The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-04-26

Murder Will Out.
THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES MURDER-ONE
OF THE GUILTY PARTIES coNFEssEs HIS
CRIME. .r...~ .- .-

| THE CUNNINGHAM-BURDELL MURDER-oNF
OF THE GUILTY PARTIES CoNFEssEs HE
| CRIME. r....r.5 .-
The mysterious circumstances attending
the murder of DIR. Burdell in New York some
nine or ten years since, and the extraordinary
incidents connected with the trial OF Mrs
Cunningham for that crime, will doubtless be
fresh in the recollection of all our readers
Though the facts then ascertained left little
doubt of the guilt of this unhappy woman
yet no positive evidence of her responsibility
for the diabolical deed, was, so far as we are
able to recall, then ELECTED. But secret OF
this fearful character refuses to be kept. After
the lapse Of all these years, one of tile guilty
parties has voluntarily confessed his compli-
city with the crime. A young man calling
himself Charles Fl. Golden, now lying in Jail
In NeWburyport, on charge of larceny
makes statement in relation to this hitherto
mysterious affair, the substance of which is
thus given in the Herald of that city:
When in Jail he (Golden) volunteered to
Marshal Westcott to make confession of crime,
saying that he had carried the burden on his
soul long enough; and it was nothing more or
less than his knowledge and connection with
tne BurdeH murder In, the city of New York in
1891. his story is that he was then living in
New York, a dealer in iewelry, and boal ding
with Frederick j. Rody, No. "a James street
He became acquainted with Mrs. Cunningham
and from time to time made her presents; often
visited the house of DR.. Burdell where he was
intimate with Mts. Cunningham and her two
aaug hters, frequently stopping there day and
night; knew Snodgrass, who appeared in the
tral as the porticular friend of the elder daugh-
ter, While he, Golden, was the %lovyer of the
younger, Augusta He overheard Mrs. G. and
Snodgrass talking of a child, she saying that if
~. Burdell was out Of the way she could OBJ
tam the property. She said that she could not
trust Ut. Eckel, whs was stopping there with
the J9D, Dnt Charley, meaning himself, was
good hand and in her confidence. A short time
amer this conversation, on the night of the muir
ueri at winch time he was engaged to attend
the theatre with Miss Augusta Mrs. C. held n
conversation with him, saying that the proper
~ was soon to be hers, inquiring if he had the
heart OF an OK, and ii he would have scruples
to commit crime if it would bring him $4,000.
y ou know, Charley" she continues, 'that DIR.
Burdell is worth 800 900 and you and Augusta
shall have $4,000 of it." She handed him a
dirk, and asked him if he would do anything
Tor Augustus sake. Then, his story is, that he
threw The knife upon the table, and soon after
lett for Tor the theatre, Mrs. @. telling Snodgrass
that Charley had caved." fe-sl H. fo = lSl
Oh thCiI IcturL, Ut ndlI DaSC one, he nOtlCe0
the smoky smell in the street, met Mrs. c. with
q napkin stai ned with blood, saw Snodgrass in
ms room, the bosom Of his shirt stained with
blood, as he said 'front.' nose bleed and went
oDed feehng that the murder had been COM
mitted. !tb b9sa ,eIS5iflJ VIII III ee---if
tiariy the next morning, when there were
outcnes OF murder, Mrs. g. advised him to leave
tne mousse as soon as possible, to get out of New
\ ork and if possible go to England. She gave
nm M S9oo to pay his expenses, insisting that he
snould 81 not visit the house again, saying that
Ine property was hers, but asking his return
when the excitement was past. He stepped
that night at the Astor House; then at GA
James street, and sailed for New Orleans in
the @ ship Memphis, Capt. Davis, as a sailor
thls as she story as ne gives It,, 1t is correct
IN tnese OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES some person answer
ing TO the names he gives, did stop in the places
stated, at the time named, and that such per-
son did sail in the ship and with the Cautain
stated, from New York to New Orleans. 1t
kd m0uid appear singular il his story was without
particulars But il, win be remembered that
ln.the honse, after the murder. was found a
shirt covered with blood, Married "CharIes
Aetcheam," and sthatlduring the investigation
a letter was sent from Cincinnati, signed HBold
writer, the author of which affirmed the guilt
OF himself and the innocence of murder OF the
persons arrested. By those who have examin-
ed into the matter, it is believed that the shirt
belonged to this person, now calling himself
Eoiieit, anq gnat between the time of the MUIR
DER 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 a.lI ,al5ErII
Golden Is man of prepossessing appearance
superior education, and specially gifted in the
use Of the pencil He says he was employed as
an artist; on one of the. pictorials during the
war. w neither any further attention will be
given TO this matter we mot 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. i7l7 - =