New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-23
THE BOED-STREET MURDER.
INDICTMENT OF ECKEL AND MRS. Gun
NINGHAM FOR MURDER-THE MISSES
CUNNINGHAM DISCHARGED.


NINGHAM FOR MUBDER-THE MISSES
CUNNINGHAM DISCHARGED.
sSODGRAsS HELD rs WITNESS.
The Grand Jury came int Court on Saturday at
l2I ee,ock, and and profound attention from the
crowd of spectators handed in their 6ndnss and
asked TO be discharged. The Recorder d'sch urged
them with thanks for their attendance. Misses E =
len and Augusta Cunningham were released from
custody snd George Vail Snodgrass was ordered TO
6r1 bail in ~, so IS witness. Mrs. Cunningham
and John J. Eckel were indicted 'or the murder of
DR.. Harvey Bur5eIl on the night Of The Both Of
January lsst Weappend transcript OF tbe Official
forms Of the indictments:
INDICTMENT OF JOHN j. ECKEl..
Gin and County of Nee York, @-The Jurors Of
the People Of the State of New-York in and for the
BODY OF The City and County of New York. upon their
o,h. present that John Eckel, late Of the Feelth
Ward Of the CRY oiNew.Ytrk, in the County of New
York aforesaid Oh toe Goth day ofJanuary in the year
Of our Lord 1857 the Ward City and County sfJre-
said with force and in and upon Harvey BurdeH
in the peace Of the people OF the State thee md there
hsing riJlflly felonously ard Of his malice afOre
thought, did make 81 assault and .ha he SAD Jo1n
j. Ecse with certain knife which he me sad ,'oan
Il.
him the ssid Harvey Buriell, in and upon tie III
Size OF lie bress: Of hin, tie sid iiar-
yey Bui5eE, then and th:re wi'lfaly, felo'
Li5u.ly and OF bis malice aforetb 'ught did strike,
tab c and thirst giving unto the said Harvey Bur
dell hen and there, with tie knife sfresaid IN and
urop the ,sjd lct sde OF the beas, OF him. the sad
Usryey Burdel. mortal wound of the breadth OF
two inches and OF TIE depth Of two inches OF which
Ia mortal wound be The said Harvey Burdel on the
dsy and in The ye.r Aforesaid, at The ward ctty aod
county Aforesaid OF the said mortal wound did die AID
40 he Jurors said. upon their oshs AFORESAID do
say iua BE- the said john Echel, him. the iid lar.
w Buder IL tie manner aid form AMI By the means
sid e. the ward, city AID county aicreisit on
de day and the year Aforesaid, wiliuiy; icion',
ou.ly. AID OF his nsGce aforeihougn1 Gi
Kill and murder, egainst the form OF inc
statute IL such ca-e mIde Gni provl Cd, ard Ean',
The pesee OF the People OF the ate Of Neg-iok a1d
beiii dignity. And the rOls aforesaid, on the oaia
Aforesaid &c luther preient the SAID Jonn D. EcAei OF
the Ward, City and County Aforesaid, 10 VII: On tne
cay ard IL he yesr Aforesaid. g: re Ward C'y en1
County sor.sed with force and arms, IN and upon one
Harvey Burd-n IN tho peece Of the People OF the a'e
then and there being, wilfaly ieion2usy ana OF hs
Dslice korehough. did maze az assault ana ,oa, th
| said John J. EcSe with q Certain sharp la.'rnnS1t
10 the Jurors aforesaid unknown, Itica ne
| the ss:i john J. Eckel il bis rizat hsna tasi
sn6 ft.re hsd ad held hin The said Harvey bui
ID and upon be te sse of the meek OF him the "a;
| Uarve, BuJer ten and thsre wilfcliy. iel2nnusy
and Of his malice aioreihought did sab cut snd rAe
giving unto the said Harvey B1rde thea en1 .9ere
With The sAd b up instrument, 70 he JuIftS To-
.aid unknown il sni UPON the said leit aide Of the
reck Of hin. me ssid Harvey Bardeil' one snts
Of aye igeh en- Of which sad mortal wound be
the .aii Harvey Burdsl, on the day na ts i;
sd in til. Ward, City and COgny :ag .S Of
the laid mortal wound ca dei aui % &c soe
Juror. Aforesaid upon beG oath sores9h 20 ~
be- the sid John J. Eckel, TIE said HsIvey barded'
in The manner and form and BY the means >. aforesaid
vd city :qd county a@e sas, On the sod d'y faa
malice storebou.ht did kill ard murder, against The
form cf the statute in scch Gaze ulps an So, -
spd ss.n,t the peace Of the ps0ple Of the Sine o.
| NewYork, and their dignity NAN n.,,,o,...o,,.v
| lndofsed a true BILL ,,rusrvp ro,.r.,
INDICTMENT OF EMMA AUGUSTA Gun
NINGHAM.
City and cesnsy Of Ner.fors, s-rhe !uf0's o.
the rto,ls of The State Of NswYork, in suA sor tia