, 1860-12-06
CLOSE OF MR.. MILLER'S ARGUMENT
FOR THE COMPLAINANT.

Presiding.
CLOSE OF MR.. MILLER'S ARGUMENT
FOR THE COMrLISAEr.
IF1om our Special Eeportcs.1
NApE,sy1LLE, Wednesday r. 81.
There IVES large attendance in Cors;
throughout to-tlay, very many ladies' br'nS
present The report Of Nr. Miller>s argumcr'
i. continued where 1t was left in your LAST
lesue.
The husband il absent !; they are there late
sl,c directs him to close The house. aus'
leave them /; thu servants retire The lu1'sc Is
-lrerded In silence, and these two rc:''"la
there a.onc. Docs friend act 70 in the housc
q. 1is friend, II he regards the reputation 0;
i7u,noral copduet. This. >:onaugt is a;;;;aiu IT.
rca,rd when Margaret O'Ilara comes there t.
live
Mr. Miller here read the entire deposition Of
Margaret O'llara t. tho jury.
With regard 10 this wilicsS, too, it may !"
said that snc docs not remember dates. The
uul, way I'LL event cal bc fixed t. date IL Il,
mcAsnTc il from some other event If any os
you cnlcavcr 10 recall wl:at 1rAnsi'irea during
this trial, can you rtill::ubtr I'll whit tsaJ u
the week tie deposition III Garlic Etsd w:'>
read to you: Au; but You c@n rchiember
"HGLHEE IL GSll13H uGlDiE !" a4bEl 1utAE otAti"
She says that lie kissed 1lcr. "Oh, - says Sill
urt, "ihey could have seen lis from t!ac Win
tuws a14si street, But then they 50 into 1he
lsrior, close tho doors, aud remain there alone.
lfthry kissed while 1hc windows were upon
theul aud they were cyposcd, what did thr::
do while they were aloLc, uareatsalred W thr
eyes Of a..y person whatever?
Mr.. Aiilicr next commented upon the cir
cunlst:1,cc Of theirl'eiIS III :lc I"r'or together
wien MIS-. ritncr called.
might In this cuulicction refer you 70 cir
cuusta1iees showing that the lady's ut1nd if
corrupted The iaiinncies with Boyd Which
iu>t led IN the discovery show that will IT,
.ar! tu BA,d you arc to IOuk tI,un lis tc>t-
,n.uy r..ncr ..k confessions ti..u vyidcnvc-
Mt Fake at b,:,rt, hc was IT'D ;stTay by this
lady. Gcwas the most reluctant W1tneea ever
1c-rifgin-, step by stcr. facts art rr.neiani'y
dragged irum linn. Tha whole deposition
hrar, The impress OF agony I'LL through It. =
conviction of crime w:t, resting upon him aid
his conscience compelled him 10 answer Iht
1irst act ot intimacy is his putting hie 'oziE
around ltr, as they are coming hu:Iie III Tic
carriage at her suggestion, correspondence
cr.ucs, sto:cn intcrs Jews, meetings ny a;'
Noi.,tMcut alauc, kisses. hu:.;r,in.s aud profee"
tcst,tions vf love solIow. They passed 10 the
very verge Of a,lu}teryn they Gid not pass ut
liue SHE makes appointments with l:iEI, ltare:
tbs. light burning Ill Iler wilIoW to indicate
TINT sac is alone, and meets him alone; sf'
sat in his lap, kisbcd llnl lls don't know how
u,:l,y li1nes tells hin She j. half inclined III
1cave l,cr husband because ht does not ict her.
What statc Of 1n;ui do these Gisc'Gse: vi.
arv o1,e pretend that t!,ia sentiment was rcciI'
rocatcd hy this man Stuart Is nut Lis inie,
ton In making his visits sufficiently cEiaens
Show III" STATE Of sn;a%. the lpor;uf''tiet un'
the fact is proven. he had committed adnltc
with 81 ust4 iul;;; prtu.c this.
Mr. Miller reviewed ii length the evidence
In the deposition Of Margaret V'41ara, aud Ill.
facts currobtr7tiuS it appearing in the test
mony Of other Witnesses.
There are circumstances enough surround
in~ that night u tho theatre to prove clcssri,,
t.,at adultery wills committed nj :l,at Iulc- Eal
nam CALI, md is not admitted, bnt secs Stu
nst't l!at md cloak there Enou;5 ii had aircad
11anspirvd 10 aronsc his frars stuart proml'i
ly tells the girl to say that Mrs. Durcil is e:'
gagged. The girl would never layc given IL
tlc knew tha: Mrs. Burcl deeircd n'
to be interrupted. Eut Mrs Burc:l and S!ua.
came to thu Iibrary 1oUr aud heard oil this.
che desired to see MIR Faruan, why did not sla
stop this when shc heard lis voice. Tie nex
morning khc tells the young ladies, and !el
tbcul nut to mention it, She calls ut Mrs. fa
ua,,,s and is very apf,rr:leIejvc lest her conduit
NAV have excited the suspicious Of MI III
nam. The HEX day s1a: I1lccts Mrs. Fasra'n
1he bookstore and is cautioned Q; her dHii@t
The rurlv ii that shc Las told Afr. EuEch Ut
As.d Mrs. Farnams mouth II closca, hot Il
evident from the Subsequent developments
this cast that she never told him Of IT, 1h
day Farna,u ulrciS iltr and Walks witt, l!c
Shr shakts him olf, sruls her husband. All
S3uuldin:, and Minnie annther way, t'I5ns
Siuart, makes I'LL excuse 10 50 INTO conc
tiuuary Shop, bids Mr. Fa5na.u good cvtn:Ii
aud tlcn Stuart joilIs her and they walk hou
together, stuart says he joiucd hsr 'she4
dill moi know where hc was going 10. i
true. No. They wanted 10 talk oter Il
other evening, which eo nearly I'D IL lhe!:
1,oSusc. But Il day or two nftcs Mss slold!
finds her invitation to Stuart on tha r,1or, u
ling him ilat all were to be absent 1t the th'
trc. On roun:, from the theatre thcJ Iua Il
iu wrapper, having changed her dE.ss- Co
line these circumstances :ii.d you vii! liHd
to have bee1s guilty o,, that night precisely
thc ha- stated i'll her confession DEt At II
titnr 1lrs. Bnrch ID WARMED W Mss; tafna
II III innocent, ritluous W0lnan, what Wot
have l,ccsl her subsequent ruuFre, With {
found her action lud called forth the REM
and suspicion ef nci5hboEs:
Mr.. Miller here read from the case of Cho
A.rs IT, Chambers. i Euy Eccl. Rep PIP
4G5. AZ 10 the effect of such clrt rtu.nsta:'
But IN the contrary. ius'cad Vi 1esn,,:: wan
and guarded, khe sreks this Interview. Dur
that absence y; Mr. Hurch-oltly Two days
s:ua7: no. shown to bc there: The rest %
time he WAS there day lime. nigh: time, az
With Mrs. Durrh. Mr.. Eurch returns md
nH Goes DU1 ENIHt lAt4N AsSA4I III - AA4H@+%A@-
was there when Burch was not there, and u
from there when i,c wa8 nj honav- With
Ea.l to this nigh: Of tlc thcatre, tcstini
cu1ncs from five sources I'of1t1n. 10 thc :.
conclusion, from Fannie burch. Mis- S:,asa
Margaret O'liart, and Mr.. aud Mrs. Fam
Win can resist the conclusion: OpPor:n VI
waT there, desire was there, and and 10 lea
detection.
Auo,l1cr circumstance. In tho sick roof
her dyin. bro;llcr, i letter r'asses hctw
them. They sought 10 ao that which they
not dtsire tu luye known Burch lsssent
tuc room twice. Fannie is scut tru,n tho ro
and returning quicker than expected, b,itls
reading the letter.
Whv lii not Stuart visit there till i ytsl
tery The reason Is easy. 2fc was genuine
May, was sick aftcrward, aud dur,nr, the
Ter goes east, and c;,on her ret urn rue i,itl
Stu1r: set up for this absence: lie says
roundabout way tl,at Ills visits excited II
tion, and not wishing that her character sh
TT eullici, he wit:.draws hsS visits. unf'
1atcly i1r t!l}s theory, the virits eeascd II
mad ,hc story did moi rcach Stuaft, BY Lie
showing, till tho spring Of IS.
aud tI.:rc 1 would rrter to the tcstino
Miss Spalding, Sue caught linn with his
around her waist. But sic was guest
position WAS u s:el:cat: QUO Sue w:.s III
measure adcpcudc,lt upon Tie family, an
locks Tue secret in her own bosom; Ane9
,nat hc said llc would shoot n 1nan who
ia lis wilc as Stuart did to Mrf. nnrch :?
what do they do! They 20 to Mia u
md stuart tells her, "'1llat Spal1ing 9
1alF: to yoa,; don't Let her eome under
rvuf again. .
,y Mrs spalding. ThvIr is ser ollsnce.
n I'll she has Joilc, out ol Which SO mat
been attempted to be allAle:
icou1e now to the year 80, and the init
l,tr.cn .hcsc parties during IL. autu
]hat ytar. The TACT Of Stuarss leavl1'
rncsts and going up stairs 10 sech a1Te'
fhourh small III itself. Shows IN conn
with thc other circumstances, tnat 1ncs
constantly seeking every opportunity
alone together t,a;
When Sir. Burch and the young ~.
to Burlington. Stuart comes the u'omc's
leave, MIS-. Durch walks exci,cely threu
rooms awaiting his approach. nc com
the sends q message to Lizzie that Inc
not come down. ;fhcy 70 in the green
and sue can't leav. litn to see the
Farnam boys. They 50 together IN the e, i
close the door: are alone together. Il
be remembered whenl come 10. speak
confessions.
DEPOSITION OF MRS. THoMPsl
lat this point Mr. Miller gave way tt
noync might read the deposition Q
Harvey n Thompson-] -.
hayo known the parties for lang t
an the sister Of Mrs. Mather, who WEE I
on The 18th day OF Oct, 1s57; ! >%as
house on the day before TO assist her t
cakc; WIS there VI day; Mrs. Peel
I'm: Ms. Br.ch cauac In tho latter par
afternoon. remained 10 tca, md left vi
PECK: she was not there n thc forenoo
Burch seemed not we'll and Mn. Aathe