The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-08-10
The Cunningha am Case.

The preliminary Investigation Of this remarkable
| ease was concluded On Friday by the examination
II Mrs. Cunningham. Justice DAWSON, accompa-
nied by Mr.. J. Murray, clerk, and Mr. Stafford,
| counsel for ar.. Cunningham, proceeded to No II
Bond street, for the purpose of taking the formal
Examination of Mrs. Cunningham previous to COM
| mitting her to the tombs
They arrived at the house nj 1oas A. NJ but
were Kept waiting, to suit Mrs Cunningham's con-
venienee until Ii o'clock. Her physician Dr. Fisk
stated thst she was suffering from great physical
pam as well as from mental anguish and reiterated
.he statement in general form great many times
he did not specify any particular source Of pain
The persons present at the examination were
Mrs. Cunningham. Judge Dawson, DIR. Fisk, James
O.'Nsrray, Capt Dlks, Mr.. Stafford and the daugh-
ters Helen and Georgiana. Mrs. Cunningham com.
planned of much pain, and her gestures and ex-
preston were those of great suffering.
The following is the formal examination:
CITY and Cbttisty Of Netc Fork, ss--Emma Augusta
Burdell, being duly examined before the under.
signed. according to law on the annexed charge
and being informed that she was at liberty TO an.
as follows, viz:
Q. What is your nameT A. Emma Augusta Bur.
dell
Q. How old are you, A. Sc.
z. Where were you borui A. New York citv
Q. Where do you liver A. No 81 Bond street
z. What is your occupationr A. No occunation
except to attend to my family.
z. Have you anything to say and IL So what "a
atiye to the charge here preferred against vout-
A. am perfectly innocent, and am unable now
from illness to explain; trust that time will show
it. and by advice of my counsel decline answering
any further questions.
tSigned, in tremulous hand,l
EMMA A. BURDELL.
Taken before me, August Z, 1851.
WV. ). DAWSON, Police Justice.
They then retired, DIR. Fisk saying that Mrs. Gun
ningham could not be removed without extreme
danger.
The Evening Post has the following with regard
to Mrs Cunningham after her acQuittal Of the mar
ier of DR.. Burdel
1t is said that the visitors at Mrs. Cunning ghams
house have been very numerous. In the day time
women but no men, seen to go there; but In the
evening, men-sometimes to the number of ten ff.
teen or even twenty-would be seen there, indul-
ging in noisy revels far into the night, as late a.
two or three o'clock in the morning
Ihe performances, according to their accounts
were OF very bolsterOus kind and generally held
in the very room where the fearful tragedy was en-
acted There they would dance, shout, haloo, Jump
laugh and clap their hands. One of their fayorifa
amusements was said TO DO q game of ball which
was almost always played in the room where the
murder was committed Often while these reyels
were IN progress low people would gather about,
shouting, "lia the murderersl Bring out the wo-
man that killed DIR. Burdel J" &C.. indulging their
prejudice in the broadest accusation and most OBJ
sceue epthets.
Some of the neighbors assert that they have often
been kept awake by these clamorous proceedings
both inside and outside the house nearly all night:
and had resolved to enter q complaint against the
house public nuisance.
1t is generally understood that Mrs. Cunningham
had little or no money, and that she has supplied
herself upon credit with the means of q livelihood
trusting to the decision Of the Surrogate to place
her in possession of the estate. She furnished the
house in an elegant manner, not long after her ac-
quitta and it is rumored that she bought the fur
nture upon credit, promising, in case the decision
was in her favor to pay double the usual price, the
dealer securing himself in case of failure by mort
gage upon the articles.
1t is stated that she was very much annoyed by
bills, aud has frequently turned her creditors of in
avery rude manner, especially laborers whom she
has employed TO do her work. One Of the neighbors
upon the opposite side of the street says that these
poor people would go and ring the bell, and when
Mrs Cunningham came to the door, would demand .
money. She wonld fly into passion, shake her
fists, order them away, tell them they had no bus-
ness TO trouble her, &c. After going few times
they would lose all patience, and frequently mount
the steps shouting that Mrs. Cunningham was can
call upon her to come out and pay them
The last act in the Bond street tragedy gives I'M
qualified satisfaction in the neighbOrhood which
the people make no attempt to conceal; but on the
contrary, openly exult in the prospect Of getting
i'd of the family. The noise and disquiet is tenn.
| pJrartiy increased, but they a prospect Of a
| permanent calm Property, they say will come up
| delghborhood ofsirs. Cunningham.