New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-08

Ip.t hin. he question d,d in regard 70 ti- ON D..
| Guitar petition. Was because his own ri.
! uiVcs t,ld ne OF the fact tat b. va, a man
VITO lad p ieouaat Wy q imagining thing.
brd after While. iof the III IT him, could not div
| what H. bad imagined from wha. he I'D bcari HI
| t~B ntfEew toid mc-nud # necessary he VII be
| Iih0d upon he etHrd-he tod me ths Ia had told
ban that that wCo'~r he perceived carly IN the even
ny, ard BE- ib 10 mention anything d. To smelling
| tELod wcolen aitorward 1t that time Dr. PArmly
sulICe-d the murder committed in the ealy par,
Of the evening, aud j, With reference to thai that
be fixed the tine lie tell you that ;hc house wa
dalk-Io light EXCEPT thu; t. the tlrd--tory window
Tie Determination Of juror brought osi the fact Tat
he pbd attention to the subject whatever and vet
moment beiorr be positively that there was
no liz 1T Lere except this mysterious hcEerBg light in
The attic. You sec from instance what kind OF
an he u6E: even on this very ight, ~ much were
biz nerves excited that when be saw two men coming
in the street, whose appearance had nothing brig
andhh except that they were not very elegantly
dressed. be turned aslde-he could not tell why
except that be did not like their looks. When called
upon TO describe their movements which struck him
with such horror, all he could LAY wa their walk
frightened hun. and when asked wha. that was
Vhetber it was fa-t-be did not know and whether il
wes slow, he did not know, but II was n midilug
walk ard that almost frightened him out Of his senses
II the jury box t. be made the receptacle Of such
fearr do mol know what will become of the right. Of
parties who are dependent upon their action. 1t US
progress little further in this case. gentlemen The
stIct-AttOIDey told you that he would prove that
there parties lived together on very III terms. He
says the defendant mUttered revenge against
the deceased. He has brought up the servant
girls-thOse who have been disciplined for these
long months that they have been III custody "a WI.
nesses they AZ you from their manner, hostile to
the deienoant-Cuc Of them discharged by her for
diunkenness. the other perhaps good cook but from
causes which perhaps II IL unnecessary to mention,
d. cidediy unendly 20 herthese parties arrested
witnesses, taken into cbtody BY the renowned Coron--
Conncry control by him. addressed in the most aftc
tiCEdte terms, ntdcaye forced Against their for
employer a. these witnesses, after they have been
in custody for months sterihey have been frightened
almost out Of their senses by their COultryman
sitting in terrf c majesty a. Coroner, have only been
able to testify 10 very few alterations such a. would
b. likely to occur with any one perhaps in the house
with Harvey Burdell; and yet these occurrence
Of them not true, and Others were grossly
exaggerated hy these witnesses. Bear in mind gem
tlemcn that these witnesses stated that, with the
ccI,tiOn Of thcse few alterations, these parties
were always extremely friendly. Now, what
were tho.e alterations. Hannah tells You
that occasion she said to Dr. Burdel that she
would have satisfaction, or would be revenged.
Officer Davis sworo that he called in, and the
preston used in the course Of that conversation In
which DIR. Burdell aud the defendant present, was
that abe would have satisiacton-would have bis
Learts blood, words to that effect. Nov, gentle
men, with reference TO what was this language used,
if at all You have in evidence already that two
suits were commenced Immediately after that period;
and ts Language had reference 10 the satisfaction TO
be had from these two suits. You heard what was
the charge made by DIR. Burce!l that this lady
had stolen note, that ho went and called in,
il would seem, police officers in consequence Of
that charge. Now gentlemen with you knew all
the foots in reference to that. DIR. Burdell,
without tie shadow Of foundation did make charged
that kind in the presence oi this Police Ofcer VIII
tell You what that note WIS. For considerable time
before this Dr. Harvey l,urdell and his brother Will
liam were at loggerheads, and futs were pending be-
tween them. AZ the same time the wifi oi john Bur
dell another brother was seeking to procure divorce,
and Vim. Budtll agreed to iufnlsh the money
TO procure that divorce. He employed Mr..
Edwarcs Pierepont, a lawyer in this city,
to prosecute that suit, aud he agreed 10 pay him. Mr.:
EDWARDS Pet pont did prosecute IT, and In employed
ociae counsel md paid them out OF his own pocket
vet when the time came Mr. VIM Burden declined to
keep his word declined to pay as he agreed to- upon
which Mr.. Edwards PerTepOnt sued him and obtained
Judgment In the meantime some suits between DIR.
Burdell and William Burdcl had gone against DR..
Burdell. that William Burlel held some
judgments for costs against the Doctor, which the
Doctor in law was obliged 20 pay. These were IN
the hands Of Edwards PicrTrpont for collection.
Dr. Burdcll then asked Mr.. Pierrepont to give him
this Judgment against William BurdoH, aud hnal-
" beeag,lre him 80 that, in order Ia get Td ct
him he told him if he would pay what he
was LEGALLY hound 10. he would give him the Jui5-
melt On the condition dat he would never come
near him again or tia; he would never be called upon
10 sneak to Dr. Burl,l in the future. lis gave
Dr. BuIdcll this note for nothing Dr. Hhrd"l! h"I
wi.hing to prosecute William in his name caused
The Judgment to be assigned to this defendant, and as
a matter Of form, he took her note Tor the amount oi
T. Then gentlemen, (or reasons which Il IL perhaps
not neccssary to state, he did prefer bGscle,s and
false charge against this defendant perhaps Tor tne
very purpose Of getting rid OF her lie aga II;
She, 1T once, indignant a. any high-nnded
woman would be that such n charge was brought,
smoke probably in torms Of exc!tcmento lndignstiOn
Could an innocent woman do lrss she dli hnniedi-
ately olterward have her satisfaction. Burdtl had
agreed 10 many her. He had Introduced her INFO
society az his intended wife. II was known a'hons
their mutual acquaintance, 6nd the WAS loohra
upon a. the future Mrs. Harvey BuTden'
He had been under engagement 10 her for some con-
siderable time and when this iase and bacl-s charge
was made against her, her indignation was aroiised'
and he did invoke the aid Of the law in her proec-
against him for SANDER and another for breach Ol
promise Of marriage, in which he was hed
TO bail in the of sl2,tO-a very large
amount and you can judge, gentlemen, what must
ducod him TO grant bail in so large an amount as
sl2OC0 You can Judge too, that these cases wers
very crave in their nature and but for subsequen
settlement 10 which will allude in moment, these
suits would have been prosecuted venture
little when l say that jury in either
suit would have rendered verdict for ese than
from $40 900 to Sl5 coo. | have doubt gentlemen
that had this defendant been disposed To- prosecute
these suits had she been in pursuit OF Burdoll prop
ertv she could have got verdicts which would have
put more money into her pocket than the share of his
properly a. his widow. Those suits were INN cdiate'y
settled ard how settled Burdell then concluded to
repair the wrong which he had done. lie thcn
agreed 10 and did mary her; the suits were dscon-
tiunued and the expressed understanding between
themselves was that within certain numbcrOi days
seine six or ten days if recOlect Alright, that they
should be- married Within the time specified they
were uanied, and thus was settled those two suits.
Now gentlemen, ask you whether that kind Of proof
goes 10 show that She peIpetrated the murder Cannon
YOU understand gentlemen that in the intercourse OF
year OF two parties may have their sitercstons without
meaning ANYTHING serous-that idle words and threats