The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-04


nah, who In the kitchen.
O. Did you notice anything peculiar In the couuscnanoe
OF Mrs. O. when you met her A. Yes, sir noticed
that abe looked ssdder morning
ings.
Q How do you mean sAas A, She looked hind OF down
looking.
Q Did you notice particularly A. Yes, ar-beoause
other mornings she used 70 be pleasant.
Q Whom you carried the GOAL 10 Mrs. C.s room you
say the door opcn-wAs Mr.. Eckes door open or
closeds A. II was closed.
Q. You heard noise In ur, Eckers room. ~ II some
body dreseinss A. No, sir.
Q. Nd You Mr. Eokel 90 out into the wafer closet
A. did, sir.
Coroner-You told mo, boy, that you didn't soc Mr.
Eckel ct Ill that morning-now, take what you're
about A. Well, sir, saw bin that morning.
Coroner have testimony here bv you, saying that you
saw him that morning at sf A. don't recoiecs,
sir, your asking me anything a oil about Il; saw him
that morning little after in-a little after seven
O'Clock.
Coroner have you any OF the family stnoe OK
amined your A. No. air, only Mrs G., and saw her In
The window.
Q Has anybody been with you or In your houses A.
No, sir.
O. Has any body been in your house spoken to you
in the street about this matters A. No, sir.
Q You Mr. EokeI 10 into the ard, then, you says
A. Yes. sir.
RQ wns usual for the inmates to use that water
n the yards A. Yes, sir.
q. How be dressed that mornings A. He had on
his black pair Of pants and that cap he
used 10 wear.
O. Did you notice In what closet he wenS A. The last
oue they went the closet fence and
didn't see him coming out.
Q How long did he remaiuS A. / can't tell, sir;
him shut the door and 60 In and didn't him
come out again
Q DID you see bis fsces A. Isaw his back only, sad
didn't notice anything peculiar In his features.
AJuror-He must have seen hims A. Yes, sir; saw
him; would take my oath OF that.
O. Where were you at the time you saw hima A. In
| the working Office
O. This vas before you had lit the ares A. Yes,
ctr.
Q Who ned the door for you that mornings A.
II was Hannah.
O. Did you always enter tho house BY the basement
A. Yes sir entered b. the front door the nrst
two mornings, but Mrs Cunningham said not nt to
como In by that door.
Q. Dia you notice anything peculiar about tho door
when you opened the first time Saturday morning9
A. NO sir; the front door was not bsted
@. Were the side le hts oloseds A. Yes sir.
Q Al what time did you 60 first 70 the front door
Saturday mornntS A. l should think 1t was ater
brough, Up the coal scutsle 10 Mrs. Cunningham.
Cosouxa-who was the Hrst person you let 10 that
mornias--was Mrs. Cunningham A. No sir; cant
| .ell you; think it war man.
O. Who did he call forS A. Idtnt let In any person
I'll the alarm given tha, the doctor dead and
| the nrst person that came in Dr. Roberts.
q. How do you know thAts A. Because, tell you the
ressonMr snodsrass do wn for Dr. Roberts Aad he
told me take charge OF the door ill he back and
DID, and after that when he returned he came In with
| DR.. Roberts.
q. Ttat about fifteen minutes 70 miner A. Yes I
think wss about Ina, before wen, down FOR DR..
Smith, nd him and me In together.
Q. You attended the front door the whoIs morning
A. NO, cir; Lewis Smith attended to IL after came up
with Or. Smith; that was about rine O'Clock.
| Q. Who is Lewis SMITH A. DR.. Smiths son-Nr
Burdelrs partner.
Q. DID you let Mrs. c In that morning, A. No sir
nobody but those told you.
Q. Youssy you discovered Or. Burdelps body abou
half past eight A. Yes, SIR
q. You went and told Hannah that the doctor was
dead A. No. sir; asked nrst IL there was q row last
night.
Q. why did you ask THAR A. The reason asked the
question was that thought strange that nobody
heard Il up stairs.
Do you reooilect gentleman BY the Of UlI.
man SLEPT In the house tnas nights A. don't know sir;
but saw him when down to the Doctors room 70
rec was fact
Q. You saw Mr. Uman that morning, A. Yes, STR.
Q. When you saw him nrst where was heS A. Ho had
come down stairs.
q. Al what tiue Of the morning was NJ A. That was
before went for DR.. Smith; about Ten minutes
aftcr I discovered tho body.
Q. nd be you any questions, A. No, sir; I saw
MIN down the Doctors aoor hc did not como in by
the front door, but from bis room; he came down
sta,rs.
q. Had he his boots on, A. He had on his under coat
and pair Of black pants and hs boots
Q. Had he on any hAt2 a. No, sir.
q. Bid you 20 into the doctors operating rooms A.
No, sir; the first time ! went In when ! saw the
body.
O. mean did Mr.. Ullman 20 Into the doctors opsrst.
ing rcomf A. No, sir Hannah vent upo the body,
and Mrs.. Cunningham whes she was told Of u tore her
hair and went into ns, and bar daughters were oil In
confusion.
O. Were you present whom NJ. snodrrsss entered the
rom zee n Tho doctor was dead9 A. No, cir.
O Did you hear any exclamation when snoderass
entered the room A. No, sir; I hsard him running
down stairs, and then | heard him running up stairs
sgap, and then they began cry and horos up
In Mrs. Cunnin sbsms room.
O. Did you see Mr.. UBman 70 out Of Tie houseY A. No,
sir didn't him sncr him in the Doctors
O. To your knowledge, he didn't II he knew
anything Of Inc matter Mnuf A. No, sir.
O. Was there anybody else at the time on the second
floor but Mr. Ulman A. Yes, sir; there two
three doctors there he time Of the doctors had tho
key In hts pocket.
Q. Mrs Cunningham didn't 10 look st the doctor
when she heard he was desd4 A. No, s,f; when ,ho
heard she began 10 tear her head snd cry.
what was the usual timo Mr. EsKel len the house
In the morniue' A. Since here he never left be
taking hs breakfast which was setweeu eigh, aad
nine O'Clock
q. How was II In regard 10 Mr. snodsrnuY A. Ne iot
at an earlier hour; they gos breakfAs earlier for him
than the others
Q. What the Of ihis7 A. heard thst he
going up with Mss Helen 70 ssrs,ogs to put her at
boarding school there; heard him say In the kitchen
thai Helen would wait tll Monday no would 20 with
per, she needn't be in such hurry.
O MD Mr. spodsrsss when he sa v vou tell vou not "A