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


I -.,t,r ~ Ii- house AnG -he nevsr DID 1ms sck
| 20 I've ihefc although sho DID CONS - sit Dr. Bar
deli t-rfG % e de Jirs-dl- CON, otsR e. Wilt hi1.
tui To- hot pUrE, y,rT als.IiUaI..iJn WI det.;
% tnCt. tan rEr ncr fUt rot W'-hiIg 20 woman
H. come there il -he found ont W'at " q real
relation between her and DR.. Bur5ell. They
II,vc two az uree conversations lsihe to D.
nj Hubbard. fou have the fact thst Demis
H,bbeid od rot bsck That the DIT, nd4ut hal
Ter wi TOy. 1t1n again, another conversation 2.
Il, trrakfn-t abb. wGs trumPed up |. = laid that
Ickfi-s. innocent anO harmless a MAJ a. ever dip
itsfcd in ,unan torn made q remark a; breakfi.,
Aby lingo would Ike io BE- by when he /. s.r,.uy
~ il ! didn't have 90 pei to hard 1T the rope" In
tie f-i place the efi- arr mistaken about such cog
yersl;ioE having taken F.ace 4 few nights previous
e. tLi- by. burirli came home very l0te-sa
!rte o. Or . o'clock in The morning. lie
Isd b.. hoE-s--,y bat could not get in. Il was
81 The tre that this lock wss 80 bsd 10 open that no.
tcdy " had key except with greet difficulty could
n sEc il Woik il was mot bun Cling. lie runc the
nah She s.ked NJ. SGodgras- to 60 down ~
let hin in. Young snodgrass did that a.
natter g kindness both to Hannah aud
and the Doctar. Hc wen. down and let him in and
tie Doctor immed lately began TO abuse poos l:tie-
rCor SrcderaSs tie said. according 10 the testimony
W. will produce he mid: ' II knock your brains out
ell dash yorr head in, Cd d-n you Why is this
door bol.ed lit eVcr occurs again, I'll do that"
Ccri.emeu, Snodgrsss was somewhat surprised nj
such language from DR.. Burdell. Instead Of hs
thanking him kindly for getting up AVID coming
down stars TO let him in. BUrdcl treated
Sn,dgrass very rUdrly on that occasion, Vet a.
far a. can learn SuOdgTass never resent II. Some
reference 10 this may have been mad by some Of the
boardeE when The opinion was expressed that Bur.
del entirely wrong IN using the violent language
he did To- young man Ike SnOdgrd>' under such Gu
Cumstences. That language used By Burlel 20
Snedgra- is peThAps the best commentary that can be
given that these threats entirely meaningless. DO
Won suppose that Burdef when b. said that ne
would knock Snodgrasss brains ont. that he
trf.r DID Ia IL, +. fh4lrn arerp tias
when you don't hear some Of your acquaintance
say, II will knock your head Oh, IN sweeten
You il you do such and such n thing ,"
or all such idle threats as that Why, gentlemen. not
a day Ias-e- but that idle threats of that kind are
used when meaning whatever IS at.aCheG 10 them,
and yet if Sn"dgTass had been y!ad anil sarroted,
that threat Of DR.. Burdes that he would knock his
brains out would have been convincing proof that he
had done the deed. And here is the great fact that
Notwithstanding Burde possessed this peculiar dIspo
stOl-that, with very few exceptions the defendant
and he rot along without any difficulty whstcver--
that the disturbances if any, were very slight and
most trvial-why does not the fact that they lived
together in comparative peace and harmony Why
does not that ak more loudly Id her defense :han
these pretended and frivolous quarrels against herl
will not take up your time with going over these par
ticular alleged alterations. But, says the District
Attorney, the conduct of this defendant after the death
of Dr. Burdell showed conscious guilt 4 very l,tle
act Of hers has been tortured, has been criticised
with the greatest severity, with a view to
show something pointing toward guilt. Now
let us zee what the proof ia. The Dis
trct Attorney says that the defendant remarked 70
d. Main when he told her that he had burst blood
yes ell that il was relett her TO know that he had
not been killed. Why dill she speak of murder, asks
a q, ntleman: why did she speak OF murder And yet
the very servant girl who conveyed the information To
her that lie was dead told her that he was dead or
murdered. And when Dr.. Main came in, she told him
that from what Hannah had said she feared that
he had been murdered. But says the District
Attorney Size did not rush down immediately II she
-. int, tba he l-N lpr
cor0uct then was hypocical, no matter what She
did Well gentlemen. ak you II there WIS anything
unnatural IN her conduct. In the first place. there
was her daughter, the youngcst who was at homo,
Mis- Helen fant:d; the other dau- liter hy>t':ral;
herself lysteical under the most violent cNctcneut,
with people coming up IN conius:on would YOU
expect that she could sit down., and c"oly
caicula:e what line Of conduct would b. best ia the
event Of charge If criminal conduct The next
thing is the ton that this party refused to testify
that she would not come into the room without adj
vice of counsel. had not seen her AZ that time. In
regard that. you must remember that she had been
already stod. She, in defiance OF law, hal been
taken into custody by the Coroner nhout TIC middle OF
the afternoon of Saturday. Wei, gentlemen, she,
En,yjpo that this marriage had not boom
uubI.hed to the world, bud II Was not
To- be made known uE;iithe following j n" when Bur
deli y 10 rive NJ bis business, ana they were % 20
IN Eur, She knowing that she had been taken into
custody knowing that that marriag', unfortunately,
Lad been kept secret might without any impropriety
dc sire TO consult with counsel, ard no eydence al Et
,ould be deduce'i tfuI ~ bc-"Si NuHS titl "lipIc
irouet -he was treated with regard to decency,
ali her right violated tTes's in way that ~ man
would treat his servant or scarcely hl' dog.
However, gentlemen, the fact wa thal she al 20
down Immediately and did give her testimony an -
ference 10 this matter and she gave cantd!y and
fairly. and if there he anything IN II which conflicts
with the testimony Of Hannah COnlGn, should BE-
SONY TO see any jur. take the testimony ol Mary
porohoe or Hannah c.. Ian in preference 10 that of
his lady But sad the Di-trct-Aorney, she refused
TO testify Gentlemen, she was kept then prisoner,
not allowed 10 friends or her own cou'' until Inc
right t. Zee them was enforced by IN co'ef oil the
Judpo ii the Court Of Common P!eaS. ~, MISE
.Il. nogberrv took upon himself Ia restrain her LID
qytv ,yitGou any authority and with view 20 enforce
my liolt. with view To enforce the rights oi the
bar, with view 10 protect this lady, was compelled
10 sue out wit of hGbeas corpus, TO bring ner lo"h
10 tie CITY Hall in order 10 be able 10 Se' az inter-
vi.w: :hen called upon the Coroner TO say whether
he held her as Il witness or a. Il pnltE. IL he
held her as a witness, said ne Was at liberty % eA-
amin her as long h. pleased but II he hrhi nei ~
un,tv the law forbade that she should BE- examined
asa Wines Our law fobds IT, humanity forbid+ II,
So bong as she il party especially before mat man
Cor ner Connerv who conducted examinations WIN
no r, gard a. deCencv. would not allow any party 70
BE examined NJ witness, while ne or shs Wa' Se.
PENDANT. and knowing my defendant, knowing thst
She would have no objection % be examined as WY
ness by any fam magistrate, and -hs even etil ~ Do
examined before the COroneri anc Il mere DC Guy
fGul: in The matter II was lnnf, ana Lln .bot
beoeuse Notwithstanding her wish, tohi IoI .ua' 1
would not SO long a. was her counsel, auo" neF 70
be examined before that man. Ana ye::' "a
| said, so entirely was | convinced % hc'
innocence, aud that Shs had nothing - ..o,oI
in open court that If he would take her before
any magistrate and he had perfect rlsht 70 90 l'I
would nterposc obstacle. tcd my esI nct ~
that be was at liberty 10 call her be,ore riaHn 80
or any responsible MAGISTRATE %nG hat t might be put to
her rendered her 70 nv learned friend a. witness.