The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-07

epste but detailed ocer " ascend 20 the apartment
OF Mrs Cunningham present her the letter. ALLOW her TO
read IT, watch her closely, snd then return It TO him.
rssTTxoNg OF JOSEPH wILs0p.
The witness sworn aad examined by ths Coroner
followss-
Coroner 10 hs officer In assendanos)- you te the
deputy 10 bring down me daguerreotype Of Ar. Eoke
want TO TO this The officer departed 70 fuln
hu commission.
Q. AT what time, SIR. did the gentleman spoken o.
Mr Eoke TO your establishment In order TO procure
what your propetors called yesterday ga toupees A
person OF the of j. Ecke called there 10 get
toupee.
Tbs Recorder, Mr. Smith, here entered ths court and
engaged tor M nutes In c0nverSation with the
Coroner
Juror Informed the Coroner that the portrait OF Mr.
Ecke WAS at the station house and thai an ofnoor bad
been despatched TO procure t.
Examination resumed-Q 4 person Of the name Of J,
On the 18th Januasyths l2th l3h-I think was the
18Th
O. You went With him inso the drawing roomr A.
took bin into one Of the private rooms.
Well, Sir what lid he ssys A. That WIS to suit
Did be pos try several soupees and fouad that mono
OF them would nt him. or that they were not 70 his aste'
broe7ht some In 6r,t to the room and tried thsm
snd while was choosing out some lady in
a juror understand you 70 say that the lady
Got With bin when he oamel A. No, STR she came sf.
tsrwards.
The Corooer-Dd she salute hm2 A. He was in the
room she the front store 70 inquire
II gentlemen Of the name OF Eckei WAS there; did
Eoow bis Osme and l asked him II ,ha. vas his name
and he said, "y's" she then came Tn to where was
Q What took plsce then, err A. The fsdy objected
to the color end to quality and made all the
usua objec;oos-a a!nst the curis. &c then produced
article that have that would take orly 10 two
dours TO hx for psrson and be pitched upon one Of
those.
O. q was chosen By both partietP A. Yes.
q DID they say anything else before retiring did any
me 70 have i, done By the next dsy partoulafy they
wanted Il fer sou special purpose
O In the actions Of either while selecting the wig and
10 all that did you anything that made you think that
tols lady the wife OF that Individual A. l had
des frs. .ha. sae bis wife, and then Afterwards
@ Why eirP A. thought There was little mere FREQ
ootn, and that she did not behave exactly o, wife
Ssy was s q S should
uke her 70 be from thirty eight TO forty.
Q. What vn her appeasance-her height A. shs WA
rSsher short
Coroper-well, then they lefts A. told them II was
customary for persons TO leave deposit before We fur
nice and we did Of want TO have them LETT hand and
We always required deposits from s,sanscrs
aad the witness stated that represented the person who
hal boul h. the t0upeo
d g. . s' oaas,
ought not to res, everybody alike; they len deposit Of
O. who gave you the money! A. The gentleman gave
Q. DID they 90 away them A. Yes, air.
Q. DID he call the following morninss A. No; he did
not call until the evening.
We're they both together whea they called Vie fol-
Q. Ana then they took away the toupee' A. Yes and
sbAved bis head and put on.
O. should 700 recognize the lady again yos bari
A. Yes. err; would know ber In . moment.
Juror-I would suggest that he describe hor droos.
Tne Cosoper-The ahors way for me 70 DO viii be 70
seod him up 70 Mrs Cunningham Nth officer
ne Co, ooer deo.ea policeman to sooU.psny shs vs; M
out again THAI s ALL The witness retired accom-
panied By the ObcA, ana shortly returned. whsn bis
0 Have you seen The lady up stairs A. Yes
you recognize her as the LADY VINO wm with Eckel
ihs Coroner presented 10 the reporsn the following
etter which he had Just received Az literary pro
iuct.cn vas OF considerable merit, and worthy Of
carefu perussl,-
Nrw YoRx, feb. g. 1857.
misses Gun npmm noed a man that kit aad the
ven ssG M S. sssds o. 2 him snd wen s n Ss &
ecnesd sad was bssst II the same Qua wid the
sSmes dsnoly
TESTIMONY OF MISS Dnns HUBBARD.
This lady swosa, and testified - rolows;-
Corooor-waers 90 you live, msiamss A. No. sio
sroadvsy
Q. Are you narr.edf A. No, sr.
O. Did you know Or. BurdellS A. Yes str.
Q. How long have you known him A. About three
years.
Q. nd you rreqae', tbs houseS A. Yes, sir.
Q. How long aAve you been coming his house A,
:, 10 yea saov Mrs, cunn,Dss.%, a, Yes, cir.
o And her two oaushtersr A. Yes, sir.
o. And br Eckelf A. NO,
q DO jou know snodgra0p A. No.
y 10 what room did you see Dr. Burdel when you VI
| sitsd hers' In this room A Yes, sir, At times
O. And at one time up stars' A. Yes, str.
o Al ny time you csme mere vM Mn cunningham IN
yory compaays Did she como In while you we're here
Q. DID der daughters come n' A. No, sir.
o. How chen IN n week did you come hers' Some
times weei: the before bis death was hero
| three tmes during the early part Of the week.
O. Had you any particular Conversation In relation 70
This bous.-as 70 the domes,ics In h' Did he tell you
aoyihipgi A Nothing particular.
d,y before h, cessS snd .sa ,ss, be wanted 10 ies
his house, and that people had been looking At that
o. Did he say anything ai oil abou, Mrs. Cunpnsbam'
A. BE said he Was fo,ng 10 ct his house, and that he
vishtd 10 set her out Of this house.
had rosbe her. wished GET rid Of her
as be coulo be had hoped 10 have done sooner, but
abe had agreed 10 70 tho LIST Nay.
o. Dd be tel you that he did no, consider his hfe safs
10 the house, A. No.
O. wnsi else did he say, pa he tell you that there
were threats made to him throw your mind back
A. lss, he tod me 80.
Q. Dno he mention any nsmes' A: He said that Ms
bad threatened take ne she said that
she ~oud take his hte n he told some things regarding
her ard her daughter.
told him that he told anything about her her daugh
ter that she would take his life; and Afterwards he told
o was this in con pecsion with himselt-ths secres-
what vas NJ a. II was something about her and her
caughtey, Helen Cunning nam.
Q. AZ what hour we're you here last on FRIDAY A.
Between and O'Clock; II might have been aner
when len.
O. whai did she say 10 him when no told you that cir
aIlucipg 10 the secret between them she
told him che would take his life.
Juror-was mai In answer 70 what be said A. Yes
1he Covoner-Did he 20 out with you h this hour-n
O'Clock Saturday. A. No, sr.
Q. Dd be MARE any appointment TO meet you suess'
o. ID you mee, with him amer that madam A. No,
cir: that the last sew Of him.
q. Dd he dine with youf A. No, sir.
Y Please TO throw your mind beck and recoect did
he meet you that evening anywhere A. No sir; The
lat saw OF him At the door; asked him he vss
coming up that evening, and he said he thought not that
he going 10 retire esry buthat he would csme up
en- saturday
Juror (the same intelligent individual who has
tracted this examination 10 the extraordinary length 10
~hich has reached, By putting questions having no re