New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-05

on the coo whNn We vrre nc. as get visble. an
seeA "si until the fcllerin day Depcnent
Wouiu wv in a carriage ~ company with thc
D,t,Ict Attorney 20 B..cNue osp. m@rns sr ~"
inian,, az ~ moiner VINO is named Eiiza0e.h Az.
en shd i pow pateut in tie lyingio vera o.
s 1eIson, Wostital Jons d. La MoNTAGNiE.
AFFIDAVIT or INSPECTOR DILKs.
George w. Dilks, Captain IF the Flfseehh precince
1enr duly sworn say sJtat at about l2i ciocs, vi
the plight Of the Sd Of Augus.. 1881, he, IN ~ ",
with Dr. DE La MoLtagfie. weat % e noa A. u Rum.
81 Bond street and raDg the bes wren a a" md
being answered by deponen: snI .ney could not be
Mrs Cunningham she replied ths, ;ns 70 see her
teen as she was very sick, sac on ins,s foot Of the
and on passing through the s. 9s Jane Be who also
s.;G NJ Cnpui,eham could not De seen ., en-
yeTy SICK: and being informed thai We" sss her until
that shoud see her up stars deponent
; shh r ,bs Doctor followed her up when Mrs;
cunn;nebsm told her to iock inc a4ol a .hs
not LEI any one H. ;t DI il the bed bavio, AZ.
ISUr newbofn infant ying in bed beside her.
When she asked what was waited, and was informed
nv depoDenf that he had heard bih had taken place
Iere and that to qnre the particulars aoout
.hont n che said, yes there had been, and there
ss the child pointing to The child yng 0y tne eioe
Of her, asked her if was her child and she replied,
dit is my lawful and legitimate child; l atKed hei
when the child was borD she said IT was born about
10 o'clock that night end her being asked who was
.a,srt af the bth she aid. Drs Catn and Uni,
tand if would inquire Of DIR. Chl he would gave me
"a the information about II, or IL woulu "a. ~.
"Ca.ln WHO had gone to the drug store, would so'n
"return." -,
wished 10 De Ia Montogne to look at the child
when Mrs. Cunningham, ard the nurse, Jane Dehi
both refused when depoDebt went down 10 tho 200
ms II ia the act of leaving with Ann Burns, and I'D
n,itted Cant Speieht, Cspt. Hopkins Officers Smith
Wilson and Walsh and Dr. Gilchrst, and all theL pro
ceeded to the room OF Mr. Cunningham when enc
:.forr Slefah a uDhp ~
rome difficulty obtained the child, which was exam
ined BY Dr. DE la MoLtagnie, who took charge OF the
, ssid child and conveyed ii away. =,
Deporcnt in company with some OF the officers
present on making search in the closet OF the back
Toom on the second foor found tin pail containing
two or three quarts Of blood infants clothing OF con-
mon material on which there was some blood stains,
and some other garments which were also stained with
blood and on proceeding to the kitchen Ia wa.htu6
was found blanket, sheets and clothes covered with
blood, and the water in the tub being also 81 req
color of very deep tint deponent further adds that
be took charge Of the psl containing blood and the
clothing marked with blood, and received from Dr.
Montagne the BIRTH and has that now n his poe
session at the SiatiOn-House; and further deponent
saith not. GEo. w. DILhs.
AFFIDAVIT OF INSPECTOR sPEIGHT.
Francis G. Speight Captain of the Twenty first Pre-
enet being duly sworn, ssys-On the night OF the Sd
Of August, while on duty IN Bond street, ne saw
woman closely vailed, ard having black silk skirt
and gray mixed duster come from the premises No.
81 Bond street and proceed up Bond street to the cor
per Of the Bowery, and wait few minutes for car,
and get into one when deponen also got on the same
ear and while conyersng with the conductor, Car.
( roll who came 10 the part OF the car
where depouent was standing, and said to
Opponent "There is Mrs. Cunningham, who
has Just got in, and depOnent responding, " guess
not he again said Yes it Is, and she Is disguised
proceeded with her down to the corner OF Bond and
Cestre streets where the said person got ont as also
depoDent; the proceeded down Bfoome street snort
distance passed Elm street, and turned Suddenly and
went up Elm street. the west side and disappeared
10 house, depvnent then proceeded to the house IN
Bond street. and after watpg few minutes saw the
same person having the same dress, who had pre-
vously left the house. retu,r with basket or bundle
AND go down the area into he premises NO. 81 BOND
Deponent further adds that coon after he saw
coming from the house DR. Catn, as deponent subse.
| quently vas informed, and who was arrested; and
further says that at the instance OF Capt Dilks, he
went into the house No. 81 Bond street and into the
'front.' room on the second floor, and there saw Mrs.
Cunningham ising in bed and the nurse, Jane Bell,
spg on TIE ode Of the bed with child IN her arms,
l aud woman, said to be Mrs Cuuninghams sister,
ssoding by the bedside who states her name to be
fAnn Buns. at this time there also present DR..
(MontagDie, Capt Dilks, Stewart j. Smith, VIM u.
Walsh, VIM. Wilson, DR.. Gilchrst and Capt: Hop,
Tins, and on Mrs, Cunningham being. informed
lat she was under arrest, she said, fon
Ave egalrighttO come Ill here, and while the enid
var in The possession of the nurse Mrs. Cunningham
cas- asked by several persons il the child was hers
yben she replied " the child was hers, and was her
lgal legitimate child" Depooent further adds tina
searching the closet in the back room they found
pail nearly full Of blood, and the ciotnes as .ne u.s.
ppt nt believes that the cho mad on originally, when
bought to the house, aud also some garments Win
,bOcd on them, and further says not :, = Spr,our
Sworn before me tho 4,h Of August 1857 VIM S. DAWSON
Police Justice.
AFFIDAVIT OF MRS. WILT.
Cathsrine Wilt being duly sworn, says tnat sne re-
sides at No. 43 Second avenue ana Is tne Wie VI Soo
A Wit Denonept further save that che has been
acquainted with Emma A. Cunningham, Otherwise
iEinma A. BuIdell, some y years, ana during the
time since the death Of DIR. Burde1, has been on nt
hate and visiting terms win neI, anu since net
lafouitta has been in the habit of seeing her almost
lsyery dayshe visiting deponenf or deponent VISITING
L Deponent further adds that on almost every oc-
fasion when Mrs Cunningham spoke OF her situa-
idon she said that she encesHte by DIR. Burdel,
and that he was the father Of the child Of which she
was pregnant and was IL the hao of aiuding 70 the
matter in the similar language when speaking
o the matter and also stated that she expected to be
confined about the rt Of August, or sometime in the
fmonih of August.
Deponent further says that she visited Mrs Gun.
bingham at her house Monday the sd INST al
jsbOut or g. o'clock the afternoon and found her II
bed che having sent her nephew for deponent inform.
ling her that she was quite ell aud then informed
ideponent that she was suffering from the pains OF
babor and emained with Mrs Cunningham not longer
hhan twenty minutes, and then returned, however,
snd at the request of Mrs Cunningham sent her hus
4ard 10 Brooklyn for Dr. CatD, who lives in Court
kheet.
and 10 o'clock her husband returned home and in
fo,lned her that he had Dr. Catlin and that he
would come over and subsequently, sent her husband
10 the house Of Mrs. Cunningham to ascertain how che
pre- crossing, and that while there the Doctor had
teut him for prescription, and during the time he
twas in waiting be Law on the sofa in the front paror
spd fen asleep and did not return home until about
2 O'Clock or some little time after, and then gave de-
iOnent to understand that Mrs. Cunningham had got