The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-09

drespeo here) ssfs ssksd had made the r. % an: said
so ihs, ne, meer dS no; ans ser and ud not get In
ind got no sswcr and went a~ay dire the week before
he murder, on Saturday observed disturbance; was
nOse . the Doctors once; about ave minutes asr he
Doctor ran down @aire, rs going into The kitchen, and
cred Ny God, whsk I'm 70 with these psopief-they
will my life the last" he up, got his shawl
AND hal and out of the front door In about dve
NJ .nutes he came back again and went up 70 his
Jrnce there was q Htle more noise, but NOT
20 iood; soon after . man caue and inquired
for Doctor Burden saying he wanted 70 see him imme-
ds,e the Doctor went out and sIke to him a. see dHor
and spoke to Miss Heen Miss Helen then went 70 the door
and aked the Doctor TO come 70; For Gods sake, Doc
my neither give you up them pspers the Doctor went
up and besrd no more nose never heard anything
O'clock we went to bed enric, than usual tina. night,
washing the thv&s aboat niue O'Clock, when Mrs
Cunningham came ise the kitchen and said, "Girs !
want you TO &C. 90 be< asked her 20 allow me 10 wait
and wash uprhe togr shc ssid, Never mind, you caa
do II in the morung;' she went away and came back
again after little, and said, I teg you 10 so to bed
want no piuss:', said I'd make no NUS Mrs Cannng
ham safi to Esunah, Mary docs MT understandable
about the Dootor;'' Hsnnah and went up, shout
OK o$clock; about 10 O'Clock the general hour;
on SUI tay r at there onbc about the Doctor mol
getrg in; they all in bed End heard the Doctor
ring George Soodgrass went dcwn and opened te door,
rood dealcf in the hail. OF the next morn
ing heard conversation at the bresfst table, Frs Gun
Trde arrested FOR using the language he did Sunday
night siter his Kindness ting him In Miss Helen ard
the csiirep called him Cross oa Sev MI r%xsi , ,
spoke again Off; Mr. Eokcl said, laying down his fnfe
and fork and rubbing his hands "By lingoI woIda't !
le the striDging MP OF that Old fellow, iwcdtd
no. have too hard a pull CT the cord!'
q Were you at any tirne askedto be witness to pa
per or paynen of money by Ms. Cunningham H. Yes,
cir, the Wednesday left wss getting water AID Mrs
Cunning said dsry with you to c,me here snd be
a witness TO what am giving the Doctor; he is snch
cheat he might deny t she then knocked the Doc,ers
Office door and handed him q paper which she ted me
was $40 bill; he said avery wen;o saw Mrs Cunning
ham mr. tvica Opt of he dnCtO
key the his one day while he was away, saw
Mrs Cunningham and Augusta go in and went in 70 aust
the Office they at the SAFE reading paper; Mrs.
Cunningham told to mod, that could dust il
another time, and went out; about eight days sitter
went there heard noise In the Doctors room; some
one called him y wicked vag abend-a horrible vassboud
Of q man he called her an Infamous bad woman there
locked the door Mrs. Cunningham then came int the
bedroom where was, very much flushed, and said "Dd
you the Doctor take gun ous Of that closet said
NOT she said, "Nary, You have no neaon what
dangerous bad man that s' asked what 1t all
about she said, at is all about him wanting TO bring
back q woman 10 this house, whose character
don't IKE; she is not fit TO be among my daughters"
she said he is desperate passionate man, but am the
woman thai can manage nn n MS CUNNINGHAM SEM nae
was unwel; the Doctor would not eat IT, saying be had
been 10 dinner; spoke TO Mrs. Cunningham once about
married he would bad to manage; she said 1t
would be pity to the woman who would have him; that
him. or something to that efect Mrs Cunningham paid
visit at the hospital last Tuesday; had not seen her
since me Ss spxs w %e sssn
kind TO me- abe then said. "hary, people say that
you made FIRE in that little attic the night be-
fore the occurrence" just looked al her and sad,
"dont you kro fire there Friday and Satur
day, and burned there all the timer told her this be-
thought she might forgotsen it, she said she
wished TO ask me questions about this trial. tina. che
had heard what people said that had and she wanted
10 know n did say H. Miss Helen came to me also one
day the hospital abe asked questions about the
case Q. Did you ever zee Mrs. Cunningham and the
Doctor go out together A No. sir, never frequently
karo NJ E~y al fasUaf VnuA
hear Mrs. Cunningham called by any other name while
you were theref A. No. sir.
admit that she called anything else. We have
the fact thai she wished 10 keep the marriage
secret
mr. rden-we think Il is more necessary TO be proved
for the that you have sworn TO II.
Crors examinsrop-Mrs. Cunningham did not tell me at
the hospital that she heard was afraid to die because
had something my MUD had sad 30, but she said
nothing about IT. Did 60 70 the RExAiD office aud
had heard hn say he expected swing along with
her. O. Did you tel The eotor that Gcorge snodgrass
mi,ed the murder'hai he told you sol A. did not;
CID tell them that knew nothing about H. but that
from spodgrssss expressions he must have known who
committed the murder this mind for told II
District Attorney and he did not question me ADO 1t
II the murder trial. as thought he ought io len Mrs
CunniDe hams house. or 81 Bond sire st. on Wednesday
before he murder she came 70 see me last Tuesday she
talked about H. that she had not discharged &c
Mrs Cunnnghams sleeping roomthai IL, the front room
the third siory-was used sitting room; the girls
used there the evening they the boys, George
snodgras and Eekel used 10 be In that with Mrs
except on sundays ge SnoJgra.s had Ia his
the girls in thers the brds ali belonged n Mr. Ecke he
gave TO Emma and one 10 Helen; noticed that Mr.
Eckel did not sleep In his room some ngh; told Han
nah the cook Of II, bGi else O. ou supposed that
be slept out Of the house those ulsht No str, ddu
did suppose at all know len him at night In Mrs
Cunning ROOM whether he went out OF there don't
kDO~; faS 4 key in Mrs. Cnnnngham's bed, between
mattresses which vi locked the door into Eckes
I saw there one morning making the bed, and Au-
glta too; saw " IN the door that Leads 10 Eckes
rsom once only; never pct in the door TO try II II
ould n,rn he iaztr art of me i
seemed 10 be ot for did not anything OF IT, never
spoke anybody about that key being there between Mrs
Cunningham's bed mattresses was there generally be-
fore Il Was lost never knocked al Mrs Cunningham
but Sunday morning, when she did not ans cr
my knock; when Mr. and Mrs. Snodgrass were there and
occupied Mrs Cunnnghams room, rhe then went up and
slept with her two daugbters, at least knocked there In
| The morning for her, and abe sometimes answer;
Mrs. Spodgress were there about q week, ! think
Or. Bwden IN the pariors nj Office hours, es
hIn ut down 10 the pnor the afternoon
oep with afies 20 talk 70 them about business Mrs. Gun
never e Doctor The parors in the ,nings be
always went directly 10 his Office Mrs Cunr sgham took
Mr. Tlman's oshes; the day after New years was
SICK and took glass Of bad brandy; had spasms aud
fell down the Doctor came down; he and Hannah lifted
up, In 40 hours wei and At work again. told
the Doctor what had done and he told me should
| do SOTO see what sober msn he w1i don't know
whether the soup that sent up 10 Dr. Burds and be
would no, eat, b, any one not; Monday
morning after the difficulty with George snod
pss,or the d Se s sy we're ss t'lins . 1 sn
bingham said pity that tho Doctor was 20 cross
and ugly Mr. Eokel said be would Ike 70 rive him good
knock down the head he had good chance Augnsts
morning sad the Doctor ugly old fcos, and
Mr. Eckc said he would IKE 70 be presen, and him
strung ~; hrs Cunningham then told me could 20
stairs; tuesday morning heard his, and on IA
turday The ocsor WAS found mur dered the arst person
told sboBt what heard the Coroner told To him
under oath. did nos speak N him about before:
keJs 10 the station house eight weeks, then IN N.
Tombs, and tince have oeen In Bellevue Hospital wen
mir Ia
| Tonbs. hrst went 70 John Gtllands; stopped
| there two nights; then I went 10 German
! house, Nrs. ewsrtz, and stopped these night
from there I vent 10 Mrs. Montgomery FROM
there sent Bellevue; Mrs. Cunningham never dis.
charged ne; she angry With me one day for stay
ing all night she brougbi grl that evening q Did
you gel on your and beg her LEI you stayi
A. No, sir nd you ask her 70 LEI you s'syY a.
did q Are you In the habit OF usinz intoxicating u.
quorsf A. No, sir, never; have used ~ and again
but never 10 my places. o Are you not In the habit
OF getting in;oxica ef A. AN not We're Jou ever
n,oxicasedf A. may have been but am Ia the habit
Of earning my bread IN sobre'J and decency. don't