New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-05
Ccroner-wby did 700 come 10 Mrs. Burdeu' A.

Coroner Mira Bgrdal il il pat down. A. She
ssked ms husband 10 do her favor, - she VS. lone
vomsn; tbis occurred 10 my house; etc ssd she a" ss
a lone wOmhn and bsd no one to protect her soc
,eened 10 feel very bad che ssked me If ~e1lf AK
my husbsDd 10 do Der favor; told her mat ne vas
sick, and ives 10. able to walk block 70 90 anyta
fOr me; she laid that shs would pap the expenses OF
having BIN rice: she sent BIN to house 10 mercer
street kept BY Mrs Stevens; the name on the card
weg JACK son got the csrd oil tse house uon n
pocket in my house did not know before NAV ne
wss going there uh.n she wanted MN 10 60 oat lof
beT but The card fell from bls pook+t-oook on tne
forr, became eprsged on seeing the card, and II
uo-ted me. asked bin whst be hsd been toefe iof
he ssd that Mrs. Cunningham had sent him there l
didn't believe IT, and 80 i went to the house myself;
I saw the plumber on the card, aud l went oy
90 eviction. sew & woman, and asked her
n such description Of man had been TO
her house. and she denied that there hsd.
Coroper-You have Just said that you never saw
Mr. Cunningham Def re- A. No, Sir; | have seen
her. she has consulted me before
O. Did you ever zee her in her own hosse at any
time A. No Sir only once; went 70 the house N
Mercer street when | got the card from his pocket
book, and ! saw the woman there lady ana man
who called her bis wife; | asked If such descnp'
tiop of man had been there che sad there had not
abe got quite mad with me; put my things, and
made cell on Mrs. Cunningham 10 see her; found
Der standing in the ball with gentlem 80 and lady
apparently about TO 20 out she was mad.
CorCner-Spesk cay, my dear
WiiDess-She said that she would come the next
morning and explain the thing-thG she bad sent my
husband around TO Mr. Stevens and that she WAS very
sorry if she had caused any disturbance or rouoie
from battm | never saw the Inside OF her house
didn't have any words with her then abe sad she had
company 4,
date when you Mrs. Cunningham A. As near
a. ! think, il near the middle Of Summer since
saw her the last time al her house.
O. In the middle Of Sumner A. 10 The middle OF
the Summer the last time hsye seen Der, and at
that time my husband forbid her the house
Q. In the middle Of August a. About the middle
OF SPINNER.
Q. And you seen her previous a. Yes, Sir three
times.
O. have asked you madam quietly az i could
and here lies a contradiction Of most glazing ch,rac
ter the first time you say you saw Mrs Cunningham
was in the MIDDLE Of August a. No, Sir; say that
vs., the last time Jaw her.
g. Had you ever seen her before A. had
q. Where A. In my house.
g. How long before that A. / cannot tell she did
not psy me any examination fee she said she going
TO get some money about the tenth Of May and she
would pay me the 10Th of May came she did not pay
me che in there at that time; che still seemed to
say that she hadn got any money but the next time
she would paw the next tine she came my husband
forbid her the house, and The did come any more.
Coroner-I would ask you, by virtue of your oath,
did YOU not have conversation with Mrs. Cunningham
up stairs A. On my oath did not.
q. Did none Of them come INTO the room a. saw
little boy in, and an officer went into the room,
and saw me alone.
O. Wes any communication given YOU A. No,
Sir except what the officer said TO me- there aman
there also taking sketch OF the room when in
there. The officer said 10 me that he thought ws
pretty lucky in getting where the fire was, and said
that though was; if had known where / was 60
ing 10 | would not have gone there.
q. Why, would you have 20; gone IN a. because
! don't think il was place for me to go; do not
think il wss right to ask me to 60 into the room at all.
Q. Why did you 20 then A. | was asked - ~
thee.
Q Iy whom a. BY the policeman
q. What policeman T! A. The policeman at the
head Of the stair.
Q. At what hour A. 1t was about half'psSt five
O'Clock.
O. What was the officers appearance A. He was
a dark completed man he had beard.
g. Did be have mustache! a. do not know
think be had cap on.
The Coroner-Csptain will you get that officer. To
witness)-The officer stated .that you complained of
your feet being cold
Witness-My feet were chilled.
O. Whist was the object of Mrs. Cunninghams con-
sultiDg Won A. do not know only what she told me;
she sand she wanted to know about some money that
H. al down town had of hers and she wanted to know
if be was doing al night in regard to business and
whether she might get some money soon; the next
time she said her daughter sick that she had the
heart disease and che fearful her lungs were dis
eased and was ARA she would not live that IS all
know of her business.
O. Do she never soeak of DR.. Burdel in any of her
conversations A. She has never to my knowledge
spoken bis name except that night
.. What night The night l called al her house;
she said that il wa DR.. BuTde who going out with
her and her daughter and abe didn't want to hear any
Of my ugliness | WAS angry because che had sent my
husband 10 Mercer street and handed her one OF the
cs,ds Of the house at the time
q. What did your husband know OF Mrs Stevenss
bouse A. He didn't know anything about IL
q. What did you know \. | DID not know any
thing; went the house and they gave me TO under
stand that il wa not good got to talking win TINS
woman In the entry.
Q If you saw that fact, why did you ask yoar hus-
band TO 20 there subsequently A never asked him
to go: was Mrs. Cunningham.
q Did you not give your sanction \. did not
know he went there except from the carss.
O. If YOU did not give your consent, have yen any
knowledge why Mrs Cur nlDghsm wished your nus
band 10 go TO that house A. She said that she be-
leved the Doctors part ot the house TO be used Tor
bad purposes che said that the woman visited the doc
tor nearly every day. that some ether person In the
houfe had looked at them through the key hole ana
she wanted 70 bring the thing 10 light, and TO DO tis
wanted 10 know the description OF the woman; she
said she had sent out person to see Mrs ashourn
whom she called cousin of the Doctors she said
also that he didn't think she lived IN any better house
than bad house.
impelled her action a. | will sweaI positively, DO
not know Of any other motive.
Q. Did DR.. Burden and Mrs. Cunningham ever
come 20 your house together A. Never never saw
Dr. Burdell but once IN my life.
A Jurur-lou did nct know that tina. was DR.. Bur
den A. No, Sir, only from what he said.
.. As near So you describe the appearance and
clothes OF DR.. Bardell A. | cannot describe his
clothee.
q. You can describe his features A. The room
was very dark al the time the lamps not liz.
q. At what hour was II A. 1t was IN the Summer
time Just shout duck
Q. And you were not in the habit of lighting the
lamps 4. 1t was hot weather and We did not light
the lamp.
q. And there was nobody in the room bu, both OF
YOU A. My hus band was sitting on the sofa when be
was asked in the rcoU.
q. Well, Whist was bis appearance A. As