The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-09

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current, aud lhai IN there expsrm"ns tai sr~r'ensly ha
occasion she oSan AIRY pssss-~ ~ rkssrng 1"
making connecous ~,tb inrulstinR wires ~ m1Air I"
leather. ana by u-ing yss,~rsi.'n kn"~n ~ -n''n'o
That o common thing fos for the p,ris.e 81
clearing The iDsirumenk and other sSs- VI ~"en. o
under gar menv, and 40 on aud .ha ~ sn'S is''n'.
afternoon having been called Ia Rivs,dse W see ''cs
family, gathered up what ] had AMI Isit mem hr
q stove In which there aD anthrScise nse, 10
my 0n and caameer there ssrs With
variety Of things threw them all in-'sn tho Ss1ve
doo open, and observing that there xAs sn onp e1an
ofor lowered the up sssh az the sini'~ ~ u's tra'
peAyest 83 Rpd street,, ash Hacking ~ my saioh
and nndng that then hall AI .nr"s ANIL INA
had W take the Of the 0dsDn River ftsrna Anve
went out aud ockei the dor, brCsi ~ ue hTsTy All
valuable thnxr we're IN there; ami vent a~n An" n%
the cars 81 i've oc1ock For Hserdae; ON retavn~ th'
detained IN gong from Thr', ar.' rre~t 70 CAamoer.
street. 80 that did nat get 70 my ofoc, r~.n an<a
O'clock thin pam ten-And II sh~d whs. pa'sei ~
stairs very dkasreesh'e smell AMI a. eoo& nv my
room found thai exce~iinsIy strong ~ 70 b.
veIy unp6assnl, and n ns;ss-ary 70 funtgAse ht
room by burning od0rWis powder.
Y SO - hui Ma smell SAsf A, The burning a beaaher
sno We len; gave an anph'asant ,JOv.
What TRANSFERRED TINT night cap yoa toll us who wa
Dir. Hall Who was thereY A. My son
Mr. hal-Ho~ docs the doctor know he was there when
he vas at Rverdale2
Mr. Clinton 10 he a doctor aso2 A. No. he " student
Of medicine.
Cross examined by Mr.. Hall. ....
What part Of the house wss this doct.r. where yonr
room was With this stove In M occure Tho TOP up
per sory AZ my ofce, with tbe.sxcepunn OF ono room
@ wha, do you mean by upper ss~Sa \ Tho third
story, not the auto. ~. :, .
Q And this room was the from. room, bird story
M A. Yes.
@ wouh this odor increase or dec,e~s in In,ensiiy
nom the time Of going IMP A. u would change in its cha
ractef, and fouho the smell becoming anpleeant
rather move intense
@ You lett abou, half rayt thrsep Yes tho nre was
very how II was \ room occupied only ny myself.
Mr. ClntoD-Dostor, what Is your SONS hrst uaroe2 A.
Fernando
TESTIMONY or FgRNANpo sMIrH.
Fernando Smith, the on, then called. lie took The
stand was sworn and examined by Mr.. Clinton thus,
.. You are son Of the asi wi'ness2 A. Am.
O. Were Jon a, your fauers residence the nigh. Of
the Goth Of January iasf A. dpnr reooiec, the date.
Q. Vol, the night before Il WAS discovered tha, DR..
Burdell was kinod1 A Y9.
O. What time did you go hosncs A. Between iho hours
of 10 and H.
O. How were you dressed, do you rccofect7 A. had
coat on HE have now, large gray shawl aid cap,
Yes; DOW stae. NJ Smith, do yon know anything in
reference TO the burong Of an! thing in our faiher
house that igh, that Afternoon, either9 A. dom
know what burnt, but recol'ec, when father
In the mex, morning he spoke to me.
Mr. Hall-Neyer mind that
Mr. CiiD,on-what was there9 A. There wss q very
unpleasant so,eil
The Court Was there any the night befove9 A. dom
recolect; know there wa. In the morning.
Mr. Cnio,-ssate whether you know if body 1t IN
hre with an, Thing TIA, Soad cause the sDelR A. coak
not say.
@ You heard your fathers .esiit. ony Just Bow9 A.
did not Ok IL in my memory.
O. Do you know tina, your father was in .se habit Q
making these chemical experimental
The Court Never mind
O. Do you know anything Of his using leather and WOO
len In thoee experimental
Mr: E E = necessary 70 put that fAca
Mr. Olntop-Do you know anything abou, the burning
those things In the sovef A. know had bean hs bah
before this time and since Alter he had dono With iheI
70 throw them in the stove; ha done myself whC
Their did SO at that particular day nos DOM know bu
O. You do NOT recoec. what TRANSFERRED The next pit
O. Doyou know Of any BOD, who had charge OF you
fathers who would be heiy 10 set Hre 70 the
A. should be- very apt, and the girl might.
O. But You do not reco'lect ths. particular Afternoon
,her il was that particular sfserno,a
q Did you Get IRE 70 these particular mcIsrieis th'
mornpgS A. don't know.
q Do you kn,w whether anybody didS A. don
know, sir
TESTIMONY OF HRs. CATHERINE pRrsIsos.
Mrs Catherine Dennson called, gworn and examined
Mr. Clinton
Mr. Cinton-n your honor peases, has been vii
great difficulty that this witness has been sblo 70 con
here. She "a very esk, and perhaps your honor VI
repeat her answers
The Court--Yes; he saysthat IL 40.
Mr.. Cliniou-krs. Denneon what relations IL any O.
htcd between you and the late Harvey Durden Just
the Judges
IAN the following answers given by the witness
The Judge almost inaudbly, and by his Honor delivered
A. Nc WAS her cousin by marriage
q For how long prior 70 his death had you been &C
ausnicd with Doctor BurdeQ A. She had known him
werc you acquainted with the defendan, prior to hs
event " go for how onsf A. sho says the brsi ame she
ever The defendant xas In tha winter Of 1866.
q was Dr. Burdcl In company with bert A. He wa
In company with her.
O. where did you see her, and under what crcum
rta A har nj <x.A atxn Dr al
wanted me 70 call there 70 see his cousin DENIS who wa
sick.
o Who introduced you 10 The defendant A. Dr. Bur
dell introduced me 10 the defendant
q saie whether from tina, time until the death Of Doc
tor Burde you had him and the defendant together
A. The second time ] ever Raw them they were at my
house together; the some winter
. State whether you continued N zoe them more or lcs
ofen up 60 the time OF the Doctor deathp A. uheneyo
went 10 the hovte 81 Bond street The Doctor most Away
came into the paror.
O Wore visits interchangcd betwccn tho witnoss and
the Doctor and tho defendant from The time OF her hrs
acquaintance With thcm up IA his deahS A. The defend
ant never in her house but twice In her lifo
O. The last time she was there, the second limo, wa
Doctor iroe with herY A. lie was not with her:
q About how often have you the parties together
~ Bond strcetf A. l think l have Doctor Burdel
and Arr Cunningham iosebor Al u Bond street. three o.
o when was The last tim. yon saw then together
., Tia, pAcel A. saw them together he Monday before
O. Did they talk with each ether TIA, occajonl A
They did talk together on that oocasion.
" where tney were toFetnef 1 mean, N Nhal pan q
The heuseY A. IN hls ohcs and Ia the parlor.
wa the witness state bow The parties came " e
into d.. Breli's ohce' A. We In the parIo~, and
be invited The defendant 70 up stairs his an,bro
type, which he had bad taken The day before.
q What the deueAnor Of each u tho othcrf We'll,
VIII waive thai. Owe the conversation that there
usnspired up ssars In NJ Burdens ofcc7 A. She ssys
on nr enrns the room e arnbroy - was found under
brotype there n mIpe.o
q Please whsi further said By the parties, n
you collect A. she says In The nrs, place the defendant
b the vibnss leave The room and said You kept the
rc@or very late ~ your house last night The witoece
said, mol stAid only two hours tho witness says, 81
i've In Broosyn which ZOO did not bear before the Doc
or said hss be bad " walk 10 Brooklyn down 70 she ruco
ferry, and tben hsd 20 yak Up home V Bond ste< and u
ws very Ais vhcn be so home, sod shai b. 20 very
much chilled With the cold
q. rnsre vcrc no cars thsn running Sunday A. He
walked; n naHes no difference
@ win Jour Hoocs set on, shs conversson II there s
any more A. ne eays hsi vben be goa bone 70 Bond
xes the locked and he ooud ee, In and
bal eand there; the defendant ea,d "No Harvey the
dou wAs po Hooked" he said, an vAs."
Q. wen whaa elsef A. ne dcfeodans eaid, "Ho, Hv-
vey came u ss bsforc thsa vcSy DAY, vsry few
minutes before tbs coovernson, and chs ssA, 81 uie1