New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-04


eee1 ~ 70 into me ms,teS vita .E.ouSi.m-
Q We there not eosne mSnifeststion o. euthuss-
sssn N u G hshf A sa~ uothing; oAs OF ny si's
sbys that sts ss~ hin -
Mr. EvGd-Neves mrd 'hst a.,
Mr.. Clinloa-You VESTED TO gecs, the ki~ias' M.
1llaep7
Mr. Tidal Though i; ws- Mr. MARVIN who ss"
that certmo1y.
Mr. ir,cr-Jt "a. or4 OF the eefva0's, and it wa
OF The par oi .4e Ady too. f.L
O. V At ras his geDe A. d. IN 500 At TIE rest o. ne
in;eIvie"s' A. 1t So the ssioe. ~ ~" 81 80 the
same msbifeA'shor of teeipg. the s-ue sPiesA
cor, te7 .ooe; be ws3 not very ss1 nor very
| O No usp,'esthtiops Of ippzence! A. NO ori
nCpiIs :" n,Dte.t.tions Of reluctance A. None un-
lee you coll s.owness OF speecI fe,'o'"Hce
| Mr. TiloeB-I did not mesn thaI' -.
WiiIess-I hsd theory Of ny own - 'no Ni'o va"
| reference TO tne matter.
M TilceD-We don't want any 'he0nee.
O. You ssy that MT Cunningham did no; joi4 IN
the re0uest hat pUblcs iOn be made A. Yes. Sr.
O. Are you sure q it, A. fes, Sir.
O Whs, said about hi. calling for certifoste
A. cannot give you The words; he LEI, With the under
-tsDdhe that he va 10 call the neHt morning.
O. VI ben wa the csrtifcste, written oct? a. can
not tel whether that night or the next morning
q Wien was the certif cate delivered TO him. A.
On October 10Th, 1856.
q. At what timer a | cannot tel.
q. Where wse il done A. 10 the same room IN
which the nar1age Wa celebrated
q. In the ffOrt pariof? No. Sir.
Q. Was slybCOy Pesent at tie tin A. At the
tbno interview
Mr. Tioen-Yes Sir A. No, Sir th~Te we're none
p:eseIt
Q. You hareed bin he certfca e. he took il, "a
down u - char AID I'D i 10 bjnsefi A. ! pre-
sume be reno If bim-e r. IS. ong enough to do II
q DID ts app ar to 10 1t with oeberstiOnf
Oh Yes.
Q DID be make sry observation about the spelling
o; the psnt Burotn7 A. No, Sir
Q. Did re not ask yu TO make any corrections
o viii you be good enough to state hov this opel
ling oCcuncG in the marriage certihcaief A: vii
explain ih,r the IN the register sPeled With
L. ana he in the certificate i-speeo "lth an II
] supro-eo that biz spelled BeHiell
Tie Swfoga,e-B-e? A. Yes Sir; and conse.
Quenty wrote il IN that manner both IN the register
ard in the Certificate after the ,riage ana before me
murder nv wife and myself were walking through
EOnd street way home from the BOwery; re-
membered the number, No. 81 Bond street, and as We
came by the bouse looked the door. and saw the
name OF Dr.. Burde on the plate; saw 1t was spelled
BurdeIl- with u l immediately remarked To my
wife that must 20 home aud alter il in my register,
and after reached home altered the l. intsoS.
q. That was the only way you learned thatSbu mad
made a mistake A. That was the first knew OF IT.
Q. YOu lesined nothing from the persons you mar
red on that subject A. Nothing.
O. Was the certificate written or printed A Partly
mirted and partly written the filing up was IN my
premiership.
q. Ii il your custom in mailing out your marriage
Ger Gcate to certify that the parties are either known
kIOWntO you Dy tc Odil VI ottti VIM
they are when they represent themfelve TO be- A.
No. ST. il IL not my custom, nor the Custom OF clergy
men generally. , c...
Mr. Tiloer-I inquired with reference to the Statutes
of the STATE Section - Of Vol. = Revised Statutes,
page 81 says:
q Whenever marriage shsll have been sOemnized
within this State pursuant 70 this title the mirser or
magistrate by whom the N rrlsge was soemnlzed shall
furnish request 10 ii heT party, cerubcatc theTeoi
y eciiying:
al Tie names ard places ofresdence ofthe parties
married and that they known 10 such minister OF
gs rate satisiact Jrlv prove by the Oath
of person known to him to be the persons described
in such cerfo ate and that he bad acertsned that
they were of sufficient age TO contract marriage
"2 The name and place of residence OF the ate.tng
witness or Witnesses; and
80. The tine ard place of such marriage. The GER
tfcate shall also state that sitter due inquiry made,
there appeared 10 lawful impeachment TO uch marriage,
and it shall be signed by the persoa making H.
Mr. Clnen--We DO net offer the certificate a. proof
| of the marriage.
MIR. Tiloen4These things 20 to show the clrcum-
sispces uuoer which this alleged narri 'ge "as had
Mr.. Chnton-But, WIN tLer the stature Wa compiled
vth or not cannot sft the validity Ut he marriage
| III 1deL-l am aware Of tLs ye the provisions
of the statute are binding on the public officer va
Gives the certificate, ard the cream tdnces enter INTO
the out stion TO the probability % such marriage
Thee aIe precautions taken for The purpose of avoid
| Il such difficulties as have tere arStL. How many
tiu,s we're you examined before the Coroner sJdry
4. Twice.
@. Did you state in your eXamiI alton that you was
| not able 10 recognize DIR. Burdell No, Sir.
saw i, surourctd in the various papers that had go
stated but II Was mistake.
O. Die YOU not state that you could not swear that
| he was the man A. could not swear rs the Coroner
wanted me to swear, up and down, yes or no."
O. Did You not state that you could no, swear 10 the
identity of Dr. Burdell the man you married A.
swofe that there strong points OF resemblance
between the body of the man and the one married.
Q. Did you swear there were points OF resemblance
or strong points of resemblance? A. may not have
used the word strong but | know swOre there
were strong points of resemblance, and may have
mentioned the points
Q; pc you mention more 'han one point A. l
Q. What point did YOU mentonl A. mentioned
about TIE mouth and may have mentioned land
think did that married man OF about his hight
snd weight.
O. Did you state anything further in respect to the
mouth than that bore resemblance to tue man
you maned? A. | do not remember; remember
| said something about his mouth.
O. Did you say thing further than that the mouth
Of the man lying dead bore some resemblance 10 t1e
nan YOU married A. think spoke in regard to the
| hight and weight
@. Lam speaking in regard to the mouth A. | do
not think told In what respect there was resern
bsnce about the mouth, but that there was slmi'
lsrity.
Q. Some similarity A. Some similarity.
q. II was not that there great similarity A.
| / cannot tell vha: sdectves used at ALL
Mr.. Clinton He says he cannot remember.
Mr.. Tilden-I want 10 have hun remember something
| on our side.
MIR Clinton-Before the Coroner YOU had everything
remembered or your side and nothing
O. Did you mention any other resemblance A.
think did mention his hight and weight; if did not
ought to have done so.
@ Do you remember whether you did or did not
A. No, Sir, am OF positive.
Q. Did YOU specify anything else ? A. might have
spoken OF the color of his beard hair think
| did ! cannot tell whether | did or not have not
read over my testimony then 10 make il square with
ny testimony now.