The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-10
VERDICT OF THE July:
NOT Gull II r.

Ry2slATlaS..lW APPLAUSE IN OoUlf.
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discharge Of Mrs. Cunningham
and Eckel.
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Desler Blaisdell's Whereabouts the hight
Of tho Murder,
a.. h., BE-
OOURr OF OYER AND TBBNMER
Before Hon. JAage Dsvies
wTn AND LAsr DAYs' rnoCxxYnes.
sXrvxAAy, Nay ., 1851
~ hst Ac& In this mysterious drama h drawing 70
oA he curtain absut y fall, leaving the murder Of
-. Harvey Burdell - great . mystery ~ ever. he
sar crowded 70 sufJboasoa, and a NE passagcs
hs1l.g 70 are tmmed Up With psrssns anxious 70 OBJ
~ IN ngress into ths CVuyL fhers was quite . hrge
s,hes Of hdes-perhsps couple II bundred-who were
OsoAss enough 70 obtain adns,o Some of them bad
euns Down - early o'clock ~ 70 iasurs seass
- interest rervsded The immense AUDIENCE
~ perfect stiffness prevailed Ars Cunningham and her
- daughters carly In court, evidently eed al the
Uspsct sf anAirs- SO wsre Hckel and snodgrsss and
aA~ friends.
ne Court and jury yesterday evening, according 10
>vsAs arrangements, visited The scene Of The murder
nahps worthy u note TRANSFERRED Yves observed,
hsvcvey that could With great facility, obtain ingres
- the house by the rear.
M space Il four hours IA assigned 70 the counsel On
saA side up, and then the Judge 10 charge the
~.
n District Attorney stated 70 The Court Mai Aeir
hRsst friends bad asked them yesterday hey would
~ sher points Of NV Al that time they could NOT do
q - they were not arranged, bat ,bsy were now pro
pWsd 70 do 3d.
ysaes Davies hought they should DO stated before The
haed counsel commenced their speech for the Defence
-, Edwards for ths prosecution stated his points tO
sW-
n.,y d The most inporAn legal principles IN criminal
~ which attach 70 CONCLUSION d guilt ny bold Of the
Whsssr Emma A. Cunningham
i. crime may 10 committed where resentment Ia dis
90, whose rsvsssssSi mpuse 70 arden. and sesve y
- exhibited " exresston These partake o. ene sAte
md sSu,: md SSv IN. y enc
nsAanson; Picker, Criminal Cssss eAs TIE Pecp'e w.
Ssssrss0n q crin,..l .n,sesae soea very ar "
- awards . ccnvicnun, wnen b fcswed BY Tho ihcs
& yssssn. dsssh a. g sscosas. al o:strciiss xhsn
osfsa within the very home O. hoHse q me sccnssd
Dsah o declaration Shown an III Win which the person
.:.. as.ps s ss:Is in ss :as s's ''''' ~
rssye Hrssss come evsn nearer towards conviction.
, sss,t cas-. sni IL Ps ss . i ssi sss WIN
Preparation for The oomnasstoa Of crime, whxher
s. Or osorws svsS n ~
EaT Torrss' case 10 aie eos female servant living
~ DE prisoner sent out 70 walk with The ohidren
\ he present the servants were sent % 70 bed In
Unss case, Chandeliers Am Grim $50, $50, dehoer-
eve attempt 70 create IN sas evidence In advance OF
& Opportunity and facilities include In lay the poeses-
- means, and form together positive criminanye cir
=. ssSSo. ihs relsioS q mistress and keeper mutt
80 almost indefinitely the opportunity and fAciies
ksded revolver pistol iound 70 sne possson ..
ssnns, found murdered In her house under circau
spcss Ike the present. raises preeumpton against her
arSpx Common wealth W.. williams, Cusbing, bs2) o.
pss when clearly appears Aha, such pistol was cnoe
= properly, and there was uue 70 dispose Of the killing
Circumstances In this esse attach sgalns, this prso-
~ - well where these croamsAnoes provided AZ who
Hare was proximity Of ths accused Va the soepe Of
- crime ~ the very time Of is cemmltA, made more
~ by fArs keys and lcwd Intercourse. THIS Raises
HWl yesumpuon Of participation n the criminal sc o.
0ssaly whom coupled with threats
vsHcN NE ascsssig q 1ndins up he weapon which
s,.s ~. s- ss & u. s' .. sSs. Be-
- educs<, and The vioisocs appArens dos sos Insist
Gsssh. q he veAPon- eAn as~i WA NE socussd
n where MEDICAL sv,asncs shsvs That more mortal
ss hs,s ss:s .ss .' ss ., as
sHnepoedJ ths ldea OF voanding By person pa
- s...sn... ., ..s %sss .;sa:1ss
- xoss b. enc vino scAoo,sd 10, ~ studied surfey
= o:r ' ss..d ne ~ '.ss sso.ss.r,. ,.ross
- = Nshs pos morssm sGpe~ineee v,th usas eAo-
~ $500 "a ssy = r.. s;sh :. s' :
Inon ssass ssis hai nsss No>Al vsns q rssst-
- ana an essrc re,Axatos a nnsosss whls We hyins
- .a<s q sssv' saesAso' - e''o'p's r@~
n. Guilty scsess ere 20 Oman attached 70 ssres
- q sournrAl Of oyime MAJ tAs law ntieBcd vfth
s,ssco drawn srou svidssoe Il mere sircuns,Aasss;
"a frou thess alone, vtthosi single rsSursnssi q
,ssoe q .ss "a cSsissd @sy - fSisy prssun.d By
shv 0u.sn, -, Ass coss,.sss s q ssn S ~
-. % coae,ods. fNco.nn ". ne HssssS
susnmss % poa IN sUpsca
uuxssi rur dsfeoos tAsn proceeded 70 sAArcn us toy
r. n,d,-eeansusa Of NE fury have rssssed. - yca
vs 70 bs points sAaa hAve bs@ rod hsrs ed Which
q suppsssl, On The psr q NJ proeccu-
-. are 70 have sn nnuenoe On Ys~s dSey-
ahaxoa u NE nss scw sefors ycu { havs ~
49, 70 hex snl while dong 20 ths sAsushs ssuos ne
- yse wore maSs uss See~s ysa vsrs svsrn - iusors
A. m-ss ~ shai shsss praos-vhcA have ssss en-
s~sssd from ecns black Isnv tsot lhai hes long hin
ura,aeyins on se shesvs q 5000 ed hvyesr nnrAsy-
I've rsasedsl ne fSrcbr 4 shs s-y ~ = oooss'
"a. .n, Pa sIssssS ss IN" ss.c ssd
- sszrsndey o. NJ fcst ms ccmmseaan. - ., ,e
- ns.e q he rrsss Schcvah and ,he oDssusnsl Con-
U@L" And now, In NE uanae q humanrl " me name
-1n, eenOsnen, ycs wtu errnsvme iron, to4SvnN w
0esnile. leone here toNAy, nes ~ ~ ~. ~
-, and - Ne rsprsssnAAive n Ms whcas ooMmnnw
vAesA has scea outraged ed voaased In bes ysscn-
0DPe NAN mat; deman1, eot - acQuNtA sut vsncs-
~ Ms MY nvins verdir bsfbse leaving AAex seAa
ACsDe hae ben ecnnieasA-rw ouydeu has been hned,
- rsasev crime has been cp1s,issd spos his death
49, 20 by We midniem assasun-cct by We nAn vho
- s:anniH 70 Ne das<nem q algha and psangos BIZ
49, no we neaf o. hh vtcsaw-bua greater crime
- sse0 es9mtseA IN ne oaxne a. Ne NV ana BY ~
- @ees I snnd hsre tsAAy 70 reSuhs eNcany
swsPoce 1ocAPseency. A henicide ~ BEN
-ss -, 80 s@ ~ ysHe,ss. shorcoshnsss u shis