The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-07


Or m Whr mott - A Because it might be saturated.
o How then MAS t,e blood upon the chair A. BE
might have ohes blows there, or in jumping up
nc i be received the wound there the natural impulse
wouli be Try to get on, Of the door, think So
o The natural impulse Of the person Tying 70 Hi nm
o Tia, would be get before him Is be was rushing
hc door, A. He might not be able to get before
him. because the Doctor might jump up very suddenly
@ How could they get to the door struggling together
without tipping over the tables A. cannot say how 1t
O suppose there was only distance OF Is inches be-
The able and chair could they get between them
without tipping over the table, A. They might and might
@ What would be natural in such case' A. don't
know a. there is any nature about it,
CourtThis mere spcccia,:on the jury will judge Of
tho matter for themselves. -
@ ios said some wound Was given by the left hand'
oouI,7Hs only said some wound might have been given
Gould all these blows found upon the body have been
nstsa wen BY right l banded nHs @ as ssre ey s
tercs were inflicted By left handed person.
@ Give US your reascn' A. think person coming
up to Or. Burdoa when be was trying 70 get out
Out SO that the blood spti out upward upon the WALL
think in ali probability that that blow was inflicted by
that the blow was from the left to the right.
O. uu, it would be different If the location was other
wiseS A. Yes sir.
o Then you mean 70 say that nothing be determined
as to these Wounds unless You know me position OF the
persons? A. mean 10 that in This instance no person
can know whether the blows inflicted By let or
rightianded person but in my medical oponion--
don't ask you Msd that Su Wsre
inscted by left or right handed mani A. In my OPT
O don't ask yeu your opinon' A. From my medical
don't ask YOU your opinion but simply if from the
blows themselves you say whether the oiows were
given BY aleft Or right handed person. no. ho0he Can
:. DID YOU in examining them say anything abou, left
handed person. A. No. sir.
In that inquest you acted under direction of the Coro
O. In your examination of this body and treatment Of
Mrs Cunningham also acted unde the direction OF the
@ All examinations You made were made BY his order'
O. Tie clothes we're onh.m when you made your exarn
q Were he Globes removed in your presences A.
Court-whst clothes had the Doctor on should like
to know as has not YET been given in evidence and
Soa black s 'e so S sn shirt an unerhr. think
but am not CERTAIN gas tanncl or knit Shirt black
Know Shsier he bad drawers rt under e them not w
@ This wound, in the abdomen was also mortal wound
II might have been .-,
q The wound that reached the hear,-i.d go through
the lapel OF the coat the lapel Of the cloth vest through
the Shirt the ,undershr and through the cartilage, be-
tween the ribs into the hoarts A. Yes
Y Would IL require considerable force TO make that
wound A 1t would require some force.
q That Is not an answer. Would II require considera
bic torces A It would require some force
@ You must answer my questions. A. don't know
how much you may mean BY considerable.
CourYou better ask him about some definite force or
q was tia, wound inflicted from before or behinds A.
O Wa that wound inflicted from the right LEFT handg
O. If the person who gave the blow stood front Of the
Doctor would not the blow naturally be to the rightly A.
don know il might naturally be on the len side or
right side person with the left hand might strike the
blow with the same accuracy rs with the right hand
@ You suppo-e the party would stand STILL and not
resist A. II applies no more " the one band than tae
other
Q ntbe party lay on his face could VOC make such
wound A. Of course not
q Where is Dr. Wood now. A. He Is in Nashville,
O You are his partner A. Yes. sir.
Q How long has he been hercs A. He " an Old prset-
O. A. 10 uis deposition you were examined about were
you present when Dr. Van RaIen and Dr. ,e Child were
0ourt-A certincs,e-Es i, O. the deposition
Mr.. Clnton-You mus, call him. You can't examine
Iastr,cl A,;orney-I only wished to show as there
a attempt 10 sneer this mater What there really
DIR. THOMPSON RgcRoss-BxAMSEp.
NJ Cnton here recalled DR.. Thompson, and asked him
the following qucstions>-
O Have you seen Mrs. BGrdei eat and and write
A have, SIR
@ with the right or left handS A. she cats and carvcs
a. oalicr people do; / don't know any difference.
O. As far a. you have her. did she appear TO be
right or lett handed A. Right handed. sir.
Have you had opportunities Of seeing her use her
District Aiiorneywas yoar attention particularly called
AJaror.-whore Is Jour rcsidcaces A 100 Yves.
Tweaiy seventh street.
TESTIMONY OF JOHN cosSERr, THE ASSISTANT CO.
O. You acted depa,y to your f,,her Coroner Of the
county, during he investigation a. Yes sir.
O Were yog prcscp, during the search in Mr. Cunning
hams apartments A. Twas,
O Was you prcacn, when the search a, the bureau
bcl~cen the windows IN the from, roomi was s,r.
q lid you hear any remark made by Mrs. Cunningham
Az place In regard to the searchS IL SO state IT, A.
THINK Mrs Cunningham made some remark; am not
positive a IL: thhk she said, when the officers and my
self the bureau, that would find nothing there.
q Dad you lnd any weapons theres A did not
u You were present when they were fouadf A. Yes,
O Are they presen, In COURT A. They are, sir
[The revolver the dagger and lancet which were found
In The bureau here presented TO the Court
wlness-Th.s Ttol found loaded, just a. you ace
a. there are Eve bsrrek IN H. all loaded ba, the cap - Oh
o Were they all found In the drawer or not' A.
thnk the pistol fould in the lower drawer-ihe third
drawer; the dazgers found in the middle drawer.
y We're you the pcrson who discovered the safe key,
In comFany with c,hcrs' A. found the safe key in the
epen In the gssret IN bag, with some open letters
address ed 20 Mrs. Cunningham.
o on what day was thtg A. II upon the first
wfnegs cross examined-You say you are no, positive
whether Mrs. Cunningham made the remark about Rot
finding am ng there who else present beside your
seHt A. There we're two on present beside myself
q. Who were they A uncers Davis and Moore
U Were you the deputy OF the Coroner at the time the
inquest was beIds A I was employed by him.
Y Were you his deputy A. was employed by hin
such
O During the whole Of that inquest did you act his
deputy and ny hs ordcrsi A. acted by his orders.
Dd you act during that period otherwise than a. the
deputy q the Coroner and by his orderst A. acted By
b orders
Q. Answer my question. A don't understand what
you mean by n
The question repeated with an explanation, and
answcrct In the ahr native
loa were in the of Mrs Burdell quite frequent
" during The wholc q hat inque-tf A. Yes, sir.
You toys chief management In directing her and her
family A. did not, sir.
Y I'D you order her 10 deliver M her dazucrrcotypc
and those a her childfenf A. dd not, SIR
u lo yol swear that you did ask Mrs Birdeli or
the daughter TO set their dseueuco,ypos takens dad
not ar.
Y nd not ycu get their daguerrcoypcs' A did no,