New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-10

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Q. What did you do On MoleaY a. was a. tue
house un rel all day &C..
o. You ,sy you stsid at hone all day. a. Yes, ST.
q DO you know hoR log Or. BGroeu rcm1lhel
susv A. I do not Sir BIT I q lders,oOd beTe ina ae
hsd gone to Saratoga, eOd %oqe no. fe'-'H u"'O 1o
lsst Of The week or the fret o. the 1.9t. c..-L,.
z. Did you 500 sny member, o. NJ -.
family on that occasion a. % tot FecoHec', ha1
no Communication with any members OF TIE family
there vs, no one In these Two rooms vas In here Il
n few minutes, and finding tbst DR.. Bufdel VAS not
N' % Were VOC intimate with the Doctor a. Yes,
Sir
O. Had you ever any couy ersston with him in rela-
ton TO bs fee ngs toward Mrs. Cunningham ID d he
ever tel you anything sbo1t his si,irs with her 4.
lie reyef mentioned any &c me, bat sad thai lie
had q good deal Of officially in the house.
O. How long Wa this before bis desth A. Ia the
PAX, on the day the Artzans Bank opened t1a' day
I was with bin some two bOorsi we talked long
fine about money Affairs be wanted me to take some
pf the stock. -. IT,
"A etter was here brought 10 for Mia Augusta Gun
pingbam but the Coroner said he hsd noth'nS 70 90
Nth IL The officer handed II 10 Capt Dlxs, b1. he
refused 10 take Il. The officer looked somewha puz
rled and eventually retired with the Letter.
%. What did DR.. B0idell ssy 70 you On tn coca
zion, il you pleasel A. On the day we were to-
20. YES, about the Doctors troubles in his house
a. lie did not alude 10 any one n particular; he So
be had troubles in the house be said then tina; be had
tnade a will and got matters in the right shape,
Q. About what time this A. II sas the same
day the Arfizans Back opened, because / was there
With him on that dsy by appointment:
Judge Capron-Realy, cannot tell when the Bank
opened although 1t lie i'm nediGtey under my on e.
70. Did not DIR. Burde mention or specify what wss
ihe difficulty here that be had 10 his house a. ~
Ala NOT ssy 70 me what the difficulty was he said he
had good deal Of trouble; said, You had bster get
I'D Of them.
Of hose In this house he did not speak lons on that
subject most all interview on that day was IN RET
erencp o business transactions.
, . What did he say sbou. his will A: unser;
s,ood him 10 say that he bad made wW be wanted
me TO take stock in the back he said he bsd taken
so 600, and wanted to take some Of it, he did not
fe Ike keeping il ALL told him would THINK ABOUT
st. said he have taken thus stock, but bave 90 ar,
ranged my business and all my money matters ina. 1
80 not want TO make any change at present. told
him would like him 10 20 into an arrangement was
,peakng about, and let me koow, which he did some
time afterwa1d and declined 10 have anything 10 do
with It, sgnifyng that he had all hs business arranged
O. Did YOU have any conversation with him any
other time in relation to his domestic difficulties A.
30, sir.
bis wilt simply that he lad made a will A. Yes,
o. Did he ntirs ste who had the will A. No, Sir;
Dor did ask him that question.
Coroner-Do you remember when DR. Burden told
you he made will A. He did not cay when or at
shat time. =,
Coroper-That will do Sir Officer bring up Mr..
SnodHass
Mr. Snodgrass was brought up and took the wltnesss
stand.
TESTIMONY OF Mr.. sNoDGRAss.
o, How long have you been acquainted with Mrs.
Cunningham's family A. / do not know; in the
1eiehboihood OF ~ years; had intimate connection
with them until last July.
Q. Have you lived in the family since that time
a. Yes, since the middle OF November UP 70 the time
OF Dr. BuIdells death.
Q. Were your father and mother on terms Of inti-
} macy with Mrs. Cunningham's family A. Yes, Sir;
on pleasant terms.
o. You have visited here sometimes A. Yes, Sir.
O. Have yon since your acquaintance with the fam
by, Travelled with the daugh'srsi
Witnees-I do not know what you mean by Travelled.
y. mean j0uTneyed. A. lhsve Travelled with only
one Of them, think, Sur.
2. Have you accompanied her to Middletown, Con-
hectcut A. No, Sir There is 4 Middletown in
Judge Cspron-wbere is it, A. On the New-York
and Erie Railroad.
Q. Did you accompany her tberO1 A. did, to
short distance this side, four or five hnes;
Q. At whose house did you stayl A. At my fathers
house.
Q. To what other place did you accompany her
n. None other TO my knowledge
20. Did you know anything about the relations
between Mrs. Cunningham and DIR. Burdeu, as to
Siendship or i'll will l have known that they hsd
qusrTes together, Sir.
q. How often have you known them 10 quaIreI n
More thnn two or three times.
O. Were their quarrels pretty severe or Other wise
A. / pever saw snythDc much upon the part OF Mrs.
Cunningham have heard that DIR. Bardel was very
violent 10 her.
Q. Whist were these qusuels about, Sir. A. have
10 recollection what the occa,ions were Ibid know
at the time.
Q. What have you heard the Doctor say A.
newer heard anything at all excepting quarrel about
free on Sunday-somethng like that.
Q. Was the Doctor qaarreing about that A. He
| used pretty severe language to her.
| O. How long ago was that A. l should think II
vas in the neg bborhood of six weeks month ego.
| Q. What was il about the fret A. He said he
didn't think she ought to burn t~c fres.
2 Why not A. l don't know, Sir; l KEY. e.
| puch out Of the way a. possible.
Y Where was this conversation N IL wb eltIef
| b the front paIlor or in the hall
| 2. Who was present at the tmel A. tbink that
| Mary. the chambermaid, was there.
| Q. Did ever Mrs. Cunningham make any unkind
ttmsrks about the Doctor at time A. think
have heard her, although wouldn't be willing to say
| certain.
| Q. Where A. Well mentioned one day C.. the
lab down stairs | afked her II che ddG't wish the
Doctor was dead and she said she didn't speak all abe
thew, which made me believe she wssn't very good
rends with him.
@ How long ago was that, A. | think it was last
@ How long before the Doctors death A. 10 the
teghbOfhood of a week or ten dsys.
| 2 What led you 10 make that remark a, tina. time
Think ste was telling inc about some quarrel that
~ Burdel wac having.
g She told you that they had had quarrel that
cyl A. She was referring 10 quarrel; at that time
,sea he was trying 10 mako himself as noisy and
ttnsve as possible.
O. Who was prescnt at the table at the time YOU
Peak of A. think Mics Augusta Cunningham IS.
2 Whist circumstance led you 10 make that remark,
| Don't you wish the Doctor was oesd.' A. didn't
lake il until after she spoke 10 about the quarrel.
Y. What led you to make il. A. Icsns say.
Y. Can YOU say posi- lively that Mr.. Eckel was not
lfescOt on that occasion. A. cam
Y. Did Mics Augusta hear this remark between her
isCber and YOU A. wouldn't be willing 70 testify