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


-erled through the messenger tkst shs could not cno
si,kort oorsrtDR With her counsel
Cotoner-ofictrs, go sou snd take her By Tue col
a. spG brirc her dosn. VII have no such humbug
tsre. ITl let Der knoE We are a. too demcoraos
fc- anv such bighA.str ro,;oHs.
Mrs. Cg,s issbsm presently appeared. She seemed
to be vcry mach r,yed By the srsrseress Of her pod
ton snd the horr;d rs,ure Of re events which had
trsDspirei beneath her roof. She wss dressed n
black, STD Tar cape ueghseri!y around hr,
shoulders Her hair and eyes DARK, neary black.
ard her complexion dSk even 20 sslowness. HW
fsce is oval, high cheek boaes and slightly sunkea
cheeks Tim, firm FPS would seem to Indicate decs-
len srd frmnsss Of character. Her bust is full asa
her figure good for her sge; medium hight Hes face
as whole rot handsome, sud yet she is rpossees-
~ when animated her voice - son ard low, and
under favorable circumstances she would be ~ AZ
trsc,;ve womsn. In her distressing situation. her
ccur.epspce only wore overwhelming exprss;oa Il
wretchednesS.
To proceed with TIE Investigation:
Coroner-Your nsue is Ms. Emms Augusta ca
bingham
Nnress-Mv rsme Is Emms Augusta BurdsI.
sm The wife Of the deceased.
Co,caeI-How is that Your friends say yo~
name is Cunningham.
am the law ful wife OF Dr. BurieI
The witness then deposcd sc follows:
llessed thi, house from DR.. Burden last May; DE-.
Burdell usei 10 board wih ne last Summersnce heu
he has sken bis mesls outside he slept in the house.
this house Is his own. Mr.. EcAel the only boardU
who lives with me clergyman son Mr.. Snedgfass.
lives IN the house al my request Mr.. Burdell hsd
.c. M Mt gs his brother Ws. Burde tina; Judg-
met. be took fem NJ. Pierrepont. IN W All suet.
D. b. I'd, n sss led the Judgment 10 me, aud hed
shor, lin after that he said be wished me to give
him pote for The smoun 81 the Judgment st months
after date gsye hun the note, and held the ladg-
ueIt; 70 augiy words occurred between us AZ that
time Dr. burcell sccused me at September OF steal
rg the note gave said did nothing OF the KIND;
| accused bi.n then OF making me promises that ae
would make ne has lawful wife; charged HIN with
having females in the house which he ought not to
have be denied IL he never accused me ot the ihe'
Dr. Burden never told me he was Jealous OF me, nor
oid tell my servant girl bat he ord saw mf' BUR
cell lss, al about five click yesterday hewS Ia good
health: con know what time be returned last ngnti
did ROY bcer when be returned last night; bet"eeo
ana 10 oc, ok there nobody in the house but my
own family Nj. >lodgrsss went out with one OF my
daughters to buy vaI snd returned at about 81
clock he went up ssirs 10 mark the geners wearing
supar.l Of the family; was up stairs with them Mr.
Eckel wss sitting In he back paror between and IN
clock | left Alr. Snocgrass and my daughters up
stars; came down It ~ click saw MIR Ecker IN tho
paIlor although both puIors were used ~ reeepuon
rooms by MIR Burceu. was allowed the fullest use N
them: wh. came down stslis aud 81" MI. f'Ae' !.
ne back parlor went in and asked him ne had got
the frnt .nd candies for my daughter he sac no nsa;
| don't know whether MIR. Burdeli was IN the houso
then or not rang the be- FOR tie cook ana asked neg
II he Was nearly doue her work told her what TO ges
f,r brcas as, then went up stairs, followed oy Mr.
EckeI. whom came up stairs MIR Eckel came into my
bedroom: he left my ruon between 10 and II clock;
after lie departed did not lesye the room; MIR. Ecka
did not sneak unkindy Of Mr. Burde in any CONVERSE
ton lss, night recolect that had received noto
,estercsy evening and had forgot giving IL 70 Mr.:
Eakel; opened my door, Knocked at his and askef
him il the light out; he opened his dsor aud tnon
bonded him the note then refined cant say wheth~
Mr. Eckel was increased or not l heard no MOI Q IN
the house last night although am not IA the habit o.
sleeping soundly; the fret information got OF Mr..
Bmdels berg dead was at about ~ oceck the COOK
came I'D stairs and said Mr.. Burde was dead; my
| family brenkfasted with me before che COOK brought
The news OF the murder we generally breaktast De-
tween and 9 o'clock Mr.. Ecke WAS alwaysiR tho
| habit of breakiastpg with the family until this morn
| ing; when went TO breakfast ths morning mr-
Eckt not in The room; did not send wofd 10 tho
Police Depariu Mt the COrOpers Office that nan
cled suddenly in the house all the furniture OF the hrse
ard second floor belong tome, except the cHpe IA hs
Iont parltr the loOkuggass curtain ornaments aud
siranooes pre- not giving the reason for MIR. Bur-
dill lot many ing ne as be promised to do wan
i.aous Of MIR Buideil dOnt know either directly ~
no reciy who were the Perpetrators of the murder:
wien Dr. Robeits came 10 Tho house this morning he
ssked De what was tie matter; don't remember any
log else married 10 Dir. Burdell by minister,
IN his own house. Here Mrs Burdell Prodneeo the
certificate OF marriage which went TO show that abs
was united in eJOck With The deceased on the 18th OF
| October last by the Rev Urisn Msrvne of the Re-
| formed Dutch Church in Blocker street.
The witness ttsted that It the Intention OF d.
cessed AID hersef TO keep the marriage secret until
Jure next when II would be made public. The proper
tv spoken Of ihe household furnure belonged to her
previous to the marriage with deceased
Investigation adjourned 10 Sunday at y p. m.
TESTIMONY TAKEN ON SUNDAY
The investigation vas resumed at o'clock on Sun-
| day afternoon.
Uriab Mory me, the clergy who married deceased
and Mr.. Cubn,r CHAM, sworn, and says: am a
clergyman Of the Reformed Dutch Church in Blocker
street the witness could recognize Mrs. Cunning
ham a. the lady be married % deceased and could not
positiyey identity dece ased the Mr.. BurdeI whom
be- msrred a. Mrs. Cunningham; recognizes one cf
Of the daughter, Of Mrs Cunningham being present
al the Wedding; requested by Dr. Burdei not 70
have the marriage pubEhtd. -
John III. Thompson, sworn-I reside al No. 100
Wet Twenty seventh street; am medical student.
have known deceased for year have not seen de-
ctas.d in fge months; VIA accustomed TO call RE-
queuily at the house previous b my marriage, sut
al ee that event May last have not been In tho
habit Of calling; lat Friday vas the rst time slnoe
my marriage that have called was then sent Tor ~
hrs. Cunningham she wEhed me TO get a sIW NOE
Of hers discounted told her would endeayor TO get
it done for her wa not very Intimate With Mrs; Us
81 never spoke TO about & note which had been
stoer; che told that there was leaousy Do
tween Messrs Eckel ard SDOdgr1s; would not have
visited the houss on Friday last had not Mrs. Z. se@
for me; the reason why il that l had former
connection with Mrs CuDninghsms daughter
sDd being married, If called frequently ny
wife use lit become Jealous never suspected any IN.
tiuscy L.tgeen Mr. Eckel and Mrs. e., never heard
iba, sny exsted between Mr. SnodTxs and either Of
Ms &c daughters; first hesrI OF the murder at D
O'Clock On Saturday afternoon; m Tie mouth OF Sep
amber nat Mr.. BaI6ell called upon me and said thAr
Pr. Cunningham bad sccused him OF having ofoken
l. II. -. .agAan If.lnf