New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-10
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hey A. acnt. Sir.
Q. Do yea Lao@ tie h.bt of DE- Burde - 70 iocs
bed. A No, Sir.
Q. Have you 10 uatcs Of tno-'ag whether it
vsS he habit 70 loo< OF att A. -hozld ttak il
.as BIS habit 10 lock both Of bis roons
| Z. Have you sTer beer to h1 room. WIEN he VA
| Ge'e std fouId them locked A I doat reue aber.
| Z. Ds you i,eep sosAdiy A. As ge,srai thia;
z. Tue I've lite boys thss s'ePt vith you 60 the,
| i!ttp ss51diyi A. Yes SIR.
&. 10 yor krow vteher you could get OF, OF TIE
ttd Wien yea were IN it vi.toz. aHaxiag them A
| res Sir.
Z. You kros you could A. Yes. Sir.
g. DO yC1 know whether tie mother and h9 ~
daUs bier sep II eSe bed tbet night A. Yes Sir
q. By rha; mem did yoa know that fact A. /
| rIder,iood tia: they weIe going 70 Dc it.
q Did they sfeA Of that before you retired TIA.
Q. What did they say .bou: ths. A. 1 can't say
how It vas introduced
Q. VIA. do you remember was said shout it A.
Of them, at least AID Mis- Augusta ssked Il she
could lot sleep there too; she said yes that the three
could sleep in the same bed together.
Q. You don. know when they retired tha; night
@. Wba. preparations were made in anticipation Of
her going away A. Nothing as know VI; | believe
Mr Ecbel co. things FOR her 70 take TO her sister
Q. What did be obtain for that purpose A. Figs,
orsDgfs and candies believe.
@ DID you zee them A. No, Sir yes. saw them
next morning.
Q. Whelei A. Mis-. Ellen Cunningham gave me
@. Do you know whether tho little boys "a them
A. l do not Sir.
O. She gave them to y,u the morning after the muir
der wa Uncovered A. No, Sir.
q. How che to give them TO you A. She
took them out Of her trunk ard gave them 10 me-
Q. Were they intending TO send you for doctor
A. The murder was not then discovered,
Q Had you been to breakfast 7 A. No, Sir.
q Were all the family q. breakfast 4. No, ST.
all except Mr.. Eckei.
@. Had lie been previously to brcakfas. a. No,
Sir not to my knowledge.
q. Where had he gone A. ] don't know; | sup
pose be went TO biz store.
Q. Was it usual for hi N to leave go elrlyl
Coroner-Thats all taken before. DO you mean -
say that Miss Augusta was at beskfast that morning
A. Yes, Sir.
Q. What time did you finish your breakfast A. /
don't know; should think about o'clock II might
have been about quarter after
q. Was Mr.. Eckel an old acquaintance OF the fam
ilyl A. Not to my knowledge; ! noticed when first
came he did not appear 10 be very sociabe.
Q. lie became more familiar as time P~sed A.
YeS, Sir.
O. Did he become quite familiar after a time-l
mesn rothing improper by tina, remark, but merely
whether be became confidential friend Of the family
"A person with whom the family would take confden
tial counsel | should Judge that Mrs. Cunningham
did; but the young ladies-I don't think they did
Q. You remember Of Eckel and one OF the young
ladies going out the evening before this murder to
buy vail A. No, Sir it was me that vent out
Q Where did you 90 4. Down Fourth street
and up the Bow1y.
Q. Where did you buy it, A. In the Boweryi l
don't recollect the number.
Q. How long were you absent from the house, from
the time you left until the time you returned, A.
should Judge about three-quarters Of hour, Sir.
q What hour was II when you went OUT A.
don't remember, Sir, now.
q. Was it $ o'clock a. should think not.
q. Was il q O'Clock A. don't know, Sir.
q. About what hour do you think it was. A. have
my testimony as to that before; l can't say e1acty-I
can't give any decided answer.
COrOnef-lOu are not willipg 70 give il. A. should
not be willing 10 swear to it.
Cororer-But thats the difficulty in it, you know
Were of the daughters out that day 10 get tooth
pulled-to Dr. Roberts. a. ] think i. was 10 the
Q. How late in the evening. A. -Four O'Clock,
should think
@ Did you know from anything you heard Mrs
Cunningham or her daughters say next morning at
breakfast or before you had retired. 4. No Sir.
NOT, Sir hou'"S '''' '''1' u '"'' H''AS' a. 'D'
q Did you not hear of a qu,rel in the house on
Friday evening A. No. Sir.
@ Did you hear from any of the girls that there was
a qualrt ia the house on that evening 4. No, Sir
O. No angry words between Mrs. cunningham aud
DIR Burdcll7 A. No. Sir.
q. Helen did not tell you so A. No, 81.
q. Or Augusta A. No, Sir.
O. Did you observe the key in that door a. you came
down stairs that morniog-in DR.. Burdells doorf A.
Yes, Sir.
Q: Did you never see the key in that door before
A. think not
Q Was it on the outside or inside OF the door
4. On the outside.
O. Did you observe any substance or blood, Sir, on
the walls as you came down. A. No. Sir
q. And you observed the key in the door A. /
Observed blood under the door in the hall
q. But what ettracte your attention so q, TO open
The door 4. Oh, this was alser / heard OF the
Murder.
Coroner-I did Tot speak about breakfast at all
Snodg0s-I misunderstood you, Sir; did no, OBJ
serve any blood at all until after heard be was dead
Q. Did you Observe the key. A. No. until after
heard he dead.
o. How were these ladies dressed on the evening OF
tie murder Can you tell what dress Mrs.. Cunning
ham wore. 4. l think il was blsck dress.
q. Black Fix. A. No, Sir not silk.
O. Can YOU tell the dresses the two Misses Cunning
hsm wore. A. think can tel the dress that Miss
Augusta Cunningham wore.
q Did Miss Augusta Cunzingh han wear black
elk dress a. No SIR; red plaid.
Q. Was Mrs. Cunninghams dres six or cotton.
A. | don't know, Sir.
=. Was il calico. A. No, Sir.
q. Have you any means 70 tell now whether Il was
a silk dress 10 your present recollection. Il don't
know; think il was black, like bombszine.
Judge Capron-Mr Snodgrsss
SIod grass-Sr
Q. There have been exhibited here two instruments
"a stiletto ard dnk knfe-have you seen those IN
struu ents. a. Yes, Sir.
O. Did you ever zee them prior 70 the murder A.
Yes | have seen the stillettO-knife with an ivory
handle: il was ly il z in the back o. the bureau.
Q. WSsthtTe two, one short and the other dagger
in a sheath , A. l don't know.
q. When did you zee them las before the maideE
4. About three weeks before the murder.
q. Where did you see them a. have seen only
@. The one that shuts like a knife \. think i;
Was.
Q. Where did you see that A In Mrs. Cunning
Q VIVA, was she doing with it a. Little George
had it, | believe