The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-06

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Ia. she was standing behind Ne door and that
she With her Nm hand stabbed him y the heart
ma harmed council the other side had nca&ed that
they would contend that ths might have been homosde
iusnabe laughter. Bat was there anything n these
bsows vhssn would show ne cotton o. mare sppa spas
speak not the blows Of spasmodc passion OF sede-
fence They show the blows Of 'evenge a hatred and
Of mRice-that when the life blood ebbing the
stabs repeated ITO make assurance doubly sure
that the discarded paramour this victim Of hate and OF
revenge this victim who died in fulaarDAnt Of bloody
threats which had not yet cooled away from her ps
dead Whoever did that deed probably covered from
head 10 foot with blood blood upon the dead clothes,
blood upon the dead walls blood upon the dead metal
There The SAFE which she had once before robbed
found next morning NOT with the catch down. but with the
catch up, showing that had been entered. And
with his limbs regularly stretched-stretohed by
the hand Of some who had access 10 the
n nc % the 70 s whole
my; and be fought with whole army Of hates and re-
vengee- - n 80, ss~
Hsa he'll ma" no fury ~ IKE aEe Woman s scorned
By every hypothesis hstcou be given 70 this case, she
must have done the deed There was in the rear Of that
room solitary Watchers sick man-whose evidence had
not yet been given TO the world which would show that
there was no haste about that deed There lay the dead
man; and there she stood alone with him. He made
charges against others she indicted alone and alone
she stood here There lay the body carefully and decenty
laid outl Who but would harbor In her mind
the thought that persons would take that man 10 be either
Q suicide or a man who had been murdered by some one
oGCApedf
the pass key to leave BY the other enrance would leave
that dead mans head TO the door that the door
could not swing without coming in contact with ~
How the bloody clothes 70 be disposed Off Tho hight
clothes be burned In the fire in the ROOM but the wool
len cothes These she takes up TO room In the attic,
where fire was placed. And Or. Parmelee, who lives
opposite had often noticed that that was dark ROOM little
used but that night he there light which sprung up
and then diminished like the burning q garments And
then there the smell Of burning leather All these cir
cumsances describe the evidences Of her guilt And all
that night he lay there CHASTITY the gas burning His
,ha. he lad bad no time to wind The watch as was bis
nightly won't Next morning word brought 70 her by
the arghted neighbors, "Dr Burdel Is deadp What Is
end2 To rush down and see the body She did not 90
down stairs TO render that duty which, e wife she
Dr. Nam N tells her the pOCssr rs dead, she says,
ooh, am SO glad of that. They said he was muir
dered" And then her theatrical posturing around the
then her whispered of her being the wife Of Dr.
Burde her production Of the marriage certificate He
asx con wa the aSu
dramatic aIt--of stimulation And when she came down
the fire with her fur cape her, there was the
neck fthe murdered man was that accidental, or was
convincing facp Away with justice ever ia cokec-
defendant oounterbast them by deEco, II she can
There the circumstances Of the hg talk among the
domescs Of his DEATH the circumstances Of the letting Of
the house. the circumstances Of the murder ITSELF her de-
in the morning, her testimony before the Coroner
her refusal TO testify and then the jury had 70 come TO
say that the deed was done BY some one u thai house
did III Was 1t she, who had every motive 70 do ip-she
who went into mock heroics his body He would be
much disappointed In his appreciation Of the intelligence Of
the jury they did not declare that II was she who com
mcd the murder Having spread these facts before the
jury, the prosecution would call on the defence 70 show
who else had motive for II, and they failed, the pro-
secuton would call on the jury 70 say that she, woman
though she be, is guilty. Of the crime.
During this opening speech Of the District Attorney, Mrs.
Cunningham sat watching every word coming from his
lips calm self possessed and without any apparent shrink
ing.
DIR. FRANCIS TESTIMONY.
Doctor John W. Francis the hIst witness called He
described the finding Of the body Of Dr. Harvey Burdei
These facts been oen and in such various ways
placed before the public that 10 wholly esary 70
follow the witness through all his testimony he testified
however 10 the fact Of seeing the mark Of hgature
around the neck OF the deceased. Il was impossible 70
decide WHISTLER the first wound had been gwen ~ sns
given the heart that would not materially interfere with
The spout of blood from the wound in the carotid artery
All the wounds seemed 70 have been inflicted oy similar
instrument three quarters of inch BREADTH eight OF
nine inches In length, and with sharp point.
Cross examned-The mark Of the lgature went around
what known as Adams apple when death is produced
by suocaon there is generally large quantity OF blood
In the membranes OF the brain and IN me oran Sen
no such post mortem cxamnaou the carotid artery and
the juguar veins all cut through the mastoid pro.
10 give a mathematical and precise account OF wounds
dissection would be best, undoubtedly; and then you
might have microscope examination added so, 80
of1a single wound; this was very nrm and hardy man-a
strong and muscular man; the wound on the len arm went
il went into The detoid muscle; neither Of the wounds in
the left went through Il; they went through the mus
Gle, however, be did not think that could be determined
whether the instrument which made these wounds was
sharp both edges "a short dagger was handed 70 the
winess) he thought the wounds might be inflicted
by a weapon like that, only not quite so broad and
longer he had oounenanoes Ike deceased
where the person had died Of convuons he had thought
the evidences OF strangulaon were very srong-he dis
tended eyes the prouded tongue &c he had not observ
ed any dscooraou marks Of violence about the neck
save tho mark Of the line; the wound In the cavcle
penetrated into the cavity OF the thorax; II did no!
require much force 70 make that wound the wound
which required most energy was the wound between the
fourth and firth RIBS which cut the cartlages az TO the
ciavicie wound, the cut must have gone through
the lapel Of the coat and the lapel Of the vest bis con
ing inside was pretty generally s'waed with blood and
the clothing attached 70 the boo II u were done by
glue did no4 notice the condition his boots; the wound
in the neck alone SUFFICIENT 10 cause death the wound
In the anterior part OF the brca thai lower down. thai
under tho len arm, and some OF the abdominal wounds
might have been mortal stiIl they were no necessarily
mortal he thought thai OF the wounds bad been In
ea w. some s rsay snS without
care he had remarked on the day the examination that
these wounds seemed 10 evnoe some anatomical
wounds was capable Of giving evidence - an expert
thought those wounds evipoed that me person giving
,nrc ana NEW whss they we're about
juror would Ike 70 ask question In reference IA
the wound under the arm. Can you sen bow the party
INJECTING that wound must have stood In reference 70 he
docsorS Gould they have stood bchnd him. OF must they
have been before him in making that voundf
A. n would be very bard 10 determine the position The
arm have been raised and the person striking must
have been vi the side looked - the person stood
rather more behind Than in 'front.'
Same Juror-Can you account how the wound On the
lcft arm was inflicted, In reference 70 bocahyf
A. should think the person must have been rather In
'front.' OF the wounds cvinccd reckiessncss In the
person nficing them; The whole would seem 70 have
been done In a hurry
10 Juror-Ths wound the len arm could have been
done by person 90 the outddeS
A Jwor-wss done by rtght-handed or left handed
person. - ,
A. That "a subject which have thought some;
once came little Of reason that the blows must have
been inflicted by q iefthanded person, but am In the
same dculty Sir Henry Haord and others have been
on his great subject would have been better 70 have
examined these wounds moro closely II we wanted 70 DO
termne this question In Fact
Same Jurorhen you come 70 the conclusion that there
N no reliance be placed 70 whether the wounds were
inflicted by a righhanded or lcfthanded person.
think very Unsatisfactory matter; but incline nt
lie 10 the opinion that the wounds inflicted by lett