Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-05-01
Who Killed DIR. Embellishments Story.

We find the following in The Newburyport Her
aid of Thursday morning:
Few of our readers have forgotten the murder of
Dr. Burdell, and the false accOuchment of Mrs. Gun
ningham, who was charged with being and unques.
tonably was the prime instigator of the diabolcal
deed - -..
Recently Charles II. Golden, as he calls himself
n Young man not exceeding thirty years of age,
committed larceny in Gloucester, and fled that
Mace The party who suffered from his depredatOns
obtained the necessary legal papers in Gloucester
and pursued him. He came to this city, and while
he anXously looking about the police station to
find officer to serve his papers, the guilty party
Golden, appeared in sight. Determined not to lose
his Ime though not an officer, he made the arrest
himself, conducted Golden to the lock up put him
into cell, fastened the door, and then hunted up an
officer to receive the key. 1t was afterwards discoy
cred that Golden was guilty of greater crimes here
having committed burglary and being also guilty oil
larceny in stripping the clothes lines of parties I'M
known He was therefore retained here, and COM
mitted to Jail where lie now is.
When in Jail he volunteered to Marshal Westcott to
make confession of crime, saying that he had car
ried 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 1859. His story is that he was then
living in New York. dealer in jewelry, and board
ing with Frederick ]. Rody, No. Ga James street.
He became acquainted with Mrs. Cunningham and
from time TO time made her presents often visited the
house of DIR. Burdell, where he was intimate with
Mrs. Cunningham and her two daughters frequently
stopping there day and night knew Snodgrass, who
appeard in the trial 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 a
child, she saying that if Dr. Burde was out of the
way she could obtain the property. She said that
she could not trust Dr. Eckel, who was stopping
there, with the job, but Charley, meaning himself
was good hand and in her confidence. short
ti,na ofta rsoti
murder, at which time he was engaged to attend the
theatre with Miss Augusta, Mrs. c. held converse
ton with him. saying that the property was soon to
he hers inquring if he had the heart of OK, and
if he would have scruples to commit crime II would
bring him $4,000. You know, Charley" she con-
Times that DR.. Burdell is worth 100000, and you
and Augusta shall have $4,000 of it." She handed
him dirk, and asked him if he would do anything
for Agustas sake. Then, his story is that he threw
the knife upon the sable, and soon after left for the
theatre, Mrs. c. telling Snodgrass that Charley had
caved." ltIIliNf .."
On their return, at II, he noticed the smoky smell
in the street, met Mrs, G. with napkin stained with
blood, saw Snodgrass in his room, the bosom OF his
shirt stained with blood, as he said from the nose
bleed and went to bed feeling that the murder had
been committed.
Early the next morning, when there were outcries
OF murder, Mrs. C. advised him TO leave az soon as
possible to get out of New York. and If possible, go
to England She gave him 5000 to pay his expenses
insisting that he should not visit the house again,
saying that the property hers but asking his re.
turn when the excitement was past. He stopped
that night at the Astor House then at No. 81 James
street and sailed for New Orleans in the ship Men,
phs, 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 shin with the captain stated from New York to
New Orleans It would appear singular if his story
was without foundation, that it should be correct IN
all these particulars. ,H.9 "
But II viii be remembered that in the house. after
the murder was found shirt covered with blood,
marked Charles Ketcheam," and that during the
investigation letter was sent from Cincinnati,
signed Bold Writer" the author Of which affirmed
the guilt of himself and the innocence the murder
of the persons arrested. By those who have exam
ined into the matter, it is believed that the shirt be-
longs TO this person now calling himself Golden,
and that between the time Of the murder and some
three weeks after when the ship Memphis sailed, he
was in Cincinnati, and did write the letter named,
and is himself the murderer Of DR.. Burdell
Golden is man of progressing appearance, supe-
ror education, and specially gifted in the use of the
pencil. He says he was employed as an artist on
one of the pictorias during the war. Whether any
further attention will be given to this matter we do
not know. He will probably be sentenced to the
State Prison at the coming term of the court, for
crimes that he is known to have committed