The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1857-02-20
EzorrlbEe Murder i'm New Work.

/ One Of the most atrocious murders on record
came 10 light on Saturday, in New York. DR..
Harvey BurIelI, an eminent Dentist and Sur
geon, residing in Bond street, was found, about
eight O'Clock IN the morning, lying dead on the
floor Of his Office, in the second story Of bis
house. He was last seen alive late on Friday
afternoon. When The death was first ascertan-
ed: it was announced in the afternoon papers
that he had died suddenly from the bursting of
blood vessel. Bot Coroner's inquest has re-
vea!ed a shocking condition Of affairs. Il seems
from the evidence, that DR.. Bnrdell wss very
wealthy, being worth about 100000. He
was bank director, and an active nan among
the medical fraternity. He owned the house
he lived in, which was large and handsome
four stnrird brick building, with marble steps,
doorway, window frames etc. The interior
was suPvibly furnished. He had been divorced
from his wife. The basement was occupied as
a kitchen and dining room. The FIST floor had
tWo reception rooms. and The second floor had
the doctors oiIice and bed room. The house
was kept 0steES5iy a clearinghouse BY 4
Mrs. Cunningham, with whom boarded the
Doctor, her two daughters and two single gen
tIemrn. The Doctor only slept and breakfasted
there, taking his meals at the Metropolitan Ho-
tel. It being proved in evidence that the Doc
tor and Mrs. Cunningham maintained suspi-
ciouS connection, and that they had quarreled
and talked al'out parting, Mrs, c. produced
before the jury a certificate Of marriage with
Dr.. Burttl. which vas attested 10 by the otii-
ciating clergyman. When the body Of the
doctor was found il was perfectly saturated
with blood, as was also the carpet OF the room,
the doors, walls, chairs, etc, being covered
li0rH 10. hot
struggle had occurred. The body contained ff-
teen deep wounds, made with a knife eight in-
Ches long In The blade: one Of these wounds
severed The carotid artery, and must have com
p!eted The murder. The others were sta5s in
various parts OF the body and cuts upon the
hands, face, etc. as though the murderers had
cat him as he warded off the blows or seized
tie door knob. Around his throat was the
mark OF a cord, which must have been drawn
tightly, and the lungs were found TO be full of
air so that il is clear the attempt was first
made 10 strangIe him with rope thrown over
his head from behind, after the manner of the
street garotte. From the appearance of the
room, he seems to have beer sitting in bis chair,
looking over his papers, when Some one came
from behind, evidently from the closet door.
The design probably was originally to strange
hn aud then carry ont the body, and leave it
somewhere IN the street, aS though done BY the
garote baBdiui. From the room, the marks
Of blood were traced up along the entry and
stairs INTO the fourth story, into store-roon
where lay mans bloody shirt and night shirt,
and bloody sheet. From there The blood was
traced iato the front room Of the same story,
where, upon the door, the stains had been care
fully covered with spprnaceli. A crate in
= !, T. j., Al
which had evidently beer eXtinguished sudden
" ty pouring water upon il, as the coal was
only partially consumed, and the mantle, &c,
were covered with ashes. Ia this story the
had evidently cleauSed themselves
1t appeared in evidence that the doctor was
Jealous Of one ofthe male hoarders, MI. John
Eckel, whom he seems 70 have detected in Sc
cret uta Mis-. Cunningham. On Tuesday
night MIS-. Cunningham went With this man
down into The basement, and told the servant
girl 10 60 10 bed. She went. The next morn
ing Mr.. Eckel did not appear at breakfast, tho
he usually did So The knit found in the
room where the murder was committed, is said
10 have belonged to hin. Mrs Cunningham
confessed. in her evidracr. the sending the sri-
want to bed, and also admitted that Eckel was
with her. The minister who married her
could not identify Burdr! as the man to whom
she was married, and said that ne supposed at
the time that the person wore false whiskprs.
Bardrll's name was wrongly sprlt in the crrtif-
cate.
II has been ascertained that on the morning
when the murder was discovered, Mr.. Eckel
left the house at an early and unusual hour and
proceeded to his place OF business. Mrs. Cum
ningham followed in carriage, and he stood
alking with her half an hour or more at The
carriage door, opposite his factory. He was
,pen 10 give her roll Of bills. This lranspired
3elore breakfast.
The Deputy Coroner, in the course Of his in
'estgaton found Mr.. and Mrs Stevens resi-
ling at No. 81 Mercer street, who were int-
nate friends of Mr.. Bnrdrl. Mrs. Stevens
rad been in the habit of visiting DR.. Burdel
Or the purpose Of having her teeth fixed, and
or medical relief for two years more. DIR.
B. had frequently spoken to her Of his affairs,
md remarked that Mrs. Cunningham desired to
orce him into a marriage.
She also referred to Eckel, calling him Van
Dolan, as having been frequently spoken of by
he Doctor. Dr. Burdell had frequently ex-
pressed himself as being afraid 10 remain in the
house al night
The Doctor had told Mrs Stevens that be
feared for his tBurdeIl's) life, and had also Spo-
zen Of Mr. Eckel. alias Van Dolan.
George Y, SnodgrasS, one of The two male
,oarders in the house, testified that the bloody
hlrt found in the store-room. belonged TO a
riend Of his in the country, whose name it
,ore-ihat he had borrowed it while visiting at
his friends residence. II had been thrown into
he store-room 10 be washed He swore that
,e went down stairs that night about eleven o.
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