The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-06
NO LIGHT ON BURDICK CASE.
Woman Suspected of the Murder Cannot
 Escape


 Buffalo, March 5.-"Our case has not been weakened in any way; it has not been strengthened. That I regard as good sign"
 These words uttered by District Att torney Coatsworth when he left his of fee this afternoon after another day of probing in the Burdick murder mystery, briefly summarizes the situation to- night. The woman suspected of the murder of Edwin L. Burdick is under the watchful eyes of some of the most efficient detectives in the city. She can- not escape. When the authorities are satisfied that they have sufficient evil dence to convict she will be placed un- der arrest. Consequently they can con- tinue the work of weaving web of ev- idence about the person whom they be- lieve to be guilty and at the same time not ruin the chances of conviction by a nasty move.
 Several persons called at the district attorneys office to-day of their own volition, or went there accompanied by detectives. The rule established by MT. Coatsworth, not to divulge the names of his callers, has been rigidly adhered to- What was learned from the visitors is, of course, not known, but it is un- derstood that nothing of great import ance was imparted. One of the callers was known to several who saw him en- ter the office. He is Fitch D. StoWeil, MT. Burdick's brother-in-law The dis trict attorney said that MT. Stowell simply told all he knew about the Bur dick family and it's members. Nothing that had an important bearing on the crime was discussed.
 What the evidence is the authorities l will not say. It is said on good author | ity, however. that the evidence relates to a woman who was in severe. straits | for money. This woman is not mem- | Der of the Burdick household, but her | name has been mentioned frequently in connection with the tragedy. Her neces- | sity was such that when she wished to do some house furnishing she bought 1 her goods on the installment plan. She also borrowed money from money lender. It was quite a large sum and she gave security for it. The police when questioned regarding this mort 1 gage and the woman's embarrassment to find means of maintaining preten- tious house. acknowledged that they knew os the fact and had investigated it. They knew she had been intimately acquainted with Burdick and that she was in severe straits. It was also stat ed that for short time before the mur- der coolness had sprung up between the woman and Burdick.
 It is known that one of the payments on the mortgage was due about the I time Burdiek was murdered A lawyer who carries on the legal business for the money lender received the money 1 for the payment due. This is known beyond the shadow of a doubt. It may be that the payment left her penniless and that she appealed to Burdck for more funds to make the payment. In any event the police believe the strengthened condition is established and they are giving it the greatest inn portance in their inquiry into the mo- tive for the murder. l The womans circumstances and the fact that it had been rumored that Burdick was at the time paying more attention to another woman the police say would tend to make the woman both desperate and insanely jealous.