New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-05
THE BOND STREET BUTCHERY.
EXCITEMENT uNAsATEO.
HISTORICAL PARTICULARS.
CONTINUATION OF THE INQUEST.


veetets,v r,c-ripr crowd Of people Of al sges Sad
classes hsd gathered IN Bond street srouRo the door
Of he hou.e vtere the murder WAS committed. Goa
star, sccessors were made until the re OF the fu
neral when the nrlt,tude numbs ard ihou 'aRss lie
BlosdvAy. opposite Boad st,set another crowd were
gs-iagtoSs the great center vi attraction, Or wsra-
ny To- the furersl oorteg-.
Our rx~sters mixed freelv among the people sad
found tha. they entertained the most diverse theories
Of he crime Nd differed quite much "a 20 the prob
able cuilt Of suspected Psrtiss. There were many
women in TIE street ID spite of the bad waking, aud
,heiE comments upon Of the parties under arrest
ye,y generally psrtook OF prt "a rtckessneSS no,
,svo,os The fair curiosa,y hunters seemed 70 have
left their charity al home.
So lsrce gathering afforded fine chance for light
fingered OPERATOR and most Of the vel dressed p'ok
rcckets who ste generally seen in Broadway ct an
sn,fnoon, were prospecting in this new P'scef. one
~ two yere arrested and others 20 coscl! watched as
10 be exceedisgly uncomfortable.
Every 81 ats Gem was resoded 70 by those
who were anxious 10 get into the house There never
were so many gentlemen connected with the
mess" Beside the large force from al the pnncipas
ourrsls. the crowd euemporized any number Of IT.
ootte,s from this or that paper. ard not few sno
ceedtd in getting IN. The officers, however aI'er "d
i,,rr about the fifteenth so-caed repOre r toy each
n,pe- shut the doors ard The last attempt to get IN on
The Pi.ss wa by are-loOking you7; man, who cred
OFT. as one Of Tux TRIRrsE reporters mace hs eAf'
81 .sv. Mister. BY - Ill give you 1--WE dollars for
The loan os your hat for twer.y minutes
The crowd was not so large after 3 o'clock, but
g-eat mar were about the place until night
MORE BLOODY GARMENTS.
| taLN "a
| female were found in the morning, which the ply
,.cans, Drs. Woodward, Gouriey and Doremns, ex-
anil I'd IN the third story, fon room, occupied by Mrs'
| Cunningham and daughter since their arrest Win
regard 10 these clothes the Coroner said to the report
w. ct cannot give you all the partcularities Of the
examination of the doctors. They have found some
"reculiar thpgs up stairs and wish 10 be quite quiet
"They have asked my permission to get IN Dr. Barker
",pd Won will cam sll IN the course OF the day
MORE ABOUT MRS. CUNNINGHAM.
Ms Emma August. Cunningham is respe sably
! connected in Brooklyn. Her sister married gentle
man of that CITY and has lived life Of urqucstonable
,esnc,.ablitv. Her other relatives OF watch there
are quite number are al fine people, and several oc-
amy promincut positions in the community. Her
mother is Represented as a calculating, shire nd woman
but by po means the character represented IN some pa
p.rs. The daughter, Miss Emms Augusta Cunning
han, however bears somewhst Of IN equivoca repu-
,a.on ,,opc those who knew her. She represented
\, having been seemingly modest girl add very lady
| Hks in her deportmen,. She was weI-developed
a c.,o;natinc woman was fond OF company
and very entertaining TO those Of her acquantances
WIN ware on intimate terms. one Of her old beaus
etes that on one occasion he had engaged her to 20
| IN a bal. Being mechanic and not having an
| abundance of funds he could moi dress well as he
dc.;red or a. her fancy dictsted; besides, he hsd
| a crease spot on his coat. She noticed the defect
| s.d furnished him sufficient money to buy new
| one. which lie did and went with her. She always
had money and it is thought procured 1t leg'timatey
| n, that time from her father or relatives
| George D. Cunningham, whose name she bears,
| became acquainted with her some - years ago,
| o. more. lie distl,r of liquid deaths
in Water street Brooklyn, under the firm Of Cunning
| ham 81 Harris. About the year 1899 they dissolved
partnership, after which the senior partner was en-
| ssged in various PURSUITS. He had seen Emma
number of times and thinking che was hne-iookng
| girl inc uced woman, who an intimate acquant-
ance of the family, to introduce them. In con'ldera'
ton Of this favor he presented her with $780, Az mt
macy grew up and in the Of time they had sew
eralchdron She made her residence in fOnkers, West
chester County during portion OF this time, while Gun
nngham lived with woman ia Brooklyn. whose maid
en- name wac Pierce. II then thought by his neigh
bors that ,e his wife but many Of bis intimate
acquaintance impressed with the idea that they
were never married. Il always understood tina,
be was an old bscheor, even by persons who knew
ban intimately for years and that he lived with the
woman a. matter of convenience. Others assert that
he was lawfully married. This woman died, ard some
tine after Cunningham brought Miss HemPsteMt to
Bro1.<lyn, and lived with her in Jay street; and
about ten years after his introduction he married
her, On account Of the daughters who were then
growing W to womanhoOd. She deemed this
course proper for fear OF the reputation OF the
dsgiters. Cunninc hman's fortuse having be
com. impaired he enira:ed to California to better hi
position lie returned about the year lojj, with what
success j. not definitely known. He somiclled with
Nil Hempstesd when he came back, and one morn
ing about three years ago, be was found dead IN rs
led. IL was known that be DRAM considerably, and
tie cause sf bis decease therefore evident Con-
sestion OF the brain the geeeraI verdict and Inc
correctness OF the conclusion can hardly be disputed,
whatever may be said to the contrary. TIE idea o.
,Shuminc the body after long time has elapsed,
with ID. view Of asceItaning the cause Of DEATH II al
ronsense; 70 trsc. could he 9etec.ed. Ever
clcuIn arce zoe. 10 show that Cuor. oghsm died from
n.,ural causes. The lie insuIance policy Of si0O0O
Eel to her share, sndit probable that she took ad-
ysutace Of the fund.- thus Obtained sine then and
spproprsted thtn towsrc the support 4 hersef and
isny Hex history that tune appears Ia be fnly
hroucbi ou in TIE evidence before the Coroner jury
pR. BIRDELL'- FI'NEsAL.
: notice having appeared in the pspers yesterday
nornrg stating tia; the body o. the late Dr. Bardel
void be conn tei H. e lest re.tins place during the