New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-05

me an time Mr. Hall had p,sted NUMBER OF onee's ~
malicious positions. Officer william b. Walsh Of the
Cont Of Sessions was stationed on the opposite soc
Of Elm street Inspector Speigh: was Stationed near
No. 81 Bond street, Inspector Hopkins at the aey III
the rear on Blocker street, and Inspector Dks WAS
nos.ed in front Of Buttons Thcster commanding
view Of the whole of Bcrd street. While DIR. Uni
was gone the medical gentleman assisted me III ic'
moving the traces of the old umbilcal cord OIL the
child. cutting Il very slightly, and binding it over
with a piece of six handkerchief. The med-
cal gentleman then put on his night-cap ana
went TO bed, ready to do the grooming. marked
the child slightly with nitrate OF silver behind one ear
and in other places and then went down stairs aud
stationed myself on the opposite eide OF the way WITH
Officer Walsh. We saw no one enter or leave tne
house. IL was done so quickly and steshhny. An
few MS Dr. Uhl came back and stood IN the
doorway some time. He had on white pants ana
white hat He then wen. in. About five or ten MN
utes after O'Clock he across the way and asked
If we saw the woman go in or out we ssd no; ano
he ssd she had been there and must have gone rght
I'D Broadway to Bond street. Officer Walsn lmme-
d;a.eIv hurried 10 Bond street and stationed himself
under the stoop Of the house next door to No. d.
rode IN Broadway to Bond street and COM
municsted with Inspector Speight, VINO informed
me that no woman had gone into the house. lie sa'd
woman had GONE ont dressed in dark clothes; man
had gone out wearing white hat and white pants,
ard dark coat DR. Uhll, and Immediately amer
another man had entered then went to the corner
of the Bowery to wait for the return ofthe woman with
the basket. In little while saw coming in the
distance great basket, borne by woman with dark
clothes, very peculiar dress like that of nun.
walked close up to her, so near that Identified the
basket as the one that GENE from Mr. Halls house,
which had seen with baby in it at the house No.
1870 Elm street. twenty minutes BEFORE followed On
the other eide of Bond street until met Speight ana
said to him, DO you see her!' Yes, ne rePned'
that is the woman that went out and down 10 Film
street." She weIt into the house and the door was
may as well mention here Inspector Speights adj
venture as he related it to me. He said that wncn
he saw the woman come out Of the house in Bond
street he followed Der at distance, and saw her get
into car in the Bowery He then jumped in at the
other end of the car The conductor came up to hun
and said. "Halloo Captain, that's Mrs. Cunningham,
amt ~ One or two of the passengers heard the re-
marx and asked him to point her out; but he said
" Oh no. that isn't the woman She sat perfectly
mo,ionless until they reached Spring street, when che
jumped out without stopping the car. speight fol-
lowed her down 10 Elm street and down the west side
of that street when she went into lager beer saloon
ard be rode back to lis post and waited till he saw
her return with the basket He thought she
chose a very foolish dress-the nunike dreas making
her very conspicuous. II had been arranged between
Mrs. CUNNINGHAM ard Dr. TIL that he was to go ont
of his house before O'clock and sic was to send Tor
him two or three times in hot haste. Accordingly Dr.
Uhl now went up to his house in Twentieth street,
where lie found on his slate very urgent coll io his
immediate attendance a. No. 81 Bond street. He then
returned and wen, into the house which was Closely
watched until midnight, the time agreed upon 10 gel
through with the confinement. DIR. Utl then came
out. and as he walked along with friend whom no
had accidentally met in Broadway, some OF the
officers watching arrested bis friend, supposing
lin 10 be DIR. Catin. Dr. Uhl then stated
| that DIR. Catin was expected to stay all night.
consultation was then held Is to the best way OF
getting into the house without creating disturbance
| in the reigibmhood. While this was going on DIR.
Cailin fortunately came out of the house, and officer
Wilson followed and arrested him. This DIR. Catiln
sbopld rot be COMPOUNDED with one Of the same name
living in BROOKLYN This is the who testified so
readily on The murder trial that Mrs. Cunningham
sevcd with her left hand because she had had rheu
matism in her right lie attended Mrs. CunninghamS
husband in his last Illness and is reported that Mrs'
| c. has sold that she had him in her power 1t was
| discovered that Dr. Catin was expected to return
shortly and Mr. Hall then proposed that Capt Dukes
| aid myself should 90 10 his place. We runS
| the bell cree, but it was not answered. We
then rang violently and it opened by two women,
who came down stairs and asked why We disturbed the
hous at so late at an hour. We told them that we
understood that doctor had been attending Mrs. Bur
DELL who had been intercepted and under the circum-
stances We thought that justice demanded full inves-
ticaon Of the case at once. They said Mrs. Burde!l
was very sick ard not be disturbed One of the
women said she would go and see her, Ad we pushed
by the otles aud followed up stairs to the second story,
| front room Or. Burdells old bedIoom The wouas
said Mrs Burdcll here are two gentlemen who want
to see you. Shut the door; don't let them in, che
cried in very loud tone but while this was going on
we clipped into the room. The baby was lying
| on the bed by the eide Of the lady,
and | recognized it at once by its features.
as the one l brought from the Hospital.
| TbeIe were two nuises in the room; the light was
drawn low and there some warm drink over
nurse lamp, which one of the women would occasion
ally feed TO the patient raising her gently. examined
the baby closely and fully recognized it. One Of the
purses took il up and bikes aid We had come TO ia
vestigate the matter ard see il it was all right. Mrs.
Cuurre CLAM sad she was very sorry to be disturbed
| so. Dikes then stepped out to bring up the other
officers, and in the meantime asked her: " IL this
Harvey BurdeIps child p She said: "Of course 4
"is. Whose e'se could it be! 1t is my own dear
"liitle baby" said Let Inc look at it," She cb.
jected. told her was medical man, and would not
| hut il. wished to examine il. 1t wos very
nice baby, and 10 doubt il was all right.
BY this time al! the officers had come in still that
did not hear STEP and among them was the medical
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