New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-01

from Burci before Mira Burcb left home
Adjourned till a. m. to-day.
ELEVENTH DAY.
Mr.. Beckwith, for the defense, read letter dated
Chicago February Is 1853 from Mr.. Burch to Erasus
Corning giving infornation Of Joseph Turner'S Illness
and stating that Mary his wife, in very bad health
weak, nervous, and unfit to attend her brother. The
letter addressed Corning as Dear Uncle"
In order TO prevent the reading of other letters the
COMPLIMENTS council admitted the following dates AZ
Burch being in Chicago: Sept and Oct S, 1857, and
at Syracuse Sept. Z, 1857.
The deposition Of Mary G.. Peck was read She de.
posed that Mn. Maher was married 18th of October
1857; the day preceding the wedding of Mrs. Burch
was at Mrs. Mather's honse from 10 till dinner time
and from 10 six in the afternoon the day before the
wedding was Wednesday.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES questions as to the Witness
means of knowing the time Of day the 18th of De-
tober, 1857, while Nina Burch was at Mrs. Mathers,
which is of the DAYS which the criminal inter
is charged the witness deposed she first remem
bered the facts when shown the letter received by
Mrs. Mather from Mr. Burch, asking the date of her
marriages he desired the date in order to fix the date
OF another transaction which occurred about the same
time.
Richard b. Carpenter, sworn-Resided at Chicago
from September, 1856, till May, 1859; knew David
Stuart well since 1857 remember his being sick at the
fremont House IN the latter part of February early
IN March, 1857; DIR. McVicker attended him; he was
SICK eight ten days Frustrated entirely,
ike child than man; was with him every day
y all day during his illness remember perfectly the
servants bah, Christmas Eve, 1857 was in the room
with Stuart, playing cards; he left about half.pas
eight TO attend the ball. saw him return to the room
once with white kid gloves ! saw him about half
Fast nine in the bathrooms, remember the
heve on the first day of the fair met
Stuart in the United States Courtroom; went with
him to the Fair ground was with him two hours it
was IL or after when went there returned to the
fremont House together remained there about three
quarters of hour when he said he had an engage
ment TO dine with Mrs. Douglas; then left me and
started up; Senator Douglas and wife were at the
fremont House; was about o'clock when he left
me; him the evening at the ,heater with
Mrs. Douglas; remained from 2, till l0l; Stuart
sll there; think the day went to the Playground
with Stuart was Oct. IA; am not certain.
Cross-examined-Neve met female at Stuart's
during his sickness.
Reexamined-Saw Stuart at Springfield portion of
the legislative session of 81.
The following letters then put in for the de-
fense:
To ERAsTus CORNING:
MY DEAR UNCLE in the deepest affection My wife
has played fase with she has committed awful ofenss
which consgns her forever He'll You must here at
separate from until have time here David
for od Sk b o eOIynb anu e 'Hg bsu To IN
ISAAC BURCH.
The envelope is marked private, stop at Richmond
House."
Another letter WAS written by Burch to j. V. L.
Pruyn, Albany, regarded most important by the de-
tense, from its contradictions by evidence, and its
supported charges; in il Burch iustifes his course
in sending Mrs. B. away; gives various reasons why
lie had not given in the letter to Mr.. Corning full
account of the graduation Of her fall; then
says three years since Mary became acquainted
with Stuart; soon thereafter, your wife wrote her he
was an unsafe man, and will have TO do with you yet;
Mary did not heed her; in the Summer of 81, saw
Stuart and Mary together at partes gently counseled
her not to have anything to do with him; l never let
pass an opportunity, when offered whereby I could
present TO her knowledge facts concerning his bad
character for the purpose of warning her against hav
anything TO do with him; the financial disaster of
81 called me to Buffalo; at that time she confessed
at stuart pressed more fully upon her his seductive
apI liances and on Oct. Ia, 1857, they had
caTnal intercourse; from this time TO the 24th
of December she confesses six acts of adultery
with him since May 1853, but says she has had no
connection with him for the last Is months constant
notes passed between them, through agency Of the
post servants, and one vile fellow named Burnl,
friend of Stuars; 80 bold had they become IN the
practice that Mary says they had frequent connection
by daylight and early hours in the evening, with the
doors OF the library, parlor, or wherever 1t was
committed unfastened their actions long since led the
servants 10 saw among themselves that Mrs. Burch
was mprudent, although they protest they never
pected anything criminal; he the friends of Mrs.
Burch that, although she may appear innocent, they
must not trust herr says the springs OF her nature are
polluted; she has passed through hardening
process that seldom characterized the downfall of
others cites several instances of her faithlesness at
Rye Beach, few years since, where she carried on
most scandalous love affair with Isaac NJ Arnold OF
this city, which disgraced her with every person there;
love affair with Capt. Mack, at Avon, years ago;
so far did they carry matters, that Mack proposed to
elope; again at Sachems Head, in the Summer OF
l'5 she had Irritation with Mr. l1ghe, which drew
out the condemnation OF all the guests OF the house,
and destroyed the peace OF mind OF Mrs. 1lghe.
The letter was very lengthy and repeats the charge
that Mr. Burch was making designations with BOYD
and Stuart at various times when the family were out
This whole matter have feeted out by the most difficult
Of all processes by examination affecting knowledge
was Enabled to bring to bear the woman
for mischief and woegly DEPRIVED a. heart have
dr have had perform and in all the devious
which have arrived at the hnal disclosure lett goa ever
worked with and through me-"
The defense offered the evidence Of Arnold and
Mack prove the charges made IN the letters were
false.
Opposition was made and the evidence was ruled
out Adjourned till2 p. IN.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the opening of proceedings, David Stuart APP
neared in Court for the frst time When Mrs. Burch
entered they mutually recognized each other IN friend
" and nnembarrassed manner.
intimately and financially with gentlemen connected
with that road; being acquainted with some menoers
of her family asked introduction to her, and was
introduced az the son OF hls OLD lrlehd hopeIt St
the next time saw Mrs. b. in June July, 90;
was going eastward with wife and family; Mrs. Bnrch
and Mrs FarnarA with their families, were on lake
steamer; introduced them TO my family; we reached
Buffalo early in the mornings took Mrs Farnam
and Mrs. Burch TO the depot saw them Off next occa-
sion was at aparty of Mn. Farnam Dickeys;
David Stuart was the first witness; witness deposed:
resided at Chicago since daily in the Spring or Winter
of 1856; am lawyer; Mrs. Burch never in her lie
came IN nv Office under any pretense whatever; was
first introduced to Mrs. Burch in the Spring of 1856 at
a party at the fremont House, by her husband Burch
was AN old acquaintance and friend of my father,
was engaged as solicitor in an important case OF the
q r and Chicago X. r.; BuIch related closely
uncertain which; Mr. and Mira. b. were present. saw
her next, think, at the masquerade at Bamseys;
went with her; Mr.. and Mrs. Farnam, and joe. lnr-