New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-01-25
THE BL4ISDELL-ECKEL CASE.
THE DAY OF SENTENCE.

THE DAY OF SENTENCE.
The District Attorney appeared before 0uuso
El,cbiord ID the u S. District Court, ON satorda! anu
Fl, the presence Of the counsel for the defendants III ''
BIde Eckel case gave notice that he shoo NV, op
Monday tne 1o.n lss T Sv Counsel for the defendants
s,t thcy wOuld not he ready al th1t uus q rc
sired TO prepare for argnneS on 70 know on what the
motion would be based. COGIseI ~ Cs IN ojiovS
based tho refusal OF tne me ipry and
10 permit greater latitude IN .,ii 5H ~ vor,5 H.
i,'ri, waste of time TO permit argument on those
uois as nc was clear beyond peradNehUe, tIaI my
Co5l lieu said that they wished to prepare ahdayits
10 submit in the case OF McLaren Inc OouIL su 4a
that was unnecessary, IN view OF the opinion .?
tho Court I'm charging the Jury in reference 10 hclafe
and also in view Of the fact OF the jury stfohGy
recommending him to mercy. afhdaylts would DC az
N counsel lad ANYTHING submit relation 70 the other
defendants the court would like to hear H. CGSeI was
be submitted in the cases Of Baisdell and Ecsel, but
would like 20 have the time for sentence extended 10
additional reasons presented by counsel on Monday
for posponement sentence should then be passed. but
BLNsDEIl AND EcKEL AND TIE BURDELL MURDER IN
1851
While the names Of the parties to the great whisky suit
have been long familiar the public IL has not generally
been that the names OF botn were connected WI
the murder Of Dr. Burde which occurred on ne SC OF
OF January 1857. The following Is the gstOf the tesu-
BOnds on the 3lSt OF January: John Eckel who had
been arrested suspicion testified that he mad room
IN the house ~ which the crime was committed and
occasionally took his meals there; he knew Dr. Burdel
by sight. aud not aware that any lll-feelng had
existed between Dr. Burden aud Mrs Cunningham.
Oher witnesses proved the existence OF criminal int
macy between Eckel and the woman Cunningham and
mat Burdcn was very jealous Of his rival. Alvah Blas
drs testimony the effect that he had been init
remain at his BurdeI's) house the evening
on which the murder occurred. The Doctor
explained that he made the request because ne was in
bcv fear OF Mrs Cunningham and Eckel and others IN
the house they have used threats TO him Bialsuell
promised to spend the night with the doctor bat faed 70
DO 80 Holm Farrell testlfed follows Was I'm Bond
81 ON Friday night about 10 o'clock sat down on tins
eaue along went into this house; about minute or
minute and half after heard cry OF murder ~ me
house. aud then heard sound as or an empty DarIeI
thrown with its head dOwuwards on the hOOT hair -
mnute or 50 after 10 the door aud asked me
roughly what was dong there saw him dlstlUeuyi
he had no coat on After describing theman IS far as pos
ebe and tie position he occupied at the door the witness
confronted with Ar Eokel AZ first sight he started
scruuuized him closely and identified him as tho man
who came TO the door saying 10 Judge CaprOn in reply
~ questions: had trouble in selecting him from
among the others; ne the standing by the bed
(Ecke; as soon as took square look at him did not
look at anything else as looked at hun he at
tracted my attention; / should have known the man
again who came 20 the door II had him 20 years az
terward did not know TIL came down stairs that the
man picked out Eckei asked two or three around
II it was ne" Eckel was held as aecompllce IN the
crime but on the trial and scQuittal OF Mrs. Cunning
ham he was released on his own recogniZance and sub
sebuently n0e proseqH having been procured the pro-
ceedings against him terminated.