Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-04-20

From the New York Post, Friday EVENING"
SuRRoaATR's CouRT.-A New CHARACTER
ON THE SrAGK.-Dr. Samuel w. Parmlee, den
tist residing at No. 30 Bond street, the only wit
ness called after our report closed yesterday, tes
titled that DR.. Marvin described the man whom
he married TO Mrs. Cunningham as 20 years Of
age, and wearing long and heavy black whistler
Nv were, that he had frequently seen lady
Du c.-tleman-Mrs. Cunningham, he thought,
sSR sg SEQ not Dr. Burdell, with her-whomhe
Cunninghams roCal. opposite his house-Nfs.
tober, (fhe night Of I'D that on the 2sth ofOc
tween five and six m, he oSeped marriage) be-
ng O sha1 room .e %nS not Dr.
afterwards, the gentleman's appearamjnutes
| changed about the face and head and the chuyas
gave him the impression that he was connected
with the theatre, and was dressing himself for
| the stage
At the opening Of the case this morning, Mr.
Tilden wished to ask question of DIR. ParInlee
| face Of the man at the house No 81 Bond street
| which he mentioned yesterday The Doctor said
| he could not state positively the nature Of the
| transformation; 1t was a general change which
| led him to think the man was connected with
| theatre.
| CIoss-examined by Mr.. Clinton-I am the
younger brother Of DR.. Eleazur Parnlee, the eel
ebrated dentist; / have known DR.. Burdell about
| fifteen years; had no respect for him whatever ;
should think his whiskers were somewhat gray
noticed no change in them previous to his death ;
| STOPPING; his walk was generally hurried.
Witness could distinguish persons from his
house a short distance into the rooms i'm 81 Bond
street; could not say how far was sure he could
see them distinctly a foot from the window-(on
this point he was sharply pressed and became
\ somewhat nettled)-did not regularly watch the
! house; had no idea Of it only looked over there
casually.
The witness was asked whether he considered
himself the guardian of little children, or ever
before looked into his neighbO's' windows to see
little children, merely because they were pretty
The doctor answered that he had felt deeply In
terested in little boys within few years past and
at this point was so much overcome by Mis- emo
ton that he was unable TO proceed. Tile has
Mr.. Clinton apoogized for having unintention-
ally called up these painful associations and in
few moments the examination proceeded.
IL he could fix upon any other day about the
2Sh, when he remained at his house as late az on
that day, he might think ne could be mistaken as
to the time he saw the tansfo ;mation of the mans
face at 81 Bond street; but he had no doubt to
| the time; thought it might have been about sun
set; the man was in his shirt sleeves. apparently
dressing himself i'm the large room. when he irst
saw him; thinks he stood with his face to the
window. perhaps two or three feet from it,
From the time he saw the man from his Win
dow to the time he saw him from the street was
not more than four minutes. On the second view
the change seemed to be in consequence OF his
having much more hair about his head and face !:
on the first view noticed that he was middle
aged man the lower sash Of both their windows
Wcic idIStu saw MS nedQ through the open WIN
dow; his hair wax rather dark, or he would have
supposed him to be an old man
AT the second view he saw the man distinctly
but 1t was only single glance, his hair was then
dark; his whiskers were dark, large and long
according to his impression he insisted on com
pairing his appearance then with the first view Of
him; notwithstanding Mr.. Clinton's objections;
noticed no change in his dress he was still i'm
his shirt sleeves, the difference was a more hir-
suite appearance at the second view. TWAS bare
~ possible that he saw two men; If he learned
that there were two men dressing i'm the room at
the same time, hc would not be certain but that
he saw first one and then the other
The witness stated that he had not desired to
be called on in the case. First mentioned the
circumstance to his wife, and afterwards related
II to Mr.. Tilden, one of respondents counsel
Did not mean to take sides had never said he
hated DR.. Burdell.