The New York Herald Newspaper, February 2, 1857, Page 1

ALD. WHOLE NO. 7460. IE BOND STREET TRAGEDY, her Particulars Respecting the Assassi- nation of Dr. Burdell. OF TWO PERSUNS ON SUSPICION. ir Imprisonment “in the Fifteenth Ward Station House. Search Continued—Furiher Evidence of ence—Deseription of ‘he Premises— Diagram of the Chamber of Death. (E CORONER'S INVESTIGATION. yeresting Zestimony—The IMfar- riage Proven. ETCH OF THE LIFE OF DR BURDELE, INCIDENTS, &w., wurder of Dr. Harvey Su: deil, at his own house im his own office, without the +sowlodge of any of inmates of the dwelling, ss if ocurred on Friday tht or Saturday morning, preseis .o¢ of the most fear- pictures of crime known in ~ <ropoittan iife, The ity and mystery surroun’ u< tis most fearful dy is enough to horrify the \ery soai of even the calious person, At breaktat hour om Saturday 1g the inmates of the nous: 31 Bond street wore into the wildest state of ement oa the an- cement that the proprietor of «18 piaco, an eminent st in this city, was foun’ mont ovutally murdered his own parlor. The news soresd through the city fe Wild‘ire, and soon the parc srs of the shocking dy was om the lips of thous whose astonish. it at the boldness of the decd =». ¢ the apparent mys- which surrounded the cass, ¥ rts coald not express. terror and consternation caused »y the Adams and marders was iofinitely iil» compared with the and alarm that pervaded erory aook and corner this community yesterday on rating of the fearful gedy that ocourred in Bond sir A gentleman of high professioust standing, of large yune, and living in one of the wet fashionable tho- aghlares in New Yorr, was fou ly mardered ia the ost mysterious manner imxginabi+ Dr. Burdeli was seen aitve since five o’cloce ov Friday evening. At hour he left his home for ov purpose of dining at Metropolitan Hotel. His return docs not seem to have Boticed by auy of the inweies of the house, Mrs. Ml saw him wien he took nis ocvparture, but nevor bim alive afierwards. Sue vas in the house all evening, and Was engsg’d wilh somo of the mom- of the family in marking wearing apparel, when Iatencas of the hour warned ber that it was time to tire. Mr Eckeland Mr. Snodvrass:, two boarders ta house, were up until 11 o'clock, and at that hour, my, Mr. Burdell bad not made bis appear- ‘They then retired to Weir rooms, and ac ling to the statement of the wf) of deceased, the gas put ovt and all sought slum ver ia thoir respective te. Dr. Burdell was net heard coming in during Bight time; and althoogh Mre Gurdell says sbe is not sound sleeper, still nothing unusual attracted her atten- during the long and dreary hours of the night which then eet in upon the entire houschold. No shrieks murder—no struggle for ile or death—ne stifled }, Or death's ratile was bexrd proceeding from the wherein the body of th: murgered victim was ind the following morning. Alt was quiemess ana ‘with!n that abod ; st least so the witnesses state. Bot when the moraing came snd the light of Satur- "g sun beamed through the casement of the apart- ment, revealiog a ticht which migh appall the strongost the :cene was instantiy cha ged. The pence and Bappiness that lad reigned within house during the still hours of the aight was sudderly transformed into horror, dismay and loud wailing The consternation of the family on behoiding the margicd corpse of him they thought was so full of Ife and bappiness may be casier imagined than described. Intel\igence of the direfal ews f00n reacbed the cars of the police and Coroner, ‘and the mattor became a thing of public notoriety. An \Veatigation was immediately instituted; the house was @earched, the inmates were all examined, but no trace ‘could be found tothe perpetrator of one of the most crimes ever committed in this city. The de- ented was found dressed, showing evidently that the murder had bees commitio! during the previous night. ‘and that he never obtained the sicep #0 coveied by the @ther inmates of the house; that he slept ‘The sleep of death; fand there al! bis troubles ended ‘The condition of the room whorein the bloody soone was enacted bore evident traces of a long and desperate strug- fie having been made by the deceased ere he yielded to the koife cf the assassin. The walls were smoared with gore, ‘while the entire floor im the neighborhood of the spot where ihe body was found was one sea of blood, The mutilated condition of the body, and the number of ‘wounds upon the corpse would jead one to think that ‘there must have been more shan ove hand in the horrid butchery. Twice the steel bad pierced the heart, twice the lungs bad been reached with the doadiy point of the @iletto, while the jugular vein and carotid artery were both severed, and life's blood oozed from the gaping wounds. Nine other incisions bore testimony of the desperate straggic that must have taken place between Abe murdered man and bis ascacsins. Any one the six ‘wounds alladed to would have becn suflictent to cause al- ‘Most instant desth ; #0 we are lod to infor that the fou! Geod was the work of more persons than one. Indeod One would imagine that haifadoszen fiends were con- ‘Serned in fhe murder, and thatail and every ono o ‘them had dealt a fatal biow. ‘The investigation as it was conducte! before Coroner Connery on Saturday, did not reveal the horrid mystery s@bich surrounded the case, The house was searched from basement to garret, but nosaing was found that could in eny way attach guilt to any one; some garments and towels, it is true, were found smeared with blood, Dut that state of things, we understand, can be satis{ac- ‘Gerily accounted for. Coroner Connery has thought proper to keep the house well gaardod by policemen, and moreover he has caused ‘the arrest of Messrs. Rokdl and Snodgrass as witnesses ‘tm the case, Those persons are now confined in the Fit- ‘Ceenth ward station house, there t) await the result of the Investigation now pending. Yeaterdsy the excitement in the neighborhood of the @pot where the murder was co nmitied was integse, “Phouramds flocked to the scene of the travedy and endoa- ) ‘Fored to obtain admittance to the house, But as the po- ice bad positive orders not to ailov aay visitors to enter they wore denicd (ho privilege eo largely demanded, ‘The search by the police and Coroasr's asmisiants was ro- @amed yesterday. Every roow in the house way carefully visited, and anything that looked suspicious ‘was noted down. Drops of blood were found leading to the collar door in the basement of the bouse, but here ail ‘further traces of the blood were iost The cellar has beon ‘thoroughly searched but without finding anything that ‘would serve to afford any clue tothe murderer, Tho ‘water closet in tho yard has not been ‘omarobed yot, bat it ix tho tntention of the Coroner @0 have an immediate oximination of the premises. ‘We will now proceed to give s description of the resi. dence of Dr. Burdell, as it appeared yesterday to our re- ‘porter. &. DESCRIPTION OF THE HOUSE. ‘The house, No, 31 Bond street, owned by Dr. Burdell, ‘and the one {n which he was killed, is a fine brick butld- ing, four stories high, with white marble trimmings, eps, &o. It is twenty-five in front and {ify three fect deop—sitting on # lot of the same width, and 126 tect deep. As csunl with dwolling houses, it Is entered by ‘ascending the stone stops; the first floor is oc- oupiod by ® front and back parlor, which wore ‘ased fer reception rooms, and the furniture of q@hich i quite rich and taste ‘The carpets are of volyet tanertry, with # simple but pretty igaro—s ‘modallion boquet of flowers. There was a good assort : mont of furniture, tables, chairs, three sofas, two otege- res, & pianoforte, Ao, ; © mirror which bung over the mantelpiece Cont $196; there were two others which cost $80 piece; the chandeliers cost $150. ture cost about $1,000. SECOND FLOOR. On the second floor, in the back room, is the piace where the murder was committed. The parlors bolow were the reception rooms, and this was the office in which the dootor practiced dentistry. This room is about fifteen by twenty foot. The following diagram wil give the reader an exact idea of the room and the entire tecond story of the building. ‘The fromt room was oocupied as a sleeping room by the deceased; he was murdered with all his clothes on. It appeared from an examination of the room as though he bad not been in the house long; bis shaw! was thrown wpon the sofa, and he was probably sitting in a chair by his caso of dental tools, looking over some pa- pers, for blood is first found there, and his papers were laying carelessly upon the case. It would seem as though ‘at least two persons had entered the room together to commit thecrime. The one probably threw «cord or Tope round the peok of deornsed, chocking him, the other stabbing bim at the same time with an instrument which, judging from the wounds, might have boon a bowie knife, Considerable blood was found cn the care of tools and on the chair by It. The blood was then traced along to the chair by the centre table; it was found on that chair and on & newspaper, the Hxsaip, lying on the centre table. From there it is found im greater quantities to the ball door—(seo diagram)—at which place it seems as thoogh there had been @ desperate stroggie; the door knob, the panels and framo of the door, with the door casing, are marked in several placesasti a band covered with blood had grappled them, Dr, Bur- del] wes probably struggling madly to ezcape irom his murderer or murderers by this door when the carotid ertery was cut, from which the blood spirted im @ stream, covering the whole corner of the room from the hall door to the closet door, and expecially the latter door, with blood, which refiched as high as five feet five izches, In thia corner of the reom, between the two doors aforesaid, the body of the murdered man was found, his head to- wards the hall door, the body extending along parallel ‘with the partition, end just in front of the closet door, The boc y was lying on the left side, fase downward; bencath it was a perfect pool of blood. Tho deceased was dressed ‘a plain black clothes; the instrament had penetrated torough them, making incisions into the body about four hes deep. The wouude are about three quarters of an inch in width, The instrument {s supposed to have been about eight inches long. When the physicians entered the room, about nine o'clock 0 nSaturday morning, they could not tell from the appearance of his face who the murdered man was ‘t was so disfigured and clotted with blood; there was pothing about btm then that looked lite Dr, Burdell—bis clothes were soaked and matted with gore. They cut bis clothes oft of bim and wathed the body; then ex mined the wounds; there wero filteoa deeply incised cuts on the body, which penetrated into the heart, lungs ead neck, Ilis gold watch and pocketvook were found on his body—eo the crime could not have been commit- ted by burglars or for money. DIAGRAM OF DR. BURDELL’S ROOMS. The entire furnt- T Denta! toot “t= | : | & g =| ah Front Rocw | a la = bed tn Ueis room. {| 74 Cle: 2 t Bieos te ieee . al Bow Panvor avo Oren. | E F B 3 a) | - iB FR rena | eB tt | -| gl {_-oseoxeog | Bureau. l i THE TRACES OF BLOOD. The marks of blood were traced into the closet where the person of persons committin: the murder washed themselves. Blood was also found on the door which ‘eada into the fromt room, or the sleeping apartment of Dr Burdell, The traces of blood were then followed up stairs to the fourth floor, into a sort of store room, con- tainiog ladies’ akirts and some trunks; there, a sheet, containing clotted blood, wae found, also a night shirt, with blood upon it. From there the traces of blood were followed into s vacant front room, on the same story. So ral spots of blood were found on the floor of that room, and also blood on the door nob. There was « grate containing conl partially burned out in this room; the fire seemed to have been extinguished by pouring water on \t, as the mantelpiece and hearth were covered with cinders and aabes, the same as they usually are when water \s poured on fire, Seme' spots of blood om the floor were covered up with grease from a sperm candle; such spots of candle grease were very numerous on the carpet of the fourth floor, Ladies slept in the room directly opposite this va- cart room, but there were no traces of blood leading to thelr room or to another one ocoupied by gentlemen on the same tioor, The blood could be traced from the fourth story back to the room where the murder was perpetrated, and from there to the front room. ‘The body of deceased now lays in the front room on the second floor—that is, in the room formerly occupied ‘8 sleeping apartment by the doctor. A fine rosewood Mined with satin, is pisced near it. The body appears Iike that of a strong, healthful, vigorous man; the countenance is slightly dis- torted, the lower part of the face is covered with fine black whiskers; there js a broad, bh’ slight. ly retreating forchead; round nose; the features are strongly marked, yet qaite regular. it was a face which in tife must have possessed ® preposse-@ng appearance, THE INQUEST. THE SECOND DAY'S EVIDENCE BEFORE THE CORONER. ‘The inquost upon the body of the late Dr. Harvey Bur- dell was resumed yesterday afternoon at No. 31 Bon! ttreet. Long before the hour announced for the assom- bitng of the jury the house was Giled from cellar to gar- ret with the Iriende and relatives of the deceased, as well bad beom attracte! to the spot from Ik and door step was alto crowile! mirrion to the hovse fo horrible s tragedy had been enacted. The room wherein tho inquest was be! | was also crow.led to {te utmost mite with witnesses, personal fr ot de- conte: and members of the mevlical fraternity, Mr. Hall the District Attorney, was iso present on bebalf of the people, while Mrs irdell was represented by counsel of note. At three o’clook the jury were empannolio! and apawore:! to their names aa follows — 171) Greene Order baving been restored im the room, the Coroner informed the jury and those who were present that upon searching the houses dagger of small dimensions was found in one of the apartments in the upper part of the and inepected jy the jury. It is ® small sized stiletto, ‘with a biade about five and a half inches in length, of h polish, showing evidently that it had been care- folly preserved, The medical men who were present and examined the {nsirument gave !t as ter opinion that the wounds found upon deceased wore not Inilloted with the weapon in question, Nevertheless Coroner Connery thonght propor to wrap up the dagger in « piece of paper for the purpose of keeping it as evidence agalnst the sus peoted parties, Some pon kaiyos nad Keys wore algo MORNING EDITION—MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1857. Produced. These articles completed the list of thing® bearing « suspicious appearance in the eyes of the Coro- ner aad his aesistants. The inquest was then proceeded with aa follows:— THE FESTIMONY OF URIAH MARVIN, Uriak Marvin, the clergyman who officiated at the marriage between deceased and Mrs. Burdell, being duly sworn, deposed as follows: — Q. Whatis your profession’ Q. Of what church? Church, in Bleecker street. Q. Have either Mr. Burdell or Miss Cunninghaur come to you in reference to @ marriage? A. A Mr. Burdoll dii come to my bevee in reference tos marriage; I think I could recognire tbe man if I saw him, but the lady I don’t think J would be abie to identify, Coroner—You sball seo the body of Mr. Burdell, ant perbaps you will be able to identify tt, ‘The witnees was hore led into the front room, where the body of the deceased was, for the purpose of secin« whoiber he could identify the corpse as that of the per son who called at his Rouse in relation to the marriage. Mrs. Burdell was also shown the witness while absent from the jury. On bis return he etated, in answer to the question, as foliows;— I do not recognise the Indy; the man had more bair on bis facc—that is, bis whiskers extended further up his Sa A. Clergyman. A. Of the Reformed Duto» Hall—Do you recognise anything about the body that would lead you to believe that it was the same man? A, There ts @ resemblance about the mouth, but I would uot Hike to awear to the identity of the man. Q. Was there any one with them’ A. The Iady call. ing herseif Mrs. Cunningham bad her datighter with her. Q. What kind of a looking giri was she? A. The young lady way about 21 years of age, and was rather tall and sitm for her age. Q. How long did the ceremony last? A. About five or cight minutes; they staid tn my house about 16 minutos altogether. Q. Would you remember the young lady? A. I think I wowd not. Q Were there any other persons atthe ceremony’ A. My two servant giris witnessed the marriage. Q. Whataroe the names of those women? A. I don’t krow thelr names exactly; one of them was named Sarah; sho is with me now and can be placed upon the ntand, (The girl was sent for by the Coroner.) Q. Does that daguerreotype appear like the man you merricd? (A ilencas of deceased shown) A, I think It does, particularly about the mouth; I would state here that whon he called first for the purpose of appolating an nour for the marriage] said to my wife that I thought he bad false whiskore; whea ho called again I trled to discover whether the whiskers were {aise or not, but I could not discover anything; when he called for the ceritflcate 1 Jooked egain, but could not discover anytning; he eaid it was oli right and then left, Q. What wasthe manver of the man? A. He appoared cold and totally ignorant of such mattors, Q. How did ebe act? A, She appeared timid and bash- ‘ol; when they went into tho lialt they kissed one another, at least #0 one of the servant girls aid, Q Had the manashawion? A. [ donot know. Q. Had be moustacbes? A. I cannot sey. Q. What wns the fee paid’ A. I think he paid me $10; he gave it to me in a generous manner. Q. Was tt to goid or paper money* A. It was in paper; it was @ $10 bill. Q. Was tt a new bill or an old one? A, There was nothing in the bill that etruck mo as being peculiar, Q. Did you ever see the deceased before or after! dis not. Q. Did apy ope speak with you in rejation to the mar- riage ince it took piace’ A. Not until this morning; then two young men met me asI was coming out of church, ard asked me if the marriage was a valid on: told them that ft was: one was a brother tn law and ovner a cousin of the deceased Q. Did they say anything else? A. No; the asmeo Mrs Cunnia; ghtor was Margaret Augusta Cua ningham Coroner— Now look at this certiicate and see whether it ig tho eame ono you gave Mr. Burdell or not. A. It ts. Mr, Hali—Thero is a discrepancy here betwoen the vanes. The name in the certificate is spelied Berdel) whtle that of deceased ‘s Burdell, Oan the witness ex plain how the mis.ake ocourred’ Was it altered by any ope elpee tt left your bands’ A. | canzot acdount for the ‘iserepancy; I understood bis name was Bordell at tho time of (be marriage ceremony, and filled out the cortid- I subsequently discovered ‘bat the pame was spelled wrong, for in passing by the bouse one day I saw the Lame spelled Harvey Hurdel! on ibe ¢doorplate; I them said to my wife, | must siter the name in my registry of marriages which I keep, and when I went home I did so accordingly. & Did you give deceased the certificate on the eveding of the marriage. A. No: it was not until the following day, when be called aud roceived {tf at my house; \¥. Do you recognise either of these parties as the onos who came to your touse to be married? A, The woman Teapot recognise at all; tho man bad larger whiskers; be deceased bar no whiskers except # goatee; the color of the hair oo the {ace of the decoasod snd the man I married is the came. By a Jvror—Could you recognise (he daughter if you vawher A. I don’t think I cou/d, bat there would not de any harm im seeing the young ‘ady. (The witvess waa bere brought op stairs for the pur- pose of eceipg whether he could wentily Mise Camoing- bam or not, On bis return, he stated that he recognised Margaret A\ present at the marriage ceremony } ‘The Coroner thea stated that the counsel for the widow of deceased could ask any questions they thought proper, through ; Dut the privilege not being mken advan tege of, the examipation ef Mr. Marvine was deciared to e been concluded; when the Witness eaid there was one thing which had escaped his attention ir giving evidence. Q. What was it? A. Mr. Burdell requested that the marriage should not be published. ‘The Coroner said that wae not » matter for the jary to al Hall thought that the testimony should be taxen w ‘Cor ener=0, very well, I will do as you say. EVIDENCE OF JOHN A. THOMPSON. Jobn H. Thompson wae the soxt witness, On being sworn, he depored ss follows :-— I live at 199 West Twenty seventh street. Q, What ie your profession? am @ medical student. Q. Did you know deceased, and if se, how long’ A. I did for about a year, Q. Did you frequent bis house? A. Not of late, Q. How long ago were you here’ A, About five months “ Have you seen bim since? A. I baye, Q. What wae the caure of your not coming bere? A. Previous to my marriage | ured to call freqeentiy, but emce that event took piace (in May last), I bave not been in the habit of coming here. Q Bove you been bere since your marriage? bave, merely on matters of business with Mrs. Cunning t am. @, When did you come bore Inet? A, On Friday, Q. Did pou inquire for Mre, Bardell or Mrs, Cunning. bem! A. For Mra, Cunningham. Q. Were you very intimate with Mrs, Cunningham’ A, Not very. Q. What did you call opon Mrs, Cunningham on Friday for? A, She sent word to me by Mr. Smodgrass that she wanted me to discornt a note and would like to see me in refe ee to tt on Friday morning: I could not call in the morning but called about 534 o’olock P.M. Q. What did she say? A. She seked me if I bad go the note discounted ; I told her I had not, as \t was made payable to bersel!. Q. What wes theamount? A, $100, Q. Whatoccered then? A, I said I would give itton gentieman with whom I did business, and eald that if he nccopted it as payment, I would find her the money for si What followed? A, During the convervation Mr. Burdell passed through the hall and she turned around to him and asked him what time he would be home, Q. What reply did he make? A, I did not bear, Q. What followed? A, Mra, Ounningham said “very well’ to my proposition about the note, and ifthes ook my leave. Q. Did Mra, Conni: gham speak to you of the stealing otanoie? A. N Q. Did she say that Mere was jealousy in rogera to Meesrs, Koko! or Snodgram? A, ghe did aos, Q, Would you bave visited (his house eine your mar riage if you had not been sent for om matters of business! A. I would not, Q, What wae tho reason you did notvisit the house? a, Iwas afraid my wife might feel jealous. @ Did you not think you would be imguiting your wife if you came here? A, I thought it woald be impropor for mo to visit hove, Q. Did you eee Mr, Koxel? A, I did not. Q. Did you see him pyevious to your visit? A. I did not. Did you suspect that there was any undue intimacy between Mr. Eckel and Mr. Cunningbam? 4. I did not, Q, Did you evor hear that there was? A. I did not. Q. Did youever hearthat there existed any tatimacy between Mr, Eckel and Mrs. Cunningbam’s danghters A. No. Q. Did you bear that tt existed between Mr. Smodgras and eithor of the daughters? A. No. Q. Did you ever hear that Mr. Burdell and Mrs, Cun- nipgham were married? A. No, Q, Did you know it® A. I did’ not. Q Sho nevor told you that any such thing existed? A. She did not, Q. Did you come hore again thet day? A. I did not. @ When did you hear of the murder? A. About five o’olock yesterday afternoon. Q. Were you aware of any dispute between Mrs. Can- ningbam and the deceased? A, In the month of Soptem- ber Jast Mr. Burdell called upon me, and sald that Mrs, Cunningham hed charged him with having broken a promise of marriage; he desired mo to give an opinion as to what course beuld pursue, when Mra. Cunning ber waked in and joined "tm the conversat! ho sald she would commenco an action against the deceased. Q. Did she make any threat? A. No. Q. Did are she would bave bis blood? A. No, she did pot make any threat at all. Q Did they go away together? A. They did. Q What aid you say to deceased in reforence "to the breach of marrisge’ A, I told him I would not like to ioterfere tn the matter, and I wrote him a mote to that effect. Q From what you have seen do you think this is a proper house’ A. I know of nothing improper oocurrit bere; the only reason that I supposed there was some- thir g wrong going on was because tho deceated spoko to me of the charge of breach of promtsc: of marriage inst bim by Mra Cunningham. Q. Have you apy other reason to think that the houre was improper? A. I bare not. Ove of the jurors here rose and said that be did not think it wan propor for cortain portions of the witnosses’ testimony to be made public, as it might bo zho menus of injuring tpnocent and respectable persons wtihout cotng tho least good so far us the ends of pubile justice wore required. Another juror agreed with the gentlsman who preseded bim, axd hoped that such mutters would not be mado Wwiatic. . Co.oner Connery here rose and said that be did not do- sire to toterfere with the {reedom of tho pross in any way Tho representatives of the various newspapers present abou @ use their own judgment in the matter, and !t was not for him to instruct shem in their duiy to the pubilc. He would not stop at revenilpg any family secrets as loug es bo thougbs it might be the means of affordfng him rome Clue to the perpetrators of one of the most foul and cruel murders ever committed im the city of New York. Public justice demanded that every eflort shouls be made to ferret out the author of such a benious orime, no matter whether it might inconvenience persons or not. He warned them of the increase of orime tn this city, and ‘aid {¢ some prompt action waa not taken to check the flow of tamceent blocd it would be necessary to imitate \be example of the citizeus of San Francisoo in the organt zation of a Vigilance Committee. THE MARRIAGE PROVEN. Sarsh MoMapinien, the servant girl in the employ of the Reverend Mr. Marvine, wae then placed upon ti sworn to test!'y to the ideatity of the decease i Cunningham as she porso.s who were married by ber employer. Sho was brought into the room , the corpse was and shown the body of the deceased. On her return the witness tesiified as follows: — Q. Did you see two persons merried at Mr. Marvine's house in the month of October last’ A. I did, Q. What time was ii? A, The night time, Q. You bave seen tho body of deceased, is it that of the man you raw married’ A. I think it looks like hia, [A likescas of decoased was shown the wituess | Q. Is the daguerreotype like the mau’ A. It looks like bi ° Is the body like that of the man you saw marriod? A. It resembies him, but I cannot sey positively as to the tdentitf, Q Can you dentify the Indy? A. I cannot say whether [cap or not, Mre Cunnirgbam apd her daughter here entered the room, when the witness exciaimed ‘‘ There are the two ladies that came to the house; the eldost lady 's the one that was married; the youngest one was a witness.” Mrs. Cunning bam an her daughter then rotirod. Q Did you hear Mrs, Cunningham say that she did not wont the marriage to be known’ A. I did, Q. Had you & good opportun'ty of hearl: A. Thad; for | wasin tho room. Mrs. Marvine always gave me the privilege of being present at marriage ceremonies. MRS. JONES’ TESTIMONY. Margrret Jones was then piaced upon tho stand, and gave ber testimony, as follows — Q Where do you live? A. No, 93 Second eveoue. Q How jong is it since you were in this house? A. In Moy inst I was a tewant here; I renied tho place from Dr. Bordell. Q. Ind you keep a boarding house hero’ A. I did. Q. What wes the reason for leaving? A. Thad made other arrangements. Q Had you any dispute with Dr. Burdell’ A. I bad not, Q Had you any quarrel’ A. We bad not Wehade ¢iflerepce about the household arranzemests, and that we Q. What did be say to you!n regard to this? A. He disputed paying the gas bill: I had so pay ‘or gas that be bad burned in his spartments Q. Was Mrs. Cunningbam \n the house at the time you resided bere? A. She was, Q. Waa ebe a boarder with you? A. Yes. Q. Did you ever observe any tntimacy betwoon Dr. Borde)! and Mrs, Cunpingbam A. Never. Q Did you ever bear of Mrs. Cunningham having » ebiid? A. I did not. Q. Did you not hear that Mrs. Burdell had « miscar- ringt’ A. I did mot; the cook said that something very strapgo bad happened, and that is all J know of the matter. Q. When the cook said that there was something wrong, ¢id ehe say who she thought were the parties in fault? A. She oid not. Q Did you ever see anything wrong going on between Dr. Durée! and Mrs, Cunningham’ A. I did not. Q. Did you not know know that there was {llicit inter. courte between Dr. Bardel! and Mrs. Cunningham’? A | never aw anything improper between them; Dr. Bar- dell attended ber when # a riok. Q. Den’t you know thatan abortion was produced upon the perron of Mrs. Cunningham! A not. Q. Did you ever bear them quarrel? A. I did not, Q. Did they live in one room’ A. | cannot say; that is more than I know, Q. Did you not say that you looked through the key bole of Dr. Burdell’s room, and that you saw something you did not like? A. I did not, Q. Did you ever hear from the cook that they slept in the same room? A, I did not, Q. Did you ever hear any of the domestics threaten to injure Mr. Purdell? A, I did not, Q. When did you inet seo Mr, Burdeli? A. Some weeks ago, I met bim im the street. Q. How long ago was it since you Inst saw deceased? A, About two months, Q, Was there any conversation between you then? A. No, we merely bowed to one another, Q. Have you calied bere since you lef? A. I did once OF twice, Q, When ¢id you hear of the doctor’s death? a, Yee terday afternoon. ' Q. Who told you? A. Mrs, Hutchings. -. Q. Did you bear that he was murdered, or died uddenly? A, heard that be died sudden! Q. Who te Mrs, Hutchings? 4. She ise Bordell’s coustn, who is aires dentat, @. Do yon Know anything about tae ao ag Q. Do you know anytaing further regarding the ome! A, Ido not, EQ Arey my rolativir to the doctor? A. I ame mot. Q How long was Mre, Dunninghamsick! A. Aoow two weeks; I sent her meais up to her while sho wre confined to her rocem. Q. Did you ever have an7z difficulty with Mrs, Con- Bingham’ A. I bave not. @ Has any cae been at your house since the murder im relation to it? A. No one exvept a policeman. Q. Do you know Mr, Eouel! A, I ave movor soce im to my knowledge. Q. Do you know of any impropor doing? im this house ' No, ag Did you ever boar Mr. Burdel) say he was jealous c€ Mrs. Cunningham? 4. No. Q@ Had you any conversation with the cook since you lef? A. I may have. @ Can you remember the conversetion? A. I cannot, @ Ind the cook say ex; thing about Dr. Burdell or Mra, Cunningham? A. No, Q Didel ay apything unpleasant hed oocurred here’ A. No. Q. Why did you leave this bouse? A. My brother-in- law was about giving up ‘teusekeoping and he wanted me to board bi Q. Was Dr. Burcella passtomate or mild manf A, A passionate one. Q. When did Mrs, Cunningham oome here? A, She came here tn the fall, from Saratoga. Q. Did you ever euspoot that she wished to get you out of the house? A. No, I did not; sho wished me to stay anothor year, and asked nro to Jo 80, Q Did you ever bear any one say that Dr. Burioll brought fomales into the house? A. I heard Mrs, Cun- aipgbam say 90. Q What terms did she uso when speaking of tho fe. males? A, She enid that they did not like the appoar. ‘ance of some of the females, Q. Did ebe give you to understand that thore was au improper intimacy;botween themand Mr. Burdoil? A. Sho that they wore not proper persons ; that thelr conversa tion wes not very refined or becoming. Q Did she say that they came frequently? A, She said that there was one la¢y who vaime often, and not for the purpose of having her tooth fixed. Q Dio she speak of it privaiely * A, No poke of it before us all; she eaid that she thought these females camo here to Iaugh and joke and not tor professional services. Q. Did you over hear that Dr. Bordeil and Mrs, Cun. ningham wero married? A. I did not. Q. How jong after Mrs, Cunningham came did she ocoupy the doctor’s parlor as a sittiog room? A, Some days efter ehe camo here the docior allowed hor to re- maip in the room until she could look around for 9 board. ing place. Alter ehe had been here some weeks she sald she would like to board hore for the winter, as it was so iike home to her, Q. Do you know whether Dr. Burdoil was acquainted with Mrs. Cunningbem beforeshe came here’ A, He wes, Lheaid her say that he had been an old friend of ber husband's. Q. Was Dr, Burdol! more attentive to Mrs. Cunning bam’s daughter than bo was to Mra, Cunningham hor- reit! A He was very kind to them ail The case was here adjourned until 10 o'clock this mornirg. Tho houre waa then placed in charge of Captain Dilke for the remainder of the night, with strict orders not to allow any one (0 communicate with the occupants of the tame, and the assemblage diepersed SKETCH OF DR. BURDBLL'S LIFE. ‘Tho late Dr, Harvey Burcell, whore hor:ibie murder ‘ecreating #0 much of an exolement in our city, was born in J: flersoa or Herkimer county, New York He is tad to be 46 years old. Ho has resided in New York city, exceptafew years be epent lo I'bilade!phia, ever swwce he was twelve youre old. He went to schoo! here preoticed destwtry with bis brother until te wav reventeen years old: then be went to Philadelphia and entered the Penaryivania Medical College. By the prac hee of Centisiry and ether moans he worked bis way through college, and graduated in medicine whex aboat (wenty-one years of age As s00n as be was through bis coliegiate course of studies he returned to this ci\y ant Degen to practice dentistry with his brother Joha Ber doll, Thelr oflice was altuated at the corner of Caambors street ano Broad way, where Stowart’s store now stands Harvey Burcelt remained there, w tb bis brother fora nom ber of years, dolng « fair business, when a dispute arose between them about some private aifairs, on aecount of which Barvey Burdell removed to the corper of Duane street and Broadway; he comiucted bis office there for feveral months and again moved, locating his oifloe at No. [62 Broadway, corner of Fran\itw street; (here he re mained tevea years, bavi g ewensive practice and doing a lucrative business, it was there he made the most of bis money; #000 after he bad estaul Broadway, he made up with his brother John, who went vp and did businces with him at the office aforesaid for a short time, when sgain there was a 1 between them about some domertio jiattors del then removed to Union piace, the corner of Four teenth street and Union square, whore he remainod till 1861, when be died; in 1868 Lr, Harvey Burdol! pur- chased the house No. 31 Bond street, moved into it to May of that year, and bas resided there over rince; there were five brothers in the Burdel! family, Joba and Har cy, demtiste, of this city, now both dead; their pa rents are also dead; there is one brother living tm Ohio, another who fo merly lived tn Michigan ts now in lodia. pa, the fifth, formerly of Valparaiso, was not long since tm this city. Dr. Harvey Burdell bas bold several positions of honor and respectab! ty io profession, He was honorary member ef the Philadelphia Medica! Society, member of the Medical Society of the olty and county of New York, member of the New York Historica! and Statistical So- ciety, algo « diroctor of the Artisens’ Bank of New York. fle was prominent member of the dental profession, ‘and was one of the ebief parties in gotting up the dental conventions that bave been beld in this city and Phila delpbia of late years. Nor bas he been unknown in the fi of dental literature, As carly as 1838 he publish- ed, in connection his brother Jobn, a rathor elabo- rate work entitled ‘Observations on the Structure, Phy slolegy, Anstemy and Diseases of the Tooth.” This book ‘was printed by Scetched & Adama, of No, 38 Gold stroet, ‘We believe that it was thi; same Adams, the printer of Harvey Burdeli’s book of the above ttle, who war murdered by John C. Cott la the house situated at the corner of Obambers street and Broadway, now ocoapied by Deimonioo, Haryoy Bordet! exoried a promipest in ‘iuence, and was one of the princips! partics in getting up the Ariizans’ Bank in this city. Ile was a stockholder tm it to the mount of $25,000; be owned the house and lot No 31 Dond street, worth $25,000; the houre and lot No, 2 Bond ttreet, worth $80,(00; property in Shrewsbury, N. J., real est in Herkimer coonty, New York, ord other property , #0 that he wae worth at least $100,(C0, He came to this city & pennilens youth, his own energy and perseverance aoq profession and wealth. P When Dr. Buréell bought street, be ocenpied the firsis B reat of the house was lot.’ Mrs. Vom 1868; Mr. or Mra. Buel/next; Mre. it for a yoar, after which » Mrs, months, when Mr®. Cunningbam again on the Ist of Mey Inet, and still ooo! Good Effects of the Stoum in New York—The ‘Thaw inthe City Hall—AM the Ferrier Ruaning Once More—F'rezen Hydrents and Fue Plugs, ond Apparatas to Thaw thous + fe., dios Kebroary has corsmenced dolightully, and If yoster- day Is toe considerst a foreixete of what we may ox- pect im the future, New Yoakers should hail it with re- Jotoimg, acd thank thetr stars thas all the months are mot eeunpropitious as Jaauary bas been for tho last twe years, Yesterday was mild and plessamt, and there was ‘fn indication of the epproach of spring in the alr, that was exceedingly agrecsbie afier the rough winter weather wo ave recent!y experiened. After a severe winter roto storm \wour latitude, 18 te usual to have a apap of col¢: wea\hor, as tho moisture ap- propriates vazt quantities of caloric, which, im the form of snow It would mbrow of” In the imvotutton of tte Jatent heat, but this storcy bas been followed by mili weather, with the mercury above the freening point. A cold snap would have boon « great misfortune, as + would have rssulted in ocongealing the Inkog of thawed ice and water that aro sproad over the city, and thus have mavo podestrianiam impossible, But cetwithstanding the closing up of tho gutters and culverts, tho toe water found many vents, and the city te the better for theatorm. Had twothousand dollars beow spent 62 Saturday by the authorities in opening chamnete for the water to rum off, the city would be almost entirely cloar of ‘ce, but ar it ta, tts volume tas been matertally reduced. {gThe Civy Hall pespie were compelied to suilor not a Lit- tle by the thaw. The snow, which had accumulated ts the deptiy of sevorad foet on tho roof of the Olty Hall, waa molted by the rain, and aa the cetlimgs wore leaky, the water found t's way through every rom tn tho building, drenohing the poor clerks, whose 0!e occupation during the day was dodging the drops anu moving trom place to place to get out of the way of the deluge, Word was sent to the keeper, Mr. Taylor, to * stop the leak;"” bet 02 application tothe Commission: r of Depairs and Supplies that iunctionary dociined r: pairing the roof, as Mr. Flagg would not pay tho bitle. Hore wae a pratty state of a(faire, It wasimposaibic to walk through the Hall without ee umbrella, All the rooms were soaking wot, and the Governor's room, with ali ite fing patutings, was deluged ‘with water; yotno one bad auy auluority to repair the Joske, becaun Mr. Plage would not pay the bills, At taws the poor waterlogged clorks made,sppiioation to Mr. Na- thaniei Jarvis, Clerk of the Common Pioas, aud that fonctiovary told Mr. Taylor to repair the building ema fend the bills to him, and he would trost to the honor of the city to pay them. The leaks were accordingly stopped at Mr. Jarvin’ expense. In addition to the other troubles of the poor olorks, it was pay day, but the Comp. trolier refused, for some reasons bert kaowa to himself, to give them thelr monoy, nad they went home oold, wet and penatless, The’ Common Council its too ght, and they ought te make come provirion to preserve tho pictures tu the Ge vyornor’s room; tho water has percolated through the celling for the Isat week, and the carpets are rotting, while the portraits are moro or ‘ess injarod. On Saturday bight the Brooklyn ferry boats found mach difficulty in getting across, and ene of the Fulton forry boats was over na hour !n crossing. The change of tide took all (he ice out of the river again, and yeatorday tt wae tolerably clear, eaperiaily at Buttermilk channel, which bas been frozen across for nearly ® month. The Hamiiton ferry boate recommenced running yoster- day morning, afer having been frozom in for tweaty- five ca) ‘This will be ® good accommodation for thew of South Brooklyn people who have been grievously inconveniences by tue stoppare of this ttm portant ferry. We learn that ail the *mportent ferries ran yestercay with yroater regularity than they have berstoiore diepinyed ‘this winter, thoogh there waa much ice {a the river during the 008 One cf the mort unpluaraot rosie of the oold has beam the freezing of the wator pipes al! over tho city, Tate literally brings winter home to overy family. It ali.ariece from gres® carelesenom, or eomething a who. pot the 1 ground in suok toast they must nesds trocse heavy frost. Pipeagjare ofen run eral fect through vacant apaces, and then they are for were they to be surrounded by aay rh, the water would keep ram ore remember thas u pone d part of the pipe, which a rpirit amp would soon melt, as the ioe for ite first twenty jour bours is more drift, resembling “mused.” and does net harden foraday ortwo. The Croton Water Departmert should have some regulation arout this matier, and pot allow ‘piper to be in the ground carelessly, At least should ba at every turn we give en item per, deseribing ao apparases which might be tried advam- pose connits of & bol ler amd utta percha hose The fire is butlt im wood prepared wih camphene and steam ls (hus generated in afew minnies. The bose la screwed t”’ is taken from the tire plug aud 4 smal 1 er hose, to whieh « long brane wn to the hoviom ef the plug & pressure offrom five t » PUL on, and in & few minuter the tee become melted and the waler flows. ‘This is ascertained by the cold to the bower The heat of the tt tk (roan plag generally be thawed oul in @ very fow minutes, RIVER FROZEN OVER IN NORTH CAROLINA, ‘The Neuse river, Bear Nowborn, N.C. wae (romm 4 iwo gentlemen walked over bas 10 recollection of anything kind ever happening boiore About t twenty.two years ago the Trent war crossed TO THR EDITO! Deak Sik—Io an article in your journa! of yesterday I percetve with regret that you have fallen into the same error with others, by att:ibuting tbe course | have taken ‘wD selecting only (he three most inGucatial papers, vis. - Whe Biraip, Tribune and Twas, for my 10 the suggeetion or dictation of Mr. Bennett, copnected with the Haxain. I hereby most THE NSW YORK DAILY TIMES. deciare that | Dave taken ihat apers in ‘be only reason im all the city papers, is (hi Dow making # totry f ite ‘ap itaben opera in thi s atte rae ‘Any (bing which in my opinion ment of ‘he patrons ot the HH is Hf ] FH New Yous, Jan, 90, 1867. Maxican Arrains — We see it stated in a letter from the city of Mexico, dated om the 90th of Decomber last, pub- liebed in the Havana Prensa, thai the government of that country is desirous of copfiscating all the property of the clergy. We do not know what foundation there may be for thia rumor, but we have long keown that many of the most intelligent men in Mexico have been in favor of that stop as one of the most necessary measures to insure a stable prosperity, One of the diffioulties ia the way of the measure was the fact that the church heid s large portion of its enormous wealth in the name of private citizens, and no action of the government could reach that of it, The law of Senor Lerdo, forcing the churoh te sinter all ite poseessions, and giving the citisens who property for it the right to purchase om favorable Aid i i? s t 2 a { a f i i i f i i cif ii i 5