The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-05
THE BURDELL ESTATE.
proceedings before the surrsxasc-Nore "S'-
desce tine Part al DIR. BurSaohs s~'1"o'
suRRoa ArE's cocEr.

suRRoa ArEs coeRr.
TsusspAv, June 4, 1857.
-xsrrxosy or MRS. NARY WILSON.
yr,. La. 49, called ss . witness, aud being dressed In
,hs rumor went abroad that sue Ms
s,...,.uh,, xbe,,upoD The speedily crowdsi
a.a An. windows besieged by a curious throns
Yaa,3 sxmn Mrs Wilson terrified ih. the re-
sides I'm the village Of Herkimer |, she *ife OF Alfred
dentist pracuce At that piaoe Il u isia ~
tb, ,s,e Harvey Burdei ss~ DR. Birdei on Sadr DAY,
anosy and Monday, IN. 25h, 18th and 9Th 81 October
At Berk liner, In my house; Il WA htie after 'weve
ns,nok on saturday when saw him drsi; he 70 nlusd
shou hal an hour aud called two three times dufiog
che evttinx sxs,a called Saatsy, aoo ags,a oa
Soodn. ,biDk a. iae ocloCs perhaps after
thai; We dned Monday sboat three ooaock or hue
alter he VIM ~.a us =, dinner 1~s out saa ne men az.
az he-e days the 1Sih 10Th and 21ih VI Oct 'br ny
reason Il ny leaving Horkimsr Tor Mes York the fol
10 Dg wednesoay morning. came 10 Albany by the
and fT.m Ahas, New York by the steamboat Nov
Woro srived 10 Nes York about O'Clock 7. on rhurs
n CarroIl place raw her daughter and servant; Mrs
Williams no, M also sax little girl called Pheoe;
cen. after Ms. williams mad oeeo TO New noTk oe'o1e
October mentDed and hot asan until Thu sprpg taere
conversation u my not arriving earlier nad ex
p the saturday before, the 20 h. wrote
my SITTER lhAi thought would DO with her Tuesday
morning; Uo the family were disappoirt ted a. my
Sh. Doctor on saturday, the 10Th at Herkmsr, ssoa
coming Ne~ YORK. a-ked him II he could rem in over
longer he ssd be could no that he expected u
leave Hertner Monday morning, but no aetA,net
by The Court there That he could NOT get away he said
he at He inner for rome none. am not Ger AN
wheeler Saturday Monday; he sail he was going
Saratoga, and said he hal been
detained over becsute lac feared he would ros nnd
take him 70 Saratoga; sent word by hia
70 my sister king him call my brothers and
cay | wtsh be with her 90 Wednesday or Thursday
morupg he rad he tho. ght might got ready 70
pany him Tar Schenectady; ne said ne hat
business Ia saratoga; while ~ Herkmer ne - KEEL mo
wosd Jake his hoase In N-~ York; think that wa
sunday evening" he also spoke Of on SATURDAY, he
sad be uuC0pfortabse that he DESTROYS Of got
ding .other in the house, and woald
with my osbsnd the subject he said 10 me
thai ruy husband Of the profession, he
would give him oce, and he thought would be very
nuh advantage "a take his house; he wanted g
take Il that fall ne It'd hat sh0llt Conclude "
take he woui get Mrs Cpnnicsh.m 70 leave even !, M
had TO hire ner she had the he sail he I'd
decd 10 Mrs Canning ham that she had stolen
from him, '.nose he said taat time; he said tn
che very Artful woman and his great desire
haze her leave he SAID he thought she very dan
Qerous oman that she Always planning, aud she
toio that che had been IN xaed her life;
through; he SAID that che would be mirakeG; that he
would marry her, and he haa told her 30; had
Mrs CugBrgh but CONVEX sed with her
cept o.ce, In brootiyo, ~ my sisters he told mo
that she had asked him 70 marry her; he mad
hs5 the Dcctor psevio4 visit To Hsrkimer ia
August, and sto Ia Bro,*i,n tn June ssw him Her
aooo, lawsuit, heard VI, 10 which Mrs. Cunningham
had him for breach u promiso he rather evaied IT,
smiled, and Asked me was NOT Mistaken and If IL
Dot ~ breach Of contract I said no,
1 understucd WAS for breach OF promiso
asked MN, " he promised to marry Mrs.
Cunningham; he laid no "a very strong terms; asked
why enc oroght h- against him; be said ~ suppose
TO extract money, ana added that no one kne what he
had suiles cd the hands Of that woman nothing
then tsd sbou, our oonng 10 New York 70 lve becaue
hsd him previously he said the suits
70 re,na,1 until May he did say anything sbou. going
Abroad In June; be did nt say noS the suits
bad b~n settled be said nothing further at
him, ben he sIpke In &c ODER about taking the
houe raid would consult with my friends and give
shtu nm fOA lzhh ATTN
IN Ooober whes In Herkimer, and he with
me- hts whskers particularly in 0vtober,
thev short tue chin; have no recollection that
he had bskers side OF bis face; bus Of
speskEg quick and generally loud his motions
very quick always regarded MIN as straight man; he
C<cps exam ssd-Rem ,ined In Brooklyn on my October
Witt utul INC irt Of Dvos mber, four week., cf return
TO HerkiDer on Fray eveaieg vi b = company o.
riends. arrived Ia Herkimsr about ION O'Clock on SAnr
day morning; hsd ectsd hs Doctr 70 return with
e but be did he arrived the day 10 TIE ar err
noon remained unit the succeeding Monday ng
know biz business there particularly, bslieve -
oohsi Of q house; do nos know tina, n. pr
tlcuAr,y fW that; the amount small; pre-
tad ether tDess rooocct OF bis speaking Of notes of
Der osnn say IN bis Dccembvr visit, be speut uAr, sr
the saturday evening Sish me; saw him on Sunday IN
the morning ana he accompanied husband to church;
\ dd pot so HIM late 10 o'clock In The evening
90 Sunday NJ hoase my husband Vas present;
be did no, know Mrs cunningham; hsd -ad nothing TO
bin Doctor marrying MRS. Cunningham u had
been subject Of conversation ,ng the relatives VI tho
Doc Of hsn In fasor Of 10 about year ago;
4 OltostiVn uetr part, because l
Who believed he would marry her except Mrs
Demis Hubbard his Who said she was DESTROYS he
would marry MIS-. Cunningham; DENIS Hubbard was al
thai time living with Mrs Cunning nam: hal AFTER
Deni- Hubbard obtained toe divorce IRON her husoa
believe; Il soon alter Mrs Cunningham began aoase-
keeJABe 10 Bod street; wns "a Bro kyn when heard
he< sa he vas IN favor marry ing Mrs Gun
ningham don'I remember ~hetber dissentcd or no
surl 10 Of bis thinking Of marrying never
Gosd the puc,or What Drmis said; l may have Told
my sister, M. Williams; Mrs. Cunningham vas
Ara A llt.una NJ Mira 4
Bucn spike 70 her on The ruoJea OF
narusg' be,w cann CHAM and the ioc',r; she
said the once think Al the Doctors house;
there WA a slight officially betsecn Mr.. BGlcu aud the
Doctor that Tune DIRT heard abou, Mrs. Cunningham
year ago lat New Years at Hcrkmer; nsard sue
boarding IN house with the Doctor
Doctor her IN the following tpring when he spoke
very biehl, a. her then; be said she wa ch wdo y;
think be said thai be met her az saiefinz piece,
after wards csA on MIN for hi. professional services sna
when the 20 pay she said, "Ahl Doctor Barde |
acquainted 9Th ,oar brober;' hc said no,hiug aero
esy 70 ber character at th't time "a year AZ, lat ia
ouary) think Dsm HuObasd aud her hnsbsod, y-se,
were hviug 10 the house the Doctor after
time Nth the Doctor about Mrs Canniagns
In the spfns think be -Ioke Of her ars he said H. had
:, nicd her bis bnvse the mouth OF May, 1888
know that he and Mrs Cunningham went ~ SRA
toga thai INNER until An,r BIZ death he did not tell nc
aBy thing sbog, u; lat hu he told she had daughter
at scbool Ia zyaags the 1rst time he sJke against
wss June he came over 10 my sisters In Bro,syn one
ssTha woman IN determined Ia ruin me - ns aid "She
has sto,ea a from me-" think he said II vss tor
and Oo0, n - Dy nefsfH tof Feut tbst vas
The arsl umo Heard him speak dlsparagngl u her:
he tsid be could DOT i've any longer, and a-ked me
what be should do; be said have public Outbreak
with Der might iunre biz business he sad gsod many
thing sesnsi her thai ehe very cunning, inrgi
ing ~osn~n be sad she determined 10 marry hun,
but be had tod her plainly be would never marry her;
Mrs. Williams pro- at thi time; told him 70 got
ahns 9uiety possible, get her out OF The house
in auet manner and az, have pubic outbreak
With her did auvise him " marry her, Mrs. VII
hsns did say thing him about marry ting her; he
sefy excited and said he much cxctsd
he cou o bis business that day co MI re-
M mher what Mrs. Williams said, the Doctor vas on good
terms v " Mrs. Williams; dad nvs tell him what DENTS
Hubbard bad sd about his marrying her, neser heard
Mrs Williams advice him ~ marry hrs Cunningham
Mrs Williams aud spoke Of that svbjec', think
MAJ have mentioned " N her 1t have reoollscuon
~bsn the tuor 10 Herkimer be usually staid t~o
mrce dayp August be arrived the lat Of the week.
thnt sooSs msrasy and think ho lsn saturday
sptnd SUNDAY w Sarsnea no one Ia company ehn
MN, sb U'eoer vheu he ga. 10 Uerkmer Mss Hubbard
accompanied HIM there 70 Nsw York ,he came