New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-03
THr 1ESIIMONY.

The examination was resumed at in the beck
paIlor, the upper rscm net having been sufficiently
warned.
The Coroner prefaced it with few remarks;
want you 70 have several comwitals made out ready
for zee. will afod every facility TO counsel waich
lice in II power but IN order 70 get through without
co1fusion, think il better 10 announce that the mo-
ment interlered with in the legal duties belosg'ag
10 the Coronets Ofice viii commit the Grst persoa
that .ne,teres with me.
A Juror-Thots right.
George Vail Snodsrass eToTn-Exsmlncd by me
Coroner.
O. How long did YOU reede here A. From asous
the midol of November 10 the hr,t OF DecambSs
about q week before Christmas think II was.
O. DID you come here TO agree for your board, cwI
A. M, SiT.
Yes Sir | csme at her request "a friend
q. Have you been intimate with all the f,mily7 A.
l was not very well acquainted with MIR. Eekel; I've
sten him here az the house. -
q. Were you not, SIR, in the habit of sitting viii
Mr. Eekel in MIs. CuDninghams room A. Not IN
the hehit Of II have.
Q. Wss Mr. Burdel at any period since you entered
the house sitting in the bed room with Mrs Cunning
ham? A. lever saw him to my personal knowledge-
q. Did sou observe any clOse intimacy between Mr..
Burdell ard Mrs. Cunningham A. have Suspected
Q. WRst did you suspect A. Well. suspected
| that he had married her.
q Now, Sir, DID not Mrs; Bu,dsr tell you tia, 81.
not married aud that she rebuked Mr. Burdea fsr
| bresCh of promise A. No, Sir.
o. Never did A. No, cir.
O. Did you hear il from ANY other party in tho house
that they bad = row about breach Of promise7 A.
heard that they had rows.
Q. Did you bear from any party that they had
row for this cause a. did,
q. Whom aid you hear this hom A. Miss Helea
Cunni. CHAM.
The tone and manner OF the witness 10 pronOunciag
this nsme-a tone which told the tenderness that hs
could not hde-immediately enlisted sympathy In bis
behalf
Q. And being 20 intimately connected with the fam
lily, Mrs. Cunningham told you anything at sll
regarding the breach of promse! A. she never tod
IRE ANYTHING about IL.
q. Did The tell you, Sir, that she had quarrclcd
with Mr. RuIdel in consequence Of bis accusing her q
having stolen papers out OF his desk A. No. sir.
Q Did you hear it, Sir, iom anybody A. Ne.
| Sir, / did not
Q. Were you constantly in the house during tho
day A. No; excepting from the Monday after New
Yeai to the following Monday, was here the princi-
pal portion Of the day.
@ Being in the house, then, for such long period.
you tell when Mr.. Burdell went out and came
In what were his usual boursl A. About 8 to- ~.
q. lie used to leave the hourc at tina. time' A.
Yes Sir.
q. At what hour did he dine A. don't know.
q. Did YOU him dine in the house, Sir! A.
| never did.
O. Atwhst time did he come In at night A. I have
seen him in from II, as late ~ o'clock Last
Thursday night, or rather Friday morning, shonld
Judge that il was about that time he used to come IN
between 10 and 2.
@. The hall door was locked1 A. II was not bolted,
il could not be opened without a night-key.
q. Do you mean 10 say that he had no night keys
A. The door could be opened with this nightkey the
door not bOlted.
o. Did you ever know the hall door to be boted st
night A. Not TO my know edge.
q. What the last time you saw Mr.. Bnrdeo
aliyel A. Friday morning, between and o'clock
about - O'Clock.
q. Where we're you on that evening at oclockf
4. In this house, Friday evening.
q. Who SAT TO dinner with you, Sni A. Mrs. Gus
mir ghsm little George and Miss Helen Cunningham.
O. You did not see Mr.. Eckel therei A. met him
on the stairs as | was going down.
o. After dinner Sir, where did you 90 TOT A.
think went up stairs and then went out with Ass
Helen CuDniDgham-no, sir, did mott came up
here. . -
@. wss anybody in the drawing rooml A. No, Sir;
rot 10 my knowledge.
o. How long did you remain 10 the drawing room
A. / think remained some ~ minutes before sent
up stairs Mira Helen asked If would 90 clf an6
wen, Up stars. Miss Cunningham might nave come
Dc gp with me.
Q. About what hour was it them A. should
Judge il about nall past seven.
q. Did Mr.. Cunningham AJAX you TO go with her
dsugbttrl A. don't know, Sir.
y. Who asked yOul A. Mis- Helen Cunningham
asked me; Nina Cunningham was 70 The Psrior -.
q. To 90 what A. To buy vail and some wrting-
pspr
or three quarters OF en- hOu.
o. when you returned, who was here Z! A. think
George and Willie Cunningham. LII.
q. You and Misc Cunningham came into this rooms
how bong did you remain a. don't know. "a
q. AZ near as you can guess, Sir A. About hfteea
miLutss half an hour.
Q. Where did you go to then, Sir A. Up stsrs.
Y. TO NIs. CunDiDgham's room A. Yes, Sir.
q. What O'Clock was ii then A. should judge it
was about 9.
q. Who up stairs when you went upi A. MDs
Aug usts Cunningham and Miss Helen Cunningham; L
cont recoIlect whether Mrs. Cunningham wa there ~
not.
Q. Did you observe any other person thess-Mr.
Eckelf A. No, SIR; Mr.. Eckel was DO, there.
Q. Can you state positively whether hn' Conoirg-
ham vss here A. I cannot.
O. How long did you remain before you cane dow
stan.l A. Soney here about one n0ar add nall.
o. Where did you come to- 4. lnto the kitchen
9. Who was in there A. Nobody to my ksowi.,
edge ,.
down for pitcher Of water and intended to got some
elder; Il Sad Dot wsned TIE cider should have gsk
the water in the bath room; did no, get the cidsr
Q. Az you posed the doors were they open shut
A. fhink they were shEi.
Q. wss the hsl Isnp hssed st The .ins' 4. wssa