New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-09
THE MURDER OF DR.. BURDETI
Trial Of Mrs. Emma 4. Cann,osha.
FIFTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
MORNING SESSION.

pea hth vicinity Of The eourt-hou-s 20 the numbs,
thousahds' At9ocock, when the door Of the c,,a..
room were thrown open there was general rush. sa
IN few minutes all the available space in the \.
court'ro"ms-thc doors between which were thru. 4
open-was Occupied. A few minutes after L. Z
Davies took his scat on the bench. Mr. Cunasa.''
her two daughter and one son were prescott; = w.,
also Mr. Eckel. Al 10 minutes past the exan;..,SI
OF DR.. Wn. Il. Roberts was resumed by er,Jaas.
Dean, a. follows:
FURTHER TESTIMONY OF DIR. RoBERrs
DR.. Roberts was recalled and examined By NJ.
Dean:
O You were speaking Doctor of the relation. IL, .,,
50 tar you Anew b't~ssn Dr. Bardel and he 1sissl
have Won y the other places than be b. n
Bond together and Al otheg ps's Than here y nl
Yesterday think have sem th"m 'osshsr a. No BosJ
street on two or three different occSsloEs.
O When A. \ year last Winter, l have zen A,,
together at pvs, houses, Of which o not wish Nv. a.
number the people would rather their void
ad.s payie.-You have no right di, lose %. -,, A.
fair. OF persons not Interested in this suit.
q. when and how often A. year o.; ssi ntwo o
three different occasions and dunng The Natr and The
Bond street sud y Office il at No. 81 ~ pss.i
heir house from my meals tor the las tire years ana
every passing have net them coming AID sOins u
a great many times.
q AT the times whom You have called 81 Booi
,.ret and have the defend sn was u r,y th.ug 70
zee him with her, During the past wis,r ~ ,ns NE As
lived in the hou- would them PehsP. onsr sse,her
than during tie time they boarded there becas called aboa
the time that The doctor his dinner aud Onru
cone into the paror and stay few aud say that As
Ms Cnninrharn 10 inform her that he was sius OFT
O Do YOU know any Line shout that loek the door 4
have there, and have passed thrs' on several oea
O. How did you get in 4. rang sh, be-.
O Who came 10 the door A. boy ihH; ' Ode ne De
tors Office, name John. -
Mr. Desn-He hss had different boys.
Mr. Hali-He has had three and they wen s'l J"hns
the girls would edn. after otns
hours sometimes tse boys sometimes the yosus Ades
sometimes If the young ladies sns a. the window and
saw NE coming in would open the door two occasions
rang bell took hold OF the door knob and found open
three weeks before the destn was after ne
lock bad been r.mode!ed occasion found that Il Wa
not bosd at all; slwsy. after that Whenever did 60 there
always caught hold Of the knob; al wss ope walked IN and
wBtsd until some Of heri came into the PSIiot
@ Did Dr. Burdeu come 70 the door when yos f~ns ~
belll A Yes, SIR good many times
o In IN. dsy.ne or the us time. both Gcnel,
in The day time the doctor generally went ou evenings
O. Al these times hen you found the door 20 iha; you o
open they in the daytime OF in the evening" f
O. Do YOU Know whether took he defendant
to places public amusement A. know upon one occasion be
O. What was the place A. It wss think las, Spring
some time she had taken the house, al the Broad
AZ what time on the morning Of Saturday did you hear u
the death of DIR. Burd,-under what circumstances A.
was norsed by Mr. snodsrsss coming and ringing my bell
No So not up myself rung very hard had been
out late the night before aud lay rather later than usual no.
expecting any one in on such rainy morning
8 Til what hour A. ! wa. at the Academy Of Music At
the and suppose 1t oToie up between and Z 9ot
and the BOwey to Bond street and a2ed of ny
house.
O Did you smell nythngr A. No; did not thought was
hazy night.
q In consequence Of the information you received RON
Snoess what did dol A. dressed myself a, quiei a
possible and went 81 Bond street. coming down
stairs met Hannah the cook, aud went on over e 81 az
cended the the doctors door and there found Dr.:
Mains student at the door with key upon the ou @d
locked the door and standing by the door, and Dr. Man
as Just foot of the stairs leading into tho third Nory
think that Mr. Staples either at the door just beside
then looked into the DOCTORS md saw the doctor
looked round the and spots IN tho ball sad
9d the aSI rp ahfa wss sse ssie
q Did you st that time make minute oitbe ELIMINATION
the room A. Not at that time.
O. What condition did you dnd the defendant in when you
went up stairs A. opened the door found her sitting IN
ockns chair by the bed snodsa holding
she crying and the first rsmark think heard her "a. nse
II the dead she could not live that In the Spring he
had promised N make .yeryth hing right.
@ What them A. She ssid she knew that be would do
tined quiet her and told Der that y Sas dead could
helped she made remark then, don't know Ae
eert" or There is secrttou don't know hns th@ss
O. Was there any further conversation before you lei hs
oOml A. remember that because startled me exceeding
Y, not knowing what she referred to at the time i,
O. You that time had heard u any marriage or
any pretended marriage A. No, Sir.
Sir we then laid her on bed lifted her with ia force
end laid her the bed aud being startled at the secret
distey went back 20 the at that time the Police
had got there then entered the the body ~ss
then lying.
Judse Dayie.-Is Il worth while have this .saai
we have had Il from DR.. Francis Dr. Main and DR.. Uh
Mr. DeanI to call your attention to the spots Of blood
Wness~I TUNED him oyer-tLe policeman mysf-snd
else think assisted u.s. 70 asoeTiaD the eedse "
death
O Give description Of these spots Of bloodl traced
the blood Immediately leading from the Doctors heed between
the chair aud centre gable to the desk on the cas-
which set between the Window these drops Of blood wore
mostly round drops as Il dropping from above.
O. You d.tD sised them drops rather than spos made
blood than tie drops the ceiling A. the INSTRUMENT
the drops had the appearance Of having en for eon'd
cradle length Of time this stood night In front Of the class
this point traced round the chair 70 the
body you only want the drops in the soom.
q We're there any other drops outsde A. Not drops b.
like brush the outside knob had very te blood It thee
there another ght brush which perhaps could not have
been perceived win Dr. Uhl got there as
had swept coaseeve slightly the night pide VI tho
going down stairs that seemed to be ssI sood
@. You Observed The drops which Dr. UhI described
did but at this tine took particular notice because eso
remarked that the policeman might have got there BY wes
his fingers when turning him went there and found n
the blood dn.d just the IS 10 the room and IN ne hsa
and on the front floor.
q. What the situation Of the Doctors when yos
went In, As 20 the shades and shutters
Judge DsyiesYou have II before you there shown On ss
Witness-I would h. in this beyond the
operating chair is another chair and there s another char Nv
in this drswngone behind the operating chair and another "
hind the sofa that you cannot
q. want TO ask you how the front room VAS II" w"
doors through to the front open
O. Now describe the front rooml A. Il as usual sup
pose the window dropped about SIX inen' '' 'h' WIZ
Jude DsyieHo was the door that led on: into The bal
FROM that room A. i was i.s shas .ay .bon. that
O That was the only door leading out into that room L.
her WA ant
40 How rastLsti A. Think that shot; there not
that minute inspection made Of that that there II the
others .,,, -. u, ,
Not any Sir; there vas little spot Of bloodpsrAss
hs has not mentioned herethst be Of por!sDs
hat spot Of blood about six aches from THE map n9
he map, on the wall.
Judge Dayies-lt spurted in A. Ye. spurted In
Judge Deanlt the line VI tina, Jet on the walser
present when the Doctors clothing reoyeal Al
vas.
u What done with it9 A. believe tha. John ConDsq
eaTched his pockets hrst and then took bis clothing -
ut knife and ripped them open -.
q The fact wanted H. at whether ths clothna
looc On IL Throw assinst the wall make n<s
!. Yes Sir you spot OF blood upon this basebod~
the two closet doors the clothing piled up there
!. Yes Sir. "a,
q Are the spots the they were then WIN ~
reception A. Now you the traces 81 niger nMn
here another spot hat have discovered snce s1sninnS
,h.fl Of b