The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-07

having burst a blocd vessel did MOI bel n the uue
10 Ne blood On The passage wall Yves three o.
four feet hsh Dr.. Bulden Yves short, bull necked
same Jurcr-were the ladies up stairs capable Of going
down A. One OF them certainly not; she was mint
ing; the osscr two msh have been, but should moi hke
O. Did You say would do good Tor them 70 60 down
A. might have said So cannot recoaiocs whether did
no ansher Juror-rhc doctor had some thin whiskers
on his neck, under hss chin; be generally shaved n
throat and gcatee; the beard very thin and
scattering. -
To smother Juror-The blood would continue Asw I'll
exckemen Of the system what time would stop flowing;
stopped IN probably thirty forty minutes; NV no zoos
oe q the U blood On he Soors or rs came "a
any else whe had touched him. there only one
pool Of blood which would track the rest was mere drops
81 blood.
Same Juro-Nd you consider thai the persons up stairs
were IN position 70 help one ancshers shouH say
they n0t II MT Cunningham had been capable sup
pose she wouid have assipiec her daughter
10 another Juror-Ars Cunningham was very much agi
To for defepce-hese houses In Bond street
very firmly buik the walk solid, and the nrss and 80
oond floors 6led IN; person In one Of the rooms o.
these houses could net hear person moving In me room
below.
This closed the examination Of Dr. Main
TESTIMONY OF HON. DANIEL ULLMAN
g. What is yoar residence and oecupstonf A. stop q
the n importance Hotel and am a kwyer.
O. On the 3oh of January last where your resi-
dtnce9 A. boa, ded the st. N,choas otel and had
house and lodgings 1t 81 Bond street
O. On Friday, the ooh Of january last, did you see Mrs.
Cunningham A. did
Q Under what crcumsancesS please to state them. A.
returned my 81 Bond street. about O'Clock
In the afternoon and left Just before O'Clock but giving
down 70 my dinner met her In the passage; she apollo
gised TO because there had been a. made In my
con answered. that ii Of no consequence, nasmueh
as should be oui the whole evening.
u. "A.
bad been nj the st. Nicholas hotel talking with some
gentlemen and while taking l took out my watch and
aid must return home, because afer IL O'Clock
Court-How much amer II O'Clock was r A. caunos
ay, sir, was after ~; returned 70 my ROOM and on
aging aside my watch before retiring was exactly hall
O How did you get into the house' A. opened the
O. This was the outside door, the inner door open'
II mutt have been open, sir because had not the
ach Icy of the inner door with me- had also latch
ock.
O Does that door usually stand openf A. Usually, no'
ways
q Was there any light in the hanr A. Nome At all
Q. bow that 1suaIly' A. Az late that there wa
neb, before II O'Clock after thas was cstnruished
any later than that that know Of.
O. Did yon see anything sual that night before re-
Did YOU see OF hear anything of Mrs. Cunningham In
he morning. A. was reused in the morning about 81
'cicck slept little later that morning than usuual) by
ONE ole running ~ stairs ayiDg "Good Godp "Good
10 1T the voice Of woman, and then heard some
pdEtnct EXCLAMATION that Ut. Burden was dead.
Q. Where the person tho used this laDguasef A.
Il Is difficult for me to say where was; IL must have
been some where in The third hall
@ Where your roomS A My room Was in the rear
of the third story floor.
What was the first you heardP A. The first noise was
If person running 10 yards my door, crying out
me-shrieking.
q Where did they appear to beY A. They appeared 70
ne in the from, part Of ihe house
O. In Mrs. CunniDgham's room' A. don't know in
@ Did you recognize the vo,ces A. The first voice
cid not know ae' beard voices shrekng very loudly
heard Mrs. CunniDgham's voice.
O. 10 yol know what she said? a. ] should think
'hree four minutes passed. when person threw herself
against the inner door and cried out 'Mr Uiln,an, Dr.
Surdel y dead"
Court-whose voice was tha,s A. That xas Mrs. Gun
ningham's voice; l arose At that tune; Immediately
iressed myself and wen, down stairs.
Q. You did poa 30 in her room? A. No, SIR.
T. lid you sec her at all tai morninef A. No, SIR
when you went a'TS son ,ns, a ,bs w rs
on the second story there stood young man there
asked him what the uouheS he said, "Dr. Burdel
be ai Is not, let me in and y see hi% asIed
he had ~ the station house he said they had sent
the Coroner he opened the door, went in; the
Doctor lay ing there dead on the door sew min AFTER
0 What boy was Il v no stood at the doorY A. did
DOT know him: have since understood II the once
10Y Of Dr. Main don't know whether Dr. Main had
been there before ] was or nv dopr know him.
How long did you remain In the house before you
efty A. Until hearty Zen O'Clock A. ".
q. ] understand YOU did not Ars Cunningham all
hat timer A. did not SEQ Mrs Cunningham until late
bat evening,
Q understand You were IN or about this Till
o'clock A. sas, sir.
counsel that morning? A. No, cir in the evening tbcre
something said about counsel
Witness crosq examined-Q Were you applied 10 10 act
as counsel by Mrs. Cunningham A. ! was not
q. Wha; Kind 81 q shrek did she make when you re
eocuizcd her yoiceY A. II WA a tremendous shriek-as
loud a shrek as ever heard from any one.
O. Dad he attempt to get INTO your roomf A. She dashed
herself against The door, but did not get n was at The
O. Had You a nigh, key Of the outside dcorf A. had
O. What there remarkable IN the lock OF the door
A. There hau been original night lock or latch on tn
door untl some umo, think at the close OF Docembcr,
when In Burdol caused new lock 10 be put upon tn
dOor-pat Mt lock believe, which was exceedingly dim
ch 10 be opeLed when hrt put on met Dr. Burde one
da2 and told him
toon ell dobr want your copvorsatiooyou informed
him that II dfBcuM A. ibid him that II took III.
four FIVE minutes 70 oen the door after that the lock
O. You opened Il without the night key O No, sir; n
opened With by the sehtcst touch 10 The world; the
'ery night entered IL aTrned with extreme ease.
=. That lock had been on since 1eoembcrS A. lam not
Hrc A. TO the sme might have been from the LIST q De
csmber.
Was not that door sometimes ll1hed without being
~keof A. i found the door one evening, about sh
Court-when was that A. II was about a fortnight be
Toe The LIST Of Janpary found open about OF w
O'Clock, eight rcbes the inner door wide
open.
Q Was there no Ore in your room thai afternoon, A.
Q Bow long were you in tie roomi A. From O'Clock
10 a quarter To 8.
O. You know OF the servants absent, the
want who ordinarily built The fret A Mrs. Cunningham
ssc the no ordinarily buih the Gre absent
hat he apology she gave fr there being fire.
O. md yos ray the voice Of the persen running up stairs
~ no4 MR. BurdeuhS A Il was my imIressiou,
cir, that il was scre woman Of The house.
O. 10 you know " bat the habit va~who went 10 the
door nehe When the bell ransi A No, cir, don't know
any thing abovt that.
Z. Did you ever have 10 ring the bell W get inf A.
One night found the outside door locked rang the bell
opened the upper WINDOW and asked who was
and then came down and opened the dor; II Dr.
Burden
O. At what time IN the evening, and at what date was
hiatt A. II must have been somewhere IN the middle q
December; twice he did L.
O. You rang the bell and he answered and opened the
dcorf A. He did.
Q. While you there you The inmates Of that
housct this pri and her daughters and when
sou went In and cutf A. Occasiotally.
Y. What the weather whom you came home that
nifh,-Tnday night do you remcmberf a. Yes air.
distinctly: when the II Bond ueet and Broad
way looked M and the partially obecurcd;