The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-03

Q. Did he ring the bell, A. he did
Did you know the ball door 70 be boted II nghf
A No.
Q When was the last time you saw Mr.. Burdsl alive!
A. 1t was about sx O'Clock ON Friday morning.
@. Did you zee him that day night at a after
wartss A. did not
@ Where were you on that evening st o'olooks a
In this house.
Q Who was u dinner on that dayf A. Mrs. Cunning
ham snd her two daughters; met Eoksl coming down
10 dinner, and was coming up fro the basement.
Q. where did you 60 after dinner A. came up 70
the pariors.
Q. was there any one there with youS A. No.
Q. How long did you remain thereG A. Some twenty
mir utes think went up stairs then previous 10 my
going out with Miss Cunningham.
Q. DID you sec any one up ,hereP, A. think Nm.
Cunningham came down with mo-
Q What hour vas IL when you won't outs A. About
haifpast reven.
Q. wss Mrs. Cunningham asked you 70 90 out with
her daushsert A. No, Miss Helen herself asked me 70
90 out with her to buy veil and some writing paper
Q. How long dii you remain ont A. We were out
from hail 10 three quarters OF en- hour.
O. When you rcs6thed vino wxs hereS think George
and Willie Cunningham were bore.
How long aid you remain In the room with Miss Gun
ninshams A About fifteen minutes or half IN hour
Q. Where did you 60 to then A. went up stairs 10
Q. What O'Clock WAS thens A. II Was about nine
O'Clock, should think.
@ Who was there whom you went up stairsS A. Miss
Augusta and Mlss Helen Cunningham; don't know
whether Mrs. Cunningham WAS there or not
Q. Was Mr.. Eckel theres A. No.
O Can you state positively whether Mrs. Cunningham
there not2 A. cannot.
Q How long did you remain before you came down
stairss Somewhere Ia the neighborbood Of hour
hour and hall
O. Whore did you to when you down stairsf
A. To the Kitchen
O. Who WAS theres A. No one.
O. Was the cook tnere2 A. Net 70 my knowledge.
@ What did you In the kitchen at such hour
A. wanted to get water to wash mi self WITH and
also TO get some cider 70 drink.
O. When you got the water you up starsS A. Yes
O. Al you passed through the hallway were tho pAror
doors open2 A. l think they were shut.
Q Was the hall nghtedf A. 1t was; lighted the gas
when came down stairs
O. DID you come into the parorsS A. did not.
Q. You walked up stairs again thens A. Yes.
Q Where did you 60 70 them A. 7, Mrs. Cunning
hams bedroom
Q. Who was there at the timef A. Mrs. Cunningham,
her daughters and think her two and Mr. Eokel.
Q. What were they talking sbouts A. could not say
exactly.
Q. How long did you stop theres A. About fifteen
minutes.
Q. Can you not tell what was said, A. Miss Cunning
ham spoke Of going school, something Of that kind
Q. What time did you retire to beds A. About II
O'Clock.
O. Whom did you leave in the s'ter you retired,
A. I think left Mrs. Cunningham and her daughter
i Augusta there.
Q. Was Mr. Eckel there then A. He wn not.
Q Did he leave before youf A. Yes.
@ You went 10 bed then A. Idid.
O. Did you down stairs any more that night9 A.
/ did not.
O. Did you hear any noise in the house that nisht' A.
I did not
O. Did Mr.. Ecksl 70 TO bed before you leS A. oan't
swear tba, he did. for don't know that he did
O. when had you the nrst ntimstion OF the murder
A. About O'Clock on Saturday morning.
O. Who informed you Of nS A. The cook; she came
up TO my room and told me Of II.
O You went down and saw the body Al did, and
then went up and informed MIS- Cunningham OF the
currencc.
O. Whom you informed Ms Cunningham Of the OCCUR
rcroe was there anything unusual about her appear
anoeS A. thought she wS going to faint and caught
her In my arms.
quest Of Mrs. CunnlpshAm.
@. For whom did you goH A. For Or. Roperis.
Q. Al whose request' A. AZ Mrs. CunninshAms.
o. when he came what occurred A. Mrs Gu uaning
ham commerced raving whom Dr. Roberts entered the
room.
O wha, followed A. Or. Roberts tried 10 sooshs Mrs.
Cunningham and pacfy her
O. Was nr. Ecke as breakfast with you that morning.
A. He WAS not.
q. DO you know what time he left the house In The
morning. A. / don't; II WAS before breakfast, how
ever
O. he NOT In the habit Of always breskstpg before
going GU, in the morning A. Yes.
Q. How DO you know be sa the house before break
fast, A. Mrs Cunningham told me thai he had gone out
very early that morning.
O. Are you not aware that short time altar ks. Eche
len that Mrs. Cunningham went out sfter him In
rsgeS A. I Am not aware OF the fact.
Do yeu know did you heaS that she en :so house
that morning A. do not neither did near aha, she
did 20.
he witness here stated that Mr. Eoksl he'd received
note from gcntemsn Friday night requesting him TO
meet him ats O'Clock the following morning, TO square
up old and matters OF business that the
note open and handed BY wknoss 70 Mrs. Gun
ninghAm who said shs would give to Mr.. Eckel
o. DO you know anythiag about The shirt marked
Charles j. Keschum which iound up siairtS A.
do; borrowed n from Mr.. Ketchun lest summer and
n hss remained In my possessisn ssoe; ".
vs, his house, aud being short Of oean olothcs he
loaned me the article OF wearing apparel.
Q. which bedroom DO you cocupyt A. occupy the
front sarres room.
O. what is the ntse sera 70 that one used forS
A. used 70 sleep In ~ but can't ssy what s used for
now.
O. Did you ever ksow Of any ars being In that room
A. did on occasion
q when wero you last In the room previous 70 the
MURDER A. cantay.
O. no you sleep with ths bedroom door open A. No,
oftep; generally close H.
O. Was Il open the nigh, Of the MURDER A. II
wss.
| O. For vhat reason. A. u vas carclessncss On my
par suppose; swcte n 'hs middle Of the night and
found that II vas open.
O. What time did yoa e. % bed that nght' A. About
/ IL O'Clock.
o VIVA. time d,d yos sss up the follswiss morning
| A. Abeus O'Clock.