Allen T. Smith
Biographical Information
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Allen T. Smith was a fellow dentist who testified that he was previously a business partner with Dr. Burdell and that he had witnesses an argument between Dr. Burdell and Mrs. Cunningham regarding some papers that he accused her of stealing, that the papers were an agreement for Mrs. Cunningham to end her tenancy of the house.
Testimony[edit]
Allen T. Smith deposed as follows: "I am a dentist, living at 306 Fourth street; I am no relative of deceased; I was in partnership with deceased as far as the artificial work was concerned; I did not board with Mrs. C.; Dr. Burdell took his meals at the Metropolitan Hotel, and slept at Mrs. C's house; I have heard angry words between the doctor and Mrs. Cunningham; it was concerning some papers which were taken from the doctor; he charged her with having taken them; the papers were notes to a considerable amount; I did not hear either make use of foul words to the other; a policeman was called in by Mr. Burdell; angry words were used on both sides; I do not remember them; the policeman adjusted the matter between deceased and Mrs. C., and then went away; no row occured to my knoweledge subsequent to this; I saw the doctor last time yesterday, between 12 and 2 o'clock; he was then in good health; I heard no angry words between deceased and anybody in the house yesterday; this morning, about 8 o'clock, I was informed of his death; I never knew of anybody sleeping with the deceased at night, neither did I hear that a doctor from Havana slept with him last summer; I never heard or knew that any female slept with him; I have never heard from him that any one owed him ill will, except the difficulty between him and Mrs. C. about the notes; the doctor told me the day before yesterday that he was very ancious to preserve some papers, that the key of his safe was taken and that he thought he would deposit them in the bank, the nature of the documents was an agreement between him and Mrs. C. in relation to the giving up of the house on the 1st of May next to Mr. Burdell, exonerating him from all indebtedness."
Documentation[edit]
Census Records[edit]
- 1860: "Allen T. Smith", 60, dentist, with family