The evening world., 1913-07-22
''"' Ten Nation Famous
New York Murders
By Alfred Henry Lewis
BOND STREET MURDER.

Burdell. clad In his street clothes.
was lying dead on the floor. There was
blood everywhere.
Coroner Perry came and impanelled o
jury.
There was the mark Of q drawn cord
about the dead throat OF Burdell. Also.
the Coroner counted fifteen stabs In the
right side and breast OF Burdell. made
evidently by a long. slim. keen dagger
driven by an unshakinG hand. The ply
slcians summoned declared that any
one Of the fifteen stabs would have
caused death. They were Of the opinion.
too. since the staios we're on the right
side. that the murderer was left-handed.
Coroner Perry called Mary. the house,
maid.
rs there any one in the house who Is
left-hAnded?'
Yes, sir: Mrs. Cunningham is left.
handed" ..- -
The jury found that Burdell was MUIR
dered under circumstances which justi-
fled the apprehension OF MrS.. Cunning.
ham. Eckels and SnodgraW. and Chief
Natzell, by order Of Coroner Perry. took
them to the Tombs. While the three lay
under lock and key. Matsell with his de-
tect!vss combed high and low for evi.
dence. Nothing was uncovered beyond
what Coroner Perry had already brought
out. o..
The grand jury convened, and tho
three suspects were indicted. Mrs.
Cunningham and Eckeis pleaded mot
guilty" with all the emphasis and cool
ness In life. while the tremulous Snod-
grass, lip a-quiver. was understood to
bleat Not guilty." upon being brought
to the bar OF the court. 49,
The great John Graham was retained
by Eckels. while Henry L. Clinton,
ESQ, was called to the defense of Mrs.
Cunningham. Snodgrass. whose con-
slant tears fairly swamped the Tombs.
had no other advocate than his own
lamentations.
Mrs. Cunningham demanded . sep
arate trial.
The Trial.
The People against Cunningham"
was called before Recorder Smith and
a jury May 8. 1857. The murder was but
three months old. There were evidence
and eioquence-three days In all.
The jury, out one hour and thirty
minutes, brought in a verde. Of Not
guilty"
Eokels and Snodgrass. the latter still
in deepest grief. were set free. Mrs.
Cunningham went back to No. 81 Bond
street. taking Eckels and the sorrow
bitten Snodgrass along.
When the jury returned the verdict OF
mot guilty"' In the People VS.. Cum
ningham' Clinton, counsel for the de-
PENDANT. arose and addressed the Court
He spoke coldly and to extraordinary
effect. He saiu that he wished to have
II spread on the records Of the court
that. the trial being ended and the de.
PENDANT discharged from custody, he
Clinton. was no longer attorney for
Mrs. Cunningham. Tho spectators
stared. Recorder Smyth arched his
brows judicially. but the entry was made
Many wondered why Counsellor Gin
ton should desire, ION the heels of a
great victory, 30 public severance OF
his professional relations with Mrs
Cunningham. Hadn't she paid him? Or
what was the trouble? Mrs. Cunning
ham offered no solution; no one cared
to ask Counsellor Clinton to read the
riddle: mankind. unaxsisted. was al.
lowed to fall back upon it's blind. in.
alienable right to guess.
Deep ones held later that what fol-
lows made up the reason for the unac.
oomntah'" request preferred by Coun-
sellor Clinton.
CTo Be Continued