New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-09

Wou'c announce tina; As resdy b GO DO le po1
would reltst that hose persons that sent N s'tec.
shood sive their NAMES. | have got only ooe KEY
| II ct VI De vel TO be understood nov TAs y
here Is me original key that was here with the safe
Tbs geut msD ua6e two new keys since his time.
Only or OF which hSs been found the pers Of NJ.
| Burcth. The other IL Dot forthcoming.
ME- hsieh Cunningham was here ed into the % m
| By Mr. Clinton.
Mr.. Cntcn-Mr. Coroner. | have s word TO SAY.
Although tie young lsdy SID nothing abou r se.ti-
mCny yet IL speaking Of 'be condition Of her ses "a,
fhe ss!s that probably some hitsen or twenty minutes
before sbe le ste could no one II the roo n, and
che ssid she Doesn't believe she Understood wis was
said to her, make tbs, EXPANSION in justice 10 the
| lsdy
Judge Capron-We could see her appearance; we
shall have TO iutge the jury will have 70 judge Of
| that
Mr.. Cinton-lihin it but lust to mention that.
| TESTIMONY OF MISS ELLEN CUNNINGHAM.
| judge tspron-Tbere's no person but will sP-
preCiae IT had finished the examination Of this lady
| had confined my hole examination 10 the appear
aIce Of things existing between the time of the alleged
msrsge snd the time when the tao psrties sd dif-
! fculiy; will come down noE to some few questions
/ sbot. the month prior 10 the death of the Doctor
Q. Whist VS. The immediate cause If you please, Of
your noher going VI stairs 10 sleep about month be
ivie the deulse Of the Der! A. | don't know s.
thsre was a1y exact cause; | hs- sIsn' aIa.A u
siokDess; II was II what you would -" yer! 80,
that was the hrs time she lei his l don "-'uA
there was sny dlsagreeabeness though that was the
essse Of IT.
Q. From that time Miss Cunningham, until the
Doctors death did your mother continue 10 sleep with
or the other IT you up stairs. A No, Sir, not all
the time
O. How much Of the time sRer that did she sleep
with you A. cent say.
Q Should you think ole Laf Of TIE time \. NJ,
Sir roto one hat.
Q. One quslier 4. 1t might b, quarter it might
BE bsh but could NJ say
q. And curing al this tine both you ladies would
sleep with your mother \. Somstmes Lot very
often
Q. Do you remember during thst time Of noticing
any different relations between the Doctor aud you;
mother from these that existed before ~ No, S.r,
none ihst noticed.
q. Any feeling ike arrangement or III nature \.
No Sir rOhipg of the kind
Q. Did the Doctor remain in the city from thst time
Until his death, or was he absent \. don't know,
Sir exactly; | don't know much about his going out;
| couldn't say whether he did or didn't.
Q. Was this before or after the lst of January A.
The time was sick
O. Yes. A. Ii was before.
O. How much before a. It was very short
tine.
O. Then sometime about Christmas A. /, was
before that; l don't know exactly what time il wss
q. Do you know whether the Doctor was up in Her.
kiuer County in the month Of December a. don't
know.
O. You have no means of knowing whether he wss
at home or not A. don't think he was away, but
couldnt ssy positively.
@ Have you ever seen, or did you ever see in Your
mothers possession, any of the keys to the Roctors
fa;e. 4. No Sir don think have.
q. ANY of her draws or places of deposit Of such
thpgs-you would know the key of the cafe on sseng
il. A. Yes, Sir.
Coroner-Ofcer, ,end up stairs ard bring do sn ha,
D. Understand you that you had seen that mari age
certificate since the death OF the Doctor a. No, SIR.
DR.. Roberts was reading it in my mothers ROOM and
aked her TO see t.
O. Wac that the first that you heard of the marriage
between your mother and the Doctor. \. Yes Sir
@. Is il Dr. Roberts-s he physician. a. lie is
dentist
The key was shown.
q. Miss Cunningham, have you ever seen any such
Q. Did you then converse with your mother about
that Wedding. "A. No. Sir
Q. Not even then A. No, Sir; just asked if it
was so and che said twas.
O. She gave none Of the particulars. none 9f the mp.
tiyts for secrecy while she showing this TO the
Doctor A. don't know; while was there sne went
TO the drawer and took that certificate out and snded
O. What led her to do that A. | don't know, Sir.
q. What preyi Jus conversation between them did
you hear that would indicas 10 her the proPrety or
suggest the idea of going to the draw and getting
that certificate and showing II to the Doc,orl "A.
didn't be- ar their conversation.
O. Who else was in the room a. Ms. Howell, |
think Mr. snodgrsss, and believe my eldest sister aud
. And you coy that you heard nothing; conve-
sation between your mother and the Doctor which
would lead her to 90 and get tha, paper y. didn
hear what pared between them.
o. But YOU did hear conversational A. They were
talking.
Doctor your mother and sister went out A. don't
know, SIR; don't Tecollect.
q. Do YOU remember to have seen him on tina, even
ing a. Well, that don't remember
o. Now sre you quite suie that II was the Doctor
and not Mr Eckl that went out with your mother on
that night A. Yea SIR. | ain very sure that II was
Dr. BuIdell and lot Mr. Eckel
o. Now if you sure you can give Us some reason
ara
the Doctor ?" aud The ssys Yes, and | wish you ID
remember IT, lie was standing little ways inside OF
the p.r door and was Standing by the front window
o. Where wss your mother \. She was standing
a short distance from me.
o. Do you know whether Mr.. Eckel was round
O. W Was the hall Lighted A. Yes, Sir the gas was
o. Are you sure Of that a. Mr.. Eckel wasn't any
Q. Did you 20 into the hall when they went out of
The 'front.' door so as TO know If there any body else
here A. No, Sir if Mr.. Eckel had been there he
would have come into the parlor.
o. Could yCu swear that he went out of the front
door and not some other man. a. | can swear that
the Doctor stood there
% Can YOU swear that it was the Doctor who went
vito your mother ont OF the front dor \. When my
mother came into the paIlor | arse, and vh-n she
started to go ou' went out OF the LooT n
o. Well you can say whether the Doctor dldn go
No starr. 4. | know be didn't go up stairs went
up there. ,. ,
O. How did you know be was not n his rooms "A:
passed through his rooms went 10 one ooof anu
came out the other.
q. That however, wouldn't show that he actually
rett with your mother further han out OF the parior
When lst tine that you had seen Eckel PRIOR
70 the time Of this conversation. A. Wen, had NOT
seen him .nce brt fast when he left in the morning
Judge Cspron-WeI, won't pursue that further.
don see that would De OF any 10 examine this
lady month longer
& Juror-You Iecolect, Mss Cunningham, when
DE- Buree your sister and mother lef, II tnefe va