Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-02-22

bred thousand dollars made il his profession 3 dentist
De was if not married to Mrs. Cunningham, bachelor
Of about fJFy-ve years of age and she between thirty
i've and frly Nr. EskeIs age is about forty a vast
amount Of evidence proves o0nelusivey that Dr. Buroe
who was Of 8 communicative disposition, toid nuIhe ous
parties that he not married never haa DeSu me- q
intended to be- and least Of ali to Mrs Cunningham "Lo
be stated endeaYOTng TO entrap or ioFce h lh'C
marriage. That OF her and the people n tlo nous H
was in fear AID that she capable Of doug anything
"a ipilra him and that he N ear OF MS ne ron
them he stated to two Witnesses on o. eooQE me Gay OF
his DEATH an one Of them, ms repo ana a.s partner
Dr. Blsisds he requested particularly 70 come and occu-
nv the house with him on that account.
further stated thst he had MADE ElI Whleh ooeu-
msn way has not been discovered aud named some
on ~ the bequest 70 them hait contained, aud
that Mrs Cunningham would not oe reSPis1t Of his Tor
tune and moreover on the very Gay OF MS death ne made az
and drew leae to MIR. SansbuTy be signed
on Inc following Day Saturday. by which Mr. Stansbury
take possession OF MS house IN Bond street on the LIST OF
Nav and expressed TO several parties his great gsa
and getting house that time He stated
addition, that she logged him. watched him listened his
hrepFOOf safe, and had stolen from It for sGOO-Wheh
she had given him in payment Of Judgment against anOth
these very singular between and wife; but the
striking evidence Of ALL against The hypothesis OF
Of tbs other hysohe Of sham marriage between her
and Mr. Eekel, some else peTsonsng Dr. Burde Is
found IN the fact that she commenced suit for breach Of
promise against Dr. Burds in August September last,
son. the ed Of october the suit dropped BY her in
sTucons to her counsel and Dr. Burde released from his
bsoond; the 2Sh or ths month, the alleged mar
Rgo said TO have taken place. and yet ecited from
the counsel Of Mrs Cunningham employed to conduct that
when they produced before the CorOnerB inquest
Witnesses that Rer the 25b Of October
again applied to them, saying that the had then in c0nlem
PlaOn 90 reopen or recommence the suit for braach Of
promise Thai say three weeks asr she alleges that
She married to Dr. Burde and produces cerheset to
prove IT, she Informs her counsel, Aesss IhayeT Chat
Geld, tWovery distinguished members Of the Bar that she
Is about the who then that identical time
she now would prove must nave been her husband Inc
evidence shows shat she Dr. BUrdel very bad
the time he accused her Of stealing the note for
5000 some months that he called IN several policemen
from the street 70 arrest her and that hey the policemen
then dssuRded him from doing One Of these policeman
tsstss that on mat occsslon enc usea violent 10
Doctor, and declared according to the POeeman
words "thsI she would have his (BuTdes) hearts BLOOD
one OF the women servants oil MIS- ChhhlhgGaH ilheWlse
teshs 10 quarTe the Doctor and Mrs Cunning
lod hsT the EsrvanJ that 10 quarrel Miss augusta once
had asCEed MN personally and torn out some OF his hair
We believe there evidence II threats made By Mr.
Ecks against the deCessed but the suspicion falling hes-
Willy on Inn has lie origin In tie relations existing between
him and Mrs Cunningham and It's apparent confirmation IN
the extraordinary testimony Of Mr. Farrell, which shall
| presently consider.
Cunningham had established herself at Dr. Burdss house,
hoping entraD him into marriage Finding herself de-
PersOnats Burde in sham marriage either with the view
claiming her dowe sum OF between $4,000 and $40
BuTdeE widow, OF his natural dea with
her pamOur ssSasnang him with that express Objec and
that BuTdel the day preceding the night Of
muFder had made ssase Of his house, the signing Of
which, At he time appointed on the next day, be would on
the 1t Of May aeIt, disposesed her her family
and thrown them world the catastrophe,
and caused the night IN question. Thai the
psTpetratsd them instant Burde entered
his rooms they anticipated any oucry and that
the single and hslf-sthed OF the word murder
revealed the deed at the time, The victim being nearly in
stany dispatched with fifteen wounds, almost any Of
which by the physicians deemed fatal That the BODY
clothes Of The murdeers were then burned which accounts
for the smell OF burning WOODEN perceived by many wit
nesseS in Bond street, on the night between II aad e.
clock, and that the instrument Instruments with which the
commitsd during the night away from
and Ecreted by Of The murdersr after all svi
denSea Of the bloody deed had been removed nom his per
! son.
committed down to tn rect door slight marks Of l5esn
had discOvt well upon inside knob
OF tue door and the edge Of the street door, at
hgh OF about Jour OF loIr aua Ls esI rom me SUI OuL
blood appearing the outside knob Of the street door,
brings confirmation that the murderer did not while his
hands bloody leave the house and close the door be
hind hn-whe the appearance Of blood UPON he inside
the testimony Of Farrell by whom Ecke is pointed out
the probable assassin Fer Farels testimony is that Ecke
door few seconds after be kETelD heard the
CRY murder aud fall like Darrell on the door, and hold
Ing The door apparently WIN ms Tght haBd on the inner
perceived Farrell sitting or the steps, and Ordere him away
hercey and ghflly. Farrell pretty clearly Identifies
EckeL The marks Of blood where Farrell describes
ECkels hand b have been and FGrrr6 testimony the
ouI circunsaual deuce gddueed thus far gong 20 tx
the guilt him lis Oflhe gayest moment then 70 sscer
truth, which, however has not been sszeI direct
y BY any evidence bItby apparent contradiction by
| Tll other WITNESSES.
On ths head u evidence given By Mess5 Brooks rang.
and Kos - De worthy OF coustders-
ton and be pretty conclusive. But contemporary
tliRs report OF informal conversation bstu cen lis epor
Ter and Mr. Hoss herein Inc latter states IhaL tare les
tm0uy Is true, because whsn Dr. Burde shtsrd tae
door Of bis house, he Ros was twenty Eve feet # IN him
house and half Cor in other words 81 eel)
murder looked Broad
way aud Wneu ne hlss passed Inc door Fare, ne say
the steps and when he (ROss) had gone dis
ancs about house and haf(or IN other words, thirty
ee heard The cry Of murder, turned Iook ed
toward Broadway, and did Farrell sitting. Now al
though Mr. Ross architect by profession, and
queEy his evidence IS TO distances ought 10 be
thus that while he walking sixty three
feet dlung little time Burde gone
sTeedOOT stairs reached his and there uttered
the cry Of murder But all The evidence goes % show that
Burdel up stairs to the back second st0r,
overshOes, laid aside his hat,
then, could all these have while hT.
Ross uas waking sixty three fsety and II Ross was mi Ia
Ken distance why msy he not ma Glanced to fa %
perceive Farrell when he Ross turned look back hear
/. NJ The cry Of muTdeF
Mr. Strauguans INFORM al statement taken down BY the
orer above mentioned, is that He houses
past No 81 when be heard The and proceeding
ward Buwery. lie Immediately looked back the di
r.cuoR Of Broadway, but could nobody approaching
He did moi look house in particular and he would
The He thinks AEly probable that Farrell
may have been sitting there, although be did notice him
OF Messrs SaRguaa and Ross, well by The evidence
alone Of Mr.. Brooks who has NOT made any additional
Informal statement, is clear that Mr. Ross did DR.
StaLSman Ia me street. maj MI ~ gmsh saw ne lGeT
% E-ss Nh Farrell, and thai mr. BTUuh the
dow Of his house. cher OF the three. The infer
therefore, is rather that Mr. Ross may be mistaken
lnOl Oh he positively arms that Farrell not sitting
coTrv0oatsd evidence, while ne remains al unlmpeaca
ed witness, r CARDS his for truth and
rscty, should be thrown aside unworthy Of cedcuco
present tlese views a. 10 the present position OF ms
most remarkable aHd exciting murder aimed 10 the
inal annals Of this county excepting perhaps that Of Dr.
Parkman as those which, IN our Judgment VIII probably
be confirmed the verdict Of the C0oner's Jury. If Mrs
Cunniu CHAM and Mr. Eckel be void gu T. they fol
lowed legal advice, fixing the damn " suspicion their
pUs, which inevitably chan Iheic pos from that
witnesses under arrest whose tesoHy II they were limo
doubt and which they alone could d-sUae,
criminals whose mouths are sealed and y ne apparently seek
thereby shield themselves from giving evidence which
be fatal themselves lhu criminal fears
ton. The innocent man courts inquiry.