The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-08
The Probable Decision Of the
Surrogate.
THE HIPPOCRATlC OATH.
The Breaking Up Of the Household
in Bond Street.
THE DECISION OF JUDGE DAWSON TO DAY,

Ne tnvegsga&ion In the Cunningham fares couti.
ed yesterday morning before Justice Davson u the JET
svoo Market Police Court kr Stafford, counsel for Mrs
urn.nRham appeared behalf Of bis client and waived
~ ps1k &c Of crosexainng the Witnesses for the pro
ss.saou well right oasr any fresh evidence
N behalf Of the accused party. then arranged
as Juaece DAWSON, aanied by NJ Murray, the
ssart and NJ. Stafford, should proceed 70 No 81 Bond
es. and there ss tue exsmna Of tho prisoner pro
pAraAory 70 her cual commitment.
n The meantime Mr. Charles A Nay, Public Aamalstca
@ aypeGed before Jusnce D~yson and made oath the
sa,o~iag statement -
Nh. NAYS TESTIMONY.
Cxy and COUNTY q Nep York, 50 -Onarls A. Nay, being
.sr.sor Of TIE CITY ana county Of New YORK ,hs, az
Suon Puoc Admnisustor no has charge Of the personal
OF the late Harvey Barce, deceased, under e.ers
q o@sc.n TO-, grained :" this deponen IN the month Of
Do oDen u ,her says said Rurde len personal aud
"a seyy BELIEVES SD thai sSs .ocussd, E@us a Guonas
ham, oshershe Burdeu, claims proport Of aid estate
ec real md PERSONAL under te stste - the widow Of
Harvey Burde deres ed hat The heirs OF said Bur
sd Rarde now living ana The children Of deoeased bro
s4 s. n" c c
sworn 70 before me tn~ 'th day OF August, 1857. wa
q DAvas y, Police Justice
Justice DaySon hen proceeded 70 Bond street, for the
puyposs Of taking the exAmuston Of Mrs. Cunningham.
- sooused was examined fo,loss:-
Cty end Co,spey Of Ne.1 York, % -Emula A. Cunning
hA otherwise Burden being duly examined before the
zndersgned, according to law. The annexed charge,
God being 1med hat abe ~ Liberty snswer or
al any questions put to her, states folioxs,
VA
Q What your manner A. Emma Al yusta BurdelL
. Bo~ old ase yor7 rhirtysr.
Q Where ~e-e you bora? a. Neg York city.
whcro do you lsves A. No 81 Bond street.
Q What syour oocnpaonY A. No occupation cxcspt
10 sAcrd 10 my fAmiy.
asvo you Anything u say, and II NJ what, relative
- ne onayse here preferred assnss youi A. Am per-
sossy Innocent, and unable now from Illness 10 *
pass; trust tnaa time viii IL, and by advi OF my
counsel decline answering any further Questions At
pssspS EaMA A. BrRDfII.
rAken before me, August q 1851 VIZ. 8 DAWSON,
Ponss Justice.
TIE SCENE At THE EXAMINATION.
WIN The examination Of Mn. Cunningham taken
sbs vas lying on bed, and apparently suffering from
se~erc llnees great oycitemenI rhcre
prevent during the examination Justice Dsvison his clerk,
Mr. Jsmes Murray; Mr. Stafford, Mrs.. Cunnngnams
sai; Gccrs.asns and aeen Cunningham, and Dr. Lyman
r<k, Of East Broadway, Ma cunninshau's present
axssndns physician No reporters were admitted Justice
Dsvson says that the unfortunate woman seemed greatly
nature 70 the paper beAs all Indications Of having been
peaned by person In very debltAtd condition a.
boring under high nervous exca,emcnt,hc lines being
kcmuoas and imperfect, though The still perfectly
sSbte Dr. Fisk Justice DAWSON tina; Mrs Con.
n,nsham s, from whscver cause really and severely 49,
noaSh Dr. Barker and Dr. De Wees declared In their all
VII she manifested symptoms exocpi those which
might DO attributed oIet,meut and that
vs nosh pg In her physical condition 70 prevent her
being removed 70 The Tombs at opoe
AFFIDAVIT OF eEoRqE D. BuLxs KELAr1vB TO THE
EsfArB OF Oh. BuRoRLL.
ne following anidavu taken by Justice Dawson al
Nc Fifteenth ward sAuon hoasc, and embodied with the
proceedings before him
Second Dixric, Police Usyt-Csy o~d p4nty Ct Na0
YorsGcs,se ID. Baoo, being duly sworn, deposes and
sAys the nrst person merchant, 10 ms city, Of
We Arm Of Thopson, len Valentino, doing business
~ No on Broad acquainted with tho ls'o liar
We! B5roel Isax him isg oead on the Ia Of seorusry
- No. 81 Bond streei; know Mrs Bor3ch. ahas Con-
Ming bsm have heard her state tai sho was The VIE
of, lawfully married TO- DR. Harvey Burdeli in hs
Merme; abe IL the person with the accused say
her produce marriage certificate " that efet and haze
road a. and ita o. October -, 1850; tie lsto
Harvey Burde was married Otherwise; he n1s no
shidrrn his surviving heirs arc Ic.s 8urdel Willsm
Bardsu Jamcu Burdt, his full bt,oi brotterr tnreo In
hrs, oisld, OF Jonn Bo 'del fu blood brc,ner De-
oe.sco infant children Of Allan Mckee and fs'h,r hs
Sess,sd i'' Dr. Harvey a,rao, ro. .o' iar s'
NE half brother Mary Ann Fielis, han 80
er, and my wife, nrs Alice l'uen, VINO s
Aso hall sister; Dr. Harvey porden lett rcrs nsl
proertg 70 real estate IN tao Sssto OF New York coR
Aersois value; there oon,rvvorry CO cern ng the
distribution Of DC persona cs,se, sod te and Me
interest the reahy ommsnccf Ia ne suTroran Cour'
o. hs county % or about tue fs' rarch s, Oe,Sesr
NE cc sod ~ NJ BurotfO sud Vie her ii Dr Brceu.
vbtsh 4 sun rJtcrf; upon no hoerpg ~ thai Goniro
yorv, I'm Bur ell stsendsd; she wa present When one
OF hcr cu,. alluded 70 ne being about 70 sivo birth %
IN heir - ee csete cf Dr. harvey Bivo Vt; ha sid
vof, la eeo, That tne Srrcsaies occs OF could r.
yotvo 20, Oh her rshn as w'ho~ but ihoso o. ter
horn child she sea,od 70 hiul 10 hcar
hh.se words she IMPRESSED ~ sent have son nor
sgnasur, sea 10 her c,sms 70 some Of tbs propc ,y
Ma GA lie In toe Sur ,saies olCe make 81. The 90 a.
n<nu OF my fall psora knowledge Of ,hom fur her
ae..o,e,t saith moi gFJRdE d sUsrN
ssoru ~ fore mo- thl. 7h dsy Of gust, 1901 W. g
HAvRor, Foico JwtDe