Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-02-17
MIsCRLLANEOUB.
THE BURDELL TRAGEDY.

Eske.
The New York correspondent of the Philadelphia
Ledger furnishes the following abstract Of the evil
dense taken on Tussdsy in the case of the murder OF
DIR. Busdeil:
The proceedings Of the inquest in the matter OF the
,nurder,of DR.. Burdell elected but little OF Importance
during tho forenoon. DR.. Burders private ledger
was produced aud shown to contain a charge sh!ereu
On The 28rh of October, in his own handwriting,
sbovine that he was actually in the city on the DAY
nj ,hs Alleged marriage. This fact 10 also conhrmea
NV = director of the Artisans Bank, VINO ststes ina.
Dr.. Burdell attended a meeting OF the o'ara Oh mat
b.. Roberts was again examined. He only test
fad to dc condition Of the dead body when ne sa"
X. snd 10 the fact of the difficulties eKisting between
DR.. BurdsN and Mrs. Cunningham, as sspo one d oy
ssid 20 hin: I'VE have both been wrong, out all IS
ssttled nov. I intsnd to be their friend through
lns." 49,. u;,,o,.
wss that the gas was Sill oufaiuk WIG 'e 'A"Ns'
4 Juror here handed a check book TO the coroner,
With A memorandum showing that Or. Burdens
cheek for $685. 81 was paid January a. but &c whom
was not stated. ~.
The witness gave bis theory OF the murder. The
k.v hsipg on tbo outside of the door, looked rs II tue
Doctor opened it, and "a nc entered the murderer met
him and struck the blow; he doubted It Dr: b ever
Nriad RO nd. the murderer Nuc c w "' SHe"
and struok him, or met him at the door; or, If the
iDootor was choked in any way, the result might nave
been the same the blood drops mlgnthave oesh sPat-
tered from his hands; he thought there might nave
Lssn considerable noise and tho fanny not hear II;
there we're people pasai2g in the street, and any sound
below than might not have aroused usm or attracted
their attention.
acquainted with him and every part OF inc nouse'
,oms one be did not suspect. The unnecessary num-
her of stabs indicate that il vas a deadly enemy, VII"
bore him greet malice; all these blows must have
been made before Dr.. Burdell fell. .
Judgs Capron-What would you think oi this ny
pothesis that, in the frat place, two committed the
murder; that Il was done by choking at hrat: that the
person that shoked could net we'll have been the one
who committed the rest Of the transaction; that Tue
nsrson Who seized and held the Doctor was a strong
man. Able 10 do il, as he must hasse been that the
arm sSst indicted the blows was comparatively weak;
that "a part wss done by an impuiswe person, VINO
had nervsl himself to do the act, struck upwards
Jrdee Cspron said that anybody knew that 10
.,r;ls n. hart vouid prove fatal, and further argued
chat The cuts wore Rnderhanded, like a woman e..
Mssy Miller was called and sworn She testihed
20 hsvfne been in DIR. Burdells room on Friday the
day of The murder. The doctor beggSa OF her LUG
loan Of ahuaired dollars. ~
Youns S~nodgrsss was again IN COZ so'a'hg
new w0 elected from him.
In the course of the afternoon, Mr.. Farrell testl-
aed ,hs on the night of the murder be was passing
Or. Burdelr's house, at hs,i- past ten, and raw q man
pas. in. Immediately afterwards he heard a cry OF
murder and q fall. He stopped to li:'eH. : hen q
man in his sl;r: sleeves opened DIR. Burdel!s frc"'
door and ordered him away.
Mr.. Farrell was subsequently, taken into another
eoom, where, from a number Of persons, he pointed
sut Eoksl Is the man. Tue latter appeared dumb
foundea but uttered not word. 800.
Nrw YoaK, Feb. ll.-But little additional testi-
mony was slicited yesterday. in the Burdell murder
cas.. An attempt was made to show that Mr.,
Eckel and Mrs. Cunningham were the parties That
entered . store on Friday to purchase a dagger, but
.hs vitness failed to ideotifv either of them. Mrs.
cunningham was re committed to the Tombs.
Nrw YORK, Feb. II, noon.--But little progress
was made in the inv c3::Eat;on today. The only wit:
ness examined a2 20 noon was Ecseis iaunoryipah'
His testimony was uaimportsnt.
The stray trunk at Philadelphia, supposed to have
been Eokel's, it appears. belongs to another person OF
the same name. One wituess testified to the honesty
of FarrsIrs character, but the latters testimony is
not generally credited.