Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-08-22
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PRoBABLE NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN
THE BURDELL MUpDER.

The New York journals have been surmis
inc and biptiug that some further discoveries
respecting the murder Of DR.. Burdell are like
lv 10 come out of the recent Cunningham
farce. A New York correspondent OF the
Boston Journal processes to give some OF
these new disclosures, cautiously, however
preceding them with the declaration that ne
does not wish to be held accountable Tor their
accuracy. He says:
Not to be held to too rigid an account Tor
the full correctness Of all / have to state
not willing to be held to strict accuracy. /
have GOOD autority for saying that probably
The veiled mystery OF Harvey BurdelPs MUIR
der will be lifted, and the mystery be dissipa-
ted soon that the darkness Of that night OF
crime will soon blaze with the brightness OF
= .,day; that public morality and public JUS
,i.. , will be vindicated by the dark and terri
u,o .eveations of that hour OF blood; and
ue authorities, l am informed have come in.
to}5ossessiou of some most startling devel-
mements. which will show that secresy in
such great crimes is made impossible by the
laws of God.
1t will be remembered that no account can
be gathered of the manner or place in which
DR. Burdell passed his last night, from the
= inns he took his dinner, ut six O'Clock at the
Netropoltau Hotel, till eleven o'clock, when
No was seen to enter his house, at 81 Bond
stre4.. on the night he was murdered. All
his old haauts have been visited, all his old
associates found and examined, all the usual
;placeg of resort searched, yet no one saw or
heard of him after seven o'clock till he was
seen to enter his house at eleven O'Clock ut
hight. 7He fact tcds, he ~as not then ahVe
he lav on his Hocr mdngled ana suDehe
corpse He wds killed soon after ne enterea
his house at Z o'clock that ertn'ug. MS pro-
n
house before he came from his dinner; I'D tue
.clospt he waited for his vistm; with coas and
shoes off, he watched for the return OF the
subject with the intention to garrote him
his accompce and accessory was in waiting
in the next room with dagger prepared Tor
struggle. if ueedful. 1t is difficult to stran.
gle a stout, athletic man. struggling Tor his
life. and as the struggle comes on, the blade
of the assassin is Freely used with the desper-
ation OF novice sgd Of revenge and des-
pair.
The inmates Of the house we're away when
Burdell was killed The deed OF blood was
done. The clothes are consuE,ed before the
family returned. The 'smell- OF leather tes-
ti6ed'' 10 on the trial. is but another oil the
stories of interested medical men who have
figured in this terrible affair. The man oil
blood The man of blood having done the
slips out the back way, through the lane, into
Blocker street, and by concert and agreement,
at the proper time-that is, at about / | o.
clock at night, the time Of Burdells usual re-
turn-he walks up Bond street. as the Doc
tor--epters so Us to attract attention, and the
evidence is regarded as complete. lle had
person ated Burdell ut the mock marriage;
be had deceived the amiable, yet credulons
and unreliable DR.. Marvin, the clergyman
who married the parties he could easily de-.
c.iye tn Sc who saw only his form. the we'll
known 4 and eleaI, at the midnight hour
ami wh.p the question is asked, Where was
DIR. Burtlell between the hours OF and IL
that night ?" the answer is. ale was bloody
and stlened corpse, lying cold IN death' ana
in his own blood, on his sGlce floor, the VIC
tim of fourteen stabs by an excited. furious
and maddened hard" Aad when IT 10 SAID
that h. was seen to eater his own mouse al
IL O'clock" that fatal night, through bis front
.door-the answer is, his hat, cane and CLOAK
went 10 Oh the person Of the assassin" But
Burdell was cold in death iu that room long
before that hour.
The bloody deed done-the clothes burned
the bloody stains washed out as far as pos
aible-the door locked-and all is still
the men who occupied the rooms, chambers,
md upper part of the house came in at ten or
.lry n or twelve and found all still, and swear
that no noise, confusion cry or smell oil burn
ing cloth came to their notice that night, al
ter the came in. All this was part OF p
well consumated plan, but one that is destn-
ed. believe, to an early and complete expo.
ours. When ths sense of justice is relieved
the people seem to breathe more freel y
public security aud confidence is revived
Men feel that the may not be hewn down in
cold blood in the heart of this great city, at
their own fire sides, aud the murderer not on'
ly 80 uuhung, but reap golden harvest, IN
defiance Of law. from the work of blood and
death. Soch | understand to be the nature
Of some Of the developsments about to trans