End of the Burch divorce case
--The trial of the suit of
Mr. Burch, of
Chicago, against his wife, for divorce, was concluded Monday, at
Naperville, Illinois.
The jury rendered a verdict for
Mrs. Burch, the defendant.
A dispatch from
Chicago says:
‘
The jury was out an hour and a half, and returned with a verdict in favor of
Mrs. Burch.
The verdict was received with demonstrations of enthusiasm, which spread rapidly through the village.
Counsel for the defence made a motion for the custody of the children and alimony.
The
Court then adjourned.
The trial lasted nineteen days. The news reached here at seven o'clock, and was received with great rejoicing by the friends of
Mrs. Burch. One hundred rockets were fired from the roof of the
Tremont House.
’