New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-17
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lie lN Is ! al the CONVERSATIONS.
q. Rel esiedl. A. She never did llsughterli Wit
r.ss SAID to DR.. Burdvl, when he met hin on the
Z,ih. d" see You are hNug mp, Doctor always said
ytu Weie going 10 mary the WIDOW the DsotW
.h,s - Ike shout going to Europe with Mrs. C.. thai
he was going to give up his hoSse, and Mrs. Cs eAa
urrI vrTr to be sent tU schOs.
J. r. Gilmore Director of t1e Artissss Back. svore
ubt Dr. BurGell attended the DIectors' meeting Oct
o. vixen Dir Fraser resigned, talked with Dr. Bardea
after the adjournment he spoke % bringing up SAB
Jet at the next meeting; next day sat him sote
hsi he did bring the matter 1t the ne xt meeting
should be Obliged 10 oppose a. he did brBg lt up az
the next meetng il related 10 Mr.. Fraser he acted a.
Mr. FTaseTs friend.
Crvss-exsmined-The meeting Of Oct % adjourned
about quarter before II o'clock; Dr. Bardeh alter
ward pressed the matter IN conversation with Dlree-
ors; after the adjournment ca the 18th, DR.. BHrdsa
talked with me about 1--WE minutes on the subject; was
somewhat eXciied-qute earnest.
Jonathan =. Ware, swoTn-Am q dentist have
known Or. Burdell eight years lived at Ne.
% Bond street several years saw him on the evening
OF Oct IS 1856 l coming mp Bleecker street
toward Broadway; was on the south side met Dr.
Purdel az the corner Of Broadway, with two lsdies
he bowed TO NE; he crossed Blocker street, and
walked down that street west; the ladies wore dark
dresses; he walking between them on the morn
ing of the 2sth received note from q. w. Ssow,
ESQ on private business; the note was dated Hih
had bee 10 bis house in Macdougal street that eyea-
ing and hot finding him a. home, was returning when
met these parties.
way on the west side. and MAS COMING up Bleecker
street ia, south side, and met usst the corner
/ 81 pped after they passed me and saw them tun
down Blocker street; bad not the Doctor very
recently before that; can't say how the Doctor was
DR., ssed noticed only bis face should not have noticed
white gloves, unless he held up has hands would nos
be able TO recognize the ladies' am not apt TO notice
people in the streets.
Mr. Tilden called for the note from Mr. Snow. Wit
ness landed the note to the Surrogate, who read and
returned il, and witness replaced 1t IN his pocket:
Witness said he received the note by Boyd's penny
owl ,hnupht he off and DESTROYED n Mhen
he received the note He uesuoned sharply as 10
how ocr be visited Mr.. Snow this private business,
but nothing material was elected; first looked up this
letter last week and spoke Of seeing Dr. Buriei tnat
evening 10 Mr. Roman: think my attention was nrst
called TO the subject while the murder trial was gong
on: had then forgotten about the date oil the letter,
and told him could not fix the date; he called on mo
last week, and requested me TO look at my appoint
neIt. book; found nothing there To TX the date OF
meeting DR.. BuIdell did no, say what date he waated
It fixed upon; told him would take time aud see n
could find anything To fix the date then found TINS
letter; absolutely certain about the date there 10
TO possibility whatever OF my being mistaken about H.
| o. Now Sir, do you mean to say that you did noe
lock up that letter for the express purpose of fixing
| the date on the 2Sth of October \. No, Sir | was
not told that il important To hx that date; might
have inferred il; never mentioned that saw Dr.
| Budell up 20 last week; have been married man;
have children aged from Is years TO u have boarded
| in Fouth Avenue since last Fall; there are other
boarders all strangers 10 me have been divorced from
my wife the suit brought IN Connecticut; did nor
defend II. Illness was iulihtflgluy Cloos-cAaiheut
| his testimony in chief was not shaken. :
| Mr. McClusky swon-lie was policeman con-
| nected with the Coroner he was present lew days
al the Corouers investigations saw the Coroner bring
Mr. Marvin into the room where The body of the Doc
Tor was; the Coroner asked Mr.. Marvin il he recog-
pized the Doctor as the he married, 10 which he
replied that To the hest of his opinion II was the man
be married, and that the more he looked at him tho
| more be was satisfied that he was the man.
Cross examined-Johp Cohnery, reporter me
thought by the name of Ilardeubroos) and himself
were in The room at this time; Mr.. Marvin told tho
| Correr that at the time the man came 10 MN !" see
| about getting maIned he uought no nad iaSo ""'s-
| kers.
Henry ]. Cippery sworn--Was formerly Of the firm
| of Dennison, Williams 4 Co.; he saw Dr, buidea
frequently; saw the Doctor at the house OF Mrs. WV
| hans IN Brooklyn with Mrs. Cunningham as often a.
two or three tunes week, and understood lrom Mrs.
Williams that the Doctor and Mrs. Cunningham wers
| engaged to be married. .
| 7I7s was objected To on the ground that there had
been no legitimate preparations male Tor sueh tosn
meny, AMI the OH ctOn was sustained:
Tie witness had heard DR. Burdell speak Of Mrs.
| Cunrirel am rich widow; when he saw The Doctor
| last he thought be had full whiskers
| Cnes.exhmned-lt was in the Winter Of 1859 THAI
the Doctor spoke of Mrs. Cunningham as rich widow;
he heard il remarked in the family Of Mrs. Williams
hat since the Doctors acquaintance with Mrs Cun-
nil CHAM he had spruced up had not seen the Doctor
,cry often for two years he had leit Mrs Wiamss
family and gone 10 keeping house.
| Clarence Frazcr swOrn.-Was IN the city last Fall,
and Jaw Dr. Bnrdell every day he was here; saw him
at the Lnfarge House and dined with him the Sunday
after his fathers resignation at The Ba9k.
! Cross examined Dined that Sunday at o'clock;
returned from school about the lst Of October there
Mas great deal Of conversation In his family about
the Bai during the time be was at homei heard the
Doctor say that MIR. Cunningham had dressmaker
| who would swear to anything his mother was Joking
| the Doctor about marrying Mrs Cunningham one
time when the Doctor sed up both of his hands and
said he hoped they would wither before he took them
down if he ever married Mrs. Cunningham Oh any
other old maid with children; be also said she was an
altful woman a bad woman, and would accomplish
awning she undertook.
ktc1smined- the time of this conversation in
regard TO the dessmaker they were talking with the
| Doctor about the breach Of promise suits.
| Rev. L. +. b. echer called aud swOfn--One OF tho
clamauts daughters formerly attended school at his
place: was introduced to Dr. BurdeLl by Alexander
Frazer in the latter part Of June, 1890 Mr. frazer
sad 10 the Doctor thai that just the school for the
eirs ard the Doctor said be thought was, aud SAID
he would speak Of il when be went to New-fork; he
| received a letter in July from Mrs. Cunningham,
referring 10 this conversation and stating that she
would come 70 his school the Of that month";
accordingly On the 2Gth she arrived with her daughter
| Augusta aid Miss Van Ness; while the la6ies were
there lie Jaw the Doctor there three or four times In
the public room, and he saw him go 10 tis lake
| will them Saw 10 conduct between the Doctor and
Mrs CUpuir ebam 10 attract his attention; after the
first daughter bad been there one term Arrangement
| was made for the other 10 go aso on the dsy Oh
the murder he went to No. 81 Bond street, and Mrs.
| CUNNINGHAM met him and raid she was glad 70 soe
him as she was just going TO send her daughter Helen
IN his .cbool and wanted him 10 wait for her; he also
| ssw Miss Van Ness and the Doctor there; Mrs Gun
Mn CHAN 10 him Of being engaged to be mar
| lied to a man in California by the name Of hyde.
| Recommendation he came 10 No. 81 Bond street,
in the last Of september or the first OF October he had
SOM difficulty in finding MIs. Cunningham IN conse-
| ouence Of the Doctor. being on the door DO
| s,k.d Mr. Cunningham what II meant, and she told
him that there was a marriage engagement tttwoe
| Ter and she Doctor which she thought would hsy
been sumnated before that hne, and also said that
~ dopohter. were opposed IT, because the Doctor