The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-08-12

THE CUNNINGHAM CAsE.-Thcre is no now exrits-
ment to report touching Mrs Cunningham she
still remained at No. 81 BonI Sire; Monday morn
ing hincn indisposed 1t Is s.,id TO be the inten-
ton ot tho district attorney to iudct her a. Mrs
Burdel 81 that to escape the State prison she viii
nave 10 prove that she was never married to DIR
Burdell. Bond street was crowded ON Sunday with
the curious aud the idle, and the policemen were
kept fully employed to prevent q complete block
ade Of the thoroughfare. The Times Of MONDAY
says
Helen and Georgiana Cunningham still remain
AT NO 81. Georgisna il very sick, and Helen,
though wearing in her features the evident mark
of care and alarm, has assumed the management
OF the household. She deprecates her sister Au
gustas conduct in leaving the house and refusing
to return to it, and that she at least will never
desert her parent, in prison out. There is some
thing in the poor girls devotion after all. Mrs c.
sent for Augusta on Sunday, but she refused to
come near her.
The Cunningham family have received orders to
quit the house in Bond street. aud the tradesmen
from whom. about two weeks ago, the furniture
was obtained, ION credit which was then moved
INTO 1t, are preparing to remove it immediately ~
they do not anticipate much probability of their be-
ing paid for the same. There has been some talk
OF a subscription being raised for the children Dr.
Uni promises flOO and several other gentlemen
have expressed their Willingness to contribute In
a ie" days they will be without home.
Judgment has been taken against Mrs Cunning
nam. for the sum of f2a3 due from her to Mr. Pete
lee, the confectionery who furnished the articles for
the party given by her two weeks bfore the murder
OF DR. Burdell, and in which party the DR.. refused
to take any part.
On Saturday afternoon DIR. Catin was removed
from the fifteenth ward station house to the tombs
where he provided with cell in the fourth cor
rldor. As he is detained las far the present
charge is concernedj az a witness and not prso
ner he is allowed every privilege consistent with
hls position. He walks in the corridor when he
peases. sits in it, smokes in it, and makes himself
under all the circumstances, as comfortable can
be expected.
1t IS proposed by certain benevolent people, to
get up ii testimonial for Mrs. Andersons badly -
The ladies', especially, desirous Of thus demon
strating their sympathy for ''the little blue-eyeG
girl, AZ they call the infant that Mrs. Cuuninghan
hugged to her breast as her legal baby. And while
the ladies thrustng dollar bills into the infants
tiny list, or endowing it with lace caps and frilled
and hounced dresses Mr. Greenwood. of Barnum',
American Museum, has made application to obtain
1t for exhibition. Mr.. District Attorney Hall. how
ever, has instructed Mr. DAILY to retain both Mrs
Anderson and her child in the Hospital until hs
consents to their removal, as he wishes to the
mother as a witness in the approaching trial.
Justice DAWSON gave his decision, on Monday
refusing to admit Mrs. Cunningham to bail. HeI
counsel have announced an intention to apply foI
IA writ of csrtioYai