Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-23
Ihc u.rder os Dr. m~racIs.

theatre OF Que Of the bloodiest TRACE
dies that have occurred since ths
murder - ADAMS by Colt. In hith-
crto respectable mansion in Bond
strcei, kept by Mrs. Emma \. Cum
nnghsm; among those who occupied
rooms WAS DR.. Harvey Burdell,
dentist by profession, bachelor,
man f considerable wealth, and OF the
highest responsibility. On the morn
ing ofthe 3lst instant it was announ-
ced by the servant who had entered
Dr. Burdel's room TO prepare 1t for
use, that the Doctors dead body lay
upon the tloor, near the door, cold and
stiff. Upon an examination made of
the oody several deep wounds we're
discovered in the neck and truak Of
the corpse, from which large pools OF
blood had poured upon the floor 1t
wa- at once pronounced foul murder.
p, u the knobs Of two or three OF
tie doors IN the hall, spots OF blood
were found. which gave evidence that
after the murder the fclon hal put ms
bloody hand on those knobs. Those
living in this house were Mrs. Cunning
ham, her two daughters, young un-
married ladies, Hon. Daniel Cllman,
!. J Eckel, Mr.. snodgrass, and DIR.
arycy Eurlell. When Mrs. Gun
nlncham was Informed Of the Doctor 5
death. She affected To weep, but soon
exclaimed that She was the Doctor )
Niic, and was married to him secretly
Oh the evening 1T January 2Sth, two
Jas before and II once exhibited the
marriage certificate The Coroner =
Investigation disclosed the following
! Facts. That Mr~. Cunningham was
4 Ike trnan, Of l'r. Eurlell. who owned
tie house that bitter quarrel had
| suhsistcd between the Doctor and Mrs.
u,niaghadl; that She had sued him
I for SANDER: that the SHIT had been
I Withdrawn, and "a receipt III full given
to die Doctor releasing him from ali
cost, aud damages, aud containing al
agreement ,ha, Mrs. Cunningham
j would va ate the house on the LIST day
Of May next that on the day of the
mricr Mrs. Cunningham had called
al store ii con pany with a man, to
huv sword oanc-that she found
aonr 10 suit her. and SAID She wanted
pHc Ia Use heof evening: that }. }
Eekei was seen hv Mr.. Farrell to enter
he house Of Mrs. Cunningham at
/ @ lock tina, evening, and that
soon after he heard the cry of muir
der, and in a few minutes Eckel came
down aud opened the street door
uru% IN his shirt sleeves, and spoke ts
Farrell roueiiv asking him what h,
Was dong there "u the door steps
Faluii ilartili,d Eeh,l IN thc toron
rrs room ~ the man Who opcncd iii,
street door ot Mr.. Cunningham
house so"a after the CIV ot mnrdcr
that other pci>ot, h,alI the cry .
murder NJ n" SAME tive, TIL window
of Dr. HGr,icli'. room being opcr
toward the street that Mrs. tnnhin"
Lam and J. J. Ech.l refused ~ tcstii,
brfoI tie Coroner, aud were theI
aiic,tcd Nc murdercrs Of Or
I'm lr1-tAa' NJ. Cunningham wa,
tormrr' married To :, \ir Cunningham,
~ -"tuta hat similar Way to hat il
which she e'aou,l to have been mar
ried to Dr. BurdelI- that her hushan,
suu'.yl II 4, as rror, then said, b,
poison he detained u haractel
for chastity lot above suspicion--
that she got $1,000 by the death o
her first husband, and that she ha
usei al her arts to make Dur1el
mara her
From tue testimony. there follow,
one Of the strongest trains of circum
stances Tending to convict Mrs. Gun
mHshan and Eckel of 4 willfnl. DELHI
e.a'c. AMI premcditated murder. an,
OF teheis pcr>oWliipg DIR. Burdeli OF
lhe 18Th instant, AT a marriage cere
mohy IN which Ms. Cunningham
WAS the bride, aud that all this cata
logue OF crime, it sustained by NOR,
positive evidence. was to enable Mrs
Cunningham To get considerabl,
portion Of DR.. Eurdel's wealth, as hi
widow. For the last two weeks tn,
newspapers have been filed with tn,
testimony taken before the Coroner
with private letters, editorials, an,
gossip pertaining to this mysterious
and most foul murder.
Step 10y step the evidence has dis
closed the strongest probability of tn,
guilt Of Eckel and Mrs. CUNNINGHAM
The excitement is intense, and news
papers ale reaping golden harvest
10y the sale OF Extras. SO absorbing
to the public mind is this tragedy tina,
all other things are lost SIGHT of
Even the Congressional Corruption