New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-05

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f 10 \ ouencd &c front ccor and found 1t was DIR.
M, Inc Dac.or remarked taat be had been out Of
,o,"n srd iu.t got back the Doctor vent up stairs
ard went into tbc font pa, lor agen after being 10
.ho ~, m short time Mr.. Burns Barns came down
andsave me prescription, to go 70 the drug shop
"f,cr some medicine went to the store at the corner
~ Fourth street ard tie Bowery and obtained
the oicne and returned with it TO the house; Mrs.
HuIus took the MEDICINE from me; she said she was
very tired, nnd wanted me 10 60 after Mrs Bed, who
lives at my boue; ent after Mrs. Bell and returned
with her 10 No 81 Bond street. and went into the front
perior; DR.. Uh / believe, came down stairs AID
took Mrs. Bel up stairs l remained in the par.
lOr, and in about five or ten minutes after,
| heard child cry In few minutes thereafter,
either DR.. Chl OF DIR. Catn deponen is not positive
which, came down and asked me to make fire 10 the
basement: could not find any wood, when Mrs:
Burns OF Barns came down aud we found some wood
finally behind pail in the oven; we made the fire
and put the kettle Mrs. Burns Barns said she
wanted to make o cup Of tea for Mrs. Burdell; told
her / thought would 60 home; Mr.. Burns went
with far tho door, and as was in the act OF
leaving sie said Mrs. Burde has got ine child, and
wished me to call round in the morning; have not
taken any blood to the house No. 81 Bond street.
have not taken any vessel containing liquid Of any
Kind 10 said house; what have stated il all that
can recoect and oil tina. know.
Sworn before me- this 4th August 1857. O. A. WILT.
AFFIDAVIT OF JANE BELL.
Jane Bell, being duly sworn, says-l am the sister
of Mrs Catharine Wit and reside with her at No. 43
SecoI avenue; have known Emma Cunningham,
otherwise Emma A. Burdell, personally about twelve
years. have seen her at my sisters hOuse, but not
very often before the Burde murder; since her ac-
qutal she has been in the habit Of visiting my sister
occasionally and has spoken of her situation and Of
her being in the family way and that Dr. Burdel was
the father Of the child of which she was pregnant;
have beard her speak Of this more than one Occa
sion she said that she expected to be confined ABOUT
the rat or the middle Of August since her acquittal
have visited her house and have done little sewing
for her at her house day when her boys going
Into the country; while at her house have heard her
speak C her situation that she pregnant and that
Dr. Burde the father Of the child; her appear
spce indicated that The was In the family way;
/ have not been to the house No. 81 Bond
street, before last evening", within a week, and
then only for few moments repaired some infants
clothing for herr went to her house last night abont
- O'Clock; Mr. Wilt came for me and went with me to
No. 81 Bond street, when arrived her sister had the
Barns; Mrs. Barns, DIR. Catlin Dr. Uhl, Mrs. Gun
ningham and myself all who wefe in the ROOM
Mrs. Cunningham appeared to be very sick; she was
in the bed; took the child finished dressing, fed it
side OF Mrs. Cunningham; / went to Mrs. c., and
while was talking with her the officers came; there
was wash-tub in the room containing water
Mrs. Barns was going to wash the carpet
carpet towel stained with blood on the bed
the tub contained water did not anything else 10
the tub; did not any blood upon the floor; did
not see anything else than what have stated from
the time went into the room until the time the Off
ceis took me out; Mrs. Cunningham complained Of
suffering great pain, aid said che had had hard time
it about ten minutes after the doctors went away
that the officers came; did not basket in the
room did not 90 out Of that room until taken
out; Mrs Barns was down stairs making some tea,
and did not come up until she brought up the tea
don't know that any one came to the door of Mrs.
Cunbpgham's room while Mrs. Barns was down
stairs; have told all that know about the matter.
JANE BELL.
w DAWSON, Police Justice.
ANN BARNS'S AFFIDAVIT.
Ann Barns, being duly sworn, says-I reside at No.
81 Bond street. and have lived at the house since the
esle Of the household furniture, which l think was
about the let Of April last.
Deporent further says that she is the sister of Mrs.
Cunningham, and is a widow, her husband having
scarcely been out of the house since have been there
We used to occupy and eat at the table, but for
some time past have had separate tables; was in the
habit OF seeing her a great portion Of the tune each
day; she might go in and out and not know it, live
the third floor, and do my cooking in the attic my
baking and washing do down stairs.
Mis-. Cunningham would often say how clumsy she
felt and speak of her being in the family way, and
that Dr. Burdell was the father of the child; she
would often want little things, like women who are
in that situation she would often talk to me and
would talk TO her about her being in the family way
would often joke her about it; she would laugh and
say she wished it here l never heard her say
what time she expected to be sick; from about
o'clock yesterday l was with her most Of the time;
MTs. cunningham was taken SICK ABOUT u COch, tlc
was at dinner at the time, and sent for me; she was
not in bed when l went to Ter room, but was in
the act of undressing; she appeared to be
in graf pain; l fixed the bed and she
or twice within month past; helped undress her,
and took of all her clothes TO her cheuise and put
q nightgown, and she still had the appearance OF
woman near her confinement and looked very near as
large then as when she dressed; was in and out
Of her room from that time until the officers came;
might have been absent from the room half hour
at time; at the time DR.. Catlln there might
have been absent an hour; when DIR. Catlin came it
was nearly dark; Mrs. Cunningham was not out OF
the house that night she could not have been out of
the house that plight without my knowing it; when
the doctor came he said she was in labor; was 10
The habit of gong from the front ROOM occupied
by Mrs. Cunningham, to the back room, to prepare
things for her; did not 20 into the closet off the
back re ON; don't know that there was anything in
that closet but clothes; did not know that there
pail there containing blood; have no knowledge OF
pail containing blood, any other vessel contain.
i.g liquid being brought into that house; there are
number of baskets about the house.
| was not in the room with Mrs. Cunningham at the
time the child was alleged to have been born was
in the back room when the Doctor called me; think
il was DR.. Uhl, am not certain, and asked me to
dress The child; Dr. Uhl handed me the child rolled in
flannel pettcoat; Dr. Catln was at the bedside OF
Mrs. Cunning ham, his sleeves rolled up and his hands
bloody assisted DIR. Uhl in dressing the child when
Jane Bel came in and finished dressing it; Dr. Catln
told me TO bring tub, and brought a tub from the
kitchen t, put the things in she used the bed at the
time she was confined there was no blood upon the
floor the Doctor took the things from the bed and put
them in the tub; they bloody; took them down
stairs cav DR.. Cailin take the afterbrth from the
bed.
The Doctors, after consulting, said they would put
il in alcohol; after the child was born went down
stairs two three times to make tea; did not use
burn any basket to kindle fire; there was no one
in the room when the child was born except the two
Doctors assisted DIR. Uhl to wash the child It was
dirty like oil newborn babies; do not know of any
basket being brought 10 the house that night by any