The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-09


Witness Il ssid myself and George came down 70
Let him IN and that be was great DIAL excited
swtaripg IL cafsiDa. and SAID he would kiosk ny
ANIL in 81 -ucp Ia, cate. told h'm kne ntsne
ao< ut the door, bow 1t came 70 be ocke6-thst Il
vss not Hooked OF ,be time ] opened Il. He eslIs
me liar, and sad It was, and threatened 70 kaoek
o. that ia what You said st the b,esk'a.t table;
what did tckel say In reference n thst2 NOsnios
about II sxoe,t hat be ought to be ashamed VI him
| self; no tbr a. Was made.
Q What did Mn. Cunningham aay2 A. Ehe
| said tbst It vss inst like bis abuse To her.
Q. Was that sl tbst Wa aaid 40 far ~ ycu recol
iec,2 A. Yea, cir; all, str, think.
Mr.. Chiffon Was soy thing said In regaSa 70 bis
being at cttd, bnt would gen over II very so0u2 A.
Mrs Cur n'nsbsm may have - d somssniDg Of tAss
| kind; have DO distinct recollection NJ Il, sir.
The Court-rbe,e ia too mnch oonvefsua0n 10 the
room. 1t may make very little Doise 70 the oers M
veisiDg it mskeR great deal. We mus lave 10
| omerfst'op In ,be room.
Q DID you perceive on Friday nigns spy ofsn.
sive smell of burnt wooden, leather, or anythIngs
Q. Are yoDr smelling pc ves in good Wder2 A.
Excellent, Fir. ~ ..-.
Dir. Cin'op--Now We will 70 back TO the mmning
Of The nu,6eI- but will ask Jon frrt. do yoa
k, ow NY thing with respect 70 he discharge o,
Mary DonOb0f a. Yes, sf.
@ Stare what you kuo~ npon that subject al
your ow knose0Rer a. know THAI sbe 81 ne In
very nuon ntoxicssed; no. soe dit not come 10 "-
toxicsted-- the came in one morning showing the
Elects
The Court The effects of intoxicatinn2 A. Yes,
sir; she one NOR, ing after an absence OF f'ur
3syR, think. much marsed, bioased and Oru'sed.
showing 'be tGt ct OF ,n'oxication.
9. bJs Cuhuipgham threatened to discharge ber2
A. She began to seq and cry and Mis- CuaDinghan
finally consented 70 keep her.
O. Did she get down On her knsee2 A. think
she got down On her knees; this Wa three SeeKs
previous to the murder some ,brte or four weeks.
Q. Before the mu,derl A. Yes sir
| On aeeh her rat hfnr Of the
6eaIb O DR. bu CELL A. Hannah, the cook sir.
The Court Yen need not 90 over that ground. cir,
again; it Ia not necessary.
Q. Did yOu see the co pse2 a. did, 81.
Q Do you go alter any on.2- 20, whom2 A.
Or. ROoerfs.
MI Clinton do not know how far 1. Is neoss
Bayy 10 90 over the oesaia.
The Cout-It, s not necessary at all, unless some
new facts.
Mr.. CT ntop-- thougb would question this wit
ness % TO the conduct Of tn defendant
The Court-It is not important TO 60 into thai
again il anything Lev occurs to yon. you Gan AK
him Afterwards.
Q. How az TO there being stable In ths rear Of
the hOnsef
Mr. Hail. do not know about that.
The Witness have said do not know; 1t looks
like stable.
Q. You have never been in III A. No, sir.
Mr. ClintOD-As said, / proposed to ask about
the conduct OF the defendant, but vAi"s It.
CONGRATULATIONS OF Mr. sY osRAsa.
Mr.. Hall-You said you closed y door because
the clothes we're stolen from tie room' A. .hink
that that did not make an impression on my mind;
1 ihirk there was something Of that kind.
Q. Then what WAS t,e impressi,ns A. 1t WAS
merely something sbcu closing the door.
Q. That made no impress ionf a. No, sir, I never
thought of
Q Therefore you did not get up to close the door,
o. How long before this WIS anything sal abo1t
closing the door, a. could not say, sir.
o. Was it while the old lock or the new one was
upon the front doorY A. ,nink Il wss when the
new lock WA on.
The Court I supp,ss no lock would keep door
Q Previous to your gting on your 6rst visit 10
| Mrs. Cunningham you had never hing TO do
with Dr. Burdell previous 10 this last Witt you had
seen very little Of Mrs. Cunninghsm sni the
| Doctorf
! witoess-Prvious To when1
Mr. Hall-Tnis last vik
Wi ness--I did not re Q great deal
Q. You knog of no unfrieodv feeling betvea
Mrs. Cunningham and the DOclorf A. / DO NOT, sir
q. When you went on. on Friday evening whore
did you 6rst 30 tof A. The corner Of Fourth stseet
o. And sou Ien The house about wha. tme1 A.
did not notice.
Q. Did you wear q watch ct that timer A. No.
Q. Was your time then given asa matter OF sup,
position, or your recollection Of seeing the timer
1.-The witness nnmbled out in his usual careless an
noonsiderste style, and no inselisiole answer could
b patteied
The house that Friday Dights A. I csnnot say; IL
was about bslfpest seven.
.. Did you walk with this lady 10 the corner Of
Broadway and Fourth street ct SLOW pace or IA
pid pacef A. walled Win her apon my general
gail when am alone.
Q. What Is that, slow or spidl A. no. rspid.
q. oh, q sort Of medium gait. Hox iong we're
you in the atore conner Of Broadway and Fourth
streen A. Long enough to purchase some writing
paper.
8. Let US know how long that was. we were not
tbe,ey A. Two or three minutes, don't knos e.
o And from there where did you go tot A. From
theie we went down Fourth street
q. Obi that Ia towards Washington streci A.
Towards the sowery.
o. You went 10 what we should cali Knicker-
booker lans uaRe, "ovtr 70 the Bowery;" dii you
turn the corner OF the Bowery and Fourth street,
o. How fsr upf A. No, over two blocks,
y. Where did you stop, saywheref A. In .
Q. How hong were you shersa A. very Little
@ About how long; give Us an idea; was u one
minute q twenty pinntes1 A. hott~unay uipuios-
o. Wss it nfteep1 A. About thst-
o. What was purchased there, II snyshingf A.
O. Were there many patterns looked 81. or not;
bow vas III A. Two or three
Q. We're you shore ton ninuseo A. We nsy have
o. Ibsre wss some looking .. patterns. hcwevcrf
A. Yes.
10. You then In there and you vent where, A.
Wc went through The Bo~cfy 70 b md streek, and
down Bond to ,he boon again.
q. And from there you went up stairsf A. Yes
Q. Were zoo fuznishsd VIII . Light ksy 70 The
houAe- A. Yea
Q. Dsd yps have coe o. Two keyss A. ! had ooe,
mir.
o. What nne Ne pext morning wss Il vhen ths
cccA came upf A. I could not cay.
q. Did yuu aokce hsw hG hands vefef A. 1bere
vss dough upon thsD-
o. OominG nsht mon the kitcheni A. Yee-
@. You were IN the house nearly I'll Saturday,
were you MOI, A. Tea
y. Until yoc vere tAkes Into Custody T. rea
q And yoa vsrs In cnstsdy daring he Coroosrs
inguestf A. y0-
D. Ma you eva know vhe4hee d. Bnits end his
sm had night keys (Rnled outl
NAe sdek4 In oueG1xan ~ hov A. Won 6nd vouY CAV