The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-10
THE BURDELL ESTATE.
Testimony Ia Behalf OF DIR. Burdcii's blood
Relatives contis. ued--Ecvtdence OF tho Doc
tors Barber-More Threats Of Mrs. Cuoning-
ham Against Or. BuSdsii-Whst the Doctor
Says about Mrs. Cunning ham.
sUBRo6ATE's COURT.
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sURRo6ATE's COURT.
| Before A. w. Bradford, Eq
| TUESDAY, jane Q, 1857.
The evidence in the OF the appi alton Of Mira.
Cunnnehm for letters of administration upon the estate
Of the late DR.. Harvey Burde resumed a. 10 O'Clock
this morning. The mserasy confined limits OF the Sr
rogaes Office were again crowded by oaers and
or gers to the extreme discomfort OF the Court
and reporters Al least, policeman Nigh be stationed
the door Keep the crowd OUT 80 a, to make the
endurabc The impure breath and althy presence
Of such idlers Ill the with most objee.ionasle
odors while it Ia impossible to or sit at ease from
their excessive pressure Ono policeman here might do
| great deal OF good.
| EVIDENCE or MARY MURPHY.
| Mary Murphy being duty sworn, ssd-I live at lot
Wooster street; don't know my age; am think, abou
| twenty-five; sm not married: knew Mrs. A. Cunning
ham and the late Dr. Harvey Burdel lived In the house
81 Bond street during the last year; Mrs. Cunningham
| employed me; 1 did chamber~ork; was there two
mon,hs lef! the 10Th of November made all the
beds Mt that time Dr. Burdel slept in the back roon
cond Aoor never observed any bed In the small ball
| bedIoom the second goor; I made any beds
,here there was something there that could DO
down and used bedsead saw IL turned down once
there other bed the SO opd floor that know Of
O. State what was the appearance OF Dr. Birdes bed,
10 the number of persons who slept Ia IN A. never
thought than Que person slept in il; don't know
ut 81 Bond street; made bed in the third story
front room ever, morning during The hsttwo weeks was
there, but don't know who slept there; Sunday
ing took breakasto Mrs. Cunningham in that room
in bed Sick and cat breakfast there other person
In the room them there sleeping 10 this bed every
night; could net tell from the appearance OF the bed
whether one two persons bad slept in 1t; Mr. Eckel
siep, in the small front the third story while Mr.
and Mrs Spodgrass there Mrs C'npingham's
supposed to be In the ao when went TO the house,
the front the third floor Mr. Thayers; Idont
know whase was after that; Mrs 5nodgrass slept in
Eckei'S
don't know where Eckel slept think Mrs Cunningham
fixed for Mrs. Cunn,ng CHAM In the attic the boys
slept In the attic aso so did the girls, The Misses Cunning
ham,
Doctor and Mrs. Cunningham speak together saw her IN
bis room, both when he was out Of and in it, don't know
whether she and the Doctor had been 10 Saratoga then
| somc few days after Mr. Eke there a bookcase
eedstead got for him the Doctor helped TO get IT up
stairs to Mr. Eckels room think was in the afternoon;
gentlemen saw Or Burde and Mrs Cunningham go out
together evening about o'clock Dr. Spicer with
4 them
| O. Did you the Doctor, Mrs. Cunningham and
Augusta go oct together in the evcaing2 A. No. BIT;
knew Mis. Cunningham TO sleep in the Doctors
bed the Doctor went out Of town while was there 1t
was shortly before left he was gone week, more or
while %a len ON the Of 70
Mrs. snodgrass there when le she had been there
two or three days never knew Mrs. Cunningham to 80
| out 10 see Mrs. Snodgrass while was there.
EVIDENCE OF MR.. oLNEY.
Mr. Daniel Olney being duly sworn, ss,dI live at 2I2
Madison street; knew Dr. BurdeIl; | made some win
dow sashes for him about the middle OF December Itnen
advised him TO &c, lock put the door when handed
him the bill be said. "Yor have MT spelled my name
rgha'it was spelled on the bill Berdel'' inseed of
Brde be said he would cay the BILL though h. had not
ordered the work done; he said II tho down
stairs; gave him the bill ecerted be paid on the Tues
| day precee ing bis dea'h.
EVIDENCE or xRAsrrs WILSON.
This witness being sworn, sad-l reside at 81 Bond H.
am dentist rs years old; know the late Or. Burdel
and Mrs cunIinsham sshsIy aeSrd remars Of ne. r.,
Decor's onice; she let man oct OF the room and como
back to the Office door and said that Dr. Burde would
learn behave himself before che vacated his house,
presumed that the remark intended for 10 hea-,
saw one ese Il thrown cut IN taun;ing way az
If was threat suppose she saw me, as was in rigtt
| think he Doctor away at this time; don't snow
1 who tho WINS shc let out
CrossexapnaionIs stated before the Coroner that this
Incident occurred about seven or eight weeks previous 10
that time butI stated Tia, cod not tell the time exactly
this conversation occurred IN tue Ito kut OF ball
near The Doctors ofce did not speak 10 Mrs Cunning
ham ut all on that occasion.
O. Dan you swear positively that tho expression che used
You win learn to behave yourself before you
vacate DR. Burdeps houseP A can swear positively
tba. that 20, her expfcson her exac, words we're
{" No. Dr BuTde viii learn 10 behave himself before va
his house," this did 10 be in response %
ng person who had gone said; was ia tho
81 Bond tho night before the murder
med 1t at about O'Clock; passed through tho
ball 70 the laboratory stopped there few minutes, and
then went out
EVIDENCE or WILLIAM BARR.
This witness being duly sworn, said-T live at 200
Bewery am barber; my age Is 80 years; Knew Tho
late Harvey Burde tiRnt 70
call TO &C, shaved anost every morning till he allowed
his beard o. grow whoa no was la town; no called
in the Of 1853 10 he shaved the saes Of his lace
then shaved, his upper lip the nrst OF Sop
TENDER the last time snavcd him, a. near az can
recoll.ci cav him month after TINT; he came
In 10 get hs hair cni bis whiskers were then
ur beginning grow they had not been shaved since
bim month before; they could not have been more
than half an inch long the chin after trimmed them
e the hairs the side OF biz face not thick but
sparse The col dark little brown his whiskors
were Fe, brown; this was about month aner the lst
If fnr ha
cut; saw him next about month Giter--the hrst Of
November; he came to get bis hair cut; bis goa,ce
the whlskcrs DIDN'T require trimming ep cared II
hz whskcrs had been dyed and grown out since last
hum the color bad not been regularly put WAS
no, black The Of his head had also oecn dyed Tn,
came dye; was badly put on; law In sreass; never
saw w huraea Win pg s asd 10 .sspe sss the
DUcior very regular In ge,tsg hs har cai once
month cut II three weeks before his death he told me
lady dyed bis hair but did not say where; did nos say
| how often -
The cross examination OF tho vNDcss enHen DO Dew
| facts.
Mrs Nary Crane, hctrg sworn. ssid--t I've ~ NO
$50 Fourth avenue am tue VIE Of John W. crane, woo
years him the Monday before his death; never
saw him At my husbands bouse; received note from
him Saturday aoout lawsuit that had pending, 40
went 10 him on Monday; was about noon; be ssio
thai be had let his house to very aful woman he had
been deceived before, but he had never beeu UGH
deceived M he in hers he seemed very much excited
said che could ouv The devil that she annoyed him 10
every way. watched him r'ght and dsy rynR apO1 nlm
he tad she stolen koy OF the sae but aided"
thank heaven viii BE- rid of them all on the lat OF May;
this was On the s5th; he said he would make
other contract with any snid IN him Doctor you
have never married." and he replied :" No and am
farther from than ever spoke about him looking 80
well he SAID yct, owing 70 hs regular habits. AMI
hs; be oos egrcat deal Of exercise, waxng-ho somb
| times walked the whole evening
Cross exAnr AtionDurng the twelve years hat knss
Dr. Burde never visited bis house but that ooce my
husband and he have been together eomeumes; have
lived with y husband for the last i've years he u
nov travelling Europe excepting the meeting his
bowed 10 me, on at Dr Cranes Office; my sui, d.
care he sent 10 saying ho knew lady In New
Jersey who would be very important witness Tor me;
that she knew OF the in0deiy OF my husband NOT
divorced from my husband the suit u nov pendh &;
broua ht the suit; surprised when received tbs
note from him; he said very decidedly that he would
never make contract WIKI another woman; that he
t.t again n a MAJ I'm had m