, 1860-12-07

to be personal friend If Mr Stuart Why, tu
drc Judge Morris, Judge Wilson. Mr. Joy aud
others; und for this Is he to BE- called perjuresi
wretch! He also nttacks Col Carpenter.
Why! Because he has sometimes played all
evening game of cards for ten cenis the cor
ncr. That he has played gun-wad poker, and
that the man who Hot the most gun-wads l:a1
tn pay for the drinks. Why, the counsel, In
tic rigid austerity Of his character, would con-
sign some Of our best citizens to inlamy. What
does Col Carpenter say: That lie vas .;lth
NJ. stuast from ten ii tic morning tit late III
Senator Douglas. There Mr.. aver meets him,
and remains with him till between fire aadslx
o'clock. At this time Mrs. Burch is at Arss
MatAers, and going hHu1e with her husband to
lea. Etr.st t5ys that he went with Senator
DouGlas and wife to the theatre, and remained
there till II o'clock. Col Carpenter saw him
there that evening. No time could Stuart havc
fore he went to the theatre. Did he take ten
minutes to 50 down there, ten minutes 10
come back, accomplish his purpose In fifteen
lu:autcs, and be ready and prepared to 20 tho
theatre? This it will be Remembered is tbe
first OCCASION Of his connection with her. AIr.
Burch was home with lcr ut tea after tix aud
in the evening they both went to Church The
only interval Of time lad on this day not coy-
cred by the evidence Is the haif hour between
half past si1 and seven. =.
The second time mentioned h this confcs-
sion il the eth Dec; 81. Thcy seem 70 haIu
abandoned it ho*E. But how did it happen 10
Ee written DOWN. Can woman be guilty Of
this terrible crime and not remember the date
under OATH This is the last time she Is said
given in both concessions, with the one written
by him and the one BY herY Mr. Bunanl. Mr.
Hamlin, and others, Ill tell you that datc is
falsehood. Mr. Drrch tells in his 1ettert to Mr..
Pruyn that it WIS tho evening Of tic Gath Vf
December. How If this WIS i free and, vol:
untary confession, did Il get twice put down
upon q date whcn 1t ia shown Stuart could not
have been In the house.
The third time set down, Is Of attempts, not
acts. It is said to have been when Mr.. Butcll
went to Burlington. He went to Burlington,
it is shown, on Monday, the S1st- Nora rccol-
lects that she had broken . dish On Sunday,
and that the next day, On this Monday morh-
ing, She went IN to tel! Mrs. Burch and Stuart
vas there- She says he did not conc
there On Tuesday or "Wednesday morn
ing. Margaret says be was there but once
aud that he was not there Tuesday OF Wcdnce-
day. Stuart corroborates this. We have now
ti.c day fixed. Nothing conflicts with this but
the statement Of Miss Fannie Burch, who says
Mrs. Bufch told her that he was there on Tues-
day morning But she says that it was the
same morning Mrs. Burcl sent up word tiat
Stuart IVES there and did not send for Lizzie.
But this is the same morning Margaret aud
Nora tcstify to. The statement goes On to sag
that she agreed that morning to let Stuart III
that night, but boltcd tle door and lid not let
li1n in. But that night she waa ut Buyd's
party till II o'clock. 90 was hc The Invita-
tfons had been given out tue week l,elurc and
they both knew II. And le stayed ill late and
went hume with his wife at laie hour. Let us
test this story III Fannie Rnrc., further. Where
VI y u1nr n{@
Mrs. Durcll w.ls driving ~ilil the Hosds and
they stayed and took tea with him. stuaEtspcn1
the wh0!e Of Wednesday evening with Bulr.l.
Let us look further, 1t what really happened
Monday; it Eald she expected sumo one b.
cause she Wis walking. That when Stuart
came. she seut word to Lizzie thAt Stuart had
called and did not call for hcr. This is n,agnitied
lady comes to q l,arloE unless called tor, aud
upon calls being made, notice Is given US mat
tcr Of convenience and cttiquettt to announce
who is called for. What further happen. !
11cy 60 into tho grapcry. The girl calls 1os
something, the Faslsam ioys call, Nora finds
her in tue .rapery, and says she is engaged Q.
out And 1llis il 1nagnificd Into wonderful
mattcr. Willy, the counsel knows this is the
must common thing In the world. 1t seems
the Fasnam boys l,ad been in tho iIabit Of call
ing SO frequently, and would remain 20 long
that she had become annoyed by tlcm, and
had expressed to her servants before, this all
noyancc. She says she Is out, mud this II wo,,-
dcrfu1 circumstance. But it is said that tiiat
morning Stuart took liberties and khc wept
bitterly. Sora in tho dining room, servants
all around, doors all open and alter il, with
compusure she goes. otto visit Miss Lizzie.
She bolted the door, Fannie Durch says. Thr
SERVANTS say that after hc returned fr1m the
party at twelve clock, she 81. up aud wrote
i luu, letter TO her mother. At tlis time
Fannie Burch would l2yc you believe that sht
was !y:ng ir the tcd thinking Of Stuart Stuart
says he neycr was there, or near there that
nlt.ht. Can you believe this part of the con
fcssion true.
Again, another date In the confession, when
improper advances wcrc made by Stuart, tht
:..slth Nov, 1859, the evening Of the Uistorica
Society. Mr. Peck and 31T. Long shuw t!lt
thing 10 have been Impossible. 4 succr is at
tempted to be n.ade Ut them by the counsel
Mr. Peck has the misfortune 10 ic clerk; Mr
Long the same position. The namc Of Mr
Peck and Ills family are 10 be tralucel bcc.ut,
lie happens to snow well and associate will
Mr. Long, who happens to be i clerk il
Mr. 8tuart's Office l deem it us yer,
unfair to thus tr1duce the character Q
yOuug men, especially when TO two yuun:
lust in Clicayo bear q tairer character. But j
is said, thry have TALKED together about thi:
matter. should like to Know who in Chi
cuuld not have hcen there. Fannie Birch Iii
time rays that he was there 4 iaw minutes
she had read the testimony Of those gantlc;Ec,
in tho papers.
I have thus gonc through the whole of TIL
confession, every date oil it, aud shown it 10 b.
wholly false. 1ttherc is not syllable Of truti
in II, think it will aid you somewhat As t:
the manner In which it was obtained.
Mr. Bcckwith continued his review Of tl''
testimony Of The witnesses touching In ordc
upon tl!at Of Nj. llie!ckc, the gardener, Lay
ton, Margaret O'Hara, Mrs. Pitncy, Honor:
Cooke aud others, wh ch occupied tho after
noon up to The time ofthe adjournment Of til
Cuu1t on "Wednesday evening.
THURSDAY MORNING SESSION.
Nj. Deckwith resumed his argument at III
opening Of the Court, and continued lis re
view Of the testimony. The space allotted T.
this report allows only i ske cll Of Mr. Beck
willis rcroration.
1tis not necessary for n1c to detail farthc
the transactions In this unhappy house. lu1
will bc happy t. learn, gentlemen, under III,
instruction ofthc Court, that il her lirsi con
tcssiun WIS obtained under fear, constraint .
fa:sc hope, everything subsequent remains us'
der the same ban till it Is slauwn that that fca,
that hope, has tccn removed Vas tacre Il
lalsc hope Was there no fear. We hare onl
partial account OF the scene that tr:luspir c
III that room. Was that letter written in tn
absence Of constraint. She tells Fannie to tax,
1t to him, aud sec and tell her how hc lookc.
and what he aid :; to sec il he looked relco
Ing, Was she not under hts influence! Wha
was Mr. burch's conduct! Did he call Il
gctllcr the family friends! Where wcro til
scloollnatcs Of hcr childhood? They were i
~nffY .f,r1 1+1.y 1,sxr
her Infancy! They were there, the old friend:
But the door was boltcd. NJ letter WAS to b
delivered but 10 him or Fannie; and only til
bank customers md the lawyer were admtttcs
The next thing we lind bill prepared. Tn
Sheriff serves u summons upon her. But ut
content, fearing she might rctracr, power {
attorney Is prepared, aud counsel draw up a
answer, aud Mr.. Barch supposed when h
sent her away Ia had the papers in his ow
land 10 crush this woman before ehc could se
4 friend she had On earth. Allow Inc to folio
| for moment Mrs. Durch. She is sent awa'
aud this man, overwhelmed With domestic a
ufctton, brushes out her name from her truni
| aud she Is sent by another route, that she lila
net sec her only brother ut Detroit. In Il
s:t,nc spirit, her portrait IL painted out, til:
sl1c may be ob;itcrated from, the eyes ar
! nlcmory Of her Children, telling Margaret til
| il any one in the house spoke of their moth
| t., the children. they should be thrust into Il
| streets; and this is humanity. This is Chr
tim charity. This is what il paraded here
| Christian character. If it is, can only sa
| God deliver inc from It. Looking to,w3cd ,
rclcnting in this heart Of stone, relying y
upon the hopes held out hy hin, before, 81
writes letters to him. She knew her heart h:
becn cstranged by Stuart's na.tcry. She to
Burch the means he used, aud SHE says she b
danc gricyous wrong, ind asks him to pr
fur her.
and she writes to her Christian pastor. I sh;
not arraign him. Ii be had done right in
coming her accuscr. II lie has done right
mot endcavoriug to send hcra copy ofherlctt4
It Is matte. between him and his God. r
public may arraign him outside The publ
may deem warranted By his conduct; but 1t