, 1860-11-24

IL naa any iteuH5 apuuL Kissing her, ana 1
l. eaid no, md ksssed her; I remember no more :;
tho next morning she came to my sisters room
aud made her some lemonade aud kissed her:
saw Mr, Burch and told him, think, what
she said; did not cndeayos to state all: I
think did not state I'll: think b..
made Inquiries Of me; answered, SO far a. l
was able; after breakfast H. gaw her in her
room; she had her trunk open and was fold
Ing her clothes; rtcollect Of Nargarst's be-
ing In and out OF the room;1 don't remember
whether Margaret heard any Of the conyessa-
ton; GeTed tho edsfng upon the waist Of 4
dress for her; It may have taken me fifteen
minutes; I was in and ont Of the room all tic
she had better do about taking all her clothes
and Jewelry-that Mr. Burcl, had allowed her
10 do so; She asked me about a gay wrnppcr
she :had-whether she had better take lit
would look: 50 well II she was Ill; she sent
some ono, I think, for tls3 wrapncr; don't
know who She sent for .tc wrapper; she
asked me to fold her bom5axine; she asked
melt would brush her hair for her; she asked
what she should wear going home; she thought
it would be cold; she thought ut first Of car
rying all her wnrdrobc, but said perhaps Mr.
BuFch would Jet her come Eack In quiet way
in q year, and let her pack khcr clothes; she
said must not let Hattie fot ,;et to say Nam
na;" ! brushed her hair afte e;pards in my sis-
ter's room; don't rememh[ what WIS saId
afterwards; she spoke uf ~ gloves Carter
had sent down about that time; She asked me
to give Mr.. Burch note when he came in !;
she did not state its contcntt; ehc asked me to
observe what he said and how he looked when
he read it; afterwards she sent for me to come
up stairs, and I went up and found her looking
at some hoopea skirts; think she was trying
on one, and asked nc how 1t hung; and aftcr
talking about It said she thought she could get
3 more fashionable one In Albany, and corclu-
ded to wait; had handed the note to Mr. b.
before this; I told her What he said; when l
told her I gave the note to him she asked me
how he looked, and thinK I said I did not
look at him !; I saw her Afterwards after being
down to, order lunch Of E0asted partridges
she talked Of my mother and my sisters i'll
ness atthat time; she ta1kcu about Mr Far
nam that afternoon; she spoke Of Afr. Afiller's
kindness. to her, and Of the great kindness
With which all the gentlcme4 had treated her !,
she said that men were much more forgiying
she sent for MI. Burch to come up and see
her; he lid not 60 up; she sent her plate
down to be rcplenished, / don't remember By
whom after tea I went up stairs to her room !;
she was putting on her rub6ers she said Mr.
Dnrch could make no promises to her, for his
lawyers hnd ordered him not to, but she be-
licTed he would take her back; she spoke Of
Ills great kindness to her; sac went In to bid
my sister good bye, and seemed 10 feel ve1y
badly then; bade her good bye; left her
With Mr.: Buzch and the children; recollcct
asking her on Tuesday morning if ehc did not
feel relieved By. confeasing; she said tl.at she
had been on the point nf doing SO great
would have to leave her home; she
played with Hattie good deal !;
She also spoke Of the rcceptiopsh would meet
from her old friends I had very few couycr-
sations with Mr.. Burch after she left about her;
my sister grew worse and nothing was thought
OF but her; l left two weeks from that Thurs
day; ! saw AIr. Burch at my own home on the
what Mrs. Burch said to nc after her conics-
eion; he wrote 1t all pown With . lead pencil !;
did not sign It nor did he read it to nc II
took us portion Of an afternoon; he asked
me If remembered what Mrs. Burch had said !;
this was all he said; 1t was more than one
more than one sheet r think he. used
morc than three sheets =. I should think
he used four Or five; they were Tery small
commercial note; be did not read them to nc
as he wrote them OF afterward; I had talked
with my mother and Mary Spalding, and told
them what Mr.. Burch had said to me; theuext
time saw Mr. Burch WIS when arrived In
Chicago this fall; saw him only few mo-
ment5, and he said Ills lawyers would perhaps
come to see nc; they knew was expected;
have not seen them till last Friday night,
when Mr. Van Arman came to sec nc; Mr..
Durch was present = part Of the
TING; hs (Mr. Van Araan) commenced
taking. down statement. but said he
saw il WIS going to be 50 lengthy
he would let me talk aud would come again
the next afternoon; he coEt,nenced writing it
down. bnt stopped and alkEi mc II woull
write It carefully out; did 10 aud sent it to
him BY Mr: Burch Ar. Van Ar1nan came Mon
day after had sent him my statement and
brought down tho statement; am mistaken !;
Mr.. nurch took my statement ard brought
back the one he had written down. and gave
It back, nftcr having copied 1t, To S1r. Van Ar
|. man On Monday; I arrived in Chicago Tues
/ day three weeks ago; several gentlemen came
to sec Mr.. Burch, and Monday before MID
Burch went away, MI. Farnam, Mr. Miller, Alr.
him say he had seen Judge Skinner and Judge
Dickcv; he did not SEQ Mt Patterson till Mis-.
Burch had left; he saw Mr. Patterson and
called him In the Friday after; they were TO-
gcther long time; Mrs. Farnam did not
como; she sent n note to 3frs. Burch under
stood 1t was the Sheriff came with Mr. Miller !;
let him in, but don't remember his appear
ance know Of Nr, D. giving directions Is to
whom to admit, but 1t was after she
went away; they were given to nc; he told
me not to let Mr. Stuart in while Mr. yutch
came :: Ar. Miller and the Sheriff came in from,
tho grapcry in the back partor through the
window opening to the door; my uncle told
to feel badly when she bade me aud mr. sister
good bye; did not see her afterwards she
left five minutes aflerwarl; know or no
other letter written by Mr. 3. to Mrs Corning;
he wrote letter to her mother after she went
away; be read me 4 portion Of letter he
wrote to Mr.. Pru5n Of Albany after she went
away; do not remember exactly what be said:
Thursday evening; do not remember the
evening; I can't tell what portion he read /
think be had finished 1t then ; the ceny yersatton
vaa not very long; the servant came and called
him before be had finished reading it; he laid
II down ii the chair and went out I think wo
had no conversation about It after nc came
back; have not heard the letter read at anr
other time or read 1t.
Direct .Enansination Tes.mn1 1y 1fr. Fan
Armdn.-l never attended more than one mar
II at Stuan's; the Aukcss Of my sister resulted
In her death about tch days hfecr the depar-
ture Of Mrs. Burch; there was no restraint e1-
crclscd over Mrs. Burch that isnow OF during
the ten days previous to tcr departure; she
could have Eohe to sec any oEc; she could
have seen any ono in the house but Mr.. Stu
art; Mr. Btirch WAS excited; it was grief; |
saw him crying once; Miss SpauIdiug aud N.Y.
| self were the OILY ones Ut ha.nc ia August,
'53, my mother and sister being at Sharon !;
| the letter in which Mrs. Dnrch expressed plea
| sure that Miss Spaulding was with us, was from
very glad indeed Mary Spanldlng was with us !;
she hoped We wonld have pleasant time Mr.,
Bnrch was absent for his health; the matinee
was In the morning; it was u. morning con-
cert by daylight; It was not secret it was d
| public concert, At which Ill persons came
who chose; It Vas large parlor and crowd
ed; Miss Spalding Tns not seated when l eaw
| her; l may have been under the trees; when
| WIS there VIC :ussd to sit there nearly every
| afternoon; Mr.. Van A1mAn told me to swear
| the truth about this case during ou7 conyc1sa.
tion; I did the talking you 1{@nc to tell tho
truth as I recollected; you wrote it as statod
II; no one has suggested any facts or things
fur me to swear to; Mr. Eurch did not do 30
when be wrote down ms statement after
Mrs- Burch told me Of stuart's taking libex-
| tics With her during our absencc at Buzliug-
| ton, i did not tell any one TIL inter her con-
tession, exccpt, perhaps my e1ster; nor Mr..
burch. till made my statement to him I
| told Mr.. Durch none Of the facts commuuIca.
ted to me by Mrs. Burch, relative to her guilt,
| ill alter her confession; at the time Mrs Stu.
| art bathcd my hcal, 1t wus a{ler Mr.. Turner
died, when the room was quiet, md We were
sitting together; the first that remember was
some ones bathing my head; my Uncle
| brought me some brandy; VIA unconscious
they advised me to walk IN the alz, aud A1r.
Ing my head they were al prcacnt was With
Mrs. bIrch when she received E31e letter from
Miss spauldlng; she Had il @ me; the an an.
| sWcrcd 1t aod rtad 1t to me; II remember.
! she said IN It that shs would be glad ia have
.Miss slalding slsit her; that she tsirr. Burch)
| had resisted great temptstions, and hoped shc
| would be able 10; 1t Was 1yc years ago last
t,'mmer that she stated her feelings relative
! to III: :BnEch about her not loving him when
she married him, ~ she did ut The time she
WIS speaking, DC, DC, N bcfo-=.
Mr. Van Arman showed some papers to the
| Eitresx. on which ahc identified her siun atn+e