The New York Herald Newspaper, February 15, 1857, Page 1

| al THE NEW YORK . | WHOLE NO. 7473, THE BOND SIREET TRAGEDY. IMPORTANT THSTIMONY. ‘Scene between Captain Rynders and Snodgrass. Ampressive Appeal of the Captain to Induce Snodgrass to Vell all he Kmows. SNODGRASS AGAIN ON THE STAND. “Twe Witnesses Testify that he Pur- chased a Dagger. Another Exciting Sc:ne at the Beeognition. BIS RE-ARREST BY THE CORONER. The Mysterious “‘John" don't Kaew Anything of t.e Murder. CLOSE OF THE INVESTIGATION. CORONER CONNER Y’S CHARGE. The Jury Retired to Deliberate upom their Verdict. THE VERDICT OF THE JURY. Mrs. Cunningham and Eckel held to Answer the Charge ef MURDER. SN@DGRASS HELD AS ACCESSORY TO THE CRIME. Augusta and Helen Cunningham Detained as Witmesses. &e., &e., &. The inquest was resumed at twelve o’olook yesterday. There was a large number of persons in attendance, as it was reported that the Coroner had some important wii- estes to examine, and among (hose waa young Snodgrass. ‘Tho usual crowd of curious spectators assembied in front of the house, and the door steps were thronged by appli- cante for admission. Before the opening of the court Judge Capron informed the reporters ihat he was in receipt of a letter which what be considered s very clear explanation of the dif ference between the size 21 tho cuts {n the clothes of Dr. Burdoll and the wounds on different parts of his body. ‘This difference was illustrated by the folding of « piese of paper in a triangular form and the cutting of it through the folds, which would produce a cut considerably larger than the wound, The illustration is 9 very reasonable otme, and is rendered probable from the fact that the breast of the shirt is full of plaits and felds, The follow. ing ts the letter: — Naw Yous, Feb. 12, 1867. Juvex Carkon—Sir:—I go! in! ion (rom = drawiug given in Frank Lesiie’s that Ur. Burdell’s shirt abows seve- ‘al cute of this remarkable angular form ~ opiaion that Snodgrass knew @ great deal more in relation to the murder than he wished to tell, and that he ought to come forward and tell ail be did know. Some one ia- formed the captain tha\ the individual in question was present; but instend of lowering Bis tone tn the least, or exhibiting eazy desire to conceal his opinions, the cap. tain with bis usnal biuntness went right up to Seodgrase and addressed jhim somewhat as follows:—‘‘See here, young mas, | don’t believe but that you know more about ‘this affair than you pretend vo do; and now, the bes! thing that you cam do is te out with the whole story st once, for ft mast come out sooner or later.’’ To this Snodgrass made no reply; but at the solicita- tion of some of his friends left the room at once, and, we believe, went down stairs and mingied with the au- dience. It was about twelve o'clock pow, and the Coro- ner opened his court and sddressed the jary ax follows:— 1 wea of ‘when we last adjourned, that we bad other examine, Irom information ion weave esterday, ede, right and just that labould act upor taformesion, ard we will, ieatose mastered ot Sey cxetaees shartater of Pervel. 1 have been called sot i bot and op’ i 2 g gentleman made bis appearance with the greatest non- chalance, took his seat in the witness chair, and prepared to amewer the questions. SNODGRASS AGAIN ON THE STAND. “ You Baye bem sworn before, Mr. Snodgrass’’ said the Coroner, “ and you are atill ander the same obliga- tion as regards your testimony.’” The wiiaees nodded sasent. Corever— Did you over, recently, or at any time, go out in company with Mrs. Cunningham to buy « dirk, dagger or sword-cane? A. No, sir, Q. Did you recently, at any time buy & dagger or dirk yourself? A. No, sir. Coroner—That is all | have to ask, sir The witness retired, and joimed the sudience in the ‘rot parlor. MRS. MARGARBT ALVISRT TROTIPIRG THAT SNODEHASS DID PURCHASE A DAGGER. The next witness eramined wae Mra. Margaret Alviset, who, having been sworn, testified as follows: — Q. Where do you live? A. In 590 Broadway. Q. About two weeks ago did ® young man, whom you since recognized ae Snodgrass, call at your store In Broadway to purchase © dagger? A. | saw tbat young man about two or three days before the Dootor was iil. ed, and sold him adirk keife wih « four cornered biade. Q. Thte was the Wednesday or Thursday before the ‘murder, and fi was two or three days before thai? A. ‘You, sir. Q. Did he not try one of them, and object to It because ‘wae not strong enongh! A. You, sir. Q. Did he not eventasily selest au old one, for which be paid erght dollare? A. He paid eight doliars for one ; yee, sy othe ‘Ware bere before to identify Mre. Conniagham ‘and Boke! as partion who benght a sword cane in your ‘More? A. | wan here the day before yester/ay. Q. When was it you identified Snodgrace as the person ‘bought the dagger ia your store’ A. A gentioman wanted to bring me wp stairs, asd an officer sald to me, “who sent you up,” and | said, ‘nobody,’ then he sent me down and | want to the back room, and he said, ‘that ‘a not the plage for witmesves,” and then | went to the {ront room, where [saw s young gentleman sitting on the ‘stove; | told the policeman that | wanted to get my din- ner, aad that if be bad not been in such a herry with the young man who was sifting on the stove apoke to me very roughly, and said that he had no dinner, and I might as well be without mine as himself; I told the officer that I saw that young man who ‘was sitting on the stove in my stereo; an officer thon came had enough money he could get his dinner; the young man took some mo. ney outof his pocket and asked the officer if that was enough, and when the offloer told him it wae net, he showed # lot of bills, and the officer said that would do, ‘and took him out to get his dinner. Q. Were you brought here in order to recognise him? A. You, sir. Q. Did you recognise him as the person who bought the knife from you? A. Yes, sir; I saw bim buy the knife; I recognised hiw as the person who bought the knife. (Here the Coroner banded a four-edgod dirk knite with a wooden handle to witness, and asked her to look at it, which she did very closely. The handle was 80 loosely fitted to it that it could be pulled off with the Greatest case; it had not then the appearance of being the original hanale; the blade was about an inch in width, about six inches long, and was of the strongest kind. | Coroner to the Witness—Does that bear a similarity to the knife he bought from you? A. Yes, sir—that ts the same blade, but the handle is not finished. Q, Is tt the same size? A. Yes, sir, five inches long. The blade was here exhibited to the audience and oreated the greateat excitement. Coroner—Will you identify the person who bought that from you’—can you recognize him among that crowd? (pointing to the crowd of persons who stood in the front parlor, and of whom there were from forty to fifty). The witness walked over to the barrier which separates the front and back pariors, and taking (rom one of the policemen « walking stick which he bad in b's band, she stretohed across the berrior and Inid it upon the shoulder of Snodgrass. This recognition did not seem to affect bim in the least, but in a somewhat braggadocia manner, he said to Oaptain Dilks, “ Well, don’t see why sbe shouldn't recognize me, after seeing mo up stairs.” ‘The witness returned to her seat, prepared to auswer any further questions. The Coroner, immediately alter the recognition of Snodgrass, had him arrested. ‘1 will give you,” said he to the officer, “the necessary legal pa. Per to take Mr. Snodgrass into custedy.’’ Theocommitment was made out and placed in the hands of the oMcer, who forthwith arrested Snodgrass and took him to the Fifteenth ward station house. While passing through the hall he called tog young man sbout his own age to join him. “Come along, Dick,’’ sali he. And Diok accordingly went with bim. ‘the excitement which followed the recognition of nod. gYass was 90 great that no business could be transacted for several minutes. At length Mr. Capron said that when the noise should subside be bad some further ques- tions to put to the witness. Coroner—If quiet is not restored I ehali order the room to be cleared of all but reporters. BXAMINATION OF MARGARET ALVISET RESUMED. Contiaued by Mr. Capron:— Q. I wish you to state to us and the Jory whetber there was any controversy between yourself and Scodgrass at the time he was in the shop, which led you to notice him particularly—any thing about the bilisor money? A. 1 don’t understand very geod English : do you moan that | talked with the young man about the money. Q. Was there any difficulty between you about the money at the time he bought the knife? A. We looked at the bills; 1 do not know the billie myself, and1 looked to see if they were good; he sald, Tough enough, ‘Do you thirk I would give you bad money?’ We said we bad to look at bills for we had bad ones passed on us sometimes. Whon we had or- emined them he said A. Mra. Snith hem wes resumed, and became 90 ioud aed excited that the wer threatened for the ove hundredth time to clear the room. THE WHERBABOUTS OF BYANS SETTLED. Coroner—Gentlemen of the Jury, | seat of four tele- qrapbs yesterday. I beve received answers to two of them, isquiring as to the whereabouts of Cadwallader Evans. I shall read them — Partapeceuts, Feb. 13, 1857. Bp. Sch No, 106 Henry —— Joyamensing prison, unless an alls. ” ” Pree WILKIM, Deputy. Pruavenemia, Feb. 13, 1857. B.D. Connery, No, 106 Henry street:— actrees tovage ay Aye ; OU G. WALLOWAY, Bubsequently the Coroner received and read the fol- lowing despatch: — Manvianp Pasiranriany, } 1867 Ep, D. Consuny, 106° Hoary sai bare John D. D. NRERY re " aliae Cadwallader , and expect te says be koews street. Nevins, Bans, in custod, bold bia for threo aad ®, Rall Yusre Pf VARZILIA MARRIOT, Olerk to the Warden. renee, ae queation of Mr. vans. JOMN (THE COOK'S FRIEND) 18 FOUND AND TESTIFIES. Jobn Gilmartin, « stromg bodied jaboring man, whose language was much better than what bis appearance ‘would indicate, was sworn and exam ned by Mr. Capron. Q. Were you scquniated im this family when they oc- cupied bere? A. Yee; not with all the family, sir; I was wih Mrs. Cunningham, (be two daughters sad two sens: T did not know the other daughter. Q. Did you serve her in the capacity ef servant? Dave done some errands and messages for her . Did you live with Ber A. were you here last, in reference to the mur- Of the Doctor’ A. kither on the Monday or Teesday to the morder; | aim not sure which day al j st f i ae i : = >ae 2F 22 ii . a 2 »ishs gue > i jolt Hi Eegeok SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 15, 185T. ta my life, nor other je my own ; Fo eeoeaasdeete Geen, paves that bad spots of blood on? A. No, sir; Imevor bad eny- way. {While the witness was signing his deposition, he sald that when down stairs some young man took a likenoss Of bim, probably jor some enterprising weekly paper.| TESTIMONY OF MRS. SMITH—MORE ABOUT THE DAG Gun, Mrs. Agnes Smith was cailod and examined by Judge Capros .— Q. Where is your place of business? A. No. 690 Broad: way. Q In whose employmext are you? A. Mr. Alviset’s. Q In tho same eetabiishmont ta which the young lady examined here isemployed? A, Yes, sir, the same. Q Have you been to tho station house to seo a man there wittin a sbort time’ A. Yes, sir. Q Mr. Snodgrass? A. Yo, sir; 1 andorstand it was yk at other 4 time, th ve yOu any place and time, the ¥ A. I remember his gen tively that I saw bim in the etore. Q Do fou remember s young man store to buy a dagger’ A. Not to remember pi the young man; we havo sold, during the last Meg ir Sebo aes, | aes . Buk you do not remem! young man partiou- larly? A. No, sir; I remember the ciroumsianoce of « youbg men speaking rougbly to the other lady. Q You know thata young man came in and had that conversation? A. I donot know which had the conver tation; I looked at the money, and he said s'Do you wap: pose | would give you bad money;” Isaid, “You must be air, for we fora s money, at ‘are sometimen passed;’ “I suppose a0, bat I know the bilis | gave you;” and be shook his band as tf impatient; I do not know the young man. Q Did you make any remarks about Alviset used the French word (Laughter.) We supposed nim older than he was Q Had he « moustache slight moustache; bo was mark that caused me to generally remark pei ‘What can you say in relation to the of the young man that you have seen this morning, ia com- parison with the ope with whom you bad the conversa Vion, 88 to the similarity of their rot A. I should say they looked alike, but { would not be willing to swear they were; 1 torget very easily, and would be doubtful; I would be afraid to swear to bim. anaes beg to suggest that the lady (s near- led. 1, sight is poor, but it te not in consequence of this; I see those near me piain to distinguish them, but I do not look at people generaily; I did not sell bim the dagger, but merely came {x to look at! l Q. Who was the sale made by? A. Mrs. Alvis: three ipper lip? A. Hohade looking; it was his re- im, because I do not H made the sale to him, and when he gave tho money shoe ealled me to look at it. fees cae iF point ; fashioned ove ele? Be & 453 ae BE F esos. MISS BANFORD DOES NOT REGOGNIZE SNODGRASS. ‘Mise Isabella Banford, who has been before examined, was re-called, for the purpose of seeing whether she could tdentily Mr. Snodgrass as the gentioman who ac- companied » indy wo parshane 0 sword cine ts the cute lishment where s! . Have you eeen Mr. Snodgrass at the station house? A. Yes, air. Q. What is your judgment as to hie identity? A. 1 do not think he is the gentleman who came to our store at oil; be was much older looking. What do you say of the color of hie hair? A. 1 do dot remember the color of bis bair at all. AFTERNOON SESSION. ‘The Jury re-assermbled at three o'cloo\ MRS. BURDELL'S TESTIMONY. Mre. Adeline Loutna i!ardel! called and sworn ‘The lady was dressed in deep mourning, and bores . Burdell, are you « relative of ‘Dr, Hurdell, deceased A Tam the wife of bis brother, Q. When did you see the Doctor last? A, I thi was on Wednesda) before his death, as far ae! ba y evening Q, You bave no recollection of seeing him ister than A. No sir, | think tt wae ew jare you amy knowledge or meant knowing where he was aiver dye o'clock on Friday vrecedia; death? A. No, sir, ony \, De you know whether your husband has any know: ledge? A. He baw not Q. Who over in Hrookiyn was be in the Dablt of going to visit. OF Ay acquaintance with anybody there whose A. a of aay one THE CORONER'S CHARGE TO THB JURY. ‘The Conopar thea said:—I deemed it necessary, for fear Of misrepresentation, to commit my ideas and thoughts | deratien; and you will draw your own conclusions and | tho fects appearing in cvidence. (0 paper. He then commenced to address the jury, apoke as follows:— Gmartamas oF THs Jeav—i have to congratulate you that our labors in this tmportant case are appronohing & close, and I cannot refrain from oxpressing my thanks to you collestively and to each juror tadividually, for the patient attention which you have bestowed apos the oase as it progressed. This duty which the law has cast upom us, bas been and is to inquire how and by what means Dr. Harvey Bardell—upon of whose body the present inquest is held—came to his death. 1 think I may assert, without fear of com- | daughters. He was in tradiction, that there has never been an inquest in | murder. You willsay whethor this city which bas attracted so much of public attea- tiom as tho present. days ego was startied on learning from the channels through which the passing events of the day are made known, that a respectable citizen, a gontioman of wealth and « good station in soclety—had been foully and brutally murdered—I mighfesy butchered—and in ‘his own house; and that at thas time there was no clue to evidence that the case is ono discover the perpetrators of the foul deed. The moment our proceedings commenced the eyes of the pablic were rivetted upon us, and the evidence of each day, as we progressed, was Icoked for and read with intensoanxtety, m order to learn {f there was any probability that | Pu» the guilty party or parties could be discovered end brought to the bar to answer forthe crime. Not is general apxiety exist to leara how the in Sees 2 dey and carry on & sevore criticism oa the t7 of this inquiry, tending to lead the pabiic wind to the conclusion thet the toquest would prove abor tive owing to bis incompetency to conduct the investiga- don, charging ihe Goreser with ee; ing but one theory of the case, and following ap that » © the exclu. aton of all others, It mast be apparent te everybody were last that elisived, bat The have been and wase rivy te and counsolltng, aid. fand abetting Hore in tho committal ot the merder, i, 2 coans So thn neneiasten Set the apereee on termes of intimacy or committed by one person’sione. if fled that wore than gue person was engaged in The public mind some fourteen | commision ot the murder, acd oxclude Mrs, Cunning: bam’s deugbters and sons and the female servant from ‘ai! participation tn the act, then you will copaider whether you can gafely come to bn ‘tho conclusion that Snodgrass ety aiding Kokel in the bloody tragedy. yaat tell you that a party is motio be tm) and to trial wiiere the case te one of suspicion only. To tify @ verdict against any One you must be satistied by more than 4 int i bes satiated your mstada thes any pariy tmaiioeted by your verdict, committed or was aiding and ebetting in the orime. Considering the great attention re have patd this case, and that very little of evidence that ae eee iene ppeared great accuracy in the 1, L shall not go over the ‘ovidence 1 detall vidgnoe ot length, ” Post Taking this course, be” while the reporters were copying stated that be had « particular rea- then proceeded with.|—in my summing of the caso, and as that prealetion will mot bo ‘verified, 1 ebsli await with calm resignation, tho faisifica- tion of the prediction roferred t>. (do not shrink from the task of going over the evidence in detatl from any desire to save myself the trouble, but consider thas that elthor one or other of these theories it correct—The | the whole of the testimony is in print, and oan be re murder was commitied with the privity of some ia- Oo the mate or inmates of house of the mur- tered com nitted the murder, and then left the house. Gentlemen, | am free to admift that I thought it right to proceed as if the frat Aheorv was the true one. ere appeared to me, at a very eary period of eur inbors, t be evidence poin' 1m that direction—none in the contrary direction. But deny most empbatically that I followed out that theory to the exclusion of the other, if any evidence could have been obtained to sustain it, I whole of the Friday evening of and also to ascertain if any person was scen to ent house during 74 period of that evening, who might bavo been concealed there! en ine Doctor entered, or who entered afier him. The inquiries on this head were frult- Jes; and in the absence of any evidence suppor any contrary theory, I did think {t right to follow out \beory with which | first became impressed, and was de. determined to pursue i} until it was estab. lihed by evidence, or shown to be erroxcous. 1 do not regret the course which I have end as this case is to be governed by your verdi leave my Conduct to the verdict of an enlightened public, who, I ventore to think, will come to the conclusion that the cause of public to the annals of and there poenessed per! the crime a1- Whether they, or any two or one of it, ie another question. Bat the eecopd point —Had the oh an op- pertumity aby motive for committing the bloody deed Barde!! was ‘at you will look and to be reed om, when it ap but, om the contrary, jead to the inference r, Burde!| hed teken piace be Would Lave allowed b met ins room adjoining Dedroom of Keke!!—t T ef & (eHENt and mere ocoupan! of Die house, whom war cetermined te rd on —that he would unifor house, end conduct mimeelt atier yr exact'y as he had done before that Part of the cease | beg your partioular the eviderce of Mr. (batield and Mr. to show inet yn . the wife of ly. Burde)) at the cate indicaved by ine ‘Marriage cervifente, The quertio nether Dr. Borde) Wes oF wae not marrie? \o Mre. Cunningham hae « most on the case, because if ball on that the marriage of Mr, Can- taking for that purpose tne Dr. Barde! ry strong mo- ‘out that consummation, with Bote, ytton that Mrs. Qurnieghan most 0” jr. Bardel!. Do yoube- | rories | be ondertamer on the followiog whose bands were \m@brned | gree of uncertainty which arises from T don’t see how you can come | as to the credibility cf direct witnesses may exceed ferred to by you on your retirement Attention to the case, as it has progressed that this f2 not the tribunal before which the ipnocence of any party is absolutely Oxed, that there ts not a conflict of dering ullt oF evi @ (rial of an indictment, { justice will be best promoted by the adoption of the course which upon due deliberation I have desided to take, namely, to give you the general effect of the evi. dence and the conclusions to be érawn from It loaving it to you to refer to it in detal if you should deem |! necessary todoso. There is, however, the evidonoe of one witness of such vast importance that { feci I ougnt to make a few observations on tt. 1 mean the testimony of the Farrell, which was taken on the 10th ist. Gentiomen, ft ts, as you are aware, the peculiar province of the jary to decide on the degree of weight should give to each and every witness should have before tho | them, They bave the advantage of those ouwide the court, of seeing the manner and domeanor of the wit- ness testifying; amd before any wright can be at- taobed to tho evidence of the witness, the jury most be satisded that he ts the witness of truth, and comes forward {o speak of facts of which ae ee ee relate « tale \o presume was Dr. was FEokel? If you believe that the witness in question was tho witness of the truth, and was not mistaken in his indentificatien of Eckel, we bave Uhese facts established: That within two minutes efter For what purpose be came to the front door we caunot Eee, ‘aay, but it may be tnterred—end | thine the ference is @ uatural legngeee Wt om was despatched, and bavieg a m' "e fears thet the cries may bave Board Fa person Re ventured to the door to satisfy himselt thet ad pet veen beard, thereby furnishiag the Strongest possible circumetantial evidenee against bimesel! that he was ths murderer, or one of ibe murderers, if more than one was ged in this horrid tregedy. Thus, accident, guides and governs ali, and from whom no secrow are hidden, was the witnese Farrel! on the very spot at the needed moment, and was there mace by the mur- Gerer Bimself a witness of bis guilt. Tne evidence of Farrell clears up snother difficuty which was presented at an early period of our inquiry. You w')l rezollect that ed that there was blood on the stair case and paveage of the ‘irst loor, showing that the inurdorer came these rances of blood a the murderer left the house, and if so, that oated. The appear. ance of ®t once removes the difficulty, and furnishes corrobative proo! of the truth of the hypothesis that the murder was pot the work of any one concealed in the house, or who entered after Dr. Bur- dell. you Will recollect the course | Wok to test Ubis witness's acouracy, for of his veracity | had no doubt. Tad Eckel it lor and placed promigcously amongst and without the witness Jook around and sce if he could point out the maa who came to the door when he was on the steps, and (rom the thirty persons be picked out Eckel as the man, was Dot aware that the person be had selected was Ecko) ‘enti! informed by m bia return to this room, if you fication of Eckel, then the presumptioné of bis guilt for your consideration are three fold, as stxted in & former crime of | pert of my address. ‘Ist. Had be the means and opportunity of perpetrating the crime? 2d, Hed he « motive to commit it? he use means and precautions to avoid suspl: r \quiry? |) Jou anewer there urstions in the affirmative, thea, centiemen, the case, as aga’nst hckel, is one of pertious, crashing weight The evidence of Farrel) has also a bearing on ihe case as ina the other inmates of the bouse, for \f ube cries spoken of by Farrell were euch as to be heard by him ontvide the house, can you covoolve it to be within the range of probability that the arcond- ng sounds did new the care of those in the rooms immediately above’ Geptiemen, | wish you to understand the |tw as appil cable to this branch of the osse. If Snodgrass, M. i ere beard the cries of the m ‘an, and had resaon to know that a murder had Commitied, or wae in the course of perpetration, would be anawersd'¢ as acceesorier berore the fact, nd therefore, ag uch, amenable 10 jcatice equally with . the party whore hand wielded the feta! instrument of destreetion, unleer they were before cognizant teat tbe ae toe aw crime Was About to be committed, or had, terma \t, counselled, aited or abetied the setually committing the murder. They may indeed be 4 Upon to enawer before another tridunai as accesso. after the fact—that is to eny, as parties who, know. £ & Warder to Dave been committed, harbored, rer, to the Onding “ and by what meane Dr. Harvey Burcell came to death: if bie deat wee oe natural one, bot was occasioned by violence, what party or parties Commitied the crime, and who wore acces before the fact to ite commission '’’ With thie ex pianation of what | conceive to be the law applica! principale and accessories, you will De oot enotgh to consider whether you cae safely come to (he cone!ntion that any of the parties | have named beard the sounds of cimtrens epoken Of by Farrell, and at the time they beard them, they, or any one or more of them, knew that the prev’ osu bile we murder ould be of thie opinion, tnew you will oy 7 | for trial ove upo® whom you odeilev the evidence bas fixed beyond reasonable dou! of accestories before tbe fect sleeping arrang mente for that vignt of Mra. Cunningham aed her daogn tere, the sending (he servant to bed at an earlier hour thar usual, are worthy of your consideration. Were tbe sleeping arrangement® made by reason of « journey to day, 8 alleged, or for another purpose’ The emeil of borning, ax of woollen or leather, *poken of by several witnesses, wil) not hav escaped your notice Couple thie with the fact that 00 himen or Other clothing belonging to any inmate of the hose Dat been di-covered etained with venous or arterial make « few pon and quality of the evidence before o# Fyidence is ether direct and positive. or mptive and circumetantial. It ie direct and positive where the very facts in dispute are comm unic by showe who bave har, setua) knowledge of them by means of their senses. Mow, no one saw the morder committed. When ovidence fe not direct, tis Pretompitve and circumstantial. that ie, where a faot is | Dot directiy and positively nova, it if presomed or in- ferred from one or more other facie which are known. evidence of the fact in ie wanting, the more & jary can see Of ibe surround st8 aod cir. cumsiances the more corres their judgment ie likely to It's pomatie that @ume circomatances may be mis represented, or acted with a view to deceive, bat the whole comtext of Ciroumsiances cannot be fabricated ‘be of the opinion that the | Hence a well supported and consistent Body of ciroum even stantial direct Svidense is than evidence of « fact—that is, gat whiph arises apon the question whether « propor '" PRICE TWO CENTS. i Hy i | i i i | | | i il fi : if ei H HI (i ~ iy strong to enable that revenge for any reason actuated the murderer, if Persons and property, find thet what age beactitand ‘ion was @ mookery, @ enare, aris! juries at whose han manded failing (from whatever cause fearlessly and faithfally to ¢ juries fail in the dischy ‘crimes of the docpest nity, the necessary consequence ts that en will ‘speculate on impunity thus presented to their view, and crimes, even those of the grestest atrccity, like the one we are inquiring into, wil! mi FLY ose Cyd I would further ask you © be you wi Such have been published, and ave thought read thom; and ‘here are parties who yey msnt on and dr ecainatens Seen ie Ovi: ince given here. not_your be swayed by the opinions of others: ee be yours, fons and cope! ‘Appetite of the public. our verdict be influenced by any fear of comment on tt rom without. [t may and wil! be criticised, commented on, and perhaps denounced, in the quarter to which I have referred; but, lemen, 16 your isbors with an approving conscience, ‘Will sustain you under any attack to which you may be subject. The attacks on myself persovaily, past aad te ave, as to the former, failed intieir objeots. They ritated me, as thoy were intended to—they jew drops oa the lion's mane, dissipated by a sipvle shake, and their existence scarcely: felt; and ali other attacks on me will fall equally Rarm- Don’t understand mo, gentiomen, as asserting that Tam regardicss of the opinions of others, or that [ am indifierent to popularity—ne one qould believe mo if f were to makeguch an assertion; put the popula.ity which T covet and prize is not that larity whiob is rua eter and coveted, but tbat wbich ‘the faithful and honest Gisobarve of duty. Having, I hope, not cautioned you af to the iniiuence which —— to you when y are satisiied thet Dr, Burieli came to his po ya" mil = & verdict to thet eect. If you thie! . Cunningham was present, alding bim, or before the deed was done knew that Itwes to be done, and assented to iis and abotting Eckel, you wil! (od your yverdiet (ugly. If, tm tke manner, you think that tually aided in the murdor, or was fame way as Mre. Ounnivgbem, you will =. If you think that Augusta Ci lien were, or either of them was, cognizsat murder was tobe commilted, aad the coaneelied, aided or abetted Eckel, you will ae Let your vordict H = Bs Bug 32 HH FL i Fy < Hy af en 7 thrown Protection over an one whose aatishea, or of Saving been the up, any human being. | have to apologise to essary beea put togetber.” Ualy owe, ce y put . Only one lawed ts me to'read ever the mass of evi of thirteen days, I abould have proferred a to look over ad digest whet 1 have writien one Teasone that m apparent to ali I prefer bringing this protracted inquiry to a close this it remains omly for me to thank you for attention which you bave given to these remarks, which I bave reduced to ng to guard against misrepresen- charged. I icave you to the dietharge ol Soars’ isting 6 ve you rs, satufed that you will render true verdist scordiog o ag ee Be just, fear au. te ore you retire, emen of the jary, it might wwoll to stato tat my ‘remarks were writen, conatdoring that the evidence was clened. The additional this day ae aflecting Snodgrass is 90 fresh in your reoel- if is. ei 333 2d s i $ fi i a lection that I need not further reter to it. You will be kind qmongh to weigh {i weil when you connect it with the otber evidence allecting Seodgrase, to which | have 4i- rested your attention. ‘The summing up took forty ‘ve minutes in delivery. At the conolasion o/ the charge the Coroner eald:— Gentiemen—i can say that | cannot retire from this po- mtion without offering my sincere thanks to Judgo Us proa, and other judges of tbe city of New York, im aid- ing me in the arduous discharge of the duty thet was placed upon me, to ferret out the perpetrators of the hor ible deed which we have b nvestigating, | thaak them sincerely, it sho one featare, and thet ja, thank God, (hat we are surrounded by goo® men in high position, who will come to the rescue whenever it is necessary in order to save the people from the midpignt assassin. | must also retare thanks to Captain Dik#, of the Fifteenth ward station, for Bis evergy Lhroughout he whole proceedings in this case, being aiwaye saziens set only to further the I in my m’ it to further the great inverests monity, by bis care and attention, and overy apon his part which he bas given to the case, to officer Davis, who has een here the period of ' the inquest, a faithful, upright member of the constabulary. Hevii duty, gemtiomen, | leave the rest with the jary. ray here that | ie of the law upon « investigation you mi ner necessary, | shall be it wae a quarter to five o clock when the jury went Out, and during their absence considerable excitement Prevailed in the roem where the inquest was held, upom ‘what would be the rendition of the jury. Information wae here given to the Coroner that tho ‘witnoee wae protent who saw Farrell standing on the stoop of tbe house Coroner—I wish to announce (0 you, gentiemen—part’ cularly of the press—that the gentlemen has arrived here who will testify to the jury that be saw the witnes * Farrel,’’ siting om the steps on the of the morder Captain [vike—Bie name in street.” “D. ©. Waiter, 91 Horatio ‘The witpece wae conducted up stairs to the jury, and evera.ena examined by them. but no reporters were ad mi 5 Judge ie bd tad —'' The witness seye that be mer someth’a. with na THE DAGGER Alter the jory bad retired, Dr, G. 7. Woodwart was in court during the Fy, amd which waa similar in all re- apects to the one P urobased by Snodgrass, that it was handed to Dim [OF the purpose Of axcertaining whether \t could producé ¥ ounds similar to those on the body of !o> deceared; that tor urpose be hed tried it ons deat Omtinwed on Wiehth Page