Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-02-26
The Burdell Murder.

The New York; HeroM of Monday, says the
proceedings of the Grand Jury in the BurdeI
murder case, arp, OF course, kept a profound
secret bat still enough has leaked out to show
that the testimony adduced on Wednesday was
unusually interesting, and developed several new
facts from witnesses who feared to appear be.
fore the Coroner, they appreIlended an i'm
prisonment if they volunteered their evidence.
Two of the best trained policemen at the Chiefs
office have been dcputized to hunt up facts that
have hearing on this mysterious ease, and
they have been enabled TO furnish several i'm
pnrtant witnesses 10 the Grand Jury, and, bc-
sides have discovered IA number OF circnmStan-
ces that dcveone an entirely new and startling
theory of the murder. aud put 81 different phase
on the whole matter.
DR.. John w Francis was examined before
the Grand Jury ON Wednesday, and his teSti-
mony went to show that the first Stal,S inflicted
on the body of Doctor Burdell must have been
given by person thoroughly conyerSant with
the anatomy of the human frame and who
knew where to strike to inilict the most injury.
He thought it must have been the work of a
man educated as a physician, or at least of
one whose knowledge of the vital parts was
quite as accurate. This is somewhat in conflict
with the generaIly-receiyed impression that the
murder was committed by female.
Among the witnesses before the jury was a
private watchman who testified that he shook
hands with Dr. b. at 10 l-2 o'clock on the
night of the murder, at the corner of Broad
wav and Bond streets His testimony, all of
which we cannot publish, will have a most i'm
portant bearing on the case. Another witness
living at No. 80 Bond street, immedately y OPP
posite the scene of the tragedy, testified that he
saw a strong light in the opposite window at
n quarter to ! | o'clock, and also smClt the odor
of burning clothes about midnight. The evil
dence of this witness would go to show that
the murderer must have been concealed in
the front room, an hypothesis confirmed by the
situation of the body when SnodgraSs opened
the door the morning after the murder.
The Grand Jury continued to work indus
triously Yesterday in investigating the Burdell
murder and although few witnesses were ex-
amined, still their attention was occupied with
the case during the entire day and afternoon.
Only two witnesses were examined, and those
we understand were not very important cases.
They were persons procured through the
aid of the authorities outside of the Coroners
office, and were expected to give such evidence
as would lead to the clearing up of the myste
ry which surrounds the case. But the Grand
Jury were very much disappointed at the re-
suit of their examination, as it did not reveal
one-half of what was expected
The Grand Jury then proceeded to weigh
the evidence taken before them, and spent the
entire afternoon and the greater part of last
evening in examining the evidence and discuss
ing the merits of the case There seemed to
be general disposition on the part of mem
bers present to conclude the investigation last
evening, so as to be able to report this morn
ing, when the Recorder opens the Court OF
General Sessions.
Some strange revelations may be expected
when the Grand Jury have concluded their la
bors in the Bond street case.
The police are on the track Of another par
ty who is suspected Of being the perpetratOr
of the deed but as it might defeat the ends
of justice we refrain from publishing the facts
until the evidence is sufficiently strong to arrest
the suspected person.