The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-09

time il will necessarily become the great adver.
tiring organ not only of this city but Of the Uuit
I'd States; end no prudent mao will undertake t"
carry on 8, excessive business without prepar-
ing hiuseif for tue work Of the day bS careful
examioation of the advertisements in the New
York HERALD.
There are facts beariog upon the tide of clvl'i-
zaton And we do not think We are doing In
Justice to this or that sickly contemporary in men,
tioning them, just as they are.
The Bond street Murder De fence Closed.
This celebrated case is drawing TO a close.
The evidence for the defence vas all in before
O'Clock yesterday afternoon aod the summing
up, lodges charge, aud jury's verdict will all be
got through to-day. The prosecution and de-
fence have each four hours assigned for the sum-
mit up. The verdict will probably appear in
the HERALD of Sunday. There Is but little
doubt inter tained as to the failure Of the prose
cut.oo TO make out q case.
The defence examined quite number Of wit
utsses yesterday. The two daughters Of Ms
Cunningham testified to the tact OF theis having
81, pt with their mother the night of the murder,
Of their bsviDg been engaged In cOnwraation fm
some time after they retired, Of their having
ht ard no noise, noticed 90 disageeable smell,
and having had no knowld dye Of their mother
lravipg them during the night The truth OF
their story was virtually conceded by the fact Of
heir not having been subjected to . cros-exsmi-
paton. Young Snodgass and little Gorge
Cunningham also spoke to their having noticed
nothing particular about the house that night
although tbeir bedroom dooe In the attis vas
open. Scoderass denied that he had heard threats
uttered against DR.. Burden BY any of the family
Doctor Roberts, o dentist In Bond street. was
intimate with the family. and testified to the ap-
pa, emily amlcable relations that existed between
Mrs Cunningham and DR.. BurdelL He had seen
them together several times in private hodsss,
often in the street, and once in place Of amuse-
melt He was one Of the first sent for on the dis
cOvery of the murder and he found the defend
ant 20 agitated and helpless that be and others
had to lift her into bed He had often noticed
the street door Of 81 Bond street unatched, after
the n. " lock had been put on. He was asked as
TO bis knowledge Of the fact that other persons,
Dot inmates Of the house. had night keys Of it,
and the prosecution admitted that such was the
case in respect to two persons
Dr. Catlin's testimony Is Of great moral weight
in reference to the question whether Mrs Cum
nineham herself could have perpetssted the ast
All the medical gentlemen examined agree
on the point that some Of the wouods
inflicted required great exerion Of ply
steal force This gentleman has been Mrs
Cunninsham's family ply dcian for . long time,
and proves that for the Last two or three years
sbe has been affected with Rheumatism to such Q
degree o. to weaken very much the joints Of her
arms and hands, more particularly her right
II viii be recollected that tho witness on whom
the prosecution rested most In regard to the
origin Of the disagreeable odor In Bood street on
the night of the murder, was Dr.. Parmly. Tails
geutleman's nephew, Errick Psrmly, was ex-
amiped for the defence, and proved that his uncle
told him be had noticed the smell between nine
and ten O'Clock that night
The odor itself was accounted for pretty salts
factor,ly by Doctor Daniel B Smith, residing at
50 Botd street He had been for Q length Of
time engaged In making chemical experiments
and had been accustomed to use woollen rags
pieces Of leather, ard other odds and ends, Ia bis
laboratory. On this particular night be had
gathered up all that were about and pat them In
o stove where there WIS fire Of anthracite GOAL
His con substantisted bis testimony. So that
strange peculiar odor" disappears from among
the my steries of this mysterious case.
Then there was quite crowd Of witnesses
examined-some In respect to the friendly and
sometimes loving terms which appeared to exist
between the murdered man and her who Ia on
trial for bis murder, and some In respect TO mat
tess Of trivial Importance In themselves, but
tending TO dissipste many Of the shadows of sas-
picion that ds1kened the case. Another Mr..
Smth-tbe fifth Of that name examined yester-
dsy-gave some evidence a. TO the facility viii
whIch the house 81 Bond street could have bsea
entered from the rear. There was little or 40
cross Examination OF the witnesses for the defen,e
The defence rested their case on the close OF
this last named witne@'s examination, and the
Court adjourned for the day, having made ar
raneeme uu to witt the premises before the hour
Of meeting today-9 O'Clock. The wiser plan
would have been for counsel on both sides TO
have dispensed with q summing up-which will
only help to confuse the minds Of the jury-and
10 have let the case 30 70 the jury on the Summing
up Of the Judge. But VIC suppose they consulted
the public taste and their own love OF orstoricsi
display more than they did the public Interests
or the interests OF the accused. II the verdict be
one Of scquitaal-s II ID likely 70 be-tAe counsei
for The people will probably enter rO't proscqsi
a regards Eokel Look out for the verdict on
Sunday morning.
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