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

The terrible Bond street tragedy, all the details
of which 20 far as they have yet transpire1 will
be- found on another page, affords II new and hOrr-
Bile proof Of the insecurity i'll which people live here
in New-York. Beside the risk, which numerous re-
cebt occurrences show to be considerable, Of be-
ing knocked down robbed aud perhaps murdered
in the street We have here TIE of man stran-
gled and stabbed in his own house and his own
room, yet without any alarm beng raised or any
decisive clue being as vet found toward the detec
tion Of the murderer.
But amid all the doubt aud uncertainty in which
this case is involved, one thing toerably GER
tain, and that Of character partially to reassure
the mind Of the public. There is nothing in the
circumstances thus far brought TO light which
would lead to the suppositiOn OF this murder having
been committed by common robbers, and as form
ing part Of any vulgar scheme of plumber. Yet the
person or persons by whom it was committed
would seem to have taken hint from the garroters.
The I'll st attempt appears to have been at strangu-
lation. The state Of the body as described oy tue
doctors. the fullness and congestion OF the head
and face, the protrusion OF the tongue and
the inflated state of the lungs, taken in
connection with the mark Of ligature On the neck
60 to prove decided operation of that sort pre-
yious 10 the infection of any wounds. Indeed, the
conclusion would be that the unfortunate victim
had first been rendered insensible by srangling and
then sabbed but for the dashes of blood along the
wall and on the door of the closet which from their
copiousness and position have the appearance ct
having spurted from the wound IN the neck by
which the carotid artery was severed the victim
being al the time stsndipg on his feet between the
door Of the room and that Of the closet which
closely adcins the entrance. The wound ON the
wrist would seem 70 have been inflicted as the arm
was raised by way of defense or 10 ward of blow;
and there are, besides, other fact, which
suggest the idea Of q desperate struggle
while the wounds were inflicted \ prob
able conclusion, on the whole, would seem to be
that the original intention he'd been to dispatch
the victim quietly and possibly To have aierward
deposited the body in the street t. the credit of the
garroters but that Incorporation not succeeding, the
dagger had been resorted TO- attended with al etd-
sion Of blood which discouraged any attempts Il
dispose Of the body.
The particular manner OF the murder is, however,
cnltUl OF AS tNhNNANf ~ iNAHSA
some clue to the person by whom the act was
committed. The facts developed as TO the per
sol relations of the parties resident in the house
are Of kind to turn attention in that dirtctico
i, appears that the house belonged to DIR. Bardeu,
and that be used the psrlors in his business as :
dentist also the room over the back psrlor as al
operating room, in which room be was found dead,
sDd the front room communicating with Il rs !
sleeping room. Previous to Nay or June last 4
Mrs. Jones acted IS housekeeper, ST which time she
was succeeded by Mrs. Cunningham. Ii appears
from Mrs. Jones's testimony that Mrs. Cunnin ghsu
came from Saratoga the Autumn previous. Ga
the strength Of s previous acquaintance with DR..
Burdel she obtained temporary accommodations in
the house. which led to her remaining there as
permanent b,arder; and sflerwar1, when Mrs
Jones was led to take smother house, she tooS
charge for Dr. Burdell, but on what terms or undei
What arrangement does not appear. While sn'l
boarder in the house. IS We understand sae tests
meny, a year ago last Thanksgiving, she suffered
miscarriage, stating to the servants in the house
who assisted her the occasion that the paternity
of the child belonged to DR.. Burdell. At the tim;
of themurder the inmates Of the house were this sjy
who occupied the room over that in which the Doe
tor was found 6ead, Mr.. John J. Etke!, who &C