Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-08-27

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g[f.i+szi 4 copy q the EyeainE TINES and rad
ihs ea4iTe SsFsssca V=iiti iHtsuse lsiere<t- ose
Of ssr HeFsoEse-s called uESoa heI, All Fs.S ISL
e-si into heg on 5T the 3iHt-osl Of the I1lSS
Iast 4fteT she had finished It's pe-uSAl she eK-
clise3 beT<elf EToal Tis5aE, ssyfsg that sic Vas
s+sl3 ysTr zeak and unable t. support herself
She s7afied TeTr pleasantly, bnTereZ. and vita
A sssEe bo Tsoinfei 70 a chair ElTsoa Eilieh she
Ter5.seste1 or rrFs1Eter q seaI hi-nss'L As azs
-. Ms f.'s kaLit slhce the desiA Il DR. Bur-
dslL. Sc ma zttrri n dep mo1frizE- ItssIss
zzs nofhisg N her looks q. manner indicating
tLat tie decsioa Of tie Surrogate had 1Hse!ed
I ttT. N the Slightest deZTee She exPTeSSeo neI
15.zrs tozefine tIle deris59n and spoke Of Eilat
sfe rropasSd 70 dc, Eith ooolHeas and n ogsl-
neSS Ike manner Tears G1tEered n hes ere
a moment, when aiiuaIog % her daughter A1-
gs1z;a. tut she quickly lsasllt-i them array and
I sssir t.aeau,e as cDol ard rninpzss.oEled a
rls4rs5se ana 20 con iHuei III The cOse Of the IL
terrier. The EoiloEias i the substance Of beg
! reZ84Iks -
/ The decision Of the Surrogate = ysdrsTse to
herself did not surprise her IN the signteSt-1
She EoEid not say she had anticipated that the
& u. hat
EEs prepared for II. eTe-i IN lis present phase
Aitsongsl she beiieTed the Surrogate to be one!
+ Of the mDSt honorable and upright men ~ the
world. she did moi think that be 'Tas proof
agais1 Outside influence Size did not bslleFe
that II Was possible for any one to be -. Out
side influences, and rcry unfair ones, too, hsd3
been brought 10 bear upon the mind Of the sur
roe,afe Erer since the commencement Of the
examination ne had been haunted BIZ the heirs
q DR.. Bardell They had sneaked about his OF
fee since the end Of the examination. pouring
al sorts Of imaginable things into his eaTs- he
had been informed that 9fr. Hall, the District
Attorney, had recently had tho or three inter
views with him, and it mas easy TO guess the
subject and objects Of these interviews. MI
Hall sras her bitteTcst eneEny; he prosecuted her
yiruIenfly IN the Outset, and he vas boiling
OYER With yiFIiieaee still On her own part.
neither herself or her counsel had employed
otherwise than perfectly honorable means. the
case for her gras prosecuted IN due legal form,
and lhen Ieft for the decision TO be given. They
had not sDeaked into the S1rOgdtE's Office or
tried 10 influence his deeiiSioH pany Tag.
As the decision stood. Mn G. says she felt
herself disgraced Itheaped disgrace upon her
SELF and her children. Il branded Augusta as
\ peIjHreT, and yet PureT, more EpbheI and !
truthful girl did not i've She could not bear
the ta94Eltt En- g here paused moment her
eyes filing With tears, bnt she quickly rallied
and eontinned 20 speak The decision she pro-
nounced unjust She knew the law upon the
subject and should appeal from It to another
Court She could htigate as her enemies and
would not back down. The decision only re
lated 10 the personal property Of Dr. Bnrlell
and was but small matter when Ticwed as
touching the entire property Of the deceased
It was not for the property, however, that she
eared-Bhe would not give fig for II ali-she I
strove TO maintain her honor. She vas married
TO DR.. Burdell, and she determined 20 he ac-
knO7Eledsed as his wife-his lawful wite-ior
such she vas before she let the present contest
drop. As for the possession ofthe property,
Dr. Buriell would have made will in her favor
before she married him il she had said the word.
She did not say the word however either before
or Alter her mar1iega, and 50 it happened that
he died intestate, As the case stands she has
the utmost confidence in the final triumph Of
Justice When Justice does triumph it will
show 70 the world that she has been greatly
injured woman.
illusions being made by the reporter TO the
fact that IL Mrs Cunningham would submit to
the present decision no further action would pro-
badly be taken upon that charge now pending
against her, (the bogus baby charge,) Mrs {
said she did not vgish to talk about that She
said, however, that she should insist upon a
thorough examination Of the case, as thereby
only could she prove her complete innocence.
| MIS- cuSSISGH&N'S PROSPECTS AS 4 crLrKET.
A misapprehension prevails respecting Mrs
Cunningham's present position as q criminal.-i
| II IS supposed by many that now the decision OF
/ the Surrogate has destroyed her claim to = poT-
| ton Of Dr.. Burdcll's property, she must be at
once released from prison, as She has committed
no legal offence in the procurement of the bogus
| baby. Such. however, is not the case. The
| judgment of the SuTrOgate'S Court does not If
/ feet the movements OF the Court OF Sessions
! The District Attorney will carry the charge of
: felony before the Grand JURY and If indicted
Petit Jury. Should she be acquitted on that
charge, she Will be liable together with her
daughter Augusta, to an indictment for perjury
She made an affidavit that she was married to
DIR. Burdell, and Augusta swore that she was
present at the ceremony.
4nE Kisses crNSISoHAx.
| The girls Augusta, Helen and Georgiana, are
NOT staying with their aunt in Lexington ave-
nue.. On removing from Bond street they re-
paired To house provided for them in Twenty
third street They naturally desire privacy,
and are anxious that the exact locality should
not be indicated by the newspapers.
ADMINISTRATIONS or TnE BrEDELI Estate
The estate Of Dr. Burdell, it is well known,
has been in the charge of the Public Admins
traitor ever since the litigation between Mrs.
Cunningham and the heirs Of DIR. Burdell com
menced. Under the present decision Of the
I Surrogate the estate will continue in the Public
Adnillisti ator < custody until letters Of admin
istratiOn are granted Should q contest arise be-
tween the heirs as to whom such letters of adj
ADMINISTRATION shall be granted to, the Public Ad-
ministrat6r will retain the properly in his keep
ling till the contest is ended.
4r. May, the Public Administrator, says that
the present decision affects directly the right
only to administer on the personal property Of
Dr. RurClell although Indirectly II effects the