Warren telegraph. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1857-1861, 1857-02-21


3BB NEW York TRAGEDY.
~ ains sfnssdsg, notwithstanding its swfi
neu1Dpas. y - q sush fseqssscy % hardly to sz,
s16esss ~ bsisf sttssties unlcss the attendant
slgounstansssssso ofs remarkable character. Hard.
y ~ psssss which docs not witness criminal
hshisI6s ssaswAsss. Bat occssionally deed oi
49, tstss plaes. sasrsusdsd BY such horrid uys
~ = - ssshain ths psblie thought for long pc.
~. of NE slass was the mupder Of DR.. PARK.
uAH y Pss1spss wvssTsa. and By far the mosi
Sein1sy iutssesting snce, IL the late assassin
s1iea sfDs AAnvEx BURDELL in New York.
A isqusst Il fthirtssn days has terminated with
sst asvs,ephg evidence st al sufficient to con
viet ~ sss. The verdict Of the Coronsss jury
91ninstss vsmsn and her supposed parsmour,
iuplbss1ss yosth who was residing In the family.
- in1stss sooeeslea ksowiedss 10 the two
dsnCAtsss q TIE woman. The public voice 10 .
psst sxtsst sceosas with the finding Of the jury.
Bot whils We admit that the evidence is strong In
soos Psspsets. u IL weak in Others, and there seem
70 - Snsst = great dnicultics in the way of the
thsssy which the jury have adopted a. in that Of
stheD which nsy - formed. Turn which way We
nay. We aSd ourselves met by circumstances which
compel great uncertainty whore the ends Of justice
require positivesess. There could hardly occur
ease where. iftbs parties now arragned arc really
gsilty, TIE perpetrators could manifest such dia-
selisa sddress and intelligent hardihood or have 90
we'll sustained such trying ordeal. Especially is
Ne trus Of tho two girls, while ExEL's selipos-
session is almost Incredible. Unpopular a. such
- epinles may be. and dddent ~ we feel In deci.
6fnH unon khs ,v~hs h;I;t;.. ne A.. - 49,. -, A.
We bslisf 2at tho murder was mot committed by
TIE insstes Of the house. To examine in detail
Ne nass Of testimony taken would far exceed our
ePacs. There are several points which restrain US
from positively imputing the bloody act to the &C
sused parties The character Of the deceased, be-
leg st the same time ncentious, pcnurious and
QusrFslsome, may have occasioned his death at the
hnses Of parties thus far unknown. His whcrca-
bouts during TIE early part 0f that eveptful night
have nse yet been aseertained which of itself has
singular bearing aganst the guilt Of the persons i'm
phessed. EckEL's size and physical strength are
y ~ means competent TO give him such an advau-
tags over the victim - 10 have afforded reasona.
bic expectston Of despstchins him without such an
alarn - must at that hour. have ensutd detection
VIVA tAs sssistance efothers inculpated thers was
sseh chance OF violent struggle having the s.me
sseet, - would deter AIRY but tho most desperate
asd Prsetieed villains from the attempt. Mr.. ULL-
nAHH was liable to como in at any moment, in
wsieh sass ths escape Of tho murdsrcrs was hardly
possible. TAe numbsr Of wounds In ficted seems 20
rather proceed from insatablc revenge which goat-
ID In their infiction than merely from desire to
nm The manifest policy Of such adopts in crime
- sAs innatss Of the house must be guilty, would
lave besa 70 divert suspicion By making IL appear
that robbery was the object Of the murdcr-yet
thess was not the slightest indication of such mo
0ve IL ib impossible to regard EcKEI. and Mrs.
CUNNINGHAM - parties to the murder, without sup
posing that both her daughters, as well a. young
SsoDosAss, were privy to it-a monstrous theory,
which needs the best Of evidence in aid of it, and
argues degree of unblushing assurance in suppor-
sns the character Of assumed innocence, which mo-
nisg but previous familiarity with similar crimes
'sssA impsrt 10 persons Of their age and condition
No testimony rebuts the story Of EcxEL that he
wss snaeqsainted with the family previous to Oc-
tober, when, ~ 10 says, he applied at their house
ssf beard, h consequence Of an advertisement. Yet
me Isssesutiea sssumes that within few days
seereaer the Plst was hstehed, and that in pursu-
ascs OF is, EcxEL personated DR.. BURDELL in q
nariags 10 Mrs. CUNNINGHAM. EcxEL was en-
Gngcd In large and lucrative business, and Il re.
quires good proofo support the theory that for the
sske efsharing the skird Of DR.. BURDrLL's proper
" ascrsisg 70 the woman ~ the letters rcputed
widow, he would be nrty to foul murder. Nor
- hh efsachmsnt to woman older than himself.
ehe mother Of several children be supposed to have
tnhesnced him very strongly 10 such . deed. A
criminal intimacy with her on his part, which very
probably sxisted, By no means warrants such plot
H AsssihesSiOn Of ECxEL by FARRELL - the
- whs erssrsd him OF the steps, is, TO our mind,
ssejess - great doubt. His positirepess 10 no
gsssssf tasn Mat Of the female witness who d,nti
Asd eSoDORAss - the person 10 whom she sold
AgDw twe days before the murder; and vet SNop.
eoeeS supaeysr-a merchant Of great respects-
eoE-ssnss1gvus1p pshHcly 10 state that sxoD-
seAsewAsss Ussd Qualities hs praisss--was in
N sosss = ths time of ths alleged puvsAsse. Il
nuse - - 16rgotten that close exsmisstisn Of
en1snDs = ~ saspseted parties showed that
~ vsss vithsut brsiss or nsrk Of s.y Mind in-
ssa1i.s eAsis Asvi.g bssa sapgsd In struggle.
: W - - ssnhsnt % he sireunstancss
vhieA tssd b srininsts the persons arrested; for
~ sspea - - ssss has boea pretty thoroughly
ANG06Dta ~ - e1ss1s psstiea sftts Press; and
- Qngns 49, IN ~ iasonpstensy have
uouo1ua eon1pnDpo, sssns 70 have started
uo1e16fAse - inssts vsss s.ilty. ssi 10
0Bsenessos1 - Hsaiss1ioa wholly On thst bs-
- ous>k1se 9sslally dwslt spm b TIE prsss-
so1an = nsa CuuumonAH's ststsment 70 hes
e1ene1, sosrthssl1sssd 1afriaes, tkat shs thought
assvivhs heS ssit sssiast ~. BUnpELL for breach
apsuisa nsssb hiAis Circumstance fbr her
eeUleipH - -. 4 certainly 4 not in keeping
- nnesAhea1astiiain5a . n.rdsteas design a
Sh0 - ~ sfs9 fsaaso vhs win not admit
- oDoSvsnna1esqualu1uDss Mn ths ssepsed,
o1UseAssviA s1sssVslisss ssf thsir dsnssnor On TIE