New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-12
LAW INTELLIGENCE
THE BURDELL ESTATE.

Great Improvements Ia arrangements was
Yesterday at the Suuogaes office, two officers being
y,e at the outer and inner doors of the court room.
whose busne - II was to keep back the outside Eres-
sure In consequence, the air was less impure and
the counsel witnesses and reporters had more elbow
room.
Henry s. Tow,ey, proprietor of gentlemen's fur:
us SIS broadway, the hJst witness called
by Mr. Tden. His testimony seemed 70 be employed 70 essb
h the several facts that he hep, white KID Stoves ~ the RAJ
and Winter that there two other similar stors near hs
few the vicinity Of Bond street and B,osS~sy and
Msdse Sasnback occupied the third Moor OF the mouse Ia
which he lived.
James T. Roberts shorthand reporter, was called to
prove the of his report OF the Rev Mr. Ms'Sn
James McMurray, Clerk Of the Second Dsti- Po-
Nee Court was the next wnesisd seen DR. Burdel IecSs-
witness signed by Justice fl.ndreen Wit
acio Dr. Burdel came to the Office and stated 70 wn.
that parties living in h; house had taken a,e o% ~ .ss
10 Mr.. Clinton Had seen the Doctor before that
he he'd been pointed out 10 him o.. -, a,
VIM H. Burr, shorthand writer, testified 10 the
accuracy bis report ofhe evidence Of Miss Augusta Cuqnns
ban at the ipques Published in The Neg ioIk Da,y ii@e'
David Grant was next called 9y Ms li,n He a.,
Reside. Buffalo had known Or Harvey bgId Tor "a. ss'
10 years vi,pe-s was IN New YORK N oeJoI5 Pin, AT
sGt ns bm on the S the Dr. rode hi,
i s w ~. An"riran institute the DR. said
Iu 10 cave town; this the Tuesday "Wednesday be-
g 'g re, . TO nee out On The Thursday before
tber and appeared be much disappointed that
S% aT liz ne %icb the Dr. took pey to- borrowed
lat Bond Tnesdty the <bth ~ Of-
or the Thu,day when the DR. excused sm'et
from 5 because be had 20 go up the river was positive
va, we -oh a b & an mn ,tsir. where he found lad in
argo Of the Dr. office who said DR. Bdel was NOT a. homsi
bow who're The Doctor he thought the boy made the
reply them be- bad made TO him sometime aier NAV teysa
Hall sens Music Store the letter was lost or msad ana
letter W. dated at Toy Tyler House Hekmer the letter
directed him to deliver message to smother party IN n1s
r,coccted standing with him at the la fase hoei 70 he at
ter part August st Of September when be pointed Out
lady who va. p'ns and ,"a d ,;1 s @ Sgu S oa"a
he sappointed in her, used hsTh language said va"
LINN hal be- would give s5O 5000 II he had
this wOusu asked witness To 90 70 m mouse snd seep WIN
lin In The month Of October and that he would pay h board
AZ M La Farge House in the month Of Octooer he aid
there damned cuthroat fellow about the house and he
Cross.examined by Judge Dean at great length
was Scotland IN 1890 or thereaeoqt came 70 THIS c9"n
q stopped IN Rochester one or Two years where ne was
toymen 81 Benz r. Lumms Coz dry goods aud clothing;
Two or three wears that TO Buffalo engaged
1bs scsrpenterng brsne. and continued Tor seven
yssrsi came to New fors in May Of last year, wba
MAY met Dr. BuIdell on the Jer"ey teHy boat ;sw
hones out TO Bergen Point hiding win hun
ns ct DR. Bude in BIoadwsyi thought was on Mondsyi
49,, and then returned y New York of and here
up November came TO town sst wee "a.
card iii message delivered at house Ia Greene street.
near Brs GER .Sis I not meeting some person there on
cn 81 be Doctors being q town witness received IT.
90 late or 10 days dated that he did not deliver IT,
George j. seley Cashier Of the Metropolitan BANK,
wa here caedIad been eOnnt cet with banks of ~ yes
We. shown signatures and thought they were In tn"
W"s. Wa, merely called as expert to determine the re-
,emblepee Of certain igDstures. $50 -,
M Grant resuming-The card did not say whether
II for sdy gcnileman Dr. Burde' lettsr directed
ns, 10 tun from Blocker street on the leh m9
Gen and cal brick house ssj.ns ,sUSs Tss iIs
leave The card The letter ineo,Ins .us s,ed s.y or
two before he lett he LETT on day bev.sn tas iot
Ma ae e LDs where be boarded The card M out.
Nj. slocuiu him What u was andfe sara "ss nvn
Niue socsty ytars since Il wa. IN the a,.eI par
telbeT tis Dr Burce w.nisd wues 70 come ana say
70 him .ss te ss s. Dr. Dr. sasd him to hep
ass 10 as eonSer.a.ion willie taking hide With wit
49, fia tLsf. wss DID cutthrolt fellow In the hou.s de
ny G lie s.ttiDS dant that day witne. thought this
in the fret week 81 Oct2Dsfi DC Du. , .'s y,
strke, Bsy bad conversation with Dr. Burdel on smother
cctsson The LIE fsrse hog'e ~, w.. ~ u ma ma
kha az The door Dr. b. said hs bad ais hands full he was
tLsn " sS her ot as hi. ha.keeper had never been in
Dr. Burdes bouse No 81 Bond street bat once e,ea mere
Ia hen there about one minute gentlemen in
and one Of them Harvey Burde was I'M when wns..
es Dr. Buide again during his lifetime went 20 NO ~ p1na
et on DAY mentioned get his diamond b.. s'pn s1s
IN The Dos .oIs possessOD has not sot ye, ra' "P
va. present 70 witne,, and valued At 90 70 20 I.s
Robels johnson, counselor wss se sa,ds swa
Mas dLflng the inquest In.
OK thres times; saw the Dr. MARINE there VIZ 70, ~ IA
yerstion aid IN 7. py question from VIII =.
not rrcosnze Dr. BaIae a. the saaa be mstrsSi s nd
that point; that thr aieI
tie man ne had nsf.roo' - ne
.. siv, y.ar. aud knew the nature OF ~ oslh a. wen
rrsehsd = I'D not then Eoki and did not know
tst he eouid recognize bins that be bad .srssn W. &
about that time be went iao The room ~hero
0 s. wS. and sed At III part ei TIL. Conversation as
- 30 tness and part 70 az aged ssIrish 70
Se Of the difficulty Of Identifying the corpse
| ss" scsscurt Of the position IN which = sn na'
"a s man married lassi man tnan tne corpse
- b Id not decide with any certainty eeusd 70 DC una
r. 20 a,ee identity bweep the features m r eotpo
"a a. man he married diseoorston on the faro
me corpse might be thought make some nen re-
,,S p.rticulasy wkers this part Of the testimony
Ike that already given BY other pcrsons the bard
n tLs AIDE os wss quite sho aud locked something has