The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-09

| Q You don's remember hearing . wordg A. M.
remember hot long rems mod unconscious.
O. Well you can tell the state OF things after you -
y,ved.wnere were you when yoa were coososos" a
q In the same reomp A. Yes.
NOW I'D not any body tel you and did you NOT learn
,Lm any quarter now long you had remained In thas %
Q Where was your mother a. that time when you 70
whero was your sister. the eders A. ens IVES
soDe .hsre IN the room don = know exactly where.
Y. Were there other persons then In the house-haA
conslderaoae many collected about that tmes A. doaN
When did you urs, see the body Of the Doctor sor
the murder, After his death A. Tho day hs fan.rs
g. Then you did no, him that Friday A, No. .
q Did any OF the members of the family 20 10 soc
himf A MOI ,ha. ] know Of s1cept Nc snodxrass he
Q. Did asy Of the mcmbers OF ,hs immediate family.
Mr. Eckel, 30 and see him. A don't know whetbsr be
Did yourself or your mother mako any inquiries on
take any means to Ascertan what cruu could
A. Idonr know; the question aaxed.
9 DID you mako any Inquiries shout the condition n
which the house was left the night before whether your
mont door was open, Of those ctrcumataoces
lesd 10 suspicioD OF anybody did not make aag
inquiries have no kno wedss that any made any
q Do you know whether The Doctor left hts key nis
door nights that into the halS A. don't know
whether he did or did not
Q. Do you know OF anybody looking that az y go
whether tho key was ont or not' do not oeilsx.
Q. DO you renomber talking with hr. snodg, sssi nns-
have converted With him; doa't remember wisnsri
did or did NOT
O. 10 you remember him oonversing with your mstnsr
sister upon that subject A. He sitting ohav
beside my mother oonverslns with mother wnAt no sad
10 her don't know.
O. Was Mr. snodgras. and tho Doctor good rr.eadss A.
Q. Was Mr. Eckel and the Doctor fr,ends' A. Mr. Eoka
@. IVES Mr. Eckel and your mother gvod frieads A.
Yes, sir.
and the Doctor Not that l know Of.
Q Or between Mr.. snodgrAas ana Mr.. Ecke, ana shs
Q We're Mr.. snodsrass and Mr.. Eckel friends9 A. Yea
Were they conndannS A. No, don't think thV
O. was Mr.. snodsrass much In Mr. Eckei's roons A.
Yes.
Q Or Mr. Ecksl in Mr. snodgrass'as A. No.
q. Were they much aone In The pariosS A. doar
know that they were.
g. DO you remember Of hearing any row Oesvs..
tho ball door, A. think the Doctor little provoked
abe Ut the door being fastened tha. he could no. ga
Q Was that the front DOOR A. Yes.
q The same nighH A. Yes.
.. How long before this even,s A. don't know hsw
o. DO yeu know whether looked Intentionally 70
keep tho poctor QUIZ A. The lock had GOT caught soas
way so that IL could not be opened.
q Dr. Burde hsd a night foy to 60. in, had hs aoS
Q We. shs door bol.ed on the n.ides A. Nos ~.
Q: We. there an, dinOusy the next morains .s shs
,as,e between M sUodsr.s. and Mr. Eckol rsfsronss
O. Any Conversation about itt A. I don't rspembr
seer that heqnenss-scen about your moner's pisess
Q. Yes. A. Yes, have seen II ~ long q, rsnsn-
9. wh., Is the description Of NJ A. An ivory hA.Als,
ana the cover has q kind Of bend dent Ia 10.
Q What was the sheath made of-of leather Or a
metaf A. OF metal
house-s DIRK knife might be called; small inssru-
ment with white bandle whether your sister had oosf
A. There vas one which Dr. Bards gave mother 70 sss
Q A long kpfe' A Yes.
q Have you seen either Of those lately A. saw NJ
white haI died one In mother'r drAwe-.
Q. Ga Friday A. Yes, when opened the drSwcr
q WHEN do you remember seeing the oshsr ,ass
nu ast tbe same Day 10 my mothers upper drawn.
Do you recolIeci noticing tho condition Of the blsAs
handle OF hre, shat copdlou a TO olsas
lIess was in' A. No, did notice a. sa~ iay-
Ing there.
o. Was il shot or OPEN A. II was open.
Y. Did yoo take II upS A. No. did not aks u ap
~ WAS 10 laid 90 that you oou,d see tho blaze v~y
dstnctiy' a. dosr know anything aboa. the eAds--
@ he you discover whether there W." any eood apss
You did no, po,cep A No
DO you remember seeing those after wsrds-AnsS
the death OF the Doctor A. did no, see them unsa
then ssw them take them OF the draser
. The ,ame drawer In which they werspu' A. Yes,
Q. Have you any knowledge Of any clothing bong
burnt after this event, or that night A. No, sir.
y nny y sooilen clothing or o.ne, clothing A. No
stained with bloodany outside dresses speaking ~
A. NO. none at all The witness here burst into tssss.
mo was observed 10 call Mr. Cinton, her counsel who
stood He approached ber and old 20 viii
her testimony ort said that he had right spsak 70
her while sho was upon tho stand
Judso cspron-Q md you SEQ any outside dresses,
gsments or shirts stained with blood any part ths
house, ] have read In the former testimony OF sons
[The witness continued crying
Mr.. Clntoo-Be good enough (to tho coronsr) 70 sss
The orders Tor the windows 10 he opsusd
Mr.. Cin'on-rhe iAdy would wish the wirds~s 70 -
The Coroncr-I shall have no objection as tar ~ an
concernod 70 your speaking any Ting tho LADY you
Mr. uintcn-Tbe young lady informs ,hs, she fesAs
quite unvell; she fee faint
ing which hr Clinton oouversed sh witness In wnis-
per for sme time.
gentleman haraed leiisr to the Coroner
After reading ard ctoevs. and couversing win ths
Recorder snd ledge CAro1 ne announced thsy haA
come 70 the de,efmnsSDn ro's no nosce Of anoo, no~
rne txamrsaon nov resumed, a. the wi.ss,s ~
Judge Capron-ul.s Cunuinsbam, have Won say 70
collection noe OF ihe sarmenu-the outer garuess-ihe
dress that your mother wore on tha, dayS have noe
. distinct rtconse,ion; know was Q blacr drcss
q. Can you tell me whether shs tha. os q sxhs
.hes abe re,ired' A. don't think she changed hcv
y. DO you remember whether your sister changed
ne, that DAY A. she went 10 spcnd the day Frosy,
Did she change her dress from the morning drcsss
A. Ies she changed her morplOg drcss.
DO you near % ,re.I quite surely upou the po,ai
sane dess that enc dressed herself In the osunGf
A. III nk she did; csnnot say tor certnn.
Y. don't mean when she Eot no: she possibly usSs
have changed her drcss after brearfast dour be-
leve she charged her dress In the the day
o. saw n one OF the pspers statement thai bsank
six dress bad been fourd stained with blood maj n
the question. put this question 70 this lady BE rsht
shout thsg addressing the Coronsr)
The CoroDer-lo, you right. I cannot ssy
whether u u blood; " 10 stained win somcinins-a red
whse.-A blue ris dress ". red With .ome.brry
'hpk my sister said was nuit juice OF kind, or
emon.
Judge cspron--wbose dress ~ss that A. Ny s,ssers
Augusta.
Thsn you have q knowledge OF that dress being
stained In that wsy. The Doctor brought into the
and asked vhat " vas she explained whs was and
ihey said they must anayze IT, That enough upon thas
hen the physicians have H. only ask this question:
nov n reference To- what hey might develops themselves,
to geo u II harmorizes.
n ma Ind .ith lao