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given to the latter location, and after con-
siderable discussion the meeting voted in
favor of the construction of the bridge at
one Of those points, and also voted to raise
tax of 30 cents on the dollar on the Grand
List, (Which will give the sum of SO ,5OO)
to dciray the portion of the expense which
belongs to the town of Burlington to bear.
1t was stated that the town of Colchester
stood ready to act in concert with Burling.
ton in the matter. 1t is the determination
IF all, we believe, to settle the agitation of
this ycxed question by the construction ola
bridge which shall stag.
Mas. CrNNlNcnAM TRAL.-The evidence
in this case was closed on Friday afternoon
The testimony received on Friday was of the
same character, generally, as that taken
previously, in relation to the occurrences
Of the day and evening preceding the mur-
der, and the subsequent morning. The
reason why Eckel left the house at an earli-
er hour than usual, on the morning after
the murder, was explained by merchant,
who said he met him on business, at 8 o.
clock, in accordance with a request left by
the witness at Eckels residence on the pre-
vious night. The odor noticed by Dr.. Parm-
ly and others in Bond-street on the night
OF the murder, was accounted for by wit
ness living in house near the Doctors
residence, who said that on that night he
had burned leather and wooden cloth, on
which he was trying chemical experiments
The counsel for the defence stated that
not more than one third of their available
witnesses have been called, the remain
der not being needed The Tribune sums
up as follows:
The case of the prosecution appears,
briefly, to be this: a motive for
the murder is found in jealousy-drect
proof whereof was to q great extent exclu-
ded, nut which it was attempted to main
tain by proof that the defendant watched
DR., Burdell ON sundry occasions-and
in revenge; in support of which her
remarks to various persons have been
given in evidence, as well as the
history of her relations with him. Prepa-
ratlons to commit it that night are seen in
the arrangement of the household, and in
posed to return, alleged to have been made
by her of both DR.. Burdell and Mr.. til
mann. Signs that she did it are dscerned
In her conduct the next morning. Corrob-
Orttlye evidence is gathered from the odor
testified to by several witnesses, the light
which DR.. Pdrmly Processes to have seen,
the pistol found in Mrs. Cunningham
drawer, and other circumstances regarded
as of greater or less weight
lhe defense, while controverting every
v"e oI these suppositions, has laid the foun-
uaIIoh Tor two hypotheses, either of
winch the murder may, it is thought, have
been committed. They have attempted to |
show that there was access to Dr. Bur- !
dells room either from the rear of the |
house or by the front door, and they chal-
lenEe the prosecution to do more, at the ut
most, than prove that Mrs. Cunningham
migW have done that with which she stands
charged, which is very far from proving that
she did it.
The Jury, after an absence of half an
hour brought in a verdict of not guilty
The city Press almost universally speaks of
District Attorney Hall opening speech as
abusive in the extreme full of invectiye and
coarse cpithets, instead of a calm state.
mcnt Of the facts to be proven. And the
lcyclopemcnt Of the case instead of sustain
Ing his assertions, fully overthrows them.
Neither he nor Attorney neralCushing,
who was his associate and made the closing
speech, succeeded in proring Mrs Cunning
ham s guilt in any particular. Not half
The available witnesses were examined, APP
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nave been substantially in her favor. 1t
seems almost incredible that no one in the
louse should have heard any thing Of the
struggle which must have taken place, but
lctual experiment shows, that loud cries
n the rooms below are entirely inaudible
.5oye, especially in Mrs, Cunninghams
Dom d,
Judge Davies in his charge said that the
Weapons found in the defendants bureau q
'royed nothing, for with neither of them =
ould the act have been done. All the 7
estimony in the case harmonized with the
heory that the murderer was in the front i
Dom IN the dark that thence he passed
trough the opening connecting door and
truck the Doctor the blow in the shoulder i
rom behind , that the Doctor sprang from /
he chair and rushed to the entry door, J
where the assassin interrupted him and Q
tabled him again and again, till he fell q
With his head in the corner that the body b
'as dragged back by the feet far enough to ]
How the door to be opened and closed again I
Of the escape of the murderer L
Where or how DR.. Burdell spent his time u
liter dinner, no one seems to know. No .
witnesses have been found to testify on that
'oint, and the inference is that those who V
10 know are interested to keep it secret. Il
)r, Blaisdell, who was almost the last per- i
On that saw him, so far as appears, had i
greed to meet DR.. Burdell at his room at
even o'clock, but failed to meet his engage
lent, being dissuaded by some friends, as
e says, from going out. t.
Eckel was admitted to bail, Probably p
% attempt to prove his connexion with the q
iurdcr will be made since the Government a
ave failed SO completely to convict Mrs, n
cunningham, for of course the strongest =
lse would be taken up first !,
no reward has yet been offered for the !,
election Of the murderer, and the affair is a
s much Of a mystery as ever. II
DROWNED A little son Of Mr.. Drake, a
'yen years old, was drowned in the canal t,
ear milestone Brook in Brattleboro', ont II