New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-09
Id " .INIELLIG ENCE
TIE -RURnEII. ESTATE.

| laid at s6CCU these ssi,> wsIe dsooo,Sued oe the
2c of tie month; Nitness had Na;i0a vita
nr. Burdel On The subject q these suits who stated
tia, lie believed they instituted 10 eNtot money.
IN "a T. the oe Tor breach Of PROMISE, he die
| ;;tctl, rtpuciatvj the idea having made q
| ucuie L. many MIS-. Cunuiugbam; when the parties
cane 10 have tie vrts di>chagcc. some coasliefabs
c,rY,sSii ;ook place about Il; DR.. Burdel SAN tbs
oppoe PARTY had agreed 10 settle the matter, and he
Vas Indifferent about H. Winess had a number Of con-
,ersat,i with the Doctor about sheSe suits; he man
| tested good deal OF anxiety about them, saying
that thew might ujUre his business and Otherwise
prove hurtl 10 him. at the time OF the discharge 1t
| tic wit pr. Burdell repeated several times that he
| would rot marry Any woman ati 10 question pui %
bin 10y Nilue>s 10 the dscontnuSnce Of The suits,
he answered that they were glad to get rid OF hni'
| To he Sarosa;e-pr Burdell said he had taken
Mrs. Cunningham 10 houses OF assiguaiion, ard nal
paid bel the same as other women; Il was SAID IN ths
Ireserce of Mr.. Thsyer, the counsel Of Mrs Cunans-
| ham, 80 that be might have heard Il, the Doetor
had frequently before told me the same thing IA sub
stance: witness did not know upon what basis sei-
N,mert If the suits effected; he had asked ths
Doctor how much il cost him. and b. gave evasivc
| answer: MIR. Fraser, DIR. BurGels bondsnan WA
slso present witness thought On one occasion, WIDEN
b. made tie above di arasinS nmaik IN reference 10
Nh Clinton now cros>-examined tness at consider.
able length in order % possible 10 inpeach hrs mem
ory. Nothing, however, worthy Of special ~eAt'n
was elected.
Man Douohue. who lived at No. 81 Bond stree, a.
clau6, aid previous 10 the murder, was next called
She was fs, questioned ana testified IN relation TO
| the position a. Eokois ara MIS- Cunningham rooms
in respect each other and Der practice of Knocking
at the door their in the morning. Sometimes
E,kel would answer yecty and then ain not AZ all.
bis bed often looked Il l, had not beeu slept IN IN"
p,tctGirg ii.h' there a key which unlocked thu
! door between Mrs. Cur-inghams and Eckels rooms.
and which she had seen in the lock GA MrS: C.s
side frequently in king up her bed, she had found
this key between the mattrt Mrs. Cs bed often
! licked a. II two persons had slept IN H. II was
fsalherbed there were two large square pillows aud
bolster: the Young ladies generally dressed IN tneT
mothers room; but one Sunday morning she tired To
get in with al as late a. O'Clock, ana coul0 NOT.
| Helen was also there she remembered knocking az
| Eckers door that morning aud getting no answer
| there was disturbance IN the house IA week before
| the murder, on Saturday evening" was washing tho
| ollcloth near the Doctors door; the Doctor rushed
fom his RON down stairs a. II t. look Tor Hanhah
My God said he, what AN to do with these peO'
| pie; they will have NY life at the last; he soon
came up again, ana putting On his hat aud shawl wen!
cat ana goLe about ten minutes: he then went up
L. his flee, when heard some noise there, but not
80 E.uch beiTe geptl.man at that une called e.
| SCI Dr. burGcl; the Doctor went and spoke 10 hun,
| While there Miss Augusta came running down ulc
s,ars aud went into the palor where Helen SAID
something TO Helen who went to the door ana asked
The Il, cf,r to come in; she said, " For Gods saka
" cone up ssirs ana Il get my moiher to give yod uP
| them papers" the Doctor went up direct and Wit
| u,ss heard 10 more noise then.
| Witness heard certain conversations about DIR. Bur
den at breakfast ON the Monday morning before tho
murder Mis-. Cunningham sand It was pity he was
ought to be knocked down-he deserved 1t; most ot
the tOnily were present.
ON the Tuesday morning following they talked
aca,n about him. saving that he very Disagree
| able nan; " By lingo" said Ecke LAYING down his
knife and fork wouldn't like 10 be at the stringing
| "up of that old teilow-woudn't have good pull
| d" ii the cord Mr.. Eckel rather laughed when he
| said il, aud they all laughed.
Nj. 1iden asked witness to what took place on
certain tine about eight days after she came there.
She said there was loud alteration in the DVctors
| r,, nd slg htg a
| " Il Il woInau," and "lOu are an infamous bad
| Wtllan." thee seemed 10 bc scuiliing inside,
! aTd pre- ntly Mrs. C. came out, when pr Badcli
,,ked ito door, she heard he key turn msiae drs. L.
| went to her bedroom Sun after very much tushed
sle sod, Mary, did You not see the Doctor take
ern out If thai closet! You have no notion Mary,
| " what dangerous bad man that Is; witness then
| ssk,d what il all about, and sbe said Dr. Burdell
| waited To- bring back woman into the house OF bad
ii aracer WHO was not h 70 be among her daughters
! that be wa bad man, ana tbGI she was Tie only
| U,nan that could manage him. she knew how 10
| manage him better than anybody else witness jOked
| Ms G. about Doctors getting married she SAID per-
| lnls If he was married, be would do better, sho
rpled that she would ply the woman who was ever
biz wife.
Wines Jaw Mrs. Cunningham at Bellevue Hospital
| lasi IN, sday where she paid her visit. Witness
wtrt ON To say that rs she then told Mrs c., she had
never anything improper on the pnt Of the yousg
ladies herself IN the lallOr at No 81 Bond street;
Mr. {. said sLe called up To rec witness merely TO
ak her questions a. to several particulars about
| Which il was rumorea she had stated and 90; aud
| also TO ind out where Hannah Conan lived; Helen
, also called for the latter purpose.
| Witness never saw the Doctor and Mrs. Cunning
KAN 90 out 10 spend the evening together had FREE
ou,uily seen Nj. Eckel and Mrs {. 90 out together
! alone had n,ver heard Mrs. Cunningham called by
| any other lame nj the house.
| 10 the Suuogaie-Mrs, Cunningham generally came
down rst in The morning to breakfast; Augusta was
Ieaily always The lat.
| 40 Judge Deal-Went TO The 7iD.cs Newspaper
| Office before she entered Bellevue Hospital, and ibid
them there that che thought George Snodgass knew
| something about the murder; from the tuct that ho
,aid once that he expected a. swil along with sOme>
| body meaning DR.. Burden Mary dsclanlcd desiring
| to get the $500 reward.
| d" How cane YOU asked Mr.. Dean, "to 90 10 The
Tmes p Witness replied that she went 10 The Hsratd
too she thought TO be her duty to make It known,
| and both the pspers had published accounts vi the
affair had been at the Hospital week last Saturday.
| " LeAs said she quoted To- the editor OF The Tunes
he remark Of SnOdcrass about 3" swinging along with
| somebody. She denied having Sald ANY thnS ABOUT
| pay To the editor.
| witness went ont in the evening at Z O'Clock, ana
nr,sed 10 return ut 10 clock but could not be back
ar that time: she went do shopping; she finally
STAYED ali night at MIS-. Montgomery, IN Spring street,
| betwees Vltck aid Hudson; she thought Mrs. NJ.
was respo ctable woman, but she found out that she
kent e @ many bOardcrs Eyed at Mrs. MOntgomerys
until Sunday morning at O'Clock no man called
| tL.re 10 rec LeT meantime; witness old not INFORM
! Mrs. Cunningham On the next day that she would not
| come buck because il stormy and she could not
get out she though, then that Mrs. 4. had got another
| giIl IN her place.
! Witness never had any trouble with DIR. Burdell,
only be had fdgetty ways and was strange man ~
get along with; che had never threatened TO break his
head never sLce the day she was born; she came to
live al No. 81 Bond street the 10Th OF November
lat: Mr. Cunningham occupied the third story front
room which she only used; Il waS generally used as
sittiug.nCm for the rest Of the family, Mr. Eckel,
SDodqass, &c: Hannah, the cook generally went to