Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1866-05-04
The Burdell Murder.

come before the public in the following ar
ticle copied from the Newburyport (Mass)
Herald -
4" Few Of our readers have forgotten
the murder of Dir. Burdell, and the false
announcement OF Mrs. Cunningham, who
was charged with being, and unquestiona-
bly, was, the prime instigator of that dia-
bolical deed, We do not know that any
one has acknowledged the preparation of
that murder, but one has confessed near
connection with it, and is believed by
those who have inquired into the facts to
be the Yeritable murderer.
Recently, Charles II. Golden, as he
calls himself, young man not exceeding
80 years of age, committed larceny in
Gloucester, and fed that place. The
party who suffered from his depredations
obtained the necessary legal papers in
Gloucester, and pursued and arrested
him. 1t was afterward discovered that
Golden was guilty Of greater crimes here,
having committed burglary and being al
so guilty of larceny in stripping the
clothes lines of parties unknown. He
was therefore retained here, and COM
mitted TO Jail where he now is,
When in jail he volunteered TO Marshal
Westcott to make confession of crimes say
ing that he had carried the burden on his
soul long enough; and it was nothing
more or less than his knowledge of and
connection with the Burdell murder in the
city of New York in 1857. His story is
that he was then living in New York, a
dealer in.jewelry, and boarding with Fred
erick j. Rody, No. Ga James st. He be-
came acquainted with Mrs. Cunningham,
and from time to time made her presents ::
often visited the house of DR.. Burdell,
where he was intimate with Mrs. Cum
ningham and her two daughters, frequent
ly stopping there day and night knew
Snodgrass, who appeared in the trial as
the particular friend of the elder daughter,
while he, Golden, was the "lovyer" of
the younger, Augusta. He overheard
Mrs. c. and Snodgrass talking of child,
she saying that if DR.. Burdell was out of
the way she could obtain the property
She said that she could not trust DIR.
Eckel, who was stopping there, with the
job, but Charley, meaning himself, was a
good hand and in her confidence. A short
time after this conversation, on the night
of the murder, at which time he was en-
fgaged 10 attend the theater with Miss
| Augusta, Mrs. c. Sheld q conversation
with him, saying that the property was
soon to be hers, inquiring if he had the
heart of an OK, and if he had scruples TO
commit crime if it would bring him $685.
| 600. " You know, Charley" she contin-
ues, :. that DR.. Burdell is worth $780,
600, and you and Augusta shall have $780,
900 of it," She handed him a dirk, and
asked him if he would do anything for
Augustus sake. Then, his story is, that
he threw the knife upon the table, and
soon after left for the theater, Mrs. C.
telling Snodgrass that Charley had
caved."
On their return, at halfpast one, he
noticed the smoky smell in the street, met
Mrs. Q. aciM napkin stained aeih blood,
sas0 .Snodgrass IN has room, the bosom of
has shirt stained NTH blood, as he said from
The nose bleed. and trent to bed feeling that
the murder had been committed.
Early the next morning, when there
were outcries of murder, Mrs. C. advised
him o leave as soon as possible, to get
out of New York, and if possible, 60 to
England. She gave him 5000 TO pay his
expenses, insisting that he should not Wis
it the house again, saying that the prop
erty was hers, but asking his return when
the excitement was past. lie stopped
that night at the Astor House; then at
No. GA James St., and sailed for New Or
leans in the ship Memphis, Capt. Davis,
as a sailor.
This is the story as he gives it. 1t is
correct in these particulars-that some
person answering to the names he gives.
did stop in the places stated, at the time
named, and that such person did sail in
the ship and with the captain stated, from
New York to New Orleans. 1t would APP
pear singular if his story was without
foundation, that it should be correct in all
these particulars. But it will be remem-
bered that in the house, after the murder.
was found shirt covered with blood.
marked Charles Ketcheam," and that
during the investigation letter was sent
to Cincinnati, signed Bold Writer" the
author of which affirmed the Guilt of
himself and the innocence of murder of
the persons arrested. BY those who have
examined into the matter, it is believed