New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-09

L A.eNe sNu ever tccn a Come IN 10 viii
hGnsn curing tie eve ing A l never did
q feur mc'her know this maa vel and Il is rskAsr
earsorhSy thaf you passing through the house al
living oere, even Sving into the rooms OF DR. Burdca
sra visiting every other part Of the duehos shoul{
solennly swear tbs; you saw no man veesS,r re-
hspd bachelor otherwise sitting With Ham al ~.
cook, in the hssement-tske your time M..; I,sx
TO get that fact If can. A. Her brother or brohsr-
inlsv, comes here very often.
O. WHIST sized man WAS he A. Not ve'y iarre
.. Rather stout A. Not very stou'; quite sssl
kokirg.
often see him through the kitchen windoss
.. Did you ever bear yovr mother say that she hAl
been 10 butchers store IN the Bowery where she wss
N tie habit Ct dealing, 70 eoatfsdics that hannAa "ss
married. A Nc. Sir.
To Jurcr Brovn-I do not know where Mr.. Todd -
Mr. Gee lives.
The juror ihnk know that gentleman.
The Coroptr-1ha; n sy be, bat il seems TO me thea
have Rad enough of this. The Juror whose tupsr-
til ept curiosity and ueleVa ant questions have grslr
mp, 6ed this investigation eat down
The young lady vas hen az one o clock takea to
her room ~ stairs by an cfioer.
TESTIMONY OF Mis- HEIES CrNsIsGHAx.
Helen Cunru CHAM, sister % the previous witness,
vas called. She IS smaller than Augusts, and Wa
plainly and neatly dressed.
lam IS the li,h of February: was In the house -
Friday night a week sac; my mother. my sister A
gusts my two brothers. Mr.. r. ke snd Hannah tie
COOK sere here that evening; We had seamstrtss
curing tie DAY; know Of no person calling that day;
Twas cat during the dsylesyiug st ii and returning
al SD, nj i--hS 1g gone 10 my music lesson, think
Mr.. Ecktl came IN shoEt y and went ont sgso Alter
On ner IeN saw bfm up stairs in my mothers roon.
stw hat hosr cannot say he GAME up with my mother
ard TIVE brothers; be had no particular GRAND. bat
gave my mother some orsnses, tss and candies was
net IN the parsor when he IN; hoard una
last SatuTdsy norni that mother married 10 The
Doct ?; ID ret know. CERTAINLY that they prevousiy
occupied the Oom, an not that they ever
did s2 they slept On The sane door, but for how long
tire % not know prev- usiy to October my mother
sepi in the sns hall bedroom the second floor, and
when che charged she went 10 the font room OF the
floor aboys; the Doctor at rf slept in the back roou,
ard aterwsid changed 10 the front room Of the secoof
floor there door between this aud the smsl han
btdrcCm tie only change ny her made IN hH
ale cping a. srtuents TO 60 TO the floor above wh1
Il was 60 Nc know it was over month sgc doa't
know Why she came up stairs 10 sleeps l sometimes
81, p with my mother, and sometimes my sister did
neye- heard my mother give any reason tor coming
10 stcirs; have been pretty well tcr the isst stx
month =; never siked with my mo her about Ter
BUSH esD sfairs nor about will the Doctor h3
made 10 September last inst beard Of difficulty be-
tween my mother and the Doctor Il WAS about soue
notes but knew nothing more when asked ny
mother she said II was no mstter; think wss tad
OF by mr. your ger sister, WHO said the Doctor had
called in an officer; was with US At the time, 1
did not bear il from my sister Augusta she and mag
have spok,n of the matter together but never have
held sny consultation about it; my Younger sistex.
when she & Id of the Occsrrtnce, did not teem 70
be arRry ahcut IT, my sister did net say Ia me that the
Doctor ought 10 have his head broken for making sach
a charge when | asked my mother, she said Il wss
of no Consequence and thst II was not necessary fsr
me % hear about It; il was at that time that she came
up sisYs to sleep | cannot cay positively when sns
did come up but confident IL was not al thar umc.
my mother did not assign TO me any reason Ior oonnS
10 se.D no stars witness very positive ana po
rem ptory ON this point deny ing very sirenuousy sl
sn,ihpg had been said in this connection about sns
charge OF stealing motel my mother toId me 70 over
look the matter; | knos the Doctor Was eccentric.
ami Was willing 10 comply with my mother request;
Rave he ard OF particular difficulty between tsso
since curing the past month there wss loud talk boz
tween mr. mother and the Doctor, and my mother told
me II war about the coal; in the habit OF tslkisg
it'll the Docter in his room, and think that on MondsS
weI IN 10 get the newspapers he dd not poaiu seos
and has taken meals here since last Summer, atn
our return rom Saratoga good msny persons wero
in the habit of coming To the house 90 Let know
who was IN the habit Of visiting the ser' ants .ho"ga
scmetimes went into the kitchen; there was NV
named John wio usod to como and see the oooa :
have heard his other name, but do not remembers
two or thee WEI s since him last to the best Of
nv Iecoect.n; he was then In the Kitchen; Do ms
nv mother went 70 the market or to any psos In Ne
Bowery TO de5yy that they married nor did ovg
he ar that the were married: do not know What u
HE name of The boy whom Mr. Eckel In tho habit
of sendir with his clothes; did not SEQ him OFT On
Monday Lof 10 I know at wha, hour they were sent
out; frst saw Mf. Ecksl at ssme time Ia the Fall Il
was In this pasor be bad osed 10 my oiher and
for what purpose do not know; how long II was be-
fore | him again do not know; when he came to
stay be rpent pert OF hlt part
out when In be would stay in the parlor sometimes.
and 20 my mothers room. which family stting
room; bis room on the hoor over Dr. Burdsll .
room, the same floor which my mother occupied afd
leaving the second floor; 1 do not know that ny
mother went up then upon his coming; DIR. Bnrdan
did not often stay In the parsri Thick two o. 'hfeo
Sundays $50 be came in and read the papers for a
hour OF co.; MIR. SnodgrSs was in the parlor at the
zane time, my mother and the one Occu led
by Mr. Eokel communi ate; II was after ten who's
| went to bed ON Friday night-how much after L
cannot tell; | slept wnh my mother add elder
sister; we slept together because | was gong away
next day; we had done so before bal not oilsn-hov
often / do not know, perhaps dozen times; i
generally sleep pretty soundy, though sudden nolss
M GIT wake mt / InoTessed that night 10 my mothers
rooD; sho went fst do not remember We eIhs-
euskt the light We talked awhile before going %
sIeep-about ny departure, which wa. tho only sub
ject a. Tar reeOilect my mother did not leave Ne
after retiring thst night ust before retiring she
went To hand note TO Mr. Eckel, but was hot gone
over minute l got up frs. in tho morning. and my
moth.r foIlowed-as she slep, in the middle think we
two came down stairs together cannot toll at what
hour We got up il usually our Tune TO breakfsss e
eieh, though sometimes At nine; when We came do1s
think stopped IN tho panori my sister a"Husee
WA A LITTLE late nj breakfast but with w / ws
not in the habit Of looking 10 at tho Doctors door
ass.iDg though | may have done 90 wnsn nso
Iesure did not notice the key on uat morning sW
DO know whether It was usnally kept on tne lh1ias o.
out do not know which e the two dark dresses SIX
or bsmbasipe my mother % friday nor DO re-
member what dIess she pat on IN The morning We
u,ually throw or soiIed clothes into the DARK rooms
rom Which they were taken TO tue kncnen Dy .os
want. the ANAL room in tbe garrett, with ga's 10 10
was moi med for any thing special willie the sofs VS.
there 10y mother sometimes sat there aitsr va 10
moved a fire was &C 'asioDslIy maze fgf oIes7ns,
uher the wood for our stove was OUT q he ws 'ass
msds there in The early part Of last week koow
~ NO o;hay reasSn ian becsute We solassines
waited il 10 dreSs il; II was u<uAay keP. ~
orIer. with q FIRE laid ~ that il could DO rspidr