Squatter sovereign., 1857-10-24
From the Boston News Letter.
News from DR.. Burdell.
swdRs srATEMENr FROM THE DOCTOR
HIMSELF As, TO THE MANNER OF HIS
DEATH.

DEATH
The following remarkable Developments
regarding the murder of Doctor Harvey
BnrdeIl. have been published in the News
Letter through a spiritual source. The
! interviews took place at three several times
at intervals of six weeks, to test his recol-
| lection of facts. It will be seen that the
narrative is in the form of an affidavit,
and we assure our readers that there is no
| humbug about it.. Let the lovers of the
| marvellous read: 50
I I,Harvey Bdrdell, Of the city of New
York. dentist, after being carefully exam
ined, revising the whole statute. at three
several times, after being duly sworn, de-
pose and say, that resided at No. 81,
Bond street, New York city; that died
on the 30th Of January, 1857, at about
half past 10 O'Clock P. NJ, from the inn
mediate effects of blow struck in the
back Of my head. with nail hammer, The
mark Of which is on my skull, and sixteen
| wounds, and one scratch inflicted by Two
dirk knives, in the Lands of two females,
a mother and daughter. I became ac-
quainted with the mother some two years
and eight months previous to nv death !:
that shortly after became acquainted with
her. she placed in my hands certain moneys
and securities, TO- be invested for safe keep
! lag --azsa,snt- &c soonG aad.sl :,,.act
S5O0U in bank ktocks; that at thiss time
shared her bed; she became pregnaII,
and an abortion was procured at three
months by a person whom l employed
!. which greatly injured her health iffici,
intercourse with her two daughters then
occurred did promise 10 marry her, and
held out inducements TO that elect, until
after obtained possession of all her pro-
: periy. which appropriated 10 my own use
and deposited in my own name that
: never attended any ceremony constituting
marriage to her; she is not my widow
I1hat gave this woman no receipt or an,
acknowledgement whatever for the above
money. securities. Sc; that she has M
means of proving that it was in nv pos
: session, and that | absolutely refused Il
give her any part thereof, having paid bill
ou, of the same to a small amount only
that she frequently wept and became dis.
trac,ed and enraged with me that sh,
7 frequently told me that she would kill m,
i if did not give up the money, which
positively refused 10 do, though frequent
ly importuned 10y her and her daughters
that just previous to my murder, and 70
nine months before, frequently threaten
ed 10 turn her oUt of my hoose, No. 8.
Bond street, and verify intended so to do
S that frequent quarreis had taken place il
: that time between US, and her eldest daugh
e ter, whom struck on one occasion, insul
D ted and knocked her down; that on th,
: day of my death took some money from
: the bank, with the intention of purchasin,
$ dust from California and for paying o.he
claims. to the amount OF $4,000, perhap
i a trlfie less or more; that they were note
of hand due me for the sale of gold plate
e &c.. to the amount of $3725, all in m,
I safe there was in my room where died
: a large red-leather trunk, iron bound, !
Il was strong trunk, with brass rivets pass
I ing through iron bands. 1t contained m,
: wearing apparel and some pieces of gol
+ and gold plate. and about $500 (fiftee,
: hundred dollars) worth of gold dust whicI
e intended TO remove. That woman vi
o sited me in the fore part of the day OF
}, which / was killed, for the purpose of hir
r ing my house. No. 81 Bond street; and
!, agreed to give her lease, duly executed
= on the next day, when she left About
: o'clock the woman and daughter came int
e my room greatly enraged. and related par
/ of the conversation just had with the pei
son who was about ssto hire the house, lou
Z talking ensued. and she said that woul
'f not live 10 sign that lease-that she woul
r kill me before signed that paper. A
IS the time, from her manner, looks and ex
:, preston. believed that she intended t
= do so, which then inpI essed my mind vii
II a dread and fixed sense of fear. II gav
d me anxiety. / thought she was about t
e be avenged for my conduct in defaultin,
i her of her money. / left the house an
oI saw a gentleman to whom told my fear.
L and wished him to accompany me TO M
'. lodgings that night. After returning !
u my Office and placing some paper in m
OF safe / left and went 10 take tea. ] re
= NAMED reading till little after 10 o'cloc
q and then LEFT for my rooms at No 81 Bon
IN street-no person with me at the iime.-
The first person recognized when cam
r out of my boarding house was a :. youn
OIL man, who came up to me, stopped III