The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-11-14

Mrs. Robson, a widow, lived on one side
of me on Green street, and a family named
Dunn lived near at Chicago my buslnes:
most of the time was nursing: lived at the
Clarendon House on Randolph and Market
streets, and at the Homeopathic Hos
pital, Nos. IL and 20 Kenzie street; made
nv home at the latter place while | worked
out then went to house keeping on Lake
street between Holstead and Green streets
afterwards, successiyely. on jefferson, Har.
rison, and Polk streets, and on Madison be-
tween Green and Peoria streets; could
not tell how long at each nursed small
pox patients married Clark at the Hos
pital On Lake street took in the sick and
took care of them; next stopped at the
Union Hospital. between CarrOn and Full
ton streets; afterwards lived at various
places, going from house TO house nursing
or sewing, and taking care of the sick at
home; in S.: Louis. while living over tie
barber shop, | had no occupation after
wards | sewed some for Mrs. Leslie and
others; at l72 Green street kept a saloon
year and half; my present business is
repairing old clothes; have kept houses Of
! i'll fame, and became an inmate of Ole 9th
or such house kept one poEtiUn OF elgh-
teen months, including the brown cottage
OH jefferson street, in Chicago also one
on Madison street, in Chicago; also one at
the corner of Morgan street and Broadway
| in this city, and at No 322 Broadway !;
was an iuniate Of such house at No. 16
! O'FaIlon street at the Brown Cottage IL
I in Chicago, boarded only one Mary Star
key, who sewed and received money from
a gentleman few other men besides
Isaac H. Burch visited there, but | dc not
reu enher their names, nor how many they
were | d. not remember the names oi
any of them except Isaac Ii. Burch can
not tell how many times Bureh called dis
tnctIy remember three times; he came
alone, in the early part of the night and
staId ali hour or more.
/ Think | first heard of this suit through
the newspapers Have talked with quite
number about 1t, among whom was Mr.
/ Hendricks, at my saloon also, with Clar-
ence Buel. and with an English lady,
whose name is Binmore, | think; also
once only with Beckwith, Mrs Burch's At
torney, in August last at the Richmond
House." Chicago; wrote to Erastus Corn
ing, in relation to the suit, that there was
proof here that would benefit Mrs Burch !;
it was about the little English woman, sta
ting that Mr. Burch was in the habit of
going into a woman's room next to hers at
Barnum's Hotel - in reply received
one letter from Beckwith, none from Cor.
ming; l wrotc only two letters in the case !;
think it was in July | do not know that
| ever saw Mary ". Burch, the defendant
in this sui: have had no conversation with
any friends or agents that | know con-
ve,sed with Beckwith and Mr. Hendricks,
and some one that Mr.. Bcckwith sent here !;
saw Mr. Beckwith at TIE Richmond House
in Chicago sometime in August last DO,
tary was then present. don't know his name );
the gentleman sent here was also present ;
my affidavit was taken there don't think
dozen words We're spoken Independent Of
taking the affidavit; | expected to see him
again, but DIR. Max Meyers told me that |
must GO home on account Of my taking
medicine for the dropsy; | conversed with
Hendricks in my saloon several times since
June | first asked him to write to Cor
ming for me, because as | said, | thought
Mrs. Burcll an injured woman more might
have been said. but don't remember the
words at the next interview, soon after,
| told him | had written TO Corning );
some three weeks aftcrward the gentleman
came to ne and said that Corning had sent
him; | took him to Hendricks office !;
think no one else was present; We spoke
of taking the disposition of Mrs Binmore,
the little English woman but did not
wish il. | said | was to 90 to Chicago and
would see Mr. Beckwith myself; this is all
remember of the interview; the next in-
terviow with Hendricks was some days af-
ter in my saloon, when had returned
from Chicago; don't recOlect who was
present; told him my affidavit had been
taken; don't remember anything else that
was said then, nor auy other interview with
Hendricks in relation 10 this suit TIL with
in tic last week; have spoken with him in
his office. but don't remember the substance
OF the conversation don't know who Wa,
present he told ne when to come 70 thi.
Office; nothing else WIS said in relation tc
this suit that | know of next interview
with Hendricks was last evening; the H.
dy living below was present; he called II
sec what had become Of me when | Went
out 50 suddenly the previous night; he
spoke of the weather and of Mr.. Evans
walking home with me; this was all.
\ notorious woman, known as Irish Anna
is next to be in;erroeated by the Commls
sioncrs Mr. Hendricks mentioned in th'
evidence above), and Attorney Geo. Mar
shall, are present for Mrs. Burch, an'
. Nessrs Glue and Lakeland for Mr.. Burch
\ COOP OLD AGE.-Mr. Ralph Farm
) ham, the Bunker Hill hero, writes to th'
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