Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-03-07

Oeen divorced from bis WIFE, made I'D wit
Harvey, and joined bin in business at So
Broadway.
This arrangement is represented to hav
been made by Harvey for the purpose of get
ting Johns trade at bis Office. Uoweye, tbi
may be, it is certain that they had not beer
long together before they onarreled ; ever
before that, Harvey would not allow John t,
put his sign up upon the Office in which the,
were both associated in doing business. Sc
john put up his "sbingle" on a carriage shet
which stood right BY the side of the Office
John BnrGell then attempted TO get from
Harvey the mortgage Of his (John's) proper
ty which he had made over to him for safe
keeping, but Harvey refused to give ii up, OF
to give any equivalent or return for it. This
occasloned another quarrel between them
John succeeded in getting some of his things
away from his brother Harvey, and also
receiving means from his brother William,
went up to Union Place. at the corner of
Fourteenth street and Union Square. and
opened an office there, which he occupied.
doing good business, until his death in 1850.
During his last illness, and just before his
death. Harvey Burdel got ont an attachment
against him, by means of the mortgages
which he held, and with it aud sheriff went
! INTO Johns room and took possession Of
every thing he had, even the furniture of his
deatbchamber, TO the very ieather-bed from
under bis brother leaving him to die on a sofa.
Harvey Burdell frequently told of this deed
among his cQuaintances.-The night before
John died, Harvey wrote very peculiar will,
which John signed this will made Harvey
the sole executor of his brothers estate and
specified that the property was to go 20 pay
Tor debts. After his brothers death, Harvey
wrote to Mrs. John Burdell then at the
South, informing her of her husbands de-
cease, ana requesting her to come to New
ork She did so. but has never received a
cent of money from the estate Of her deceas-
ed husband.
When DR.. Harvey Burdel had been seven
years at 362 Broadway he purchased and
moved into the house No. 81 Bond street he
located himself there in May. 1853 The
testimony of the dentists who had connection
with him, aud persons who knew Harvey
Burdell is that he was n mercenary, selfish
man, with strong passions he was easily
excited, but was not a man who would be
likely to attack another; he would cool down
ii person spoke sharply with him. He
qnarreled with everybody with whom he came
in contact; he quarreled with his partners.
he quarreed with all his relatives, and had
lawsuits with most of them At the time of
were not on speaking terms with him. Hon |
esty was 10y no means a characteristic of his |
dealings, and his moral character was far !
from being above reproach.-lls reputation |
among good men was bad very bad. lie !
was very penurious When he h.d a house |
IN broadway. and part of the time while he |
has been in Bond street he rented out the
house, Keeping one room in it, in which he !
practlsed dentistry, and where he would .Slecp I
On so'"' getting hIs Hs meals WEsiANIf Tito purity or
On pleasure excursion, he would always
bear his part freply--wns then sociuble com
panionable, and agreeable. lie had conside-
rabie talents, and spent most Of his time in |
reading, the pursuits of his professions, and [
money getting. He has been Il very lIcen-
tious man, aud had IA great many difficulties |
in consequence Of ii his name is found on |
the books al the Tombs, in the law courts, |
and he has been known to the head oi the ,
police for many years. While living in |
Chambers ST., he was sued by disrcputnble |
woman for non-puymeut OF money alleged to !
be due to her.
In 1888, or thereabou., Harvey Burdcll /
was engaged 10 be married TO II respectable !
young lady, bat her father peremptorily re.
fused TO permit the marriage, at which Bur- |
deli got angry, struck the father, and gave
him black eye. subsequently he was en-
gagged to be married to another young lady, |
an adopted daughter of worthy lady and
grntIrman; the day and hour was set for the
wedding, the wedding party assembled, the
bridesmaids and the bridegroom were present,
the clergyman was ready to perform the GER
emony, when Dr. Harvey Burdel entered the
room Of the old man and told him that before
he married the girl he wanted check for
$4,000. The old gentleman told him that
if he was marrying his daughter for her
mOUey he should have neither. so the we'd
ding was broken up. Subsequently the
young lady married the person who was to be
groomsman on the former occasion he re-
ceived the check for $4,000. The check on
the previous occasion was made out for Bur
dell, and would have been given him imme.
diately after the marriage ceremony was per-
formed; and when he heard about it, he is
said to have become greatly excited, and de-
cared that he never would get married.
DIR. Burdell had u very curious servant girl
called Biddy, who was with him five years at
3G2 Broadway, and two years at 81 Bond
street during the whole OF which time she
never went to bed lie never furnished her
with bed or anything to sleep upon. She
was poorly clad, and hardly ever had anything
to wear on her feet lie never provided her
with anything to eat but gave her small
weekly salary, upon which she supported her
self, buying her food at the groceries This
is an example of the Doctors penurinusness.
The girl could speak four languages huently
namely, the English, French, German. and
Spanish. She had great passion for study
ing and learning languages. She was an
Irish girl and most faithful servant. She
frequently saved the doctor from being beat.
en- for ifa fight occurred she would run be.
tween him and his assailant and stand there
till she stopped the fighting. She slept sit
ting on q stool in the kitchen below the hall
door, so if any person rung the bell or enter
ed the house at any time of night she would
know il and attend them. Yet for all 4 Q
services she barely received enough pay from
the doctor for her subsistence. DR.. Burdell,
as before mentioned, was a loose character.
and consequently surrounded by such. lie
generally let his house to persons of bad
character. Mrs. Iotten occupied his house
in Broadway for some time, and he, as usual
had trouble with her and lawsuit.
About three years ago, MIR, Buln whose
wife is hal-sster to DR.. Bnrdell, took the
house No. 81 Bond street they quarreled,
the parties moved from the house, and have
never spoken to Burdell since.