Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1857-02-26
The following is copy Of the Indictment:
INDICTMENT AGAINST JOHN J. EcKLE

INDICTMENT AGAINST JOHN J. EcKLE.
City and County Of Neac York, ss.-The ju-
rors OF thespeople of the State of New York,
IN and for the body of the city and county Of
New York, upon their oath, present that john
j. Eckle, late of the fifteenth ward Of the city
Of New York, in the county Of New York
aforesaid, on the Both day Of January, in the
year of our Lord 1857, at the ward, city and
county aforesaid, with force and arms in and
npon one Harvey Burde, in the peace of the
people of the state, then and there being, will
fully, feonlously and Of his malice aforethought
did make an assault, and that the said John
j. Eckle, with certain knife which he, the
said John j. Eckle in his right hand then and
there had and held, him the said Harvey Bur-
dell, in and upon the left side of the breast OF
him the said Harvey Burdell, then and there
wifully, felouiously and of his malice afOre-
thought did strike, stab cut and thrust, Civ
ing unto the said Harvey Burdell, then and
there with the knife aforesaid in and upon the
said left side of the breast OF him the said Har-
vey Burdell one mortal wound Of the breadth
of two inches and of the depth Of two inches,
of which the said mortal wound, on the said
Harvey Burdell, on the day and in the year
aforesaid, at ward, city and county aforesaid,
of the said mortal wound did die. And so the
jurors aforesaid, upon their oath, aforesaid,
do say that he, the said John j. Eckle, him
said Harvey Burdell i'll the manner and form
and 10y the means aforesaid, at the ward city
and county aforesaid on the day, and the year
aforesaid wfully, feloniously, and Of his malice
aforethought did kill and murder against the
form and statute in such case made and provi
ded, and against the peace OF the people Of the
State Of New York and their dignity.
And the jurors aforesaid, upon their oath
aforesaid do further present that the said Johu
j. Eckle of the ward, city and county aforesaid
afterwards, to wit, on the day and year afore-
said, at the ward city, and county aforesaid
with force and arms in and upon one Harvey
Burdell, in the peace Of the people of the State
then and there being, wilfully, and feloniously
and of his malice aforethought, did make an
assault, and that the said John j. Eckle, with
certain instrument to the Jurors aforesaid
unknown, which he the said John j. Eckie, in
his right hand then and there had, and held
him, the said Harvey Burdel in and upon the
left side of the neck Of him, the said Harvey
Burdell, then and there wilfully, feonously,
and of his malice aforethought did stab, cut
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dell, lthen and there, with the said sharp instru-
ment to the jurors aforesaid unknown, in and
upon the said left side Of the neck Of him. the
said Harvey Burdell, one mortal wound Of the
breadth of one inch, and of the depth of FIVE
inches, of which the said mortal wound he, the
said Harvey Burdell, on the day Aforesaid and
at the ward, city and county aforesaid, Of the
said mortal wound did die. Aud SO the jur-
ors aforesaid, upon their oath aforesaid, do say
that he, the said John j Ecklc, the said Har-
vey Burdell, in the manner and form and by the
means aforesaid, at the ward, city and county
aforesaid, on the day and the year aforesaid,
wilfully, feloniously, and of his malice aIore-
thought, did kill and murder, against. the form
Of the statute in such case made and provided
and against the peace and the people Of the
State of-New Work and their dignity.
A OAKEY HALL, District Attorney.
The indictments against Mrs Cunningham,
in all respects corresponds with the above, ex-
cept the difference i'll names
The Misses Cunningham are understood to
be absolutely discharged, and young Snodgrass
held to bail in $500. The latter being held
to bail in so large sum, indicates that he is
considered an important witness.
The Mrs. Cunningham and Mr.. Eckle trial
will probably take place at the next term Of
the Oyer and Termner.