, 1860-11-30

rth I'll AuA AAkt4-& "HCl AC "EuL lH ttE
u cllcnt on business on State street; during
that time I walked up and down tl.
streets before the house, waiting f.'S
him; WAS with lin till II o'clock, aud lc!l
him At thr door Of Ills house; remember
his telling nc off his spending the previous
:. small lyrsimid Of flour WAS formed and cac!l
onc cut Il slice from it with knife and who
ever was 80 unfortunate as to cause the ring ~
fall into the Hour was obliged to pick it ont
with his teeth; VIC played game Of billiards
and had eaten 4 supper that evening I walked
With him :; Mrs, Stuart was ut home that cvcn-
Ing; | have received two notes from Mr.
Nnrc!l; and think they were thrown into th
waste paper basket under my table, after lad
torn them up; they were destroyed suppose:
my wife was sick at the time aud not allowed
Ia see any ONE; the notes were merely inqui-
ries as to her health; the gardner Of Mr. Burcll
brought them : lc never brought me any lei
&crs Tor Mr.. Stuart from Mrs. Burch,
CroSs4xam;nat'on by .Nr. Fan -ir1aan.--
Have been tive years III Chicago; came from,
Mohawk, y. T.; I was married i'll ~; am in
the produce and commission business; went
IL Denver last year; my Office was still carried
on while wis absent; went with the intcn.
lion ri returning; have known Stuart aince1hc
spring Of 1856; was introduced to .frs. Duych
nj Little Falls in 1851 hy Mrs. Loomis; Mr
Stuart was not interested in my visit to Dem
yvr; my leisure time during the last fix
months / have spent with Mr. Stuart in
preference to others at my house, and his own;
lave been to that billiard room with him once
nr twice 4 month: have rode with him: MY
wifi has driven with Mrs. Stuart; think once
with him; my relation, with hin are intnlaic;
don't remember whether lie told al what time
lie received the letter; don't know that Mn.
Spalding used ths. tcr:ll ''Enri,riscd "-shc
may hare said "cauylt:" lin uncertain
whct}icr wc were Soils from Mrs. Eurcl,'s
1,rI ff,T mi, Hfr-
when sue told nlc not to tell anybody; don't
know as nl,de any reply to the co1nn,l!nica-
ti0n; she went on nltin:s; we did not speak OF it
again; l saw her frequently afterwards till
September, when She went 10 Little Falls;
visited Mrs. Dnrch's most usually in the even
inE; sometimes to t10 eTSands fur MY wifi,
abuut patterns. &c.; don't remember distinct
]y any particular GRAND; remember oIlrn
meeting MIR. lsllrcl at t!lc gate in the morning,
and walkin. down tuWl with him !; I rrcollcr1
many times Mrs. Durcl's asking about Mr..
Stuart; never did any err:.',d for air, Stuart
was there last fall once, when they had play
ring on ! striny-wilcn hc was thert: met
him there ut thu party given to Mrs. Banks;
have NIT him there casually: llayt never met
lin. there when she and were alone together;
] carried three notes 1rain iicr to liil III the
winter ct -; she delivered 14cm to
~n VA. a; IN r FvsrsFy wy house. "4 a: think a1t It
one Ct them TO Mr.: Stuart, aud the oii.cr two
left at his Office; do not know why she It,
sired me to do SO: lived ut - Win buren,
street; she c.,i!esl at my house occasionally:
believe she ca1uc in ftunt of my office several
times: can't tell l."w often; it was quite
seldom tho ct,acblnau. Charles Layton, would
come up aud tcll me; I would then pu. III my
hat aud go down and sec her; whit she ilad to
say Was to send soiue messages 10 Mrs. Bur1il:
why she did ST. instead Of callil. upon my viii.
is j relstn know; tO herself which tlu nt.t
know; she never, on ntllu>cuccasit,l!s, delivered
to 1uc any notes don't remember her COM
illg to my Office in the Summer Of 81: she
never oprned i letter in my Office all.l read it;
she never, oli tlaose occasions, give Mca letter
for Stuart. nor did give 1er u letter FROM him;
1lo other ladies' came to my Office i'll tllat way
but those accompanying: her; Miss Spalding,
remember. came o'!cc with her; do ,sut r.
mcnIttr to have seen Airs. Eurch 1T the o:ljre
in 81; have met hcrat rartiei ut ". II. Browns
in the wiutcr VI - ami Ut she never came
TO my o1llcc till Miss Spalluy came 10 sec lirr;
Minnie sometimes accompanied her, some
titlcs Fannie Burch; NY Office was Oh Ciar5,
near South Water street, next door to Joy IL
FriStlcs; She did not come to my Office
Often as once q week; Charles Layton lrnu.h.
two notes TO my Office 1run Ecr; h,y wife MAS
present when tile Ilutcs Wurc ,iye1, Inc for Mr.
Stuart, and think Mary Spaldi,,=; may
have been to tue theatre with Stuart since
this trouble; nlar have stepped iutu drink
ing sa'oous with lin; I ain in the habit
oi tlrin!in. When / am dry; am no: in the
habit OF drinking, ardent kl,irit.' '.e-- A.;"'A
where; have not spent much Of MY time about
Stuart's :tlirs; l never devised ways and
lne,ns with him IT, get over this 1tIuttcr:
have talked with hi1n ;hout it When I WIS
there; hare f,reu lrsy t.ariN., tue lsst year;
! have bought during YEAR ;Elst, Fay nall Il
million to million buslltls of sr:liit; have
cxerl,ted orders for others, asitt bought
l, on ny own account; l!sse boaSi:t sar
lays: been busy during llie greater portion III
the tine III my own business; spout the Sab
BATH ut home: during the absence of Inv "iic
spent them 1T Hyde Park with Stuart l4!=
| wife was there
| The first Of last November broke up house
keeping, anu have sil.cc stayed with Mr. Stuart;
am not related 10 him; lie is all intimate
friend; find him i pleasant gentleman, an.l
in some RESPECTS our tastes arc llse; My iuti
macy witt, Mrs. Durcl has sprung up from
| tllc connection between the families; think
! have seen Mrs. Hurch moro thin
her husband: transacted business with him till
fall Of lsJ'; when called there, it was to sec
T tl.c.n huth: I never sought all occasion to 80
| there wlirn Mr.. Durcll was away from home
lave known Mr.. Boyd; did not know mucll
Of him till Il year a..o last May; liz h.s been
| to uy house and utliec: Mr.. lsnyll and Mrs.
l IL
think t.cy came to NV house once; never saw
Stuart aud iler III my house together hut "usr
E; .n, ;.,io ,,r.1' s ,,, 's -, uo ,;,, WI. W..
,,,s e;,t az ,,,, Vor,, S;'tn. t;.,.i ,t =: ~,
s',. v w., ttnr.' t.a,,, .,,; ~ ~.
'. nr' I,st N,,s .r,,a, ,nnroJ ~ ~ ~ 80
North itIc; my wife wis in the llabit Of Visiting
;a:,,i,,.. e., n,r,.t e,I1,', =. ,,1'. ~. ~ 80.
Gnss s., r,t ,hnl Wrs i:,,r..,, ~: viii, h;,m ~
h" Ia },,.., s"v,r.,I +;nrs -, fhn h"rsI ~,
w, H,,r,S - rc,n.,nin.r tw;ec ,x,cn 10 ,rn. ~
+,'ar,,.. ,,-;,';n,1 10 1,os .s1i'.d =, nv, IT.
ice @ several ~ tines: cau - rive w ,Iu obisct Sis
pnrn,, h,I i, c,iI;nr NJ my n.I. .,-c,,, ~ in
';r,. ,io,+ ~ ~, .rt3 ' ~ ~ -
41s's ' A'' ..
Oreft Ej"M'ndt'"A h's'f'hf.t-i never r.
member u naFt: seen AIT. isnfch pla!1lH CARTS
| Ill my honse; Mt. lh:-::-<e1 THoics;lIe ::hu r.
,"v @ ,"r .I Mrs lnrcI, came % M to nv c "tfic,
but a lew timcs; never remember her comm:
M % Ms nI @ nn. ,vi, hnr t'crc ~ ,.
never nnv ;,;nnrfi,m of secrecy from her ubou
fhc thrr. ,,,,frs far Stuart. nor aur secrecy il
hrr manner of giving them to me Miss S,,all
;n,r ,yos il, The ait If stopyins 1T my llp,l$r
mv vife WIS a relative Of l,crs: have .ec1
Mrs Knrch purchasing her family groceries 4:
Wr uorort!s.
nEP0SlIloN OF klttlAhD 1l1HE'
I'll. donositiou of 1,icrord Ti,1,c WAS rea;
| by Mr. beeA"Hh.
AM over 30 years Of age don't know Mr.
1,urvh; BECAME acquainted with Mrs
Il, in 80; have never had sexual intercours
with Mrs. Durcl,, or taken anv license or libcr
tirs with her person. or have manifested Il dc