New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-06
Q. VIVA. time Gid be come n On Friday A. ls0aid

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o Did YOU set the table A. pu, the dinner
,hrreh he vipdos 70 them; | did no; &c, the dsoes
,hev set the dehes themselves; never set the table
bsionre since wa IN the house:
a. 10 1ou know that Mr.. ECkel came te dinner J
A To nv Know edge he did; since Wa In the house
don tthink be ever missed meal but one or two
O How long cid tne dinner last A. told you II
was cooked sLi ready al Q CLOCK, and II was near
: Cd, ck always when Il AS over. -. -,
Q DID M. Snccgrsss 20 out MS evening" -;
Wei declare thst could not ssy that thnk ne GA
YES think be did him and he young IsuSu.ee
could not take ths; on ne solenny' ou' HAnA -'N'
be cid. ,..A.,-. .ha
il rC the Youngest she has Younger II >ara'oSs l.
! Miss Ellen Cursir Oh III that be went out Win
? o. You are sure OF ihstl A. could not say posi-
tiyefy | think they went OUT, but could no' 'AAe
il upon ne siI cerely, you knoE.
o. You told ne you did not open the door inst
night A. Neither | did they can open Tor 'oeni-
selves
Q Did Mr.. Eckels go out thst evening. A. No,
Q. Alter lesvi the dining table where did they go
up stairs. A. | don't know; kne~ nothing SPOUT
them tall she osne down 10 The Kitchen aud ordered ME
TO 90 70 bed
O. Had Won no occasion TO 20 up stairs in the even
ing A. No, Sir; bad no OCCASION.
y. Did not YOU 90 up once, Sheo abe sent tor you
10 give orders about The breakfas,l A. Not foot,
,he came down and gave me orders herself.
Coroper-Maiy, DID she not call you up in the back
drawing room You have sworn 50 once. WIZ
uess-No Sn, che came down to tse ktcheo.
A Juror-It wss the other gul; this Is not Mary. ,
Witness-Dont puzzle me too much, now It's trnh
| am telling; III not bear It.
o. AT what time did sbe give you orders 70 20 10
bed A. 1t was between ten and eleven clocs
.. Was it usual fer her to cone down snd give this
orcer A. She always gave me my orders IN 'heP~'
lor before went up.
.. Did ST. Dot leave il discretionary with YOU TO 20
no when your work was done-~as she ANXIOUS thai
YOU should 90 up that night She told NE TO hurry,
As Il was getting late SID get into bed
o. Whist old you do before you went 70 bed \. l
was wash ny dishes ana cleaning my kitchen.
. Do you not stfeud 10 the frOut basement a. L
never cid | never lock the door except the lover
door. ~
A. / did and the back door and the celsr door bsOs.
Q You cid not put the bolt in the mont door OF the
house A. No, Sir. ,
@ Wa the light burning when you went up 'tairs :
A. Nes. Sir.
O. In wbat half A. In the parlor hall.
g. You didn't put that light out A. No, Sir | did
not. ,.,
O. Yoa think from the best OF your belief that twas
between 10 and IL clock when you went n. Us
Q. Do you sleep sound A. Yes, Sir; am pretty
heavy sleeper when get TO bed.
O. DID you hear Mr.. SGodgrass come to bed when
you wee in your room A did.
O. And the young ladies' A. | did not hear tie
young lsdies.
o. A few moments after Mr. Snodgrass went into
h. room did you hear him go sosn to get water A.
No Sir, did not.
o. When YOU came up stairs did you notice who had
retired in the other roomsl A. Mr. SnOdgcsss came
up stairs before went to sleep and the two boys
they were all who were Ia thegaIret except myself
o. Did none If the daughters sleep IN the garret
A. They cid, but they were not up tnere st that time
O. Did you hear them come up then A. did not.
O. Did Mr. snodgrass lock his door A. No, Sir;
his door open.
O. Did you hear him get up A. No, Sir; went
O. Did you notice when he came up II he closed the
door A. don't close the door, a. the ladies' we're
below he slept IN the next room on nine.
Q. There was little attic room neKt to NJ Snod-
grass what was II used for A. | cannot tell.
Q. Was there any furniture in herei A. There
was sofa
Q. Was there carpet A. No, Sir mat.
A Juror This furniture has been removed since we
inspected il.
.. Was there FIRE made in that room' A. Not
within this fortnight or three weeks.
q. What was it used for A. DO not know
O. Who msoe this fire A. Toe chsfnbermhd
Mary she cleaned it in the morning and 1t was ready
O. How long since this fire was made A. Two or
three weeks; Mary was always complaining that she
had this ME make and The room TO clean, when she
didn't know what for.
Q. When Mrs. Cunningham came down and ordered
you to go TO bed, did she seem IA If she was prepared
Tor bed herself A. She was not; she " ~ IN her iul
dress but cabLot swear what she had on her, she
had ON ell that she was accustomed " have on.
No. =, ST. 1o' o'' not 'D'' '"'' '"' '' S'''' V ~
O. Didn't you wonder at her ordering you TO bed
A. No Sir; passed no remark ON her whatever.
Q. You say that Mary wac astosished at being com
PEELED to make sre IL the little room A. She sad
she wondered, because NOBODY slept IN il.
q Was this room locked A. Mary said it was
kept locked
O. DO you know where the key was A. know
nothing about The key.
o. Did you notice when the lA.t tire was made in
thar room A. | did not notice Mary can tell when
Il was.
q. Have you seen that door open since Wednesday
mOIuIDg ast1 A. No, Sir, have not.
z. Wen you got up on Saturday morning did you
notice whether this door wa openi A. No, SIR, did
not.
pses any remaks On the room whatever, because /,
was not my business and, another thing, never tax
yself T. remember these things.
q. Did you hear walking on thst hoor' A. did
not; | cal swear positively that from the time went
10 my bee until got up again heard nothing: this Is
a. much e: can tell.
@. When Mary left who made up the beds A. The
ladies uenselyes.
a. Can you specify who made the beds, and the par
tcular ones-ior lnstance who made Mr.. S1odgrssss
A. 4 caLnOt gay.
O. Who MADE il before A. Mary made the beds.
4 Did she make Dr. BuIdrils Oed also A. Yes,
Sir; -he attended 10 all the chamber work.
q. When you came down u al morning DO you recol-
lect what tine II Was A. IL Wa between snd
O'Clock IN the morning. | fetched lighted candle
down With ME IN ny haLd.
o. Did you notice If Eckels room door WAS open at
TIE time A. | did Lot; never passed any remalks;
came stAight ahs al | dion notice II al al.
q. Diont you notice the Key IN DIR. Burdells door
A. No, Sir, did not.
q. Didn yoU s~e marks Of blood on the wall A.
dld Dot.
q. Wss there anything unusual in the house down
staIrs -r IN the basement that morning A. No, SIR;
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