New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-06

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O. Do tfsy ZEN to te very di,tr-ssed. A. Ia my
ticr ,h'y sserttd To be v'ry hsPpJ, ,, =. b,,,v
!. Ibey ie4reo "a have % trouble IN taeH heafls'
only ui-ttd I coUo have TT - heqP'. ri.
g. WY % you suppo@e ties were nsppJ' a lazy
al Al being iocked up there didn't Ike To bs Locked
o. Uow Did they appear. A. Mr. SnOdgrass 40.
usarcO 70 lsukb sDo eng re whole nan Af, Ec.e'
d6o't sing bat he lsughFd, Sa"dgre.s h0b9Ted u ne
ard ssktc u . how liked TO Oe there.
O TEL 1ss what Ccrurco, ~ near "a you can. A. /
feel yery bad at being III the house WHERE the murder
@ Didn't you ''k them if they did not feel bad : A
.Jricr-Tts' i. extraordinary when you hesrd them
sueb sId sing yOu say A. said 10 Mr. SnOd z sss
,tst il was = rood thing 10 be merry; he asked me
Mat there rss TO be oorry for; sad an Of
the murder Of DR.. Burdell; Mr.. Ecko cid not spesh
q Did they con'ir ne their laughing sod singing :
g. Mr. Eckrl old not slng g. a !.
Q Die Mr.. SDOagrtss Continue 70 sing A. Afer
While be- stopped End then be got up and asked me II
had sept too bin hsd not, a. il Tas TOO c)i1
O. VIE csbe to see you that night A. Nobody.
O. Who came - see Erkcli a. / didn't zee any
one; the next dsy there came IN some iswyers .sF
them il tue upper room, do not know whether they
raw BIN or OF; / was not down in the cells then
q. Would you know the officer Who waa At the door
with YOU when Eckel asked 70 come IN al the base
rnent 4. No. Sir; would not.
q. Do you know anything about the front door To-
getting out OF order few days ago a. Ies Sir; he
got new lock fixed on it; 1t was sone days since
O. Didn the Doctor complain about the lock get
ting ont Of order 4. Zee, Sir.
. lie could not account for It ? a. No, ST.
q. Did the Doctor poison any rats A. Yes last
wiG1i lie mixed up come and put on some bread ADD
butter and laid il around, and there has been no rata
around since.
AIosndtr Fraser, recalled-Mr. Fraser was resworn.
o Didn't Mr. Dalton tell you that DR.. B1rdel
stated % hin that Mrs Cunningham once came INTO
BIZ the DCciOrsl room with revolver and DIRK,
which she hourished about biz the Doctors head snd
threatened 10 put him the Doctor through A. No,
Sir / would LIKE 81 make remark sbDu Mrs. Deems;
her name il Mrs. Deems Hnbbard and also Mrs. vii
Iisnis ] raid intead Of Mrs. DeDisOn.
May Craze, sSon-Q. Where do you live, Ms.
Crane1 A. No. 81 East Twenty third street.
Q. Are you married lady Yes, Sir.
q. How long have you knosn Mr. Burdelll A.
I've know him by sight, Sir, y YEAR,.
Q. How long did you know him intimately a.
Only until week ago last Monday did ever speak to
@ He was in the habit of calling at your house A.
No, Sir.
q lie never did anything professionally for you!
o. Did you Know Mrs Cunningham 4. No Sir.
O. Did you know Mr.. Ecke, Miami a. Never.
O. You were never at all IL this house Never
until week ago last Monday, between Il and oclo k
in the day.
O. What was your business here then, ma sm 4.
would ike to be excused from telling.
Coroner-lf It's anything affecting yourself you
may be-
Mis- Crane-I had lawsuit pending and was in
formed that he was witness who might be- OF great
tcrviCe.
O. Did you observe anything bearing this A.
No. Sir, emily conversation about the lady that kept
tie house.
g. WhG; did he say A. He asked ne il was
keeping house; replied thatl was not that had let
my house since last June, furnished, 70 LADY, that
bOarCed with the LADY aud fousd 1t very unpleasant
he stated to that be had lei his house to lady, end
that the was the most horrible woman he had ever
met and that very artiu'; that she was cspa-
hle of doing anything, and would do anything for ne
purIose OF accompanying what she usderooE he tod
me that he susp,cted foul play and that be did not like
ibe way Hey prOwling about the houSe; he men
bon,d no names whatever; he said they were proving
about the at night he sad that he had lost pa
pers and the key OF bis cafe and indeed, nothing "as
private TO him. he said, Thank Heaven | Will get
red Of EN- oil on the LIST of May one thing more,
lat tbe would outwlt the devil.
Q. Meaning Mrs. Cunningham A. The lady of
H.. house-l didn't know who.
CUrCner-GO on, ma AN.
Nj Ciou.-Ihai he would rather De in the hands of
the d,vl hmseli than in the habos OF q woman Ike
her; be- seemed ve'y mach annoyed aud troubled; sad
that he would never make "a contract with another
woman.
4 Jmor-Thals a strong aver ion.
CoIOp.I-leme-nt by hat contract contract for
house LOT of Usniagel A. suppose 50; asked hin
If he married
q. What old he say A. He said no-he was far
fber from il than ever; told him that had remen-
bcrd him for T. years, aud that he had changed
very little in that time; be remarked that he was very
regular in his HABITS, that he was temperate In all
thiDas and seldom out later Than To- o'clock.
CoroneT-G Go On, ma an.
Mis- Grant believe hat's all; he 1sed several ex-
piessiOns concerning party IN the mouse he sara lie
had been deceived In contracts he had ms lie fore,
but never so much in this one; taken IN was the
woru be used.
Q. Did he name any man in the housed 4. He
spoke several times they, but he didn't mention any
bsnee. . 49,. ,
O. Those expressions about being afraid of his life
A. He said he suspected foul play but he said, 81 AN
prepared for HEM ain watching
q. Was anything more OF that nature said, ms am
g. Nothing that recollect; he express ed himself very
bitterly toward the lady that had bis house.
q Did he exhibit deep feeling A. lie did, good
deal of feeling
q. How long have You known him. A. ! have
known him by sight for about twelve Years l have
known BIN so rs 10 recognize him III the street Tor
about sA years.
o. When did You first hear OF this murder A.
ibnk il was Sunday morning l heard that he hsi
buIst blood vessel, and says l. tie must have been
mu deied
q. Did the Doctor mention that he hal any previous
difficulties with parties in the house a. Never
ouv papers teiDg taken and the key OF his sste and
says he SIC has keys 10 every thing; cant keep
ANYTHING away from her.
Q. Did he remark shout difficulty with other par
ties A. lie said he had been deceived before but
never So much As by this person.
O. At Whist time of day was that A. Some time
between L. and >.
Q. bid you 20 up in lis offise ? a. No, went in
the paror; he let me in and didnt see anybody but
him; q lady was going out ~ l came IN; II Vas q
cousin think OF his.
.. Did the Doctor recognize you A. q, Yes; my
husbands in the same profession and has known hun
for years.
o. Your husband then, was we'll see tainted A. 4.
speaking acquaintance Dr. Burdeil tod NE that was