New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-04

,bIs cure ir rels,ion to Mrs John BudsH he "a,
,eeced in getting biz brother 10 make eli h. prop
eyfy 10 bin By mortgage at the came tine returning
DO equivalent for il, and rep'eseLtirg to s brot1sc
job tba; property would be sse in Hsrveys hsnfs;
tina, thereby Mrs Burden who had scit az sins' him
and another patty who had an attachment sgainf hun
would be prevented from getting bis Johns properly
After remaining eT months at the Jrner Of duane
street and Broadway, Harvey mO'ed up to NJ. 81!
Broadway, on the corner Of Franklin street hn
having been divorced r bis wife N ice mp with ii "
Aey, and moved up and joined him 10 business 4, NJ
J62 Broadway.
This arrangement il represented to have been made
by Harvey for the purpose ef getting Johns trade At
lie Office However this may be, il s Ger an that they
had lot been long together before they qaarreled
even before at, Harvey would not allow John to 1t
bis sgn up upon tie Office in which they were bath a.
sOcAted in doing business JOnn put ap bis shin
gle on a carriage sbed which stood hight by the eide
Of the cce John Burdel then attempted - get from
Harvey the mortgage Of bis Johns property which
be had made to him for safe keeping, but Harvey
refuied give il up 10 give ang equlyaest or re
turn for il. mis- occasoned another quarrel bsFeen
them Harvey succeeded getting some ~ his thugs
away from his brother John, and also receiving means
from bis broth CT Wilism went up = mon place a,
The corner Cf Fourteenth street and Union square ant
opened al Office there which be occupied, dong go)d
business until bis death in l6JD
DUrii his last illness, and Just bei0re hs ds1ta,
Harvey Bufdell got out attachment against MN oy
means Of toe mortgages which he held aud With II and
Sheriff went to Johns room and took possessl9n OF
everything be had, even the furniture OF his de7'h
chamber, to the fehtner DeQ from under MS
! brother leaving him 10 die on sofa. Harvey B1'deu
frequently too Of this deed among hs acquain'ancei
II night before John died, Harvey wrote very Pc
culiar VIII which John signed. This will MADE llar'
vey the cole executor OF hi. brother estate and specl
fed that the property TO 90 TO pay for debts AT
| fer bis brother death Harvey wrote to Mr. joan
BuideD then at the South, Informing her OF her huS
hands dcceRse and requesting her TO come - NeT-
| York She did 20 bust sd never received cent OF
| money from TIE estate Of her deceased bus band.
| William BuIdtl who is living ia Cleveland Ohio,
held mortgage OF JChn9 property III eohs. era' on Of
The money advanced by the former to the latter to CO.
able the latter 10 oI0n Office 70 tniJn place 20
when VIM Bu6ell beord TIA, Harvey had taken pjs
tosscn e johns property lie commenced sat aSa'ns'
| him The tso were in law aoou' Inh properly 'ui
| two years since When Dr. II .rvey Burdel had been
| seven Year, At No 362 Broadway, he purcha5ed and
moved into the house No. 81 Bond street be loo ited
himsef there May, 1873. Toe testimony OF the den
| t.ts who had connection with him and persons who
| knew Harvey Burdel il that he was mercenary sell
fish man, With strong pes,ioIs; he wa. easily eA l'ed
but was not man WHO wOold be likely to attack Az
| other. he would cool down II pars IN spoke Sharply
| with him He quarreed with his partners, he quar-
reled with all bis relsiives, and had law sus with most
| Of them.
At the time Of hi. death those Of them lvng 10 the
| ity were not on speaking terms with him Jnes'y
| was by 10 Inc ana Charac erlsc Of his dealings, and
his moral character IVES far from being above reProaoe
His reputation ng good men vas bai, very ba1.
| He very penurlOus When he had house 10
Broadway ard part of tie time while he has been IN
Bond street be rented gu, the house. keeping
| in it, in which he praciiced dentistry, std where
he would sloCp OH sofas gctrg his meal, IN cheap
eating houses. But when he went INTO party or on
pleasure excursion, he would always bear his part fres
| Twas the sociable, compinioDabe and agree ioe.
He had considerable alehtl aud spent most of his time
in nadi, e. the purtut Of his protection AID mouey
| getting. He has been very loeni0us man, ana had
great many difficulties in consequence OF n; BIS name
lie fAund the books at tue Tomos in the Law courts,
and be hss been known TO the head of the police for
many years. While living in Chambers street he was
| bV n woman mlney
| alleged To- be due to her.
In 1888, or thercabout Harvey Burdtll engaged
| 10 be married to respectable Young lady, but her
father pcremptoliy refused TO permit the marriages at
which Burdell got angry struck the father and gave
| him black eye. Subsequently he was engaged to be
married TO another young lady, an adopted daughter of
a worthy lady and gentleman; the day and hour was
get FL the wedding, the wedding party assembled the
bridesmaids and the bridegroom were present the cer
| gyman ready to perform the ceremony, when DIR:
Harvey Burdell entered the of the old man aud
told hun that before he married the girl he waited
check for $50 600 The old gentleman told him tina,
he m-T ing bis daughter for her money he should
have neither, 20 the wedding was broken up. Suisse
quenty the young lady married the person who to
be eroomsman the former occasion, he received the
check for $50 600 The check the previous occasion
We made ut for Burde and would have been given
him Immediately after the marriage ceremony per-
form ed and when he heard about It, he is said TO have
become greatly excited, and declared that he would
never get married. -
DIR. Burdoll had very curious servant girl, called
Biddy who was with him five years a. No. Jb2 nd
wsy and two ,eaIs at NJ 81 Bond street. during the
whole of which time she never went 70 bed. lie never
| furnished her with a bed, thing TO sleep upon.
She WIS poorly clad, and hardly ever had anything to
wear on her ieet lie never provided her with any
thing TO eat but gave her small weekly salary, upon
| which che supported herscf buying her food at tue
| groceries. THIS is example OF the doctors penu-
| rousncss. The girl could speak four languages
| tue ily-Damely the Engsh French, Germ An and
spanish. She had great passion for studying and
lean niIg languages. She was all lTh giri, aud most
faithful servant She FRI quenty saved the doc or from
being bea'en for II fight occurred she would iun be-
tween him and his assaiant and stand the'e TILL she
stopped tie fighting. She stpt situng on stool III
the kitchen below the h,l.door, 50 If any person rung
the bell az thtt red the house at any time OF night she
would know it and attend them. Yet for al these
vices sbe barely received enough pay from the doctor
for her subsistence. DIR. Burde s. before mentioned,
wac loose character sud conss queniy surrounded by
such lie generally let his hou'e 10 persons Of bad
character Mrs Totten occupied bic house In Broad
way for tue and Be, as usual had trouble with
! her snd law suit.
About three years sgo Mr.. Buln whose wife i. half
sister 10 DR.. Bude took toe house No. 81 Bond street
they qusueled the paties moved iron the house and
! have never spoken - BuTdell since
| A little over q Y, sgO. Harvey Burdell employed
| his brother James - budd some hou,es for h1 10
lieikiner County. y. y, and agreed 70 give him
certain interest in them remuneraie him for bnldng
| them, but quarrel and law suit followed between
them. pr. Burdcl also had Law suit with Benj amin
T. Mcguire relative, IA whom lie sold the office Tools
| Ac., OF John Burdtu at Union place.
! Thee vas wealthy widow lady of this city who
us, 4 10 yisii Or. BuIde almost every day for two
Nears. On occasion she called on him III the afternoon
10 gO 10 the ihestef With him 10 the eyeang. Ga the
way 20 the toe ater she said she would like 70 some
thi1 10 os' and entered Thompsons saloon sni csed
for Whist she wanted Dr. Burte refused a. call for
yibrg iOT himself saying thai he had been 10 tea
| She tod him 10 call ana be decent He reivsed-