The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-05-08
THE DAILY DISPACTH
Friday Morning, May 8, 1857.
A'e Triai Of Mrs uuuin am for the
Bufdett Murcer.


The trial OF Mrs. Cunningham, Indicted for
killing DR.. Burdell, is fully under way In New
YORK. On Thursday morning. the court room was
again thronged by an excited multitude Mrs.
Cunningham, accompanied by one Of her d.ush.
ters-tne other being ill-eccupied seats near her
counsel Eckel (who is to have \ separate triad
WAS also brought In under charge of an officer -
A jury having been procured on Monday, Mr. Hall.
the district attorney, opened the case for the pros
ecution Immediately after the court assembled ON
Tuesday. The following is the substance of his
remarks:
The prosecution, he said. propose to prove that
Dr. Harvey Burdell ceased to be in the firs: part
| OF this year. We propose TO prove that he was
murdered in his own house from motives OF hatred
| and revenge We propose to prove that he was
Killed by some one iu the house; that among the
inmates Of that house WAS one who had certaio
| motives TO 10 that deed; that that person was q
| woman, and that woman the defendant All the
| circumstances 20 to show that the murder WAS the
/ deed of a woman, done from different stand point
| TO that which man would not have taken.
| She had known him three years. she was the
mother of his child which never saw the light; she
was bis mistress, and would be though. his wife
| From her own showing, sho desired no sympathy
| and she was jealous Of him. she beset him down
stairs and up stairs, in his private and his public
| hours of business. The very domestics who will
on the stand will take the roof of tha: house off
and let you see their whole course of conduct.
| The very domestcs will show you how she
| hunted him. We shall call the police officers to
| show how she clsimed to he his wife; we shall
show that ih suits for dus in and breach of
promise OF marriage, and papers were drawn at
| her bidding for this man to sign, which none of
you would sign, but for the dreadful presentiment
| lie must have had upon his mind that she his
| enemy
She followed him to his friend, DR. Thompson
where she had the domestic trained to listen to
| their conversation. And there came another man.
| who became the counterpart of this man below -
Aud she loved this snan Ecke; she also had daugh-
| ters, canciiates for matrimony Aud whether she
| was married to Burde or 10 she was guilty of the
| grossest infdeiity TO him with Eckel He, Burde,
vi this shadow at his side, had made up bis mind
to let the house TO the very respectable lady who
will be adGuced before you
She said to her servant, Hannah, who IS that
| lady f-she is going TO take the house" On this
| very Friday-the day we all dread much-we
| fDd her saying the Doctor ia passoua'e pau
| and he may not live another day. And so it fell
out
She had obtained the key of his safe; she had
stolen his pistol, and it WAS SO arranged that out
| side relief was impossible.
The bolts of the back door were closed, aud the
| front door was fastened by one Of the most won
| de. tul locks ever invented He came in alone
| She had the pass key to Lis bed room, and she
alone. lie opens the door and goes in. 10 the dark
| he is supposed to have carefully folded his shawl
and put away his cap; his shoes put eff, and
we are required to suppose all this was done in
| tha dark
IL is certain however, that the injuries ipfiict-
ed on that man were done in The shortest space of
time. And II will come out that these blows
Inflicted by lofC-handed woman; we shall show
that this woman IS left handed; her d)meStic will
testify 10 j., and she has been efully watched
ascertain the fact
There was the safe which she had pilfered, with
the catch down; and the body lay there with the
hands down. lad out carefully. and rot fallen as
in deadly struggle with his enemy, and he had
fought like man surrounded by host Of enc
mics
And He'll NO fury like q woman scolned"
make 70 charges against any other person in
thar house now Ste stands alone, and, wi hen you
lolhe 10 look upon all the circumstances, you will
that one intruder III that house could have
done that deed.
Several with esses were then examined none Of
whom testified 10 sny thing new.
YANKEE FIGHTING.-The Mcnols of Sir Chas
Napier, just published in England, contains many
passages interesting to Americans. We select
couple of paragraphs:
When at Bermuda, In 1913 with his regiments
Colonel Napier writing to his mother. says: Two
packets due, and We fear they have been ta-
ken, for the Yankees swarm here; and when
figste goes out to drive them off by Jove they
lake her Yankees fight well, and are gentlemen
in their mode of warfare. Decatur refused Car
dons sword, saying, Sir, you have used it 50 well,
| should be ashamed to take it from you. These
Yankees, though much abused, really fee
fellows. Oue an acquaintance OF mine, has just
got the Macedonian; LIE was here prisoner, and
dined with me-; he had taken one of our ships, but
was himself captured by the Poictiers, seventy
four. being nov in an English frigate, if he meets
must take him, or are no longer soVer.
eigns on he ocean"
From Bermuda Charles Napier sailed for Ame-
rica and became engaged in some Of the daring
and disastrous operators carried on against the
Americans by the Government which King
George III exercised despotc power The bush
method Of warfare struck him eowardy and rs
for the 81 stem of loading cannon 10 the mouth
with odds and ends of old iron, it was bis abliors
renee :-"Seven thousand men are at Baltimore,
and have such force; still my opinion is, thst
ii we tuck up our sleeves and lay our ears back we
may thrash them that is, if we caught them out of
their trees, as TO slap At them with the bayonet
They will not stand thai But they ii sht unfairly,
tireipg Jagged pieces OF iron End every sort of de-
vnleGt, nails, broken pokers, old locks of guns,
gun barrels, every thing that will do mischief On
board TWEEN y-gun ship that We took found this
sort of ammunition regularly prepared Ihls Is
wrong. Man delights 10 be killed according to tbs
Law OF nations; nothing so pleasant or correct;
but 70 be doustd against ali rule is quite offensive.
We don't theu kick like gentlemen A 24to shot
in the stomach is tioe we die heroicaly; but brasS
csudiestick for stuffing, with garnish OF rusty
Gwopepny nails makes us die ungenteeliy, and VITA
the choic.
RAILROAD ACCtDENT.-A disI q tch from Adrian,
Michigan. says that train of cars on the Michigan
Southern Railroad was thrown tff the track near
there Tuesday, and four men were killed
A LONG VOYAGE-The steamer Michigan,
which left Alexandria, No, In August 1856, for
Fort Desmoines Iowa, arrived at that place few
days ago, having been about eight months on the
passage. The captain gave rs a reason for his
long trip, the fact that he met with great many
sand bars on the way.
LAGER BEER STRIKE -fhc brewers at Wheel.
Ing, Va, having determined upon adding % cts