New-York daily tribune., 1857-04-15
LAW LNIE'LLIGENC
THE ESTATE OF DIR. BURDELL.
suRRoGATE's COURT-ArRIL ii-Beforc A W. BRAS


sURRoGATE's cOURr-ArsIL ii-BeiOre A. W. BRAS
tsypy MATTER or An APPLICATION FOR LETTERS OF
ADMINISTRATION, Erc.
The Suuogates Office yesterday morning w@
again dcnsciy crowded with eager listeners For soma
unnccountable reason the windows were kept closed.
and breathing next to impossible.
TESTIMONY or MISS AUGUSTA cUNNinGHAM tcontinuedl
ramncd by Mr. Tiden-Dr Burdei Vas OUT nearly
spnd the evening two three occasion. be- came into my
%Ss , III % hST s "a % asl T hs % SS.S With the s%
y h frequently took meals there but not rs oadr hsvs
sdd d. %1 mil. rDR. %, R%"S a. bwr % thu M Of Ma, last and
the time the nsge slept u the third story back room ot
the fourth story hr generally slept in the third story osss
room slept either OF the tworoons mentioned m MI
Ecke then she ,l,p, on The Doctor hoo tns ~s,Or
that slept in the Doctors bedooo-the 'front.' hsi ped
MSns to The third story room where shs continued I:
sleep up the Of the Doctors death r Eckri spcnt
s" som,,incs he spcn, his evenings there Mr. Eeke,
slept he did chiefly to take of the bird. some were
twenty birds conyrsaon with the Doctor .boa, The
msrr%.e .'T y s"o,Sr fbr or something to that
eject hs,. often spoken mother about tho marriage;
nas % had returned fsr an evening meeting the Doctor
stated hat he had called on the minister IN me mons OF he
minister ,ad he had prayer meeting attend TO- and voua
be at sf .n sanr anS and sa Il such state excite
hardly knew what did say sW th ns .s ce,sn
showed ii TO the front third story twas eithr
O'Clock ser-.omewhere about there don't know where
iSS s1, ls bocor wa. in The OA
don't whSEr H. I aS hyn I h S' .as pus
t. people would laugh at him 70. IN, my mother told me
"ch ,asct in INV hrsns excited the e,sinsos
really .t s nv sS %Sr Tp .a s.s ~ Ss0s e.. Soa.: ..:
the r't Of May last. and d. that had ID see seen : ID:
rs,,; mother always cs.d an agreement; don't think
was pr when the lease made have esd tho Lease;
or. orr DEATH think rrsd in mothers room she s,tcd
so, sno for o.es ws' p I . 'ADn G ;a not tSpt
ice whether signed not think saw some appearance
6be' ton bcins mad BY Burdcs counsel to tho sPPa
mp, show that the lease was no, ;sned Mr. Ttd.n
desired isn.Ler to read the lease eyes time. which
would s,es inPr':on adverse to the ''Pp0'on OF mar
Mr Clinton Piled that proving thi. would have effect,
sI,y independ,nt ~ their husbands
Nj. Cnnnnrham Is.aminq heard .Omeihns about pre-.
tense On the part DR. Buds that my mother had sppopn
s,rp some Of his papers; don't know OF any disturbance the
few the Doctor, death except ths, went
TO my mother there when came to tho door wsS
ched the Doets. opened it, aud ~: there;
tipk 'he ws' py the Doctors desk thu dest was near
e door she came a.ted II Twas huI that We.
fret aty that had happened between the Doctor and ~
m.dr the Doctor when he pushed m. oat and
v ritins; sm acquainted with DR. Burdels.
c Ss I % sSr Of ,ss "d pI. ss 81 ns sHns
in or body Of the wri'ns 3. DR. Bnrdrr''
my mother rt Of desth Of Dr. Burdc W.. shout
our bro skfsst hour-that is between and O'Clock don't
% $ s, S TSa wat p nc H. m Of sy
frequently the duties Of the house sometimes
helped arrange the Doctors ROOM my mother generally
spent her Sabbath. the Doctor she the habit
Of to church Of late iwsss home on New Years day
dsy Rev DR.. Snodgrsss has visited house, hs has
With ~. va. present when Nj Marvin '.ii. my moshcs
the Tonb. m.nber that something said about the
S % Ss mSs' .,. ...n Ssn
house 1t subs quent b. the murder had never seq
her before that time heard mother mention her name nss
that my i,t. Helen told me her name on one occason eu'
don't r,nemsrit.
TESTIMONY OF DR. D. D. SMITH.
Daniel D. Smith sfirnedI reside vt No. s. Bond street;
Burdt steiy Known about tire. year:
e the L. him % ct IN the dnI S a Ss
he va, then eating bresL':t he sat little wy from me;
six month. abroad he had changed his appearances By
wearing moa,taehe subsequently had conver's,ion with
,oai 5iH he E remarked that he though, sons .SSs:a
% a.mrd a'f ss o%us h sl:n ns in'Gs Z. 'Ss
cusLt to 80 ,hre but said h. the, bs
oiinty q la5 asked him he We. going to b. a.5ss
.sw him snd he inquired further sbea, foreign
.y, all. to In tn, lat. Of Gs I " o. & Ssso1T S,,s s,e:ss =
Mr., Burde but sud that ws' after the death Of Dr.
Burdrl
Cr. examined by Mr. EdwsrdsAt the time had the In
,e,ew with the Doctor s the La large he DID not tell me hs
sSite olee a. the City Prison went there Only through
cLIio.liy " th friends.
TESTIMONY OF y. r. BENTON.
Burtev Benton swornI reside in Brooklyn, at No n
81 Felix street; in the ewelry business in this city. n
(iil,eys building; knew DR. Burdcl six months
pror TO his death director In the Artisans Bank pr
Eadt .o director tnss him darn. h. es1Sssis:, a,
With the him ct the Bank the 45h Of Oeese
lss. At about 10 O'clock In the morning 81 meeting q -
Board Of Drectos he left the Bank think, seeu. es''s
oeek him ., the place on the slst os % A.. a.
examined by Mr. Tiden-I recoeet hsss - tas
psrteul. because Mr. FTser sndsred bis a.i,s dsv,
l,sb and Mr. Burdr ~ tbs BANK ON -, do., ,hish
referred 20 ninutss Of the S.,s
should remembered Distinctly ~ 1lh snd 1sss o<
o,Isc, whether saw the Doctor between 'n' @" ~ w.
October . ,,.u ,..,ed their casa ana the
Here the counsel for Mrs. 20 10 on the further hesr
~ ~. s.s .dourn~d THURSDAY m'fnns
SUPREME cOUR1-srsSsaaua. ELLIE Ir,s-ArhI i~-''
., ,,,,noy ONE OF THE SExT,Of KfH TO HtS
ID 'hh BCsBANDf
- A.. ,.nts, Insurance Company at kiehsr4 H. oiA@~
Ihe nfHS'" and wife, aud othsrs.
Roo.rrT JThs plaintiff. claim !. .s souSSse Ssss.ss
a pon sy morssse which has BEEN srsulany sofeeoss
-, bslanfe cxeredins e7ose remain, nnsst,sneo -
~. I'll he