New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-06
RESULTS AND CONJECTURES.

One Of the points developed yesterday in the testi-
moIy Of Hannah, Mrs. CunLnghams cook, Is the fact
tina, Mr. Eckel had a trunk Of clothing in his room but
short time previous 10 the murder, which il hot there
low. and in fact that be did clothing that has not
vet been discovered though does not appear ~ have
been removed since the the murder; and Il We ADOPT
the Hypothesis evidently entertained by the Coroner.
that the murder wss committed by somebody in the
house and that the ensanCuIned garments were
burned, We hardly entertain the Idea that the
trunk was burned. And how else are W. to account
for It's being out OF the house, uuless II wa.
taken out previous 10 DR.. BurdeIs death
The time at which the deed was consumIns,ed .
brought Down to very rsrrow point by the statement
Of MI Rcss a witness who declares thai Friday
n;sht he came 10 Broadway and turned into Bond
street perhaps hundred feet behind gentleman
wearing 4 cap snd shawl, who entered No. 81 BOod
street ly pass key al quarter before eleven; snd
when he csue up the door he looked at the number
and passed On, ard directly after he heard tae cry Of
mmder-the first part clear and distoct and the ltst
part family spoken, though the word was cnoked
back before il fairly uttered. lthls was Dr. Bur
Dell and this was lis cIy which corresponds with the
one heard by Mr. Brooks the assassination must have
taken place bcioie Mrs. Cunningham retired to bed,
according 10 her statement, and before any OF the
family could have fallen asleep ye II does not folos
that any member Of committed the deed or ha: any
Of them, il they did not coGm It, should have heard
tie cy OF the struggle, the noise OF the fall Il
quite IS likely hat the cry should have been heard
H., street tlrough the opened window 81 Dr. BIrdtls
mont rooni So q closed roOuis, up one or W lights
stairs, where seveIs persons taking loudly 10
getber
Having fixed the time o. the murder al - minutes
before II, and having ;usp.coa that + ,ke must
have been engaged i, let know where he ~
that very peiiol Of time. Was be in the house L
in the house, Was lie il bed II IL bed IN what bed,
sri wha: nom, and was he ss.eep Surely he can
tel al that, and Is story be corobor.t=d oy Mr..
Cunningham and both o. her daughters a. i has
already been stated thai they 10 occupy tie same
rsom as their mother and M. Eckels room conmuni-
cstsd with that. Sarely j: cannot BE- hard mater 70
determine whether be IN either Of these rooms
Whether there wa. such noise there a. would have
naturally prevented the s;het cry OF murder from be-
ing heard. Even if the deed was committed By Ecke
wasi necessity can be found FOR connecting Ms Gun
rirebau with him il cie az Ii certainly doe. ap-
pear tla. he might lave done the deed enifey OF hs
own accord, by his own hands, and wthOu, the
krowle6se Of any other member of the family.
| Ii tbs hypothesis i. adopted let is zee how
easy il would be Tor HIN To accomplish The deed ~
/ out even exciting a remaIk from one OF the family.
He n.-hi have been the cation Of having the
erls occupy the Ioou with their mother and II 10!
| O'Clock he would have bid them good hight, appAr-
euty n 20 to bed. In fifteen unutes after. hearing
the de& opened By the doctor, be could hsve fol-
lowed him into b. roOn, accomplished kis work and
etuTned ~ his rso, a.. u As space Of sTe minutes