New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-06

| the lss; 'iBe l was theI,.
O. Can you tel aba, articles they were A. Yes,
Sir | can FOR knos eyery stitch.
| O. What we're they \ rhsre we're three paJrs .f
socks TWO Of ITEM are DO, washed whole iIneD shr,s
| a dsnuel shirt; be had drawers ia. DO no, kuos
bow many drawers be has altogether: washed then,
les; week.
.. Were there sly towels A. Yes, Sir, there ~ers
=. You took Il em away On tuesday A. took
| them on TUosdsy ~ DID lot wash on Msndsy.
| Q. When Is II asuA 70 Cd sDge the bed linen A
They mostly change some 10 the week 90 lot kaos
| hos naly.
.. Whai Kind A. You must ask Msry sboa, th.,,
| they char &c Monday, believe.
=. Do you Go the SNshng yourseli' A. Yes Sir
.. DID Yea ever notice IN the wash shrt NAKED
Ch1ks J. he'oh-m' A. did not; the young mac
| said be borrowed bat shirt.
2. How did be come 20 t,k 70 you sb0u. it, A.
was uot 20 me-he sald IL 90 the people
The Coroner-W DO 10 you mean by the Young man,
A. MIR. Snodsrass.
The Ccroper-why didn't you say 50, them
Iurur-W hen did be tel you iasi A. lie didAt
O. Did YOU notice whether Mr. Eckel hal any
clothes III q trunk up stairs A. lie had trunk Up
SANS.
@. Do YOU know when it was removed A. | do not
q. Wss the trunk thele Friday meIning. A. do
not know.
Q. When did you see it sstl A. sa~ it in the
b,dro, NJ net hong sgo.
Q. How lorg, to the bes! Of your knowledge A.
Q. Wss within the last week A. No, Sir.
.. How long before Dr. Burdes death A. can
not say.
q. Did YOU zee any trunk ~ out since Saturday
uoruirg' A. No. Sir
Q. Ind YOU SIC any clothes 20 oati A. No, Sir.
q. Where are they A. | cannot say; that would
be pretty bard question tor me 10 tell, indeed.
A Juror-We supp, ~ YOU ought "a know thst
Mitness-I co not thlnk ought 20 knoS what be-
comes Of Mr.. E,kels clothes.
o. How then do you happen To know 60 psrticu-
larry about DR.. Burjels clothes A. went up there
10 count the clutpes ana see What Vas up there.
q Y,u counted them then A. les, Sur cosntei
the shirts did not take them 10 wash for Dr.. BurieA
=. How msuy towels there there
Nituess-Ot the lsoles
Juror-Of the doctors \. There would be mostly
three four tOsels
. Was the Doctors towel frequently bloody A.
Soue o. them were, and some of them not.
.. They were occSslonauy A. i.s, Sir when he
lad used iheIn 10 drawing teeth they would ee quite
brody.
Q. Did you notice when preparation WAS last made
for ire IN that CRATE A. No, Sir.
Q. You knew Mr. Eckell A. Yes, Sir.
=. How many different suits OF clothes have yoa
seen On hunt A. | have mostly seen him big
suit during the last two months the night OF the party
he dressed In black with y ht vest and trowsers
.. | mean his ord nary dIess-uOt bis overcast. A.
| cal not say what kind of clothes h5 usually wore;
cannot swear 20 the clothes my conscience; | can
not swear how many he had bat be had than one
suit.
Q. How many have you seen him in different from
tte he came home 70 dinner Ia a. | cannot swear
bow any.
Q. What sort Of clothes had he on Sunday A. Hs
hsG his every day su ON last Sunday.
q. | mean rather Monday : A. He had blsck
coat the nls hi OF the party; but head Mrs Cunning
ham cay ihst Ire d-ssed himself aud went with her
OIL MI BIT; have told you that a black coat and
q brown coat and that IL all can tell you.
Q. Did You go on Saturday morning to Mn. Gun
nil ham 70, M A. 1 did.
q. At what tmel A. Between and O'Clock.
q. For wuat purpose A. went up to knsck at
the ooor and tell her breakfast was ready.
q. 1hr was before 3 O'Clock Yes, Sir.
q DO you know how much before A. said We
hsG brt al iast moetly over before o'clock
Q. When you went up, didn't you notice whether
Nr. Eckei's room openi A. | noticed the room
was on a crack; abe asked me If Eckels door MA
open; | said be hadn't been down 10 breakfast.
Q. Wa she ready tor break fast when you called
herr A. never ,alled her before that morning; she
always had to Dress before she o.nle down.
4. How ~ II you never called hef before. A. IL
my business did It then because the gi:i
sole; | went ny 81 tell her the breakfast was ready;
she asb ed me It Mr. Eckel had been down. and said
sdnt seen MIN that day.
Q. How do you know that she wa not always
dreseed when called before If you did call her. A.
mary told
Q. Where we're her daughters A. One was up
tara md the other was down dressing in her
q Where was her room A. Tn the 'hlrd hOOr.
q. The other was up stairs IN the attic room A.
Yes Sir.
o After breakfast where did ms Cunningham or
any of the family got A. Up staIs.
@ How soon did you know anybody bad been mur-
ceIed. A. The little boy dosn and very eau
tously said 10 NE, " Hannah, WAS there any row In
This house last night" said NO" then no asked If
there was any or that kind of tbsg, AID said
" No not 10 my kbO Sledge;" well" said be, " DIR.
Budell Is deed III bis Ioom," was ~ frightened that
let late ia AID broke IT, aud ran w stars AID
gave the alarm.
Q. Who did you tell irst. A. | ran TO Mrs. Gun
nil ghsne COR ebd kicked Il open with my foot Mr..
Suodgruss rss playing on the banjo; said L. . You're
" enjoying yourself here very we'll while The Doctor
" ing dead IN the room below" they then gave the
alarm Mrs. CunniI CHAM erred, my God" and
seemed 10 be- fIIshtened then into Mr. Staples
and told him and he in AID took DIR. Is. Wy te
hand then ran Tor DR.. Roberts.
e. Had you any oc;asiOn 10 run up stairs that
morning. A. No Sir.
o. Wien did you rec Mrs. Cunningham next A.
hen DR.. Roberts TO her room.
q Did you hear any conversation at that timei A.
! DID not.
q We're both the daughters in the room a. the time
A. They were both there.
=. DO you recolecr Of ever seelDg Mr.. Eckei wear
awIgl A. Yes Sr did.
q. WteD did you hfst notice it. A. About too
weeks back think.
q. Did you notice II yourself or dii somebody Tell
you. A. When be got his wblskers dyed the other
gil and laughed about it; bis whiskers lgat,
and they ~eIe Dyed dark, | said, were jokIng
atout il ole day be- has wig too; this wa abUgt
q. Had you ever noticed M. Snodgrass playing tho
ban jo Ia Mrs CunnInghsms before. A. Yea,
sr he used ~ ay Iuere often when the s1ies
tcere.
q Did you Dot cay th.t 700 went and got physi
can that ming yOu leaned Of the death
A. 1 informed the ladies fret, 1 into tho
siable- aid then went ~ Dr. Roberts.
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