New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-21
Nesp!purk Gribnne
IMPORTANT REVELATION IN THE BUR
DELL MURDER CASE.
From The Erenis9 Pos.

From The Ereaisg Pot
Understanding tina; DR. Spcer DR. Burdel business
partner during portion Of last summer and Fall, wasin
OF important and Interesting facts bearing
ufop his alleged marriage with Mrs. Cunningham, the
relate ms in which they stood to each other and the
manner in which Coroner Connery has conducted the
irquest we succeeded after search OF several days
in obt,ining an interview with the Doctor, who was
Kind enough TO furnish reporter with the details OF
whs, he knew and make his affidavit of their truth.
Our reporter was very faYorably impressed with Dr.
Spicer whom be describes elderly looking, grave
man; little provincial perhaps but, according to al
appea,ances severely and cautiously ruthtul-sn i'm
pression which was confirmed by the manner in which
he gave the statements which are embodied in the fol-
loving
AFFIDAVIT.
J. Erwin J. Spicer, dentist reside at Sackett Har,
bor Jefferson County r. Y; have been acquainted
with Dr. Harvey Burdel for about thirty yeas. DIR.
Rprdel was AZ my place 10 the mouth OF August last,
at Sackett's Harbor when he and made an engage,
mel hat to come to the City OF NeT-i ok, ana
90 into partnership with him. l was To come Tight
down when he cot home | received letter from hun
about the 9TH of September in reation TO our propo ed
partnership / wrote him, IN answer that wou'a %
In New.YOrk in five days from the dare Oh my euer'
I noco,dipey came and commenced business with him
a. partner in dentistry at No. 81 Bond street After
bsG be-. there about ten days, returned from am
ner one day about O'clock p. M, ana cauie ~ .ie
front door. AS passed the parIor door. Dr. Harvey
Rurde came ont and requested me to 60 toto tue pE
Tor: vert in saw Police officers there, and was
met by Mrs. Cunningham at the door, who re-
nr Rurdeu then said il l had any regard for
his interest or Welfare, be wanted me to renalu
and bear what was said l accordingly re-
msned Dr. Budell sad. " AIR Spcer, to-day, while
Il ives asletp. Mrs. Cunningham went to my panta-
"oOns rocket, took out my sale key and stole note
On, of my cate of ,ome $500, and returned the key
sgain 10 my pocket; brought in police officers to
for the note aud to PICK her ocxs Ia case cue
" would not open them" Mrs. Cunningham replied
ttat she had got his note, and was not Wiling 10
have her ora~ers searched; DIR. Burde thea toll the
police officers that they might go out and Dc wanted
them he would call them sgain; curing this converse
ton Mr. Cunningham appeared to be very nnd aud
called no Ill DaDts, but appeared to De very hfm;
after the police oic went out, went up status to
tie second floor into tue iii e Barde told me that he
WIS gong 20 the BaJk, and would return before he
went TO oil ner abOut ) o'clock Mn. Cunningham
can up into the flee ser be had lett, aud requested
me TO take her keys aud search every drawer aod
trunk ard chest in the house-eyerythiug locked or
unJc oked-ior the note; | went to searching, and
looked over her papers. and in every place where
the ught the note could be concealed. until about
) o'clock, wien DIR. Burdell returned; heard
bis voice in the hall, and went down TO the
Office; he said 10 me, What did Mr.. Gun
pipehtm say when vas gonei' told him that
had been searching her drawers, trunks ard chests
for the note, bu could not ind 1t; Dr. Blrdell said
-
{" oriye the I'd b--h out Of the house" he then
told NE that he whed 10 get nd Of her that lac ,ned
TO get Dimst back tirs. Dmist Hubbard, bur that
Mia. Cunningham was awfully jealous OF her aud
vouId not have her in the house he went on To use
language in relation to Mrs. Cuu bingham which was
too vioss 10 be repeated; the next day about 2oth
septembcr they had another conversation together
she came into The office where We both SAL aad asked
rim to fun his er gagement telling him that ne hal
sgreed TO marry her, and now she wanted hum 70
ful nj hs engagement; that he bad put her on IRON
time 10 tin but that il he'd gone out 10 the world thst
she was engaged 70 be married TO hlm she bad hueo
pstt of his house and there with the rtandog
that he was 70 marry her, and now what disgrace y
would bring upon her family he retdsed VINO YOU'D
have ter daughter sll this time she kept cool and
mild and az the conclusion shed tears; DR. Burde dii
nj deIy that be had agreed 10 marty her. bot said
that he would marry no woman Another day, thInk
it was the next, he went 10 the rom On tue lird
floor He commenced talking about the pote asking
her why abe had not given II up before ana he again
sald ,be had not cot the note. lie then commenced
,codipe her for sending his bell-bOy on erraods-and
said she must teach her own boy 10 DO her erraads
She .aid he had told her that she might send the boy
on erraIds and that the gIIs would answer TIE bel
and they always bal done when the boy was out.
think the same day asked her II she loved Dr. ba,
dell after his abusing and talking to her So she SAID,
Yes, she iored lam as sse an , rery eeng, az =.
mel him fulfill his contract or she would take the "a"
Of him. She always very reiirIns ana dscreet Ia
her De meanor toward me. ana never called nun any
used dOuslNe ldDguSgc. ~it On suo 81 NY
Of October for Sackers HsIbor, where my family re-
,ded on accoun. Of the sickness OF my wife, son aud
dsup liter Dr. Burdel helped me off, went TO the depot
with ne and gave me SIS in money a. present, over
INV hare the business with request to return az coon
he The sickDees OF my family would permi' We pase1
coed fri. Lo He always very Tree 70 Tell me Oh hs
business ard private matters; recopect tAe same
dsy On which searched for the papers asking him II
he bsd agreed 70 marry her, be sid he had gwen ner
etcoursgemeut that he would marry her, but nsyer
intended 20 10 do: received no letter from Dr. Bar
De-. at Sockets Hsrbor until after had n,de an AM
davit m the .auder suit and sent II u Mr. lhayer,
Mrs Cupnipgham's lawyer, III which stated "nat
The Doctor told me; Dr. Burdeil wrote TO me between
The I'd and ;h of November al Sacketts Harbof; the
letr il nav missing-eirher lost destroyed, or stoen
Thsve searched my papers thoroughly and cannot ma
IL, don't reeopect seeing il afer first read It; Df.
Rurd, comm. need bis letter by IeprmandinS NE tof
bstrayIpy his confidence, saying, D-p II, WIS,
bsys Won made an affidavit. tor OF wat told yoa 10
" confidence u has cdHs,d ne 70 d. nhdt rare ~
" ,1s soH g0u Heo.r cOuid b tia -, haze mar
ayiI9 Mr. ClnAiagkan / d0nt rant yoU 70 take
ke fy0sbe 30 osDer tAis letter. tst el no one 81 my
mgrCioge" o. words 10 inst effect: that letter ~
dated between ID ani Jih November, aod post
NAKED Ner-York City. ] started 10. the city the
mon ipy a.ier heard 81 the pnr ie-. and arrived here
on snu1Sy ~. Sin In u - h.lf-ps-- 10 9'co,k. Esry
Noncsy spnrLing a. Jst.1ed note ~ Coroner Coo
nery siaiDg thar bad 5seo psr'nsr N ID. Bndel
hsd t%en VIII d n IN he EsI aal kn-v i4;'s sateh
you'd nIov grrs' ,. 'sv Near MGR awe va
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