New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-13
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O. Yor have heard the Dr. speak " Il Of Ms. Can
rir.irnI. A. u r,Jlrr. ls5t.
Q. HaveNou beard him speak OF her in very h,ch
terms 4. 81 in y'ry high Terms: Ne told M sac
NssA v,i, .uiaif woman.
O. L.. rot De- tel YOU he was very rich t0o ?
\. G,, lie aid >be told HIM she was worth 500 900
in Brooklyr, Think.
G. Ddyou ever tell hin you found tina. was not
Q. pidyor ard be ever talk abou, finding !. wls
not true. in Irre' A. Nc; II WAS no. mentioned.
Q. I'D v,u ard be- ever talk aboc' the fact tia; it
was utt uu- hat she wa worth sltJ oCin BroOklyn
\. lcs; be- tod me b. cid not ih,aN II ~es.
Q. When q c be tell YOU that 4. | think it
in the Sy-rc: was not On ,he day that sm speak
ing If the I'm; tHe be ever spoke against Nrs. Gun
hin am he said very little about u.
z. Did you ard she have some diihcuhy y.
None whatever. he cane 70 my house and =
.. want 20 know if You had any diic l;ydida,
ven have any difficulty ia which you we're both pres
eCt with Dr.. Burdel! abOut some matters A. Never.
&. ~ 20 some letters that had been sent ~ ".
Vail 4. MIS-. Cunningham told NE herself that Mr..
Val bad given her anonymous letter.
z. | am talking OF the time when the Doctor, your
sell and Mrs. Cunningl am were together \. We
were never together; such thing mentioned in
The Doctors presence; Mr.. Cunningham told me Mr..
Vail gave her an anonymous letter when be was in
the city. doubted IT, wrote to Mr.. Vail Immediately
to inquire if such WAS the tact; | have his answer,
saying that he never gave her that letter.
Q. You got the answer 4. / have his answer,
saving that be never gave her that letter aud would
Ike 10 state
objected 70.
Tie Surcea'e-It is merely fact that you have
asked a question about.
Mr. Deaf want the fact taat there has been
difficulty between them.
Tie Surrueate-l think she has a right 70 finish Il
and tate the Of the letter in that connection
Ntuess-I never saw the letter; | do not know the
contents of the letter Mr.. Vail Immediately that
lie never gave her that letter; he had told her
ar any else the contents Of any ettey; but he adj
mtted that he had received one, bu eye had seen
It hut lis own; that from that tune | never had
anything to 10 with Mrs.. Cunningham she came 70
ne
The Surogate-Never mind that.
Wiress-IIe said be never gave her that letter or
told her tbe contents of IT, and OF course understood
the plot-whcIe It 0liGirated.
Q. NJ. Vail and Yen were corresponding at that
tin e. ard Mr. Vail and Mrs. Cunningham were cor
responding also ~ presume So.
e. Mr.. Vail was a widower at that time ? ~ Yes.
q Did you tell the Doctor OF this 4. Yes.
III, Surrogate-lou mean this matter about the
ANONYMOUS letter
Mr. Dean-The difficulty with Mrs. Cunnius CHAM
Witness would like to have It understood that
never lad any difficulty with Mrs Cunningham
O. don't know what You call il; after that did you
have kind plta feelings toward her the same rs
before \. | dropped her a. once.
Q. Did you have the feelings that You had be-
fore 2 ~ No, because | had been very much de-
cciyed-I had been droadully deceivedn this woman.
.. Then YOU had been deceived the same as the
DR. 4. had been deceived, the answers-
Couus,l-I don't want any particulars.
The Sourgate-She says She has not the same feel
ng she had before
q. Did other members Of your family know this
too besides the Doctor Did your Sister, Mrs. VIII
son, know A. Yes
Q. This was prior 70 the time you ever heard the
Doctor speak II MS Cunningham 4. Yes
q. Have YOU ever advised the Doctor 90 marry
Mr.. Cunningham a. Mrs. Cunningham asked me
if | would not Use my influence laughter with Dr..
u. III I'll \ >. . b,.r
.. Did yCul 4. Aud one day she asked me if |
would not ask him when WINS In HE office; and she
left, and asked him ii he not intending to marry
be- told ne that he never had any idea oft tina.
Dee had told her SCI repeatedly.
O. Did she tell you that she loved the Doctor very
mu,hl A. Yes.
q. Did she tell you that she thought the Doctor
lovcdhcrl \. No.
q. The love, then, was only on one side, she
thought a. There was no remark
O. The only thing was, she loved the Doctor and
wanted Your Influence: well, and she promised yOu If
YOU would use your Influence with the Doctor, she
would use her influence for you laughter a. Mo-
Lo such promise; | think that was her object, but |
gave il ! distinctly to understand that / wished no
such feeling or disposition on ner part would not
p-k itl
O. Certainly don't say you would. only want
TO- know bat the conversation was between you \.
Il weakened Lay confidence IN Alre. Cunningham very
mucii 10 was unworguy.
Q. Imdelsood you to .oy Mrs. Cunningham offered
to DO ii A. think something of the kind but |
told her Gid not wish any Interference did not
ak it.
@. Did the Doctor tel YOU he wos going to Europe
ct any time A. don't recolect Of his saying any
hing about II within the last year.
Q. NJ any time has he tod you ? \. Yes; recOI-
leot three or four years ago OF his saying when he
retired from business be should 60 to Europe.
.. Not since then A. don't recollect his saying
taat be- was going or thought of going.
O. When was il that the Doctor tod you about Mrs
Cunningham being perfect fend a. These ex-
riessions were in December
Q. The last interview a. Yes and in June
q. Beth \. lie did not say that she was per-
feet heud in june.
eliminating about ,hat conversation in Deem
Der; what did you say when he told you she had as
licve dirk man III the street as not y. was per-
iecUy surprised.
O. What did You say A. He said tom "Why, l
never was 20 deceived in a woman in my life said he
She will look man through aud through laughter
and he made another remark: he says She would
NJ soon dix a man in the street not il seemed to
shock me very much, but he told NE that that was the
O What did you say when be told you this A. |
thought II could hardly be possible.
Q. didn't ak you what you thought; what did you
tell him 4. | didn't say anything about IT. said,
Q. What did he say to thatl A. lie merely sad
that such was the fact.
Q. bid he say she ever had drked anybody in the
street A. No.
q. Did he say she ever had dirked anybody any
where-ony that she would do it A. He said be
thought he was evil enough to do il.
q. Was his expression he thought she was evil
enough A. He said, She would just as soon dirk
a II an IN The street as not
q. What did he say when h. said be was afraid Of
h.rl Wei, he gave me 10 understand
q. What did be say 4. He said, - am afraid OF
her" and yecolect his saying this " She plotting
she gets around my Office boys, and now she has got
around my lawyer" Loud laughler-the Surrogate
smiles
o. Did .he say who BIZ lawyer WAS 4. ! don't
iifk he me;oued at that time.
@. Did you understand who his lawyer was IN that
coIyersaliou 4. ] under,toOd-he told me that h.
had be thought very an art lawyer nj one t'me-a
Young nan that Le had employed, AMI he recon-