss Spauldtny since the death
of her parents has lived with my mother; a;
dinner party to be given she said she wished
to Invite Stuart to dinner, he was sucl, good
dinner company. but that Mr.. Burch would
not hare Lin; she neycr profrsscd to me anv
jealousy Of Mary Spaulding; VIC were couliug
over from the North Side one day and VIC met
Mr. Stuart and be shook hands and asked her
how her husband vas after he passed she
said: "Did you notice how jealous lie lookeds"
did; she said she thought she had done
great deal towards bringing Nr Stuo1t and lis
wife together again they had been separated
long time before they came to Chicago.
ttoss: E1a'ninutton, BY Afr. Rek,cih- III know
It was on Friday evening arrived In Chicago;
there is no circumstance TINT enables me to tsx
the day Of the month Mr. Burch was East;
se passed him on our way out about at Syra-
lis at Little Falls, and was with US al1 the way
to Chicago; We came by the Michigan Central
Railroad, thriving between twelve and one;
we met Mr. Joseph Turner at the cars no one
else; think the train arrived ut It's usual time
that evening; no remark was made that the
train was later than usual: don't know the
day Mr.. Burcll had left he had only been away
short time; Mrs. Burch told me hc had gone
East; suppose she told me when be left, but
do not remember; don't know whether It
IVES week, more or less; Christmas came on
Friday that year; the festival occurred week
from The day we arrived; Mrs. Burch met me
in the hall and asked If stuart met us she ad-
dressed her remarks 10 my cousin; / think
that night 1t was she told my cousin that Stu-
art knew she was in the family way: that ID
asl that remember In the hall; ! think she
spoke Of hersituatiou In the library, before VIC
lad supper; don't know whether We had tax
Tn Oh our bonncts; she stnted on that occa-
kionthat she lad told Mrs. BurriN, who had told
lcr husband. who had told Mr.. Stuart; that is
all l rccollcct that evening; don't know how
long VIC sat up that evening; ] had heard
6tuart's name; ncyer met him before or saw
him that Was the only conversation ever
heard on that subject By Mrs, Burch that was
INC time heard; ! don't know whether VIC
lad taken our things Oft OF had taken supper;
| don't know how long after VIC arrived at the
houses 1t was before our trunks arrived; Mr,
Turner had not come in the library door was
open; think he was in the hall !; l don't know
what led Mrs D. to speak Of her condition;
rcconect no conversation, preceding, succeed
Ing OF In connection with this remark, nor any
particular other conversation with Miss spal.
ding that evening at TINT time there were
two sisters. Mary and Jane; Dora and Marguret
O'Hara md fourth girl, Nora, came while
was there; ! don't know whether all the ser
wants were up; rcco1lect seeing servant,
but not more; don't know whom; don't know
who took my baggage up to my room; don't
know whether eaw It taken up; think It was
Of supper We had that evening think VIC
bad chicken think It Was d cold supper; Mr.
Fa1nam did not come into the house; don't
know whether he accompanied us to the
door; Mr. Joseph Turner said nothing
about Stuart then; saw Mr.. Stuart The
next Sunday, between and 2 o'clock; don't
know who admitted him; I saw him In the
libras3; Mrs. Burch told me; as she passed nv
door be was coming in; that is my rccollec-
ton: Miss spalding was down stairs; Mrs.
Burch went down trst; Mrs. 3, introduced
me; l went directly to the library: when
went down stairs found Mr.. Turner there:
don't know where Stuart was think he and
Mrs. Burch were In the parlor; don't know
whether Mr: Stuart kissed Miss Spalding that
morning; ! had no conversation with afr.
Stuart; Nj. g. and Mss. 3. went In the parlor.
leaving me in the library with Mr.: Turner:
Mrs. Burch said that she would not 70 TO
church; that Nj. Stuart conld take care OF
me; MI. Stuart said that he would remain
ith Mrs. Barch, and Mr. Turner would take
care Of nc; do not remember tho time when
church commenced; Minnie was at Sunday
School; do not know the lcnght Of time i
was usually held; don't remember what time
Sunday School commenced; Iwent to 81. James
once after TINT in the forenoon; don't know
what time their service commenced In the af-