New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-10
Renewed Excitement.
ECKEL AND MRS. CUNNINGHAM on
THE WITNESS STAND.
They Refuse to Answer.
TENTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

ing probably 10 the coltness Of tie morning. the nun
Der not quite great.
1t is somewhat singular that this anxiety dsss
NANTES, itself TO the snnoy OF the parties pAs-
rg out of the house mght be expected and as We
have seen 90 similar occasions. Bat with the anxiety
go apparent, there is remarkable and cemmenisble
patience which il 81 the curious when look
upon the stereotyped nature and standard character u
the Gro I'd.
Much TO the relief Of the Cororer, jury and repGr-
ers temporary balusTsfe was erected, dividing 10
hack frem the front parOr. thus keeping spectators 10
the first parker. while the back one was kept for The
trsnsacti,n Of tasiness by ~ Jury.
Mr.. Campbell gentleman who was in the crowd a.
the back Of Me reporters Sunday had bis pocket
picked of handsome poatmonnae containing tio.
some email charge, and papers containing uemoraa-
duus. Consdenrg that there has been, since the
1T Of this inquest powerful police forca
in The topse it sppears TO be exceeeiegly impudeat.
even in proftssed thief, to enter the chamber q
CRIME and there exercise his accomplishments in the
preparation Of theft upon feow-spectstor. This,
howtyer is not very wonderful when il is undertceA
that wsltkroau blsck-egs have been proving aboxt
outside and inside the house since the
of the investigation.
At 10: s. O'Clock Coroner Connery arrived. At li;e
O'Clock Judge Cspron entered the room, and took be
seat to the night o the Coroner At II Is the Coroner
wrote cut an order for the delivery of J. j. Ecke from
the Toubs. giving the officer tWil.Op) orders TO hire
carriage, ard to bring up Mr.. Eckel privately -
possible N order to protect him from the gaze % the
public, and from any other circumstances of . dis
agreeable nature.
II having become generally known that Mr.. Eckd
would be brought the stand at an early hour In the
forenoon the crowd rapidly increased until the lime o.
his arrival. While be was inside the multitude be-
came yast 40 great the earnestly TO the indi-
ydua whose name, at east has figured so extemvey
in this derous Not less than 1900 persoss.
Of every DESCRIPTION had collected on both sides OF tho
street at the time of Mr.. Eekes taking leave OF NO. W.
H. was buried into the carriage, well guarded %
polce fcers This precauon on the part Of the OH
corr VIVA malicious as the crowd seemed TO be very
much excited
The excitement irside the house a. intense as
without There were 80 persons in the hall, snd
the front paior was crowded TO suifocation.
All the parties in the house have been exam
psd ard singular to say not Of them know Of any
| stranger having been in the house on the night ef
| tie murder. They speak only Of the persons whs
constituted the family and state that after the dscov-
erv Of the murder indications of anxiety were maa
Tested by any Of them to how the murder had been
| committed, why il had been committed, who COM
mitted il, or at what time the deed was done. They
were all in the house, and yet knew nothing at all aboue
| what had taken place. They heard no roise and i've
of the party have chosen TO remain silent upon the sub
iect ra,h.r tbar gva sny testimony Whatever whics
ms ht be calculated to throw light upon the murder.
The testimony given yesterday and the conduct Of Mr..
Cir ton during the proceedings, Infoded In the ne
port which follows.
| The Inquest was resumed at II o'clock a. m. DIR.
A. T. Smith, the partner of Dr. Burdel was the first
witness called
THE TESTIMONY.
| Some time was spent 10 the morning in examining
letters and the inquest was not opened until ii ~
NJ, at which time something said about sending
to the Tombs for Ecke; after a consultation Il waa
determined to take him in carriage.
Coroner--O Officer don't let anybody know what ZEE
are going for and bring him in carriage 10 preserve
| him from iniul.
TESTIMONY or ALLEN T. SMITH.
| Coroner-Are you dentist A. Yes. Sir.
| Judge CeproL-Thee are a few things that want "
ds~ cut irom YOU there may be some that have beee
1 drawn out partially before. IL appears nom your
70 MGR examinat that you had seen DIR. Burdell %
TIE day preceding his muIder-on Friday A. les.
| Sir IN Friday. . .
O. Whist Is the latest on that day you recollsct to
| have him A. About ~ O'Clock.
| q. At noon A. About ~ ocock-some tme,
| .houd think between IL and 2 =
mr. der lie impression i was about ~ O'Clock.
| q. Where aid you then see him A. la the lsbors-
tory. ~ o.. -. l., a., 1890.
| right there.
fNr surh pointed TO the working room In the rear
OF the back parlor
| Q. What was be ecgsged in DOING A. Nothing,
| Sir but paid him some money.
Q. Whist was he out there for! A. suppose merely
| 10 see me.
Q. Was that place yours a. Yes, Sir, worked
| there
q. In the yard A. Yes, Sir, in that little work
| room.
q. You called in to pay some money A. No, Sir.
| Twas here.
| 4. lie called in about noontimei A. Yes Sir.
q. How long do he remain A. For lev mo-
mepts; had just paid him some money gave him
| siI doIa 8.
| q. Where did be come from when he entered you
prsUme be came from up stair; he bad no hat on.
z. lie remained few moments and left you'll A.
Yes, Sir.
O. Did lie at cry time say anything about his cslcu-
lAtions FOR Sc Femaineer Of the dsy' A. No, Sir
DIDN'T see BIN after that tune.
q. How lorg have you occupied his laboratory A.
! on and on, Sir, since October.
q. Can you say What time in October A. About
the 18th Of October but have occupied il of and on
before hat from July, suppose, or from he time hs
went % Saratoga.
| q. Wei, when lid he 20 10 Saratoga A. He went
| there, think, come tms IN Angus.
z. You had occupied il at intervals from August
| doSn 10 that time a. Well, SIR occupied very
lite iil 0ctob.ri occupied more men 81; az
o. Did you frequently Gee the Doctor A. Yes SIR.
q. Did be cell On you, or you 90 hint A. No Ssr:
livery fedom called ur ers had business with him.
O. Since October' A. Since October | was seldom
in bis since ubless was there On busines
q. IL don't make any otcs what you called for; l
Ia neither ailof e{fcu 2