New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-05
here between Nh Cunningham and Mr.. EsAel' Al
did NOT 20 nv krczledaa

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one evening While be vss cut and "a, IN tie Pvscs
with Mrs. Cunningham ! presume there nigh. have
been 81 sllusion-I DO Dot remember.
O. Did Mr.. Bur6ell ever tell you-in any couves..
non be hSd about this house-did he give Yea 10 "a.
d,rs,and ia; be was a,rsid 70 1--we u 4. He "a
Dos.
9. Never sid anything Of tAe kind A. No, Sr,
be did rot
Q. Do you know. or have you heard Of any persca
hsreoripg any yirdictye ieenpg sssTnst Dr. BErdell
4. No Sr.
2. Hsve you any knowledge Of suy souyee, whereby
any clue rSsy be obtained TO the commission OF tais
deed 4. sm net swsr- OF ANY, unless that Or.
smith son said ore day be Tad heard her make tie
remark ths, she could coun, dollar for dollar with Dr.
BuIdeil, ard bes; him in the end Tia. might have
been the attendant Of some quarrel o,her that
b-ough' out q remark
q Did YOU understand that in pecurary hrhtf
A. Nv infer nee thst perhaps II had ecen sOsne
boastiul Iemsrk drawn cut by some remark OF his.
hM vss after bad heard or seen Indications OF .
GU .rrel; ths: was my impression
O. You were IN the habit Of calling IN me evening 20
zee Mr. Bur5en A. have called several times.
q. At vhst time do you mud him 81 hsne A.
don't Know that | ever did but once, he bad lsthe
that was ft,sd With cutters tast Was convenient ~
ure ard he invited me- 10 come IN without I,nSnx soS
he'll when .snted TO use il, snd did sonetimea
.. Did he return home previous 70 your leaving
A. / den think he ever did
Q. What were his general habits. Sf-sss he reSa
lar in getting nome at night. far you know of A.
| don't know my IMPRESSION Is thai be- wss man OF
.. Hsv ut you frequently known hin 70 come home
before 10 o'clock ST pigh' A. might have done -,
but never took particular notice.
O. Have you ever BEEN here ~ late a. y % clochi A.
think wss IN once
o. The Doctor then returned before you wen. A..
o. Where were you on lay evening from he
hour OF : O'Clock til l. A Think Sas home.
Q DIDN'T stir out 81 all A. II Is pcesible bss /
might have been out.
8. Do you kear any noise in the street. A. No.
o. Did you ind smell rs if clothes we're being
burpeu 4. No, Sir.
o, You hearo no cry Of Murder A. None
q You seem 10 bave been on very good terms with
DR. Rurdell: DO YOU know any OF his friends with
whom be took his meals A. | cant say that do:
be took his mess ss understood, a. the Laiarge, and
supposed that he sAing them there at Tie lime
Of his death but have since understood ihst he TOOK
them g, the Metropolitan.
.. You dou know any persons with whom be nKnt
have spent the evening A. No, Sir not unless be
had business. -
q Have YOU ever seen Or Burdell in company with
apv l.oy in TIE streets A. believe that nave sen
him waking toward Brosivay with ladies none thai
| could Identify, however, ~ you may not ssk the
question would state tbs, | in the hOuse that
evening was here psssed into the laboratory and re-
msined there perhaps sone ten minutes.
Q About O'Clock A. thifk II was little DO
fore :.
appearance Of being lady that hsd been here and
be escorted her along ~ he Was going the same way
with bsr.
q To an omnibus A. Perhaps 80.
q Did you meet any body on Friday evening A.
met Mrs. Cunningham IS passed out there wss Aeo
gentleman there.
q. VIII you describs the appearance OF the gentle
m an TO the Jury A. Well he seemed 10 b q man
about the size of Mr. SnodgraSs and | have since
learned was Mr.. Snodgrass he wS rather tail than
otherwise and not very siout no seemed W Do pucIg
bis esp ard coat on, IS # 10 10 DOT.
y. Had he whiskeIs A. My impression w& that
he had on a Jockey CAP but sm not sute; my reco-
lee ton that he had on jockey cap. ~
z. Did you observe any body else, srf A. '"ins
not. ~. ,,
O. Were TIE room doors here open' A: They would
seem TO be OPEN feel quite sure thai TINS door was
O. Did you look in here A. did not; think
Mn Cunning ham .iepp, out 20 spesh % him w. be
whether he passed into the front Psr.r or out before
me into the street. pre- he must have Qussei mo
the front parlor, IA | ssE one in the street.
Hugh Crsmbie sworn.
O. You are Deputy Sheriff OF New f0rk. ND you
know Mr.. Burdel A. Yes, Sir.
O. Did you know Mrs. Cunningham A. Yes,
o. Had you any business transactions with DR.. Boo
del A. bad, >r.
.. Viii you tel the Jury what hese we're A. II
was Of nature u two suits commenced against tho
Doctor in the Supreme Court
Q. by whom we're the suits commenced 4. Emma
be tte Of IT,
O. In wbat relation did you stand to the parties,
Sir 4. Executing vnt; that's ALL
q. What the wit for Sir A. One for a
br, ach Of promise Of marriage and seduction and he
second for Islander.
Q Did the sus 20 on A. No, Sir, they were dis
continued
.. AT whose instance A. DO rot know.
Q. Al what time me salts commenced A.
The suiis mo the otcs ihs 18th of October.
q. What time were they Discontinued A. Ga the
pa returned the srl,s 20 the Sheriff, and suppose
they then Discontinued
q. Have YOU hsd any conversation since The ds-
continuance A. None, sir.
q. That al you knos about the matter A. Yes,
Sir
A Juror-Tt Is mentioned IN The Herald of his nor
ming that DR.. Burdel, your presence ued violent
language sgsnst Mr. 1nsyer \. liz used strong Ian
sUsge IN every conversation against the party sae.ng
hun.
A Juror-wss it an expression Of vindc.lve feel.
ing a. No more on bs part than anybody else
wOald express Il under snslar cIrouD,-tsncee
q. Vs. il directed sgsiDs. Mr. Thayer A. No.
that know OF; n vas under excitement and may
have expressed bimeei more strongly than under oths
circumstances.
q. You have no present business transactions With
him , A. No, Sir
q With whom did he seen % be emsged A. lie
seemed 70 b. mad st Mr.. Cunningham.
james e.. Wlet. Sheriff sgOrn o A'e yoI
aware Of those TWO ssipl A. Yes, Sir, I received
orders OF arrest the lJ.h Of Octob her i0 they
we're Emu a. Cunningham az. Harvey Bordeil
holding 70 bail fJr 900 each suit; the vrits
The records that the wris been discharged by me
and by boxing over my c-charges find 'nns have
the two 5,chArges, signed by Mr. Thayer.
The Cogoner-It is important 10 ssoertsin whe,bsr
these cocA snts show Ta-th,r Dr. Burdell sas sued
tor breach Of promi-e Or reduction, or cyfh.
4 JuroT-Who bas these papers now
Wi1Desf-l have The dpcnsrge- ADD keep them -
eIonerete me.