The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-08


a Iapc y.rpsrtns = b ne sspos,u@ Of Ma Ou.sne
y his record 4 her ssssnopy before hin
Wines. SreisrriIs to her hgnasws)-1hs = her own
position, 80 f1 - know.
Q. And This Defendant y the party who signed ~ n
[Ths Dktsics Attorney read the deposition. Kwss The
Oseeer's SUMMARY Of Ne testimony Of Mrs Cunningham,
which We had reported and pcblished in run]
Have the goodness 70 look Ut that erasure, and state
wheeler thai evidence Of Mrs. Burdel your cor.
Hncats the end, Of what toek placer 4 my Official
q EpAin what srssure sha. (indca.ins) Is, A. sp.
pears By further inquiry that changed Presbyterian"
-what IN cannot recoloct the name Of the clergy
man or house." That s erssed was done by mo, DO
70 The best Of my memory now, she furthsr reem
CoRoNsR OONNKRY's CROSS N ANIMATION.
Cross examined by counsel for defence. -
g. notice you are called doctor, are you doctf A.
9. Of WHAT A. OF medicine.
O. Do you practice medicinef A. Yes, pracsed meds-
cine for the last seven or eight years.
9 What Is your present agef A. b2 years.
Q Whore were you bornf A. was born IN Ireland.
g. What was your business prior 70 your ensersg On
she practice Of medicinef A. ractsed medicine before
what going TO tel you was employee the hRRAo
and experimenting the obbg department Of the thesres
O. Then you were connected with the theatrical depart
O. You are familiar with that7 Witness (aer looking In
surngy Al the Judge and receiving an affirmative nodD
/. You were doctor all tina. timer A. Yes
@ Where did you study medic!ne9 A. studied nedi
cne but did not receive my diploma, at the other ede
received my diploma At Fourteenth street College, era
Q Did you study medicine in 1rehnd' A Yes
Q Were you in any medical college theres A. j was
DOT in any medical college there studied under medi
cal man.
O. Are you a surgeoni A. No, sir; do not practise
O. Al what time did YOU arrive at the house 81 Bond
street Saturday, the 31st of january A. believe
was between nine and ten O'CLOCK TO the best Of my reo
@ Who did you nDd ,here' A. Two policemen, ! be.
ieye Dr. Francis and somebody else; cannot remember
distinctly.
Q Was Or. Main theres A. benve lot; do not think
he was.
@ 10 you know him9 A. know him now.
O. When did you first see him, if not there and them
A. do not recollect whether saw him in the room or
not but saw him when he was in The nqusiton room
@ What was your first official act after you got theref
Ny first cacal act was decidedly 70 commence the IN
QUESTION.
O. How did you commence that is what / want A.
How did ] commence n2-by subp@naing a jury, and
gong through the regular process
Q The FIRST thing You did was to subpoena !rryf A
N course saw the body and examined i little before
Q Was not your frs. o,cal aet to apply Mr.. Echel
for bottle Of brandy, and 70 tell him you would have
Q Did he no. furnish you with bottle of brandy at
mr. Eckel suggested in a whisper, "picher n
Q. Wei, pitcher CT brandy A. No, sir; Il was a
young connected with Mrs. Cunningham who sent 70
Mr.. Eckel for brandy, and not me.
Q. Did you ne III A. This young was reporter,
and he asked to taste the brandy, and tasted it.
O. Then you used some 2 This was q reporter and NOT
person connected with Mrs Cunningham A. he named
himself a reporter, but found out that be not q
3 who was hes A. do not recoliect his name: he
do not ind him here
o Was II snodgrass2 A. No, SIR he pretended to be
reporter and when he regular reporters came IN be va
Gated
f3 A. Isuppoee he was; aid not him in the room.
o How many times did you drink Of that brandy
III viii NOT answer anything more
@ Then you decline 20 szewer, A. decline 10 an
swer any question na connected with the matter,
there charges pending against me ct the pre-.
sent time. Anything thai leads TO the point Of
very willing TO answer Told you had moi drank the
brandy tasted once and that all know about the
mater; give you that answer.
Counse-weI, that answers the question,
O. How many times did you drink intoxicating bqucrs
any question IF the kind.
o 10 you decline the ground that your would
disgrace your A. Ny conduct is too generally known IN
New York decline 70 answer questions Of this kind be-
cause under ihs present charges would be improper Tor
me 10 do 50.
@ Then, you decline 10 answer A. decline 10 an
@ Al what time Of the day did you first get your jury
there and commence your invest gshon1 A. ] do not
collect the exact time sent Immediately; there
taken up il giving subpqnas PROBABLY the jury
came in the neghborhooc Of IL O'Clock.
q lid YOU commence, before the Jury came there 70
strip the body and cut the clothes on A. Ne, sirf
O. Yes you; did you, before any cfcial examination,
uakedR A. Clothes or No, sir; do not recolect
the clothes being cut or ordered post mortem exam
uacn decidedly, which was my duty
Y. Who did you order W conduct ha;f 4. ordered
Dr. Vim. Knight believe he is the man.
Q. whe IS br. wm knight A. a physician in The city
of New York.
O. son.in law Of yoursf A. Yes; he did n, believe,
assisted by Dr. Woodward, Or. Francis and others.
,'n o..s,,ps him on sa,n,Javy a think tho post mor
did not take place Saturday; am NOT certain.
Q. You had no post morem I'LL Monday, had your A.
@ What is the reason you cannot recolecu
wi,Dess-I will give the reason 10 the Court
Judge Davies--No, no; answer the gentleman
Wi,ness-The reason do not recoIIect isl made up
my mind finding CHARGE coming against me, no, 70 Ak OF
the matter think Of IT, or ray word TO any body about
o no you mean TIA. you do not rccolect, hat ycu
viii answer became Of the charges against you'
lid say that; cay distinctly thai gave mind 70 the
matter after the TRIAL was over did not wsh hold
versation with any body when asked question
eardng the fact, would not answer, because deemed
O. want % know you directed the clothing Of IN.
Burde 10 he on him and thrown IN heap against the
waR A. No, SIR did not order matters 70 be cut ou Of
o Were they cut Of him BY your drecuon' A. Not 70
my knowledge, for did not superinied The matter al an
O. nd you direct anybody 70 do ~ A. directed The
pot nortem TO be made.
O lid you direct anybody 10 take the clothes OFF, A.
did Rot direct anybody 70 90 $50.
O. Were his clothes cut on him and thrown m a heap
against the wall make spots q blood appear there,
BY your direction, at II O'Clock Saturday, A do not
know Of anything Of the kind.
O. Then the arst Official act you did was 70 summon tbe
juryf A. Yos 10 send out subpUnas 70 the ivy.
q nd you search the housef A. did; ! had "
searched; believe made several Searches boieve
the house searched that day subsequently.
O. BY vhom2 A. believe by Mr. Dlss and my clerk
O. Who your clorh A. Ny son.
u Your John, IL Dou A. Yes; he ~ not DEPUTY
Coroner he r. termed for there ouch thing IN law
Counsel-I am very happy TO bear IL He " only your
clerk then7 A. Yes, sir.
q Al what time d,d you order Mrs BurdeD 10 be kept
In ousfody7 Witns In the houstf Connssl Yes. A.
Well do NOT know abcst custody gave the o@cers or
ders AZ soos AZ possible when found that several per
going up stairs 81 least the Jury instructed me
TO 90
O. fws you when you Grit ordered The officers 70 keep
her In custody her aparmenr A. In she nternoos
Of that day bcheve.
@ Did you send for her As wsnes' A. by Me sayce