The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-08

| evening that a, certain rouug woman living
| IN the city might have some valuable infor-
nation regarding the murder Of Edwin l..
Burdck requested this woman II come
TO police headquarters this morning and give
any information she might have. She came
and made a statement She was at no time
under arrest
Miss Hutchinson came to Buffalo last fall.
| Her former home was in London, Ontario
She has been living here at No. 10 Taylor
street where she has boarded for about
three weeks with a Airs, Coughin.
She left Burdick's employ four weeks ago
Assistant Chief Cusack, with Captain Xii
roy, took the woman into custody in tbs
Tenth Precinct, which includes the Elmwood
district.
Mrs. Gertrude Paine has well-nigh dropped
out of the Burdick murder mystery. Her
place as the central figure in the police in
vestigation has been taken by Miss HUTCH
inson.
WITH AUBURN HAIR
Miss Hutchinson was taken into custody
soon after the police found hackman who
had driven woman with auburn hair to
the vicinity of the Burdlck house the night
OF the murder. This woman carried a
satchel and walked toward the Burdck
house. Nothing further is known about
her.
The police are inclined to say that their
later activity in watching Mrs. Paine vac
blind. meant to leave them free to FOL,
low other clews, which they developed
while looking into Mrs. Paine's connection
with the case.
The report of Chemist Hill it is stated
on good authority VIII be that poison
was found in BIiTlick's stomach. The con-
tents of the stomach consisted of a small
amount Of alcohol and some undigested
food. There were no signs of an opiate or
other poison.
Failure to arrest Mrs. Paine. but the con-
tinuing Of guard over her, was causing
criticism of the police, as IL WAS believed
decisive action should be taken Either the
woman was guilty or innocent and should
be treated accordingly.
However. the police still want Mrs. Paine
to tell what she said to BurliclI during
the telephone conversations on the after
noon before the murder.
All that the authorities know about the
Incidents of the closing hours of Burdick's
life is contained in Mrs. Paine's formal
statement to the District Attorney that she
spoke of a social matter.
Mrs. Paine talked to a correspondent at
her home in Elmwood avenue. She was
asked particularly about the purely
cial'' subject OF her final chats with Mr.
Burdick over the telephone.
What or who was concerned in this tel
ephone conversation" Mrs Paine was
asked.
"A SOCIAL MATTER"
TT was purely social natter she re-
Dlied 1t is no Importance to anyone. Our
conversation had no bearing in any yay on
TINS awful affair, | viii not stair what
was said over the telephone. For all mat
tiers bearing the case / will have TO
refer to my legal adviser. Mr.. FennelIey.
He has complete statement of my every
action during the last two weeks and all
that l know about the Burdic.I fqmily.'
Mr. Fennelley would not tell what the
telephone talk about
Two lodgers in Mrs. Paine's house say
they heard her coughing about 10 o'clock,
the hour Burdick is supposed to have been
killed in his own home
Later. in talking with the correspondent.
Some of the so-called Elmwood smart
set have said that L was a hypnotist They
have tried to connect me with Fred Free
borns suicide. 1t is Iaughable. As TO the
report that Fred Freeborn. Edwin Burdick
and others were in my power, IL is an OUT
rageous and atrocious fasehood a lie told
without the slightest regard for woman
lie.