Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-14
Mrs Paine. Her Attorney And
 The Stenegrapher Present.
JUDGE MURPHY'S REMARKS.

Witnesses Taken into Chief cusack,s
 Office Admitted to Court Room One
 at Hme-Dr Marcy. Whe Was One
 of the First to Enter tho Burdiok
 Dens Told His Story of Finding the Body.
 bunalo, N. Ys March 14.The iri- quest Into the murder of Edwin I. Burdick was begun in theBufralo police court at police headquarters to-day. Judge Murphy presided. The room ia which the proceedings were held is small and only a limited number of persons were admitted.
 Mrs Seth T. Paine arrived at policx. neadquarters in company with her lawyer. F. V. Fennelly. and Miss Bar rett, the stenographer, who was one Of her boarders at the time of the mur< der A Carlson, Swede, who at pres. ent boards at the residence of the Paines, made his appearance shortly afterwards. They were taken into su- per1ntendent Bulls private office. Orner witnesses were taken into Chief Cusack's office. Only one wit, ness at a time was admitted to the law. l District Attorney Coatsworth reached the court room at 1O:1b and a few nir- utes later Judge Murphy took his seat. IF Howiand. assistant medical ex- aminer, was the first witness and hand ed to Judge Murphy the report of the medical examiner on the death of Bur 1 dick.
 l Under the law we are compelled to hold this inquest said Judge Murphy. I we ncarge no one with this crime. l The purpose of this investigation is to | lay this crime if possible at the door of l some one.' is s Dr Rowland was examined by MT Coatsworth He stated that he had | been summoned to the Burdick hos,ae l by telephone shortly after o'clock o11 l the morning of February 27. sspr WI. Marcy met me at the door" safd l the doctor. ''He told me that MT Br1r- dick was dead. I am not sure but r l think he-told me that he was not cer- tam whether 1t was case of murder or suicide. S'1 He asked me to make 1t out as 4 l case of suicide if possible, as there had been good deal of gossip in the neirh- Dornood respecting the relations exist Ing between Mir and Mrs Burdick,s l Alter the conversation with pr Marcy what did you do?v asked fhe district attorney.
 III examined the body and told Dr Marcy that 1t was Impossible to enter- tain the suicide theory for minute. < l What did he say to that?s, l He said he agreed with me.'s Dld you remove the pillows and other covering from the body?', Ss
 NO Pr Marcy had already done
 What further conversation did von have with Dr Marcy 9's .
 pr Marcy told me of the divorce nro. ceedings in the Burdick famiIy.'' l Pr Rowland repeated the conversa- t1on he had with Mrs Hull as fo finflfno. the body of Burdick. to the finding 0f i, window open, to the fact that there were no tracks in the snow outside fhe window and discovery of the open ! "Dr Marcy told me that when he I went into the den that n1orninos fhe curtains were drawn and 1t was darlr there He tried to raise one curtain put could not and had to tear 1t down. He also told me that quilt had been wrapped three times about the head of the murdered man. He also said he had found a pool of blood on tha
 floor"
 MT Coatsworth then brought out tfae fact that Burdick' 'sbody had been moved by the murderer after the crime had been committed.
 l Witness noticed blood on the couch, den. ','' Dr Rowland stated that the coudf-. tion of of the body, that he was cA the opinion that Burdick was killed about o'clock. This would tend to nullify! the. statements m9de to the district af- l torney by Officers Myers and Reed. re. l garding the lone woman.
 l RECDIvERSHIP AvERTED.
 Mrs Bigger Will Get Half Interest fn