Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-08-13
(From the n. Y. Times, 9Th inst.l
The Burdel MYSTERY

f The public were quite startled yesterday by
The announcement that Mrs CuNNINGHAN dlipS
BERDfLL, had been rearrested. On this lsoccas-
zion she was not charged with murder, sbnt
With feigning the birth of child uhder the
following circumstances For some time Mrs
CUNNINGHAM has given out to the world that
early in August she expected to be delivered
of a child-the fruit Of her union with The
late DIR. HARVEY BuRDELI To attend her in
that interesting situation, she applied to Dr.
UHI. and after several visits, tive Doctor, en-
tertaining suspicious as to her really being en-
Vicente conided his doubts to the District At
| torney. An ingenious plan was then devised
for the detection Of the crime, II any were con-
| teInplated DR.. UH1 returned to Mrs CUN-
| N1yGHAM, and pretending tobe In her conf
dence: drew from her the admission that the
| projected birth was huinbug. He moreover
was offered by her 81 900 if he would find a
nrwly-born infant to- "assst7 at the acc0ueh.
mcm. This, nHder the direction of district
Attorney Hall, was effectualy done. On
| Monday last, Mrs CUNSINGHAN received from
| a house in ElmStIeet the child of poor wO
nan in Bellevue Hospital the confinement"
! takes place the same evening according to
rule an "occouchsur" (Df. CATLIN) and a
|
C. forced from ller by the 'fpaihs Of labor" are
heard eten by the neghbors; while with a
mothers love she is fondling her ''newly yborn"
| infant--cnter Police officers, who change
somewhat the den0atfn,ent of this curious dra-
ma Mrs. CUNSISGHAM, DR.. CArLIN, the "ac-
coucheur.n and the midwife" have all been
arrested on the charge Of feloniously pretending
that Mrs c. had given birth to a child who
would he entitled to inherit the property Of the
} late HARVEY BURpELL. 1t is proper TO add
. that Mrs CuNMISGHAM persisted yesterday in
} declaring the child was her own.
New York Times 9th.
The bogus Burdell baby was as much a mat.
ter of interest yesterday as the day before
Mrs CUNNINGHAM still prisoner at her house
No 81 Bondstreet, kept up the sham with
with groans and cries, as if really she was suf-
fering the after-pains of childbirth. Four Off
GERS had the house in charge, each party being
relieved every six hours. Drs. SMITH and
| LOCKWOOD were in an occasional attendance
throughout the day. At the Jefferson Market
Police Court, the testimony of Misses HELEN
and AUGUsTA CUNNINGTIAM was taken. Both
appeared very much dispirited and there seem
ed to be no completely on their part in the late
affair. The most important event Of the day
was the affidavit Of Mr.. CArLy, in which he
turned States evidence, and declared that no
birth of baby had taken place. Drs BAR
KER and DEwEEs went with Justice DAWSON
to make personal examination Of Mrs. Gun
NIyGHAM. OF course she refused her assent
until she had consulted Judge Dean. To-day
at 10 A. NJ, she viii sec the professional gen
tleman
New York Times 10th.
There is no new excitement to report touch
ing Mrs CUNNINGHAM and her baby. Still re-
mains at Bond-street, but to-day will decide
whether to accept bail for her if bail can he
procured Or to commit her to the Tombs.-
DR.. CATLIE was removed to the Tombs on Sat
urday. 1t is the intention of the Distrct-At-
torney to ndct Mrs. CUNNINGHAM as Mrs
BUaDELL, so that to escape the State Prison
she will have to prove that she was never
married to Dr. BURnELI~ Bend-street was
crowded Yesterday with the curious aud the
idle, and the Policemen were kept fully employ
ed to prevent complete blockade of the tho
roughfare.