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


O. At what stare did you purchase ii' A. don't knsvs
was in Broadway; could not take you to the place
whore she bought II; perhaps she could.
O. Arc you the habit. OF putting out the gas In the
| evening or ct nshR A. When am here with the ladies
msst always attesd 10 IT, Mrs. Cunningham used 10 ~
sometimes 10 the gas pretty low, and whss
the doctor came homo would turn of; 1t other times
WAS desired and would put out the gas altogether
| O. Dit you suppose Il was dark that nghtf A. dd
not.
O. Did they not ascertain whether the docssr was In
| generally before they turned or tho gass A. TAsy
inquired whether he In not but turned Il
| OF.
I Q Did yo1 go down TO the ktchsa that night VIA
| nshu A. I veat down In the dark.
O. Did you hear any noise In the hall then during
| the nifhH A. did not
Q. Did you ksov whether the doctor was In or nst
| when you vent down starsS A. did not.
Did you find the DOCTORS door loceds A. caRAss
| testify a. TO that know nothing about II.
O. Did you hear any noise In the Doctors room dung
thaa night, at the outside door. In the halls
did hear any noise anywhere In the house during ~
| ngh; cid not hear the doctor come into the house.
O. Did you generally hear the doctor whom hs esns
into the did not for he did NO. ~
room nor up stairs.
O. DID he come in quietly usually that you se~A
nos hear hims A. cannot say ~ 70 that
O. Can you explain why he spoke so insE'tnry 70 ycu
the night went down and e. him ine the hsssss
A. I cannot
O. What passed between you then' A. He said, "0-A
d-n It, why do you lock door," said "Dr Burdsul
don't anything about ~; he said, "who boted ~
door" Tsaid 81 don't know" he turned round and osale1
me lar testified In my testimony that this occurred iss
Tuesday but IL could have been ther- think Was
last Tuesday week ago, for Monday my brother ief
Q Have you heard the Doctor como In since
tnip whe ha aruug tha hal ANDY VIM wan
him na A. According my recollection, that the las,
night heard m come In
Q fave you never heard or seen him como In OF
night snces A. may have him 10, bat that
the only night know or bis having to ring 10 get In
Q Who sweeps the rooms' A. don't know.
q. Who makes practice Of sweepug the reomsf I
don't know l suppose the chAmpermad docs
O. asked this question because the Jury, In examining
your ROOM found wash bowl In IT, We want 70 know
how you account for the absence OF 1T A. woud
be wiling 20 testify that there bowl In my room Ia
| the morning.
O. Whom you came down stairs last Friday night did
you notice key the door Of the doctors roems A
| did cot bu. am confident that II In the door
when came down stairs on Saturday morning
q Did you hear any haloo during Friday nightt
A. did not did no, hear Dr. Burden, any noise II
| bis room during that night
a. When did you last the doctor eIve9 A. II vss
on Friday afternoon
O. Are the rooms In tse house left unlocked this way
generally IN the night, that any could como In aud
them A. can't cay tba. they always opsa.
but down frequently and 1nd them so; found
the doors in tue lower part Of she house open or unlocked
that night
O. Was Ms CuunpghNm IN the roorr when you
turned IRON Dr. Burdel's after having seen ~
body on Saturday morning? A. She ives, and her I've
daughters; the Oldest tainted whom told them
the murder the youngest one sezed hold Of Mrs Gun
| nineham's arm.
When you entered Dr. Burdolls room, did You take
hold Of his hand or body to " he was dead or euly
wounded A. did not take hold Of his hand or fes a
his body saw quantity Of blood beneath him and sid
| he Was dead.
| o. What rasde yor come the conclusion % q1lckF
that he was dead sno not merely wornded or bleeding
A. Icort know; may not have como to the concuasa
t the doctors aud urned him over the COOK ass
| came and said the doctor was dead and whom veal
hira found him laying In pool OF blood, and
therefore considered the doctor dead.
q. Were you requested TO send word 10 the Coroner
what nhould be done about the matter A. Ny nss
feeling the subeo 10 do so though might atsR-
wards have heard something In favor Of doing w.
much excited at the time thai ] 90 not remember.
Q Who the me'senger sent TO the Coroner's osss
/ A. do rot know his me; he wes . little boy.
Q. when you the doctors body laying there Md
you suppose any had tered him. that he hsd
committed suicide A thought that he had counnsa
| suicide.
| O. What mlds you think 60 A. There was &C nssh
| blood about bis head he was laying right init
q Was yos surprised thai you heard no noise durnG
| she niGht' A. was very much 30, indeed.
Q. What word did you send 70 the Coroner-dh 20
Say some one had committed szicide A. doat kssw;
| I dont remember what word sent 70 him.
q. Did Mr. Unman have . room In this hcuss st Ne
time OF the doctors death A. He did, but dca knsw
L wn~ls hA
| here the pext day.
| q. Are you under say psouniwy oblsaucrs 70 M.
| Cunningham A. am not
q. How long have you been acquainted With hsr a.
From infancy my mother came down here and stayed
with Mn Cunning CHAM. and came with her; ny mosn
| did not oome . bosrdsr, su. - . friend.
q Did you pay any attention TO one Of Ma caanisss
hams dAnshssnf A. may have.
q. Is thers obligation or binding rasssd between
youp A. None ii all, cir.
O. Did you think Of marrying her, OF wenid you hase
| done 20 II you could u No answe.
Cosouer-Bow did you know that officer Dawson nssw
more about tha threats that made han you ad A.
| I DID no4 know that he did.
Csroner-I housht you said 80 10 yeur sestmoN.
did not hear ID myself, bu, Was TOLD that you said -
| vbis. vas swayg A. did no, say 90. and should
| IKE ,o zee ths thai would toll meso
NM. ELY's TESTIMONY.
smith Ely, Jr oeing svorn, sAd-fhat he k-sw no
thing except relation TO the note aaded 70 In rrsvioss
| testimony.
@ 10 yog know Mr.. Eckss A 7ss. sir
| O How long have you known hlu' A. nrr.
| acquainted win nim a~iew yesxs ago, ry or
| vas purely business one; tAiax he was
| some grocery store beIonsiDg tn some relative.
| q. What N he uov sugsgcet Ia A. Hss.1
| collecting hides; be 10 Q deser "A hiaos
Y 10 you know anythiag about bis hab.t ot u,
| No s,r did not tin two Jsars since whaa disco,
tlrnership With his brother loot s'snt OF hm TIL twe
sears ago He originally tame fOsa Esv.Jss,ey; TANK
| from Norrisiown
O Dd you ever 70 to We him asv,r osuod upon
| him bu, once. and that a this houss.
O. Did you know ~. Bnsdely A. 5id not