Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-02-21
The BurdeII Case.

The New York papers are yet occupied with
theories, surnises and rumors in regard to the
New York murder case, but seem quite hope
lessly in the fog as to the guilty party or par
ties
The New York Times disposes of the suppo-
siticn that carpet-bag containing bloody
clothing left at Mr.. Hill's store, in Warren
street, has some connexion with the tragedy,
by stating the fact that the aforesaid mys,eri
Gus carpet-bag was left at this store on the 81
of January. or twenty seven days before the
murder OF Or Burdell, instead Of three days
after, AS stated.
On Tuesday last Mr.. Lssalle, the wel,-knogn
editor Of the Courier des Flats Unis, called
On Judge Cspron, and told him that he had
learned that on the morning after the murder
BOY took pair Of gray pantaloons similar
to the missing ones Of Eckel, to the man in
Grand street who has been accustomed for
some time past to clean Mr. Eckels clothes
that those pants were stained with blood-that
the clothes-cleaner in question had often re-
moved from Mr.. Eckei's clothes blood. stains
contracted 10 bis business, but that the blood
on these pants had been proved to be human
blood.
The New York Express learns that DR.. Pur-
ticing the smell Of burning wool at 81 Bond
street on the night in question. DR.. Parmalee
lodged opposite Mrs Cunningham room, and
on the night OF the murder, there were per-
sons IN that rOom-Rnd a strange and peculiar
ight-strango and peculiar from its flutterng
and dlckerlDg charscteTs-now being brilliant
as At something wero thrown on to burn and
then dark, or nearly dark-as if the FIRE
had been extinguishing The light was not
that OF candle or Of gas, but as Of paper, or
something as luminous. In that room his
Or ~ had often seen O man and woman,
now known by him 10 be Mrs Cunningham
and Mr. Eckei-Lut not then so kHownewho
from their intimacy, he had TO doubt wore
| man and wife
| The whereabOut Of Dr. Burdcll at 10! o'clock
| on tho night Of the murder is Row ascertained
to have been corner Of Broadway aid Bond
| street a private Waterman test;fes that at
that hour he shook hands with him there.
The Herald says The proceedings before
the Grind Jury in the BurdeII murder case
| are, OF course, kept profound secret; but
sun enough mas leaked out to show that the
testimony adduced on Wednesday was unusu-
ally interesting, and develops several new
tdcts from witnesses who feared to appear be-
fore the Coroner, as they feared impri onment
| II they volunteered their evidence Two Of
tie best policemen az tho Chief s Office have
" nUnt up Ia3tS tlat nave q
bearing on this mysterious case, aud they
oaVe been enabled to furnish several import
ant witnesses to the Grand Jury, ard, besides,
nave discovered 4 number of circumstances
that develop an entirely new and startling
theory OF tho murder, and puts a different
phase on the whole matter
The police are on the track Of another party
who Is suspected of being the perpetrator Of
the deed; but, as it might defeat the ends of
justice, we refrain from publishing the facts,
until the evidence is sufi ,iently strong to ar
rest the suspected person.
The Post has the afidavit of DR.. Spicer, the
former business partner of DR.. Burdell, to the
latter confession to him of his marriage with
Mrs. Cunningham.