The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-04


jobn RsrA ELL the Doctors boy nrst saw tn. body In
TIE morning. Hs evidences is o. NO particular moment
s S.S Of 'eS ' r. the a
stance may be Important BY the result Of search
Of the prvy, which was comuenoed yesterday. Mr..
tion between the Doctor aud Mrs. Cunningham whicb
was severe enough rssN re the OF police
man and Also that Bu,de nI pIy.e PAPERS
the about the papers md tnss ne BEARD no noise
the MS hi Of the murder Tn. servant Hannah swears
that Ms Cunningham had ia NJ vemoer misc Hrisge,
tho result Of oohabtaron abe sNsed TO the servants
With DIR. Burde Also. that Bu'del was Jealous
Of Eckel, and that Burdeil and hrs. Cunningham
have been on bad terms aimee November. This witness
evidently believes there was improper intimacy btween
Ecke and ars, CanAingnam The a.t named person
hand " hich belonged to hiw Farther, TINT she was
married 10 him IN October but Intended 70 keep the
marriage secret I'LL juno She declined 10 say why
she intended 10 do 30 She further that the
members of her household were Ia bed on the fatal
night between ten and eleven O'Clock and that she last
That he slept In tho house, but took bis meals ct the
Metropolitan Hotel No evidence has yet been .dducea
chow where Dr. Burde sfter left the house ut
the time stskd By Mrs c., until bis body was found.
appears TO that the examination OF tho last named
witness was NO. 90 thorough ~ II should have been.
The clergyman who said have married the parties
cannot identity Mrs. Cunningham Or DR.. Burdell. He
wss dt,susea he Identified The daughter Of Mrs. Gun
ninehsIn Of the Witnesses to the ceremony The
servant Of the olersym identifies Mrs q
the that married, but nsther from dsguer-
loty from the body Of Dr. Burde she identify
him the The certificate STANDS Berdell instead Of
BuYdel To some minds It appears that Mrs Cunning.
ham induced third person personats Burdel In order
that after his deceAse she might Inherit the third OF his
real and sonAl estate amounting In tho total 10 $780,
COO and that bis death encompassed In order
that she might touch the amount This marriage
Of the strong points Of the case. We have. In
another place. given some evidence in regard 10 suit
for breach OF promise brought by Mrs. Cunningham
against DR. Burde, which suit discontinued on the
contain memorandum OF an agreement by which the
Doctor grant Mrs certain considerations for the
dscOnnuance. Marriage was not among these consider
atom, land sgsins this only have the pe dip OF Mrs.
c. that she was married to him only SIX days After
the suit bad been discontinued All these things seem TO
favor the hypothesis OF q fraudulent marriage.
Mr. snodgTsss testified that there had been III feeling
between the Doctor aud Mrs e., and between himself
and ne Doctor the Doctor was angry because he Was
Snodgrsss The evidence OF this witness il given With
apparent reluctance. He went to bed at eleven on Fri
tho he wen; to the house busness, but that IL
bad house, or ct least that be in doubt TO the
a servant VINO left the house previous 70 the murder
showed improper intimacy between Eckel and Mrs Gun
nDeham: thai their rooms communicated (see diagram),
that he seen to come from her room In his night
Dress that Eckei used threats against the Doctor
that several times the servants ordered bed a
earlier hour than This might DO for the purpose
of having the house clear . night supposed 70 be
favorable for the deed She testhes to Q
moi O, 1
hr,. c., said this witness. had false key to the doc
tors apartments The doctor told the servants that he
W
she thought the Cunnip CHAINS were bad women. Mr..
Eckel never slept IN his own bed and Mrs Cunnnghams
bed always srpeAIed e II two persons had slept IN u
itss into the relations Of Ecktl Mrs Cunningham and
Burde. There are strong circumstances against them,
but the corpus deic is not clear without the motive.
The evidence taken yesterday has important bearing
on this point. mo Testimony of Mr.. Stevens shows
ses ii :ns
Burdel With criminal intimacy with Mrs Stevens. She
going to give M Stevens ocular proof ~ well -
shnA vlAa nl n ma
and her daushter Burdel told th witness hat he
afraid ho shoulc be killed by the people In his
for ali the money mysterious 90 between was EN-.
poy cd by MIS-. Cunningham for her plot with M se-
deItiy The impression this witness tha. the des
peraie onrra By Mrs. Cunningham 70 involve
him IN difficulty s;ih Dr. nuIdel
Friday night between eleven and ococt, swear that
they dis,ns uahed the smell OF burnr cloth or wooen
which would 10 show that the nurderers used fire 70
obnerate some Of the traces Of the crime.
With regard to the mute witnesses, the blood, the
ashes IN the sra,e, &C. 80, We omit our speculaaoos
CONCERNING them until the chemists have concluded their
The evidence extends over more than twenty Eve Co
lumrs OF tho HEBAIp, and nre conscious that this
summsry, made from such extended record, 70 not
perfect and many little points may have been mlssed 1t
the leading points may be kept In the mind They bear
very strongly against Eckel and Mrs. Cunningham, but
DO not make out legal case against them
THE FUNERAL.
The arr aements for the funeral OF the late Dr. Hsr
yey Burdel ere completed The services will be held 81
Grace Church. this afternoon at COOK where she den
tai and medical profession well - the friends aud re-
latives Of the deceased, areinvted TO attend
At tho conclusion of the ceremony the body will be
taken to Greenwood Cemetery for in,ermcn Carriages
viii be n readiness convey the friends OF deceased TO
the last rsstpg place Of the dead expected that the
funeral viii be unusually large ono, and that tens OF
thousands win .es4 their way to Gree church 70 take
be remembered Tors century 70 come
ANONYMOUS LETTERS SENT TO THE COR
0NER.
Nsw vosS Jan. 90, 1857.
pp--TbH Mrs. Cunningham has been soen With Bent'
by: the owner o. the Madison square Post Office sssy
other things end this Ecke was concerned In IL.
The writer thise1t might help somebody y !. should be
examined into There Ii something In 10 that ought TO
come ont, because they probably Bose and Mrs Gun
ppsham) havs been very thick for some time Yours,
&c (No sgnAture)
New YoSK, Feb. 3, 1857.
Copo,pR CoxSuyi-sR-Mr Barr, barber, n No 2e6
Bovery bss been In the habit Of shaving end cutting the
hal. Of Dr. 0s
FRIEND or JUSTICE.
KsponssD EDITOR OF rEa nsEALp"
sn, n,,s.u cam. on, Of his house e. ,o o. time
-pce and called the policeman WILSON, in the house
The Doctor and Nn and Mr.. had . row, and the
Ave nT b = heart blood before long susress 70 pu,
On Mr. r. false vhiskers and wig and see the Clergy.
,.r onld no. recognise him - the he married TO
urs Cupu,p ham ENQUIRER.
city Intelligence.
Tru EnH-z AvxSup RnLRoAD--IIs MSAGEsrSI AMI
TIE Prorrss No 3s, belonging TO The above
oompapy-shich arrived Of the corner Of Bucay and
Church ctr sets minutes 10 o'clock last evsnng
when travelling down town Afforded most exnaordi
nary and ssmnen, instance Of how rich associated com
psnes drveeard reh and convcneucs Of the travel
ipe pubnp and the community from which they en1oy
their charters great privileges One OF our repoter
met No % ~ corner Of West Forteh street and Eight
aver ue The then running ct pace little infe
r,or 10 tba, o, steam The reporter haile'
The driver t~,ce; but the nan not paging the sishtes
ate ptio, 10 him, he jumped On the car at some rsk
\ when no 80 lot down q lev blocks four younE me-
hailed o. but the conductor shouted out 10 hem Won
Son I am behind tlm3 three uinutes Jump OF
m you ~ish The vsvelsrs very staleso men. od 20
rsussirs the danger 70 which they vere subected
shnnit ina or the feet elthnr Of thon yllp th