Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-02-18
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lhe testimony IN th, affair, which implicated
young snodgrass, is published in the New York pa.
perf Al the eoroners inquest Saturday morning,
the following proceedings took place:
george vii Snodgrass recalled have never
nj any time gone out with Mrs Cunningham to buy
dirk, dagger Or sword cane, have gone out TO
buy one myself These ayernents in response TO
questions were given with decided emphasis
Margaret AldiSct sworn l l.e at 800 broadway;
about two or three days before Dr. Butdel WAS muir
dered saw a man whom have since recognised rs Il
Vail Snodgrass; he came TO our place aud bought II
swori-cane; he objected to that it was not strong
enoughi he bought an old one for eight dollars
The witness told long story oil the manner in
which she recognized Snodgrass, since she came to
the house She swore positively that be was the
man. dagger was showuthc witness, which she
said had the same ade as the she sold to Snod-
grass. She a1e'w wards said il likethe blade
The dagger has Il straight strong blade about six
inches long
Snodgrass at this time absent from the room
The cor ner went out, leaving the Witness in CONVEX
sation with the jurors. Wien he returned he said to
the witness
Now, madam, so to the door the folding doors
between the front aud back parlors) aud see ifyou
can recognize any one
The witness went TO the door where Snodgrass was
standing in crowd Of twenty or thirty persons, and
at once pointed ont Snodgrass with cane, cxclaim.
ing, That is the man =
Coroncr-Gaptain Dilks you will take Mr. Suod-
grass into custody-herc is your warrant.
The witness was farther examined NV Judge Ca
prom She is n German woman aud speaks broken
English. she said at the time Snoagrnss bought the
knife She remarked him particularly on account of
his rough manner, he offered bills in p,ymet which
they cosel, srrutnized to see if they were rood lie
SAID very roughly, are Won satisfied now are they
go,d?f heiemarked Mt the time, that he had not
been long away from his fathers house he spoke so
rough.
On Friday. the "cook's husband" as he has been
cnllp,l--..,Jnhn thp GRAND m Win On the
monv Of all the inmates of the house of Mrs Gun
ningham tine there two or three times day. "play-
ed with the cooh" and was of constant service in the
family was arrested in grocery store in New York
and committed to prison This man. whose name is
although the police had been searching the whole city
for him.
Regarding the verdict of the jary charging Mrs.
Cunningham with being the priueil al and Eckrl and
Snodgrass the accompliccs IA Geographic dispatch
from New York saws
The result is universally approved. Since the
close of the testimony another witness hns appeared
who was willing to estfy that lie Farrall on the
stoop of Dr. B's house ON the night of the murder
and also that he saw the door open with lnau
standing in il ia his shirt sleeves
Dir. Woodward testified that he had tried dupli-
cate of the dagger purchased by Snodgrass in Broad
way on II dead body md found the wounds the same
in NIL respects rs on DR. Burdell.
The Jury considered Helen and Augusta Cunning-
ham in possession of the facts of the murder aud that
twas the duty of the coroner to hold them for the I'd
ture action OF the grand jury Fafrull is also retain
ed witness and the city providing for his family.