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NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1857. ‘“ ‘mother always hops boardere when she has Itved in me Deardere = thie Route, GS the iatigatiedel D.. af ee ber ret Keeping boarders wes in this house? Q. When she moved is here, when was that? A. The Bret tions May @ During her other residences she bas Hved tn a pri- ‘vate fami y by berseif, on her own moans’ A. Yes. @ Byve ber daughters recently lived mortly itved abroad, spoe her reski you and your younger sister? A. We have always lived at home, when we bad s home; except when my mother was beard ei Waye home. Q al long did spe keep house? A. Sho broke = bo last May, and she boarded one . Q. Ava wil exXception of that sbe hada of Der own, and ) ou snd the family lived with her? &. Yes. @ How much of the time bave you and your sister Ser eae A. loould not say how much of @ Where did she go to shool? A. She has been at dif- Berent vives. Q His she been out of the State at sobool? Mr Chnton—Particu/ariss which sister you mean, @ 1 mean ibe ove that sestified here? Mr. Oi\pton—Miss Auguste. you mean? Judge Capron—Yes Q. Ste bas not been out of the Maw 10 rchooi? A. No. Q. Has sbe been ovt of the State visiting much? A. I - bow bat ape bas, D iptor— Miss Cunningham 8 she will faint if = kerp ber bere mucb wt I would suggest jou bad better suspend the matter if you have not quale g0) through, Jecge Capren—] have vearty got through with my qvestions The R-oorder has some toask, As far ar ibe iacy is concerned | would indalge ber. The Recorder—The examination will take half an hour r af Citpton— Her physica! condition is such that sho Gannct go through ‘The Ricorder—In the meantime, | wish there to be no @emmonication with her, either by you or any body cise. Juv go Capron— We would all fee inclined to accomodate y ‘The Kecorder—Tbe examination I am about to gtvo her it take an bour Corener—The suspension of this testimony will be funder thers clrourstances, that she will have no tater- @ouree wilh any body durieg the time of suspension, — Ciinion—She may need assistance tor the purpose e Of Coroner—Yoa. Mr. Clic ton—There sball be no conversation !n regard 20 thir case ; 1 will vnderiake to see to !t myself. Abr. Clivion bore wavenced to the witness, who appeared Somewha: overwhelmed, and conducted her from tne Judge Capron—Ar officer wil) go with Mr Qitnton, The B corder—[io you ining tt necessary? I was going te nay tbat my knowledge of Mr. Clinton would allow nis word to be ruilicient & Juror— Yes, wo think the word of Mr. Clinton ‘s quite suffic:: p’. Dhatov—W avy of the jury wish an officer to as- eompany me ! shall be wcost cheerfal. Mr. Onoton then cenducted the witness from the room. ‘The Coroner—is the Capitan here? A voi:e— Yes. The Coroncs—Teii him I will give him an order to go t there being ® marviage, and if 1am here I went to ex samme Mr. Ecnel, too, io reference to some matters. 4 Juror—Let ut bave the examination of taat boy that Wat pariia'iy gov through yostercay. Suege Copron—I don't much thik thet anything wil! be ceveioped srom bim in any way. A Juror—I think you wiil ilnd there are moro points in he exam pation of that boy thao you sre aware of Avother Juror—li is very evident taat be helped to eat Mhese candies, ‘bere were nono there. That is what we want to find out Jodge © op—Ho wat asked if he raw them. Ho Pe raw none; nnd this \ady swears the'§ bey wore laid ‘por ihe truck, and wore expored He is not asked tf Re eat them subseqaeutly. I asked her distinct!y ii they Tne boy says he nevor #1 Jodge Caproo—I sme ways ti aly to expisin apy candica, favor of giving = wit if there is any wwonde & { Gout think there 18 anything ied in juetioe by enirapping a witness, axd then leay bim in) on (having returned)—Of courve Mrs, Borde! “eo 9 uot think WBt any great stress cau bie eViGeRce, oF (bet muck higtt can be de examining dim. If the jury tolnk it impor We wil Lave Dim Juror—I thwk it tmportart Jadge Capron—if tbe jury think there ts @ point avout bares ri btto bave We wines. Wi you Wit sbe officer vo bring down the Bile ik iilow “George.” WLoKse \eatimony was par.ially taken Ferver: The oileer went for him mle upd exeminsi.e Muss Helen Cunntogham we have already stated, ie the younger ot the two 'tistert, preeerved @ more tnan ordinary coolness, and gave ber answers promp')y and 10 a decide! and fra ne of voice § She did o ‘ar to be mach im reseod ‘whah ibe solemnity of the suhec: oa which sDe was ques Scaed, ana her manner was iat of a pereoo who thongh eXamiged on sucha matter Sue ty expression, aud appeared es dress, with lace trimmlags swiabont ® boon t, and a large fur cape wus torown over Wer ahovlcers ina ngiye style. Her tace, valike that of Ror tine, hae consiacradi: utear of expression, ant Wemls de regarded by some ndgome. Hor eyen are bbue, ber nose ei 2 ber compressed lips twdtoste moch firmness of purp-ve THOETIMONY OF THE BOY, GEORGE D. CUNNINGHAM. Judge Capron—Now, my little mau, I wat to ark you Siew querions You hare not dose anything wrong, ‘end are not 10 biame foranything We only want to find out from you what you know about the matter. Now, fust te!1 os wbat you know, and if you do not know any- thimg just tell us 20, Noone has any idea that there is enytbing *roog in you. So you «or, my litte triend, ~o @0 BOK Want to injure you atall: but if you know aay facts abowt ine Circumstances that oocarred on Friday night, t will plesse this jury if you wii! tol! them, as it may ald lp detecting the parties copnecied with ihe mur. of Dr Burdeit Fave you seen your mother to epeak to her since Dooror’s deat: “A, No, sir. 08 seen your rieters mince then to talk to No, sir @ you seen your Iittle brother to tale to him ‘singe the [x clo’ was murdered’ A. No, air. Q Whereis he? A. Heis up suire with mama. You were in he rame room with your mother? A. ere were you! A. In my little room. r—But you bad scoess to your mother’s? A. Goroner—Where were you when | saw you the other ‘bere wae s roem that led in where moiner ov with your mother the other ml enw ber. you beve seen your mother aod omer mm? A. No, sir; Dot since the ofioer Bpoke 10 @ bt Jodge Ospron— ©, the boy did not rederstand the time. ‘Then jou Lave soem your mother aod meters to jaik to them tince the Dovtor's ceatht A Yee. Q she aid pot ray anything to you, she? A. She told me Once oF I# ice to go Roc Ward myself and comb Sbe cave you po caution or inetroctions as to what you phx via rey! No, wir. Q Do ycu know whether they said anything to your Draber about vy A. No, vir, not that I know of. @ Dh* ) 00 tee the Soctor after be wae killed’ A. No, sit ‘ov Lever did ree him? bim whes J came dows risire on saturday morn’ wnt Br Yer Then you wm Dino bret Who told you @ How ews the rerveeieg al bim rev A No, air, anober boy 2 \ootor was dead’ & Nobody. wt & 1a@d pot know aati ap soa told us that the Dootor war ™ bye a * ot cown aud eww the Doctors A No tw lewe joy Cop om leon’, think euy Nght wil be throws pH Lass Case by the boy. Ade The op y question he oouid throw Would be one 'b regard to the oocarrenoes in om Friday night, be might perdape know sometnioy eboul them. | wru oc ask you are bot going Wo hurt you, if +) A Ne, oir @ When ¢i¢ you see bim on Fri¢ay? ian a nil that doy @ Where were you daring the day! @iiding (own b)'! back of the house there. yewih yout A. Yes sir. you sre Dr Bardell in the eveniog / A. No, #ir ere you in the evening’ A. ln my mowher's Foom, up ttairs & Thee yoo didn't ere the Doctor stall! A No sir. . Yoo did noi see him wnen yoo coms down to tee" Gown to ten with Mr. 2 1 hed ‘been fixing my bair; wed, ton Mr saire and wes helping my sister ot ber clewaes. think you wil pet find that he eews Jaror—Had the little boy who attended to the heme before supper’ A. I don’ ‘Who opened the door when that boy waa gone! A whether ihe Doctor bad frequent A. No, at, 1 epemt my evenings A. 1 aia Alwme s 8 3 ti Hf rr i ibede sty’ 33 i MR. HERRING RBCALLED. Ooroner—Mr. Herring, you heve been sworn before! a. Yea, mr & De you recognise thie key? A. You, sir; this is the Original Key belonging to & afel roid Mr. Bardell last ‘Upon the call of the Coroner Miss Ounningbata’s coun sel announced that she bad sufficiently recovered to cou tpue the ‘xamination, whereupon Miss Ounstughem en- fered the room and took her seat upon the witness’ stand. Mr. Citnton—] have a word to say bofore the oxamips. tion is resumed. The young Jady informed me tbat tb state of ber health was such, owing to the warmth and confinement of she room, and her faw‘ness and dizzi bees, that during the iast ion or fifteen minutes of hor examination sbe did not fuliy understant wuat she said or what was said te her. Sho was exceedingly dzzy. Judge Caproo—We could seo her appearanceand judge by tbat of ber condition. ‘Mr. Chin\op—Yee, str. Judge “apron—| bad nearly finished my oxemiuation of this leoy buthbaving confivei my whole examination to the condition of things extending between tho alleced so- cret marriage beiween Mrz, Ouuningham and the Dootor, and the period at which the {i at difficulty between ther o0eu! 1 will pow come down wo @ period of a month Or two before the Ceath of tne Doctor. Q. Wha' wae the immediete caure of the rupture be tween your mother and ‘he Doctor beforo alluded to, that in, as the time when abe went up stairs to sloep witb her davgbters’ A I don't know As there war apy exact caare for tt; ] bad» slight atiack of sickness and she went up then and aid not revurn afterwards. Q From bat vme ont the Doctor’s death did your mother continue to sleep with one or the other of her daugpters? A. No, sir ; sometimes she would not. Q How much of the time did she? A. 1 cannot may Q Was tt one-third of the time, or one-fourth of ft’ A. loanpot soy ; ft may Bayo been about one third or one-fourth of ihe time. Q. A portion of the time did both of you ladies sleep whh your mother? A. Semetimes, not oiten. Q. Do you remember that during that mo you ob- forved any diferent relation between tho"Doctor and your mothor then hed formerly existed botween ihom * A No rir, 1 ever noticed anything of tbe kind Q. No exiraordinary conduct between them ’ sir, no'bivg of ube bind. Q. Mid the Doctor remain in the city from that ifme uo ti bis dea'h. or was be absent ? A loen’s kaow, sir, exactly ; | cop’t know rauco about bis ailatrs ; I canno! ay #beiher be cid or did not go away. Q. Was this ci@culty between Mrs. Conpingham ana the doctor before tho Oret of January? A. | think it was Q. Was it before New Years? A. lt was nefore Now Yows Q Row much beforo? A. It wasa abort time before. Q. Was it belore Christmas? A. It was before Carist 8. A. No. mas. Q It was dolore the middle of December? A, I can’t Bay EXcCUY What time lk wes Q Yes, I know you can’t remember the exact timo Dut you have an ides and some judgment adout such ao thiog Do you know rbetber ihe Doctor was up to Berki- mer couzty in December? A. No, sir, ] havo vo meavx of knowing ; 1acn’t think he was away. bat can’t sa; prritively Q. Bay eyou seen, or cid you ever see tn your mother's Possevnion, any of the keys of the Doctor's safe? a. No, Q. Nor in sny of her such erticies? A No sir. Q. You wou'd know & key of thesafe? A Yee, sir. Q! Is that key bere? (Coroner—I oan get it prop—Sbe m'ght not know what kiod of a key It is s0 diferent from a common key. Villcer, send up stairs for that key. Jucge Cepron—So that the lady mey bave a proper chance to und: rrvacd and answer the questions put to her Q Tunderstexd you tha: you bad seeu that marriage cerifeate Defore the death of Dr. Bordeil? A Yes. sir. Q. it to your A lr. Roberts was read ing {t tp my mother’s room, and I saw it, Q. That was the first time you knew of tt? A. Yes, sir. [The safe Koy was here broughi in by the officer, and band: d to the Corener.} Capron—Tnat is what | meant by the safe key, Q. You don’t recollect of seeing euch a key about your mother’s promies atali’ A. No, sir; I don’t recollect of seeing euch a key Q ind you at what time converse with your mother about the circumitances of the wedding’ A. No, ar; nothing particular Q Noveren then? A. No, sir; I just asked ber if it nd she sald it was. ad you none of the particulars about ft. A io air. Q. Why was she showing !t to Dr. Roberts? A. I don’t koow Q Were you present when sbe first showed it to Dr Roverts’ A Yes, sir; she went up to a drawer and took it ou; and showed it to him. Q Wht previous conversation was there thet !ed to this showing of the marriage certileate’ A. 1 don’t know, sir. Q What led to her getting it’ there must hare bees Some copversasion on the pubject that introduced ty A ‘There war converration, but | cid not hear it Q Whe was in the yoom at that time? 4. | think there were Mr Howell, Soodgracs, my cidesi sister and my self 'p the room at the time. Q De you say vou beard no conversation that would lead yoor mother to get the certificate and abow it to Dr. Roberta? A, There was conversation, but I did not hear it. Q Where was Mr. Fokel om the evening Dr. Burdell, our mother aod siate entout’ A, 1 don’t kaow, sir; con't recorlect. awers or places of deposit for ¥ A Yes, sir, I am very sure that it was d not Mr. Bekel. you give we some reason why you if the Doctor A. Well, mother came tnto the parior as the was going out, and the Doctor came in alter ber. laaked them i they were going out; the Doctor aaic they were going out togeiber. re Were they nesr the front door at that ime? A es, air. Do you know whether Eckel was in the house that A. No, sir, i co no. you knew whether he was pot fo the ball? war 1 lighted that pighs’ A, No, air, he OL bore; 1 think toe be)! was lighted, tt was usually lighted before tbat the @ Did you ew ont to see If it wae lighted, or that Eckel wes wet ters’ A. No, sir. Q. Well, them. can you swear thet it wes the Doctor whe went out of toe door, and not some other person! A. Loan ewear that tt was the Doctor who seid he was going out witb my mouxr q Can \ Or. Bardell did go out the door Weil, I naw mother go out vi tae parlor 1 Cut | KOE UP And left the From, Q How do you know that the Doctor did note uy 0 Distocme A. | kDow, because | Went up staire anc pase e¢ throvgn bis rocms @ Dien’t be keep bis rooms looked? A. No, rir, he @ion’t then; be didn’s til after the ball had beom robbed wrioe, Q Well, 20 you went through bis rooms and found him pot there’ A’ Yes, vir, Q That would sbo dees pot #how that be was the Int time you raw Ecko.’ A Isaw him Satar- dey morsiog ot breakfast ‘vege Capron—Our hour fe pearly (The jury bad ceed adjourn at 2 P.M.) | con't eee any good tn aekirg thie lady any mere questions a re are © few questions the jary would like to ask We witpess betore phe leaves tho stan Bo you recollect that when they went out on the $81 of Geiober whetber there was a carriage waiting fr them? A. I don’t think ther 5 1 did not the Dector, Q Well, no was not in his rooms, but oot with your mother; when Q Youfainted? A. Yes, str. Q foyou know some of the Docter = be ceame bere irequemtly to sec bim—can you re cotlret the names of acy of them’ A. There was a Mr. for « divorce from his wife, weo used ould give bim 8600. to be ctvided— [The witness poke this very rapidly, and was going on in the ame way when the jeror said —) Joror. That will 60; wo don’t want to know anything @. Don't you reooliect seeing him in thie house? A. No, or. @ IN you eee him on Friday ev lant? A. No, air. ag ime Dr Bi la A. No, sir, 1 a0 Q. Were you here when the Dostor, mother aod ciover rovared that wight 7ou say they ont out tagetber? Jndge Caproe—it he will tet! in his own way whet be knows about thts matter 4 will be better. ‘Whnees—Weil, | onght to never seen ure: Onazingham promise by saying | have Mod never abe to De. Burdel; I never sew btm but on one cocaston; 1 wae in the Bouse, at ow pp Wy be was some two o don’t know exantty what time, it the month ove litito later, er and a6 counsel in 2ome aotion be contemplated bringing De. Bar dell; 1 think Mr. ro to mea writen state ment of tbe material facta in the case, Coroper— What were they, sir? ‘Witnese—Perbaps I can Detter te ttn my own manner; thet statement | think was in bis own \writiog; from ‘that statement, aod very probably communications made to me by bim, I drew the pecessary papers; | aa 2% clear that | drew the complaint io the breach of promise court for tbe farrest of Dr, thot cae was the ordinary Mr te of marriage; I ownnot gtve you the contents o” ¢ efiidavit; Leap only give you the munetance of them ; it wi! baraly be proper to give tif the papers are to ex- mtonce; I koow from the newspapers that they are taken trom the Sberiis oftice, Judge Canreu—Wrat we want to get at ts the time at which aopiicoton was maco for reviving these suis egairat Dr. Rurceil. Withess—There may bo something material In these afidnviis; J think there te, Coropes —I web you to state them. Wiwers— ln nit 4 Mre Conningham stated as bear s4lcan recoijec, that a contract of marriage exist e@ between ber and Dr Burdei! somo time ia 1866 tm the sumer or T think tbat cn cr sont the 18th of testifiod toa white ergaged to Dr ated to he’ that be bad some property or seal ostate in New Jersey; to tho best of my reool ection it wae at Elizabethtown: thet be invited ber to go down and see it wib him, sbe went down; they ‘were evgsged tp looking at the premises, as I recollect it ‘the lsat train had lef Kiizebethtown for New York, apd 1 think she carried tho idea tn her afl) t that it was by desire on bis ; they went to a bowl apd utopped for the night; while there he went into ber room and had forcible copnection with her; that at first she reristea and then subsequently submitted to his por- jasion ; this aff'd was afterwards brought back, with e laat part take ut altogetber, 80 as to leave it a con: ection by force alone; she alter *ards discovered he-seif pregnant; she told the Doctor; he disbelleved, or pre- tended to disbelieve ber, and pertisied upon examia ng her ex a pbyricien; he did 60, and, upon examining her, Produced an abortion, Vb Q. did? A, I don’t know; I am morely stating the affiday’ to which swore, orcer to get the Doctor arnsted for a proach of promie (0 marry; she furtber stated that sbe bed repeatedly d bim to perform his sgreement, avo that he bad repeatedly refused wo do so; think the ebarge of seduction was in the. complaint; J knew it was pot when I dre it; | kuew that a eons of full age could not #ve forfee duction; an order of ar ret wes granted ; | thin it was aiter. am not sur the tronble had occurred between them in rslation to pote, which, be all-ged, was taken from his safe; ' cannot statethe time; I think it was whilo the Doctor was under arrest Dnder the drat warrant that the mat ter of the note came up; after the complaint at Dr Burce)i’s bourse adout thai note, [ was cailed upon we ompiaizt against the Doctor for slanderivg ber, gpg ber with stealing the note; her affidavit ofa Mr. Sptoar, who was raid to live at Seck vette ‘bor, were taken; Dr Burdell was arrested, auc Titbink another order of rert was issued upon shem; abort tr at time | understood the suits ware to be dir eed or duecntinued; I drew, I wink, the form of discharge which, } think, I understood’ from the newspeper was found among Dr Bardeli’s papers; i dermtood the suits were to be discharged or discon ince Oorcner—Is this the paper that was drawn being s dis cbarge irem all sults’ Witnere—Mive was merely discharge of an ordinary form, or & Giecontinvance, Jac ge Capron—Now we want to know the tme at which fe nttempt Wi equently made by Mrs. Cunnitgham to revive these suits. Witners—Mr. Tbayer can tell you about ths, much better than J can; [ know this much, that one di ber Thayer epeke to me abovt it at my office, aod I ua m bim, if it is competent to tell what ho said, yas perform bir promise; I think this was about » r the sults Were discontinued; it ts proper to understood tbat when she suits were disoon tipued that t was upon » promige, though a very unser tain and ill defined one, that he would marry her at son ¢ time, Q. Ip ai] this you bad ro interview with the Doctor to pe it be had promued to marry Mrs, C.uuinghamy 4, No. 911 The Coroner then aeked if Mr. Thayer was in the house ‘The officer pvewere< that be was up stairs. The Coroner sent for him. MR. THAYER’S EVIDENCE. B.C. Thayer, one of the counsel for Mrs Cunningham, ‘was then called torward asa witness aud was duly swore Mr. Thayer, previous to being examtned, asid that a! though he was engaged as counsel for Mrs. Curnisgham. ttill he bad no chjection whatever to apawering any quow- Uons that might be put to him He wished, bowever, to aay aie w words to his escciate coupeel, Mr. Clinton. ‘The Ricerder objected w any private conversation be ing beld with the witness alter be was sworn, Coreuer Coorery—I must state here that if any witrore reforra to answer a pertinent question the law will pro fect me 'n committing him to prison, wr Teayer said he was willing {o testify to anything ton: he was aware of, notwithstanding the relationship <aieuire Dewween bim and his ctlent, @ bo you knew Mrs. Conningbam? A. I know the indy you #pesh of by that name. Q De you know the date of the discontinnance of the procescipgs between Mrs Ounetpgbam and Dr. Burdel: tpcken cf by Mr Chatfield, the previous witness upon the stand’ What time was !t when this lady came to you, eitbrr to recommerce here suits you bad commenced or to revive them? A Im the Orst place the suis that were Commenced were discontinued. Q How lovg after they were discontinued did she come to revive them? A. I cannot tell. Q Abont bow lors? A. I can’t tell the particular date, bot ny imprceeien 8 thei she said sho would have to re vive them G. Was ittbree or four weeks afer? A. About that time Ex J Capren— Weil, that wil! avawer ee —One of there suits was for a bre f-34 A. Yeu, sod the cider was ‘or slander; Mrs. Can er recommcpoed theee sults. Seige Capron—Trat Is nothing; abe said she would re vive m Atthe joncture Mr. Olinton came up ao¢ commenced talking with the Recorder lo a vone of whe wevreral voices cried out, ‘‘ No jaterference,” ‘No terfercnce."” Captaw Dike—Order, genth men, order, 1 will have to clear tbe room. Coroner— Mos) dccidediy, AVIDENCE OF MR. PETBLER. Alouts Pitcier, of 601 Broadway, being duly sworn, de posed as fellowe— Q. Whst is your profession? A Confectioner. Q. Do you know Mrs Cunningham? A Ido. Q Did you furnish apything for the party had at her boure? A. The fret time | tornisbed anything was in (he month of Gutober, 1865 Q When did you next furnish ber with confectionery’ A. On New Year susy Q, When next? A. On the 14th January. Q me were the goods purchased? A. The " pet the goods down to Mr Oampingbam, } ¥ as © ® under the imereesion the: Dr. Burdell was Mr ‘onulngbem wnt) the day of the party om the 14th of January. q., Woe aie you chs rge tie goods on that day to? A To Mre, Cumpingbarm Q. By whose order’ A. She gave me no directions as to who | should charye the confectionery to. @& Who paid yoo for allthis! A. Dr. Bartell paid me op the Oret cecesion Q. What kind of s jooking man was Dr. Bordell? A. It was the seme gentleman who came to tho dour when | came to make ents for the party. Q Who were the oiber bile paid by? A. The first ome ‘was the on! got pea onel for. Q. Ika you send im your bill? A. I did on the 19th of Joneary Q What ¢id she ray’ A. Teent my bill with one o° my men, when sbe sent word beck that she wanted to see we berseif. When I came here she eaid she had no money, but offered to give me ber pote. | refused at to take the nove, saying that | did not do business ia wey; abe then raid thet sbe expeciod ber agent in the month of February, and that about ten or fifteen days after the let inst. she would bare ploaty of mony; | then took her note and gave her a reoeipt for it. Reoorder—1 do not see how this witness’ testimony i¢ tn any way important Corener—I thing now we will adjoura the inquest for the cey. Serer Untu when? Coroner— Until 10 0 clook to-morrow morning, sir. THE INCIDENTS OF THE DAY ‘The pitti: g 0! the Corover yesterday was the shortest det, at the -rme time, the most interesting and excited ‘we bave ye! had during the inquest. The two pariors 0: the house were more u comfortably crowded thao ueual, and there evemed te bee determination on the part 0’ the fire to burn brisker thea when warmth wae realty required. The rcome were incapabie of being ventilated, as the windows will not move down, « defec which may be remedied in a few minutes, if the parties i. ii ti! i fF DEPORTMENT OF MR. ECKEL ON SATURDAY. The proceedings at the Court of Common Pleas ov Saturdey attracted s large crowd in the Park, who mani fested the utmost anxiety to witness the proceedings, andi? poe ible ree the parties who have been involvec tg ibis moyeteriour adair, Both Mr, Eckel and Mr, Snod gras: were compelicd to submit to the annoyance of bavirg a curious and tamultaous orowd at their heols, or thetr joursey from ihe Tombe to the court room, to await the decision o the Judge. Jn the court room Mr, Kokel expressed his annoyance to (be officers that acoompenied him, and said tt made bis flesh oreep to see the mass of eager faces that were torned towards bim, tm all of which he saw or thoaght he saw ® belief that he was a murderer. the proceed or ge on the tpquest he conid interpose no to the comments of yacis «tbat bad been elicited; but the readines: of the populsce to believe him tnsirumental in the deatr of Dr, wardell, and to look on him in that light, made him abucder. The cifloers, at his request, disguised him eo as to de- celve the crowd when Be left the Holl on his way to the fotabs. Another man pution bts overcoat aud hat, and wes taken to the Tombs by officer Masterson, the crowd following under the supposition that they saw Mr. Eoke) He boweverhad on another overcoat then bis own, clove y buttoned up, and a oap om. He wok the arm of the officer snd walked out by the rear of the City Hall and tnio Broadway without being recognized by any ond. To the policeman be strongly protested bis innacsnce, and said that public opinion must change with rogard to him bo fore a great while. He was no} intimate with Dr. Bar- doll, snd had no particular reason to do him any tojury. Bis remarks were hopefal, and he expreseod his cunvic- jon shat no barm would come to bic, ae the real culprit would doubiles soon be discovered. Tey reached the Tombs without being reoogaized. THE CORONER TO THE PUBLIC. The Coroner requested the reporters to state that he would feel obliged to the publio if they would give him apy information as to the whereabouts of Dr. Burdeli after five P. M. on Friday, the night of the murder, ae be (the Corener) and the jury bed not been able te find out where or bow the Doctor spent his time after that. MRS. CUNNINGHAM IN UTICA. (From the Utica Telegrapa, Feb. 6 ) Mrs. Cunpipgbam, ihe woman onder arrest in New. ‘York for participation in the murder of Dr, Burdell, is wel: known in this cl'y, where we believe eho bas relatives. We saw ber here in the semmer of °55, on her return from Niagara, where sho, as was her custom every sum mer, bad been spending a Seaxon She ts a very fin: locking woman, and. to judge from her conversation, ix given 10 Corquests of the heart. it was said, was epgeged to be married to a widower of this city, but he Droke off the match and married another. Her daugbt'r attended the semipary in this otty, and wes discharge? for appropriating to her own use articles belonging to ber claremaies. The widower of this city, towhom she was to much attached, was, when living in New York, a boarder st her house. Dr. Burdell, the deceased, was s a Herkimer county, where ho has relatives now residing. Interesting trom Hampton Roads. OUR NO&#OLK CORKESPORDENCE, Stramsnr Roawors, Norvouk, February 4, 18651. The Steamship Roanoke Fast in the Icomhe Ice Eighteen Inches Thick—Perilous Condition of the Passengers. I take the liberty of forwarding a few lines to you con cerning the steamship Roanoke. We left New York ic her at our vsual starting time, which was on Saturday the 17th January, with about 30 cabin and 16 steereg: Passengers. The weather was clear, the wind bein; about N. N. W. Sunday morning at one o’clook the wind was N. N. E., blowing # porfect gale and snowing, witi. 8 beavy sea running. (Owing to the good management « the sbip, on the part of our captain and officers, we ra’ along before it much better than might have been ex pected. At 2:30 P. M. made the breakers on Cape Henr; beach, being the only object seen fortwonty miles, A SP. M. made Willoughby poimt light, and about 6:3 made Old Polat, when only two jengths of the ship from the beach. AtGP. M., brought ship to an anchor je roads, with both anchors, and kept up steam 10 pr ‘About ten o’clock on Monday moro 8, with the assistance of some of the passengors, ser vents and crew we got up our anchors, and while thus employes & of our crew had their fingers frosibitten. After getting up our ancho: Wied to get ap to Ni folk, and succeeded in getting as iar up as Seweil’s poi where the ice prevented further progress, and we bad to revorp to Hempton roads again, where we were compelir: (© remain uvti!l Thursday morning, when we ro) Shu fur ceeded Ip getting within a mile of Craney Night boat, where Stopped until iast Sundey morning Feb 1, 1867. Afier arriving as far as Craney island, a0 nding we could mot get any further sever ! of the passengers got out on the ice and walke vp to Norfcll, apd on the next dey, Friday, some of ib ecnuiemen wh up t Norrolk the day betore came back, and with @ sleigh which we ad on board mW wok up four ladies end a child to Norfolk. They encceste tw reaching there in safety, whic ta our ico bound p et our provisions and water down wo tb sleight which we constructed on bear ourecives, and 80 our abip was lying six miles trom town, and tbe tee being exseeoingly rovgh we foand ratber bard task. We still had two isaies on board one going to Richmond and the other to Old Point. Oo boeyiable capten did mot think pradent to let them veo tore out unt!) arrived at Norfolk The iady for (i) Peimt, ai tbe Philadel} up to Norfolit on wet by the Georgie steamer beiow to be hoped the river will soon de © several abips in want of help below but it if moving very slow at present. I forgot to men Won that the ice was eighteen inches thick round our sbip while in our ioe bound position. Nonroux, Fed 4, 1867. Vessels Bound tn the Lie—The Harbor Blockaded— ¥ ease. in Distress, de. Ibave taken the liberty of forwarding a Nive more Bews to you, though perhaps you may have received \) before. The steamer Caledonia arrived here this eve ning trem Cape May, with the sohooner Mary Emily, o! New Haven, diamasted, rigging gone, and ine very dine bled condition. The Atlantic now leying here, vrovgh: news that the James Adger, of New York, and (oorgis of Beitimore, (steamers) sre actively engaged a: fem, ton im getting shipe relieving them. The Caledo nis took the ©. Roseell, of New York, in tow, but coming 1m contact with « field of ice, both were driven ashore 0 the Horse-shoe, jurt below (id Point, whore the &. Ri wes when taken in tow by the Caledonia, and was left }s a Worre sitvation then fore. The Ca: ay of Rich Veceatgned Yo. the 5! Carry 'ana { Janetr to the owners, J. 0d dresebow '& Bre., of Richmond. The ‘auleatio reporie the ates mer James Adgtr, of New York, along side tne Samoel Raree, of New York, Trinidad to New York, when . wee overtaken by a gale, which took away ber sails, martes and rigging. White in thie perilous sonditioo sighted @ Dark, mame unknown. Having rigged « jury cot ‘mall gril, made directiy ‘or the un Bnown sbip, apd when simost near enough to see her name she was seen to make #til, and consequectly wae form out of sight, much jo the regret of the joor mir man iasbed to bis post #5 ibe eeeption of two, whe bad given ont, being comp «| expavsted, The captain bad hie toom frostiitien whic tr the wheel, When in let 37%, how. 7) 86 eyed sonooner Juliana. of Bost and showed ‘huni of i+ She layed to, und havirg come up to her, wore taken off by ber, leaving Our own schooner with aboot Acctipents on THE New York Centran Ratt Tono.— Yesterday was rather proiitic of accidents oa tn once, although none were attended with any serious quences. Uf four secidents, three proseeied from the breaking of axietrees ‘Yesterday, about 4 P.M, a freight train running west over the straight road ft: ‘Byracuee, wae somewhat broken ap at Ibe bridge soroes the Benoca river, Jars pega, Yt gS Ey ap axtetres broke, and the oar ran rome oo treck—the droken eo meanwhile i Movements tp Real Hetate. ADVANCE OF RENTSIN NEW YORE—ALABM AMONG TRNANTS— RENTS IN NEW YORK TO BB FROM TEN TO TWENTY-FIVE FER CENT HIGHER THAN THEY WERE LAST YEAR—DBFRECIATION IN THE VALUE OF PROPERTY IN BROOKLYN, WILLIAMSBURG, JE! SBY CITY, HOBOKEN AND ALL THE SUBURBAN VIL- LAGEs. 1s ts usual for tenants to notify thetr landlords on the Ast of February whether they intend to retain their tene- ments after the 1st of May following, and agree upon the rent that is to be paid in oases where there are n0 leases, or where the houses are bired trom year to year. On making their bargains this season, the tenants discovered to thetr dismay, that landlords have come toa general de. termination to advance their rents all over the clty, !n sums varying from 16 to 80 per cent, and tn some favored localities to 40 per cent. If these enbanced rates were confined to certain wards, there would not be s0 much alarm, but relatives, acquaintances and neighbors find on comparing notes that the cempiaint is general tn all parte of the island at ail contiguous to omnibus lines or city railways. A knowledge of this fact has materially changed tb deportment of the landlords and tenants towards each other. Heretofore, landiords have been suave, obliging and conciliatory to thelr good tenants—they ‘“hope the apartments sult,” and that tho ‘‘ront ts not too high,” and the like, while the latter were petulant and full of complaints and threats; but this is now all changed. The landlords are ‘masters ¢f the postition,” and are carefa! to let their tenanis know as much; while the latter have bad a new light, they haveto ‘suffer inconveniences, to be sure, but then they don’t want to move—that is, i! the rent is not raised.” But this don’t avail; for the landlords all expect an immense competition for tene. ments, and the unfortunates who want houses are com pelied to submit with what grace they can command. ‘There will be more house-hunting this year than over before, and many a poor family have the gad prospoot before them that their litile means will be lessened during the coming year by the increased expenses of housekeep- img; for not only do high rents affect tenants directly, but in a dozen different ways. The grocer has twohun- dred dollars a year added to his rent, which he makes up by raising the price of his wares @ cont extra ® pound for sugar, tea or any other kind of goods, or perhaps by giving lighter weigh. The same is done’ by the butcher, the baker, the dry goods desler, and #0 through all departments of trade, and the only party who resily suffers is the house- keeper, who not only pays an ‘mcreased rent for his own dwelling, but also for the enhanced price ef the stores bis tradespeople. Thus, \¢ they total rental of the city of 860 000,000 per year—and it is in that neighborhood, —and twenty, per cent is added to it, tho householders and tenents Dave an additional tax of $10,000,000 per year to pay to the landlords. As there are mapy leases beving some time to run, the increase will not be s0 largo. The increase in the price of rents is due to masy a, Sees which the foliowing are the most ap parent:— First. The difficulty experienced in getting to the city during the winter montbs from the neighboring towns ocd villages. last year, it will be remembered, the rivers and bay were obst) ucted more or less for nearly un it would not pay to !!o out of thoectty and be continually lesipg time, ane the dcicimnatica wae very general inst year among thousands of families to move into the city, which many of them did; others came to the conclusion ‘thas lest winter was unusually severe, and that the rame kind of weather would not perbaps occur again in years; but even this hopeful class of are convinced by what has tranepired during th monw that the same ¢:foulty may, and probab) It 1s & well-known fact property, that a great empty during the past year, and that rents have falica from ten to fifteen per cent, 10 induce people to stay there ‘Thie year there will undoubtedly be a still further reduo tion ip rents. exoept ip the more favored localities. Second. The yellow fever panic of last summer aiso bad its eflest in inducing people to wish to remove to this city. There cen be no question but that the yellow fever was ip South Brooklyn jast summer, and experienced yeician are of the opinion that hea the warm weather 1D prolopged for two weeks, it would have raged ‘with great violence, fact that it i much more ex es © Infection tban New York bas tnauced famiiies to determine to remove trom south Brooklyn. Ancther reason for tbe deprectition of properiy art of the ‘City of Chui Famitton ferry during \he wint ‘Ube and firet to more obstructed than it when is does ran while pore Tre population between Gowanus ‘he streets intersecting Hamilton avenue, was getting to be very thick, but :t seems likely that a diminution wi (ake place for the fret time next year. Third The action of the Union Ferry Company |: raiaing the fare to two cents and deciiniag to Issue Com jailon tickets, is apocber reason why jeave Brooklyn. Decomer To persons who cross ropra‘edi: tax, bo Considerable, and for eoopomica! reasons they may wish to live tm vais city. If the ferry companies manifeste: y disposition io sccommodate their patrons, by em oy ing We Doete to keep the navigation open, tt might ople to put with their lot and try Brooklyn = the utter indifference manifested by @ people, and they are de- it to their extortion any k nger. also bi ‘Weir effect in Down town dweiling houses are contiau- raising rents, ally beigg changed into stores. and every year the num ber of ies ip the lower wards is decreasing The opeping of new streets also bas ite effect in driving people cp town and decreasing the nom ber of nemenws for families. Tie opening of street deprived two bundred poor families and the opening of the Bowery to Pearl street made four hundred famines remove, the 4 required for stores and warehouses. Chambers street will be opened to etreet, and will ron throug! : 2 it 3 2 i y rented two = lense eo for seven years. since a bonus of $20,000 wae given lease of five years, over the Original ron! The rents in the Fifth i i i 3 3 i E i ~ i i i P ql! gE year for $500. thie year 80 throvgbout all the or the question arises, how con tell’ ‘This state of things of course real eetate i the sales for the pa = # B ; ! week = OF REAL ESTATE. ad street, 1bxBO. street, 16x80. Poor! rtraet. tus Pearl omnes... + street ° atre rtreet . Mf wtremt, between Mth sad , Dotword bush Mud 21th aves. fA Bowee and tot 495 9 3 0 on Shh Ft, Rear 2d ave, cach 26x08, 1 do, A jOLnINg, F52VB. 6s... 5 . 1 éo, on Siete, near 8d ave. 26x100 .., 8 66, _—aojoining above, each 256x100, 9736. . 1 Go, ~— om 06th st., near th ave., 286x100. a @. om 168th st, near 10th aye , b0x24.. 1 do. on 12th ave., between 168th and we Ho 4,900 wa as a 4,496 1 tot E cor Brosdwe: 8,65 ite soso do N, 1 60. 1,00 H 0, o kas * eo 5 /d 1 Se. Seth murcat 100 feet W. of 7th ay. 1,600 1 ¢0, noytnirg shove, 782100... 1,400 1¢o, do 95x108 jg, 1,996 1 4, do. do. 2x103. 1,100 1 do, 00. do. x09. 1,495 1 oo do. 0, = xrl06 1,390 loo, 40, 40. 2639) 1,270 140, do. do, 26888. 1,800 1 de, oo. corner Broadway, 26x8) 8,598 1 40. sejoin'og on do * veces 8,000 4 lots on 86th street, 10th avanne, $1,625en0b.... 6,100 8 do, ‘fn 86th street, $1 460 each 8,360 1 1,820 7 00 i 960 a ber of fires have been caused during the pesh winter for ‘want of caution in this respect, ‘Mr. Hibbard, of the Bowery Insurance Company, wad called to the chair, and Mr, Oakley, of the Arotio Insu- ance Company, acted as Secretary. The followify report was then made by the spccial, omemittee:— (AN ACT FOR THE PREVENTION OF FIRES, FROM THE IMPROPES CONSTRUCTION OF FURNACES ABD FLURS, COUNTY OF NEW YORK, Seotion 1, Ail furnaces placed and dwellings, to be started on the earth at or counter celiar, and to have eight inches in thickness on the t i ' ft E Hae li aEEES ley ol eats MRERE nes 10 bo lone Reniens Sat underside of the beams, leaving said space of one cold air to circulate over the tor Bec. 2. eae ere pact bees fer cellar or basemest story for jpecitied in the first section of thi be continued up to the top of the fleor but must be built and covered in desoribed in the first section of this act; thereto, the beams wurt be framed arou! and kept distant from apy brickwork of inches cn aj) sides thereof. The floors are plate two inches of the furnace brickwork, or reot Seo. 3. No girder, or beam, or any timber of whatever, to be worked in any part cf the fu resting thereon. Sec. 4. Ail bot alr pipes to be started from ‘ae near the centre of tbe flag ttone over the furnace ag can cogveniently be 4 opening of eight inghes around the fi they pass throngh fo the stories above; uesrer than two inches to any hot air of cold air; these pipes, In n0 case, to the firat story or ground floor of any bui Seo. 5. All hot air pipes to be }d soldered together at every joint, g iit 5 eH i BER i Bit 43 i i i z E | oss i i : of the seme. De built in an eight inch pai and rooms, by working a thickness of brick side thereof. The registers to be set in tm each and every story where they may and one of the registers to be 80 constructed not be closed, but remain open at all times. Seo. 6. All the timbers any the flues and air pipes, must be ‘ab least clear of the ineide of the flues on ell sides thereot, and tm the front of air fives four inches opening to be left the brick work of the air lve and header or beam All air floes for een to Hl | i i worked in or pl such fives or hot air —. No : & if il Opporite board of wood to be placed said air ptpes or smoke fives, Dutidings. No flooring to be laid within two the ag ‘Work fronting the fla pargeted op the inside in a proper Sec. 8. All hot air pipes from with air pipes thas sre bvi/t in the wi open to the cellar or joperty we- below the ver Pp im eentact: iy ceiltog or sid! @wtance of twelve inches on the ing. Tae ceil te ke ‘teen inches in dwelling house, wi he or they be the owner or owners of the ‘1m fee, oF the lessee: or lessees thereof, or bas or juanGed or contin- gent Interest therein, by virtne Agreement oF contract in writ or im any per, woo shall violate apy provisions of this act, and every builder, car- penter, mason, furnece setter, or furcace egent or Cor tberect, who may be employed or assist shall, for such violation, respectively forfeitand pay the sum of 6 undred dollars, and such owner or owner® aball forfeit ano pay, in addition t! tbe sum of fi! doliars for every twenty four hours sun violation vemelo Lonel otice Y remove ee the <pem avo been given; such potice may be signed by auy he truetes, fire wardens, chief engineer, or assistant engineer of the Fire Department, or the Fire Mersbal of be city of New York. such votice may ve given by daring (be same at the residence or place of Dostoess: tuch owncr ¢r owners, or builder, or carpenter, 7 oprietor, or by serving the same ‘ com vered up te the time of the trial of any suit for the re- ec very thereof; und in osse such violation sbau continue fer the tral of such suit, such contim additions! yenalty, comptiing from the time of such may recovered ta any other roit or suits to be bi m (be eme of the Fire Department of fg ty RY eet BG eccb Snes snd penaitios to go to the Fire Departi f the ony cf New York. t shail be the dcty of the far- pace fats gd Datider to give notice to the Fire Mar- ebal or Warcens, ip writing, and lett at his or their office, when be shall begin or commence the of e farpace, with the street pumber and the street, tor bis in- apection, under the ed ond collected tn 1! z A H i i & i ui ais § i Ee 5 g & F iy 3 it lj Li itt; it celling end the with apy ceilrg or siding boards within paid distance etve inches on ihe side walle of the building. 3 g H 3 z t? nm i i Hae j t atl 3 Ik s i Thoreday, to canvass the views of the other neurscce companies. Lan d@ Venant Ca: INET DETR? COURT. Before ow. Judge Green. Fan 7 —Jdohn Moun, Landlord, against Patrwk Hegan, Tenant, and Michael Driahanty, Under Tenant —Sommary proceeding to remove the tenant and under tonant of part of premises 48 Wost strect, for alleged bolting over afer their term bad expired. The landlord in his aMdavit. alleges that on the Sist of December last he let the pre- mises tn qoeation to Hogen, the tement, for the term unt} HH} 1! [eh s ! matter, The Jodge eustalned: bolding thet curred between ‘oom sat wader tenant na taste, f J I s

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