Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-11-26
THE r CASE

NAEkNANNALAh AAtsf eRsfs -
sixth day. John R. valentine, partner Of
Burch, swoTa that be was at eomplainente mouse
Inn. IA and took an acknowledgment OF deed IN
usual manner. Have hrt indettnct recollection
what took place; simply remember that Ars. y
asked mefb plead for SAD she had been very
vricted went to the house the following day
there was G confession already bearing hfe -
Signature. I took the document IN my hand ana
Sod her n that was her sigma are and ifshe was
r,rdv 10 swear that the contents we're tue she
MD YES. Did not ask II she knew the contents OF
he pnper; no one else presents While was az
faciinr my attcstHtion Bnrch entered. Mrs. b.
sald nothtnr. / went to the house again In the
afternoon; went to defendantssbed-room accom-
panied by Fanny Burch; said to wife, fAnny and
Valentine have come TO witness your slgnai95e
Two papers were opened. am notary paone-
Rurch and Fanny then retired. / asked defend
ant a she was willing % swear 70 the confession
she had signed; she said quite willing, asSea
her III she understood the document. She SAID
But too well,n / then administered the oath
While I was attaching my RttestatiOa Burch en-
tered the room Wife took him by the arm ana
said something could not hear. Burch LETT the
room WIG Closed the door after him. Mrs, b.
then said, "Pitty me, Oh, Valentine ieSl very
miserable at the thought Of leaving my ehI1fehl
Do you think my husband VIII nate met Ols 40
not let him hate me, have Wrongea hm-1eeP
ly wrOnged him., and deserve my fate, l DIANE
no one but but myself II my husbands ehuQ-
rem shoald be sick, will yOn promise 70 Wrlte me
They surely wont refuse TO let me come when
l thew are dckaf She said It was very hard 70
leave her children; telt much better now she mac
told Burch everything. II had taken q load on
hermind. she onen inienaeg Ssn n - Vent
biz nly, shortly after she told me ehs haQ seen
Stuart pas the window. Said "Oh, tnat horri9
mau-thht awful mani wish somebody would
shoot him. Don't you think he can be punlsned-
sent TO the States prisonq Also said "Valen,
tine, you have no idea Of the. receptions ne gsea
| towards me, and how long I struggled against
them. He kept continually telling me ne loFea
me better than any otherin the world. He told
me that my husband did not love me-but an
other. He did this with Such art thar 1 aImostDe'
lieVed him. Witness detailed much former
conversation with defendant Of similar import.
Characterization Of Nalentine-lhe Dond OF
deed Witnessed by me Monday conveyed All real
estate belonging TO burch ana nelul IA h1 name
10 Henry Fsrnham In consideration OF - 900
The property conveyed worth more than 100000.
Mrs. Z. was 20 sign away ner right OF DOVER 70
the property. The defendant was crying WINE
executing the deed Deed was in Burch's writing.
Afternoon session-Mary Spaulding sEOrn.-
Detailed her several visits In Chicago, her meet
Tugs with Stuart and minor events; believe Stuart
visit the house more frequent Whue Burch was
AWAY Fast. reeollected on one occasion went in
TO tie library while Mrs. Burch and Stuart were
there 10 pin up her torn h0unce. While she was
doing this Stuart kissed her arm mao on snort
peared friendly.
Mr.. Burch has told me she thought Stuart a "a
c~lnating man, but her sister, mrs. Prayne, se,ah
say TO him; don't r~ecolleCt ever telling Burrni eoOus
the Incident between stuart sn1 4, nj T5nS u 10 AZ n Ny
DAM ne 49,
Buroh went IN July. IremAined to take care Of the
house. Did 50 ct the request OF Mr.. and Mrs.
! Burch.
Cross-examined;
On the day I went into the library, Mrs Buroh
sat on q large chair; II was q very large high back
chair with Cushions. Stuart sat on a small chair
facing her. Mrs. Burch's chair was higher than her
head.
ouestion-You said Mrs. Burch had her back to
The door. How do you account for seeing his arm
around her waist when the chair had q back higher
than her headl
Witness Because she sat forward on the chair,
and the back was not directly towards the door. In
| relation to the card with writing or the witness
/ could not say what day she found II. Did not know
what became Of il. Remember saying once TO Bur
rill, oYou do wrong to carry messages between Stu
art and Mrs. Burch. How should you feel Il 3 man
showed SO much interest IN your young wife as he
dossf" He replied, "Shoot him dead"
Remainder Of cross examination elected only
fact that stuart's visits we're made while Bureh
was at home as well as when away and thatnOth-
ing unusual was thoughtOf them.
! Mrs. Thomas Burch, the next witness, was only
examined TO identify n letter received by her
since she left her husband.
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