New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-05


b. mistaken, that he never would marry her, and he
ad Told her so he sad Mrs c. asked hun to mIry
Ter; lie Lad polcn Of the subject frequently before
) e had seen him also in August aud again about
the t Of ID -cember--he was in Brooklyn then-she
b Nod hin ou; the law suits; she told him that she
had leard hat Mrs. Cunningham had sued hin for
brt ach Of p.ani,e said he: Are you not Mistaken
was j, not fr breach Of contract Sue asked him
if ever lie had promised to marry her. be sa'd 10
one knew how much be had suffered with her that
the -ut wa sett,ed. and he should Jet her say
til NAV. The witness bad recollection OF the
Doc,.,then having whkers Oh the side Of his fare.
She went on 10 give great deal Of testmony in re-
lo,on 10 conversations between herself and Dr. Bur
deli both ON direct and cross-exan.inaton. She said
tbs, Mr.. Hubberd had advised the Doctor to marry
Nr. Cunningham. When DIR. Burde in Herki-
Nor in October be left on Monday the 9th, and she
understood from bin that he TO be in New-YOrk
o Tuesday, The Doctor said ten or fifteen wears ago.
that he vas going to Europe when he was rich enough
TO travel; the Doctor told her that he wished the
house out of Mrs. Cunnngham's hands if he had to
lose the rent and that Mrs Cunningham paid her rent
PROMPTLY which he was sorry for. as he wished az
occasion to put herou Of the house he said that Mrs.
Cunningham had written anonymous letters TO his
to come TO New-York that she had scandalized him
in them she saw of the letters and thought the
hand-~ riting Mrs Cunnir gham-. she ask ID him
why he did not marry, and he said he never would
marry. be said Mrs. Cunningham had asked him to
mary her two or three times and he told her he never
would marry her: in December she asked the Doctor
about Mrs Cununghan's suit for breach of contract
and he cvaded it, but finally said il settled; be
SAID that he thought Mrs. Cunningham would soon be
married. that she had a beau in the house he did not
know exactly what her beau's occupation was, but
thought be was sort of lawyer; in December she
noticed that his mustache fuller, but the color Of
bis whiskers had not changed his hair was dyed
when she saw him wear ago last January.
Reexamined-Mrs. Cunningham said that she had
been Mrs. Hubbards friend in her divorce; that she
thought very highly other that she had offered her
home with her, and that she had done more for her
than any of her relatives; when the Doctor talked
of going to Europe he never said anything about
Mrs. Cunningham or her daughters going with him.
Samuel Ashton, examined-Said he was 1G years
old; went TO live with DIR. Burdel at No. 81 Bond
street in the beginning of June; there month
six weeks; he observed while he there difficulty
between the Doctor and lady about some papers; he
accused her Of taking papers but she said she
would not be guilty of such thing; the Doctor told
him that a key to hi. safe had been stolen; lady
came there one day wearing green vail aud green
spectaces the Doctor took her into his laboratory
and locked the door; he saw Mrs. Cunningham soon
after in the hail. and she told him that every time that
lady came he must come aud tell her, aud he did;
the lady came three or four times; he saw Mrs.
Cunningham in the hall once she was standing kind
O sidesse, listening; she told him to listen, aud he
4 he had
to report he left because she set him to listen and
the Doctor said he would kill him if he listened.
eros. -examned-He did not thinkthe Doctor would
kill him; if he stated before the Coroner that he
went there in April, it was mistake he did not
kr ow the name of the lady with the green vail and
spectaces; Mrs. Cunningham listened at the back
parlor door, lie reported three four times to Mrs.
Cunningham that this lady was there he listened every
time, but did not hear what said he heard that
the ady's pane was Stephens or Stephenson; Hannah,
the cook told him.
Thomas Callahan, sworn-said that he once lived
with DIR. Burde at No. 81 Bond street; went there
in july the Doctor once accused Mrs. Cunningham
of stealing note, and sent him for policeman; this
policeman did not come, but another did at this
time Mrs Cunningham accused the Doctor of running
her aud her family; Mrs. Cunningham told him. too,
listened; Mrs Cunningham told him day that the
Doctor got up this note to ge' her out of the house,
because he was under promise of marriage to her;
she said some other worls-that she would not do it;
Mary mot Mary Donoho was present them they went
to Saratoga together some tune in July.
John J. Burchell VITO was the Doctors boy at the
time of his murder was examined as to the quarrel
about the coal and with great particularly TO the
color of the Doctors wlskers.
AIiss Emily Salleubach, daughter of Mrs. Cunning
hams dressmaker, No. j6 Broadway, swore that, late
in October toward dark one evening, Mrs. Cunning
lam and her daughter into their house, into the
back parlor third story, TO wait for gentleman Au-
gusta asked her to play for her, and when in about
twenty minutes, she let in the gentleman, Augusta
ed anxious to engage her aten ion and keep her
10 herself; Mrs. Cunningham welcomed the gentleman
and showed him paper about the size of n sheet OF
uoscsp: they seemed very much Interested together,
and talked together; when they went out they had
nothing in their hands she has seen that gem
tlemun before or since, except when she was up at
Bond street. Capt Diks showed her up stairs, where
number Of men were and she picked out the gentle
man who was at their house; after she came down,
Capt. Dilks told her that the man was Mr. Eckel;
there was an appearance about his eyes which she
could remember long time; the only difference was,
that his whiskers were good deal darker when he
was at their house but she would know him any
way; he had very peculiar eyes; they never were
there with any gentleman at any other time.
Cross.examiued-She could never forget the gentle
mans eyes and nose; they were very peculiar. She
only heard him say good evening" and could not de-
scrbe>his voice; but he looked at her so peculiarly
when she opened the door that she could not forget it,