The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-28
SOME SIGNS THAT
VICTIM STRUGGLED
His Body Found Early Yesterday Morn
ling Lying ona Couch in His smok-
Ing Der with Skull Crushed n S
and Covered with Rugs and
y Pillows s-Was Clothed
. Only In Shirt.
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a BUFFALO. N. y, February e1.-Ed-
ward r. Burdck, president Of E. u.
Burdick and Company and Of tn. Buff
falo Envelope Company, was murdered
early to-day at his home on Ashland
Avenue, ia one OF the finest residence
sections OF the city While the police
claim to have several important clues
no arrest has been made.
Mr.. Burdick was last seen alive last
night at 1850 when he bade the other
mem bers OF the household goodnight
and started for his room apparently
with the intention OF retiring for the
night This morning his body. clad In
an undershirt, was found lying on a
couch In small room of the lower hall
used by Mr.. Burdick as smoking room.
Tho body was covered with a rug and a
number OF soft pillows. The couch was
saturated with blood, and the walls and
3noor OF .the little den were despatched
with brains and blood The head had
been crushed with some bluntttnstfumEnt
NOTHING NIfSSIN e.. q. faL
Nit Chief of Detectives Cusack took charge
+ OF the case A thorough examination OF
the house and Its occupants was made.
Nothing OF value was missing. The out
side door was locked and the spring lock
was in Its place when the servants got
up this morning. The inner door was
ajar, Kitchen window was partly
raised but there were no marks on the
snow outside or upon the window sill
to indicate that any one had entered
there, All the other windows and doors
OF the house were securely fastened.
That shattered the theory OF an un-
known Intruder.
Some interesting discoveries were made
in other parts OF the house. To- begin
with. no wea pom could be found any
where. The body was Glad only In an
sundershirt. AT the foot Of the couch
were found the drawers and stockings.
The trousers and other articles of cloth
Ing which Mr.. Burdick had worn were
In his bedroom on the floor above. The
bed had not been occupied. On the table
in tho smoking room the detectives
found a bottle partly filled with whtskey
and the rema ins of a light lunch Mem
bers OF the family declare that Mr.. Bur
dick never partook Of the food. of which
the lunch was composed, and never
drank liquor while eating.
DETECTIVES STATEMENT.
In this connection Chief Cusack this
afternoon gave out the following state
ment: sia5
4 si'Tronl What inVeStl gatlons navc iIiaae
would conclude that Mr.. Burdlck was
called down stairs by o ring or u knock
at the door after he was ready for bed,
for he was clad only In his undershirt.
IIe evidently admitted some one ne
know we'll and took the visitor into the
den for talk. and to rartake OF the
luncheon found there, e
..There are some signs OF a struggle.
The fact that two OF the fingers OF MI.
Bur5ick' S left hand was broken Indicates
that he put UP his hand to ward or q
blow which fe saw coming
1.-THE body was covered with rug and
several pillows SO that nothing could DC
seen but the blood which flowed from
under the pile, The force with whioh
tho blows THAI killed Mr., Burdick were
delivered seems TO preclude the posi-
bility that a woman delivered them"
Mrs. Burdick. the murdered mans
wife, left hometW months ago with the
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