The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-03

The Mysterious Tragedy In New Yorl.s
Murder Of DR.. BurdelI.
The telegraph yesterday announced the fact
| that DR.. Harvey Burdell, well known DENTS. Of
New York, had been found murdered Saturday
morning at his residence, No. 81 Bond street. This
New York Herald of Sunday contains severa
columns about the murder, which seems to have
created much excitement in that city. The body
it appears, was discovered about eight o'clock in
the morning in his Office, by John J. BurchelI, tbs
boy who attended to sweeping the room out. Ii
his evidence before the Coroner's jury. be said:
Iopened the door; 1t was net locked, but the hey
vas outsde the r.s thing that presented itself wa.
the doctor lying his face close to the door and
surrounded with blSod; was frightened, and slam
ming the door after ne, fell my back outside Of
the door; then got mp sni ran down stairs and In.
formed Hannah, the cook that the doctor was dead
and lying on tho foor; she up crying, sod the
room, and ran imme i.tsly to Mrs Cugaingham's
room, and told her what he had seen Mrs Cunning
ham began to cry; Mr.. sncdgrsss was holding her
the bed was then sent by Mr. snos grass the
ner OF hroadway and Reade street. to bring up his
bro'hsr-in-iaw, Mr. sulon; he came with me.
Dr. B. had been boarding in the house where bis
Office was located, with Mrs. Cunningham, to
whom 1t appears he he'd been privately married.
She was deeply affected when entering the room.
and shed tears copiousiy. Her testimony as given
was as follows:
Emma Augusta Burdell being duly sworn deposes
ana @ sayE leased his house from Mr. Burden last
May; Mr Burdell used to board with me last summer
since 10. he has taksn his meals outside and spt
here this house is his; Mr Ecke is the only bosrjer
Win me; cergymen's son Mr. enodgrass stoD, in
tho house at my Tequ ct; Mr. Rurd al had isdemsnt
against bis brother VIM RurdsIl; that judsmsnt he
tsok Ian from MI Perpont, In Wall street; Dr. Bur
short time after that he told ne that he w<had n.
20 give MIN note for the amount OF the Judgment at
Twelve mooths after date; gave him the note ana
Us st the Time last September Dr. Burdefl eeeused
me OF stealing the note / gave him told him
snsw nothing about it; sccueed him then Of not
charged him with having brouehs fsmaies INTO X
house; he denied it; he meyer accused me Of ike
Gus Of me; did not tell it to any one did NOT tall
the ssrvsnt girl thai. saw Mr. Burdel last shcu
o'clock yesterday; he was in good health; don't know
what time he returned; from to 10 O'Clock there
was one in the house but my own family; Mr.
Baodgrass az out with of my daughters he vert
out with her to buy a veil and returned about 81
ing apparel; was up stairs with them; Mr. Eckei
was slit ns in the back pa lor between nine and ten
O'Clock; left Ar. snodgraM and ny cat, liter up
stairs came dogn at heifpAst nlne O'clock and
Mr Eckel sittingIo the paror; although the frout
and back parors were used IS reception rooms BY
alr Huriel, still hai the use of them; when
came Gown stairs and Mr Eckel In the back par
lor, went In and asked him if he had got the can
dies fgI and oranges he ssid he would get f,r me-
said he hsd; don't know whether Mr Bu,ds Il was
in the house then mott rang the bell for the cock
sni asked her IL she nearly dene her work;
told her what to get for breakfast; then U
| stsirs, followed by Mr. Ecke when came up stairs
Mr Eckel came into my bedroom; he left my room
between ten and eleven O'clock; after he departed
did not leave tbs room; Hr. Eckel did not speak
kindly OF Mr. Burdein any conversation last aht
| recollect that had received note yesterday eve
S,s and had forgot giving it to Mr.. Ecke opened
my door, Knocked at his and asked him if the light
was out He opeaee his door and then handed him
/ han vub- Mr.
Eckel ~ as undrsssed or not; heard noise in the
house last night although am not in the habit Of
siseping soundy; the first Information got of Mr
Burds1 being murdered Yves at about 10 O'clock
Th cook came up stairs and said Mr.. Burdell was
adj my family breakfasted with before ths eook
brought he nswu ofthe murde r; We generally break
| fsst between and o'clock Mr. Eckel was always
in the habit of brsakf sting with the fami y until
this morning; when We went to breakfast this morn
ing Mr. Eckei was net in the room; did not nd
Yord to the police department or the coroners office
that man died suddenly in the house. All the fur
niufs of the first snd second foors belong to rs,
eept the carpet in the front paror tn looking glass
curtain orp8 8ments and ir,ndoles perfer not Civ
ing the reason for Mr.. BurdelPs not marrying
| he promised to do; was jesloas Of Mr.. Burdeu;
| perpetrators Of the murder; when Dr. Roberts
to the house this m 1rnng he asRs me what the
ms,'e; don't rem. n Der .ny'h h.ag el.ei wss mar
| Here Mrs. Burdell Produced the certificate Of
marriage, which went to show hat she wss united ir
the holy bonds of wsdlock with tho deceas I'd tn
| the Reformed Dutch church, in Bleecker street
The witness stated that it was the intention de-
ceased and herself to keep the marriage secret until
| June next, when it would be made public. The
property spoken of he hpusehe fu.niiCre) belong
cd to her previous to the marriage with deceased.
At the CONCLUSION of Mra. Burdelrs testimony she
expressed great desire to see the body Of Diseased
which Yves lying in the sojoining room; but her
friends deemed it prudent to forbid her the pfisi.
ege fearing ttst the scene would produce too great
| shock upon the sensitive nerves of the bereaved
widow.
| Hannah Coulon, a servant in the house, testified
partly ss follows,
| knew Mr.. Burdell; be was quiet, respectable
man; heard dispute between Mrs Cunni1g CHAM
| and Mr.. Burde in reference to some papers which
deceased accused her of steans; this Mrs Cunning
ham denisd last Thanksgiving day Mrs Cunu ing han
bad niscarrisge of child by Mr. Burdsl; Mi
Cunnn ham asked me to att nd toit; doctor also
| attended Mrs, CunnInsham; he liyes about th' o
four coors fro Broadway, on the other side of tht
| street; he dressed q wonnd which the LET
side OF her nose. He gave Mrs. Cunningham no me
| dicpe. Dr.. Burdell, as understood it, gave Mrs
Cunningham some medicine at the time; ives called
upon last Thanksgiving day by Mrs Cunning she
said "ars you going to Let me die 2" said she ough
to get doctor; went with her to her chamber anc
she bled eely from the nose ran for doctor,
when returned the other girl and myself saw this,
feotus was in the chamber; she said that tho child
belonged to the doctor Since thst time Mr Cunri ag
| ham and the doctor have been un fdstd ms
the girls reported quarrels a. having 0ccuIrea be
| tween the deceased and Mrs Cunnn CHAIN; heard nc
noise 10 tho house last night; Mr.. snodgras brs
Cunningham and Mrs. Cunning ghsm's daughter came
down to breakfast next morning; Mr BurdeIrs boy
told me tn morning that the docsor was dead; hi
| asked melt th.re vas any row in the house; said
not; Mr. Eckel cid not come down to breakfast; n
was af or breai fast when heard from tho boy ha
| Mr.. burdsil W dead; informed Mrs Cunnin, N
and her daughters that the doctor dead; they al
| seemed confused, Mr. Snoiare,s went to Mr. Bur
| dells room and came up and said it true; Mrs
Cuuninghsm then see med crazy and tore her hair.
The Herald, after publi,hing the above evidence
says:
DR.. Burdell was, understand, quite wealth,
man, being possessed of 80 0CC in stocks snd rea
estate. He has been married twice. His first wife
has been divorced from him, wi lille his second II
the lady referred to a. Mrs Cunningham by ssvera
of the witnesses.
From pest mortem examination of the body msds
BY Dr. Weltie and others it appears that the Iun Il
We re found Esh inflated with air, which weud &c
10 show that inauguration had been u,ed mean,
of Destroying the life of the deceased His tongue
was also found to be protruding distancs from
his mouth which also proved that the deceased had
been sufocsted In the heart were found two wounds
sne in the ventrice and the other In the anIicle
The lunes were sso cut; also the carotid artery and
first veTtebra. There were IS incised wounds upo
the body. eli Of which deep, and appeared to
| have been made with very narrow blsded inst, n
msnt There did not appear to be any injuries the
head. Around the neck there was sight discolora.
/ ton of the skim though the decersed had been
s.iz.d by the throat while the murderer pluns
log the knife with fatal dsxterty into the body oi
| the victim.
DR. Burden was fine looking man, about 4s years
of are He was we'll proportioncd and " was res Arb.