The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-06

How long is u since you len her employ ment'
Az lay - can 'ecoilec Il 10Th Of November
| last that ef her.
Q Have you been in the habit Of seeing her sncsi A.
| Yes, . few times
Q when did you last her A. On Sunday afternoon
wheIe2 A. At her house
| Q Did che send for your A. No
| O Had you any conversation with herr A. A few
woros.
Q. what was ~ A. She ~ked me II ! had heard thas
The advanced Hannah Conlan money 60 bust
ness with, or something Of that kind
| Q Did she speak Of her situaloai A. No, but her
daughter did; a. ww leaving the house told Mrs Gun
npehaw that her daughter Geoganna had poken to
Of her approaching nhuemenI
| Q. What did Mrs. Cunningham sayf A. She said, Yes
IL wss all right the could not say exactly when, al
| ladies would ray"
| Q was that all she said 10 your Yes that all
,be asked where my sister VIII n told her she
was living with mo- she ask ed If she would like
and take Of the baby; she sold she afraid
some might Kill Il, and wanted come one Who
| would be careful with it.
Q How of en- did Mrs Cunningham come TO zee youi
A. Twice. while lh ing in Wooster street she called
upon
O whsn2 A. cannot say; Il WAS asler the trial.
| Q Was az far back Jupe7 A cannot reoollect
The exact time; IL about Elk weeks ago.
Did she, wi abe came to you, speak OF her ap
preaching confinement A. She did.
Q DID she say whose child vast A. No; she d moi
say who the father Of The child she merely said she
| was about being confined
O. Did she Fay wnen sbe expected to be confnedi A.
She speke OF The month"; but cannot recolIec. wha.
| was.
Q. Cannot you remember what month she said-dd she
'ay July August A. She spoke Of the month, but
| bave forgotten what one II WIS.,
O. Tell all the said To you ct that timer A. sbc asked
could cook; said could, when she said she want
| ed me 10 come and I've ~hh her.
| Q. What did you say TO her A. said did nc. wish
| 70 i've in a nicer place than vas then living In
Q. What eIee did she say A. She said that Mss Eeen
ould be going to school, and thai che and Miss
Augusta would 90 and i've in cottage, where the work
sould be hight
O. This .. the last conver atom A. Il was
O. What took place at the frat conversation a. She
uksd tocome and see her, and said she glad 70
see was 90 truthful
O. Did she SPEAK Of her condition situation, A. No.
twas the secend time she spoke 70 me about H.
Q. What occurred when she called N see yoa7 L. We
had no conversation about her situation At all
O. Did she hook like woman In the family wsyi A. !
did moi notice her particularly.
| AFFIDAVIT OF Oh. oArLN.
| The following a1davt made by d. samuel q. Cstin,
sthe Brooklyn physisian, who Alleged had asssted
Nm. Cunningham In the fictitious childbirth was then
read
Soond Police Court, OEy and Obsnty u NsS FORK
Samuel H. OaEn, bsisg frat duly affirmed BY Justice d
v,son deposes says the frst 80 years
old and esident Of Brooklyn, In Court sres No 223;
am physician by profession; acquainted with the
accused Mrs Emma Augusta Cunningham, calling herself
Burden; have been for about six yesrs; have been
for The years 1851 1852 and 1853 very intimate With the
family Of Mrs. Cunningham, and was IL medical ate ndant
during Time Mr. Cunningham deceased about June,
1884, a. reoolect without referring 70
memoranda; the family after moved 10 New York,
and ceased 70 attend H. thereafter saw Mrs. Cunning
ham but three times before she was arrested for the
DER Abon that uber Of times amer She Hrs. Gun
ninghsm was arrested, taw her in the romos prison
saw her there about dozen times on
didsrsni oocAsions. Whilst In the prison she told me-
that che was With child have rsooscstoo Of suy pos
tive statement from that she With child by the
Harvey Burdell; but ira; was my inference from her
versssions; then 1rmy believed the isct was she
stated ~ soon aer acquial nooei that her appear
90 corresponoed 70 the fact Of her sascment, and tnere
aer noticed that she rcreased IN sss pretty regularly
some time In the month Of June formally requested
IN beer N medical scooucher by herself, and
snd about ths time, speaking Of the child Of which sho
pregnant she said Judge Dean Told her hat II she bad
Il
would 1--we; cannot state that have remembrance OF
her saying was the child OF Or, Harvey Burdeu,
words 70 on effect; her date OF pregnancy sho
stated metba she supposed herself 10 be 90 soon aer
che went up seep No 81 Bond street, she
DOT more explicit, this, but knev the locality OF
| rooms In the house she needed no, 70 be moro
| particular; Monday, the 81 Of August, Mr. wilt
called q, my ONCE between and O'Clock In the evening,
and said they sick At No 81 Bond street. and wanted
4
At 81 Bend rect; wen. alone shortly Afterwards 70
Ses York city and arrived OF 81 Bond street about half
pa, nine O'Clock Georgiars Cunningham lot To- then
vent up stairs into The front second story bedroom
tie psror; entered the room; 'ss her sister, Mrs
| Buncs, and Mrs. Cunningham; Mrs. Cunningham vas
| tho bed, Mrs Barnes moving around; Mrs Ginning
ram vas undre.ed and In bed che said she lex
Was ,unorps great deal Of pam examined her tongue
and pul,e satisfied she bal bal cholers morbus
save her emeilc; DID 20, then see any child; fe+
| minutes later che vented green bile soou After
snned her person; her abdomen 10 nearly natural
.tsie the not any iOIy t,tA hid, ani had
net hs The rst 1Iar Of the cnid Las brought by
the SISTER Mr.. Barnes; medical fact ret she
/ az DOT with lilo; the ca ID dr~sscd shen sasn
| drtt; ts- the after birth, Il ". guile cd one;
| iosk bloody sheets rom under Mrs Cuauipsham;
/ the, had been get viii blo,d from q pal OF bl,od
brIrsht here by know not whom; heard Mrs Gun.
| afghan remark sSou, the ceud, that had sndeli,
ncs bu, her eyes mi color xrs Bell brought into
he rom after tho child tberc % zee "; ,ains she
| aid vac q very blight child; " Mrs OsaasaoArn n
bce, IA, any eAiid1srh ,oOk ptos nR night up ., n>hz
| IN ord aSrstd, not tr,e; during the evening
/ Z gave her sbout OF parerorc, and before
| leaving gave 4 er dose Ct calcncI
| SAMUEL OArtIs
Affirmed to before ,bis bIn day OF Augss, 1857,
| wuuAw navso-, Police Justice.
On The m.rsin OF the andayil the following, writ
| en- b. Mr.. Oakley Hail.
hi, aHcsvn % Dr Gains IL taken ny after be ~S
sworn by Justice Daviron and he Is bv consent,
bis own proposition, . witness for the state I have
me-ey taken statement o. few o. the important facts
IN s'aemen, be has made me, and he has carefully
| bed The sfadsvit hirselr
| A. OAEEY HAIL. District Attorney.