The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-10


O. VIA, way was As faoe surnssa A. ISvssd IL coss
Had his clothing en- Had Ae ~ ssA pants and We 81
g He dressed she same when ysu Last saw him.
Judge Capron-Nov, then, We. eomirg up You met
h5s Tunnlnsham a. The top q ne ssir:S A yea STi hns
a s 'ss *: : A. she s; s
sAs might nave sad something; DO no. IsnsnSsy Ga.
e DId she 60 down A; No.
T. whore were he sils q his time A. In the ON
You an got back into the roem.tnen wsss ,s: "a: ~
hs sham in The chair she tainted and 0er 's'Sr '
q Did The old lady faStR A. No, Miss Helen Cunningham
e And not the other tvo3 A. No
Wh.. did Augusta say A, don't remember that she
The Ior@sr-No. one of them ran down VIA. posi-
.on he was in anything esef Mrs ounninshs,% wanted
@ but did mink she WAS " o. ,ss 70
Judge 6apron. she show desire down and see
not at that time ct least. ,.,,,, ., ,,,.
tme-where he little boys A. think they were in
g. 60 he psss,: room with you, No.
Y Did she go down again. A. Not 10 my ktow'edge.
How long after this discovery that Mrs Cumming
nam or me girls went below how oog aer me lnssssc
was received by hem A. She did not go until the Coroner
g How long after that A. twas about one O'Clock
q Then they remained in their room that timer A.
@ Who came into that room; did Mr.. Ecte come back by
q What time did he come bacls A. About O'Clock
Q. What did he do when he backY A. did not
notice him when he first came back. -
Where did you see him frst' A. don know whether
q What did say when he earned the DEATH what
did he say 70 your He did not thin that
A haa Y hirN In
Who asked you 70 go down and see it was trueF A.
should go down and see il 1T was true? A. No, sir.
little that night before You retired did you and the
dor A. Before we retIeds
q. you sure Of that Think of taa you perform
O. Yes bid you not do something together before
went up to bed as Of The last things you did A. No. no.
9. Did YOU not ba.he' A. No sir. we did not
WAS YOU rstaTned By anybody after you
from buying the veil, A. do not
O. 1t wasthe youngest daughter who was out with YOU A.
g Was Mr. Ecte the house when you wen. out 70 buy
Cannot tell whether he was in the house when you
4. In the neigRbOrhood Of eight o clock.
And sad out abou. three quarters Of an hour which
amer buying that veil dd anything unusual IN The
bad secauss %ss Hs ssy me song 70 school
Were they feeling bad What Indicated hat they weg
thai sic sorry going, what she should do &C.
for Mr. Ecke to come in the
pd pS S % Ss roo aad
a sitting room in the evening"
And did he take map A. Y ha the chair ii,
in the with them OFF, A. did not know as to that
JuIor-Did you know Hannah's che cooks) husband
Don't you know man Of the name m Of John who used
Have you ever seen IA. a. may have seen n%
used 10 60 Of errands and 80 forth.
q. who employed HIM A. do not know. .r.
Q. Whether 1t was Mrs Cunningham or DIR BurdeM A.
into this house. Sss I.,, Yss Sir Mr. ro,
which up stairs in the attics A. did not, have seen IT,
lcSfsd q Miss augusta Cunningham. r,.
1hs Coroner-Iow many suits OF clothes had Mr. EeckE A.
O. Had be ihrees A. I don't know.
change
know he has two suits OF Clothes ,,
Rs Ri. see qnh 0 the after the
You don't know wh. became Of the clothes a. Mo-
suits we ass M s ssy
As snd III
or 9s snS ss s s S cS
A. Gray coored pants and greenh vest and sdAr
.; Were Gspants black broadcloth A. don't know
O. Did you see Hannah, or anybody else that morning
up and Sn SrSs ssw vii trunk No ., A. No air.
! Alter one o'clock You saw Mr. Eckel come in That Wa
about the time came here between twelve and one d.
you see him 60 out afterwards A. did not not TO M
o. Whom did he TAX TO when no came IN ~ one OclOck
Where did be 20 TO- did he with
A. wss In the room above most Of the time
well Wen, did he not there A. Yes, he WA
q. In the room aeoyeY A. Yes.
which took place. A. He did
boy delivered the his store saying
that there was man killed or murdered -
He did not say anything " all besides 'ha' soou' the &C
O. He did no, seem in any way alarmed about ~ A. No
dyoiO him that self
Re had former occasions on that day Was there
any little confusion In his appearance A. No never noticed
o. Now you say that nigh, Ecke had his boots o' A.
Is usual sitting ladies' society have their boots OF
q. Did he do before A. Yes he may have done go.
q In Nr. ounninshsm. bedroom, a Yes
@ Mr. hessi and Ma Cunningham subsequently, followed
'sir, before he entered hs room, A I isink not
CO you Ssras
rang he ud come down and look over The bsnnis'srs
But had he not habit OF his own OF going 70 the door
% Who .,,er The Coroner, A. sent The boy YOUNG
Burche told him 10 tell the Coroner 10 come Immediately
O. Did you tell him for what purpose' A. To hold
O. who made he suggestion soiyou of sending ooro
s pa 1es send word = NJ. even, to other
xssn ID you 90 long sr you knew Of tn.
q DO YOU remember Of hearing the home thai
night A. Ne.
Sitting i he rom where you were ..iins could y0S
shut u and come up Stairs A. As general thing. 49,.
q How the Doctor habits in coming ur ctsrs-did he
What was his sener. soui q coming home A. About
ten O'Clock.
q. Have you Known him later than tent A. Yea
y bow much later A. About two o'clock.
O. Oftsnf A. Only once.
How omen sensr.ly have you known him to come home
later than ten : a. don't reoolect-
q Does he osn come home earlier than TEN A. Yes; be
has come In earlier. -
o What time does he usually rise in The morning A. lie
rises after the family do .
O. Then emphaticaly that you did NOT bahe thai
night A. did not the night before. .
q Tou DID not hear the Doctor come up A. No:
BY the Cororer-And yet you could hear the hall door
open, but you did no, hear his step A. Yes.
q And murder committed In The secord story And
did not hear and that aid NOT hear from
any Of res that there vas any no1se IN the houss ha night
A. No noise ai all
Judge Cspron-He might have while ,hey we're ont
Did you hear any u the family refer next morning 70 his
was nothing saId In connection with that. .
q. I mean Aher the death was dscoveref a: No, air
q DID not Mrs. Cunningham or yourself or NE daugniers
after that event known, come TO sit down IN your room
erpreeng The opinion among yourselves ~ 70 how mat event
occurred A. Yes.
q. Who made he remArt A. We all did more Or le-s
o. Well What Vas the general opinion expressed snonS