The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-05

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a. Did yOu iisseps NotsB ny Suo Wedge (L~ughter.
q Was MIS- Canniughars % rfyhS iAto his affairs an.
bupises.f-csd she get wstcs put ever MIN A. sn
used ~ se atts' him In the hoIs, wA~hlng women ina
Q. Isa you ever hear the dosso. say anything about
Q. DID ~ spesk pleasantly to Ms Cunningham A
He 90 her except that time about trst note.
q Da y.s Mover hear NJ any ondeariss epish. Or any
DID you s-er hear her use any OF those epXhss TO
Mr.. Eckels A. NO, sir
10. did shssreUk to hins' A. She ssed to sr'ak
O. When did you ,.nA first 10 lhis ho ases A. In jay
g And yeu stayeaso~ ionss A. Til oSsorOr-tiii sS'
Q What va. the bey's mms thrs came after you A.
A boy named Smith.
O. While you were hs,e do you r.yoloct any person
VINO came frequently hso 10 see him A. There was
O. VIVA, gentleman oal,a for Mrs. Cunningham. A.
DR.. Roberts used 10 come aid ask for Mss Cunningham
and sometimes for Mrr Cunningham.
@ Don't you recouect anybody else who came ffe
O. DID you ever rsooive any parcels or Mr. Eckels A.
O. o. 10 OF messages for hiuS A. No. sir
Q DID you ever see q lazy come for him A. NO. sir
z What time In the day used you to stay here. A,
O'Clock In tbs afternoon when he would 20 ou 70 daner
q, Was the door ever locked while he was here A.
Az not to ~, ny KIM xnos,sdSe .n,,.os., or III. n
Of The partner Of Dr. Brrda IN the operating business
A. don't know .hehor he was the son or she brother
of DR. Smith, Or. Bufdels partner.
Q Do you walt upon tho Doctorat business hours: A.
No. sir; used 20 walt upon the Doctors patients that
came
O. Who took your placo when you were gonei A.
believe 1t was the servant girl
had night key A. No. sir, Ipsver knew him to have
q He never rang tue bels A, Sometimes the door
used to be left OPEN 90 that person ooud come in.
CoroOer-Do You to say that the father aad
CoTOnsrwel, gentlemen of The jury. both latch keys
have been found on their persons BY me.
Wnnees-He might have had latch key auer they
Dartn Ia m
Coroper--Oapiain DIks sent FOR Smiths SON
q. nd you 500 Doctor Barden In nquore A. No,
This coscd the evidence Of the Witness aud the next
cce called on the stand was Mr. Alexander Frazer
TESTIMONY OF ME-. ALEXANDER FRAZER
This witness having been duly sworn, testified fol-
lows
O. What In your Christian name' A. Alexander.
O. Where DO you live A. AT No. Bond street.
@ How long have you known Dr. BardslE A. think
O You frequented his housef A. No. sir, II s bout
two months since came here.
O. had you sny business transactions with HIM A.
had . connection with the bspk OF which he one
OF the directors and director and Woe President
Q Wha, bank was IL A. Inc Artzans' BAnk-a new
bank.
Now sir will You state to the jury what connection
you had with him In monetary affairs otherwise, his
connection with Mrs Cunningham, your knowledge Of tho
parties either regards money any domestic quarres
or matters OF the kind' A was in Philadelphia when
Q. Previous to that You required BY your
cath give thing antecedsnt toaooing upon this
neOuon with Mrs Cunnlpsham at au-no scq uala,anoe
except far ~ came 70 see the doctor matters CON
l neoted with business OF the bank.
q Did tho dlctor say anything abou. quarrel he had
| With hrs Cunningham? He mentioned aboutAb each
Of promise ,ha, che had charged hi with, aad said he
had SUIT with her; there two su,s--ons breach
Of PROMISE and the other forSs-for c.aAges think
he accused her Of stealing, but said ths Was ali settled
with her.
By Juror-wSen was this: A. IN ostobsr taiak;
| know hsthing OF that transaoion
i Y yOuY late A but
October he called st the bank aud told ms OF IT,
Q Doyou think i was about the 9th or ioth' A. II
Q Did he sno~ you any papers he sot' A. He brought
there sna he A., spS d .si s sci
| dispossd Of that b ali ever knew In regard to H.
na he ,hoE you any so%Ssn ,s., sn's S
called q, my residence about week before heard OF this
murder and eaid there sgreemcnt bet ~een him and
Mrs Cunningham; no showed this 10 mo, and knew his
| handwriing-Mrs Cunningham % did not know did
not read IL he said II . ssttl,ncn. n his matter
iadys signature; he said was hers; that wa, sbou,
week, think, before the murder took place; this
O. Are you not aware Of what was contained in that
document A. jast looked a q; he said II was re-
between him ard Mrs Ounnins sh,m: / asked him be
have poes,ion OF this house the nrst OF May,
@ what were the relations regard to the house or
| on money mstters A. Hs told me he Was going to
BrOsdssy % ana two or Or three Of bis friends ssa then
ssnd to HerkIncr; I didn ~ read II over; was just
| sitting down 70 breakfast when be came.
| A Juror-Did he say II Mrs. CunoIngham's sigma
| ture1 A. Yes, air, hc said 80, but didn't know II.
9 Why w@te going 70 send 4 70 HerLimsrY A: !
$50 understood II; there was not suppose, three words
| passed between u.s.
q DO you know any place in Herkimer whore the
Doctor rcquened or was customsd 70 send matters Of
| that kind A. don't know.
| Did he mention any namess A. No; he has rela
| tives here who would knos, undeubtsdly.
| 20 But you dont2 No, air, don't
Q. Don't you know him to have properly In that coun.
| ty He said he peopcyty there.
CeIoner-Now. gentlemen o. the jury, you can 90 on
juror-Froy the appearances q Or. Burae Wha, re-
suons do you suppose existed bs,ween Mrs. Cunningham
and the DoctwS A. never knew
| Q wba, do you suppose A. He awsys void me M
the settlement Of this dispute that everything was dis
O. Are you acquainted with DR.. Bardcrs brother VIII
liam? A. He bad brother living In Broadway, sdjoin-
ing sss Bancroft House in Broadway, and cousin from
9. !. he living ye,' A: ] believe 90.
NJ schau,s, Juror-rhs,s an Important wisness.
wnness-i believe II s said he had judssmeu, against
| By Mr. schauss-weve you we'll acquainted with the
Doctors general mode OF living his ways OF life, his time
OF businsssf A Itnirk he was an exceedingly tempe.
O. ddn't sst " he vas Temperate; you hnow where
he enee se .nsr .u" man, M 20 ma
him he saw the Doctor Friday, bat didn't do 20.
/ Corouer-Is Mr.. Leland heres
| Captain Duks-Hes goue
Q. Ind Or BrdeiI ses safe n the Arlans BInki A.
/ He did not, We hal q vault.
o. Inssn . tin boz which was placed In the safe A.
He had any oftbose he kept safe 10 the house,
| believe
Mr. schauss-Mr. Coroner have We any account Of his
drasing his las. check the Artsan's Bank and the
| Amsuni Of ~
| Corones-I believe We have them here; the jury have
| examined all those, and know 10 here.
Y Vow, SIR, the paper you spoke ot-to your Know
ledge did nybody clso m A. undersood that the
| Doctors cousin had been sho wn IL.
| q Who 10 that, sirS A She 10 his cousin, aud lives
| with his brother In Broadway.
| o. Do you know her namei A They call her Dsems
Depnison, IL nop A. No, SIR that 10 another cousin,
and iberc h another cousin named williamson living in
| BrootIyp.
| O nd your brother see the Doctor A. Yes, sk; he
was lawyer from the west and happened 70 be in my
| room and the Doctor.
o He saw the papcr-did ho read ~ A. He read .
| portion Of
Q. whore ID your brother now, STR A, He s In the
Il -ha In mis- bfn