The New York Herald Newspaper, February 4, 1857, Page 5

cn el Continued from first page. ‘we next witness examined. Aft.r being sworn, sha de- posed as fellows:— @ Do you live im Mercer street? A. Yes. E bo coll ot your heneo in the eaiddle of Jenmary? g 2 of my that Te- 128 the Van Dolen t Bad ham _ ‘Cunning! We did not converse about bi door, and abe simply mair carpet, ee ee ‘that De. ‘@ man brought teeth fixed; I gav wen said; trom Dr. Bardell and did Doarders. Q Did Dr. Bardeil ever gtate ‘was afraid to itve in his house? Be reed vo be. Q Did you bear bim say to Mr. Stevens that he was ‘afraid of living in the house jest he should be injared? A. He did so express himself afer this man had come to the boue. Q. Did he ever mention the name of Eckel to your hus- Band? A. be did not name him; the man representing asnit en Yen Dalen wer see ee she was intimate @ Did he 1 do not remem! how many men were in the house? A. that be dia. ibed him as ‘being @ man about bis cize, that he wore his hair in the manner that the mao called on us did; he had a Righ, broad forehead, a heavy moustache and hair upon ‘Mae face acd chin. Q. The man you have seen you think resembles tha — Rear as you can possibly recollect? A. Very much 80. @ Doyouknow anything about the party that was bere? A. I do not. sir, @. Is there apything else that you know, madam? A. ‘J Wink | have stased all that [ know. @. Did you hesr any threats mentioned by any body to- ‘wards Mr. Barcel? A. No, sir, I did not, TESTIMONY OF HUGH MONABAN. Hough Monaban was the next wilness. His evidence “was as follows: @. Youare attached to the Seventeenth ward police @atrict? A. Yer, sir. Q. Where were you on duty om the morning of Satur. @ay ian’ A. I was on the lower end of Second avenue, extenc ing from Seventh street to Hoven. ® murder did occur, and told me tha: down in Ly J atrect og of Mr. = quainted with Mis. or wan! they @een a lsdy going into his store on ww him putting her i: @ carriage, chatting with hor for upwards ow er bour, and giving her a roll of bills out of his pocketbook without counting them: my Orother in law is ee ene ene he came and told me this. Q. Did he tell you at what hour this occurred’ A. Be Or Thm speaking sboct the morning when the carriage . Lam speak A west over? a. Ts was in the afvernoon. Q. Bad you any conversation subsequently with the ap your browber-in-law spoke to you about as one of the policemen spxious to seo everything fairly carried out for the ends of jovtice? A I @ conversation with ® man of the name of Morta, with whom Mr, Eckel it for foed. What did be asy to you? A He told me that Eckel ‘went there on Savaraay to pay bis feed bili, that he came ‘Ahere at ac eariier hour than usual on Saturday, but did Rot state the precise time; that he seemed to have pen! Ot money on that occasion, and that he overpaid his bi Judge Rueeeli—How many doors from fe stero is Mr. Eokel’s! A. About ton; "s -more is on the Eleventh ward side eud the feed store im which Murta is clerk, is im Clinton street, on the 17th ward sce He told me that be went over with the extra change to Eckle, that he (Eckel) always "disputed kis Dilis before, bus he aid not dispute with Bim this ume. Corover Di laa. guage, e ‘emei! chang Q Did you see the man who said be saw a buadie of motes’ A. Yes, sir, “Bia pocket book, b: Q Having reluted to bim what your ‘what cid be ay A. He said that wi wer troy ent out of doors He @obpens, anaw dhe scemed to alter bis mind when be came back. DEPOSITION OF EDWARD MURTA. Edward Morta, sworn and examiped by Judge Russell, A 1p 27 Clinton street. Al you do busines: * om do you transact, sir? ret why wee bad get vp, | had no other conversstion with bie. Q Has you econ Mr E curing the day’ A. No, fir, not to my Keowledgs: be overpaid me forty one ents, end | rerurned {t to nim JONN ALPHONSE'S EVIDENCE. Jobe Aipboase was the ne ore mined. He toriiied substantially a# follows — Q Where do youreside’ A. At 164 Stanton street; 1 fam in no Dusiness at whe present time. @ Do you know M.. Roel’ A. Yessir, bis place is at No. Vi} and te 164; 1 am Saturday morning Manet ebout & or 10 in the morning. Q Doring that time oid pou see # carriage drive up to the door? A. I dle ete, Lanw a ledy out of the oar. riage; * drove to the corner of Ciluton tad Stanton atresia Q Bow near did this carriage stop to thestore’ A. About three doors fram tt. Corener—#0 a not to attract attention | suppers’ Witnese— i oe ar. Q The lady got out, and where did she goto? A. | sup- sha went to Mr. Kokel’s oillos; { did not getice her the aciver drove off; that was ali [ caw. .cbe Coroner—Q. Would you kaow the woman, sir? By A Y eoaid J vbialc By Judge Roreell-Q. Wee there pothiag about her dvoee thet strock you! A. 1 did aot notice anyéning par en's @ + Wandhe drove a tight one or # derk one? A. I) was a dark dross; | can’t teU whether abe hed on @ tne cape or vet Ry the Commer—(). Mid you take apy solloce of the Popnri' No, ser: the same Jady bad bere jo the bavlt of ge'eg there for (ao yoore. @. Would you agow ber |! Yoo saw bor’ A wonld. The Goraner then conducted te witness 0 Mra, Con Pingham’s apsriment, (0 see if be soud deuwty Mee 1 thine 1 Dut NEW YORK HBRALP, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1857. very excited. He called for the captain of who yt a , and stated to him that bis command repeatedly violated or- entering Mre. ’s room, he observed witness im con’ with her, which was thas he knew the of- CHARLES C. BROOKS’ TESTIMONY. Obaries C. Brooks was the nox: witness called and ex- A, At No. 36 Bond street, Q. How long have you resided there? A. Upwards of ‘two years. Q. Where were you on Friday night last? A. I waset No, 86 Bond atreet; 1 spent the evening there. Q. When did you goto your house? A. About five ia the afternoon, and 1 remained there the whole of the evening. Q. What part of the house did you sieep in, front or ne) A J slept in the front third story room at the end 16 bail. Q, During the evening of Friday did you at any time hearacry? A. Idid. > Q. What was the cry? A. ‘ Murder.”” Q Where did the sound proseed from, and at what time? A. it to come from this direction, sad at abcut balf.past ten or a quarter to eleven. Q. Was i$ more than once? A. Unly once. Q. What kind of sory was it? A. The first syallable (mur-) was distinct; the last (-der) was in a gatieral tone, like forced speaking ; | immedistely though: of gw roters; oe my impression; my house ts almoet direotiy bas ‘Did you get up, Mr. Brooke? A. Iwas just in the act of going to bed; Iwas undressed; my wincow was closed; Imood about three yards from it; I instantly Sprang upon the chest which stands in the recess of the window; my impression was that the sound proceeded from this side of the street in the neighborhood of this house; I looked over the top of the inside shutters and trough the venetian blinds, which wero sbut, which were £0 arranged as to shed water in case it should bep- pen to rain; I could distinctly see this house; at the in- stant I sprang I first looked in rection of Lbis house, and | thought I heard a noise on the floor, as Legge | ‘was moviog; the night was uncommonly still; I look up the street on the opposite side to see if] could see gar- roters or hear any fur! noise; 1 saw and heard nothing further, then | looked towarces this house and the one above, as I {bought the sbuilling 1 heard was possibly in some of the houses; hearing no further alarm | went to bed; al] this did not occupy more than ten seconds. Q Was your attention attracted towards this house? A. It was. Q. Dia you see anything anusual, any lights, as ifthere wes moving about’ A. fae . Did you take notice of the front room over the stair- 4. My attention was not attracted especially to ‘this house. Coroner—The shriek was loud enough for you owt across ine street with your windows Distinctty. I immedtately got into did not lie sideways, as I Imy listening a few moments expecting to open or some noise; | heard no further alarm, and then concluded tt must have been some rowdy who balioced murder or made a noise near Broadway, s0 Thad no fears and went to sleep immediately; that is all Iknow. Q. Whet business do you do? A. I retirod about a year ago and now live upon my means. By @ Juror—Q. There is no doubt of it being a man’s voice? A. 0, n0, sir, I have no doubt of it. Judge Ruseell vacated the seat which he occupied be- side the Coroner, and on leaving he paid a nigh compil- ment to the newly elected ba peed remarking that the public him highly, signalized bimself by ‘bis great im stemmizg the torrents of crime in our city. er. Brooks, during the delivery” of his testimony seemed to be very much affected, and when he came to the word “morcer,” he asuccessful in attempting to prevent the tears from fali The Coroner and City Judge thenked bim for bis atten: and {ntimated that the oe Attorney wovld probably pay bim » visit ina or two, @ Coroner made out s warrant for the arrest of the ‘who was found conversing with Mrs. Cunningtam, and caused her to be arrested. DANIEL ULLMAN’S STATEMENT. Danie! Ulman being sworn by the Coroner, deposed as follows :— Q. Where do you live, Mr. Ullman? A. 1 Doard at the St. Nicholas Hotel; I had my lodgings in thie house from the 4th of November last; since Sunday morning | have taken my old quarters at the St. Nicholas Hotel again; I did not like to sleep here after the taurder; in one sente I suppose I retain the room up staire. Q. You were familiarly sequainted with Mre. Cumniog- ham, Dr. Burdell, and the tamily in this house? . If ‘the Coroner will permit me t> make my statement, | will detail all the particulars that I am im possession of relative to this oifair; | will endeavor to state precisely all of my copnection with this house. Corouer—Plcase, Mr. Ullman, to confine yourself as much as possible to the particular transaction uader in- vestigation. Mr. Uliman resuming—Some time tn the month of Uc- ing: tober last, my friend, A. Walcott, of Lookport, wished me m4 ensly, out of the spectab.e house near a hotel, | would rect he informed me that ne had street; that be bad hesrd a high cbaracter rons WhO Kept it, and wiahed me to Jook at the roome with htm. Icame to the bourse with h th 1 afterward the third i ri suf if Es H i and female | betieve ‘any conversation, * with euy of ner 7 id | ever learn un- ey Yr christian names: Leaw for ‘Oret t.me that evening, to take notice of hi the penton whore name op Saturday might last I to be Joba J. Eokel, so litue notioe did | take of bim then, or bave since, that | doubt much, if | saw bim im a crowd, ‘Phetber | should recognise bim: indeed | never fairly caw bim afterwards bat twice, and that was when coming down stairs { found tho front ‘mediately came into the front parior, H betng | hevlere the third vhoe only | bad ever been ia the room, leman, thetwo Mises Cunpingbar aad the young saked why the ball door was open, | said | that it bad been opened twive before and trom the hall, end observed: wae Maiurdey night betore he wae areceted ; | thought beacted In a remarkably cool manner; 140 Mot know in What roome the inmates of the hove slept; 1 bad never been in Dr Bardell’s room: or in any other room of the boure, save those v room, apd once in the front room ot ira story, When | came with Mr. Wolsott to look at them, I one night only, (I cannot (think, however, thas it must (#0 weeks—l wae woke ap quite ee a — fe the lower hall, I heard thepotee ofr. Bordeil, peaking in vory tones, paying, thet the hall doce should oo be lashed’ or bolved; on Friday lect | came to my room about four o'sloox in the alternoon, and on feaying, about firs o'clock, | met Mre, Cannirgham ; she expressed regrot at & lire not Daving been made iD My riom | | answered thal \t wae ef no consequence, a8 i would be out of the noure tue whole of the eveninp ; | west to the SM. Nicholas Hotel fod took my dinner, wttr which | went arecad to the house of my friend, Dr Rallue, im Besch mire, and re. mained ¥ uh bis feinily until aier 10 o’eiock ; T than re- tnrped to the se Nieboias llotel and took iny supper with Mr, Longines, Col Looney and tis iamliy ; on waving Whe Cimirg rooms | met my Itlence, Mr, }) sen, of Hoason ani Mr Whiting of Kip‘erbook . thev tort me that they intended leaving im the morn. 9g, anolihey' wished to havo some concereation wih ce | remained talking with them wniti I took ome my wateh Drive at ite beltg ater twerve oslo0m, aod 1 meet returs Dome , | came wo (ale be A and npened the froms door with my pass key ; there wore ne lights in the passage, and as passed up stairs to room, it strack ‘het's was uncoually dark s I the door of my Pat i a ES 7 was twelve 0’ I retired and laid awake for a Bot aw: yored 1 look: outcry came dead; room, and » there with a Ber?” gail pees’ hag open stopped int aa oO} bis being commiited suicide; ‘turned bim over on his back: he was very much airaii of dying ot a) some of bis relatives had died of the very last man who would commit sul very much afraid of dying; wo th ked around the room, and the suggestion was made that the dostor had ‘taken with apoplexy, and !m eadeavoring to got to the door to make an alarm, bad falien, and splashed the blood about; I asked the officers whai time they supponed the Coroner would come; they said they couid not telt, for be might be otherwiee engaged; I then anid that | hod an engagement to koep at my oillce, taal it was get- tng Jate and that I must leave ; I dia 80 Question by a Jnror—What night wae it that Or. Bur complained of the deor being bolted? A. I canaot fix night. To the Coroner—I left the house on the moralng of the Murder at en o'clock. Q Who was the yo man you taw at tbe door when you came down? A. J do not know who tt was. Q Did you not see him im the house before? A. It secmsto me that | bave seen him, but notin this house; my impression is that he itves near ‘here; !t was not ®ncdgrase who was at the door wheo I ca! down; be came in ine room afterwards, while the officer was there; my impression is that the pereon who had the Key was a clerk or student connected with some dentiet near here; jas & very young man. Was beexcived? A. No; heacted as aay one would act in such @ porition. Q. How was the body lying? A. The body was lytug on the fave with the hands partly extended; it was tha: which gave me the impression atterwards of his heving been seized with apoplexy; that be had beon trying to save bimeelf from the fall; 1 returned from tne St. Nicholas after dinner on Satureay somewhere adout 75 or o’clouk; I had seen in eome of the evening pspers the: Dr. Burdell had died of apop'exy, which convinced me hn my supposition, avd relieved me very mach in icing 1 had on the subject; therelore i did not come back aa early that evening at T should otherwise have jone. Q. About’ what hour was it after you had a conversation avonat the body. im the room, did you leave? A. I was obliged to bo at my o ; 1 sew that tt was nosriy 10 o'clock apd I bad to get my breakfast; I looked around,the room for spots of pica! on the floor, also in the connecting passoge in the {rons room, and went out several times and looked at the walls of the hall descending tothe stairs; | talke«! with persons there as to the habits of Dr Bardell; I was ip the room from one baif to three-quarters of an hour; it wes some time before I got down stairs that I he the frat outcry; in all, from the time when | drst e until I left the house, it was a full hour. ail that time did you see or hear any of the do mestice oj the house express their regret or anythiwg of the kind relating to the occurrence? A. I saw the boy who atiened to the doctor’s fires, and hoard «reat screeching and noise, out I did not feel authorized wo in- terfere with it. | be was ide, as be was Coroner—You beard the ory of walling gnd gnashing ‘of teeth, and all that sort of ining, but was any evi- dence of deep 2»: by the inmates? Did you see iy by ny person coming down to look at the body? A. I saw no one at all in the ene the who attends to the tires and Mr. Snodgrass. oner—That is it. Wiinear—I bave om! ted to say that several minuies af- ter 1 beard the outory, some person dashed himself against my door, and criea out, ‘Mr. Uilman, Dr. Bardeli ta It was the voice of Mrs. Carningham, Q. At what particular portion of the time between $34 and 10 o’clock, did you hear the expression some minutes after 1 beard the outery; by this tremendous outcry ; | listened what {t m¢ and : i es E i i make when great!y alarmed, at which time form dash againet my door with ao ae © the words otierred were, “Mr. Uilmen, Dr. dead.’’ It was the voice ef Mrs, Ounningbam question Q Where can you positively say did the first proceed from? A. The first outcry that | heard was some one runping up steps irom the lower to the upper ttory. passing my door; it was the voloo of a woman. Q. From the time you went down stairs until you went oft to your botel.avd proceeded to rome ciher place where you had an engagement at eleven o’olock, how much time eispeea? A. About an hour and a balf. . Did you see either Mr. Eckel, Mrs. Quauingham, or the Misses Cunningham till you leit, A. My impression is that [ old pot fi 2 822 § eck Coroner—There is no doubt, sir, jcdging from the cidity of your countenanos, thet you would bo in sympathetic attentions so fatten (Great laughter) mann you, Mr Coroner To a Jaror—! raw no light in the house on Friday night uptti I lighted the gas in my own room; before | retired to bed 1 tock ont my watod to iny tt away, and then no- Licea it was half past twelve. Q. Did you bear anybody meve in the house after zee reures to bea? A. 1 beard Bo sound of aay kind wi ever that attracted my attention; I sleep very lightly, and a single tap on my door will generally wake me. By s Juror~Did you hear aay one leaving the house early y morn? A | heard persons going Up and Gown stairs as js usual, that morning | frequent jy beard persone going up and down ataire; | beard a ‘banjo playing there on Saturday morning; | cannot tell you trom whence the sound came. Coroner—!t certainly was not in the chamber of A. Ldo not think ft was om the eae floor, ConoxeR (facetiousiy)—(. Might it no; have been the sweet IBtcoations of some organ A. No; it wan the sound of banjo, which I heard before in the bouse; that wae a considerable time before | was aroused by the outcry. ,Coroner—Where {did you, hew that banjo before? A. Tbave heard it es T ‘the doors of the froat par Jos ine sveneg JT thought the sound om saturday pg proceeded from the uppor story of the houve, Q. During ) ovr time inthis house, nh dia you hear of any intimacy oxieti ping 0 Dir, keke)? A. I ne nor. beve | ever beard of any; I ¢ of the party’ A the Corouer— Was there a chair, if Hl] 3 82 ‘mo, Q, It ie diMoun? A. We impression im fali biaet. stsdaad v. windows were lef, whether they A. the back windows must have the wall door were made b; ‘ctamined the officer, sir, and he said, “fe believed Dr. (t La a gl ad to aay thet you maw nhimover? A Yer, Dim over cm te side of b's bead, or the officer t @ fa be tur how? A. | could not discover, for he was wrapped in his elothes. Q Be hsds bad wound im the neck? A. He was Bot ip such » position that Icoula see bim; | saw biool Tupaing out of bis nose; I did not venture ‘0 give the dy # clone examipation or to touch apy part “a I bave long since been settled on the potat tnvt we tm such cases to wait for ine advent o: tae i} ‘rade the excellent relation 10" ven ‘your eae the conversation you that evening? A. I wo" aen, A Tn "went up tomy room, and afior ®& while Mr. Md MA fa” and asked me Dame was room over the out off of the passage, and Mr. Eeckel was there; he said to me ‘ Tsis # @ horrible affair, sr Ui: Janid ‘Indeed it is,” amd I thon said, ‘+ M Fok @ you known thie family /’” He aela me time in Uctover last—I came jae before you did; young Mr. Snodgrass came in; very shortly after that ar offloer came and asked Mr, Eckel what bis Dames were? he said ‘John J.;” he turned to ind said ‘* What does this mean? have you given your testimony ?”” Ieaid “ Yes, [gave my namo when I gave wy testimony;”’ the officer then came back ; be looked at bim and said ‘* You wilt come with me, sir;”’ the oificer then turned and looked at me, and said, * Wou is this?’ I said ‘My name ie Daniel Ullmaa;’’ Mr. Eckels proceeded to put on his boots and said ‘What docs \big mean!’ Says ++I don’t koow, it is usual to arrest all persons that aro closely connected with » matter 0 this kin¢é—it won’t amount to sny thing,” and as I said before, I thought be acted witn great coolneas; he seemed to perfectly self vossessed. Shortly after the eleer Moa npiagham came si004 ‘at the door—young Mr. Snodgrass was stancing there; I bad previously been told by some one, that Mrs. Cun ningham was married to Dr. Burdell; (had heard tnat from some one of the officers, | had conversed with some Of the ofticers upon ibe subj-ct. Q. That ’ A. Toast night; it je the Grst time I bad ever bad such intimation; { bad never suspected it; | hed seen £0 |'ttle of the family, that there was notbiog for mo to base apy suspicions upon; | asked her, and sai, ** Did you know of the marriage of your mother with Dr. Bur- dell” “0, yes? she said, 1 was a witness.’ In deco,” said 1; she made @ great maay expressions, |a- mented a great des), and ded to the disgrace whish- ever form it took, and thougbt {t terrible; to all of which Icould on\y agree with her; { saw Miss Cunaingham once or twice during that evening; | sat up uutt! half past ono ia the front parlor here, talking to the officers, and after tho ‘undertaker had taira, Bho said “some one at ths door wished to ee me,’ and I stepped out into the entry, and she asked me whether she could vot be allowed to direct the mai in which Dr Bartell should be dressed; that she did not wish him to pave « abroud op, but to'be dressed io his usual cle bes; she seemed to be greatly «gitated and excited; abe said that he was bers @ OF dead, and she boped that I would ‘Bpeak to the undertaker; I told her that ( bad no rigit to f° into the room at all—ihat | was prohibited; | sald tha Would speak to one of the officers; | aid so; he went and saw her; that was tho last saw of hor until the next morning, when | mot, ber in the upper ha’l, sho seemed to be ip ve-y great cistress; | told her it @ vory ter rible thing: that i hoped it wo jd have a favorabie issue Jor her and all her family; she asked whether ] would re turn; Tanswered that laid pot know whether | should or not; she said, ‘They will not let you out of the house: I said, ‘I can get out:”?l leit her and went down to the St. Nicholas, I bave since been waiting to have & message from y’u, sir; (the Coroser;) | wid tno officers when 1] went out that I should be found at the Si, Nicho- las and ai my office, 35 Wall street. By a Juror—Did you see Dr. Buriell the night of the party’ A, | did not; I was thore for balf an bour, Another Juror—Will you state exacily what the young lady (Miss Cunningbam) sala—did she say any more han the word ‘d! v? A. It ie very difficait to give the exact expressions: 1 intended to convey the idea sho expressed to me, in very strong terms, the deep feeling she bad about the whole matter; ald that whatever was the isssue, it would be, | think sbe said a dirgrace; tbat was during the conversation which lasted for \bree or four minutes the same Juror—Mid she use any expressions of wounded affection? A. No, nosbing of the kind. By another Juror—Upon the night of Saturday, did Jou potice apy unusually loud conversation? A. | went from {big room on that night atjhalf-past one, and after words joth ing. What was ber general a 0? 6A, That of & son greatly distressed; | eyed her closely; 1 desired my Own mind’ as to ihe condition of all theso parties. Q. Was it that of a person conscious of any suspicions attached to herself? A. Well, that is discriminating very closely; 1 could hardly say ihet it was; | may say, in brief, tbat the conduct of ali these imprersed me ‘with an idea that they could scarcely have hed anything to do with i, and | have been pondering on it ever since. will you please sign this jeporitions taken by per: to infor ‘The Coroner—Mr. Ullmann, = (Manding the witners the d him- elt) ‘Witsess (locking down upon them)—I have never been in the babit of doing that, sir; I always like to read what J am going to sign. Coroner—Wby, this !s only an epitome. The reporters have taken it down fully. Witnees—Bat you may not have done so. | always like witnesses myself to read everything they sign, and | should like to read what you have written. Coroner—Oh! you can road it (handing witness the de tions ) There ares number of matters which you ve said that | have not taken down, which | did no Ceein DeceRBArY 10 notice. [Witness commenced reading over the notes, to which he made a slight objec.ion } Coroner—It duce not matter, air (empbatically.) 1 you are hanged I wili be the executioner (Laughter.) Witneas—Do you wish anything else, Mr. Coroner! Coroner—Not at ot. Witnerr—It you do you know where to find me. Coroner—I Know it air, You have done the ~iate som service sir. (Lavgbter.) ‘The witness retired. TESTIMONY OF MRS. SUSAN MAIN. Mre. Susan Main was then called and «worn—A ques tion arone as to ho w the lady spelt her surname, Coroner said be bad got it down as “Maino,” dressing the witness remarke: “This ic s main bance for making a conquest any bow.” (Laugbter.) Q. Where do you live madam. A. At No. 32 Bond street, Were you acquainted with the family that lived bere’ . Tmet the eldest ¢aughter bere two or three times; | was introduced to Miss Cunningham ata sleigbitf party about twelve montbs ago. Q Do you know anything about Dr. Bardell! Q Where were you on Friday night; were you about 9 or 10 o'clock? A. Yeu, I was, Q. Abou time did you return home on Friday me hore on saturday morning about ove or to this house, did yeu hear any which attracted your attention A. An upusual smell. p- the burning of leather or woo!- Q. Was anybody with you? A. My husband. Q Did ne observe it) A. Yes, he spoke of it at the Q Tid you or your husband imagine on that night where it was! 1. Y tendo inquiries and found et tare No. bome TESTIMONY OF DR. STEPHEN MAIN. Dr. Srarmmn Mary was called, was sworn, and cramined by the Coroner as follows — Q. You have heard your wife's testimony’ A. | heard Dut a very little of Ir. The Coroner read Mrs, Main's testimony, from hie i Q. De you know anything more than that? A Yee, 1 do, sir. Q Well, what’ A. I was the one that came actos and entered Dr. Burdell’s roome firet, afer the boy made tbe alarm of bie being dead. Q. That was in the morning’ A Yea. A Joror—State what bi ed? A. Iran up to room ; cise, 1 opened i r e 2 Hip esilinets 1=Can yoo thutters In the rooms at the time you drat saw A. Yes, 1 examined them very minutely; the sh ‘open like those (pointing) Wrument case wae burDy writing paper wae there, b ‘hen went through Int tere. it looked ae though it firl whe! taken off whicn I 5 i omedody Q Did he He win bis bead quite pear the hall? A, Yea, lying upon tne right i bis nose Was Considerably broken by the fall upon the floor, a newspaper laid upon the centre tabie, ‘over, witb considerable biood upon it. By » Juror—Was the boay cola? A Yes by « Juror—You say that you were tne first person who came in‘ the room? A. Yes; when I camo in| opened the coor, and | almost ran over him, not expecting ho would be there, | was in such @ burry to go in; I did not kpow exactly which room he was in; | probably was twenty minutes at my breskiast; tho boy kept ringlag the bell tp such @ mapner that | supposed there was a fire; old not exceed a quarter to nice o'clock ; this was tbe old woman's—Srs. Janpingham’s voy. Coroner —-On! iittie George? A. Yes; « little boy about aodigh, (iltustrating. ) A Juror— [)id he wait at your door until you came out A, Lfollowed bim, took my hat and was ip in bre Cua pingbam’s reom in an smatant—before | went forthe police, Q What did be say’ A. He said “Doctor Bartell Is deac;” | went into the bouse with the boy and imme. diately went to Dr. Hardell’s reom, aud openoa the door avd T almost rap over the body, the drat person that I raw in the houre was bir, Stapler, who lives aext door; he bad come in. Q Wost reszon bad you tosuppose that uo one had searched tho room he'ore you came iv’ A This was from bait past 4109; with regard to what Mr. Brooks says } would etate that'when the Coroner was making his iu vestigation, ked it he had not better have more firo in the other room; | went to look for paper aud found that the nerthwest window (ine froot window) in ir. Burdell’s bedroom was down ten Inches atibe top, which would cates the ound 40 go out if there was aa, and I shoved it up while | was looking rourd for paper \ sindin a dre; Ube two doors tz the bedroom were both oa when I went in ard (he window was down Did you observe any tear In the clothes he bad on / A. The only,tear \n bis garments was upon the left leg. a Juro?—Did you discover @ light ip the trout part ef the house’ A, No; I did not notiee any light (). How long do you suppose the doctor had been dead when you #aw him—you said the body warcold? A. I could not say Q. Not a8 @ medica! man? A. No; I always bad noticed that the doctor waa a Very strict man about bis habits; he geseraly retired about such a time: wo have had » t Jeal of conversation out of our windows; he inva bly went to bed trom 10 3¢ to 11; I told bim jo be care ar, to tnn It ofl, when | entered the room io 1g the buresu was not open; bis derk, wacre he wrote, was oper aud bis instrument cece; bus portolio wes open. id you observe any of the basins used for washing the hande soiled with bloug? A Nothing at ali. Q. What time @id you last see bin go outy A. About five minnter to 6 on Friday. Q You cid not see bim come in again? A. 1 went toa party that oventng ; I stern d about $ an returned aboat lL. Q. Did you obger've betore you went out, whether there ‘was & light ip tho front part of the house? A. They vory rerely bad apy light excoot in the tira story @. Did you seo bim returs home on Friday night after bie dipney’ A. I did not On the chair which be} used for operating, did you ee aby bloocy A, I did not; vow was toe chair; (al- luding to the one in which he is sitting ) Q. Lrefer to another chair, upstairs. A Thero was considerable blood pon the ieft side of that charr, A Juror—I bave seen that; it is qaite fresh, A. Yes, it wes al) quiteifresh— vet coagulated w Iitle; the lirss blood I noticed wan @ iit'lo oulsice of the door, which could Rot have rpatiered on uniers the door bad been ajar; de acendit g, I noticed two or toree places where there was blood; ibere were traces of blood upon the front door— bt; Itried tne knob, bub there was uo blood 4. Did you oftem sec these lights In the third story burpiag st one time? A, \ery rarely; we saw them ip the bedroom; I never sew any light particularly to wt trect my attentica. ‘Ine Coroner here adjourned the further proceedings 10 this morning ot nine o'clock. THE BODY OF THE MURDERED MAN EXAMINATION OF THE BODY OF HARVEY BULDELL, HELD FEB. 3, J857, aT THR MOUSE NO. SL BOND S?HERT. The first wound which presents itsel’ is one Inch from the lett pipple on a Ine and joterzal to tt, and is 1); tach im length. The second {g 234 inches downward and in ward {rom the wound drat nemed, and t# % inch ta length. The wird wound is 1°, inches directly below the wound fast deecribed, and’; inoh in length. Tho fourth wound is 2), iseh from the left mippty dirootly downward, and measures one inch tn lengib ‘The next two wounds present themacivos in the lef axilla, The ‘rst one ts 27; inches from the teft nipple ood ie inch im length. The wound to tne axilla is 2\y inches further back from the last, aud ta }¢ inch in Jengib. Another wound on the left side, directly above the crost Of the iIiium, @ 234 inenes outward from the anterior iperior spinovs process of the ilium, and measured 114 nobes in length. On the right aboulder, anteriorily and inwards from the acromion process of tho clavicle, Ifa wound one inch wide looking at the nook, ® wound presents \iseif three- fourthe of am inch above the angle of the jaw, and di. rectly beneath and touching the lobe of the joft ear, and iweh in length, and sufficiently deep to ¢ivide the exierpal and partially the laternal carotid ar- teries. about one inch sbove the bifurcation, ‘ound presc ute Itself directly oar ta obliquely from withoat, ta srornt cirowlar woun:, dividing and one and ® baif ‘inches in On the right wrist in simply the invegumeu! bet Jett bacd te an abravion about ono aad a half on the dorsum of the hand, om (he snterior, two and «half On the left arm, on the external surface, ‘ive anda elf inches proximal from the point of the slecranoa pro ngth. y penetrates! tue mu-ouer tiesue tricle about one inch above the apex, and by toe wide of the sepium yentriculorum. Che cartilage oi tbe fourth rib, opporite the first wound above named, vided. The fret rib opposite the wound on te right eboulder was traneiixe:, and the pluerai cavity opened by the same wornd. ‘The eat in the jeft lappe! of the vest, Ove inches from the lappel, ie 1g inches long. 7! heat, jot below ube upper op hole on the eat , fe 5, inet loog. The beat cut below, and without the secoaa bution bole, On the same side, is ', inch long. ms Rex) Cut, aBe inch above ine leit vest pocket, it one Jast above the fob pocket, on the 14 inch long. Atthe jonction of the of ap ined below tbe ar. 20, @ 8 Cat by Inch jong. e bore described in pomdon «ith the wounds on the left ureast and axilla The cat in the ‘Dack of the veut also orrerponds wiih the wound tu the back of the neck. In the coat, on the lo sieeve, seven Inches from the cull on the outer side, ie a cut ope inch On the op Porite ride of the sleove tan cut inch long m the oul, om tho coat are two outs dir g to the cuts in the veet. yp te et f the coat # & cut 1)¢ !aoh from or On the sleeve, Steen incnes vtvor 60, \8 & out 4 Inch long Op the left sido oF the bremsy of 1 corres: on the pants and drawers corresponds to the A cot in the wound tp the ‘Iiam ja® R. WOOD, WD. GFO_F, WOODWARD, M, D, vib URL, MD, WM KNIGHT, MD. Dy, Dodge eseieted the above geatlemen and noted d the reeult of the iuvertigation for those making the CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF THK BLOOD AND MICROSCOPIC OBSERVATIONS. Professors Doremus, W, 8. Gouley and T. Oniide, were engaged all day yesterday in making « chemical anaiysie And microscopic Observations of the bivod found in various parte of the house. They proceeded to remove fome of the stains from the parlor floors, the hall way and the doors of the room in which the murdor was com mitted, and subjected them to a careful chemical analyate and examined the resiaue with « very powerfa misrosoope. The stained clothing found in the garret rooms, coesist ing of the shirt, sheet, towel and chemisette, already re ferred to, were 1ext examined, amd subjected to the same Course of tent and observation. The stains found on the floors ead door were at once te poaiee ‘aa viewed by the microscope used on the oo er er, ° ec © 8 © "S6°* 5: 2 he ae e@.° 2 © @ e ° - ’ ® a With reepert to the status made on the lineu 4" @ 1 tbe menstrual fluid, the foliowing diagram, als Ded ww Very clearly tne difference in corre ter which ¢xitts between that secrouion snd tae v a tint flowing in the arteries and veins — “be reader will at ono» ve which exists between the i by a While hy blood, evea under the moat powertul tents, majn'sived ite uniform globular ap- pearance and peculiar cole. ‘b €d @ regged and lrregulur form and sahy hue whieh dis- Unguirhes it. The divor pros tad in tbe tiret diagram Wwerw formed by the rediu'>i givvnies of plod #hich onGe cireuistied in the buman holy. bilo we ragged oslonee fbhown on (me gecond are weed by (oe examination of the wucour and seria ms nich go make up the ‘Dr Detr vel fluid, er found jo # menstrual Said prasent- Cont ipgbam’s arartmen® Subjenied 1) § chemical tent tw ptalos cf ploed coulda be t+ ‘ ettaer upon ita or veabbard. Tho etary rh > wore at drat supo wed avo been caused by loos! were shown to be Lob, More than the rust oF |ro) ceotiomen was also exrod as being the pays #Oe"r gas The reareh of the scien ed to the garret room mer 1b ip rappored some cloth iy As tho result of their inv importaree we bavo pr 100m as follows :-— + burned om Feiley coliom may be of the a diagram of tn attic Hallway. was found ® qnaotity of 6 of this ome plvces of | suppored to boys heen produoed hy borot stain « od wore wine foond pon’ the ying nese and tre place, Which were removed for te and microscopic observation oor were also rte) An efiort bad evisers jaine, bub the work ya» rpose of coe mics! leet» ne handle and key boie «with @ flaid reeombiung been made to wash off ry done, for to a clore ‘istinotly vieible, Tt ie 'y Important to know the ros it of the Chemise’ expe- rimente mads upon tho piec +o burced Goth wad | nea found in this room, and alse ner the ashes io qx thon were proouced by buvre’ ountog OF noe around the fireplace are fovera” +4 of grease, as \f they hed fallen trom a wex sv Toe ‘supp>sition ingtbat these spots of grease were made by the persons who were burning the cit. ng Io the grate, I will therefo'e be important to \ro# whether the pleces of sagy and clothing found in 't« grate bear any traces of blood or net. if they de, « very evident thet ta the fireplace of (bia rocm wore ‘estroyed such articles of blood siained clothing an world lead (0 Certain detection Gf the murderers Professor Doremus and his s*tociates bave not made they report tn relation to ‘lie experiments mare apoo ie articles found Ip the atic room, but they hope to de able to pive a full and Interesting account of thelr ecientitic is- bere to-cay. Their testimony il be looxed apoo wun much interest, not only b) ihe medtoal faculty, but the nm \ions who have beeu mode s«quainted with toe par- Houlare of ihe tragedy. SKETCHES OF THE PARTIES CONCERNED. MRS. CUNNINGHAM ALIAS BURDELL. Pmma Augosta Hompstead was tac daughter of Cbre- topher and Sarah Hempstes!, ot Brooklyn, Ber father wi rope maker by professinn, and moved from New York to Brooklyn about thirty ve yearsago, He ware very religions man, a member of tho Methodist church, and died reputed rich Mre Canninghem was born in the otty of New York, on the east side of the town, and te about forty years of age She pecame aq’ ted with George Cunningham, avd had her first child (x ber fa- ther’s house, tn Classon avenue, Brooklyn, previous to hia death, which loom place in 1836 or 1887, Alierwards the lived in New York in spivadid style unt) ner bus- band falied .» tastuess, whe gain moved to Brook- jy, Mr, Cunsingbam went +) CailUrois about dre yeare ago, wiih the intention, \! joesibie, o getiiog into busi- Beas there, and sending for is famiy. He, bovever, ‘Was unsuccersiul, returned, did cot do mush of any thing afterwards, ani fcwiy ded in Fiatbued, Loog Inland, a! or voar ihe residence» the brother of Mre. C. ‘There wee an intaravce on his ile st the timo of bis death of $10,000, whien Mra Co ooinghem recerel, aca om which she bas been \iving sta0> the dea h of her late huaband. 1k bas beon stated that Mrs Cooulogham was the mo- ther of the Mite Van Wink’ woo, with her lower, Mr. Caldwo!!, committed tuicide roms youre 4a Prog. Tt was potno, They were cours, the fener ol Van Winkie was (he browber w (00 msiber of Mre Coo letter in relation w Mire Cannlagham, bot it is not ft for publiemi Tt given her = very bed character, and sites that phe was not the iInw/al wi'e of Tt will De noticed that tuts pont 19 toacned Bpcn in the evid the servant girl Mary go to ing between Mre. , Ob the mitiress of Keke} for four y ry e by several vames. It seems quite probable that the ds the bousehold were cacsed by Mra. © Dingbam’s reputed jutrigues wun Ur, Burd)! sod Mr. Fekel at the same time’ it appears by toe evidence that this bitterness of feoing hat (Bhan ed to an entire separation, so that Dr, Dar Was made & pavdemontom tobim. Mew. Cua- jam ‘8 described by those whokaow ner wet bred perton of agrecacie manavrs. ir appears tust aoe baa intely Deeu a mewhal rtreitrned Jor money Uo ths ‘14th of January laa, we bear that sbe gav: arge par ty. Everybody (bat ene knew or na! even met, zg \bg place acquaintences, Ac , kc., wae invited, agi thore wees great crowd. There was’ pieaty of champague, morte and danciag. Peteler, the conlectioner, | 04 ihe supper, everything being tent in. Io day teler sent {3 bis bill, amounting to avout $200, which sae did not psy. A sbort time aficr ard Poteler bad a pyr- penal Iniervi bh Mrs Cutologham, when she states could mot pay the ill, but wools give oof tend for the ofall the bh of February, at whton tims stated she would havo “olenty of money.” [hits ab curious fact, and as tt mey Mr Peteior bas been summonad to give evidence m the cage, JOHN J. RCKEL. Everything, #0 far, beare againat thie person = It ap - pears that be wes on tbe most \ntimate terms with Mre. Cannirgbam. At the party ‘above mantioned be war major domo. Hew it is yan of powertul frame and of mid- ated ti left the house on eder te wan followed by @ > ner his fac! w conogrne! bie position . Mr Cunpingbam’s Bouse ‘was n onenviaoic cae, GEORGE V. SNODGRASS. recognived as being made bamas blood, but chemista were eatinged teat eons sant ea we use articles were produced by menetrual “laid. The leaf comtataing the Tn These FMjons were conducted by the leading 04 Was cut oul; blood wee visible on edge of the BY faculty im thie folty, and were par- ‘not out off. The two loaves comtaisiog tho #1s to sved to the} end with the aia of & shemical Gath pages were torn Cal the 5th war smeared wits paratue of mont expensive 4 aad Diood. These th: ee \eaves were the only leaver miseing SBeTical nceale of he parent bind, 10 this part of | 4 xerch OF 1NE LIFE AND CUAR\CrER OF DA. 'y Will not only be ly interesting to the folentific world, but of ihe utmont im enabling HARVEY BURDELL. . Wi reamed rns ae conclas\on. tte To write tho life of & good and great man is on of the regard to the stains left by the blood b e censed man, the 1 ~* A veic hee most agreeable davies ‘has dsvoives upon the obroa¢ sketched by one of ite gentiomen uresent during tho | Of puble event 110 perform iho rams wreire 0 & course of the experi nis, willahow te appearance « on tlwer " 2s putas ents prige