The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-09

Ine NeW xOrK muf0er-N0 Result Yet
The excitement 10 New York about the BurdelI
murder, seems to be on the wane and with the
burial of the victim, the morbid curiosity Of the
public seems to have partially subsided. On Thurs.
day, no now facts were brought out save that DR.
Burdel wAs seen on the night before he was found
murdered 10 60 into his residence about IL O'clock
and 1t was very shortly after that that the cry
"murd - was heard by two persons in the vicini
ty. 1t has also been proven that a hardware
merchant sold to q man answering the description
of Eckel = dagger of such size rs the wousds on
the deceased were inflicted with. The New York
papers are very severe on Coroner Connery for
his brutal levi,y" in conducting the Investigation,
and his efforts to implicate Mrs. Cunningham and
EckeL The Express of Saturday, thus sums up
the evidence taken the day before:
Eotwithstanding his "peculiar" manner of con-
duciing the exarnn .tiop the Coroner learned from
nr Bai'dsii that DR.. Burdell constantly expressed
nngham be declared. had often threatened to tas.
his il's; aud this evidence confirmed by that of
who witness terrible quarrel that took
place between the Docto. and the lady about the
stolen ncte, In the course of which the lady struck
thei.;tH d, and v ,wed she would be reyeprsa on
nun, Mdt's se aoeutd haceh hearts, blood. The mur.
oefed man continually complained to DR. BIsisdei
tnat MTs Cunningham had keys to all his locks and
she and her daughters and two gentlemen friends
searched everything he had and overhauled ali bis
papers, even going the length to abstr.ct some Of
them Ihsse persons DR.. burdeil said, a so were in
the habit Of ofstesthy opening bis door at night and
LOOKING IA after ne had retired watching him with
out Cessation. The day of the murder the doctor
was melancholy and ow-spirited, and begged Dr.
niaisdeil TO go home and stay that sht with aim
: nc nu aeIed man, 1t seems, had presentiment OF
MS ate and made similar statements regards par
ties In the house. to his cousin Miss Dnais
MRS Stansoerry, who proposed taking the Doctors
house en- the st of May mex. when Mrs Cunningham
was to 60 out to ted havrg visited the deceased
on the cay OF the murder and to having prepared an
sers emsnt with him az to terms &C. which her
husband wss to come and sign on the following day
The Doctor in making the arrangements aook. in q
ioud tons OF " Ice in very hard terus Of Mrs Cur.
nanghsm, expressing his uuslterable determination
that she should leave the house if he had TO uay
damsges for It He sdded that he had no don BIT tat
II Rafs. StansfurY should open the door she would
nae ns tormentres' listening to their conversation
Mrs otansoury went out and found Mrs Cunnin ham
on the STAIRCASE sure enough Rev. DR.. Cox on an.
other occasion discovered Mrs Cunning ham sbut mn
N ms pain room listening to hi, conversation with
Inc Ooctof; ana other witnesses make it plain that
nothing the Doctor said did in his own house was
hidden from his tenant.
The most positive testimony was given by several
wtnefses he Doctor has made his will land to oue
witness he stated that he had left nothing To Mr..
CunnI 'gfam In that document aud had mad ouarreI
.s sitn M ned on snat seconnt Dr. Blai.de saw the will
its date or the names Of the witnesses Strong ey.
dense was also produced to prove that the Doctor
was never married to Mrs Cunningham Rev. Mr.
W,
Eokei at ths Tombs; and saw him in his via and ont
of his wig but failed to recognize him as the m.Ie
party to the narrisee. telegraphic dispatch from
Albany essured the Coroner that on the day ef is
legged marriage with Mrs. c the deceased was at
Saratoga and the Troy Budget cor irms ths state
msnt with the addendum hat his name is re
at the Marvin House in Saratoga, where he was for
three days.
On Saturday, Misses Emma and Augusta Gun.
ningham testified before the Coroner, but told
nothing concerning the murder. Young Snod-
grass was discharged habeas corpus. The
latter was present at the marriage. She said:
DR. Burdell had often visited her mothers hou,s
during the past two years and hsd travelled with
to various watering places Burdell had often
hreatened her (Mss Cunninshsm's) life, if she "a
vealed the fact of his marriage with her moi the
marriage took piece On the 28'h of October 1885, and
DR.. Burdell had often said to her, Augusta remem
Der the % h of Octebsri"
Last Saturday her mother had a long conference
with the doctor in his room The door was locked
Her mother hal previously told her she was goins
10 inform the Doctor that she could not keen the
marriage longer secret; that she (Augusta) feeling
anxious and uneasy, knocked at the door The doc
tor came and opened the door, but on seeing he,
pushed her away She saw her mother inside Of rh.
room sitting at the doctors desk
Her testimony in regard to the marriage was yer,
minute circumstsntiai and conc 'u.ive Her mothe,
showed her the marriage certificate at :hs tim, +
was given.