The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-06
THE BURDELL ESTATE.
ApTlicn tion for Letters oS Adsni"i~trasSoD ny
mrs. Cunningham Further F~ssim sny n
Fav OF OF DIR. Bas deil's ssiood ttsialivss.
sCRRoO ArE's COuKr.

pplic ation for letter. oS Adsnl nl~trasSon ny
MRS. Cuuninghnm-Eu C~ssim sny N
Favor OF DIR. Bul dells siood tteiasivsss
sURRooArE's oouRr.
Before A. W. Brafors, Esq
FnIDAr, June 5, ls5J.
Tho Court was opened a ten clock, A tbs
excessively crowoed BY Irpes Interested IN the cs
Mr.. Ed~ ards presented affidavit from l. W. King
man. to prove thai he Inc County cc Of n
ty before whom the aisavts for taking Ca iforna
commission sworn.
EVIDENCE OF HANNAH oorLAH.
Hannah CoDlan beng zoTn, said-I usef live AZ Dr.
Busde's house; now i'e at 80 Marion street; lived
there with Mrs Jones fret, lived with Mre inuiughan
the she took The up to IN. time nj the Doc
tor death; d,rng all That limo knsw Ms Oiu-
nsham TO 20 oy ary other nnfnn; heart know
sDy,hpr ssou, AZ rage between her and the Doctor
z. On fbnnksgi,ip ing night year ago. what oscnrre1
there regard to the conduct between De- Burden and
nrr CusniDs ham?
reiapg 10 the connection Oetseea Mrs Cunningham and
Dr. Bnrdel, at any Tins previous to their marriage
A was about noaths the house az that un9; !
up s,airs to 90 bed; the chambernsd wa Dc.
tanned down stairs, and could not go up With me: heard
her, went TO the door, and heard her ray" Ny God,
yoa Pong TO let mo ole all alone here?" Asked her what
sea her The SAID she hal fell asainr The and cut
herseu proueh! her basin OF water, and she washed
her face then went for the Doctor; .mioed and
what was in 'ha, chamber whole house examined
H. We f0uI child n the chamber; had no CONVEX
saton with Mrs. Cunningham about II till the Alh Of
July last Miss Hubbard boarding In tha house;
Mrs Cunningham Sked mo what pas ca between Mas
Hubbard ana mo on that subject; told her that abe
asked me what ] did Win what 1 found in tho
ass knew .osas ~ em. sa
need NOT deny it;' Mrs. Cunningham 'ad WAC
ns 9c1s cno nut a. ne was Dos S wss
between them (thc Doctor and Mrs. Cunnns ham) some
times they were very agreeable and sometimes very bad
marry any aay at all; up 10 las, New year heard him
cay that; asked him II be married, u no would not
want his lady to play the piauoote7 and DO said he
wanted lady 10 pisy the plano; that IN The
kitchen Mrs. Cunningham was ~ cscnt; said heard
going get married At ALL Hannah and that Iady
tock his arm 70 go 10 dinner and turned round md
asked MN 70 marry ,r, Dor 90 Would MOI 40 y;
Cunningham in the latter part of lass sammer;
she told me and chsnocrmaid and her daughter
August TO into ttat ballroom 70 listen 70 what paR ed
be'we her the Doctor cid so; the Doctor In
biz front ROOM Mrs. Cunningham went into his room; shc
ACCUSED MIN Of ,ome lady ba ing cal there; he answer
ed her by saying, "wbh. Is our busuessa' and nat
she had nohrg do with mis- basues she said che would
let bin know the odds OF thai the Doctor then
the room the Doctor said he ied make her decent
when he went 70 saasogn with be Told her 70
ras ed between them very iopoper words they we're,
too the day before the Dctors deah there was quarrel
I heard the cry OF murder; up 8 airs and saw
Ms. Cunni CHAM, Augusta and the Doctor 90 ming out
Of his ONCE; ] saw 10 blows between them. but
hero had evidently been struggle among them;
the N ctor went oct Of the honse, and 10 tho bess
Of know ledge he b. ought officer back Helen called
him tho top OF the stairs and asked him 20 up;
he did so the quarrel then stopped of0er vent
away that night tall came to the door and sod us
he wanted 10 him very mucb when the Doctor
down that night raid, Doctor, for Gods sake
may hear Il and make fu about u" no said, swhas
cen do with these dcyis2 must get the out OF she
.nc ,sn n bsr sScn r~i koS
her ~tat the row e. MN, need abonf; she said VS.
seeu, signing pspsr Witch she ne :, would DO rscol-
Cunningham asked what they hal been 10 ng at;
told her heard them speaking about taking the house, that
sign The PAPER in The morning; this Cunning
ham, she le m hi not live To let the house sign
seo there; his whsshea at oher limos were sandy and
gray mixed; In tae fall hey thai color; then he got
dyed long though he xept them back mott Of the ume
they short and he did not them high nis faoe
s sI a. A Dny and 10; sp s
W get NJ hm); when In the bathroom heard her
gay ycu have done me wrong and am gong g sn.sr
lawsuit sgsinst fer breach Of promise Mrs Gun.
rlrsham slct NJ the front m. laird story, amer Mr..
sha, sr and Baker vent away; that wa. In October ana
In her name; ! went into that rorm b gsS
orders frcm Mrs. Cunningham for breakfasts; alwsys
tns Led az the door bef'e went In noticed
TO los The DOR when went out; haye called a her
room late % ten eleven O'clock have kpocksd Il
her early In the morning; she would her
eB and ether bring the money the door for me 70 70
- naisei with or tell me 70 como in
G es-sxamined-I wens N live <ith Mrs. Cuppinshauo
Elk days before the rst of May nrst went there
10 I've with Mr. Jones; Mrs. Cunningham, Augusta aud
Hari aud bis smiIy, Mr. B.rhoornew, NJ Hubba a and
r Worst boardoo there then Ms. Cunningham then
eued an ,uc room on Tho b,k q The aouse she sumo
Ms Worst and Der husband there when weu
nerc Yrs Hubbard sent ~ January, and then ars
Gum rgham occupied the little fr nj bedroom by the oc-
m, the second floor; Sbe 40 seps
nhe back room, Tho third noor after she movoi Into
TIE 'front.' room. second door. chs kept thal all tho
Time the death Of Dr. Burdc shc slept there all
time 10 The bot Of my koowiedge When found tho child
IN Mn CunnIrgham's room, It'd Mr1 Jones, WI, then
1 ms m cd N
trew II her own knowledge: every boiy 10 Nc house
kew ~ The child was ksp two Gays; the Doc or set
Lnc ~ they wee running NIL around there, he told Mrs.
cunlishsm sh. had beer eve up The house and 20 70
80 10 and ,te mice caschcd; heard
him sp Ak sbnss the coal beg burned too fast; he and
the rcior corpaine thu, when her cosl was burned
cut they burned hrs In thn Kitchen the murder trial
,bsrc, add answered no said the bread osshs NOT
10 be lying there fw the mice 70 run an
MIRO from getting into Inc uovis,ons: Mrs Canninghsm
took 81 Tho Dcsors oohinr but dh the wavk and
ans s a .s % ,y we @sr. sn Sshss and "sars
nnx soncnnss and aomeiimss sfrscHas; I tnnk hey
hs sou. but ma, he, hss some dv,s. ssoS,
~ Mn; birmingham voaii have sl.sys reassd hin
tiDdiy " be wcnld have does 10 TO her, bot he Vas
rsakh hind e man The nrs, time saw any difficulty be-
them amer xi-s Hubbard 10 The sssssry
ara The necior sAnsd &C bringing her bach sgis; Mrs..
vse dcuuss alb NJ oshcr women tho slways qusrrrlcd
~ub him every thAa b~rc saying that
hs .raugcd her ana her family she ehsreed Ns.s HUB
hard with having sexual nfarcour~e With the Dcccr;
nlss hsbbasd 90 nso NE Dooscrs In hss
~ ~ al thee.
v lad ,ea ever Der 70 ne bathroom o. sSous
Ne hone ln her riEhs eiohesf
NJ. ld.scs eesc,sd 70 me aossucs e an sismps -
hrsen The character 81 VIM misht he called
ufnc-s add nersirre N prejudsoe her testimony. Te
CO Mrs. Cunningham said hat hts client -
tte bet frsnd of Miss Habbard IearnlnG
hs ur~rrfr feiNlcns oyisscd between the Dueaav asd
Nts Hubbard ths trrred the sfAer d The nOuae cd
ua fn esl<n 80, iosesd a njurine Mrs ounusug
hamt cain. vss strong circunsA.tAi svtdsnss n hsr
rvuv.
~, voua W any ear throw kghG sp . H. 1ssan0 o.
ocrnfc',ots ~ ~ eurden aud Mn. 0uaningham-
q vhIe Me- Habe~rd 10 MA vor~s 80 hvng - No.
curssnxhsn anything sSo~t No vsss euing down
n@lrs n.sa hw sixhs sDshssS A.
Nls Hshbars sA 70 dswn saaAss 70 NE pocsUs room