Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-12-30
STRANGE ClRCUMSTANCE-TWO YOUNG GIRLS
FOUND DEAD IN BED.

FOUND DEAD IN BED.
Two Urls who took lodgings Friday night al the e
,m,c house W r. found dead in their beds Saturday
morning They girls OF good address and appearance
and wore unknown 10 Mr. Drake the landlord or Ills clerk
On inouiry they found 10 be Elizabeth Burnham alias
Rrad.y med twenty years and Annettee Sampler, aged
nin.,en They girls of bad tepuatlon' and had been
recently residing in SeabTooE Inc acs III 'o eas'' VIZ
learn, follows: -
On Wednesday evening" the girls called at The Office Of the
clerk and stated they intended 10 attend the dance al
pbenx Hall that night and wished To secure llcS'ns-
They were accordingly directed and in the morn
jnu stae that they guln. away Tor The cay 0u shou
probably want at night, and wished TO aNe Inc
kew OF The room which granted They did return On
Thursday neht and on Friday morning, woman, the
mother of the Sampler girl called for ihen' ana hey came
down paid their bill, and leaving Tho Key departed "a nus
orcasion Mr. Drake, the landlord saw them tor inc irs
,inc lid not like the appearance Of The wonan ami was
about 10 give directions HE clerk in the matter DIX
finding they rad settled their BILL and were about leaving
| refra!ned ,,.-,. -. Li, -. rho
On Friday night halfpast len o'clock, the bell 'i e
room rang and the CLERK NOT aware that me fnW was NC
cuu.i aiswrG.i the To lis surprise, HE do'
was obeucd By c The girl. who occupied Inc room ~
6Iiseh 0tsFo stated iHnt they were colo f'u % w
wished some hot peppeIment Ihl' was sem UP, ana
n,Ihup more heard from them during the night, except
by one odeer hr house. ~ho heard sumo gOins from the
| rom between Two aud three CLOCK
On entering in the morning. the Sampler girl was
found in bed the pillow apparently having died quietly,
and without q struggle The other girl appeared 10 nave at
tempted rise, have fallen IN the ac win her head
foot OF the bed and her hands spread 9u over .e
side but in easy position The tnnhcr was Cund ~ the
room empty smelling strongly OF the peppermint Two
pairs Of shucs which hcy had purchased The day be-
fore were on the table It also appears that they had par
chased sumo articles Of dry goods the day before but whe
ihcr they were the not we have not learned
There wa. also some money found on hcm but nothing
| which urvc any explanation Of the matter
WE learn that there is of poison apparent upon
superfcla examination The utomachs which %ond pro-
badly have been the any Of The ordinary posons lao
bccn used There evidence that they have either OF
them ut any time tempered with medical drugs and none
tht they any circle oil society where was an 90
iec for any enc 10 put OF the way II IL our I'm.
nrr.son al this sluge evidence that they ooih died
nn1urnl Deaths which, considering their feeble health, ex
nneure unchase habits nnd dcpssed spirits, would MOI
ha W. been q, all remarkable II only one OF them had ulen
NJ The time-thc only thing of the common course "
nts ncng inc coincidence they should both have eS
pired on the same night ,s ,,o
| The Newburyport Herald states that the moMe' o. Tue
p Bocley alias Burnhnm, of the Two who was ouhu
.ad in bed at hotel in this city, arrived on hunuay nSh
al Great Falls where The girl born IN me year 1893
She was from highly respectable family OF aounoan' peEu
narv ability Burnham her true name. ana shc caieG
herself Bradley, claiming 10 have bacn married or
marriage with come person Of This name She was g'
good mora training and reputable character uh sne e.
n, evil hands # Is stated that analysis OF the contents
of the stomach cannot Dr. had until inc CLOSE u WE "'eA'
If 40 sovn,-I Neuburyport Herald Dec ~