The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-03


Of ooeo, the windows on day the doctor caught hsr BY
the arm, saying she must not doso and inmatng that
he exercised soue authority In the house
Q Where you Friday afternoon from $N until
e ococks A. at the store snoo the LIST Of Janu-
ary do nos homo until So O'Clock In the evening
Q. Nt you meet any one WHOM you came home that
afternoon to dinner A. No, did not; when got home al
the rest OF tho family aAd pasaken Of their dinner
took my meal alone
@ What time does Mrs Cunningham usually dine. A.
About tH.
O. Who vos the first person you saw' A, I think Nile
Helen YVES the first one met
O. Where did you 90 70 amer dinner' A. went up
stairs.
Q. Where tol A. Mrs. Cunnnghsm's room.
O. How long did you cit In Ara. Cunninsham's room'
A. Not long.
Q. Who was there when you entered the room' A.
did not take particular notice.
@. Was Mrs. Cunningham theres A. cannot say.
@. Did you mNs Mrs, Cunningham st any time that
afternoon evening" A. No, cannot say that did.
Q. After visiting Mrs Cunninshsm's room you went
out with Miss Helen A. did.
Q. When was II 7ou say you Mr.. Eckel' A. After
got through my dinner and was about going up stairs
met him coming down into the basement.
Q. Do you know whether he and Mrs Cunningham
were alone or no. thai EVENING" A. think they were
count Of what Mrs. Cunningham said about going 10 bed
O. Was II when you came In with Miss Helen Cunning
ham that discovered the note addressed to Mr. Eckes
A. II was.
Q. Whore did you 90 when you came in ? A. went
into Mrs. Cunningham's room.
Q. Was Mrs. Cunningham there A. No.
Q. Was Mr.. Eckels A. No. Isupposed he was out ct
the time
No int tha an th0uOh
Q Who proposed that you should 90 out with MISS
Helen Cunningham to buy the vellf A. II Miss Gun.
ningbam herself
@ How long did Eckel remain in Mrs. Cunninghams
room9 A. He s.a.d there until about ley O'Clock.
O. Did you notice at time I. was when he went to
bed A. did not
O. Did you see knfs IN the hands Of Mrs Cunning.
ham, A. did not.
O. Did you notice whether the beds OF Mrs. Cunning
hams daughters were tossed Saturday morning, or
not? A. l remember going into into the bedroom In
question SPEAK 10 Miss Helen, bu! did not notice
whe.t or the beds were tossed or not.
Q. Were you with Mrs. Cunnin cham wheu she camo
up with Eckef A. No.
O. Did you speak 10 Ecke when you met him going to
the basement A. don't think did.
@ What Nw,s hrs. Cunningham's manner at breakfast
A. She appeared very complacent she inquired aor Mr.
Ecke and wanted to know why be was not at breakfast
with us told her OF the note had given her respecting
an appointment that he WAS requested TO kesp at 8
O'Clock that morning. when she Expressed her regret
tna. sbe did know OF the engagement for she would
then have had Mr. Ecke,'s breakfast ready for him be-
fore he wtnt out
O. Did she not make any other inquiry A. Not 20 my
knowledge.
O. You ali had your breakfast A. Yes.
O. Who first remarked that Ar. Eckel was aosent9 A.
Mrs Cunningham, think.
Q. Did you ever this note 10 Eckel Afterwards? A.
l did not
O Do you know whether Mrs Cunningham read the
note not ? A. DO not.
O. In M Eokel ,sl. alive man. A. BE ls.
Q. Is no sociabieS A. Yes.
O. Who did he generally talk with A. With the on.
tire family and myself
O. Did be talk 10 the girls A. He did.
O. Did he talk TO Mrs. Clnningnami A. Yes.
O. How was he and Mrs. Crnnngham-vere thcy c,m
muncatve and soclabe with auotherf A. They
were.
q. How did he address ncr usually, ~ msdam, or did
he address her by her Christ namep A. could not
say what wsy he addressed he.
Q. Whist way was Mrs Cunningham 10 the habit OF I'd.
dressing Mr. Eskel--did she call him by name, A.
Sometimes she would say John Ecke, or John J; but
shc usually addressed HIN as Mr.. Eckd.
Q. Did she talk about him often A. Not very.
particularly.
O. DID you ever know thai they were particularly fond
OF each other A. did not
q. Did the young isdles appear 70 like Mr. Eckel A.
Well could nos say.
O. hid you ever hear them say anything against hinS
A. did not
Q. Did they speak Of him ~ Il they had known him
welp A. rhey did.
O Did you eves hear Mr.. Ecko and Dr, Burdol
speaking togstherf A. Never.
O Did you ever hear repeated any observations made
by Mr. Ec1sl in res1d 70 the deoeassd A. don't think
have.
Q. hid you ever hear the servants spsax III OF Dr..
Burdellf A. heard sne ofthe girls, named Mary, say
tnaa the Doctor was bad tempered and kicked up
great fuss about nothaag.
q. Rave you known Mrs. Cunningham and her family
long, A. have since my childhood; Mrs ounninsham's
daughters and brought up In ,he place te-
gelher.
O. D,d you ever lar any Of them say ths DR.. Burds
was rica mani A. think that the matter has been
Aed about bat could not say wh,, vss said regarding
O. pd Il nos ss-ls you - singular A. II did, bull
sever troubled myself with thinking the matter
q. wm u. Bn,oeIi intoxicated when you opened the
door for him on the evening you have refexred tol
A. Not 10 my knowledge
O. DID YOU ever see him lntoIcatsd' A. No, never
raw him 80, bs, persons might think hin 30 from
his convspailoa and conduct.
O. Havs you ever heard Of shs DECEASED being issoxi
Gated A. No, sir.
Q. whore we're you n the tine you beard Din al the
door that Blshr A. was up IA Mrs Cunnins nshamI rcom
Q. wXh light was the ras turned on' A. The gn
was burnirg si ne time, 1thnk.
o. Wa usual for you W 90 and opea ihs door Of tvo
O'Clock al night yeu heard the bel -ins' A. Ec sir;
| a A hvi 7 auako nd
brother was With me; asked him II should 20 and
opss The door, and he SAD be thou should so went
5svs stated my evidence hs, opened the door and
ei ps Harvey Burden INTO the house n two O'Clock on
Tuesday la,l but u could no, have been sn that night
ior ny sro,her lei this week ago 70 day. vcck
sso isis norrns.
o. rhtn you dld 40, open The door for Dr. Bu-del last
Tuesday at o'clset in the morning A. II could not
have bess ~ iha, time, though have sad 10 In my
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