The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-10
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0ussssl ~ doluss, n o,asng hs ono hahaH az the
when@, sxd hswould occupy Bwie time ~ a sense Of
Susy " hh no1s would permit 10 bad hoped that asr
Ne svidsDce bad shown ho Innocence a his client, the
Dsts Aiosscy would recall tho gross attack with which
he bad spencd Ne Case bu! In This ho disappointed,
for IN his remarks d to-day no had again repea.ed tho
nnw1raosed assertions Hnd he confined himself 70
his duty - prosecutpg officer no uho oOunsel) might
have waived The right u summing up Why dh no. the
DssriCs Awnsy con One himser within tho legitimate limo
Of comment warranted by tho evidenoo2 Why was lt
that he could let tho opportunity pass without doting
every particle Of evidenced Now thore part
tho that be would especially advert TO- The DIS
i Attorney had stated that abortion had been perform
cd ON tho defendant There was evidence this he
oontended that u was . base Islander. Did this report
come nom shoee who knew her best-from any Of her
woman whO Ms drueged with bquor Hannah the cook,
made 70 sHesr 70 IT. e sad "msde for the thumb.
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jsryss.. The i:ss q h drssSon COOK Nv sviaok
Of nebv op--M looked ndeed as If she were seething
In bad bors. Had Hannah really made such discovery
sho claimed, would she not, In all likelihood have
spoken Of 70 some ono In the house, or soma per-
son abe knew Yet tho District Attorney had
her On her croesexamnatoa, too, abe showed
reluctance to answer which no upright witness would.
was reliability be placed upon anything abe stated
exceA whtre corroborated. Farewell, then, this
foul Islander Let DO buried IN the grave with other
the District Attorney would not seek TO disinter them.
But the pubic had not rested here He had
sought 10 cast shameful imputaou upon the character Of
the defendants eldest daughter Was enough that
his ckent should be made TO suffer hersefp But must the
brand of iniamy be sought DO placed upon head
Of her innocent onspringp Great was her affection
before, II nothing 10 wha! she must have suffered
when she heard these Infamous odors drected sgansd
her daughter. There other matter promulgated
by the District Attorney. His associate, when tn
jury were being ernpaDered, had raised tho dis
tnction between murder and homicide. Take IL,
however, as the most horrible Of murders, had tho
District Attorney proved by particle Of evidence anything
which would mpbcate the defendant He had called upon
them, the Jury, 70 convict contrary 70 law 70 evidence,
and sense because forsoob bio had conceived
. theory. Wha. did the District Attorney meant Did be
pretend that he had brought forward any evdenoep Ger
iainy no. There was nothing but theory and sapposi-
ton nom beginning 10 end. He did, indeed, profess
have shown iifeefng between the parties and IN that
stance where Hannah Oonan and Mary Donoho bad tes
tiled 70 declarations made In the presence Of other parties
they wero 1a,ly conrsdicted. Where they testified
70 conversations when DO ono eso was present,
they could NOT, OF course, be contrsdcted; but mas
much as they were whore others we're present.
they unreliable In every instance Counsel went Into
review Of the Instances where Hannah and Mary Douo
bo ooDvadoted. He further alluded 10 the feeling
displayed by hese witnesses Before the latter bad len
the Court she gave uerance against the defend
ant Yet with all their disposition 70 fakdfy they were
ss 5sas Of bad q @
the euocpon OF the few alterations they testified 70 tho
relations between Dr. Burnei and the defendant had been
uniormaly kind With regard 70 the expression alleged
TO have been mado Of by Eckei the morning ator
enodgrass had lot In Ut. Burden, counsel reviewed
snodgrass-shs Kind act Of gsuEx up and letting 10
the Dtc.or-wss 70 DO twssA m evidence Of bad feel
pr I h0r mss un SsS, 10 "a Ssm P aua e
defendant guilty because certain night the hall door
lock would ma work. But the learned pubic prosecutor
further laid great stress the fact that the house
going 70 be let 70 hrs BAnsbury. Now why shoud tho
defendant desire keep this house when abe and Or.
Burde were both "a travel on the continent Of Europe
this summer Suppose even, thai all tho testimony OF
Hannah and Mary DoDohec true, what did amount
10Y No complaint Wa made against DIT Bardel % them,
hvs y hs hcuse Was not she jnsti0ed, - mother add
a.ys q oaysoi,g E hags> $500 e Vie ohss.c,w Two
Dlstrso Anornsy xoua have used u ~ an srgu-
rnent 10 shos that her swn character w@ bal
variety d persons, the associates Of Dr. Burde hsi he
and the defer dapt lived tho mort friendly relations
Dr. Roberts, intimate friend of Ut. Burdel tells you
that Dr purds Always spoke the ndsst terms Of his
lady; and bad any III feeling exsied, Dr. Robers would
have been the r party 70 whom DIT Burdel would have
Impaired Miss Van Ness said that their conduct
towards each other such usual between parties
engaged. Bnt IT was sought 70 DO shown 90 the part OF
The prosecution that the defendant was the mis-.
uess Of Dr. Burdor If thai vero 20, no would
not have introduced her 10 his friends no bad done
Bui SAID the District Attorney this lady haA The mean. OF
her guilty Of having killed. him Now sbe pistol in her
POSSESSION accounted for by The FAC, that the Doctor
Doctor had ,sned was mAdc graf dea Of by the public
prosecutor The Doctor he said, compelled 10 sign
counted FOR whom uoy peoolec,ed ,Ss, The pcSsor bad
been reluctant IA perform his ongagoments and hose
papers had passed between them prior 70 hor marriage
These matters were W be thrown side unworthy
OF attention Had the District Attorney abandoned ths
theory that tho murder committed by of handed
person and that Mrs. Burden len handodf Hs sup
poeod So for no bad not In ming up, alluded 70 IT,
Oounse commented the In which the depouon
Of tho DESCENDANT was taken down by tho Coroner and The
cd tha. whether sSs sns.srss, or wbs.hsr she d oo.
be was equally dissstsncd. 'Bui," sAld the District AZ
sSrOe g"pGs' 's VIM has s Sssn , So,7i asS
OF the safe was found losi in open s,uo.
As % The .uih q bresch q promise Of nar,
ncs take up ume with that subject nsho oos
RED, he District Anorpsy argued that vs . circum:
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equally strong noavs Der pas 70 oonsait ho decd.
s.s. . s.., ssen s s ss ousss Ss -css
an N f..ss towards Ne d.sssssa gas farhsr :esshi
cooas,ons dr~ns punch eso, Up By Nc defendant,
usrefcve tbsre Wa feeling Of enmiiy bctveen them.
ms..es be -ss quite wihns % issr. them % shs ury
without ccmment Although s oass bad been before The
community iOr .hrss Ioof nca,ss ;Ssrs y. oosns es.
bstsr indeed than sny be had for vcry lcag time
rhe pablo proescu,1 bad sd . grcss Ssa IN re-
gard W he motive a. tbs 70 kill her
husband. NOV whai earAly inssesH cousd abe
bare hsd 70 sssk his aesshf Hs wss her husband. NH
ING large Incous and N Few oossAs ell secrecy vss
and have lived sckn<ie<eed and vie. HxNnee
might seem, VIII Ill NE fo4b,s u ~ Burdsn, vfsh
AL NE rough ponss ~ hk chsvNcsss hA defendant loved
him ~ she hvsd ber vey extsesncs his vssid $500
Strange W thcss nnacsnasn1sd vish nxm boz ssch ~
We last Hh hAbtN were snssnwtcl ovuasel vN 90
quAntsd vftA him tN tne-n ysays, md knsv hsa his
kbt 70 Nahe his meals cutAhaa he wW vc~y strange
and esccn1 he defeadast saaesiy fascinaAsd ~
hin anA whAt<v@ had been I'D dsrugsiory 70 hs ne
nory, even " hsr dssece, asainss her vehes He
wo1N leave no case hssds 81 NE ry. Great In
tsress svasA sy VERDICT but ~ had no tsubs - 70 hs
rssuM Ne fsN sured hai sAe wosd b visAsoAaed and
evc~y eAin placed upon bes children ~ s ssruso pso
secuEoa woSh ~ renewed
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