New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-29
The Hsurch Divorce Case.
NArIEEvILLE, Ill Wednesday, Nov. y, 1860


Mr.. Stuart at the house often when Mr. Birch was ST
,ge; Other gentlemen would cali frequently and take
dinner and tea it'll Mrs. Burch; | have seen Far
ram tieIe frequently when Dir. Burch spoke to me
about Mr. Stuart he told me to say nothing about IL
Mr. BurCh has told me that he advised Mr. Corning to
send Mrs. Burcb TO a convent when L requested
10 s,e Mrs. Burch asked Mr Birch if / should do
so Sir. Bmth advised not to; l asked n second
time 20 20 and her. and be said had better moi 20;
le siidif / went TO the fremont House 10 see her
they would get me into trouble there was part-
ton through which could be heard, and that there
was d clothes press in the room in winch man would
be ,nCealed TO testify against me was afraid, in
sequence, 10 60 ard Mrs. BuTCh her counsel AT
first; J gfjeTwa1d saw Mr.. Burch and DCckWth and
CBu,Geld at Mr. Pecks; the day before Mrs. Burch
went away Mrs Boyd was called; 1 went up to the
DO r. il locked and chair up against ii; Mr.
Bur bad told before not TO suffer any letters to
reach MIR. Burch before he had seen them; arn v-
il g with Mr.. Burch now; | have lived al his house
ever since Mis- Burct left.
Mrs Fanny Burch recallcd--I DO not remember
- cuhi1g with Margaret o. Hara about Dir. Burca;
do not remember saving that should "no cry" nor
q at uncle lad forgiven Mrs. Burch for the same Of
iense leioIe."
Margaret O'Hara recalled recollect having con-
vera ion with Fanny Birch on the Wednesday night
hefUe his. Burch left she told me that Mr. BHrch had
forgiven Mis. Bunch for the same thing three years
before: Cfied after MIs. Burc left; hr. BurCh told
ne | ought rot 10 cry for her, that she was q guilty
an, aud that he should get bill of divorce from
her rtht away; this was when her forbid me seeing
her.
Direct examination Tesumcd by Mr.. Van ArInan-
Tie light MIR. BurCh left. Mr. Burch said that ought
10 have told lin about Mr.. Siuarts viiits said that
there were ladies' in tbe house almost all the time and
that if there ANYTHING improper in bis visits, they
would haS informed i'm; never refused admttance
90 NJ. SraIt; was little suspicious Of Mr.. Stuart
afjer hr Burcl spoke to ne about him; my sympa-
thes were with Mis- Birch until after she left, but
Nj. Bar Impressed my Hiud subseq tina, sho
W; guilty; when gave NV previous testimony, Mr..
Bmob he'll ID nc to do s0 do not remember Mr. Mil
Ter telling % that ] must tell what knew only from
my itcoIlec.ion; wien gave my deposition, told
he Truth sr.r an;i;y, bat did not iu.end the little
2, els LAT Iel caused should bear the construction
Iui upon them by the lawyers; on the day that Mr..
Stuart and MIS-. Bare were in the grarery, | saw his
an on er II ouder and ter arms mp toward her bon
metz did not Il EN- kiss each other in the act OF
hiss nC; never Il id that / would not 20 to Court
10 testify against Mrs. Burch | WAS wiling
10 cone ana testify 10 the truth; | came here
on Monday Light, ard saw Mrs Birch; was sub,
rel cad last night by named Salisbury he said
tlat The wycrs e Mr.. Burch sent for me; 1 saw
NIessIs. Beckwih and Garfield and told them what /
knew about Il e kissing testimony; Mrs BuIch never
10 Ike ne about that, but said that had told SO
ice about her; the day that listened over the ban
nisur-. ! think heard Mrs. BurCb say, Don't, am
ted" but can't say really ii these were The words;
y aid something OF the kinc; reccliect Mrs Bufeh
Swing Il at size was " naughty woman Mre Birch
t. ID 10 ray nothing about what had happened, as
ofly thee gentlemen in the world bnew Of IT, and that
u ev were sworn 10 say not ing about IT. when
made he der OrltIOn before the magistrate, Mrr Drcn
reminded me Of several things IN giving my testimony;
Mrs. Thomas Burch bad tolked 70 me abont these
n ups: Mr.. Burch would not have known OF them had
he not told him; the day Of Mr.. Turner death,
when l went into the dinmgroom M STUART anu
MIS- BurCh stood near together; had no thought OF
orfstion Nv Mr.. Arnan-What first made YOU think
bod Of It A.-YOu did, yourself, when you asked
ne questions az TO how near they stood together ana
what thcy were doing and all that. Mr.
Bmth did not refuse TO let me see lIr. brch
iut advised me not to do 70; he he's refused
10 LEI ne sec ler lawyer; he blamed me for gong to
Mr. pecLv itl huuc wanted 10 90 Eirt after hid
cen Mr. Be-, vith and tod Dir. Barch 50, but he ad-
VII ed II net TO 90 he said they would poison me; that
Mr. Corning would give ever 40 much for my me- no
money has ever been offered 10y either side; m con
,ersaiion with Mr.. BeckSitb, he told me could al
wrys Let "a good IlAco; that ! could live IN Mrs
PuCh's cr Mr. Corning family, IN my other place
il Chicago or New-York have never been asked TO
testify untruly.
| Wm A. Mntrcv of WifcOnsin. sworu--i knew Mr..
stuart. on tLc evening of he 2ilh II December, Is5
WIS at The fremont Hon'e; on that evening Dyer
Sage uyfolf and marty Of five or siN, were IN room
No 40 PLAY ing cards Mr.. Stuart wa there; ne g0t
~ duirg II evening and said Inc was going to ball
ivtp 10 he emll wees Of the house; we loEei nm
ON. ifcraly about il but be vent Mr. stuart played
caiGz with from or Z. O'Clock for an hour ana u
isf BE- Wa H. The alter he irs LETT II Tour or hNe
I'm es: ,he iit tine lie returned, he bad on ".lie
dove: when 7 lef The card room went into David
- loon, Suar was here this was II Oclock 40 not
n INK half an hour raised during the evening without
Mr. StuAl coming INTO tie ROOM ! 40 not know now
! far tie hou,e OF Mr. Bdrch Is IRON lhe lfemon'
HOue. -, A. a.
Crose-evamiration--I was connected with the Gen,
ual n. ilfoad three wears ago, bat not since iheh'
lave Ietu fiieuds with Mr. Stuart Tor some years
have covered with ar. CUuield about lhis e,t-'' !
| lied me # J wa- in Chcago ON Christmas Day -
.s51; ! did BOT at rt remember, hut aiter"aru Ii,
/ from DE fact taI ny son came 10 Cnc'so on tI!'
3fy Co. .TcIu j. win me; wh lre' ASKED "n""l 'ii
| stae u i,c Or four weeks ago.
| liFfcf exam ggtion resumed-I never employed
! cutle Genital Railroad 10y Mr.. Corning; when did
| busire-s with the road IT was ilrongh Dean "ioh
/ uOd. IL ,
! n e fremont How're in 1851, was then read MS teSu
ot.y IL ,ub.tanii us - follows The ball 70 the en-
l.,ees If tie fremont liOufe was ield az te houre Vi
| iIegth OF December 1851; asked nv stuart II re
80. ociu,, 10 n bali; he said yes, Kate iwh0 az
lie ,bsp bcrvork Of i room has wanted me to dance
| 10 first ref with her and shall do 90; about y
o'flock and seveTl times afterward during the even
| me- Jaw sir. Stuart dance win haIe ana TWO %
n zee olber Ilr the last lime saw Mr. stuart was "a
| 5o,cl,ck and lie was then walking about Win maze
IN T. U4,i or De eUber 1861, j. one Il the evening
vi On c,ire II charged against Mr. Stuart ana Mr'
| BlIch in Do bill Of conn lnnt'l
| Adjourned till afternoon.
| ArTpRNoOs sT-SIGN.
| o.. ;,,ti,r az Frederick W. Buuham-Par
ti.s were given 10 the servants Of the fremont hom
on the Christmas Eve of 1856 and 1857 % no, Know
| of ar Stuart being there on the ohrlH'ln"7 Eve
| ls.O. e Z 40 HI,
,tl Mr. Bufch: have lived there since JanuVry y
Us. when firy went TO live there had converse
ion viii Margaret O Hora. .......:.
Conn,d for Ire comp claimant objected to the quesuo
! =, 10 CtIVerfallOn. =.
A. Re,kvitb for the defense, argued IN favor q
eit ~ ak Il . question, for the purpose Of show
no la three yems ago Mr.. Burch melted suspicion
se n liz vie in tie breasts OF be d9mtsn - q
| a.. h
S-er md hen after,gad invited stuart q the houf
,,,,drced I'm INTO his coifdeucc and family, mad