The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-05

That aerx about the honr quarter past moe
ocl OK p NJ this depon mt falling IN perceive any person
ing out, wen, Into the Bowery and sac ~omao inthe
Howery tho block between Becker and Bond treets
comm MP toward nd street with a basset. That de
popent parsed very her but could not her face
she was dres,ed In dark clothes with close
hood her head That deponent reco lied the bake,
d. ,Iety which dsponeus had that afternoon pro
.d b' elf from the house OF tho District Attorney,
ard which del omen. hal iaat twenty msnts srey
ousy premises 100 Elm street, that depousa' next fol
lowed the said woman carrying .hs said basko' "oiud
Bond street upon the aud heard he d,n
o, the house No 81 Bond sree that just before she
stepped the soop doponcnt Inspector spssh one
OF tho metropolitan police, and called attention u the FACE
Of entrance; and depon mt "a informed and oeieses
that tho raid In,pec or eight saw tho person
'hr house; that depcnent Afterwards between u and
O'Clock Mi hs the request Of Inspector Dss, 70
,use No 81 Bond street, while The District Attorney 10
4, pc ctors 81 eyh and Hopkins, and pstrolmep Wh'h
Smith nm Wilson, were near by, waiting for An opporto
nifty 70 That deporent and Inspector ks rang The
d, bell, bat there no answer Dcponent then rang
violently, when the door was soon opened ny t~o
men, who objected to or oomIg In, and asked
VIVA, was wanted at this lac hour Inspector
Ds and this deropen excused themselves for tne ,r
stated had Intercepted doctor who h.d sts'es
here had been q delivery in the house. and In'eector
Dts ssa be Ind 10 If Il was ell right one o tue
saS Sr, Barden rick and could MT be scen
va ,ben closely followed these up airs, AMI en-
tered the upper second story hall; Of The women
looked into The front ,arse and said, "rhere
are two gentlemen who wish to come to-
voice raid from within, Lock that door-thoy
must not come in--I tell you 70 lock that door !" The
police came up into the room and made arrests, Bat
iI.t thavw
down 10 call thenAOs Cunning CHAM askei by depo
nent Do yoa claim this child the CHILD II Harvey
B, ~ aud abe Sod or course, Who're else should II
be, Depouenl fu Their sgs when the officers were ~
,,sirs he heard her ray SION, take away my dear
baby from me-" Dew nent further Gays that he d"
msnded in The presence Of The officers To see the uni
bicai cord. Mrs. Cunningham and the nurso oojsced
After some persuasion they come ned Dspouen, ,hen
removed The bandage and sa~ the piece of pocket hand
Sercbler the cord which placed there In 100 Elm
suest hui the marks not y.t visible, aud woul
not DO the following day. Deponent then pro-
ceeded In carriage, company with the District Al or
pey, TO Bellevue Hospital, taking the said in'ant With
Them, and about half past ono oclcck Tuesday
ing restored 10 The mother, who 10 named Eizsoeth
Anderson, and is now . patient in the iynx-n
ward OF Bellevue Hospital We then went Into
the room and apoosized 10 . lady in bed, whom
depcpent wss informed and believes 70 be Mrs.
Cunnip gba osherwbe called Burde add she sad, why
do you disturb mel am very sickr' 0ep,Dent looked
about the ros n ard raw In there but the two
men and Mrs CT nn,sgham In bed with an infant yns by
her side ssleep Deponent went close W the bed and
amined the infant, and saw was tho same child
bo bad thas Afternoon brought from Bellevue
Hospital 10 No. 100 Elm street - aforesaid !;
one of the women said, al am the nurse" sns
then took up child and passed 70 the other side Of toe
bed, and with Ii In her arms sat down Dcponeu. then
said "bripe the child 70 the light, IN order that may
see tn The nurse objeckd. Mrs Cunningham then put
out her hands on he child and said "Nol nop' Dspo
nent then ssd ~ ply sicAp como In by request Of
the authorities, de to that effect and then examined
the child by he ngh and saw BY the fsce again wNs
the ssps child deponept had brought from Belle
vuc hospital. shortly afterwards, others OF the
police came up ipo the and mado NJ
rests But while ,hcy were coming up, and Inspector
Dns had been down 70 call them, Mrs. Cunning.
ham was by deponent, Do you claim thR child
the child Have Barden ." and she rad, "0i
whose elso should II bep' Deponent further says,
when tho officers up sias he heard her say DOu
take my dear baby from me Deponeot further states
be demanded n presence NJ the officers the umbi.
heal cord; Mrs Cunningham and nune objected after
some percussion they consented peponspt then removed
the lsndsge and the piece OF pockethanikerbief
the cord which was psoed there In No 100 Elm street,
bu, na,ss no, yet visible, and would not DO
until the following day. Deponent then proceeded In
carriage conn any with the District Attorney TO Bellevue
Hospital taking the raid infant and about half past
O'Clock on Tuesday morning restored to the mother who
IN named Elizabeth Anderson and ID nos patient In tho
blDs In ward OF bellevue Hospital
TESTIMONY OF INSPECTOR DiLKs.
Geo W. Dks, Captain of tho III eentb precinct being
duly sworn says hat at about half past twelve ococ
the night OF ihe "a OF August 1851, be Ia company with
Dr. De la Montague went to Mo house No 81 Bond street
ard rang the door bell -hen Ann to the door
and s,ked what ~anted and being sus~erei By 10
Ia Nor,ssne that they wished to Ms. Cunningham,
she replied Thai abe could no, be seen, she very
sick; and on insisting her, and passing through
the hall, me, a,be foo Of the stairs the calling
herself Jane Bell, who also ssd Mrs Cunningham could
not be seen she very sick and being ihfot med that
II was imr ortant no rhould hcr said "you cant
her unt ask her." and she proceeded up stairs, depo
peni vth the doctor following her up when Mrs Con-
bingham told her TO lock the door, and not 10, any In
but on entering the room, found Mrs Cunningham lying
10 bed, having apparently new born infant lying In bed
bosida her, whom che asKed What wanted, and
informed by deponens ,ha, he bsd heard birth had
taken place there, and that he inquire the arc
uas aboai H. She said "ycs there had there
child -por'ins 10 the child lying beside hor skei
her II vas her child, when she replied "It my law
full, legitimate child;' I vked her when the child Gas
born she sad born about II o'clock that night
on her being sked who vm present the birth she ,Ad
DR.. CAn and Dr. Uhl, and would inquire Of De- Unl
he would give me all the Information about H. or, n
woad wait, Or. csn, who had gone " the drug s.ore
would return; vahed Or. De Ia Montague 10 cos
a the child, when Mrs ghsm and the nurse, Jane
Bell both refused, when depouens went down 70 door,
o. n In the act Of leaving, with Ann Burns aud admitted
Captains spesht and Bopsins, officers snsh Wilson and
walsh, and Dr. Gichris, and all then proceeded the
room Of Mrs. Cunningham, when she wac informed tina,
she under arrest ar aer difficulty the child
which Vas then exsnined by Dr 10 Ia Mon
iagne who took charge Of he said chd and conveyed
away; depcnert, 10 company with some or the officers
present, making search, found In The closet Of the
back room, she second floor, . tin pail containing
about two three quarts Of blood infants clothing, OF
common material on which there were bcoi stains
and ohcr garments and pieces Of linen, which we're