The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-02-25

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Astronomical riding to S~nodgrass,
Mrs. Cunningham and Eckel in the par
lor together, talking.
Five and q half P. Mr.. Eckel
came in to dinner the whole family to-
gether at dinner, Snodgrass excepted,
who came in An hour later; none but
the Cunningham family, Eckel, Snod.
grass and the cook in the house from
dark until bed time.
Seven and a half to eight and a half
P. M.-Snodgrass out with Helen Gun
bingham buying a veil.
Eckel in the house the whole evening,
with the exception Of a few minutes; in
the parlor from 9 to 10; Mrs. Cunning
ham Joined him there at 81 at ten
they called the cook, and sent her to
bed.
Ten and a half P. M.-Snodgrass
went to the basement for water; no one
there returning to-the third floor found
the whole family, Mr.. Eckel included
in Mrs. Cunningham's bedroom.
observation-disclosures retired to his
room on the fourth floor, and went to
led. About three minutes before, Eek.
ell, who had been sitting by the fire with
his boots off, went to bed. When Snod.
grass withdrew, he left Mrs. G. and her
two daughters in the room. Mrs. c.,
according to her testimony, stepped tc
Eckel's door to hand him a note, (which
had been left for him in the course Of
the afternoon and forgotten, after which
not feeling well, she undressed and goI
into bed. The daughters joined her
shortly after.
WHEREABOUTS OF DR.. BURpELL ON ERR
DAY.
Eleven A. M.-Dr. Richard Coz
called; was told DIR. B. was at the Ar
~tisans' Bank.
One P. M.-Dr. Cox called again
found DR.. Burdell in his office and had
some operations performed on his teeth
One p. NJ. (atout)-Dr. A. T. Smith
DR.. Burdeli's partner, saw the latter ii
his office.
-Four P, NJ (about)-John II. Thomp
son, while talking with Mrs. Cunning
ham, swears he saw DR.. Burdell leave
the house.
Four P. M.-Hannah Conlau, tht
cook, saw DIR. b. in the house.
Four and a half p. M-Dr. Blaisdel
left DIR. Burdell at the house in company
Of DR.. Cox.
Five P. NJ. (about)-Dr. Cox return
ing was told that DR.. B. had gone to hi.
dinner at the Metropolitan Hotel, anG
would not be back.
Five and a half P. M.-Dr. Burdel
seen to leave the house by DR.. Main, liv
ing opposite.
Nine or Nine and a half p. M.-secr
standing at the corner of Bond and thu
Bowery, by Robert A. Tobcy.
Ten and Observation-Disclosures
to VIM. Rose, DR.. Burdell re- entered
the house, coming from the direction o
Broadway.
At the same time, according to tb'
; testimony of John Farrell, he entered
the house coming from the direction o
; the Bowery. From five and a half
when he was seen leaving the house, un
, til his return at ten and three quarters
, we nave no testimony as to the D ,ttor'
whereabouts, save for the passing recog
rition by Tobcy at nine or nine aud
, half.
RELATIONS OF DECEASED WITH II Gun
r Daughters testify that the acquaint
ance was CT long starding. Friends o
the Doctor recollect his speaking, in tb
summer Of q rich widow, Mrs. C~nnnsue
ham. with whom he had just becAme &C
quainted. She came with him that yea
from Saratoga. and took lodgings witt
Mrs. Margaret Jones, who then kept III
!, house No. 81 Bond street, as a board
ing house. On the 25th November
1855, according to Hannah Conlap, til
: cook, Mrs. G. mi.carried of a child
which she ascribed to DR.. Burde.l. Ii
May, she took a lease of the house No
: 81 Bond street, and commenced house
keeping. For a short time, DR.. B. too
his meals in the house; theu began t
board elsewhere. In June, 1856. Mrs
> G. swore in the affidavit upon which a
action for breach of promise was subse
quently founded, that DIR. B., upon hi
visiting Elizabethtown in his COMPANY
had sexual Intercourse with her; and u
a later period, when she declared hersel
pregnant, that he produced abortion
Since last April the quarrels betweer
DR.. B. and Mrs c. had been frequcn
and violent. Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Hub
bard, and the boys Ashton, C,llaghan
and Burchell, the servants, the Cunning
ham girls, policemen Littell. Davis an
Moore had witnessed them. The Sheii if
Mr.. Willetts, his Deputy. Hugh Crom
bic; and Messrs. Chatfield and Thayer
Mrs. Cunnipgham's counsel, had know
of them professionally. To his friends
DR.. Blaisdell, DR.. Cox, DIR. Roberts
Mrs. Mary Crane, Mrs. Hubbard, an,
to Mr.. Stansburs, who had engaged t,
take the house for the coming year, DR.
Burdell had talked freely of his trouble
with Mrs. Cunningham: and desired t.
get rid of her; ard this down to TIL
day of his death. The main DISPUTE
had occurred in September, when he hat
accused her of stealing a note she ha'
given him for S6O5 from his safe. TIL
quarrel ran high, and both part es GALE
in policemen; who witnessed Mrs. G
strike the Doctor. Shortly after, Mrs. G
instituted actions for breach of protnis
and for slandar against DIR. Burdell
but withdrew them a week or two alte
namely, on the 22d of October, wheI
papers were drawn settling the moose
points. The iIl-feeliug continued to tn
last. Mrs. Cunningham kept unfaggin;
watch upon the Doctors every move
ment employed the boys to overhea
mis- conversations fingered about tn
entries when persons were talking to tn
Doctor; exhibiting marks of inordinat