The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-04


stand along tll May are ges his houso clear he SIN
urgent TO have mo and my wis come up here ,uss
not TO hs.sss q s bus dids1 fssi a,possd % come
here any moro.
0orolsr-You ddn'r..uto see tho slsphAns my more,
aha Go on, sir. II you please
wlmess-rbai is the end OF ali nay snowiodse Of Dr.
Buroel or anything else.
Coroner-Da you evergsee M. Eckelr
customers
You think to the best Of your belief sud knowledge
You might be able to recognize sim rlly the fss
tores are tho Same those OF tho that CALLED
seemed a. IL he had more hair about hs .os than whs
ne called on me IN the name OF Van Dolen Thought
he wN respectable he woun be about nav.
ing anything to do with such woman no laughed and
sad be guessed he would let her 20 Dr. Burdell ana
used 70 'slk and joke a. II very ntimste, bat
him to get teeth made lor me brought my onidren
here frequently TO have their teeth exsrac.ed
q DO you remember from the nrst Tina you wss
sent TOR from this house 10 the las. time
you came and found Doctor Burdei ct honor
next Tuesday he used 70 tell mo good des .ooUI ,S
Artlzans Bank; hs used to be Of tho deoors OF IA
be wa seou. getting safe in oao time; u,ed 70 josB
him about beiDg old bachelor, and said he vas
getting so old no ought TO get SOME children to esvo his
Coroner-Your testimony s very cloar. indeed Do
you remember any conversation about these two meae
Dd hesf him say that of those threat
Q. DID ne ever say tnat ars Cunningham threatened
bimS He did not, but rsid he was sfrsd-ihat he
didn't like things about the nouas he said be wss
and ~ he woke up he saw this Mrs Cunningham leave
his SAFE and when he went TO he saw no.s nat hs
held sgsnst ber abstraoted from this safe:
he said he accused her Of IT, the note appears
well as can remember, WAS for $500; hs accused hsr
A Jnror-wbas time was this conversation A. sosHe
time last summer-somes ime when was here With my
we to Gs' ,tie piece Of Jaw ,h s.ucs on! and psnsA
O. WHAT ere You speaking Of nowf A. | ain now
speaking OF somo months ago. when he told me Of hs
note beng taken out after that he called upon mo anA
rsd she sued him for ssnder and held him to ball n
$40, coo; tho Last time saw him no said thai an
withdrswn-tbat there was o settlement.
Juror-wheD you Saw Mrs. Cunningham, did you r.
cGenize having her befor.Y A. presume
saw her in the house before, but don't know that
would know her
Q. She spoke q ner manner q being calm aud COZ
leosed; how did II appear to your Sac carried ou
pretty well; thought she must have nerve I
thought she must nave some plot somewhere, but 4
thought grea, many ,hnss; thought singular tbas
n telling me that ROBBED continually, and that Dr.
Burdeh WAS the banker; though, she wantedl 70
10 work upon my feelings against Dr. Burie DR. Bur'
dell sao mentioned these cifc ums. the time
ever saw him; IN speakinx OF HIN, Ms Cann lngham
esld that my Testimony my we's would be noiainG
representing tina, my character and my wfe's q
that cast Ihss would Lave no bearing upon the osss;
DR. Burde told mo she said that 10 him
In her conversaiion With you was II that OF Q d.
Greet modest woman A. wel she carried out that -
well ns she could and ss was oil out OF whole cloth
Cororer-You think hcr conduct was moro srtssioaI
than natural Yes, sir
A Juror-That my idea too
whn'ss-I thought her design on DR. Bardsu WA 10
ruin bis character and get his money Dr. Bardo Want
upon ne was In the house, and that he would try ,ss
me him.
JuroI-pld nobody accompany Or. Burdor to you<
O. Did you ever = lady with hlms A. never sAw
. lacy or woman with him in oil my NE.
Q. 10 you know anyth,rc ssoai party WI Oh wV
given In the house? A No or.
What y your bu.icess, A. Ny wife keeps farDishsa
rooms 10 iet-hi. "a all the business am IN.
~, house n or M one A II a a hrH0
story htpse | am tanner by trade but have sos
worked al II for some iime.
Corocerifd bo say be was sfiald OF this woman Mrs.
Cunnmgbam's beaaf A Ho rad bo didDt hko thls 40
man; sad, "why dldnt be Leave the houso that 1
would
Juror-Dd be mer,on 10 goa ,hs, IA had aay rosol-
ver In his possession A. he dldnr state what be aAd
bot that he mea0, 70 20 well prepsred
CoronefI wisn 10 state, for The nlor OF he
rorr a,d the pre,s that fsvolVes hes beOs Ms
Cunnlogham's room. Deputy, whs, time the rsyo-
yer fonndf
Deputy Coroaei-oa Tho ssmo dag laat we found the
dagger: was on sunday. The dooioss who are exan-
ming sbc blood requested tbs, no persons would bc a.
lowed In the room Dr. CsrIoohsn and another wish 10
go mp.
their cares and know from the respeciabiy OF thsss
men. Dr Doremus viii admit then-ths, vii be Tho
hsndsomer wsy.
cured n oonvsrss,on were speaking OF uA noS
having children, ana he said he had made his w,ll And
That wss all right.
TESTIMONY or JOHN T. HiLDRETa.
rsmArksi know nothing 10 relation TO matter In ne
,hapo or form, except what read In tho papers
o. Where do you live, srS A. In Brooklyn, Losg
lsian6.
o. What do yor know about this family. A. know
nothing st oil about them, except what read In the
papers.
9 Don't you know Dr. Burdsr. A No, sir; Gsughisrs
rothing a. al.
ooroner-roas 10 very curious testimony. Nov. sk,
Cunningham In BfooklynS A. presume Il h the per.
son; her namo Ia Emma A. Hempstead
Q You knew her n what umoS A. From slriecs 10
twenty-five years ago.
O. Bow long since sae left Brooklyn A. Well, thAlI
don't know, cir.
o. Was her husband living thereg A. knew her
when u was sad she was married, our ddnr bsisvs
Coroner-rhs Is all, sir; that's all right.
witness--l know sne was consiiered prostitute be-
U Have you any positive reason for saying so9 Al
believe she was prostitute; heard Of the di1'1uss
into; q letter vs sen, 20 him BY . lawyer
she was married TO Cunningham A. Yes, she was
ooroncr-I am very queer follow. ron see, and WI
ret something out o yoa after all wi,ness-weu I
ibirk you will nnd me queer follow too
Coroner--I mean nothing a. eli against you, sir By
hs, remark. You say he .r a d.i,lorl 4. Yes, air,
he vss manufacturer Of liquid death.
Iquid death witpc1Put ]. dswp for The good Of ms
emperance people.
Coroner--thAts all right sir Ho~ long wa, be mar.
led to her before des,h TOOK placer A. don Know,
ir
2. You subsequently, heartY A. hoard be died very
uddeny, end nope hey will axe 40 the body, because
believe she murdered &C FAR a. Know the sass
'sd character and hsdnt good example her by bey
'vn mother rhore c,ter written By New York
awytr 70 a certsin gentleman in Brooklyn, Rsinx .
hreai Of prosecution unless ne done Gomethng 10
tore or retrieve the character OF kim Emma Cunning
ham vat called upou TO and him to,d the
aver that he had got his hands into . iious mouth.
q nd you near any thing about her after she
'are hereg A. I did not
Cororerf think th tgytinony oto 10 the ssue,
md there In uecessty o. gciog f0rther WiMtss--I
Rave doubt Ia my mind but this fabrication for
he purpose OF ma-der'ng nf. Burde aud gctt,g iu,o
20 sesion Of his esate That 10 vountsry, however.
ftnugbter
BY Juror-what evidence have yol that Fnms Gun
ninsbnm was n person OF loose character, 4 Alter
'aw the lawyer, | told him no had better get himseh
lear OF It, that he was In bod compsay; that believed
The Was regular strnmpct and u could he proved 80;
falher me thrcatennd IN ncnsecnta