New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-09
TESTIMONY OF FERNANDO WOOD.

O Nov wrTr YOU drr..edi A had a Goa, similar o
O sat IL YOU know smyhin. in reference burning Of
thing in tathsrs hous that nis OF thst afternoon
60 r-colec vbs burning. but Fec0lecs when
Z hs, did yOu observe, A- observed .very unpea.au;
q Did you observe the night before, A. do not reco
q Do YOU Your fathers habit in making these chem
cal eN perrin eut, A. le. Sir. | know Of them.
Q Do you know any thing Of hi burning thee things in
Ve know has been habit beorr that time end since
ahcu ,he., things have been used voon and aihrr un
they become unfit for further to throw them INTO me 'i
whether did thai time ceut reco1'ci but hns Il
DO YOU know Of anyone Who had charge Of your fathers
room who would be likely fire to thing. he in the stove
by him A would be ,rry sP, TO- and the girl might hsNe
.e, frr TO the content. Of the stove myself
O. Did FIRE 20 Of 'hes- materials ON Saturday
q Do you know that anybody ele did DO not
The prosecution waived eros, examination
TESTIMONY OF MRS. CA1HARlNE DENISON.
Mrs. Denison sas the next witness. Her testimony
WIS as follows:
Mns, Tei''ohiGP yt. nS e" BY nsasr
q For POr his death had YOU been scauain'ed
O. Were you acquainted with the defendant and II 40 how
long A. The hst time ever saw her"a' In the winter
Va. Dr. Burd'l in company With her MA A. ye. Sir
. r.deP shat eireuusancesi a Dr. Burden wanted
10 call and see his cousin DENIS Hubbard who was sck
o Stat. whether from that time until his death you had
him and the defendant together The second time
O. Did you see them often hes. together up 70 the
time OF DEATH A. Whenever went to the house No 81
BOND street when defendant Mrs Cunningham Mss present
time OF the death Tue defendant wa; in my house
bu, twice in her life. and the last time vas last summer
About how often have you the parties together at
No 81 Bond street, A. think have seen them together at
@ When the last iimel A. The Monday before he ~s'
lf Did n'' talk wit" each other o" that "'' ''io'' A. They
O. Where were they oschern what part Of the house'
In Lis paror and IN tie Office. ,
WI the une.. stare how they G,%e 70 90 into bis Of
90 stair. to see an ambrotype taken the day before.
O. Give the conversation that there trsn.Pred "a the
oee In s' sntsns the oS tho , Ss SnS,ns to %
upper lis The boy and them pointing TO the smorotyp"
O. state hal further said by the parties A. In the
fret place the defendant said TO me in the room: You Kept
,he very late at your house LAST night " said No he
cane Iae and STAYED only about two hours might
that live il Brooklyn the Doctor then said he had to ws "a
street aud had got much chilled and taken cold.
Mr. Clnton-Thce cars in Brooklyn on Sunday the
TIE Wnos-He laid when he got home 10 Bond street the
locked he couldn't get in the defendant .d NO
Harvey not locked he said twas she then SAID hm
No. Harvey just come in few minutes before and could
not unlock myself and had to get gentlemen VINO vas ca
the steps door to and be turned the key oI me and got
in . him that h. had offered on Sunday an smoIo
type, which had refused because %ah'sa oeer ons sna
sstrS bin what he had drawer for he said he had ali
aid that oe woman who lived in Brooklyn had stolen his
daguerrcoypc and he very angry about III tho defendant
skn in fn the defendant then went arranging the tools
n the .rurneutcase tie Doctor said let them remain she
made reply asked hes what she was doing there aud she
replied that she getting pin.
Q. What Kind OF sPn A. pin 20 pin her dress =.
O How long in conversation about A. was IN
How long were you and the Dr. and Mr.. Cunningham in
ihst ogtLerl A. Au hour ana nan 10 81 noun shA
hiee-Qu.rtcFs together; we thence 80
q Was anything in any degree unrendly existing
eSss .9yos qr1sc,;@S%iSi between the
stan xnefhp "
person OF tho defendant by the Coroner
Objected TO and ruled out
q Was yon pge,eut at Mrs Cunningham .oiree party
q Wben va. that A. The eth OF January.
Q Did you see DR. Burde IN the room OF the party
O Wa. he in the house saw him in hi, own ROOM
TESTIMONY OF HERBERT ". TREADWELL.
ExamtHati0H conducted By Mr.. Dean.
The next witness pat upon the stand was Herbert
L. Treadwell. whose testimony was a. follows:
O. Did ps through Bond street the night OF the S
O. From where! 4. From Broadway 70 the Bowery.
Q. Any company with youi A. -Four Other gentlemen. %
When go, into Bondst from Broadway il WAS about that
O. Did you ace anything unusual in that No Sir
q Did you smell any unusual edorl A. No; none whaever
hT long 9 c em, 9s hour
O. Why did yous'ay there A Twas waiting Tor 'ae cara
AZ about SG' tS min MINUTES ,s before they left
@ Did you smell anything unusual in the air while yOu tsid
A
O. What "a. the weather at that time A. It . dur
ob.cur nIsht
q. Did you meet on the south side OF Boud street
4. None whatever. .
recoect only one man going toward Broadway recolse'
seeing door open the opposite side Of the street With
@ Anything peculiar the appearance Of the person! A.
Did you notice any light any house the south side Of
Bond street! A. No.
Crosseramino,ion By Mr. Hail.
Wha, time Of night was that! A. 1t ~" sb'ut twenty
q Did you see door open A. On the north side Of Ne
s,r..t-Dot on the south aide.
M Habitat will do
The witness then retired from the stand
Mr Dean Ito the COurtl-We would ike to have il
now determined whether the jury going to visit
the premises or not II they do not. want to sepd
man. to shOw the facilities for entering the house from
the stable.
The Judge after consulting with the jurors ssid;
There viii be private arrangement 10 go; sha go
with the Jury, without the counsel You may assume,
therefore, that the Court and the jury viii SEQ the
premises
Mr. CGnton-I stated in regard TO the other Of
the defendant that We intended 70 place all the chill
dren upon the stand The other Is rather M to-day.
/ don't know that we can prove anything IN addition
10 what was previously stated.
Mr.. Dean-Iie is here-you had better put bra on.
Mr.. Hail. slsl not crosse famine him.
Mr.. D.an--I would like to have recess half ar
hour earlier to-day than usual.
JUDGE hope the testimony Will be oil IN Tonight,
il possible.
MISS HELEN CUNNINGHAM on THE STAND.
Helen Cunningham, the younges, daughter Of
the defendant, Mn. Cunningham, was now called 10
the stand, and gave her testimony. She was little
confused on first es.erng the witness-bor, owing to
some difficulty in eItricating herself from her vail
which had incon' enienty wrapped itself around her.
smiled and blushed several times and nodded her
head 10 some one in the Courtroom, apparently D.
enoderass, or to q lady beside him.
Examination conducted By Mr.. DAN
O. Yoa the second 3aush,er Of the tefndant A. Yes
Sir.
O. Where have yC- resided for the sst year At No. 81
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