New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-09

At the present stage of the investigation into the
Bond street murder, it may not be improper to sum
I'D the testimony as spread before The Coroners
jury. In advance of judicial decisions, it may MOI
be the business nor even the right of the press to
decide upen the guilt or innocence of suspected
persons; but as the public in such cases inevitably
assumes volunteer censorship, 1t is we'll tha
annie material should afford, and be afforded in
form most likely to assist just and analytical OBJ
servatiOn.
When we have the fact Of homicide established,
any threats which may have been uttered against
the deceased, however trivial they might have been
REGARDED. had no violence followed, assume, IN the
eve of the law. a great deal of importance. We
therefore refer at to the full and anp'e teSu
mony going to show that between DIR. Bdrden ana
several other members Of the family there were
continual and yirulent hostilities, and words OF
threatening nature. Conlan, the cook, very dis.
tinctly testified that since last Thanksgiving day
DIR. Burdell and Mrs. Cunningham had not been
upon good terms. Mrs. Cunningham admitted that
angry words bad passed between them, and that he
had charged her with purloiuing note The ties
timony of Mary Donohoe Gift is to be credlted)
goes 10 show a very serious dispute between the
Doctor and Mrs. Cunningham on the 2ith ut.,
when he charged the eldest daughter with tearing
his hair, and that he must endeayor to get rid OF
such concern out Of the house; and the converse
ton which she details at breakfast on the morning
after DIR. Burdel had been let in by Snodgrass, was
certainly very hostile Snodgrass said he ought 70
have his head knocked in; and they all said he was
~ baxa hoan liant ont Ira
G. had boosted that she had halter about the
Doctors neck and could fix him at any time when
he was cross. According TO the testimony of Dr..
Wilson. she had said that he Or. b. would learn
10 behave himself before she vacated the premises
In addition to this there is ample evidence thai Dr.
Burdeu continually complained of the treatment
which he received, and expressed his opinion tina
his life WAS in danger in that house.
One very importan, point which has occupied
much attention is the marrisge either real or pre-
tended, Of Mr.. Cunningham and DE-. BdrdeL We
think il may be safely asserted that there is no ties
tmony that at any time did the Doctor simlt or
even hint at his marriage, and on the contrary,
many acts of his are shown quite Inconsistent with
the existeace Of such relation, including has post
tive asseyeratons to the effect tina. he did not IN
tend ever TO marry, as his family had slways been
unfortunate in mattimopy, his peculiar notions 10
regard to the rights of property, his determina on
to get Mrs. {. in some way or other ou' Of the
house. and other circumstances Of ike character.
On the other hand, if the marriage were intended
70 be csndest;ne, many of these circumstances are
a. or &c explained BY the anxiety OF the Doctor to
render the concealment more certain. There IS
some evidence that Mrs. c. at times ted With great
familiarity .owsrd Dr. Buriell, but this familiar y
might have been that either of wife 'r mistress.
The evidence of an CT einal Illicit connection be-
tween DIR. b. and Mrs c., seems TO be perfect his
might afford him strong motive to marry slnce
as sn svsreiOus man. be might desire to protect hiai-
sef sgains. pecuni,ry damages. In the csrsac ate