New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-06

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bou,e: II "a, m ore of the Spring months of 1855.
The Coropsr-Ofioer cannot admit ths testimony,
unlef. sou take the Wines up s'ars see whether
hi, Ais CuI Lii gbSm is the person he speaks OF.
! The ofie.r Quoted the ~Itneee sooTe. On re-
| tuning the e1anirs tion va resumed.
O. i she The M. Cunningham you spesk Of A.
Ye,, Sir.
| O. Where did you know Der frst' A. She called a
my ofoe 10 ak concerning Der esasnIs' neen,
O. II y long ego Il nat, sH a Il va q hNca'
Aprl or May, 1873.
| Q. You pfescIib-d Of course A. Yes, Sir.
| O. Did sbe call again A. ihink she did she
can patient 70 ny house, e1Io nc YUM lsoy
O. We .itber scccmpsniei by gentleman when
ihey csufd on either occasion A. don't know his;
| they were. A, :,
c.,ted ,ac. tsice a: house IN Bond street pre-
O WIZ YOU came here where did you NEE; with
M. Cunningham A. | should think IN me front
O. ANYBODY there but Mr.. Cunningham A. |
| II Tx saw one daughter: l am not sure Of that
o. Was il he ,ickly daughter you cav a don't
| recoutct which Of tie daughters.
g. W h,t the nature OF TIE conversation between
ven band Me CUNNINGHAM on that occasion A |
cslb 10 collect small balance OF bill due ne had
| DO Other conversion except that.
Q. Were your paid your BIZ. A. Not a. thai tune.
O. DID Yen get any reason for the nor-psyment OF
the DILL A. As far 81 my memory serves NE, Il va.
not Convenient for her 70 pay but she SAID she would
pay II soon.
. Did .he gay anything about getting money from
| Dr. BuIceu. a. / do not kpOS 81 she used DR.. Bur
cels nam that she expressed herself al al except
| to say that she hsoNi the money.
q. While you were in the place did any body core
H. A. DO not recolect Of Il, there might have been
do not reco ect Of calling more than once did not
| remain more than five minutes.
| q. What Wac your imprescn Of the circumstances
| ana character Of Ms Cunningham A. never saF
sny thing inconsistent with the bearing OF lady.
Z. NJ han hash
| last at your house A. A. far az | tell tom
| memory i, wa in September, ls,j. That was tne
at time her except in January or December FOL
loving when called here on the occasion mentioned
q. Did you ever hear any reports OF Mrs. Canning
ham with reference 20 Mr. Ecke the inmates OF TINS
bCuse A. never heard of Sir. Ecse until ssw It
in connection with this matter. never heard her
name mentioned in connection with DIR. BurdeA.
q. You swear most positively
Ni'pess-l DO not swear.
The Coroner You sfirm-snd that is swearing, tell
YOU YOU affirm most soemnly that you know nothing
IN relation to Dr. Burdell, Mrs. Cunningham or Mr..
Ecke or any Of the transactions il thls house or else-
whore
A. Nothing more than have communicated.
The Coroper-Then sign this.
Hannah CCnlon swOrn--ReeXamlned by the Coro-
nero. Hannah you have been not only COOK, Oui
during Il late period you have been general servant
thIoug hout the house-have you not n Weh no.
Sir; have never done anything but the cooking
q. Did you not vslt all the rooms ana do the ~ork
after the other erl left A. No, Sir nothing unless
II was 10 take up pail Of wafer or the IKE never
done any work in them.
Q. You DID the wssbiDg A. Yes, Sir, but not
work for the rooms.
Q. Were you acquainted with the wearing apparel
generally A. Yes Sir, come OF them.
Q. What did Mn. Cunningham wear A. She wore
ellis and things that did not know, except what she
would wear every day-under clothes and the IKE.
O. Such articles a. she had washed you would be
likely TO know A. Yes Sir.
O. Did you know how many frocks gowns Ms.
CuDnitg CHAM wore A. Well Ne, Sir, could not say
a. 10 that.
Q. Did YOU ever see her with than four or FIVE
charges of dress. Yes, Sir, did.
Q. How many Well for the silks | could not cay.
q. A. many as you can think OF! have seepther
with second mourning, deep black and black.
=. Ano blue A. No, Sir.
q. Green elk A. No, Sir nothing more.
q. Well, bow msny OF these did you see A. How
many did see' Well, cannot say, Sir, eIsdly how
many, but saw her al different times in different
dr,sfes; | saw her in three different dresses but
would not like &c go beyond four; i would not like
TO ssy any thing but the truth.
@ How many every day dresses did you see her
baN.-I mean muslin de laine cotton, bingham or
Auythlrgl A. She wore second mourning d ess over
the de aine ard she wore black dTess mostly IN tie
house q,
O. Didyod know Of any other dresses A. No, Sir,
no ohels.
O. Hannah, what color was the dress Mrs. Cunning.
ham wore on Friday last 4. In the morning, Sir ?
Q. Morning and evening a. Well, che wore
black GTCes III the morning.
q What color did she wear in the evening A.
die not zee her ID the evening, believe.
CoToIer-You did you have sworn you did.
M1Dess-Did on Friday evening-oh, yes, yes,
yes Friday evening well, then, could mol swear
O. You were in her company long time, and must
have poiiccd; what was II A. ! could not swear
What dress she on Friday evening.
O. To the best OF your knowledge, them she called
Won ID stairs 70 have every hIg arranged for the next
morning in order TO 20 to bed che told you TO 10 to
bed; YOU was with her long time, 1t Is certain you
uust htye noticed, now, what did she have On \.
Lon nv life could not tay Coroner, she mostly
wore blsck IL the evening 10 the best OF my knoTl-
edge-uoInlng and evening both-without she goes
out; ! could not declare what che wore tha, evening
upon my conscience, to do me justice, and won't do
il, Ieithtr.
O. DO YOU know whether any OF those dresses have
been given 10 be washed either 20 you 10 any wash
woman, or any person outside of tue house a. 10
NE No. Sir, / did not wash anything slnce the be-
ginning of the week.
q Did YOU receive them 70 be given 10 anybody
else 10 be washed A. No Sir old not
q. DO you know OF their having been sent BY any
Other pers,nl A. do not Sr
CMOuer-lOu know that Mrs. Cunningham hsd
key to Mr.. BuIde room, you swore that. Witness
No never saore that:
Colorer-Yes, YOU aid it Is in your former tssti-
mony. Wrness-No, ST. Il was Mary swore taat II
not lie.
Q Did you know anything abou: that key A.
know .he had key TO 20 into the doctors ROOM and
saw her 10 70 and ouI OF the rOOm out never ssore
il ul now.
Q DId you ever see that key 4. MOTTO ny knosl-
edge 10 Sir, did not.
O. Did you ever know & Iock,mith TO be brought 10
here to mike key for that door \. Ne No, ST.,
| never did.
q. You never do \. No l never did
4 JuTor-HanLah, / want 10 ssk you q few ques-
tions.
Hsnnah-I viii answer them The best l know how.
Juior-You mu.t not think hard OF to- asking al
these questions wan, "a get d. the whole truth II