The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-07

hVibnR Out toe ease or tutS hoCEo
@ What the nature Of that relesse-was u . 10
nnqushmeAt OF the house the part of Mrs Cunning
ham A. The lease that be nsd drawn up for the perry
VINO was 10 take The house they wsre here on Aaa day
aod II Was ready to be signed.
10 whom was no about to rent the house' A. hr
Stansbury.
Q. Did be show any axreemen. u,sweeu himself and
Mrs Cunningham A. Yes, sir.
v What was the nature Of that ma ami A. She gave
him paper releasing him from her and saying thas she
would 90 out Of the house the rst CT Nay without any
trouble.
Q Was signed by herr A. Yes SIR.
DID yoa not board In this house sometime A.
july.
9. You boarded here theui A. Yes, Sir.
O. And did yon not see Mrs. Cunningham and her
caushtersd they not dine a the Same table with youg
A Yes, SIR.
"A Juror-Ttu boarded with Mrs, Cunansham, A.
O weSe there any gentlemen boardsrs there them A.
Q Mona st ais A. No. sir the doctors boarded for q
O. You stated before that in your visits here 10 this
house you CID not see those parties ct aiP A. | was
away rom the ci and cAmo back about two months
s;noe, and slnce thep have not seen them
Corones-I understood from her first testimony that ct
DR.. BurdeL Now appears thai she boarded here from
The Lat of Nay TO the lst Of July and Of course while
boarding In the house she have seen Mrs Cunning
''l know Mrs Cunningham and her daughters; do not
know etner Mr. Eokel Mr.. Snodgrass met Mr. Bur.
dell 10 the pArlor and on the second floor" (ro the wit
neeel-Q Did anything unpleasant exist during those
Two monshs thas you were In the house that you have
persona knovlsdse Off A. The time was boarding
bereP
Q. Yes, A. Yes; q, times there were unpleasant feel
ines.
Q. About whatl-in word, did you observe any jea
lousy existing between either In regard 10 third parry
A. she appeared jealous Of hm-Dr. Bardell.
Jurof-There arc one or two questions wish TO put
.hch seem to me TO be very important Dit the Doc
or while you were here give up taking his meals In this
houscS A. No, SIR
Q When you we're boarding In this house the Doctor
OF the time before left; occasionally he would take
them out he had not len boarding ss that time; under
stood that he did AFTER.
Q DID he say why he did not take bis meals with
themS A. Because il was not pleasant for him
want 70 ask you further In relation TO the secret
to 60 into those family matters at ALL except thoy bear
upon the probable OF this death. Now are you,
o witness, able TO testify 10 anything which will throw
knowledge which TO clue 70 this sah you
have any knowledge on this subject would like 70 have
NJ A. 10 for you to say whether has any refer enoe
Tho CoronerHas the that you SPEAK Of any rela.
ton or bearing upon shs subject before u, - 70 the
O. Can anything connected with that give us the slight
eet clue to The murder A. No. sir nothing more thsa
Q whsi wss the day tina, he showed you this agree
ment or released A. was . week ego last Sunday; she
gave TO him, he told me, on Saturday ngn he showed
on a nS S s
for him. he afraid that she would take back
again, and told him that would do so.
A Juror-Dd the Doctor give you that papsr' A. No,
Q. DO you know OF tho Doctors having made w,n'
person told me that he had seco his wii the Doctor
Q Who vss mai person A NJ. Spencer was the per,
son, and he resides In sscketfs HArbor, Jefferson
Q have yuu any papers belonging to the Doctor A.
THE RvrpENpx OF HECTOR noOGE.
Tuis ttno~ hsv N af nv she
Coroner O. follows
O. You are attached 10 the Fftse nth ward police A.
Yes, sir.
@ Mr.. Burden sent Tor yoa some time In Ssptem ber-
late In sepsember-or whs. month pas ~ A. II wss 10
septeEber.
q. He came for you himself A. He ma mo the
corner Of Broadway ana Bond street.
.. What DID he say to you, sh' A. Hs wished me to
Juror-At what ,ime IN The sveuiny was tht' A.
Well, sir II was Just about O'Clock In the evening.
Coroner-And you oames A. led.
O. What did he rslsts 70 youi A He wont into the
frop, door with . nisMtey. and followed hin.
@ Now give the s.asemsp. a IN your own .sy, A. Welt.
passed the iroot paror door sav iady she osme
10 the door the lady nov rccognz A Mrs. Cunning
N ,hi, dinculty-thn murder Of Dr Burdsl Dr. Burde
n ade motion with his finger 70 me- and said, "tnas %
tie hdy," or {" woman " win not te positive which;
here Tor; inquired OF hin what he wanted to
come here for bsfor. I star.ed With him
Q. WHAT bsppened then, sise A. Mrs Cunningham
. D.d the Doctor hear her say that A. sm not
positive OF that cir; he Was ahead OF mo-
soc mako the remark sutnt!snsly oui 10 have seen
heard by the Doctor I thipk 80; think as might
have heard H.
Q Did ,be do IL s,saihiiyp A. I rscollec, she ssvs
an swiui took at the time.
Juror--wby did be come ,or you A. He told me
tho reasoI up stairs sad ins resson have nos tod u
Al . o hnv not ri N N
Coroner-Aiier she had said thai yon went up stairs
you iohoving him. and leaving asr behind you A.
Yes, sir
q Nov tell Us what he sad A. 10 toox me into tho
back room, the one in which he wa murdered; Il vss
then his sleecing room, and bis bed vas there.
No the same bedssesd that u In ,ae iron, room now
think Il s the ,an
q. Well or. 20 On. A. He invited ne 70 .aks . scat
ana be sat dGwt he then CON msnced telling OF his
.f<ufcs.
o Ten row exactly what be SAID. A. will 90 ,ar a.
y moe, he told mo that he sas lyiug oa hts bod
pointing to the bed the afternoon be (ddnr
,sy when and thai Mrs. Cunningham came In and put
ber hand bis pants pocket and took out his safe .sy
sDd unlocked the se and took out note that she had
him for rent 70 the amount Of $500 and he wanted
10 know thsrs was no way for me 70 get II for him
nm ss NOS Ds 0S ,s ss ~. sass
vas determined TO ruin him.
Q. Go on, sir. A. Wei, that u about oil thai 70
Q nd be tell you that she made threat upon his re'
A do not think ne did
o. Was he asleep Al the time ,Ae key vas iAksu' A.
He did not say vhether he vAs Asleep oS not
Juror-Dsd you not aak him A. DO mot ihnk did.
Q n he svare the, Nh. Cunnnsham came into
the room, did you NOT ask him why he dd not stop her
from taking tnat note' A. did not ask him he wAs
ssleep. You DO not ask me for my impression, bet
perhaps would be a. well for me 10 give n.
The Coroner-The reasonable presumption 10, that no
thpklps that key TO be OF much importance would
allow woman 10 take away and 20 70 safe and un
o.s ,sa .ss 90, the psp' .hcs ss s1s:ssSs,u
ton 10 that the man " - asleep
witpess-Tbst n my op,f Ion, and that she got them
oct before he knew H.
y Can you positively ssg thai be was asleep A. No:
Juror-Dd be make any reply 70 tie remark about
her being his wife A. No.
Y DID you ask hlmf A. No, sir, DO not thlos dd
be then down stairs win me- and went back 70 the
Of Broadway and Bond street before he sn ne
TESTIMONY OF JOHN LITTxLL-
The witness was swoTp, when the following intsrro-
saiories were put 10 him By the Coroner -
Q. You are attached ,o the fifteenth ward station Of
pclicef A. AN, cir.
Tbe Coroner 10 the stieudan, srcsr)-s sbs cap,ss
theref