New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-05
MORE OF MRS. CUNNING HAMS CASE
DIR. HILLS AFFIDAVIT.

Jpst;ce Dawson last night proceeded to take the
Testimony OF DIR. Uh at the Fifteenth Ward Station
House, relative to the case Of Mrs. Cunningham The
evidence sdduced was Is follo~s
David Uhl of No. Al East Twentieth street, in said
city being duly sworn Oeposes and says-i am Pny-
siciun, and shortly after Mrs. Enma Burdeh OF
(unnr CHAM was committed to the IOin0s, sne sent
for me- t. attend her professionally; sent word TO f.
Ds,rict.Attorcey Hail. requesting permission to Wilt
her and he gave NE written permit to VISIT her az
aDy time; l visited her and prescribed ior het iol
symptoms peculiar t. persons WI ore ehceinte, ana
during one Of those visits arked her tins question
.be was in the family. wsy she said she nad not toe
hat TO any body and would not answer tne 4ue>uon
at that time TOLD her if there "as anything oi tha'
Kind il was matter Of importance taat she
should be -xsnDed by Phy,lcans ~ another
COW. ri alton she asked me bow We found OUT
that ptrsOns were in the famlly-Say; ex'
tlaiL.d tn. matter to her, and she said that was
Ill right and when the child WAS born che Old not
care how many doctors we're present; after sha Wa
relea.eu from prison, attended her again at No. 81
Bond street, and ON several occasions che expressed
u uch anxiety for fear Of a miscarriage, that she
wanted living child that she could have oh heir
to the Burdel estate; on different occasions,
es,ed upon her the importance OF having an ex.
ANIMATION by other physicians; after this she avoided
me spd this led me to suspe that there was some
thing wrong in the matter after frequent CONVERSE
tiops VD that subject was assured by other persons
II at every thing was all right that there was no
buubup about it, and that Dr. Catlin Of brooklyn
her former family physician should make the
proUer examination and attend her dung her c"nhne-
meht went 10 zee her few days after that, IN the
eyerirg and she then told me very plainly that she
" as bot in the family way, and that we shoua nave
TO get hold Of child in some way or other Tor Inat
Dr. Burdels family had acted 50 badly that she was
hound 10 have chld at ali hazards, L dld not give
her aby satisfaction then, but the next morning
called On Mr. David E. Wheeler, my counsel, and told
him the whcle case and asked him WHAT course
.hould pursue be- advised me to keep quiet Tor lew
DAYS ard then 10 Inform the DisricAtrorney Of all
the facts in the case did he advised me- and sub
Sou. ntly called upon Mr.. Hall at his office and In.
formed bin Of oil the facts IN the case 1 too
him at the same tine that / wished to retire from
the case, as / wished to have i notalng
more 10 do with the matter, but he thought
differently, and told me that it was my DUTY
to 20 ON aid assist him in detecting ana preventI
ing the contamination If the contemplated crime
entered partially into the matter, and took few days
for considerable and in the mean time consulted
several ano friends respecting tue course
ought to pursue in the matter, ana uef al aavseo
that should act under Mr.. Halls directions, ad 80,
and visited MIS- Burdel occasionally, ana II was
finally arranged between Mrs. Burdel and myself teat
sbe must be sick or confined between the it ana ton
of August; che given to understand ina. 'Isie
was lady to be confined Ia 'he Nicihi'y, ~ LIN
street ard whose child che was to receive as
her own, and it was finally arranged that enc
| tboulo be confined on Monday or Tuesday night;
then went to Mr. Hall on Monday and IT was arangoo
| that DR.. MoLtugne and myself should engage ioom
or rooms in Elm street. and We engaged roohs az NO.
$50 Elm street they were furnished the same day.
ana Dr Moo,cnie went 20 Bellevue during the after
room AZ am Informed, obtained q child and after
| bith, which were taken TO No. i9o Elm suee.i -,
called Oh Mrs. BuIden duiDg the AFTERNOON anu so
her; the place; sbe said the child was born oeofo
O.ock The Ind, would call for it i'll the evening, anu
il lAe at mig t The lady would Coll al ii O'CLOCK anu
remain uniil morning. and take tue child ava, Q. Oh
early hour che said che would send the isay ~
she alluded around to thu place; then ieI, on
went in mediattly 10 the place myse'i, anu wal'ou
looking out Of the front window and shortly alter "aaa
saw Mis-. Burden or Cunningham pass the nouse 10
stopued ard looked at the door; about oco.A "
| the evening I called Oh Ma Cunningham again,
AID was shown up stairs u the second .tvry 'e H.,
was very dark there was no light Id Inc Ioo,' 10
Buroel was il bed ard pretended to be 10 'ns Po.o
Of labor che said she would call the lady VINO N "
90 and whoee name The would mol tehi sne ~ III
| 10 her bedside and recognized the person WI" ~ 80
ber.elf Mrs. Burdels sister, Mrs. buias 100 wbsra
if The was ready CO. he said yes apu srsna.d bs
the black dress wss and then It was a'ienS.e ,oo
tween ma N At the LADY should follow me " NO. t'o
Elm street that should wait at the hon' nan h;,a
ber. and that the lady should hold 10 her neuu ,.ao
hanokercbief 20 that could recosn. ~ ,,a frnnt
! welt to No. 1870 Elm street anu wan 100 d,.sssS
doorway for some time; finally, inc i'1y yr her head
partially disg ui.ipe her festures ssxea nc, .raiv
was The person that came after the basket. liz
shock her handkerchief aud walked W ., - with ~
to the room and took the bssket sno hat il Wa.
her ua, pers an form led me TO BELIEVE 1uSs " t
| NJ. Rrrd.u ters.If who came after the emu enc
took N basket containing the chic anu S'.o =.
and Jeff the houfe; in short time ie" INV ""s "
ny own house; when / arrived l "I ',u., cal, aa~n
had been there ard lett word thnI n, - 10 COW.
ard zee Mr. BuIdell that inc "sut down and vas
| sdw,,.d NV = man whom ! did not Know, end
| vent nm stairs and saw ME- Duroem lying
| in b., he'd and her sitter and Dr. Cstin were
in the room; the child was lying ID Quo tasi ., .ns