The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-04

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ny watch 70 .y By for The night .h.;,.1 a.: s.s
laid svaks for short ums, Su. asr gong sisep did
mot awske u,ul daylight; nOt feeling very veil endss
looked Il ny wssoh; mmsdaaely aiser heard great
outcry alarmed me; put what clothes could nai
desd' came down 70 Of the second story back
room, and young man whom don't tnow wss ssAncns
ns.n,s,' hs .sid "Dr. Burden i. dssd;'' asked hin
what he had done sbou, IL "HAve you sent Tor the Uo,o
be- se 70 the house. asked
him to open the door and lot me see; "Perhaps saa
he not dead he opened the door a. once acmh
committed suicide; tho Officers came. and oae Of them
turned him over his back; no weapon nor ala
l any wound; the blood ran out of hs nose when
The body was turned over gentleman VINO mo
partner said that the doctor had been much troubled
frequent and large bleeding at the pose and that
Of his relatives had died Of apoplexy-tha he Was
the very last who would commit suicide a. ne Wa
room, and the suggestion was made that Doctor had
b. taken With spopxy, and In endeAvorns 10 get 10
blood about. asked the oicen what time they supposed
the Coroner would Gomez they said they could NOT te
for he nigh. DO Otherwise engaged thea sara .Os ss,
| ting late ana that must leave l Ola 90 n
Question by Jnror--Wrai night was that Dr. Bur
dell complained Of the door being boedf A. loannot nA
To, me Ooronsr-I ef. the the morning Of the
Who vas the young man you saw at the door when
| you Game DOWN A do not know who WAS =.
| @ Did you not see him IN the houAe peiofeF a. IL
seems 10 me that have him. but not 10 this house,
my impresaion - that he lives near here; Is was not
esms n ne room Steward While the ocer was there
my impression 10 that the person who lad me Key was
CLERK student connected with some dentst near here
/ na Wi n VAR
O. Was be excitedP A. No; he acted Is any would
| act In such = portion.
the face with the hsnds partly extended; was thai
which gave the mprs sslon Afterwards OF MIS- having
| save bimtelf from the fal l returned from inc g.
Nicholas after dinner on SATURDAY somewhere about ~
ths DR.. Burae had died Of apopexy. witch convinced
me hn my suppostion, and relieved me very mncn IN
back early that evening a. should other~as have
DONE
cOnv.rsssicu aoou. the body in the room, did
you Ieave2 A. obliged to be .; my
y. that x,1 o6 SSsI o0 1S,m
for spos Of blood the door, ano in the connecting
passse the from ROOM and vent out several times and
looked walls Of the hall descending to the stairs
talked with persons there the habits of Or Burdel
in the from half 70 three quarters Of an
hour; 1t was some time before got down stairs that
heard the first outcry in ALL from the time when Afss
| svoke until lef! the house, II was full hour
mestcs OF the house express regret anything OF
the kind relating 70 the oocurrenoeS A. saw the BOY
scretcbng and noise out did not feel authorized 70 In
Coroper-You beard the cry of wa,lins gnd CRASHING
Of teeth and all that Of thing, but there EVIL
any person coming down % look At Inc body A. ..v
at oil in the belopg pg TO the house xcep the
boy who attends to the fres and Mr. Snodgrass.
| Coroner--Thas Is II.
ter heard the ouory person dashed himself against
my door, and cried out, Mr.. Ulman, DR.. Burdell 10
| dead" ]. the voice Of Mrs. Cunningham.
@ At VIVA, particular portion Of the between So
and 10 O'Clock, did you hear the expression A. II was
some minutes ,er heard ne as SusSry Wa rouse3
VIVA, IL meant; then got up and mmeoiAsey began 70
myself as was dong So hear, S shrissins and
make when greatly alarmed, at which umc heard this
form dash agAlnst my door with an attempt 70 open ~
dead" 1t was the voice Of Mrs. Cunningham beyond Ai
question.
@ Where you positively say did the hrst cutlery
proceed from 2 A. The frat outcry that heard was
running up steps from ,he lower TO the upper
etory, passing my door Il was the vooe OF woman.
O. From the you went down stairs until you went
your hotel proceeded ether place where
iime eIspsea' A About an hour and abaf
| O. Did you either Mr. Eckel, Mrs. Cunningham, or
the k..es Cunningham I'LL you lott. A. Ny impression
Ooroner-Tbere is no doubt sir, judging from the ps-
,,eo.au. 20 .ass q.s
you, Mr. Coroner, [" said Mr. Ulmsnn
To Juror-iraw no light the house on Friday night
until lighted the gas In my room; before retired
TO bed took ont my watch TO lay Il away, and then no
rceo 1t was half past twelve
renreo to bedY A. heard no sound Of any KIND what
ever that attracted my attention; sleep very lightly
ard o single tap on my door viii generally wake me.
By Juror-nd you hear any one leaving the house
| early on saturday morning. heard persons going
up and down stars % Is usual thai morning frequent
~ heard persons going up and down stairs; heard
banjo playing there on saturday morning. CANNOT tell
Coroner-N certainly vas not In the chamber Of
DEATH A. do not think II vas on the saue moor.
..,e, OF .o1e ors.p 10 Bond nd street '' Mo-
the sound Of banjo, which heard before In the
house; that ~& considerable time before / VA aroused
INCONSISTENCIES tdid you, heu that banjo bcrores
have heard - passed the door Of the front par
iorr the evening; thought tho sound ON saturday
morning proceeded from Tho upps story Of tho house,
O. During our tme in'hs house. you have no, soon,
pipsbsm and Nr. Ecteh A. ] NEVER saw any Intimacy
nor bsve ever be1d OF any; DO not know Mr. Eckes
Christian name got the impression bis name was
| NicoDs
Q nd you perceive any improper conduct on the
By the Coronsrw was there . chair sir front Of the
pic glass, the desk or the place wbsre he kept his
ss,s ,s sS.r ot here or NOT ,s there Wa cSsr
| ether the crate before the desk; ny impress
| sionis that II was near the crate.
BY o Juior-Tfd you notice aoy marks OF blood near
the close, where the deceases va, yins' A. No; ~
WAS going down dough. II singular that h.d not
Coroper-Dtd you observe . Newspaper lying upon
the desk, bsmssred with blood, A. there was nsws
bad 10 oss. q ssos upon ne assr edge Of
Did you observe, sir, whether bis boots were on or
on' A. think his boots not sure though.
! Well, you think, though. Was The burner In foil
SSH A think 20; II 10 oifhcuh 70 Tell . burner In dAy
umo.
Q. It's dinncunf A. Well, my imwsss,co Is. nws NOT
| In full blast
9; Wen, We. lighted in suoh way tins, man could
read newspaper ct night; put DOT In such way
o would put out except whom gong 70 bed A.
IL was burning certainly; u wss no. In iun osst,
| A Juror--no you reooect the manner IN which the
| windows were len, whether they open shaded
A. The back windows have been pertally open for
wss thinking afterwards how was sha, they could zee
from the rear.
| BY the Coroner lid ycu bear the suggestion made
previous 10 the time OF your leaving that morning that
be was murdered or We all discussed
| IL; 1Nea endeavorpg 70 satisfy myself; was looking o.
everything critically ooud 70 satisfy myself, and
the question up; We oil sed apon II, and