The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-23
MFRS. CUNNINGHAM AGAIN.
PiRTfF HER LIFE sUBSEOUENT
TO JfE BURDELL MDRI'ER.
Marriage e n Man whom she Led Tilted
Years Botorc-The Fright and Flight OF
the IIusho nd Crime Rcwn rded BY Wealth.

Marriage e a Man whom she Led Tilted
Ycnrs H1torc-The Fright und Flight OF
the Husband Crime Rewarded by Wealth.
In 1873, villa le the United States steamer
Narragansett sith a part Of the coast survey on
board, on She coast OF Lower California. 1t
became necessary to take a pilot acqu iEted
With the numcrous roofs, shoals. and pearl
banks Of the ggif. body of water that hsd
never been surveyed, aud that almost "a
much unknown a. tho Lake Albert Nyanza in
Afriea Is to-day Jhe steamer was near Cape
San LIcas the southern end Of the peninsula,
and on reaching that point inquiries wers made
relative 10 the qualifications OF the pilots there.
The commander Of the party learned TO his sur
prise that Can't. william Hyde was the only pilot
on the Gulf Of California, and he was employed
and installed az member OF the scientific
corps. Can't. HYDE was an American, who had
passed lifetime az eveniful as that OF almost
any one Of the many who Ego down TO the sea
In shipaf md when the arduous duties Of the
dav were done and the Younger members OF tho
corps hal tired ~ singing ABOUT the iris they
had left nehind them. the old mans sell S.,!hs
were In demand; and the "smoking party on
tho poop deck never wearied Of the stories of
his exciting adventures ifioat and ashore. his
"hairbreadth 'sca?es by hcod and field and
the many amusing episodes that had checkered
his career wi h bright cnlOr4.
Can't. Hyde had not ALWAYS been sailor He
N o..
WAS then u humble little tobacco store In this
city. To-day It IL one OF the wealthest estah-
lishments Ia the country, and occupies the old
site stl. While here he fell In love with New
York girl, and engaged to he married tn
her; but, tickle, ftlsc, and full Of fraud" she
Tilted him, and the disconsolate boy left tine
city. and for a number Of years was believed to
I've dead His cruel sweetheart had IN rried
SIR. Cunningham, n name that will be forever
associated with one Of the most mysterious
murders ever recorded In the annals Of crime
She became, in snort, the Mrs cunningham In
murdered, and who was tried for the crime and
acquitted.
Young HYDE shipped aboard a whaler bound
for the Pacific, served his time. engaged IN the
pearl fishery In the Gulf Of California and at
Gent capital OF the CALIFORNIA;, when he married
native woman, VINO died soon atterward.
About this time he discovered a Gopher mine IN
the high mountain known as = LA Giganta,' Just
back OF LOreto. and for time busted himself in
developing Its resources. lie might have been
working there still. hut for an unfortunate and
no less singular circumstance that again changed
the current of hi- life and again sent him wan
derer out into the wide world.
At the close OF the trial OF Mrs. Cunningham
she disappeared from New York, anu various
were the surmses In regard to her where
abouts. She was frequently seen. according to
the reports, In dozen W ices at inc same tine,
but could never be fully Identified; and her
| death was SO often announced that many people
began to doubt whether she mad ever had an
existence. The truth 4 t1at, taking a son and a
| daughter with her. she went 90 Lower California.
| and at Lotcto met Capt. Hyde. The intimacy OF
| bygone years wa renewed. amt In due time the
| were married. Ihcy were frc quently visited 10y
! the officers ~ the Nurragansett. but Mrs. Gun
| ninghaui- " dc aud her chill rem were very reti-
| cent whenever the Burdcl murder WAS men,
! toned The marriage proved an unhappy one,
and poor Capt. HYDE. fearing that his vile would
| make away with him ns he felt morally certain
| she had made way with his childrcn-twp had
died Within short Uerod-hed to another part
| Of the state. leaving nif mine in charge ot S u
| periutendent. a Mexican. shortly after the old
| mans disappearance his wife ran away with the
| superintendent, and sold the mine for a Lars,
| sum. The company who tought u having failed
| to comply with the Mexican mining laws
the properly was conn-cate bv the state
Mrs. Cunningham's children then mad,
demand for II. II W transferred to them anC
is now in their possession. The son and daugh
ter still reside at Loreto. miserable Out-ui-tue
way III zee Of less than "A huuutcd Inhabitants
IL was once, however. a large city, but was de
stroved by m earthquake many years ago. Iher'
are several fine runs IN and about the ulace tina
prove IL to have been at one time lordly city.
| Young Cunningham supports himself ana nj
sister 10y working "A small ranch. She lives u
the village with her child. She WAS never mar
| ried. and In tho naggard woman OF 81 old lon
| before her time. there Is no trace Of the beauti
| fol Young girl VINO played 50 conspicuous a par
| In the great mystery of n few years ago. Ih
| old man gained scanty subsistence by teach
! ing mere and there. and finally settled At Puris
sima, a small village above Maedalena Bay, nea
the outer coast. Here lie died. Wnen last hear
nnm Mrs. Cunningham VS. living IN luxury IL
| California. what became Of her Mexican para
mOur IL not known.