The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-09

foarishes marriage certificate 10 the face OF the
world.
So stands the case against Mrs. Cunningham.
We do not say that these conclusions drawn from
the evidence prove that she is guilty. We do
not pretend to argue that she may not be able
to explain them 80 far as to satisfy every I'M
prejudiced mind that she is entirely innocent; ;
but we do say that what we have given above is
fair view of the present aspect of the case
The movements of Mrs. Cunningham and Mr..
Eckel during the past five or six weeks have been
very suspcious and if they can explain all the cir
cumstanoes bearing against them, there are plenty
OF means Of communication with the public.
Let any one who knows anything of the where
abouts OF the victim, or any of the suspected
parties, on the evening of the murder, make a
clean breast of it. Let the suspected parties
themselves do this 1t must come out sooner or
later. AT present Eckel aud Mrs. Cunningham
have been tried and convicted by half the read
ing community, while the other half is forced to
the conclusion, from the conduct of the parties
before the murder and since it was discovered,
that there is just ground for suspicion against
them. If they can show that no spot of Bur
delrs blood rests on their heads let them do SO.
How TO MANAGE NEwsPAPER-One of our
amiable contemporaries Tsmes-which has
chiefly distinguished itself by feeble attempts TO
rival the HERALD in obtaining the earliest fullest
and most accurate accounts of all matters of pub
lie interest, and which has made some amusing
blunders in this way, has lately capped the climax
Of absurdity, in an editorial summary of the evil
dense in the case Of DIR. Burdell, which was its
last imitation Of the HERALD. To show how
splendidly this was done we give the following
extracts from the Times of Saturday,
EVIDENCE OF MR. oLNsY.
O. Where DO you 1--we, sirp A. No. IS Elisabeth
street.
Q What Is your business, si,9 A. Carpenter
Q What business did you do for Or. Burdell9 A. job
opg repairing and nxDs In this house.
When were you last employed BY hima A. month
sso-fve weeks aso-sbout the hoidIys.
9. For what puipose2 he seat for me.
lock recommended Valentine Buffers rotary iock-a
On what door Of the house was IN The h.ll door.
O. Did you hear since who murdered him9 A No, sir;
but know the lock . burglar proof lock
CoRosKE-That 10 what was going TO inquire about,
kew Ike The one made for II? No. sr n "a not tho
owner would risk his LIE on II; Mn varied hair from
the original key the key made for IT, would be
self As dsss,ed With tae lock - be did Hp not believe
any one could get In; said ''No mir, would risk my
without The Key tue slightest key opens the
door but you might turn the handle forever without
Q. But any body else could make key they had Q
PATTERN A. No, sir. une,s they had the lock; (he
key) might vary slghtiy, and they oould not get In.
ivIpEscs or ALvAH mAIsDsIt.
reply 70 queenons a. TO whether Bardell had any
CoRorxRDd any BODY ont of this house tbyesten N d
him an DjrrSs A No. to my knowledge; he had very
Gu .S man the Of in
robbed NJ ooe time and had Evans up believe Evans IL
IN State prison now in Virginia.
The front room the stairs would have heard ir A.
think any pepop below above might have heard IL
AJuRs R. He didn't speak In . private manner ss eli?
JUnor-Bs manner Of speaking nearly a. speak
eulties he ever hao were with the members Of his
family.
1ny revenge A. He never did 10 me- but have heard
tnas he had done 20.
JuRon-You have heard he threatened revensef A.
The Doctor has told me.
JvxoR- VIA, be convicted off, A. think IL was
burglary or forgery; don't know which.
JrRoi-You think he Is in Virginia A. think he Is;
know he was taken there WIENER he has got
JuRos-He is well known TO the New York police,
uppse? A. don't kTow
CORoSBR-s he In the Stsae prison A. do not know.
JuEoR-- He says be Is In virgipia.
CoRos KR-Les AK. Was In Virginia last month
A. stated he was In prison In Virginia think did
state thai he is but II my impression that he Ia still
there.
IxTTlcTs from EDITORIAL PAPxR.
II las been reported tnat some he was IN.
ssumepial IN sending TO State prison . vino had
com mite . forgery upon him. desperate determined
charac1eT-who solamny declared 1t that time that he
leh the prison alive would wreak his vcnseseos
upon Or. Burdtll We have also heard rumored that
bis man IA not now In sou-that he known 70 be
In the city within fortnight Of the time OF the murder
and that he has not since been heard Of here
sply, . man Who had . motive for the deed.
Any oroisary night key the outer door, and the
lock upon hu own door Ia OF The most common
Thus are seen in the same issue of the Ta,es, q |
grave and elaborate editorial making deductions |
ostensbly from the testimony, which deductions |
are fatty at variance with the facts as reported
in another part Of the paper. In its political |
course the Times never seems TO think facts are at
all necessary to the reliability of its articles but
in forming theory upon evidence in case of |
murder, it is generally considered necessary to |
read the evidence, and it lie certainly the height |
o. laundering and stupidity to give the public |
new theory in one part Of a newspaper, and at
the sane time furnish fat contradiction 10 all |
iis premises in another. Decidedly our young
friends Of the Times must be more industrious IL |
they intend TO compete with the HsRAID In the |
field.
The CoRRUPTTos COMMITTEE AT WASHINGTON |
We understand that some startling develope-