The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-02
Dir Imprisonment in the fifteenth
Ward Station House.
) Search Continued Evidence Of
|loIeuce Description OF the Premises
Diagram Of the Chamber Of Death.
E CORONER'S INVESTIGATION.
Testimony -The Mar
riage Proven.
|ETCH OF THE LIFE OF Or BUaOElt.
IN CID E N rs,

me murder of DR.. Harvey suyael, a, his own house
in hs own Office, without the .hosedgs Of any OF
inmates OF the dwelling, as II occurred on Friday
ut or Saturday morning. presents OF the most fesr
pictures OF crime known in metropolitan life. The
fbarity and mystery surrounding tns most fearful
gedy s enough to horrfy the very soui Of the
ut calIous person. AT bressfat hour on Saturday
|rnng the inmates Of the house 81 Bond street
fown into the widest state OF ex,,.ement the
uncemeDt that the proprietor Of place, an eminent
mist In this city, was found mos, orutay murdered
his own parlor. The news spread through the city
wildfrc, and soon the par'caisrs Of the shocking
bgedy wss on the lips OF tnousabdS, whose astonsh-
en the boldness OF the the apparent mys-
~ which surrounde the could not express
" terror and CONSERVATION caused oy the Adams
Skman murders was Infinitely tnta compared with the
rror and alarm that pervaoed eyery nook and
this community yesterday on rating of the fearful
agedy that occurred In Bond street
A gentleman Of high professional stauding, OF large
rtune, and living In one o. toe most fashionable tho
pughares in New Yort, was fouiy murdered ia the
lost my sterous manner imaginable Dr. Burdel
ot seen alive since Eve O'CLOCK Friday evening. At
hat hour he left his home for purpose Of dining at
he Metropolitan Hotel His return docs not to have
cen noticed by ANY of the in Of the house. Ms
uFden saw him wben he mis- departure, but never
he evening, and was engaged with some Of the mem.
|en Of the family in marking ~sarng apparel, when
he lAteneas Of the hour warned her that time 10
etire. Mr. Eckei and Mr.. Snodsrau, two boarders Ia
he house were up until ii O'Clock, and ct that hour
hoy say Mr.. Burdel had no, mAde his appear
nce. They then retired to ihe,r rooms, and &C
ordng tho statement Of the VT, Of deceased the gas
Was put and all sought slum In their respective
paytmeni. Or Burdell net heard coming In during
hs night time and although Mrs 8srdel says she is not
sound sleeper still nothing attracted her ssen
Non during the long and drsay hours Of the night which
ad then fes In upon the entire household No shrieks
bi murder no struggle for life death-ns stined
roans or deaths rattle heard proceeding from the
phambey wherein the body OF tn murdered victim WAS
bound the following morning. ALI was quiensss ana
peace within that abod s least 90 The witnesses state
But When the mora ung came and the light or 5Atur-
days besmed through the easement Of the apart
mont revesling ,ght which nigh sppa the strongest
heart the was instantly cha gsd The peace and
happiness ths, had reisned within me house during the
stn houn OF the night suddenly transformed into
horror dhmay and loud waing The oonsternaton OF
the hmiy behoidns the msrsled corpse Of him they
thought full of he and happiness may be easier
imagined than described Intel dgence Of the iefal
reached the ears OF the police and Coroner
and the matter became thing OF public nosoriey. An
inv osligaiion Immediately instituted the house WAS
searched, the inmates were oil examined, but no trace
could be found to the psrpsrator Of one Of the most
atrocious crimes ever committed In this city. The de-
csased was found dressed showing evidently that The
murder had been committed during the previous night,
and that never obtained the sleep coveted By the
sthsr inmates Of the house; that hs slept
The sleep of death;
and there all his troubles ended
Tho condition OF the room tho bloody
enacted bore evident traces long and desperate srug
ee having been made by the decreased he yielded 10
the knife the The walls smeed with gore,
while tie ez.re Roor In tho ptghborhood Of the spot
where Inc body was found sea Of blood Ths
nutla,ed condition Of the body, and the number Of
wounds upon the corpse would lead 10 think that
there must have been Than hand In The horrd
buichsry Twice The steel had pierced the heart twice
shs lungs bad been reached with The dsady point Of the
oGesto while the jugular vein and carotid artsry were
both severed, and LIES blood oozed from the gaping
wounds. Nine other incisions bore testimony Of the
desperate struggle that have taken place betwoen
Ahs murdered and bis assassins. Any one the six
wounds alluded 70 would have been sufficient 10 cause a.
most instant death are led 70 infer that the foul
deed the work Of moro persons than one. Indeed
one would imagine that half dozen 6tnds were con-
Oerned In The murder, and that all and every one
them had dealt fatal blow.
The investigation - was conducted before Coroner
Oonny on Saturday, did reveal the horrid mystery
which sur rounded The The house was searched
from basement 70 garrct, but nosnng Vas found that
could n any way attach guilt 70 any some garments
and towels, II 10 uue were found smeared with blood,
but that state Of things understand, be ss,so
CsrIy accounted for.
Coroner Connery thought proper TO keep the house
ve guarded by policemen, and moreover he has caused
The arrest Of nessrs Ecke and snodsrAss - Witnesses
IN the case These persons confined In the FL
IA a of he
investigation nov pending.
Yesterday the excitement In the neshborhood OF the
mot where tho murder was nmitted was intesse
Thousands ockd the Of the tragedy and endes
vored obtain sdmsuce 10 the house But as the po-
had positive orders not TO ALLOW any visitors TO enter
they we're denied the privilege 20 largely demanded
The search by the police and Corosots assistants vas re-
sumed yesterday. Every In tho house wai
carefully visited, and anything that looked suspicious
was noted down. Drops Of blood found leading to
Ae cellar the basement OF the house. but here all
ssrhcr traces the blood The cellar has been
thoroughly searched but vhou, finding anything that
would serve to afford any clue 70 the murderer. The
xwstey closet In the yard has not been
.osarohed yct but II the intention OF the Coroner
% have an ,nmediste examination Of the premises.
We viii now proceed to give description OF The resi-.
dsucs Of Dr. Bufde, appeared yesterday 70
porter.
DESCRIPTION OF THE HOUSE.
The house, No 81 Bond street. owned BY Or. Burdell,
ond the one in which he was killed One brick build.
ms, four stories high, with white marble trimmings,
cssps &o 10 twenty Eve in 'front.' and any three feet
deep-sung on . los Of the same Width and 12s iees
deep A. usual with dwelling houses, Ia entered by
ascending the stone steps the nrss floor h oc.
cupied By front and back paror, which were
used for reception rooms. and the furniture OF
~lnh ~pHf f.atr Thar rpctss "a
Of velvet tapc,try, with simple but pretty dgure-s
medallion boouet OF flowers, There good sssort.
nens Of furniture, tables, chairs, three sofas, twe esege
-, q pianofoyte &C q mirror which hung over the