New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-04

ws written, perhaps, In the same minute.
O. Apd tbs W.. ebst you meant when you ans se'o"
nv auestiCn1 a. Ye- sir. ,.ou ,,a.,,
O. Then be good eoOngh 10 tell ne What you nlsas'
wben Nnu ssfed Ia nc pDcil marx entry wa VIII
ten before the second Interview
Witpfes-Beforef &. ;.o~,is,. .o5
Mr.. Tuden--les, sf' STei 'N0 49,
before the secCrd. ..;e. ,ha iDk v.s
The Hi,aees-Aner me brit in'ersir@ ti0 ,,,a ga.
written probably according to my c9''on l couIi no.
PoI u'e ~ o. hs the shines until The ceremony.
M I,1ep--Then hat do YOU mean oy sts'hg tuat
the pes,a 10 TX was Tri'tfo oeIotI lue secoIo YER
view A believe 'f"' sa'u ''ey were N'"'e' d"
N, T5,(So~You rs ed II was written before the
WI dd Res ssy 30; I have ssid such
thing til you that ali ia ink was written before The
marriage and the pebcl mark perhaps i've minutes
sffer nsri.ee-I Al that about the ssue time.
O. Hsd you ever seen Mrs Cunningham betorei
A. Eese,-never, did not know there was sach
person 10 fKistence.
O. Had you ever seeu her daughter A. NeYer
O. HID you ever seen the man 10 whom enc Was
aired before except at the time ne caed 70 fsA ~ c
10 marry No Sir; did not knos mere VIZ Su ~
hn4,sc1 and 1 had never seen him before u my
O. Your know!edgc Of the identity Of the .,rns1
Esigsret Augusta was founded solely 10 toe nen,ba
n the woman who repre- ntsd bersei 10 pe ine 10.
=, ~ v;,,aAs9 A M Sir; when saw Der on the
Ssbbats after the MURDER distinctly fecogniHe' ne'
features ,o...nd mo Az tho
,, ,,.,,;soe what knowledge had you A. to
tbe idfnttv ~ Mss Augusta Cunningham A. Notn-
ipg but ric <epiesenta'"n' Oh hsI noun. ;,-.:...
q AID .kai knOwiecge had you OF Tue lden'i'y o
AZ '1f,gban A More Whatever, except Mr
pnlai ay ,bp man whom married If you choose 10
call hin sC--teiliug me- 80 - .
NJ T,Gep-We oou't cell him Mr. Burdell and
-, kocvledge bed YOU O. tbe identity Of the mau
Won rnaried7 A had none wba;syer hut his own
iepresen.aiions Just a. have Of aoy other marriage;
II man comes 10 and tells me such is his name,
believe him until the contrary - proven
O. Have YOU oficiaied a. q large number Of mar
rases7 A. do not know whst you call large nun
Der have ofciated at several IN this and at other
places.
O. Did IL ever occur to you TO look into and inquire
what are your duties or eueh occsslonsf a. do not
know Of apy duties except what perform in the cere-
mony uLitss il lie one
o. What is that A. To have the marriage re-
corded in the City Inspector 8 Office
o. Are you aware that the law mskes your duty to
ascertain the identity of parties A. No, Sir, AN not
aware Of , :.
The Witness-l bave yet to learn mat Sucn Il Tie
Mr. Clinton-If my friend is going to set up a law
school we will have TO pay tuition
DIR. Tden--I only need the Revised statutes az my
authority IN The I'd volume, page 81, ana secuoh
10 you will fnd this language:
iIf either OF the parties between whom the marriage
IL 10 h, soemnized shall not be personally known TO
him t. minister or magistrate snail ascertain 10 ms
Mr. Cirtnp--In this CAGE the statute has been com
TIE wins.s-Thst is a law which Is more honored
in the bfes,h than in the Observance il would be
s,YsnO. ibjpe IL a clergyman had to inquire among
seven hundred thousand people to ascertain whether
the parties we're married or not. .
Mr. 1Ilden-It is your duty TO ascertain the identity
OF peIscns. -u.,
MARRIAGE il would az nut tenths of the marriages
in this CITY ~,
q. Do you know where that certificate is =! A. No,
MIR. Cliuton-I lie III the custody Of the District-At-
tofBey and be is out OF town.
Witnesa--I have seen the certificate since gave it.
Q. About what time in the morning was 1t that this
man called to engage you to marry him? A. l should
think before II o'clock; cannot tell the precise
time.
O. State "A near 81 YOU can recouect A. That 10
a. near IA can recOlect
q. Was Il before II O'Clock A. cannot say it
was before ~ O'Clock, should think.
O. DO you think II was between III and IL a. 1t
meht have been bet seen and -; <unOt tell.
O. W-uld SOU be able 20 recoliec. whether 1t wac
~ esrly es 9 or so late a. - A. No Sir.
Q. a. what time in the evening did this marriage
take place. A. A few minutes pas, o'clock.
O. About the exact time you appointed A The
marriage certainly took place between aud o clock.
Q. NSeu die you learn the age Of the parties you
entered on the record A. got the suswers to my
questions from tbe man who was married.
Q. AT the frst interview A. AT the first interview
O. Ire adys age well as the gentlemans A.
Yes S, every thing.
that Ia, ~ was DO perOn present in the room except
these parties and the witness Mrs Augusta Cunning
bam1
The Witnees-In the fro mt ROOM
Mr. Tilden--in the front room.
Nitness-lu the back room were the two servant
girls.
O. Can you state where these servant girls can be
found A. One Of them think, is In the other room
now. -
O. You don't know her full name A. Her name IS
Mary; she has been here this morning; she lett my
house TO be married.
O. How is it with the other a. Her name is Sarah;
l do not know where she is to be founG neither OF
them is living with me now.
O. You say that something was said about that tune
about Lis ealing for certifcite A. Something must
have been said.
o. What wssit1 A. All that Was said was that it
was arranged tor him to call the hext day and get the
certihcsto
@. Now about this whom you married. You
have given descrl pon of his person, will you
state whether his beard was not long down TO his
breast A No Sir, it was not down to his breast.
Q. How long were they A. They were longer
than mine Witness has his whiskers thortl.
Q. We've they not good deal longer A. Yes, Sir
they were dark. -,
.. Were they not down 10 his shirt bosom? A:
They might have been down 10 here witness indicated
q length Just below his crsvatl.
Q. You would call them large whiSkers A.
should call them long vhskers; longer than are usn-
ally seeu in the street.
8. They were very darkl A. They were, | think
O. Were they not pretty heavy whlskes on the sides
A. No. Sir.
O. Have you not sisted that his whiskers extended
from the temples down TO his shirt hrsomsl A. From
his temple to his shirt bosomi have Dot stated any
thing Of the kind have stated thst his whiskers eN-
tend from the hair of his head down about his chin,
and extended dswn to bis shirt boeonl.
O. Did not the man whom you married stoop little
A. Yes, Sir he carried his head little like me.
q. He wa man slow in speech A. he was 10