The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-08


The Ccur-FW students oey, a. say perso0s A. For
am one al IN the same establishments Tina, !,
What ~anied 10 get at a. Yes, sir.
O. you say thai tho daughter oil the prisoner now In
the SCHOOL, A. She Is.
Q. How long has she been thercf A. from abo1t the
last week Of September.
Q. September lAsts Yes.
O. And she has been uero sincef A. She has.
What IL her ages She is in her fourteenth year or
o What IS her namcs A. Georgiana
Trisoue1s counsel-She Is the third daughter.
The Court-Thogc aro thrcey
Prsoners Couuse-There are three; she Is the third.
Were You In ibis city on Friday tho Goth day OF ia
O. At what hour, about A. At about one O'Clock from
a little before to a little after O'Clock.
Q. Have you brother residing in this city asos A.
have.
O. Whom did you see a. No 81 BOND street on The oc-
CASTOR Of your visit there the seth OF January as.s A.
Mrs. Bardeu Miss Van Ness, Dr. Darde and the boy who
admitted me.
O In wha. room, SIR, was you that day. A In the
STATE sir when you went into the room whDsir
afterwar iss A. He came in afterwards.
O. When he Cano in who was IN the room oeSidcs your
serS A. No one but Mrs. Burdci.
upon Vi Vi occasionY A. noticed nothing unusual
O. Did YOU, SIR, at that time mako an apponsmont 20
take her daughter Helen with Sou 70 SaiS'os@ A.
stated that she could 20 with me. ,,n,s
The District Aorney-Dd you make an appointment
The comrt~Sever mind the particulars answer tho
question. A.. u,..,, .;-o- a..
Witucss-ShS
Dot the next morning TO go with me TO Saratoga
: q For what purposes A. To go to Saratoga
q You LEI, the house, thea, With tna arrangement
did.
q Did she meet you the next day at the depot A. She
did not
O. no you remember the fact that Mrs Burdeli that
occasion invited you 10 come there 10 dinner that night
and stay there through the nshtg
The Di=c! Al,orney object to that question, because
it is exceedingly leading
witness.
The Dsrc, Mtorney-y have objections to that tia,
is no, leading, and il leading, il is naked state
men of Mrs. Cunningham when the doctor was not pre-
sent. -
The cor,-Try. gentlemen to cOuhne yourselves within
Counsel for delence-we are in court Of law, and
want 70 proceed accordingly.
O. Ir Beecher, in December last were you paid Tor the
tuton this daughter who thcres Ito the District
Anorney-I wish to get at the fact) A. was not paid
directly but received the money which was paid to my
order.
9. You was paid inairec.iys A. Ysa. sir,
Q. Who paid YOU. A. William "A. Beechef.
Q. Your brother: A. Yes.
c. In december? A. ! didn't receive the amour. in Dc
cembcr myself
Cross examined by the District Morney-Q Yoa call
the prisoner Mrs Burde did you on the day oil tue inter-
O. You knew her as sirs. Cunningham: A. lid.
Q. You knew her, then, by no other namef A. DID
O. How WAS this daughter 5roug, 10 your sohoa In
troduced thercs A. AT the time Dr. 8urdc vas intro
drced by gentleman he named the fact to me that she
wanted 10 attend
The District Anorncy-That won't do.
TtSToUrt-You n,sy state hi, acts.
@ fs 10 YOU sbou having this young lady 80 70
your school. A. lie did.
Q. And in pursuance that shc came A. Yes, sir
WILLIAM A.. BEEcfHsR TESTIMONY.
william A. Bcecher next called by the defence and
being sworn, testified
@ Mr. Bescher, what Is your business: A. am broker.
O. You brother OF the Last witness. A. Yes, sir.
q You heard his testimony in relation to the tuition of
this yourg iady-who PAID you that money: A. Dr. Bur
9. In wha. way did he pay YOU 4. By his check
dated ahead few days Was $50, paid the esh OF
December.
DIR. JOHN NJ. cARNocuA ANS TESTIMONY.
John N. Carnochan was the mex, witness sworn.
Q. Doctor, what Is your profession a. sm pc'es-
sor Of surgery.
O. In the Medical College OF this city, A. In the New
| York Medical College.
O. whs, your age and how long have you been In The
protest. up haze been in the profession eighteen o.
! nineteen years.
Defendants counsel, (smine)-I win waive the ques
ton 10 your age however, you are married (lAugn
Tie Court-whai Is your sgos a. I am forty.
Nou present at 81 Fond street at the time this
poet norton examination was In progress A was there
on Ne nday after the murder think Il was Monday.
O. You saw the body A. Yes, sir.
o. Di you examine IL satisfactorily A. did not ex
an inc II infinitely at all. but looked al IL
By the Oourt--Ysu didn't give it q medical examlna
tous A. Looked al II.
o You have read the medical examination signed BY
| n-. Wcodwar and other? \. Yes air.
@ Ard part az ~ Did progress while You were
in the rooms A Part Of it; saw tao or three wounds
measured.
O Did you notice the wound in the neck2 A. Yes, sir
Q What do you say OF that wound, whether WIS NOR
| tai or o,hervise4 A. II was very dangerous wound
\ very likely 10 prove fatal
Qi What particular vital organ was there's A. The large
blood vessels the neck and the o the neck the
large which lead from the brain 10 the stomach
and lungs, md other nerves.
| q You read OF the wound in the right shoulder A.
o. Wha, Of that
The Dtrle, AiorncyIr the Court please We will have
the bepef, OF the doc,or's knowledge We INST in
s e since are not here altogether as friends,
that be viii coine himself IL bis medically, which have
10 doubt he de- Tres 70 do, TO Whist lie supposed
from remarks Of my friend AZ his opening, tina; sone
evidence Of this Kind might he idduced: aud submit
Of medds operation unless accompanied by
Simultaneous obscrya,ionf Your honor u aware
Sasor or Trreou or rbysrsn has sesn IN soar. and
heard the testimony Of otner medical witucsscf, hc IS not
GLOVE, IT, express his opinion cxceF f.ss are aidnccd
which he ia personally acquainted with; ami the door
canuo be examined IN relation TO the matter unless be
bad pcrsonsl knowledge and Inspection.
The Court--Is " not The rule that expert may be
| called upon from rcadiug the evidence q another
! The nririct Anorney-Dy no means.
The Cogri-My impression Il ulat Thu / thc rule.
Dc fondsut's counyClI will cite case IN the Court Of
| Appeals ~ precisely this kind.
The n.tric, Auofncy-You put Hypothetical state
!
| DcnLGaut's oounssl--Ibatis what i.,c1dcd 20 DO
Tie Court supposed that what he doing; read
| I; ~ hypothCtcal ease.
! pc'cnfani's counecl-I viii
Tho Coui,Iou iray ask him liz opinion az 10 anything
! stated
Defendant counsel then began 60 read the description Of
TIC dsst wound, folluas The nGt wound which pre-.
scu,s tso " ono irch from thc lc nlrpc on nc and
Interval 30 n ~ j. and one cf nth sch IN length The
second - In, hes, down 10 ihc heart" The orc wan.
10 cal your attention 10 u The between The fourth and
fifth ribs that wcui TO the heat ak, what the
character Of thai wound, 70 being dangerous one or
Rot?
Wiircgs-EStrcmciy dangerous: moot probably fatal
q. Il there any part OF mans BODY where a rounf
could be inflicted with fatal results than thcse A.
Wounds ~ the heart aot invariably fatal not so
immediately however. woaai in other part, aud
about the only part aud that u botgeea tia junction of
the bead with The spinal column, where the spinal marrow
runs into the brAnthat instantaneous death:
rcr1on may live a short Tins with wound IN the heart.
@ II THIS next wound sir, as state, hcrea wound Ia
lie dlr.cl 90 reach The heart a. % reach the neutr