The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-05-21

The traai oi Mf~. "a NNtNaNAh, hr the
! iaurier cf I,r. BeNpsiA. ~mssruaJ ~ the
b 4,h insl tiw iirst day was occsptL in en.
,xnueliag jary. Not more than or out
Il nearly ever, t~cuty who appr~rS ~ ,he
stand wrre sworn on the jury; the rmsosler
having rm,ersl themsivcs ine6gible "a
sersc, by having formed ar expssssL opin-
ia,s. and 10 mast ra~~ still rtAin them, vl.
ativr To the eaii, or inooe~nr@ Mr.. t,N-
simuAs, I4ag tt - sa
; APPEARANCE ~ vHwPRssnNsas.
Mr.. clinton, TOR the defence waivel the
res,iiag Of the imlic,ineWt, Psa In plea of
"not guil,s.' Hti Aenawissl . tEial ls
Ma. Cunnilghian wns ao@ ssaisI bew,sie
he's counsel Her veil was rm1cd, and
she presented facr marked by griet and
suiiering, but isr~ntinr no traex o that
iicndlsh msligniiy Of disposition Which has
b&n so uniaslly atiributesl 10 her. oar n
! porter nc,rr saw her lWforn. AMI was mol
prcparSl from all that h. had rad AMI the
caricalurs which BE- had seeu of her In the
Illustrated papers 10 ,~c such quiet. anna
bl, lady.hk, booking lrrsm. She has dark
eyes Llacl, hair, an ,niell,gnt and e,prs-
sive cas-, of counhnance, but no facial lBl'-
cations ~ dcpravcl heart. Her appear.
sncp was much more calcula,ci Ia awaken
sympathy than To Icase the impression Of
gailL ...........
Mr. Eekel was also IN cour, q mid iook-
Ing gch'cman one ~ ihc last Ierson~ IN
the crowded eouri room who would be packed
ogn Us likely TO be cneagsl in II deei of bles
lie Is not Dos la b. plaosl On trial, being
separately indicted bu, may pusslay ba ga
nniird rs n witness ior The l1opie ~ the
pr,s'a.r,
I'm the lih. the District Attorney opsnel
tin c,pr ~ q very elaborate address Ia the
Jury. but ,l,s lacls hf stated have alr''a.iy
come bcIorr ll,e public. We take the tnL
loAiu4 IN uf'reDcc 10 tl'n proo~lngs Of
tl,c Co,lrt. on the 9th, from tlir Ihnitd.
Yesterday closed the third days procssl-
ings in this col,.bratrsl casr The iirs, day
was consumed in the work NJ rmIanncllng
u Jury that ihce have bara hut two
days sponl ~ yrt in the taking Of testimony.
! The wiup~pss cXaminej on the first day
werp I,r Prancis. Hannah t'onkap, the
cook. Mrs. S,anbury, i,he L,dy ~ whom
the house ~ Bond stree, was about "a h
reuicl the day of the nnri,r) John !sur
cicil. tthe i,rtors boyj Mary D"noho ttl'e
! tlambermail and DE-. Main. DR.. Mains
examination was concluded yesterday. and
Ss si,i,~ HIM tlr persecution eyamursI Mr.
lJanieI Lll,nan, who had had apartments In
the house Mr.. baldwin, oiocrr l'.sis aad
Moore. Cnpi bikes. Assitant cofoncf Cal.
imry. 4ilssC. Herrinv Oh" safe msnulac
tnrrl ~, Wilaon. Warren leland, pr Par
inni~. F.iwin " N,wr, IA ct+t 81 the IN
f,ryr iimp4'l I,a,dcl Olw'y asd wm. u.
Butter. in reier,nrr to the patent lock IN
thu uuisAlc ,l,or., John a. Thompson. aud
Dr wcolward one of the nr,iird gcntlc-
ineri WIN ma,lr ,hc Pot mcr,~n rsaminn
tion
lis I,s,rAt A iistn.y, IA oiyal,ag tbs csls
laal strtvs u,on tbs following points That
H.. chara,tq. of The hlufhp inflciei on Dr
Bnrkn's r~@r rvincssi that ths we~ ihe
work of 6pi,sh wnn,at, earr,~i ava, by
the pa-s,or,s ID hate anil rvepee that il,ry
wrrr tlr at Of a lcli-haalel wo,nan that
Mr. Cunningham was lrfthaDlsl that siw
uas ibr only lsrSon IN the world who hal n
n,ai,c ior Or, RurLll. death that sis. hal
the WY day Of ii,s murder said 70 o,s oi
iheF dome,tiss ,l.ai In. I,ur,Ieli might ic .
.corl~e before ,be h.s.s. VISA let or the lcas.
l.i4t,si that sba had nlarn-l hsr~df by
,,prnity of tI,s lrolssbe hour II the Doctor
turp op ll.e evening oi the murter thai
,s,t of thr bloody cletisS hal ip,r burrpNl
Ia tia aiiir room that The di-agrssh.
..lor prtc,.,Iing frsm them hal isssl Bo
ltird by ~r,raI prma,s and that ii.s asi
,a,ion Of Mr.. cunningham Oh leipg n
lofur,I II the mnri,r q Dr. Bartlrtl was
m.rly theatrical abJ i.igissl.
I, t,grcro, ., The fr.t point the wouu.is
,a,in, teAn lnair,,.i by a woman ani by
~ hani.4l woman Dr Franris, IA Ja,ri
la-ttal botiuy c-fIn,an. arsi 10. oi n1,
u..., ,r.srable ci,iDns.l esprp-ss-i The or,iu
ga ihougb nj positively. tina, u,ey were
insrted ~ q pr.nn having crrisin ,Ierr~
Id ~ a,nan,eai kr,oslatge. iha, gsre ~ the
ss.sls nspllIs,i q ssn1alerabk ,lagrsY Of
G-. o. if,a,st. aod lhai ihough b. bad al
Iiri, firfh,d ii,a theory tha, ,bey hal is$n
i.aic,e-i ~ lef'bansisd fsr~si h. hni
afard iss-i 'hai sis-fy frmn tt~ utter uesr.
iala,y ~ rifyine 4. sad from ID verifios
,ss N. ep.li,.g ,.sry s,snssSlsw an ,be RIA
: l,,g.. ts,sssir, ~ tn s.rtis. Of,~ n t,w DO
ra--t,ts ,lsny,, tina, Mrs. Cunningham xas
a lei, bandsd y.~4 N from the fsrf IL sseirsy
jh- No hsv sxk 81 nsals ,rSre rhsa Ne DID
ia.s xuifs, hat wlsr~rf 5e hnsd >e,I, hes
. earse aha bad hed tho knit " sr yig',t
liafsi I,,s,o- ThorpJ-sn ob cTssexzss-
= ,,.,., ..ir,itt,.l that fIss ~e1tsls uss.s no