New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-04

rnru,h very heavy but | canuo. ssy whether be hsd
item the eide OF hs face bis hSr ap 'eafed 20 DC
the color of bis vhiskers-dArk; be appeared 10 be
about the size OF Dr.. Burcel; ] never saE him DUB
Tie epoe.
The Coroner-By'vrture OF your, os;h Madam, can
Won recognize the shown YOU the other night De
hsd bis wig on, or by OF bis ether features be hsd
his wig of, az The man calling hinself Van Doian
A. Yes. SIR.
O. Had YOU any conversation with Ms. Cunning
han. A. once: tbs was soJ1e iiGe sgo, when she
I'D ne II stair cSrset would correspond with
he Other CARPETS she sisted tbs; she wanted ts %
corr spoud: the .st time We saw DE- Burden De 40
that since Il sn hsd come into The house things nai
hen yery strangely cOnd1c.ei-thE there hai
bten grest deal Of secr-t and private converss,on
ed that lie looked through tle keyhoe and saw ins
that thoEtd tim thss Mrs Cunoinghsm y IS 20. wax
.he rsPres a--d herself 70 be; be e1P-esei hE iet
sftsr Il : msr cale-l mean The man Hho sn,Ne''''
~ Gescrit'..u 4 h nan Tho hsd calsd on "a &c
never mentor 81 'le usme Of Eckel he ssl1 ma the
msn VIE represented himself ss Naa Dolen a. tee
men iih whom she wss intrlsie don remember
tie; lie ,sd bow many Men were n the house be de-
.cribed The nan, giving the particulars OF resem-
b,arce, sc tie man VITO lad called % us as on
Dcler.
Cor,ne.-AId tie msn whom you saw the other
4 IT., you say resembles The man Who called on yoa
g.reaf a. you can Ie,ollect 4. Yes, 81.
Q nd ycu hesr any threats made ~ nyoody .,
vsid M Burdeii \. NJ s. heard wha' he -aI1
ir resIe,: 20 BIS iesrs from The min "a his house
The evidence a. the witness wss here closed. Inc
Coror,r sub eG.en:y al, ounced ;hs tie witness h~
zen Eok,i u 2 sal tbs, he vas s4'sr he -
he man who bad repre- sn;ed b. Ise a. d" D'i'h'
AIects. OF 81 hour was lien taken.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Tie iIquest opened e. ?. N.
Hugh Monegusn. sworn.
ExauiItd by The Coroner.
Q. You sre sa he'd to the Seyerteeg.h Ward Police
Drtict A. W Sir. -.
q. Vhere we're you en- d1'y oc .he morning OF Sat
urdsy lssil Tss on he lower end OF Second ave
nue. t.fve, Houston street and Seventh, across ton
there N The B0Vefy.
q Had you 4 conversation With gentleman HN.ng
near NJ Eckels establishment. \. | hsd mex, day,
o WIS. kind Of an establishment Is Mr.. E:kel'sl
!, j. hide Al d fat hou-e h. has one IN The EeN-
tn,h Ward sni one in tie Seventeenth Ward
O. VIA. was the usiure Of the conversation \;
Nv brother in.aw told me OF the murders he had READ
/, In tie papers AID he ,ad certain e-s N IN liou'-
ton street lad .een either Miss 0. Mrs. Cunningham
so1g into biz place Of business and CHATTING there io'
Upward OF an hour, and giving Der ron OF DIS Win
o, Is yonr brother in.lsv policeman 4. NJ Sir.
q. Was il Sunday he came A. Saturday, evening.
q. DC he 'el you ct Whist hour t1is occlrFei Il
|. was IN the afternoon; he didnt .ell The hOur
O. Had you policeman, one of he coz 'ta 1nsry,
anicns 10 see The ends Of justice carried out-dd yo1
20 and hsve conye''stion With hun A. nal
ccnyesa ion with another man Nj neFto1ch, who -
In feed st0r, there; be said that be came there )n
Saturday TO pay his oil and that be came .he-e at an
earlier hour than u.uai saturday Il ornlDg.
O. Didn't be ieq9ently leave those persons wi:ao1t
payment A. Not tbs, | know Of. He said that be
Cpl cared very nervous and ov9rpald his oi!i'
o. How many dOors from Mertoughs store to
EokeTs five OF TX \. should think more, IT ID 10
Cnto street; Mr. Eckel is on the Seventeenth "ard
eide and Mr. Mer,ough on the Eo 'en'h Ward side.
O. ANYTHING else A. He said t1at Mr. Eckel a.
WAYS before had disputed his bills but he ovei-pad
this time.
O. Did you see he other man who saii be :sv toe
bundle OF note- A. Yes.
q. VIVA. i. bis name A. JOHN Alfonso
o. Where is he A. He IL here; s.bpenaed him.
o. When you questioned i'm, Sha: dill he cay A.
That wha, my brother n-law said vas true
EdH ard trough, sworn.
Examined by Judge Russell
O. What IL your name A. Ed card Meriouyh.
q Where Is your place OF busines'i A. No. y
Clinton street.
O. What is your business 4: Feed store.
.. Are you acquainted with Mr. Echei A. am
Sir.
Q. How far is j, from your place to his A. Righ;
scross the street.
O. How long a. About four years.
q. In me habit of having accounts running with
your establishE ent A. Yes, SIR.
Q When wa. the last tine hat you saw NJ. Ecke
@. At VIVA, time A. Abou; hslf-pest four or five.
q Where did you see him A. 10 his office.
for bis bill account be said he going 70 settle
% bic business 10 the let OF the month.
q. What did his bill amour. to ! A. Thirty-six dol
lsr. ard something.
q. What was said az the time he handed you the
mofey A. Well, be used to say more than he did
hen only made n;ion of ibe last couple OF bsgs OF
cats thai he bac-ha, we had charged him too much.
TIE Coroner rebUkod Cspt. Dlks for loving Mrs.
CUnnir ghsn 10 obtain the newspapers.
WitIas-He mentioned the two last bags Of oa,s
because We Charged him siIpeace mole FOR them than
We cid before.
a Uoxu lie manner A Inst .bont The anna
a. ever see him, excepting the clerk the that
works 'or him, be was kinder kinder shakin
| ssked him about it Sunday, and he said he wss
ifder nervous.
O. What. he clerks name A. Fred. is his frs.
meme; can TED his other name hes German.
q. Did VIZ. Echel sppear agtatedl A. No. Sir
q. Wtle you we're there, was there any person
csme y ere IN a carisee' A. No, Sir.
=. Did You bear aly conversation with Mr.. Eckel
teycrd taking about thu feed A. No, Sir; he's
msn never cid have much conversation with.
Q. Had you secn Mr. Eckel in or during The aner-
roon A. Nc Sir; not TO my knowledge.
O. DID Mr.. Eckel oyeYpsy you \. Yes, Sir; be
ov. II aid ne ard fetch forty cents back.
q. Was ih6: usual A. SoDetmes.
o. lcu sew 10 cGrTisge gong over there A. No,
Sir.
O. HISS suy one .pohen 70 you about the evidence
you have r. give here A. No, Sir.
John Aphcnse sTom-EIarnine1 by Judge Russell
@ Where DO you reside A. At l6i Stanton street
q. Where 30 you do business A I've no. done
sDythii lsIely.
Q. Do You know NJ. Eckel A. zee, Sir.
q How rear Is your resi4ence 20 his psce Of bas
ners A His a. No. III.
Q. Did you zee h.-n on Saturday morning las: A.
W., Sir.
z A: whst tine A Between and 10.
q DO yon ktoE bos long he remained in bic Office
A. He ieLnsD until o'clock.
z. DuIiog ihs. time did you see a carriage drive up
20 .e door A. did, Sir il drove up TO the corner
OF Stanton AID CIn:or.
.. Id ~ ret is1