, 1860-11-24


ming; rccollcct nothing further. On Monday
morning when came down stairs met Nrr.
Burrh IN the hall nn1 we went into the dining
room; she said that tho dinner party was to b:
given up, for Mr. Burch aaid my sister was too
l. III: I:wtjit into thu library and asked him, and
he said that my sister could remain in her
room he said that he preferred to hare it Civ
en- up; don't remember anything more III
regard TO- the, ,giyinK UP Of tho dinner parry;
Nj. and Mrs. Burch told INC to counter1nand
tho Invitations; went with tho coach1nan
and did so; then went to the bank, and then
letter from Boyd, received that morning;I
did not remember one sentence In it till read
II in paper this noon-ss Your confidence may
hare been betrayed, but not by me-" Wo cor
yarsed upon this subject; when returned,
saw Mrs. Burch; ehe wondered why Mr. Burch
did not coma; knew Mr. BurcA went to sec
Mis: Farna1n, ,becanse lie asked nc wIat he
should do, nttes l Lad told him what /
knew !; l said Mr.. and Mrs. Fasnam knew more
about It than any one, and nc asked
where he would ind them; +: told him I
ture Store 1T ii O'clock; / told iii knew and
had heard; I saw him at Mr. Farnam's house
at II o'clock; went there saw no ono but
the servant and Mr.. Darch; my conversation
with them wcs about Mrs. Burch and Mr. Stu
art; I did so because on going over to Sunday
school told him ahou: Mr. Boyd, and he
else told him If be would be at the bauk
would meet him there after had counter:
mandc1 the Invitations; he then asked me
think to tell him about Stuart; this was tic
1lrst time Stuart's name had ever been men
toned between us; think he asked nc be-
fore told him; may have volunteered It; I
then proceeded to tell him Ill rccollccted;
III. B1rch had been to Mr.. Farnam's before be
came home; sle went into the hall TO meet
him and they went into my room; heard Mrs.
B. say two OF three times ! am not guilty"
thought she was cr5insE; think she eaid orec,
soon after, and was there half an hour or long
cr, then my uncle came III the library; MIS-.
Burch did not come down to dinner; Ind
conversation with Mr. Burch in the library be-
e-dinncr lie WROTE two letters then, one to
Nj: Corning and one to my mother; lie did
me he had asked Mr.. Corning to come iulme-
diatelyto Chicago; he told me no more Of the
eantcnts lc put both letters In his pocket;
after dinner think he went up stairs; I think
he, wcnt UP stairs, am not positive; after ha
went away Mrs. B. sent for me to come upetairs
before Left The table I went up Immediately;
she vas in q rocking chair In nny room; she
was not crying when went, but had her hand
kcFchicf in her hand. and looked as il she had
been crying; she said, Fanny, what did Mr..
Burch tell you." said, Every thIng;" she
said, You might as we'll tell inc, rs he has
mc;;'' asked her, Aunt Mary, how could
you have Eono to the communion tables" She
said, "Don't call me aunt; thought had re-.
pcnted, aud for eighteen months, until came
back from the East last fall, have tried to
live yirtuous life" She asked If he had writ
| ten to 3fr. Corning and my mother; / did not
tell, and shc said, You might as well tell nc,
for Minnie says she has, and suppose your
| mother will come and keep house for him in
| stead Of going East with Lizzic.' Tacn She
| took hold Of, my dress md wrung IT. Hero
the witness gayc the came conversation as in
her direct examination, ending, '' PLEAD with
| Mr. Bunch to let INC stay with him. won't
| ask to tc his wife, only to live under the roof
/ with lim." Mrs. Bnrch cried; think did;
! felt ycvy badly; I think have given her words
and all of them; I was in the room ten or iii:
teen minutes; we were not eonycreiD:, all the
time, but most Of the time she said also, tak-
Ing Hattie on her lap," You are your papa's
and mammals only child, but nobody but God
and your mamma know II, and that's enough y
Size also said God had forgissn as great SIN
ncre as she; there might he other things l
don't remember there may be things that
| gave her exact Words; remember her saying
that shc hadrcad IN her Bible TINT God he1
forgiven greater sinners than she was; shc
sald such sinners, and might also hare said
greater sinners II thlnk no conversation crcr
made such IN Impression on my mind; Think
! l l
was IN the room the greater part Of the time;
I think next saw her when Mr. Valentine Vas
| present; Think heard hcf crying before Mr.
! Valentine cane; I don't know whether tic
room was shut after Ar: Valentine entered I
heard Mr. Burch say, 81 Mary, come down, 3lr:
she did not come down; think thcy went up
there: heard her crying whilc they were there;
! don't remember seeing ANYTHING before tea
after tea uncleand we're sitting in the library
Minnie came III and asked If she could 20
up and sec her mother; he said yes, if would
10 up with her; went with her, and Minnie
sat on her lap; Mrs. Bureh asked me TO leave
the room. She did not irish TO be watched
| while she saE her children; I immediately
got up and went to tho door, went in to bid
her good night; I kissed her good night, that.
was all that 'sns said; think she asked nc
mark to Mr: Burch that night; did the next
! day; Mrs. Burch occupied the "gucat cham.
bcr' that night; 31r. Durch occupied his own
room; this WAS tue FIRST hight they occupied
separate rooms; on Tuesday, morning l went
into the. ball: and heard them in the
that you loved. her and would
marry her il WIS out Of the way, hut did
not believe II was truc;" I heard her say,
FEATHER, Just want to tell you how 1t was )"
heard no farther conversation before break
fast !; she did not come down t. breakfast: the
|
Honora Cook, "Big Margaret" Mary Shell.
hcner, aud: another; "Bly Margaret" was
laundTcss, Mary WAS the cook, Honora was the
nurse, and Margaret was the waiter; was
with Mr.. Farnam down stairs and Burch came
down; said Mrs. D. would like to see him;
heard her crying; be sup between five and
ten minutes; aiter he left vent up; she WAS
crying and seemed excited; tE1s was the time
hathed her bead: the door vas open; think;
she said that Ar. Farnam said be did not think
there WAS u lady in Chicago who could have
resisted Mr.. Stuart; she Eaid 3fr. Burch felt 50
sorry for hcr that he said hc piticd her more
than blamed her; she then told me to 20 to
Lizzie; she WIS pure and worthy Of nc, while
she Nas vile; Mr.: Burch went ont; ehc asked
nc 1t t16nght As.-Durcs1 heard her: shc
quictel down soon after and I left her; there
may bc things hare forgotten; ! thought, Of
some things last night; the servant said that
Miss noyd WIS down st-.::s stt-.:s and asked TO sec
may have been 10 o'clock il was soon aftermy
unclo went ont; Mrs. Burch said, "Wha! can
doi can't see har; EXCUSED herself; also
excused myreH-both because VIC were not
well; went down stairs to see Miss Eoyd !;
she said TINT her brother had sent her over to
explain to Mrs. Burch' that the note that he
had written Saturday he WAS so angry he did
not know what he was writing; went ur
and told Mrs. Burch, and she told me to tell
Miss Boyd that SHE had exhoaoratcd him;
| then went up to Mfa. Burcli, md she asked
I me why Dr.. John called 50 Into the evening
before; I told her, and she asked me about the
concert; l staid b long time with her, and she
talked to me freely; she said that the first
time she yielded to Mr. Stuart was the day be-
fore Mrs. Matbcr's wedding, and ths Inst time
was the night We went to the theatre that had
tempted her for three months before ehe
| yielded; she mentioned no other time; she
| saip TINT she now thought it was delibcratc
p1an Of Mr. Burril and afr. Stuart to ruin her,
aud that she lad written 50 IN her note to Mr.
Stuart; lido not think she said she used those
words; did not give tue words this morning;
II appeared, did not intend. to; perhapa L
did not make myself 50 cleax this morning;
adjournment Of Court; think have talked
about my testlmono since; I read Boyd'a letter
In tho newspaper ! did not sccthc paper with
| my testimony In.
! The witness then detailed other words Of
conversation as in the direct examination a.
TO mixing nm appointment with Stuart at her
house. She said She did not intend toilet him
in when she said So: + have given all IF tic
conversation remember: do not think she
used the dsy Of the month IN speaking Of the
theatre; loo not rccollcct Of her saying any-
thing about any one calling while Sluart wis
therc; while VIC weir ut Burlington had con
versation with Mr Bufch af1cr he wrote the
letter to Mr. Corning I think he spoke OF Ibis
I matter; after TINT she callctl me to the win
dow to sec air. Stuart pass by with Miss Fleet
wood; she said II l wanted I could see him
coma back; she said that Mt. Stuart would
not be as apt 10 lead young ladies' astsay.
= married ladlfs' fer tpsy rep'a be mere apt
to get In trouble. The witness 1elkat;d as ia
warning Mr. Fleetwood, and as to the
| different effi.rt uthn Mr. Etnnrt and hers elf