New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-06
No. 81 Bond street Again.
THE FICTITIOUS BIRTH.
IMPORTANT INVESTIGATION.
DIR. CATLIN EXPOSES THE TRICH.

The excitement consequent on the astounding d..
closures in regard to Mrs. Cunnnghams Bellows
baby has seldom been paraeled in this excitable city,
The tragedy of the earlier acts has been relieved
by situations purely comic % any that brought
house down. The Spring street apothecary persos.
stng parturent widow, with nightrcsp, afer.brth.
and corresponding groans; while the plotting woman
receives the baby in the District Attorneys 6sh-bss.
ket and the same lsdys sanctimonious remark To d.
Ubl. three hours later, "Ihsve pat my trust u As
lord, and he has brought me safely through" can
hardly be surpassed.
large assemblsge was gathered at the Jefferson
Market Police Court on Wednesday morning, to witae0
the continuation of the examination II was announced
TO commence at 10 q. IN. Before that hour, District
Attorney Hall entered the courtroom, and in the
course of conversation in reference to an opinion that
Mrs. Cunningham had not been allowed to 90 far
enough to bring her within the statute said that at al
events she could be held under the following provision
of the Revised Statutes:
Every person who shall attempt TO commit an ofense pro
hbted law and in such attempt shall 90 any act toward the
thereof or .h. Be- prevented Intercepted in s.ecu.ns q.
same upon conviction thereof shall in cases where no p,ov
i.hed as follows:
~ 1.-THE onse 90 attempted be punishable BY imprisonment
in State Prison for four years or more or S
ished by imprisonment in State Prison or in County JAIL
the case may be- not exceeding oneha the longest
term Of y .Ipts%Sted" Ssa sd IT, ss
Subpepas were issued for the daughters Augusts
and Helen and Drs Barker and De Wees. After q
delav of half an hour Helen arrived unattended
except BY the officer who served the subpoena. Aess.
Tiden and Stafford were present.
She was asked to remove her vail but preferred not
10. and the Clerk, Mr.. AcMurray, administered the
oath to her.
EXAMINATION OF HELEN CUNNINGHAM.
O. Do you reside at No. 81 Bond street ! A. Yes,
Sir.
@. The daughter of Mrs. Burdell, OtherWhe Gun.
ningham' A. Yes, Sir.
IShe seemed considerably agitated and raised her
vail
@. Have you been occupying the house No. 81 Bond
street, A. Yes, Sir.
Q. Is your sister Augusta in the city, A. She hh
the city, but not at home.
Q. Was she homo on Monday evening? A. SIC
left the house Monday afternoon think it ives aIs
o'clock
O. Has che been back to the house sincel A. No.
Sir, she has not.
@. Where is che nowl A. She is staying in Lsz-
pgton avenue, between Twenty fifty and TwsptytuA
street; don't know the number.
Q. With whom A. Mrs. Simonson.
Q. Have you seen your mother since them A. NJ
mother ordered carriage on Monday afternoon to b
at the house in Bond street. at 3OcOck; she was going
to Mr.. Ladd's, No. 63 Water street, with Augusta b
attends to my mothers business; mother hadn't bssE
well for the past week. and while she was eating hw
dinner, she was taken with violent pain mss
HELEN appeared to have regained her composure and
loosened her dressl and ran up stairs and got hw
some brandy and peppermint which she took while
eating her dinner then she said she felt much better
ard went up stairs and prepared to go riding; she
then waited for the carriage till O'Clock; she said
as it had become so late she could not find Mr. Ladd
in his office, and then my sister Aug asta being sick SD
bad to go for pair of shoes to Grand street, the mans
rame is Butcher l think; she said she would
go for the shoes and then go up to my auot's; Au'
gusts asked mother whether she should remsin owe:
night mother thought she had better not she he'd
been so i'll; she then said that Dr. Smith told hex
that change Of cir would do her good; and mother
said you can CO. and if you find pleasant there, yos
CAM remain; she also told Augusta that If she ws
taken sick, she should send for her; then Augusta
went down, got into the carriage and drove of.
Q. Did you remain with your mother III that after
neon2 A. was at home--not with her all the time.
Q. Which side Of the way is it where your sister se
A. don't know; have never been there; Il 10 In
Lexington avenue.
9. How soon after Augusta left was your mother
taken sick A. She had a great deal of pain the.,
but thought it would 90 away and guess il was about
an hour aterward that che was obliged to 60 to bed.
Q. Were you in the room theni A. wss dows
stairs; hrs Barnes wa, in the room; she ives the
only person in the room.
Q. When you came up did you 60 into tho roonI
A. Yes, Sir.
G. About how long were you absent A. When /
left the room she had got her skirt aud basque Off
brought I'D some cothes-some towels Twas gone bit
few minutes spoke to my younger sister, Georgi.
ana who WAS ironing; took the clothes to the closet
between the two rooms; went into the back room
and left them in the closet between the back and
that where mother was; took some flannel from tho
drawer and turned some hot water on it, and took i
and gave it to Mrs. Barnes, who gave it to mother;
was in the at the time it was applied; this ives
about O'Clock; mother had lever spoken to me abont
her confinement; che never said to me at what tiss
she expected to be confined other persons had spoksn
to me about it, and asked me when she would be COZ.
fDed; from her appearance took 1t a. matter o.
course that she was going to be confined; went into
the attic room about two weeks ego and got Some
Infants clothing from bag in the eloeet and broughs
them down to my mother when she told me TO do than
up in bundle and put them in the drawers betwees
inc rOOms Olo mol AID ner In altering "
repairing the infants clothing; on Monday evening:
before dark, Mr.. Nimms called to see what tms 4
would be agreeable for himsef and wife to come snd
spend the evening; he stepped into the hall: sad
asked him into the paror; went up and saw ma anu
mother told to tell him that she was not well-sns
had the bilious colic-and to call on Thursday; went
into the front room after that and famed mo:bct anu
Mrs. Barnes went down to tea forgot: 20 Ss'o In.-
Mrs. Wilt came in the afternoon before any u ~"
other persons; che went up INFO the ioou' 70
mother, but did not remain over ten minutes; wSm
the part Of the time while she was ,ne.e. W. ~
asked her to remain, she said she was gong oa.