Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-05-08
The New Bnrden Murder story-The
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Recently, Charles h. Golden, as he calls
himself, q young man not exceeding thirty
years of age, committed larceny in Clou-
cester, Mass, s:and fed that place. The
party who suffered from his depredations
obtained the necessary legal papers in
Gloucester, and pursued him. He came
to this city, and while he was anxiously
locking about the police station to find
some officer to serve his papers, the guilty
party, Golden, appeared in sight. De-
termined not 10 lose his game, though not
an officer, he made the arrest himself, con-
Quoted Golden to the clock up" put him
into a cell, fastened the door, and then
hunted up an officer to receive the key.
It was afterwards discovered that Golden
was guilty Of greater crimes here, having
committed burglary, and being also guilty
of larceny in stripping the clothes lines
of parties unknown. He was therefore
retained here and committed to Jail, where
he now il. When in Jail he volunteered
to Marshal Westcott to make a confession
of his Icimes, saying 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 Frederick j. Rody,
No. "a James street. He became ac-
qauinted with Mrs. Cunningham and from
time to time made her presents; often Wis
tied the house of DR.. Burdell, where he
was intimate with Mrs. Cunningham and
her two daughters, frequently stopping
there day and night; knew - who
appeared as the particular friend of the
elder daughter, while he, Golden, was the
lover ofthe younger, Augusta. He over
heard Mrs. Cunningham and - ak
ing of a child, she saying that if DR.. Bur-
dell 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 him
self-was q good hand, and in her conf
dence. A short time after this converse
ton, on the night of the muIder-at
which time he was engaged to attend the
theater with Miss Augusta-Mrs. Cum
ningham held a conversation with him,
saying that the property was soon TO be
hers, inquiring if he had the heart of an
OK, and if he would have scruples to COM
nit crime if it would bring him SIS, 600.
'You know, Charley" she continued,
shat DR.. Burdell is worth 500, 900, and
you and Augusta shall have $4,000 of it."
She handed him a dirk, and asked 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 - that "Char-
ley had caved."
Ontheir return, at II o'clock, he noticed
the smoky smell in the street; met Mrs.
Cunningham with a napkin stained with
bosom of his shirt stained with blood, as
he said from the nose bleed, and went to
bed feeling that the murder mad been COM
mitted.
Early the next morning, when there
We're outcries of murder, Mrs. Cunning
ham advised him to leave as soon as pos
sible, TO get out of New York, and if pos
sible, to go to England. She gave him
5000 to pay his expenses, insisting that he
should not visit the house again, saying
that the property was hers, but asking his
return when the excitement was past.
He stopped that night atthe Astor House;
then at Ga james street, and sailed for
New Orleans in the ship Memphis, Capt.
Davis, as a sailor.
This is the story as he gives it. 1t is cor
rect in these psrticulars-that some per-
sol answering to the names he gives, did
stopin the places stated at the time named,
and that such n person did sail in the
ship and with the captain stated, from
New York to New Orleans. 1t would
appear singular if his story was without
foundation, that it should be correct in all
these particulars.
But it will be remembered that in the
house, after the murder, was found a shirt
covered with blood, marked I" Charlss
Ketchum," and that during the investi-
cation a letter was sent from 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 that the
shirt belongs to this person, now calling
himself Golden, and that between the
time Of the time Of the murder and some
three weeks after, when the ship Mem
phis sailed, he was in Cincinnati, and did
write the letter named, and is himself the
murderer of DR.. Burdell.
Golden is a man of progressing ap-
pearance, superior education, and spec
tally gifted in the use of the pencil. He
says he was employed as an artist on one
of the pietorials during the war. Whether
any further attention will be given to this
matter we do not know, He will proba-
bly, be sentenced to the State Prison at
the coming term of the court, for crimes
hat he is known to have committed.