The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-11
Tn. Burch Divorce C.,. In st. Louis.

throughout the country The dispositions the side OF
taking in St. Louis Cincinnati and New York. are OK
citing increased interest In the affair Mrs Burch, II Will
DC remembered relative OF the influential and some
what celebrated Erastus Corning, Esq.. Of New YORK
Her husband, Isaac Buren, rich banker in Chicago,
has won an unusually high aud reputation az
IN exemplary citizen and Christian gentleman siAmiy
resided In pAlatal Michigan avenue, In that
city The allegation that Mrs detected in lie OF
ss violation o. sns mos! esssa msss What
purported 70 be full confession OF the guilt charged put
subsequently, Withdrew the confession, declaring MAJ
been extorted from her by Intimidation In resisting tne
suit brought by her husband the sucsess OF which would
oonsign her 70 infamy her relative has employed emil
nenty able counsel who are sparng no pains ana no
The deposition Of only one Witness Ellen Clark has
q yes been taken Some fifty nterrogatves, OF com
preheUsive and astve put to her. al o.
which, together with her answers had to be written out
In detail Al siagle point only does her testimony 70
feet upon Mr. Burch, the remainder being such nara
tive Of her personal history may be effectively USED
dscred her that point We informed that there
Chicago connection with the suit she disguised az
. nun, and with cloak over this disguise visited M
him-hsving never seen him before-,hst she might be
able TO identify him In court Also that he declining 70
give aims without further respecting her and
perceving that she carefully held her cloak around he
drew aside the garment we'd the NUM- dress and
then sent her TO the Catholic bishop-upon whom how
ever she did not call This witness for some eighteen
months kept the low brothsl house. resort
for thieves and "bufers" called Compromise Saloon, on
Green street. She also presided at number OF es
tabsh ments scarcely less vicious In this CITY and In
Chicago The following Is compend OF her statement:
know Mr. Burch, one OF the partners to this suit, and
have known him since June 1857 lived IN Chicago, III
went there about seven ago. now live at No l07
Morgan street, in this city have lived here since the Sth
OF October last; In Chicago lived the west side OF
Jefferson street. between Harrison and Polk streets,
poste Cedar street lived there between March and No
roc ms and cosets and had dressm ing sign on IT,
rented from Heath Hurd, paint and oil dealers say
Burch come 70 that house between those months csut
recollect how many times: he visited icuy there;
whep he first be inquired for dres'making toll
him not in the habit Of fitting gentleman ne then
rad he wished me TO 70 his house 70 tt dress told
him could leave home he said friend OF miue
had shown him the place that that he wished quiet
| place 10 20 o. and that had been recommended
there he stayed time, and when he returned
said ~ thought Of going to the bank to see you he
said not TO unless brought note, sealed, and
handed II TO him. don't remember any other converse
tion particularly, and don't know OF other mat
Meyers forty years old the 25h OF this moi tn
born in New York state; my mother Ia living there;
think sne Is sixty nine years old am single my ars,
the day OF May after fourteen years old by
Elder John smith lived with my husband only the hrst
fifteen years, and then We separated II was In olsogo
county, New York town OF Maryland southeast corner
| Of the town; my husband was and 10 farmer; have
been married twice, time 10 James Clark,
the las. day Of JAY, years ago. by Baptist minis
| ter, and at Chicago; my first husband il living my
osys After we were married my ars husband dea 40 ,u
-four years ago; now room aud board myfelf on third
floor at No lo7 Morgan street here the lst Of De
have lived here since; lived here month bar
ber's shop at Kings Hotel next one month At No 80
Morgan rtreet Broadway next eight onths
II No 322 Broadway; next eighteen months ~ No liz
q widow, lived on one side Of me Green street, and
family named Dunn lived near at Chicago my bust.
ness most Of the time was nursing; lived at the
Clarendon House on Randolph and Market Streets aud a
the homeopathic Hospital Nos Is sad 20 Kenze street
made my home II the latter p tce while worked out;
theu went 70 Housekeeping on Lake street. wseu
veiy on
Jefferson, Harrison aud on Polk Streets aud Mad
son. between Green and PeorS Streets could not tell
lorH at each small pox PATENTS married Clarke at
the Hospital Lake street took 10 the sick aud took
care u them; next stopped AT Union Hospital bet
Carroll and Fulton streets after wards lived various
places goDg from house house nursing sewing aud
taking OF the sick st home; In q Louis while living
over the barber shop had no occupation: after yards
sewed for Mrs Leslie an Others ia Green
kept saloon and half my present pas ness u
repairing old clothes have keps houses OF III fame, and
been inmate OF other sach house kept p)r.
ton OF eighteen months including the brown coags
Jefferson street, IN On ;ago also Madison
there; also one on the corner OF Morgan stree.
Broadway; Inmate of such house al No
10 oF.lion street; Al the Brown Cottage In chi.
received money from gcutlemsn; few o,ner men be
sides Isaac Barch visited there nut do not remem.
Der their names nor ho~ May they do not re.
member the names Of any OF the except lsasc Bach
cannot tell hos many tmer Burch called; Distinctly re
member t,ree times atone, 10 the early part
the night aad stayed 81 nour OF more think nst hear
OF this suit through the nesspnpers have talked 4tth
quite number ABOUT H. among whom Vas VI. Hen
bricks at saloon; slso, with Clarence Ble With
an Enesn lady, whose name ia Bnmore. thiak also,
once only With Beckwib, Mrs Burchs attorney. Au
gust last, at the Richmond House Chicago; wrots to
Erastus Corning relation t. the suit, that there
proof here that would benefit Mrs B1rcn was about
the little Eogisn woman stating that Mr. Birch was in
the habit OF going into woman's hers at
Barnums Hotel, In reply received letter from
Becxwth-pone from Corning | wrote only tSo let
know that Mary W. Burcn, the de
| PENDANT In this suii; have bal converse
tion with any friends or agents that know conversed
with Beck Nth and Ar Hendricks aud some oae that
Mr. Beck with seut here: NJ Beck the Rich
mond House 10 Chicago, some time IN August last;
tary was then present d1at kno~ MS name the gen
teman sent here was also present nv aiis was
taken there don't thoS dozen words spoken IN
dependent d taking the affidavit expected 10 IN
again, but F Max Meyers told me that 70 non
on account o. my taxing medicine Tor ths droosy
verscd ~ith Hcndrcgs nv saloon several tunes since
June drst asked Em write Cora,ng for me be
| cause, as ssd. thought Mrs Birch injured so
man; more might have been ssid but don't rcnsm
Der the words az the next tutervey, after, told
him had written 10 Corning three weeks after
ward the sentlsmaa came 70 ana sad that Corning
had sent him; took him 70 Hendricks Office
| think no one e.se was present.; spoke oi
| taking the dcpos t'on Of Mrs Binmore the little
| English woman but did Dot wish H. I ssid
70 10 Chicago souli zee Mr. Bees .tn uysaf
this IN all remember ~ the tnervtew he merit ipter
view With Benaricss wss some DAYS after, my saloon
when ba retnF0ed from Chicago, donf reroect ~no
Vas present. It'd him my hfl3svt bad been taken:
oon't remember anything else thai saii then nor
any other ptersie~ with Heodrcks lou this
suit TN within The lat week bsve spokeu with aim 10
bis Office but don't the substance or the CON
vcrration; dnnt kno~ VINO present; strange man
sat In the office. Hen tricks called my oce the drs OF
the week 10 one WA present; he told tome
TO this On =, nohne else ald relation 10 this suit
that knos Of next intervie~ 9TH Headrcgs Vas last
evening" the lady living beio~ present: called
70 ere what became OF me when on, so suddenly
ne previous night he spoke OF the weather ana Mr.
EAvcs walking nomr with me this al
notorious woman known Irish Anna Ia next 10 be
Intercepted by the Commissioners
From the ~. Louis Democrat, Nov 81
In the case OF burch Buroh, the depoett,oo ~ Ma
ran Cornea Ames was yesterday entered upon pro.
grcseed With, and vii be resumed probably coucue
ef 70 day We ccndcnse her statement go far az made
and present the gu balance Of II a. foliovs:-
know Mr. Burch, but the other party Mrs
Bur have known the frmer since he Of March
LIST Of April, 1890 since that time and until the last
eight or nine weeks DC has visited icty least once
Zach t~o seeks, Was between eight and ten r aus
south Clarke street. Chcaso cannot any circum-
stances Connected with bis visits my fathers name Jero
miah Amee vas born suxus, H. 1895. IN oou-tlsni,
ONO my alher 10 70 years aud mother 81 years OF age
and i've IN Mentor Lake county, Ohio. married al
aeator seven years ago, By Esquire Campbell " Russell
bAker have lived separate from him the year
We lived At her tor and Cleveland am not nov msrred