New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-16
he b. d.,e,d on the 9Th Of October; Mr. Smith 6r,.


wanted tl2D fur u, but suh.eqaenily agreed 10 sen
I fr tioi witness Pn.m-ed NJ. ECkeio he present :
! s.ii DAY wien the bcds,ead VAS liNerrd. bg'
49, c, AVID Ud I'D not ar We TIL ncsI clock
w. IT IN by Ms. lIr,u he was directed !
st..fs 10 the ilud story fr.nt room. whore
md NJ Eckel who Va. busy m hting u
b,d.r,ed henmainrsi az NJ. Eckls -,rl for one an
halt a. two lour.; they thcn went az tNgethe 81
To- ,urr-, mn IIr, adj. " be did T., ave Mr. Eek
Until reIes clock: had known ID i'urtcl ny 'igt
e., e,4,r,5 more. saw nose Of th- Hniy at No. )
B,rc st.,et lsai evtnug buI He - a' ~oo 1T biz
in, Helen ana NJ Eckvl, ga" VI - '.- " On Sunds
he -tih whes - eal, - t. see w. r al !"e poc'o
caur .tt, rs-.,t end poke &c NJ. rmsh.r
ard ii,s L.fl w-rt cut :, gei.cr- Ni' VT. l. n
rvu ',,t, To- No ~ Rond street he scpi J., ''ii -
W'i..,- a. Ia, I,'rs " Broadway. one 30 >''" W
E'kt a., What yuu y GIT have called 'i'c-."H =
usr. l., never kr,w Ar. Eekel TO vrar W. al JGs
b'hr perry given - No ~ Bord ,toci
I. -. n'der-Mh,r ~. BOX! sicpt y fitness
sl,'t'y after b, V,7 ~ NJ. 81 Ppri -'~-T'' BE-
nig ki Lavc O., ar 80 20 80" inside 90 NIyrtNr. Il
VS. az No sii Broad- - this SUNDAY afternoon
Wiit,s vs., -itirg With ~ Ell, 10 tie bacS p1rtor
when H.. Enrct tRair 10 tNe door ant a>krd o. sy
.uc D. D called To- D. n OF .-rrthng % tiat effect
Dir. [. made SOM rrply. art immediately went oui
with hIu ,lis Wa- about d O ',tk. lee tl"usW dad
not rtuFln more taan IL hour 20 that time had not
kn,v1 Mrs Cunning sm any Ir-Wber "f Der family
before Nj Eckfl went there 10 rcFd hal been en-
plcvcd Nv Mr. Eckel 10 assist HIM IN hls business,
NOR ls,s for four year, past hsd been 10 the re-
esisr bs,urss ard in the Laundry hcsrness during that
time NJ Ecktl did not pay him any stated >alary .
but :, uaeratcd him literally for his srr' bad ~
sIIor tht Ia meet l. h., AZ No 81 Bond street ~ .
CT ck but did rot g,t there until shout quarter to
s. -tRd there, he thought, l near -, when he went
{ n nh Mr.. EcktL
To Judge Dean-Took supper on the evening OF the
2Sth with Nj. Eoke opposite Waverley place.
Sampson Rocco, boot and shoe dealer at No. BOP
Rowery. e stifed that he had known DR. Burdei for
two vears: knew him from having sold him boots and
T.. faVg HIS ha -
trading introduced Mrs. Cunningham, who, he said.
was one of his folks the last time they came in to-
goihcr was few days before last Christmas, about
O'Clock in the evening; they often together;
one occasion ood the Doctor about the young widow,
ana said that would I've a fine chance for hun; the
Uo,..r said, ooh am too Old he spoke of her
good qualities ard said, "Oh, she's worth some
" so Coo or $50 COO, and that was better than all.
Hester Van Ness, a dressmaker of No. 4O1 Forth
avenue. testified that she had known Mrs. Cunning
ham for than II years; her relations with Mrs.
c. bad been intimate during that time; became ac-
quanted with DR.. Burdell two years ago last March,
al Mrs C's resideuce in Twenty ourth street; saw
him there several tines Mrs e. went 10 DIR. Welug-
ton in Twelfth street, after leaving Tweuty-tourth
street; saw DR.. Ii. there very often Mrs. Z. was
bCarclrg there: witness did not call Mrs {. often
in nj street az she did not approve OF her going
there; Mrs. &. was sick in the Fall OF % at
No ~ Bond street aud witness was sent
for; when she arrived she found DIR. d.
sitting ly Ter side, and ut first would not let her In;
L. ad be was afraid that it would hurt her TO see 80
MANY persons; he remarked that he would give his
own life 10 save hers; that she the dearest woman
be had ever known; that he had sat up night md day
fer ltr and would not ALLOW her life to be endangered
By persons coming in; MIS-. C.s illness was caused by
a fall while she was unwell, cutting her forehead
severely: she fell against the stove; accompanied DIR.
Burdel ard Mrs. Cunningham to Saratoga last
Summer: witness and Mrs. e.. stopped at Mr..
BeecLtrs seminary, and the Doctor at Congress
Hell he came 10 them about three times
a dov; the Doctors conduct toward Mrs. Cunning
-. ,lall had If "A
engagement between Dr. Burdel and Mrs. Cunning
htm; in Twerty-fourth street his manner and conduct
toward her were very cndearinS-rather foolish, she
ouclt had rather not repeat any of the expressions
used by the Doctor that subject witness was asked
10 b. witness 20 the arrInge was 10 have been their
bldrsmad few days before gong 10 Saratoga, wit
ness called on Mrs Cunningham, who urged her to 60
there with them; the Doctor said he hoped -he w"nld
90 by al means it would give him great pleasure;
the - hect Of hor acting bridesmaid was spoken
If several times when the Doctor aud other members
Of the family were presents the Doctor frequently
alluded to Mrs. C. a. being superior, superb wOnan
ard asked witness about her family affairs aud IA
I. whether she thought she would make good wife
witness considered Of the expressions he used to
Lee f,o'i,h: on one occasion Dr. b. said to witness
"WLy don't you persuade her to take oil tnOss horn
"bir black rags aud 90 with me to Europe; 1t VIII
"bensft her health. when the party was on the
beat on the nip to Saratoga, the Doctor discovered
that MR. Cunningham bad on c0l0red dress Tor Tile
first fine and appeared perfectly delighted; witness
related the circuns tanees Ia connection with her
hong asked - act as witness IN the marriage; Mrs.
{. called on her about it, and said she had great
deal Of trouble witness then making or altering
Mrs G. dresses for the marriage ,he was agolng to
he married she used the expression that the Doctor
bad come his serses, and was really going To act
Ike man: she s.ld they would be married rlght
avav and privately and then in the Spring they
al to 90 10 Europe-that is the Doctor, herself aud
Augusta; the Doctor would not let his friends know
about the marriage, and by the time they re-
tuned it would be an old story, and he would
az gha vatihh uUa nofbf ptr
10 do with secret marriages; Mrs. T.. wept and tried To
pe.unde hey but -he said she had been privy 10 two
secret marriage ard would not be TO another; wit
ness once called ON Mrs c., and found her peeling
ounces in the basement the Doctor was there also
the conversation turned on q proposed marriage be-
tween relatives Of witness, when Dr. Is. remarked
what would people say if he were to get married;
witness wished MIS-. {. to go up to her place and nj
dress. but she and the Doctor said they expected a
hook cese and she could not 90; she said she could
not 90 anyhow; this the 2eth Of October; saw Dr.
Burde on the day Of bis DEATH she called at No. 81
Bond street " reference to some dresses they were
going To hop in Brooklyn on the following Tuesday
evening: Dr. Burdell had always in the presence Of
witness spoken extremely high OF Mrs. Cunningham.
To Mr. Tihen-Thought that DR.. Is. was too en-
deaIiug toward Mrs. Cunningham III the presence Il
others: applied 10 her such expressions "a his dear
creature: could recolect of scarcely any uOpleasant
things passing between Dr. b. and Mrs I. before her;
thought it rather angular iter 80 much had been SAID
abou, i'll feelings between the two, that she had seen
50 ttle If IT, ard tried 10 remember something Of the
kind but without success Il was Just after she re-
TUNED from Saratoga that Mrs I. spoke 10 witness
about her being uni Apply, abiding 10 the suits while
conversirg about the contemplated marriage, Mrs. C..
laid she knew of other person to be had for wit
ness whom she could put confidence in witness adj
ysed her Ia take her children; when witness declined
being t. bridesmaid, Mrs. e. remarked: "WeL,
81 don't care much now, my business is all
" settled the Doctor never asked her directly
TO be bridesmaid, bat spoke Of il several times in
presence of Mrs. Cunping cham if they had any un-
pleasantness witness never saw IT, when the Doctor
s.ked witness how much money Mrs. &. had, she re-
piled she did not know; witness opposed Mrs. C.'s
going to No. 81 Bond street she thouget Il imprd-