The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-05-11
The Ciosing OF the Burdell Murder Case.
The ev idenca for The =A...~.I.- a 1.s.-.~> L.

A"s SiosaHG Oi INC nurdeu Hurder Case
The evidence for the prosecution and defence In
the Bufdell murder case, in New York, Is closed
the last witness being examined Friday afternoon
mrs. Cunningham appeared very cheerful, and
expressed the opinion that there MAS not enough
testimony against her to convict her of petty lar
ceny. The New York papers generally express
the belief that she will be acquitted, and 10 tha,
case Dolis prosequ will be entered in the case Of
Ecfel. -Four hours to the pros ecution and the
same length of time to the defence was to be de-
voted Saturday TO summing up, after which the
jury would retire to make up their verdict. The
Herald, OF Saturday, gives the substance of the
evidence taken the day before:
The two daughters Of Mrs. Gu ami ghsu testified to
act OF theif having slept with hsir mother the
night OF the murder OF their having been epsssed in
conversation for some time after they retired OF
mel, haVlns heard no noise notiosd gree sb e
she!i had having had no knowiedse of ths cir mother
leaving them during the night Ths truth of Their
was virtually conceded by the fact of their ot
snodgrass ana little George Cunnlr cham a-.o .noL
70 thelr having noticed nothing partcaIar shont
that hsht although their bedroom door in tn .
sttc Wbs open. Snodgrsss denied that h. baS
neafd threats uttered against Dr. BurdeII bv an -
the family 'S any OF
DIR Roberts dentist in Bond street
Win the family and tes.ii to hs an patentir ~;
cable relations that existed between m-a Ci ON,
ham and DR. Bnrdell. He had seen them 1o.,h
| in he
ana ohee In psse OF amusement. He Wa, ons of
the hrst sent far ON the discovery of the uId.r
n. found the defenasnt agisted and helpIe a. tbt
ne and others had to lift her into bod He Had
noticed the stree. door OF 81 Bond street pnIs,oh.
after the new lock had been put on n. wa.sri;
as 70 n' know!edes of the fact that other persons
not Inmates OF the house, had night KEYS Of n snd
the prosecution admitted that such wss tn. c,ss IN
| respect to persons S IA
Dr. Catn's teitirnony Ia of great moral weight in
reference to the question whether Mrs Cunpir cha N
| hHself could have perputratsd tn. Act All ,ha
medical gentlemen examined agree on the pr int
some OF the wounds Sfeted required a sress ex.r-
ton OF physca force This gentleman has been
Mis Cunci ,shsm's family physician 10, a Iong tim.
and proves that for the last two or three yaar.
haa been atiec ed with rheumatism to such degree
| as to weaken very much the joints Of hsr Arms and
| hands more par icuiar'y her right
1t Will be recoected that the witness on whom
the prosecution rested most in reg.rd 10 tbs origin
OF the dlsssfeeabie odor 10 Bond ct ths night
of the murder, ur. Psrmiy. This gsptleman,s
nephew, Errick Psrmly, examined for the de-
ence. ana proved that his uncle told him he had no.
| tcsd the ,mell between nins and ten O'Clock tha,
nisht, & .,
tor1lv by Doc or Daniel b. Smith, Tesloins at 81
Bond street he had been for length of tirn en-
gagged Ia nakiug che NIGEL experimental and had been
accustomed to use wooden rsgs. pieces of leath
er sEd other ODDS and ends. In bis laboratory
On this pa tlcu night he had gathered up all ths,
were about and put them In stove where there wa.
fire of auth fac1te cal. His son ,ubstantated hi.
testimony. so that strange peculiar odorp disap
oaSe.
Then there quite a crowd of witnesses exam
tued-some In respect to the friendly and son etpes
loving terms which appeared TO exi t between tn
mu del ed man and her wh3 is trial for mur sr
and some in espect to of trivial Importance
IN IN smseves but tending to dessipate many Of the
shadows OF susF that dark the case Anoth
er h1r aInth-the fifth of that pams examined yes,
tcroay. gave some evidence to the facility with
whloh the hcuss 81 Bond stroet could have been
entered from the There was little or no cross
examination of The witnesses for the defeucs