The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-16
THE BOND STREET TRAGEDY.
The Close of tho Investigation and Yer
dict Of the Jury.
Mrs. Cunningham and Eckel Held to
Answer the Charge OF Murder.
SnOdgrass Held as am Accessory to
the Crime.
THE PRISONERS IN TEE TomBs.
The EXCITEMENT THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

Inc tHCl'tMtNt lHRuUGh0UT The CITY.
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Scene at the Herald Once Yesterday ssrnlns
The last act or the Bond street tragedy has boen o.
oluded, and the curtain has fallen upor norrs
unparalleled In the annals of No losa svss
occupied the attention OF the pubic mind exclusives
for period OF fourteen days. that Of the msrdsr q
Dr. Burdell To the Last moment The exctemea H.
tense, and up 10 ii O'Clock Saturday night thousands
| snxiousy awaited tho verdict Of the jury.
The evidence, adduced Saturday, highly In
portant nasmuch tended TO implicate snodgrsss
accessory 10 the which Eckel and Mrs. Oun-
niDgnsm have long been suspected .wniis shs
testimony Of the witness Farrell has been suhsasuassl
In every particular Tho Coroner having Learned ~
snodsrass had purchased dagger about day bs
fore the commission Of the murder had him called upss
tho stand and there questioned him undor oath upon ~
point The witness denied having ade such purohasse
when Mrs. Margaret Alvset OF NO. 500 Broad way.
forward and testified that young man whom shs
subsequently, identified ~ snodsrass had bought dks
o, her store tho Wednesday Thursday before Do
Burdel was murdered. The knife sold by Mrs Alvisr.
about i've inches long in The blade, aud would
cordng 10 the statement Of Dr. Woodward have inis,
Cd the wounds found upon the person OF ths decess
in tho store above enr,ncd, who also idenuasa
snodsrass tho person who had purchased the dhx
knife There appears have been dif ,usy
the bills that HnodgYsss osrod In payment Tor the kn
% that the witDssa's attention occupied with 1s
youth closely than In ordinary
The accused affected ooldness ct the ideouaus
ton, and when committed tho Fifteenth wa-d
station house ho assumed Of groAt
unooncern.
purpose Of sscer,airng whore deceased tho F-
day evening previous To his return homo, but ous
TO hs whereabouts could be obtained. rhero being
further evidence TO oor TO The jury for their consdas
op tho Coroner decided close cAo aud x
ocloekP. ho proceeded 70 deliver hs charge thai
body - ioliows;-
GRsTIsmss rgs JusI--I have 70 congratulate yoa
that labors In this approachias
eioee, ana cannot refrain IRON expressing my snanks "
you collectively aud to juror individually, for Ia
ss II Progressed Ihe GUY which tue Az has oAss upse
Us, has teen and u TO inquire how and ~
what mesas Ds Harvey Barneil--npon visv
az whose booy TOO present ipquest IL beia-came ~
hs osAih. | lLins 1 assert, witnous fear of
| uadicsion. tsat there hu never ovvu - iaquess u
tnn city ShiCh has s.Iastd moro II ~ much, o pubts
attention toe present rns pusie mind foursssa
days $50 Wa startled iesrniIE from the caAansb
| through whica lie psssmg evehA OF the Gay ere
made krown, thai a rspSotAb,s citizen, senIisslaa
OF wealth good station IA socS,tynsd bsoo iouly
and brutaiy nurdersd-I mxhi say bu,ciervd-- ga N
bis own house thai there "
dbcover the perpei' o tha iyi deed Tue rnomsoe
our proceedings conmepcod 80 OF hs pnoua
rivssied upon ard the yissnos OF day,
profressed WIS looked r AMI read With Intense Anxey.
In ofhor TO learn hers Wa aay probability thai the qua
party parties could be aud brouShs 70
The bar OF criminal justice 70 for tho crime Nos
only did shs generA ssxoy exi1i 70 lsnru hoe the In
curry progressed and whsi dscosureS were eiced hs3
that srtas engine Tor tooi evil, ths public pea
thoosft II hting and proper TO commence and frs1
oaiosr q ths inao.r,' ,erdInS 10 leaa he S oaSSs
rDd 10 the quest prove abos.
ton, charging the Coroner with adopting but thsosy
the Gaze anu foosins up thss theory, 70 the exaia
,lon Of aL otoer, II mes, DO ap9ares. 70 eyeryeody
be correct-rhe murder WAS committed By or with sAs
prviiy Of some innate o. inmates Of hc house OF shs
the house. unknown 10 those inmates oom Tilted Ne
murder, ana tnen len tns nouHe. Gentlemen, frss
TO admit tnai tnousb u rgh, W proceed tho arss
very early por'od OF eur labors, evidence po,ntlng
IN ihat dirscuop--nons 10 ,hs cour1y direction Bot
deny most emphsesily that followed tai usoy
the exciuson OF The other n any evidence could have
been obtained to 'or,.ln n ! had I.,tlss sns.ssA.
and with waom Dr. sardeI during ths
rhoe Of the Friday evening OF the marasr,
house during any period evening" nlxAl Asye
been concealed therein when iho Doctor entered vbo
ess and in the sb,sroe Of sny svaenco supporting s1y
copusry thsory, dld lhnh right 10 iolo~ ou. ths
theory win which crsi bcosme impressed, ssi was co
determined 10 parauc 10 uani esss-
lishsd oy evidence or shown TO bo errosogus.
DO no, resra The course sheh have pursued;
and ~ this case II tc be governed By yoar verdick
leave my conduct vssdic OF enlightened pubno
sho, vrniure 70 ibrE vii cone 70 tue conclusoa tass
the csGse Of public justice b. nc saiered unisr my ~
n.ln,ir.tcr OF II Hss'wAys unpe,. sai o' parry 70
,Ssak Of himself buihc ssonctne, conpss 70 cosota
sell csrco. as seros ghi ne atTuci into
seqviesCcEro IN the jastco 81 tbe easFxes broarbs
,ssS't bn FoF this resen ,ni i9f a.s feaaon alOas.
i.ry whom rave the bopor W address vii taips zoe
marks which have nrd0 "a 10 ny Oun Ccndcct have
rot Desn ubcalod fo- D,ula,rg tas pre- minSry psv-
nal I 1yf 4 ca A..
pei,; "a ore almost unparalleled n Ias annals es
rme Tie country ooss 70 you " reader true
eth crinesi no, OF or your de~ars
TO the Ju,tce OF The Oourisy vnac,od lead you 70
not f1 suit. 90, the other han sympa,ay "a
vsrd any one upon whom gulh 1Jsd, W evience SGT
spce Jour 5rdI3e You ~iI bear u mInd thai row
verdict docs ro decide the guilt Innocence any
rartl fcur hnel1g msy nosed saoiccl psStics 70 Be
a'privsd o. usir liberty Tor tne and ohrgo them 10
thsrer be'cfo tnoiaer Jury, who will ihea decide ths
i1Ior.ah qustssn q Eu..y or not gsiy ed,
bayo nCntonCd, you yli tase care ihat . IL b,ssd
cvire,ce shifh csf''es ct.ou - roar nhis. thA
lubll iustloe Ug1irs The sscsilcs Of " -oaa tcrty
un,i bf Iasiv atcgss1 ~ vsriot sss ha TIE 90
iortniy "a rrbtlHng " cxpbianE-Sb'on csunot ~
Ishee b.lore ca Ceu,kmen, We arc relieved in sss
case non hr nec'ssiy of tN inquiry into what ihs sv
,.tns ine e.'it' s,,si Iass ~ 5ardel y" ngrdeses
vas which pare,rAtd hs hosft, and also divided the
iuEus ver end ihe external sad iniern, carotid arse-
doebt, neither there be ans question dou D. hAs
The injuries referred 10 were inflicted by some osn~
perscn or persona ard no, by himself Toe svt.
depce on this poln. 10 90 plan ard decisive ihss
need rot refer W IT, | think, fsruamen,
yo0 VII nsvo no umcuiV viinout my rcserrms
TO tie ustmory on the posi. In coming 70 ths
cnrclusos thai the murder committed be-
tween tween iee hours Of ten and eleven o. tnd.y. Ne
sosh OF jaruary-probaby near the bour OF eleven
Am snxccv N dispose Of vastever PAIN s,d ndnpo-
table I. 'hs ssse. beor, esiirs ySur s attention ~,
chat In docbt ard uncertainty rnai the boase -~ hs
house of o. Bwden ciess that be occupied ard sscd
ipy hls own uuryosss portion OF the nouss
sIso cies. and ths he murdered In that
psrsion cf ne house IL equally lBdsputsble The nsxt
rolrt vnosve have beyond ell q,ssucn, that on the
.sht ~ ne gcth cf Jsnusyy the inmates OF the hcvss
veys M. Cupnlpsbsm, tbe daughters, Augusta ssd
psen her 40 sops (axed and Mr. snodgrass. john
= Ec.eI Hannah Conlsn. the cook, and Daniel UIlr>n
Ttis l.tt1r rsms We may exclnde, ~ he ava