Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1857-03-26
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tothis there was qiarrel betWeen Mr..
and Hrs. John BusdeliathHA latter ap-
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/ Harvey took an active part in this
llquarrel III favor Of Mrs. Johns BGrdell,
land against his brother. He used all
Ibis efforts To favor the divorce, obtain
ling counserfor Mrs Buraefl, and, per-
|haps, supplying her with hmsars. Mrs.
lBurdeli sliceeeded id obtaining par
1tial divorce from her husband they
| we're separated, alimony was given to
]her, but she was not permitted omairy
again. While Harvey Burdell was
pursuing this course 'in ationso Mrs.
John Burdell, he succeedsM ia getting
Ibis brother to make overall his prop
Eerty toshim9 BY q mortga at the same
.}time returning no eqaiye.ant for it, and
I.rap r,aap resentingS toE his brotlifs that
property would be safe in Harvey s
hands that thereby Mrs. Burdell, who
had a suit against him and another party
who had an attachment against him
would be prevented from getting his
| (Johns) property After remaining a
| few months at the corner of Duane street
and Broadway, Harvey moved up to
1862 Broadway, on the corner of Frank
lin street. John having been divorced
from his wife made up with Harvey,
and moved up and joined MIN in busin-
ess at 362 Broadway. s
This arrangement is represented to
have been made by Harvey for the pur-
! pose ofgetting Johns trade at his office.
However this may be, it is certain they
had not been long together before they
quarreled !; even before that, Harvey
would not allow John to put his sign up
upon the office in which they were both
associated in doing business, 50 John
put up his . shingle'' on a carriage shop
which stood right by the side Of the
Office. John Burdell then attempted to
get from Harvey the mortgage of his
(John's) property which he had made
over to him for safe-keeping, but Harvey
refused to give it up, or to give any e.
quivalent or return for it. This occa-
stoned another quarrel between them.
Harvey succeeded in getting some Of
his things away from his brother John,
and also receiving means from his broth
er William, went up to Union place, at
the corner Of Fourteenth street and I'm
ion square, and opened an office there,
which he occupied, doing a goad busin-
ess, until his death IN 1856. During
his last illness and just before his death,
Harvey Burdell got out an attachment
against him, by means Of, the mortgages
which he held, and with it and Sheriff
went into John 5 room and took possess
sion Of everything he had, even the fur
niture Of his death chamber, to the very
feather bed f,om under his brother,
leaving him to die on sofa. Harvey
Burdell frequently told of this deed a.
mong his acquaintances. The night
before John died Harvey wrote very
peculiar will, which John signed; this
will made Harvey sole executor of his
brother's estate, and specified that the
property was to go to pay for debts.
After his brothers. death, Harvey wrote
to Mrs. John Burdell, then at the south,
informing her Of her husbands decease,
and requesting her to come to New
York. She did so, but never received
La cent Of money from tho estate of her
deceased husband
William Burdell, who is living in
! Cleveland, Ohio, held mortgage Of
Johns p property, in consideration Of the
money advanced by the former to the
latter, to enable the latter to open an
office in Union place SO when VIM.
Burdell heard that Harvey had taken
possession OF Johns property, he COM
menced suit against him. The two
were in law about Johns property till
1.-TWO years since. When DR.. Harvey
Burdell had been seven years at 362
Broadway, he purchased and moved
into the house No. 81 Bond street !; he
located himself there ia May 1858.
The testimony Of the dentists who had
connection with him, and persons who
knew Harvey Burdell, is that he was
mercenary, selfish man, with strong
passions !; he was easily excited but
was not man who would be likely to
attack another; he would cool down if
a person spoke sharply to him. He
quarrelled with everybody with whom
he came in contact he quarre'ed
with his partners, he quarrelled with
all his relatives and had law suits with
most OF them. Al the time Of his death
those ofthem living in the city were not
on speaking terms with him. Honesty
was by no means characteristic Of his
dealings, and his moral character was
far from being above reproach. His
reputation among good men was bad
very bad. He was very pennrlous.
When he had q house in Broadway, and