The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-17
THE BURDELL ESTATE.


for letter. Of Administration upon the estate oil 40 lah
harvey Burdel brooght up sgan In this Court q
10 TIE parties eontes'ins thai application opened
Mr. 1idsp made some opening reusrks, saying tas' no
intended 10 prove ar the ma,r.se .ue,Ssa 20 nae
10 hcuop. he oenaidered II the mysa pagaols te,ioa
that was ever ate mpted 60 be proven 10 osafs OF ds
tce Trere mass OF testim ouy outside Of the amil
Of the claimant Wsioh viii usivey prove tho srsf
noihn 30 far ~ the young sdy VITO rSs on tse sssni
her ie,tin' ny viii appear tsl she an % de ~ csa
badcied not on mmsterAi Bat os he moe im9o1tsni
points o. her testimony We viii show, SAD rs eo~
perlcus . thing 10 70 como On sne stan1 9Th
false testimony We hope 70 es,sa,,b, before 40
are done wib this wiseos,, thai ase Is. entirely
vcr 10 collect rom tue acts Of these ysrtsss
separately and geher, hom variety Of lace xDt no
WAT vas he nature Of the res,,srs ara o5nse:on q
d.. Bnrdell and Mrs Cunningham. beqvc csn1dsohs
and st ops)y ht ycuy honoy WIZ be aeis 10 say psi
tvtiy "snere ss no marriage there -. Weehal no able
70 overthrow this nveni NOT only b. the At ence az
postive testimony, bu, from hhs we'sh@ o; ovaeaoe
TESTIMONY OF pErsn V. yoosHis.
Ex Alderman r,ter V. Voo,as bsiog csisi ~ NJ
rld ana Gully srorn said reside al No al Hsrnp,na
the Rev. NJ Msrviue have Ds1 t~o oonvsrsshOns 81
bm about the shtsei msrrsge o. Df Rudeh 70 s's
CusIr, ham the nfst Sas On taefsDa week hSsne vAs
Q Well, how lid tnA, ,onvOrsss,sn c1nmeDcet
M Cinton-i ohjec.; ~ hs in,eges 10 sJniet.C' NJ.
Msrvhe no mDst put the question direct.
Q DID he remart 10 on yhsI dii DO; I, tien
lily tho Doctor 80 The person be nasretf yss, rr.
be said no. III that he could ses thai looked bse ao' Ell
tbsb resemblance about the moo'b
q DID bessy no loo ked svmo hao bin, tBigde ~ Oh.
zee vas .msi rt.smp,sn.s a,-o; the 1ouiS saa
pus up bis Dryers 10 hts uss, Bsying sg~a 1as
snsh, he said be was not good A. dsa'iiy,Ds qa7ioss
Q Do he say when pie zero muyis3 ihJEo woo
performed the ccIs nopy we're occupied with e5aethns
else thar Ieosirg At ihe perHonsf
Mr. Cmtcn 90! ood 10 The ques'oa q, no competent
Qus s,ion allowed
VIII cas- IA. Yea. cir
Q Did he gay ,he mar he masrea ws, sIow sposcn
Q Hd he cay TO you Use mao he married Flood back,
on from tho wcmal' BE ss'd the m.u s,ooi rs'nsr
back OF the woman, no: slunre ~ her a'te
nd be ray the nan .cied Gus9r'
NJ. Chn.on--we wiI adm,a ia B5Iee, Always scIoa
Mr. Tden-Brs tps, YES NOT H1aen; he wo ata ocr
slny have acted queer re hse married kns oapaies
Q DID he express IN ali thai ;0pvel s,uoo opinion
that n Burde,l he had masrsos
Creation on .eosed to- objection oveTraIot
WitDess--s0, ar net 81 he frt conversation had
with I'm; thai convef ssioo ftseo cr sweny
onss Ss sad essS 60 Se os
stthff Cunninehass and 10 ,sben and pYeaoas5 for
Or snodri ass; was ose snasy Uo-uicg; hs s~'i he
had been np 70 ~. saoosfas
. Dd he say 10 ycu Shat, RON tbe crca@s.spee Of
having found reason why the parties him
10 gel msyred be refined TO tho opinion That Was
really Dr. BurdeD be marsiee7 tine question OBJ
jtc;ed to- bu, allowed b? ,he Court Yes SIR; and II
plan Mr. Nayvir said he had boen ur 10 D~ anoss
ana and thas be could aeooups VI ,ocy
70 Inn 90 g:s mc,iiea We, because M, so,ds,as:
Tor Dr. spotsrsss on the seth Of octcper, and On the
STh MIS- Cunninshsm went no and ipqnires for De.
eesto :rss ,hs (Nrs. O should cali Noon Mr. sarviss
Who preached there Inc day before and then gave her
vas Burde,i he psrvisd afssr ~
g md you hsn .Ay to sim, You DON'T .sen bring
Sp md C !. sssSp 20
about u man TO ksnuy him, exceP Htue sbont hi
mou b, whnh bAve mentioned beorei
Mr. Clinton objected 10 tho question, % n did moi
occur In the examination Of MI MASvpe wncn be
fore The Court Tne surrogate xamiaed bio minutes bus
10. andsg resdl. !se council coace led ,es se enss
quesron.
this Circumstance ssodt bs address TIA, yop believed
yeu re enSersS he sad from ihis orca nssssoe aud
~ os Jay .rS Ssan % p.pS:
Was Dr. Bnrdtil be married; he sad ths r0cmsls7,e
Smb.rs Dr. Burseii is.s zoe resnssess Of .se mcu:S
and ne sae Of ho bosy correspoaded nearer 70 d. Bar
q. Did you ash HIN several tines uhe.hsr he ooaii
dIy the bod, and did he say tnose WA nothing whsi
eve csNpt Ihe slEs and moobf asked HIN once Of
ihs lime Il reooiscted nything aboot idenaty
ins either The body or dasssrrco,ype.
Y. Did be ~ aoy tme during thai Interview rcpiy 10
any question put by 'oa ina, ,hsfs Va, no1h,as What
blsnce sbou. The mouth which he could heppfyf A Hs
ssd thai. and tta was al b. which be could w. nifty
n
Wrinus cross e.Amined by Mr.. III sp--hss 90 AM
particular interest N quest M Mr.. kaslae ON th's
suhec,i Netting moro than CURIOSITY; hal never
heard there such ptops In existence ~ Df BIrd0
md Mrs Uunr pghsm before tho der OF tht iosmsr
rtyer hpe~ eh her OF HON TIA amer ,ha, ~ French
souss 81 Bcni nroc, aurlrs Inc inTssi saiOn; have
ret betn In that stree, 10 ,his day spos the
murder no ore wa pre,tu; wlh "a 90 us
fcecLt c-nvrTriior had % en- psEnJiisr asi atscd
ant IN Dc. ysryre's church nAie IduEn ~
the conversation; could no. 10 ify 10 every wcyd tns
,ubrispce q even ihBs TIA, uAs ssd profess 20 have
gocd memory me second ccnvtYsaLop Gas ten or M
ns s S ,e sm sss ~ q
everything Ma ~s sa's, ard soms sf sbs language pso.
. Dad you and DR. y,ry.ss, 90 ,hs seoosd ipier,is-,
enssrtsp ocrtnt orir,cne absui ths nan DO rad nsr
ricdf A. ] tourd that biz Opinions and charged very
ss csrssnly aar.a Ion sim rar IA son ssscvs
iud tine, rom the myreisisp derived IRON hs zoe.
NOR Conversation, teal va Df Bujell he bel
&c ed cot ai,cpss te u,,ler msoh or warmly oc'y
wasted - a.. n'se tup sii no; fSew A. rcss,r 10
tnrt7 umfly.
.; Wneu and how a,a REQ rr~ sc~m-ncSs isese
no,, 10 tte blood relative Of W purdsf am teiy
much obliged 10 ron for asking me les gresnop; 1
siiyes sbou, his ss,sr; ! ar,l received soss from
M. fhdfn sskDe NE 10 cell ~ hh Once; did NO ~
ne: o. re ioro.Ss sppl.y mcrsss W. r,so, called
n my kosse and sssad v hne~ the RsU w. ssryloe;
SAID DID; he pepollled down tores,ini o. -hssi SAID
(thn.or-thst vhai you aan rspclnrG ny me way
sids). Be might have bten ~ ny house ab 't fsf an
bouri there vas ancshey feahnan Win hso, uen'
frou who wwt don see him BOG; snort tine nter.
wards | osied IN ., my isiors and mo-, NJ. Tlteu
there; ee spoke 70 ne sfsn about he maism hsys
net tctn HIN since MI This moTnng have mot sfu2ei
TO sci cry Successes In this cse; hsve taovp We.
Enyne for tvo yesvs he csmo 70 my oss " BUY coal
frequently.
TESTIMONY OF Nh. SAMUEL c HArbIor
yamue Q B~rlot, being called BY Ar nlAsn ard
Guy sworn, ssh-l reste II No 72s Gfccn~ch rrss.
AN ~ ycsr OH, Itncv the Rev Grab Aarvioe; rave
wth N nm h
rSrsg' he mentcrei N me hat he -s gong down y
Me Tombs 10 sec Ecfei
y md he ssy 10 yor na whsp re sn'ali sor kol he
feared he sscr'd see ,he nsa he married A. Hs ~ !.
this conversation occrrrsd the sfe ~sls n " M
Of my house he vas tcr eeins dovs " see scstl
NRress csosexa@ined by " 0iHior-sy bel
ness has been that OF grocer; hare knosn We
h'rvlse lr sbtni yss snd hat ! ssni
o. my DOR; he wopped ssd sad hs -ss GA bis
way down 10 TIE Iombs 10 F,ksl Rins Gan rryy
rs.lI Is@enssr ne pre- re or'r be t'ct on - 49,