Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1857-08-14
TIE BOND STREET MYSTERY.
MRS. CUNNINGHAM ARRESTED.
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FROM The ". YORK papera. l1.l AZ inst.

From The ". York papers, pa s. 4th inst.
Another startling chapter IN tbe eeleb.a-
ted murder case IF Dr. Harry Burdcll has
just been brought to light. M
In order that the. facts in the case as
they aresaia TO really exist, may be fairly
set forth, we go back TO- the time when Mrs.
Faanmgham vas in the, Tombs, and prewi-
Gus to her trial for the murder Of DIR. Bur-
dell, From the evidence as it at present
appeaFs,it would seem that while in prison,
Alrs. Cunningham sent for David Uhl, her
falnily physician, and lnlimated that she was
IN aA interesting situation, and at that time
exhibited evident symptoms of being in tue
condition intinRted by hen. Shortly after
this interview with DR.. Uhl the trialof Mrs.
Cunningham care on, and after her a equil-
;aL she sent for Dr.. Ubl on different occa,
Sous, andwisted him to prescribe for her,
and at the same time she. requested that he
shonldatten upon ber during her approach :
ing cenfnementawiih child which she said
was Dr., Harry Buriellls. DR.. Uhl replied
that, owing to tue peculiarity Of the case,
i would need several physician to make
the desired texaainatioa, aud rhe promised
to get the requisite number of doctors and
proceed with the eSaInination for the pur-
pose ofascertaming her true condition. -
For some cause or otller, Mrs. CunuiugIam
purpesely avoided Br. .dUhl for considerable
time afterwards as If suspeoting she could
not depend upon him in the emergency
lie; however, received note from her In a
few weeks, aud at an interview which fol-
lowed, she renewed witifgreat force the i'm
pertanee Of the examination, and said II
must be made at once. At her request,
DR.. Oh, engaged two physicians to aid him
in tie delicate matter, but from her move
ments, wliish were very mysterious, DR.. Uhl
suspected that something was wrong. In
fact his faith in her innocence Of the niur-
der became 20 much shaken that he deter
mined 10 consult with bis counsel, DR..
Wheeler. BY bis advice he, with much
reluctance, went 10 District Attorney Hall,
about the 10th of July and communicated
his suspicious. Dir. 1lalI told him that II
such 4 thing was contemplated by Mrs.
Cunningham it was very serious felony,
and referred the Doctor to that section OF
the Revised States which says:
"Every person who shall fraudcntly pro-
dnee an infant, falsely pretending it to have
been born Of parents whose child would be
entitled to share of apy personal estate,
with the intent Of intcrcepting tie inheri-
tance Of any such real estate or tie distri-
button of any such personal property, from
any person lawfully entitled thereto, shall
upon conviction, be punished by intpaison-
nent in State Prison DOT exceeding ten
years. e8 ans al
Dbercsult was that Dir. Uhl placed him
self under the direction of the District
Attorney, aud continued lisvisits to Mrs.
Cunningham. The District Attorney adj
vised him to 60, aud coneealing his doubts
and suspicious, learn from Mrs, Cunningham
her full views and arrangements. Upon
another interview AIRS. G. admitted to him
that the approaching confinement was q
humbpg, and offered him $l000if he would
undertake the job Of finding child and
assisting at the E'acco@ci,msnt.n Whereupou
DR., Uhl apparently assented, and returning
to the District Attorney reported progress.
/ The District Attorney then laid down
the following plan of action: Dr. Uhl
should concoct a story Of a "Califcrnia
willow" lone of his patients, who was about
TO become mother, and who, to conceal
her Shame, would gladly part with her
child.
This child was TO be taken to some place
on Elm street who're Mrs. Cunningham
could procure it.4g Mr.. Hall being very
busy was also anxious to hurry up the de-
nouement-
When the Doctor communicated the plan
to Mrs. Cunningham she expressed herself
highly delighted with the arrangement
She was to feign all the pains of childbirth,
and the forms usual in such affairs were to
be gone through. - {
1Iiesalsefeunditsne to 6nd another
physician who should take charge, of the
child and care for its health, while il was
IN awaiting for Mrs. O., and accordingly
sent for his most intimate friend and bis
own personal physician, DIR. De La Nom
tagne, Of Fiskhill. The Doctorp promised to
lend his aid, and came down to New York
FOR that purpose.
DR. Uhl and DIR. De Ia Montagne were
brought together by Mr. Hall at his Office,
and, after a consultation, started out to find
fitting apartments for the California widow,
No. 100 Elm street was eventually selected.
Lr. De la Montague being unprovided
with such baggage, Mr.. Hall lent him one