The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-02-25

death?" after that I came away, and
then I found that he was murdered, and
I think l then told them that he was
murdered; what passed in the room 1
could not remember-Dot half that was
said or done ; in fact, there was very
little said. because it was a very solemn
time 1 felt SO, at least, to see a friend
of mine cut up in that manner and af-
ter 1 went up the third time, Mrs. Gun
bingham said there had been an officer
there to see what she was going to say
or swear to about it she said, Il can
not give my name as Cunningham-it is
Burdell;" [ said, How is that?" she
said, 81 was married to the Doctor; )" 1
said, When?" for it astonished me,
aud l inquired; she said, "Some time
ago." l said, Have you a marriage
certificate ?" she said she had, 1 asked
her to let me see it; she said she had
the marriage certificate, that could tell
me more han she could tell me in one
hour ; she hunted up the certificate from
somewhere, and 1 read it that was the
first | knew; there was some little re-
mark about it.
Daniel Ullman-After the first out
cry l heard Mrs. c.. dash herself against
the door separating the rooms, and ex-
claim, "Dr. Burdell is dead! Oh, Mr..
Ullman, DIR. Burdell is dead !"
Frederick Eberhart, Eckel's clerk)
He (Mr. Eckel) remained at the of
fee until ], or thereabout, when one of
the men who carry the hides up to the
establishment in Fourth street, stopped
at the Office and informed Mr.. Eckel
that a boy had been to his place of busi-
ness in Fourth street and given him a
verbal message to the effect that a man
was dead at his place Of residence, and
MIR. Eckel was requested to come home
Immediately.
Mr.. Eckel seemed much surprised,
took his umbrella and said he would re-
turn as soon as possible.
He was gone about two hours and re-
turned Told US a man was murdered,
he couldn't tell how.
APPREuENs1oNs OF DIR.
complained of being robbed, the key of
his safe, and valuable papers being sto.
len. and to preserve papers, would have
to deposit them at the bank About
the middle of January he told Mr.. Ste,
vens-"I am actually afraid to stay III
my own house. Mr.. Stevens said
You are a ma of means; l would not
stay if 1 feared for my life." He said
he was cautious, and he thought he
would stay till May, and get the house
clear. Mary DoDohue, servant, swore
that on the Oath January tho Doctor
said it was not safe to remain here, and
said to Hannah Conlan, A." want you t.
bear witness to the way I was treated, :
and she said she would have nothing to
do with it. The same witness swore
that the Doctor had said Mrs. Cunning.
ham had threatened his life; that she
would take his life if be told SOM things
about her and her daughter. Witness
had heard Mrs G.. threaten to kill him
if he rev. aled the secret.
DIR. Cox and DR.. Blaisdell swore to
the great apprehensions for his personal
safety expressed by DR.. Bsrdell shortly
before his death-fears of conspiracy
and violence from persons in the house;
Ga the day preceding the evening of Il g
tragedy, he had besought Dr.. BlaisdelI
to come and stay With him until May
to come that very night ind sleep with
him, as he did not feel safe under the
circumstances. DIR. Blaisd.ll agreed 10
do so, but was detained at home by com
pany.
CHARACTERISTICS OF DR.. BURDELL.
All the witnesses testify to his tenn
perate habits aud uniform regularity O
l;To Mnr- nI,o tL.t L. 49,. Il
ways home between ten and eleven a
night. DR.. Main, living opposite, tina
he knew the Docto: to be always in tn,
hou.e before eleven, by noticing his gas
light had often in summer talked t,
him across the street. DR.. Roberts
that he always calculated to be in be-
by ten, unless on special occasions -
S~nodgrass disagreed with these witnt SIS
es, averring Dr.. Burdell used to com,
home as late as two ia the morning; b.
came home between ten and two in til,
, morning"
DR.. Blaisdell thought the d~eceass.
: lacked in courage, and without physical
strength, so much so that a boy ten year
old could have overcome him. DR.
Smith regards DR.. Burdell as a man o
great muscular power. He was a yer,
peculiar man ; one hour in bad humor
the next extremely pleasant. Severa
witnesses describe him as a " passionat
man " others as a quiet. gentlemanly
prudent man. All agree that he wa
extremely penurious.
COLLATERAL CIRCUMSTANCES.
The discovery of p"pers in Eckel's sec
rotary, that belonged to and should hav'
been in the custody of DR.. Burdell.
The discovery of a kew to DR.. Bur
kelI's safe among the effects of Mrs
:! Cunningham.
The overthrow of the theory put TO.
ward by ~Snodgrass and the counsf
of Mrs. Cunningham that Evars, a con
v;cs since found to be under lock aud KEY
in the Maryland Penitentiary, was The
perpetrator.
The absence of motive elsewhere thar
in the house for numbering DIR. Burdel
without robbing him.
The strong evidences that it was done
BIZ persons in the house, even supposinl
the testimony IF Farrell to be spurious
The fact of Snodgrass purchasing
dagger just before the murder, denying
his having done so, under oath, aud
similar dagger being found capable o
making the wounds found in the dea'
body.
The identification by Farrell of Eek
ell as the man who opened the door
whan If Mrs CUNNINGHAM Au0usta