The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-09-29


The Burdem Murder-seeress OF tho |
cries By the Inmates. - ~ |
There ia n superstition as widespread and |
as ancient as the human race that a fatality |
cilnUs h Inc acene of murder. and the Bur.
dell msnaion. No. al Bond street. has Tar |
years essnsd h strenothen tho illusion and
clothe Il In ths robea al yerity, Tho myste.
rious and avfui crime there Committed il vet
fresh in tia public mind, nor can the present
generation Of dWslisrs in the metropoils ever
9orSet how Br. Hsrysv BurSeii. seatsd Al bis
library table, In the pfssumed security Of his
home, on The evening Of the a0sh Of january,
twelve years ego, WA stolen upon by an
sssassln. who Approached rom behiud. and
with a dagger Stabbed him until he Was dad,
Nor can our citissns ever forget tho intensely
dramatic scenes attending the inyestIeation
Of the murder, and how, AFTER months OF
ps~ "a. IN s,uding tho nons3ty N tha law.
ai,honoh there was a general imprcssion,
which set remsins. thai Mad the scottlsh law
prevailed with ma tho verdict In the cnso
Tonid have been anot proyen.n instead Of
stnot oniItv.D
Probabiy no tragedy ever ELECTED 90 much
fsslino or becsme 40 great a sensation. and
the doubts that surrounded the Identity Of
ths criminal naturaliv resulted In the an
gsnderin1 ~ nrmsrous theories. sorne of
,san, .anss,hi. Inv. n,ore oS thsm villa aa IN
whn 20 tho s.ss.sin And after the fuIi
,rxs.,,es Hon ana tha ,anss ~ time had
n,sSa n csrt.ir That No nerso, copia aver be
snryjcted N tha crims tbe nuhlIc curioaltv
az naturally tool refuge in pretended ais.
aov.riss ~ nav evidsnce' Not long agot bis
iatter Weakness took the shape Of 4 reyela-
gss. ~ a. ia onScssed some Connection with
shs sss.,, Int a. tbe revelation AID NOT come
nntn ~, mai vsyvsrd criminal had been
ia ~ NJ $50 ~. nnbiic vas akenticai.
.a .S ~. NJ 81, go, 20. a. mnch q mvs,
SUI ..' hosn.n ana AZ n,n,iNc ~ theories and
s ~, a M ~ exsr
''h Az Sns,,a al, th... v.ors vbi,e tho cr,me
ms Doyn .sJ a. hnrss wbere Tho
cti , eam N,s,ssa, ~. shseed tho com.
e,ln a ~ ~ IN. nnrsa ~ b,ood has seemed
- y -. nror n. tbs chIilino sbadov az a great
-. thra-, sthv.rt II in vbicb ina in
,n.,a. ,ivaS unsssiiv sbrinkipeiy. No busl.
Ia. sh,,soa IN n, ~ good fortune Attended
u T rh xas NJ nrstcncc tbat tho Mace
wa. havn,ss' Int n Was Tho victim OF the
,ns,ars.i snnerstition. Two ycars ago a
u Nm ". p,srs Than doing a tbriying
bn.,ns.s IN Canal .t,est hired Tho Burdeil
u,an.ion vh.ra thev nnened a fasbionable
i,,,n ..,ahS,.hmsrt intsnd,ng 10 com.
MIL .r,,{ /, the isttIng of SnrnIsbsd rooms.
.rho yontnrc va totsl failure with the
an, Tsu U.t,ons nsrna 20 tha bouse ana
mh,,. ~ 1884, pa cnn,S he inSucsd 10 occnpy
~ son Nv wh5cb Sss the actual sccne m the
mDrSs, tboss mo from dina 10 time dared
o,Sor enartmonts went sbnder,
LII s ahor V'I ,ho honsa sor ssW days' and
,hssn Ian ~ and mora congcnial snrroundings
tn $1,000 varc anna Ian Win annie time
4. "a ths IA honse and Ia thai
,Soronnh sSorsS sim,sss searobinp. and Il
sno,ou5 3aont .bst Iateiv occnrred 70 ono a
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m s and III il what t thew loarped; "
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