The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-21
THE BOND STREET TRAGEDY.
The Marriage of Mrs. Cunningham ano Or. B ur-
dell-Action of the Grand Jury-Indictnens
to be Presented To-day-Ths Estate Of
DR.. Burdell
&C., &o., 90.

Indictments have been found by the Grand Jury In the
Burdell case but the facts have not yet been made
public.
The Grand Jury paid ny ing visit 70 the public ins-
tutions Blackwals and Randals islands yesterday,
and did not from the excursion until late hour
last evening This morning the Grand Inquest will enter
the Court Of General Sessions and will hand In repcrt
OF their Iabors for the February term The ac Of in
dctmers being found against certain parties suspected OF
having murdered Dr. Burden will then be made public
presenment may also be looked for which will contain
some Dte resting Developments
The Unca Ileqreph, speaking Of Mrs. Cunningham
says
Il may not be an unimpertant fact In the Incidents
attending this unfortunate womAn's carear, that when
in Utica she stated she WAS engaged n be married
to gentleman residing in New York WHO was worth
$l00,tco Coud have been that she referred to DR..
Dnrdeii iu her affirmation?
THE MARRIAGE OF MRS. CUNNINGHAM.
AFFIDAVIT OF DIR. sPICER FORMER PARTNER OF
DIR. BURDELL.
Dr. spcer who in partnership during part Of last
summer with DR.. Burdell, has made affidavit whi,h
presents important facts regarding the relations that
existed between Mrs Cum inghsm and Dr. Burdsl. He
s.es that they really married, and that d.. Bar
dell acknowledged to him that the charge which he had
made against her OF stealing . note not true. The
following is the
Erwin splcer, dentist reside at Sacketts Harbor,
HT1 ABOUT sy SesT 6sor Bords
my place In the month of August last a Sackeps
Harbor, when be and made an engagement taat was
to come to the city OF New York. aud into partnership
with him was to come right down when he got homo.
received letter from him abo the 5th Of September,
answer, that would be in New York; i've days from
the date OF my letter accordingly came and common
BIND street After had been there about ten days,
returned from dinner one day about one O'Clock p
And came tn the front door a. paused sss psros % door
into the psrior: went In. saw two poco officers there,
and was me. by Mrs. Cunningham =, the door, who re-
quested me, WAS gentleman, 10 20 out Dr. Burdell
then ,ad vi hai any regard for MS interest welfare
he cd me TO remain and hear what said accord
insy remained Dr. Burdell said, Mr Spicer, to-day while
was asee,, Mrs.. CuppinshAm went to my pantaloons
pochet took out safe key and stole note out OF nv
sale OF seos. and returned the key again to my
pocket brought in police officers to search for the nois
and 10 pick ber locks In would not open them"
MS Caonipsham replied nSt ihe had NOT got hls nGse
Burdel then told the police officers that they might 90
out and f ho wanted them he would call them again;
during this versaton Mrs Cunningham appearedIt0
be very mild and called no III psmes but appeared 10 be
very INN; after the police officers went ont went NJ
stairs 10 the second floor into tue flee; Bdrdel told
that he going the bank sni wou return before he
went 10 dinner (about o'cocf) Mrs Cunningham came
taAe her keys and search every and trunk aud
chsst IN the everything locked unlosked-for
20 oSss s po
could be concealed until about O'Clock, when Doctor
Burdtl Iesuned heard his voice in the ball and wsnt
down 70 the office; he said TO me, What did Mrs.
Cunningham say while WAS eoue;' told hin that
had beeS searching her drawers, trunks and chests
for the nose but could not find Doctor Burdeil sed,
"D-nt, have not lost any note; only did 10 drive
the id bitch out Of The house" Hs then told me
Dimis back, (sirs Dmis Habbsrd) but that Mrs Gun
nDebam was aWny jealous OF her and would not have
uon 70 Mrs ham which was 100 sros to bo re-
pesed rhe next day about 9th September, they had
Anohet p,errAtcn txesher .hs ca ne INTO the omes
meut telling him that he had agreed to marry her and
she aned him TO fld his engagement trst he hal
put her of from time 70 time but that Il had gone out 70
The voro that she engaged 70 be married 10 him;
she bad hi pert Of his house and came therc with ths
. dissrscc woaId bring upon her family he refused
who voaId have her daughtersi All this time she kept
Burdel deny that he bad agreed to marry her but
said that be culd mary woman. Another day, think
u. " ss,rd % noor he ne commeuosd conn @ tai sslrns ~ about
the Lotto, sskirg her why she had not given Is
up before ana che again said ihe had not go the note
orrapcs and said she must tea ner Own BOY 70 40
her trrsnce; she said he had told her that she might
send the boy on crrsnds, and that the girls would an
the belt aud they always had done no when the boy
out; think the same day ssked her II she loved
DR. Burde aner his abusing aad talking to her %; she
said; "Yss she lived him as she did her very beng,
and the children loved him. she ststed that she Intend
cd to make h fuln his contract, she would take the
law Of him. sho was always very retiring and disorcot
In her domesnor towards me, and ncver called him any
pames or used abusive snsuaEe len on the I'd day Of
Dr. Burdsli helped of, wen! 70 tine depot with me,
Of the business with request 70 return soon the
sickness Of my hmiy would permit; wo parted good
basinss-, and private msiisr,; rcOoicc, tue same
day on which I searched for the papers asking
s.S .,n hsr sa sSs No sss be- would marry
ber but intended 10 do. received no letter
fron DR. surdell At ssckea. Harnor untt siacr bad
made sfdavt In the slsuder suit, and sent 70 Mr.
Tha, or, MS Cupnnghams lawyer, In which i stated
wfa the Doctor told DR.. 5ardel wrote 70 me be-
tvsn the I'd and 9th Of November ., sackeus HArbor
Tie letter h now missing-sither lost, destroyed, or
sto hsro scaroned my papers Thoroughly and can
DR. Barasll commences bis letter By rcprimsndins me
for btuaJipg bis confidence, ssylrg, D-nh what nave
roc msdo sn tfoavn Tor o. what oid you connaeace,
never would dc-th1 H. have married Mrs Cunning.
ham cont van, you 70 take the trouble 70 answer this
eject. that iesr was dated bs,wees the I'd ana sh Of
November, ard post married New Yox city. sssrted
arrived here sunday, the sth inst, o. half past 10
O'Clock Euiy Monday mo piDg despsichsd .
SSs psss c1,1ns Of fSn' p4 bards s,d been 1s
him in the fall, and knew acs which would throw
m Aliens, In sopd street, vhere notified the Coroner
that could be ound sxpeced TO be gu er@naed vi hin
an hour shSus ,TS oclosn vent 70 NO yi sos
witness ard wished sdnNaion; ~N admitted, and vas
Afterwards told ths, the Cortrer's orders we're that
shou,d TO into the vhero 5e Doctor wM murdered
tbex ce taken down the basement and looked up
win tn ether Witnesses the saue course Vas pursued
on tue t~o susscquoLtia sfer tha was allo sed 70
come up into The front parlor 10 the course Of converse
n with n gentleman there, told Him 'hN vh An IN
ariued he vent In 70 the COron on bis return ne In
70; med that TIE Cororcr sail, He hss been summon
Cd tere By Mrs Curnpshsm, and know: anogesosr VOC
much" vovds 10 that esct; vas IN attendance every
dy n tho quest conclrdtd on Saturday. the lssn
inst, did net lesve ull sbOu, midnight. .,,,.,
sw,rn before mo, this 18th February, 1857, I. E.
sr,wARr, Commissioner Of Deecs.
THE REPORTS IN CIRCULATION.
Actn,emporsry Journal publsbed statement ycsser-