Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-08-08
STILL MORE
ABOUT THE BURDELL CASE.
Iron he y. Y. Tlm-s Of wednesaay.l

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ker and DIR. DcwCrS went 70 No. 81 Bond-street
fur the purpose of testing. by professional OBJ
stctric examination, whether Mrs. Cunningham
had or not given birth to q child WITHIN lc"
DAYS. II was represented TO her that not only
would the ends Of justice be SUBSCRIBED by suctl
an examination, but her own innocehce would
he rrovcn ii it should be shown that She bad
,ri,Lino dav or two become mother. She
firmly declined to submit TO such test until she
had consulted with her counsel, Judge Dean
/ Accordingly, tine examination was postponed
until 10 o'clock this morning, to give her time
10 confer with the ezJudge.
Mrs Cunningham still keeps her bed at No u
BOud-street and initiates To perieetloh te sr".iS
ola newlv-delivercd woman. Her atter-palnS
she represents as very great Mr. Stafford, ner
lawyer, who has paid her considerable attention
Since MeSSrS Clinton and Dean have declined,
has been in frequent conference with her
Judge Dean has visited her only once since the
birth Of the baby, and Mr.. Clinton has not
b,en near her She still PERSISTS in the fiction OF
: confinement. and is evidently laSoring under
strong nervous emotion. She Is not alio"eu
TO see the newspapers, and is very anxious to
know what IS going on about her case. DIR.
smith ON Bcnd.Strcet, who is in attendance, says
that he made = partial examination OF her, ana
thinks that she mnSt have been confined, bnt
when we ask if hc would wish his opinion TO
that effect 10 be published in the newspapers
replied that he would not like TO compromise
himself professionally, and would therefore de-
cline to give au opinion.
TIE BABY.
The baby" at Bellevue has been centre OF
great interest ItSclfand mother have been the
sole attraction in the lying-in ward, and not
few anon. the visitors have been physicians
These latter gentlemen discuss the conditions OF
childbirth bearing upon this case and some OF
them express doubts as TO the suficiency OF the
evidence 10 prove that Mrs. Cunningham was
not eHci.Jtt. IT has been suggested TO the
mother that the baby should be- named Emma
4, in conmemnrati0n Of this singular event
but she las given il her own name, blizabeth
Ann, saving she would have nothing to 90
with so wicked IA woman as MrS.CunnnShanI OF
any such stupid BODY as blind old Iustitia.
The nurse, Mrs. Avis, has carefully searched
among her papers. but can find no trace oil the
anonymous letter. This is pity, as the hand
writing of the note might lead to the idcntIica-
ton of the author.
THE GIRLS AUGUSTA AHD HELEN CuNNINGnAN.
These Young ladies' gave their testimony yes
tcrllny. OF course, as far as il went, 1t bore
OIL, their mothers theory of confinement
But what was observable about them, and what
would have moved any beholder TO pity, was
;heir sorrOwlul condition. their apparent broken
Ibeartedncss 1t was with difficulty that at any
time they could refrain from bursting into tears
The traces of care and suffering were craven on
their couutenances. Augusta (who has been
staying in Lexington avenue and not i'll the
country, as was aSsertcdJ buried her face in the
sofa, aud wept bitterly. Helen, though for
long time she preserved the appearance Of calm
ness, after her evidence was concluded, and she
4 signed her testimony, burst into violent mt OF
1 sobbing aud shook COnvuisi, ely. Augusta
eyes, while giving her evidence, were red with
weeping, but she answered the Justices inter
rogatories with firmncSS. She complained OF
/ the shock which her nervous system had un-
/ dergunc and sail she had begged her mother
not to speak to her on any subject connected
with Dr. Burdcl Whereas she f9Emcry man
ifested extreme hGrdihOod and hddtfHr, she Is
at the present moment completely Frustrated
and unnervcd, giving answers to the various
Questions prupoGNdcd her in y Slow and unwii-
/ ling manner.
! The officers who had her in charge yesterday
remarked this change, and one and all sympa-
thizcd with her in ller evident mental agony
t 1t was stated by some parties, protesting to be
well informed, that she has opposed her moth
ers course eyer since the conclusion of the trial;
and to an officer, who proposed to lead her to
/ her mother and sisters she replied that she lie
! sired to return to her auntS, in Lexington ave-
nue., for that she would never enter the house,
/ No. 81 Bond street. again, so long AS she lived.
WHY the CRIME WAS INTgRCErTEp-THE LEGAL
{ QUESTION.
/ 1t has been suggested that the plot was
checked too soon, but the authorities were sat.
listed that bv morning Mrs. Cunningham would
have found She was sold, and destroyed the evil
idcnce and perhaps the child. Dr. Cathn 5
lhouSe was watched; her own house was watch
cd; Bond street appriZcd that something
suspicious was going OF; the child was pretty
old; the marks were coming out, aud these facts
must have warned her of her situation. The
life of the child, too, in peril, for, on the
first intmation of its being false case, 1t Is
not improbable that Mrs. G.. would have de-
stroyed it. Indeed, her doctor whispers, that
after having been sufficiently shown around to
her friends, it was to follow its supposed papa
to Greenwood, as speedily rs possible.
We understand that the authorities did not
anticipate being able to prove the full crime,
but would rest on that section Of the statute
which says that If any person attempts to conf
nit an offence prohibited By law, and in the at
tempt shall do mn act toward the offence and
shall be intercepted, he shall suffer half punish.
ment But the District Attorney Is sanguine
! that the full crime has bcen made ont, and that
the fraudulent production 10 friends and neigh
hOrs, and the false representations to them, cou
pied with her statements as TO heirShip, (Which
is presumption of law,l are sufficient There
can lac no question as to the "attempt," however
STATEMENT OF JUDGE DEAN.
Judge Dean, II is well known, has been one
tof the most active and prominent OF Mrs Cun'
ninghaln'S counsel He was called into the field
at AN early stage of the proceedings against her
before the Court Of Oyer and Termincr, when
Mrs. C. was tried upon the charge of the muir
der of Dr. Burdell He was her leading and
most jealous counsel in the lengthy and com
iplcx examination before the Surrogate, touching
the inheritance of DIR. Bnrdell's estate One o.
our reporters called upon the Judge, yesterday
, to see what he might have to say in the present
crisis of Mrs. Cunningham's affairs regarding
his connection with her counsel.
Things have taken a queer turn, and one ut
tcrly astounding to himself was his opening
remark The long and short of the fact was
that he had been deceived, and made the pain
ful victim of misplaced confidence Mrs. Gun
bingham told hin, Just before the murder tria
that she was pregnant by DR.. Burdcl She had
repeated the statement to him frequently since
She protested most solemnly that she was mar.