, 1860-11-23

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1unled; ! rccollect no conversation between
Atr Boyd and Mrs. Burch do not remember
Boyd's saying to Mrs. Burch, that klc was n
pretty woman to be making calls when her
husband was away; don't remember seeing
ArA. Burch In the par1oF; Think she said Mrs.
lony she stayed; next szw hir Stuart 1t Miss
hinzc's wedding, on Aondny; think it was
Monday; mn not sure; there Is no .cfrrun1-
stance liking 1t In my mind I don't remembcr
the hour the wedding ceremony took place :
don's know how long 1t oceapied; hare no
recollection as to that 1t was not one hou.. nor
half IN hour; might have been fifteen minutes:
don't rccol!eet what hour the reception took
| Place; don't know whether had any invita-
| ton giving the hour; don't remember whether
! It was on the forenoon or afternoon. or the
! same, or preceding or succeeding day, that
Ars. farnam asked us to rid.; don't know the
! hour when Mr.. Stuart arrived At Mrs. Kfnz;c.s
l.ousc; VIC had been there sometime; think
| We vent by Rush street bridge; am positive;
don't know whether It WIS bnilt at that time
| or not; AITs. Burrh was Ia the hall Of. Mrs,
ktnzic's house when she asked Mr. Magic to
send carFiage for her; did not
sec ens inc carriage .;; did not ar sInart ask to
| dinner, which was By gas light; in the parlor,
after dinner, Mr. Stuart aud Mrs. Burch danced
several times around the. room: don't re-
member bow many times, perhaps SIX to ten,
| perhaps more; don't know how long time !;
think there was no Interval; Mr. Turner and
Minnie did not dance 50 long; Miss Epaldiuc
and did not dance; don't Know how long I
playedi could not say 1t VIA over half IN hour:
think It Wns more than fifteen minutes: don't
know whether Stuart danted with Minnie, or
Turner with Mra. Busch; don't know when
Stuart and Mrs. B. went Id the library: think
the doors Of the library and parlor wcre open !:
they arc opposite each u*her; Turner and
played chess for an hour aud ahalf: don't re-
collect how many games of chess We played; +;
think four or tiyc; Stuart aud Mrs. Burch were
talking when we went into the lfbrury; they
we're sitting so that We Gould look into her
facc, about three feet apart; remained In the
library one hour, perhap6 more; don't recol-
parlor, libEnry, or at thos tea-table; don't re-
member whether Stuart shock llauia with any
one on parting; don't remember that Mr. Jos,
Turner accompanied Stuatt to tho door; think
he went ont after NC w9nt into the library:
think he was not there afterwards; the next
Randolph street; he accompanied us home;
think It was between II aEd Il In The morning,
and think the next time after meeting hin
that evening was at Mrs. Browns party; don't
remember when that was; it may haye been 3
weeks or q month after Mrs. Kinzie's wedding;
went to Mrs. BEown's party with my uncle
and Miss Spauldlng; Stuart came with Mrs.
Huscl the house was on the next block; VIC
all came together and arrlsel at about the same
time; Mr. Burch knew Mr. Stuart went home
with his wife +; Stuart dM not come In; Mr.
Burch Was at home Christmas day; think he
came the I'D, between 12and O'Clock; don't
reco1lcct whether he was home Christmas ere:
I remember filling Mr. Turner's stockin. with
potatoes, &c, that evening; don't remember
whether afr. Burcll was there: afr. Furna1n
gave myself and Miss Snaulding's to us TINT
Christmas; don't recollect when they came a
present was made Mr. Turner; Don't rccoIlect
when 1t came to the house; don't rccollect Of
any presents being r1accd in his chair or plate:
the next morning ut breakfast table, nor auy
conversation that took' place there, nor any
conversation about Turner's presents, nor .ot
lis mother sending him any; / remember Mr.,
Burch's being unwell Christmas; don't know
whether he was up late heard Mr. Stuart was
there Christmas; did not see him; think
ho gave Mrs. Burch and Minnie presents;
don't remember whesker Durch was there
Christmas don't remember his carriage break
Ing ut the door think did not see Stuart or
lSnrch there that day; think Mrs. Farna1n
dined with us that day; think 1t was o'clock;
the day Of the week we went to the theatre /
don't remember; thins ii was the I'D: the
play was Hamlet; the gentlemen accompany-
lng Us were Mr. Thomas Dyer and Charles
Dekoyen when VIC retnrned Mrs. Burch had
On Wrnppcr; when VIC went away do not
remember whnt dress she had on; don't re-
member the color Of the wrapper don't rccol:
iect any particular c;3cuInstauce recalling 1t
to my recollection; th1'ts hxrc known her to
put wrappc- Oh at tr<< time OF the evening. !
and change her dress, before and since: It WIS
not usual: shc said she was snrry that Stuart
told alr- Farnam what shc did, for she would
hive seen him she told me not to mention It;
think no person was present when she told me;
I saw her when sue wa. married anil on subsc-
auent visits to my house, she had not been IN
the habit Of making couffdant Of nc: did
not think it strange she did she told Miss
spauldlng; Miss Spaulding told me that night
Wacn We were below in the Kitchen that Mrs. .,
lad told he: and not to tell me; when M1s.
tell me she hael told Spalding; think when
went to Ar: Dehorens wedding Mrs. Burc:t
told me to tell Stuart ii saw him that Jessic
was very Ill; don't know that Mrs Burch had
sent for him; don't remember hcaria. it so
stated in my presence; Mr. Turner was delir-
lous; l heard him say that Mr.: Burch wus to
give him large grant; do not remember that
he upbraidcd Mr.. B.; do not remember Mr.
rs i'll treatment Of him to have been sub
1cct OF conversation; don't remember that on
Christmas It vas talked about that 3lr. Turner
had told LIT. Burch Ills conduct was contempt
ib!c: Mr. Horace Turner WINS there Christmas;
think he stayed ovcr night; ut the time that
Ar. BurcA W:as sitting by The bedside Of III.
Turner bis face was toward Stuart and Mrs
Bnrch; Mrs. B. was reading a piece Of letter
paper where Ae folded it; II seemed as If II h:d
been folded beioic; Mrs. Burch looked con-
fused; Stuart did not; first mentioned these
circumstances @ when was talking with Mr.
his death Stuart and walked out; had been
i'll; NJ. Stuart might have bathed my face;
he did not kiss nc.
Mr. Patterson assisted the Episcopal minister
at the funeral services don't know his name
don't remember how many days before the
ace Turner, l think, was there; Mrs. Turner
was there 4 think she came either Friday OF
Saturday Mrs. Turner went away Monday
morning; think Horace Turner caInc Monday
noon before went for tie ice; think he told
me the next morning that hc WIS that evening
at onc Of the hotels playing cards; his brother
was very IL; not expected 10 live, aud dcllri-
GUS; the "Wednesday after Mr. Turner's death
was the next time SAW afr Stuart; hearing
Ars. Burch's voice in the library, went in and
saw Mr. Stuart; supposed como one else was
tnere, Tor she was talking; there was no reason
to lead nc to suppose that any one but Mr..
BuEch was there; She stayed there fifteen min
WAS sick; don't remember whether Mn1ga-
ret O1lara was up, there; think no one was
there With Mimic; she had been sick In bed
I'll day; don't remember Of Mr. Burchs bring
ing any news With him, nor the telegraph 5f
the death q Kitty Pruyin;: think it was not
being spoken! of BY 3Ir. Stuart and
Mrs. Barch when they came down stairs;
they didn't remain up stairs long; they went to
Mr. Pattcrson's Church; they spoke Of it
when they came back do NOT remember Of
their going to Sfr. Schenck's Church; left
Mrs. burchs House the 11th Of March; can
not fix the time Of our meeting Mr. Stuart and
Ills Walking home with Us; went into the H.
bray; think it vas after his death, but an
not certain; M1 DuzcA GANG homo about one
r. a.; cannot remember the day or the
month, OF whether it WIS before OF after Mr..
Turner's death, that We were walking. and 1
spoke to Mrs, Burch Of the scandal about Mrs.
Howard Sherman ; she said Afr. Stuart had al
ready broken up two or three families don't
remember her giving any names or making
any other remarks think we all went down
to Mrs. Farnam's the ncxt morning: NC heard
nothing there about Mr. Farnam's having
called at our house; dont't remember of tie
matter having been talked about at ,ny Uncle'e
house afterwards; about the 18th OF October.
1859, returned to 1lr. Burch's house: Wr'
Burch vas at home; we had no gentleman es-
cort ME. Burch met us at the cars it was
Friday or Saturday, think Saturday,
The eross-c1amination Of the witness vas
In progress when the Court adjourned. It
VIII probably occupy MI day tomorrow.
TILE BURCR DIVORCE CASE.
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