, 1866-05-01
BURDEIL. CUNNINGHAM CONE
AGAIN,

The Newbufyp0rt Story-An Alleged
Confession OF Guilt by an Accompllce
a Rather Dubious Narrative.
From the Ne,rbusypoEt lMass.) Herald, 18Th ult.
A Young man named Charles Il. Golden,
not more than thirty years old, recently com.
m1ttcd larceny in Gloucester, and fed from
that place 10 this city, where he was arrested
md imprisoned, aud where he now remains.
Il has since been ascertained that he had
committed burglary nntf numerous petty lsr-
cenies at NeWburyPoFt, and for these ofesces
he is 10 be tried. Since his imprisouuent be
has made confession, duplicating himself In
the famous Rurdefl murder, whtea wns com.
mitted at New York in 1851 His story Is
that he was dealer In jewelrJ at New York
at the time; often visited the house Of Or.
Burdel1;, where be was intimata with Mrs.
quently stopping there day and night; and
Knew SnodErass, who appeared in The trial as
the particular friend Of the elder daughter,
White he, Golden, was the "lovycr" Of the
younger, Adeusta.
He overheard Mrs. Cunningham and suod.
grass talk;ng 6f child. she saying that II
Or. BurJell was ont OF the way she could OBJ
tain the property. She sail that she could
not trust Dr. Eckel. who was stopping there,
With the job. but Charley, meaning himsclr,
Was good hand and in her confidence. i
short time after this conversation, on the
night of The murder, at which time be ga.
engaged to attend the theatre with Miss Au-
with him, saying the property WIS soon to be
hers, inqniring II he had the heart Of IN OF,
and If be would hare scruples to commit
crime. if 1t would bring him ~ 600 .tTou
know, Chafley,' she continued, that Dr..
Buzde1l is worth s100, goo, md you and Au-
him d dirk, and asked him if be would do
anything for Augusta's sake. Then. his story
is, that he threw the knIle upon the table,
and soon after LETT for the theatre,
Mrs. Cunningham telling SnodyTass that
s'Charlie had cayed." On their return, that
night. at ball. past one, he uotlecd the smoky
smell In thestreet, met Alrs. Cunningham with
napkin stained with blood, saw Suodgrass
in Lis room, the bosom Of lis shirt stuined
with blood, as he said from the nosc-b1eed.
ard went to bed feeling that the murder had
been committed. Early the next morning,
when there were outcrys Of murder, Mrs. Gun
bingham advised him to leave IS soon as pos
bic, 20 to England. She gave him $500 70
pay bis expenses, insisting that he should not
visit the house again, saying 1hat the proper
| II Wns hers, but asklns his return when the
excitement wns past. He stopped that night
At the Aston House, then at 6i Jnmcs street,
| and called Tor New Orleans in the ship Mem
nhis, Cnpt- Davis, as sailor.
This Is the storY IS he giyes It. It is correct
in these particulars: that some. person M
swetlDg to the namts he gives did stop b. the
| places stated, at the time named, and tL-s
Euch person did salt In the ship and With
the captain stated, from Now York to New
storT Was Without }6a1ndation, t6at It shoaifss afs
| he correct in al1 these particulars. Bnt It vii
! be remembered TINT IN the house, after tht
| murder, was found shirt covered with blood
| marked ssCharles Ketcheam," and that dun
le;z il,c Investigation letter WIS sent FROM
Cincinnati, signed - Bold Wsiter,'' the authol
| Of which Alarmed the guilt Of himself ant
| the innocence OF nurda.-af. the persons AZ.
| rested. It is believed that the shaEt he1onge,
| TO this person, now calling himself Golaesr
and that between the TINA Of the murder ane
some three weeks nf.er, when the ship Nem
| phIs sailed. he was ir Cincinnati. and lit
write the letter named and is himself the mur
| derer OF Dr. Burdell.
Golden Is man ot prepossessips appear
apce, superior education, md y special,
gifted In the use OF the pencil Ho s.ys n
was employed as M ~rttgG on one o. tne Pic
! forfa1s durine .2c War. Whether any lurthe
! attention Nh be given to this matter is no
vef known. Golden will probably be sen
ienssl to the State prison at the coming tern
| Q. ihe court, forcrlmes that he ls known t.
have committed.