New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-10

q. Did J"u sec a. tChSL a. ls.h nir AZ n ne
O. Asou: uhs, fine. A. Id1a't know, Sir, WIS,
tin il sas; sometime 1ieT he CJro0er had arrived
q How long did y'd stay there A. Cnti the e<-
Q. Was j: duk. A. No, Sir tnut have been
O'c,ock.
q. Did you have any conversation with Excl A.
No Sir; rot sDy.
Q. Hear Mr.. Eckd make say remarks. A. Va,
Sir; didn't.
u. What w,s be employed sbod.; what did re do
DUNG that day a. sry tin OF the day after yo1 ssr
hin A cav him come into the roJm; beard tns,
be had be- soppcl he wan e. % 90 ou, and an ON,
Ger came up az tod the Coroner nat 8 man wanted
10 20 out. and fc.t little anxious 70 zee him
8 You hadn't known him before A. No, SIR.
q. He was then under arrest A. Yes, sir, s1P-
@. What time did you usually get here ia the morn
irel A. / he'd DO particular tInc; or ~ O'Clock,
any time cbose.
Q. Had VOC never seen M. Eckel before A. had
never seen him 70 know him there was mar stand
ing here attending to some Canary birds one morn oS
and had heard that ihs. was the man who attended,
to the birds, but didn't know him.
0 Then You had ,een him. but hsd NJ acquaintance
with him A. No, Sir.
O. How long have you been acquainted with Dr.
Burdehl A. Aoout foar year., think Sir.
O. What was tie Doctor man Of strength and
enerey-phy sica power A. Vel, thought be WIS
a pretty muscular man.
q. What was be as 10 actrvity' A. though. ne
was pretty active ran.
Q. What do you know Of bi. courage A. don't
know DyihlDg about that.
@ WHO called you 10 the morning A. John, the
boy Dr. Burd.lrs boy.
q. Then you knew nothing Of the Doctors courage ,
A. / did not Sir
Q. Did you @sociste with hin about the street
about The city 4. No Sir.
@ Ever zee him exert his strength any occssi on
in lifting or in any other way \. No, Sir; on y
iuCE from his size and build.
q. Who were the Doctors sssccia'es-who use %
him han moth 4 VIII
cont know thst there was any particular one.
o. Had he no confidential friends-nO particular
afsocia,es-you beng here would be likely TO know
A. / know but very little iof Dr.. Barden-very
little cutside OF the pfOiession.
Q. Being in the profes-ion, would you not naturally
associate with bins oonfderRby A. No Sir
Q. mans business would naturally lead him 10
have considerable interoOurse a. Yes, Sur, it wOuli
be supposed 60 but it was not between DR.. Il 1Gd dell
Q. fhen you can't tell who bic ASSOCIATES were-who
used to call on hiIs A. Aside from ba-inessl
q. Yes, Sir A. Wei, can't say that I've noticed
anything particular I've seen MI. Fraser call here
lumber Of times.
@. Did you know of tall gen:Iem,nl A. DR.
BlaHdtll, be one.
q Can you name another a. I've seen DR.. Bllis
Q. DO you know whether they were friends A. I
think they
q. When do you recolec. of seeing Mr. Fraser there
last A. l don't re ,oIlect, Sir, the day.
q. 10 reference TO the day Of his death A. can't
d Pretty econ before the death THE same day A.
O. Did Mr.. Blaisdell On the day of his death call
here7 A. saw Dr. Bsisdel | think il was on Fri
day about o clock | met him between this and
Broadway
O. You didn't know that he had called here A. lie
tola me that be bad
O. lie was returning from the house A. He
sails &C.
Q. What time was that A. | think it was abou. 3.
q. Did You soe DIR. Cox tina, dsyi A. No, Sir.
q Or within day or twol A. don't know the
gentleman.
Q. Then you cannot mention any other than those
Nv individuals that were frequent callers A. might
mention others DR. Roberts used TO call here there
might be some few others; don't know recollect of
those ming.
O. DO you rocoect of being in the house the 2sth
Of October last-the day which this marriage III re-
puted to have taken place A. don't, Sir-sh, yes
Sir the 9Sth pausing to tiectit seems to NE thai
O. Have you any recollection how long you rem aimed
ne'e on that day A. have not.
a. Do you know neither you was here on the even
rg Of that day No, Sir, not in the evening" never
ives here.
Q. DO you remember of seeing the Doctor hele next
morning A. can't rocollect. Sir, about that
q. DO you rem, nlber any conversation with him
neAt mtIning A. 1t appears to me, Sir, that the
Doctt r was away; | am not sure.
q. Doyou thnk be was away on the 2Sth A.
think he went TO Saratoga.
q. De You know that he did 20 ~ Saratoga about
that time A. Yes Sir.
q. How Il pg was he gone at that time A. lie
gone probably a week. don't recolcct
q. VIII YOU give us tbs circumstance il you have
sny in your mind Doctor ina, leads you 10 think that
il was the 2sth that be away, whether before or
after Cont csreyou seem TO reilec: some, as though
there were come circumstances upon which you were
relyipg at that time A. Well Sir there's one. The
tccoLd time the Doctor went away there some one
called for some tooth powder and be had not m0oey
enough TO pay; this was the second time that Or.
Buroe went away; this man called to see the Doctor.
O. You remember fiom that Circumstance that he
was then at Saratoga A. do.
q lie there any chSge connected with wors done
which could give you the time A. don't rccolect.
O. The second time covered this 18th OF O,tober
A | think 20.
Q. When was the first time that he went 4. lie
was gone in August Sit; think I've got the date
down; think put :; down the first time.
O. Coud you bring 10 your recollection the day OF
the week that he left for Saratoga \. don't know
what cay II was.
O. What time in the week il wss whether it was
the first part O. the latter part A. don't recolet
III was noised about that Old gentleman had just
discovered that he had lost his watch
z. Can you .el the name of the gentleman who
called for the tooth powder A. dont think | C an.
O. Wac you yourself away in October, DoNor A.
don't know, sir, whether was.
Q. Woulont you remember if you were 4. don't
ecollect.
Coroner-It may be necessary 10 snnounce here thu;
the CoioneI if he deems il necessary Notwithstanding
any antcctdent action that has been taken by tue
courts-ii he deems il necessary he will eJhar subpoena
or mpriso Just as he fit believing thst bere 10
no power in law that can oblse him to &C; Otherwise
Judge Cspron-I viii go on AMI finish nov any
statements with you. Q DO you know of any person
probably, who knows the individual who calei Tor
this tcoih-po WIDER ? a. Yes, SIR.
q. Who Is il : 4. DR.. Blaisdell.
q. Do YOU know whether he knows the day that h
called A. don't know that he does, ut think lie
does.
that you think Dr. BuIdell went 10 Saratogs on thl.
day or before that day 4. Wen he mi ht have gone,