The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-17

testimony in this affair, which implicated young
Snodgrass, is published in the New York papers.
At the coroncr's Inquest Saturday morning, tie
following proceedings took place:
George Vail Snodgraas recalled II have never or
at auy time gone out with Mrs. Cunning ham to buy
dirk, dagger sword cane, nor have gone out to
buy one nyss;f These avermsuts In rsEpspss to
questions were given with decided emphasis
Margaret Aldiset sworn - l live at $50 Broaaway:
about two or three days before DR.. Burde WAS Ut
dersd | saw man whom since recogniz ID as Geo.
Vail Snodsrass be came to cur place and bought q
sword cane; he objected to that strong
eroug Oh; he bought an old one for eight dollars
The witness told long story Ut the manner in
Which she recogn zsd snodgrass since she came to
the hous shs swore positively that he the
NAV. dagger was shown the witness, which she
said had the blade the she sold to Sp cd.
erass She afterwards said it YVES iiAe the blade
The dagger has q straight strong blade about six
inches long
enodgIs.s was at this time absent from the room.
The coroner went OUT, leaving the witness con-
versntion with the jurors. when he returned he
said TO the witness:
between the from, and back patIors) and if you
can rect gnize any one"
The witness went 10 the door where Snoderass was
standing in a crowd Of twenty thirty persons and
AZ once pointed out Snodsr with cane, sxcIain-
ing, " That ID the man.
Coroner-Captsin Dilks you will take Mr. Snod-
grass in 70 custody here il your warrant.
The witness was further examined by Judge Ca
prom She Is a German woman and speaks broken
Englisb she ssid at thu time snodgrass bought the
knife, she remarked him particularly on account {
his rough manner: he offered bills in uavmsnt which
tn ey closely scrutnzsd to see if they good .
said, very Roughly, are you Satisfied now are they
good - she remarked at the time, tina: he had not
been long away from his fathers house, he spoke 80
rough
On Friday, the "cook's husband" as he has been
called John, the Grand man who, on the testi-
mony of all the inmates Of the house Of Mrs Cun-
nnghsu, there two or three times day. "piay-
ed with the cool" and was OF constant service In the
family, was arrested In grocery store in New York
and committed TO prison This man, whose name is
chm Giimsrtin. had not been since the marder,
although the police had been scar ching the whole
city tor him.
Regarding the verdict of the jury charging MIS-
Cunningham with being the principal and Eekel
and Snodgrass the aecomplices, a telegraphic dis.
patch from New York says:
The reeult 10 universally approved since the
close of the testimony another witness has appeared
who willing to testify that he Farrsll ON the
stoop OF DIR BIS house On the night Of the murder
shd also that he saw the door open with lun stand.
ing In it ia his shirt sleeves.
Ok Woodward testified that he had trisd a dupi.
cate of the dagger purchased by snodgrsss in Broad
way, on dead body. and found the wounds the same
IN all respects on Dr. Burdeil
The jury considered Helen and Augusta Cunning.
ham il possession of the facts Of the murder and that
II duty of the coroner 70 hold them far ,ha tn
action OF the grand jury Fsrrai is also retain
cd as Witness the city providing for his family.
Anonymous letters have bes sent to the coroner
HE DcChub5 Oh Tue he sUed
III the examination. 1t is Ioerstood that tine grand
jury will con msace with the case immediately.
The Herald of Saturday, speaking OF the prise
ners, says:
Ecksl and Mrs. Cunningham exprem themselves
as confident OF q trlun phant scquittsl Mrs e. tho
HeIsd says, is coafaed in ordinary cell, though
spsIt IF ,In the other prisoners. She Is provided
wi h two coed beds, carpet the floor, a writins
desk aud chaiis he cell door IL left III ed a.
she 10 not much troubled with visitors. Mr. excl
1, confined on the second corridor, mmonly csil.d
the "Murderers' Corridor" His cell has Ia ie a
good ted sonveniences for writing and chaiis bear
ag gene rally an air Of comfort.
ne has his meals brou, hit FROM q we'll known
Broadway restaurant, and according to the state
meat of the keeper, eats and sleeps abe as COM
fortably as most men. Mr.. EcksPs appearance,
when our reporter was first introduced, was quite
progressing. His bearing easy aod gentleman
iy, his tone Of voice was quite pleasing, his blue
eyes had peculiarly mild and anabie expression,
and his manner generally was that OF sfable gen.
tiemsn. lie says that he perfectly wiling to
answer any questions that mighs be put TO him by
the coroner but by advice OF his counsel he declin
cd ON the second examination. He believes that he
could have answered Satisfactorily any questions
which might be put to him. but thought that the
roner seemed very anxious that he (eckeD should
"cut his own throat SO far regards the tesrimo
ny Vt Farrell he almost smiles when he speaks of it