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MISCELLANY.
The Trial of Mrs. Cunningham for the
Burdeu Murder.

The Trial of Mrs. Cunningham for the
Burdell Murder.
,fhe trial Of Mrs. Cunningham, indicted
for killing DR.. Burdcll, is fully under way
i'll New York. On Tuesday morning the
court room was again thronged by an excit-
cd multitude. Mrs. Cunningham, accom-
panied by one of her daughters the other
being ill-occupicd seats near her counsel.
Eckel (who is to have separate triaD WAS
also brought in under charge Of an officer.
"A jury having been procured on Monday,
MIR: Hail, the district attorney opened the
case for the prosecution Immediately after
the court assembled on Tuesday. The fol-
lowing is the substance Of his remarks.
Bait. San.
The prosecution, he said, propose to prove
that DR.. Harvey Burde! ceased to be in the
first part Of this year. propose to prove
that he was murdered in his own house
from motives Of hatred and revenge. We
propose to prove that he was killed by some
one IN the house that among the inmates
OF that house was one who had certain mo-
tives to do that deed that that person was
a woman, and that woman the defendant.
All tho circumstances 60 to show that the
murder was the deed OF woman, done from
Il different stand point to that which a man
would have taken.
She had known linn three wears: : she
was the mother Of his child which never saw
the light; she was his mistress, and would be
thought his wife.-From her own showing.
she desired no sympathy, and she was ieal-
Gus OF him she beset him down stairs and
up stairs, in his private and his public
hours of business. Tie very domestics who
will 60 on the stand will take the roof of
that house off, and let you see their whole
course Of conduct. -
The very domestics will show You how
she hunted him. We shall call the police of.
ficers to show how she claimed to be his
wife; we shall show that there are suits for
seduction and breach of promise of mar
rage and papers were drawn at her bidding
for~this man to sign, which none of YOU
would sign, but for the dreadful PRESENT.
ment he must have had upon his mind that
she was his enemy.
= She followed him to his friend DR.. Thomp,
son; where she had the domestics trained
to listen 10 their conversation. And there
came another man, who became the coun-
terpart OF this man below. And she loved
this man Eckel she also had daughters,
capdldates for matrimony. And whether
she.Was married to BurdelI or not, she
wasaguilty of the grossest infdelity to him
withEcke. lie, Burdell, with this shadow
at his side, had made up his mind to let
the House to the very respectable lady who
will be adduced before You.
Bbetsaiq TO her servant, sssH Hannah. who
is that lady G-she is going to take the
house" On this very Friday-thc very
day we all dread so much-we find her saw
ing the. doctor is passionate man, and he
may not live another day. And so it fell
tShe fad obtained the key Of his safe
she had stolen his pistol, and it was so ar
ranged that outside relief was impossible.
.ILe bolts oftles back door wero closed
and the front door was fastened BY one O
thc' most wonderful locks ever invented. Fl.
cams % 'alone.-Sl,e had the pass key t
his, bsd:rpom, and she alone. He. open.
tRadaossand goes in. 10 the dark be /. il
supposed to have carefully folded his shaw
an9put away his Cap bis shoes were pu
RAnds we are required to suppose all thi
was done in the dark. ~
!Itis certain however, that all tb6 iniu
ries'infioted on that man were done m,
sh6ffest space oftime. And IL will com,
out that these blows were inflicted 81 I