New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-24
THE BOND-STREET TRAGEDY.
THE BCRDELL MURDER.
To the Edito, Of TIE n. Y. Tribune.


SIR: Go the next day after the murder your report
er, bavrg carefully surveyed the premises, made the
following remark:
al" does not follow any OF the inmates OF the house
wre the ss.ssns or oOsnzant Of the fac because 20 uoH
More been The ,he world 70, 70 eater
the Doctor himself gained admitsnce"
appeared in the course of the inquiry, that there
were eight ieys Of which only were accounted for
" here were the others
Who committed the murder The province Of the
Coroner was not TO try Eckel, Cunningham or any
booy .lse; nor to frame theory and then - concen-
trate all his efforts to sustain that theory. Such
course would be alike subversive of public justice and
of Individual right. His duty was to examine impA-
tally all persons xhoss testimony coal1 throw any
pht en- the ord sscton AID then ave II for the
Jury decide whether there we're sufhcent groands
OF suspicion to justify them In charging the crime upon
any person. g 4,
1be proper subjects for examination were: fret, the
inn ats IF Il touse who were. prt1sa tdcie as muca
eDti.d 10 rsdt any other pert0ls. Snon e1anhs-
ton made and nIe witnesses from the house Sere
b. ovgbt TO the stand all OF whom s~Sre posiuvey
that they knew nothing of the murder These W.T..
nesses except Echel underwent 8 severe aud
proiI acted scrutiny by cross. examination, and
nom not one Of them was anything elected which
coud in any manner, implicate either inmate ct the
house.
csrefnl examr elton and chemical analysis of the
sentible marks sId proofs found in anc abou. the
house equally barren of anything affecting the
Inmates uDlsyOrabIy.
Another aud obvious source of information was the
k owledge of q residents Of he hoohood srd
o. others VII MI have ben cssuay passing along
BOND street a. or the time of the murder; aud
ths brIgs TO consider the cory suggested by jour
reporter 81 the Outtet Of the inquiry.
Thst theory, 10 be credible, required the fcIo wing
CIdtobs
Fua, Some person ouside NUT have had posses
sion Of night key To open the door OF house No ST.
Second, Or. Burden mus. have entered The house
7hrd Some other person beside the Doctor must
have entered with him. before him, after him
Fourh, After The mGrder be muet have escaped, out
Of he front deer, probably.
Now for The ttstimCny.
First, One or two of The keys Of he front door we're
u ssiDg, ano this disposes OF the first eouoiu5n.
Second, The witness Foley is the only person who
testified ceItsiny 10 ibe Doctors where's bouts alter he
left bis houee il the Afternoon and before he found
uLrceec.
He sxesrs that be knew Burdel, and at s5out q he
n siaLGirg at the corner OF Bond street. aot The
BoTtTy apparently waiting for some person aud that
be hsd hat Or-Dot iet one, out a six h0,.
The De1t witness in the order OF time as Farrell,
who swtars that ct about h0Lf past ten be SAY TWO
pelso1s pace along, six or eight feet apart from tbs
q shawl, eLt.red house No 81 Bond street, aud the
ether went torayd Broadrdy; and be further esys
" did rot see any person 30 any o'her way wale
" Was rhtre."
As Dr. Burdell was last seen a. the Bowery, this
ptrsen may well De presumed 10 be hin coming AZ be
Clio from the sane direction. 30 sos n thereafter.
In the next place, Mr.. Ross, sppsrenty ineli.
gent sns candid witt ssys that he "a. IN Sprinz
street, and started for his hone soJnt twenty na,es
psst ten; that be vent up Broadway until h. cup
posed be was as far up a. Is ecker street; be
thought be was ct Blocker street ali he yot 10 tho
corn,r; tLep be says % knew was 10 Bond street,
ard so cane down through BOsd stree. IS far as
the BoveD," on th< side-the same eide "a DR.. Blr
dehs house, 1his, he Gays, sas about garter be.
fore clock. There vas one lersJn beof- BIN.
| saw him come up ms s'oop; he opened the door
with hey; | could hear the key did UOt SEQ the
" coOr open cut cloee l0oA "a at u and saw be
gone n" Between BIN and The person Who Veot
in there wee ust The Width Of n frontage OF the hoa-s
her The shawl wes very high, or h had cBD
al Ink IL ives 6 csp;" " there other nsa ia
the street o. ali, Tom Broadway 10 the bOTs7i"
the sueet wss very quiet; there 9ds not s0a s1
4" bur myself"
l. has De- 4 assumed hitherto BY every body IA: the
t4rsop 10 eI,.r the LOgfe ~ Farrell, SID TIE oas
seen by Roe were tie game. This utterly inpos-
sIble, 'or
Fist They both swesr hat there Wa 20 such pt.-
IN The street Is the other az the time.
Second: They saw the pers.ns enitT a. 1ifsren'
tues and
7h,rd. The person seen by Farrell 70 eater came
from The BOreTy direction, Shne toe oae seea BY
Ross came from BToGayGy.
The facts establish ed are, thep, bs- Dr. Bgrce. vGs
lssi alive 20 BE- 'd-nlted AZ the corn.E Of
Il, NJ sheet and he BOS,ry, wlh a elk has On.
He wss teIt se.n, In ali p'obaoigy, oy Farrell, .
e. er lie OuD home a. iOi oelock, ana p-35sbl2
srfed any Win sone peroa pear hia OIL docr-
The two beng, Ehen Dy FATeI, bat rix Or eight
ieei apart
A qs,ner Of az hour ls,er person is seen oy Res
70 70 from Br0dSrGy lwn % hclse No Il LII ~
Ter nth Dig b, key. Tb.r MAJ hal cap CO.
Another oTcuD stance Vb,'b co'rOoorate- tre "a.
that there perOss WHO entered al iffer
m.s is hat az tie iims tsIreil wss .'srs o.. Vat
kr wss gazing Ebo could not sell nave e.Sso-d
Roses notice end 1t be 'hst 10 r. - -. a
soul IN he suset pa. bimssH
WY hen, vers o. he energes OF 'se J,roser An.
ia SSsHt.n: one0 I'd :, discover WHO he ssc,aj
person rss Sfo entered d. BE'dsf, tou.e in.e. VI vi