The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-03-04
NO CLUE TO MURDERER
Police Are No Nearer Detection
of Burdick Assassin.
Hackmans Mysterious Fare ane
Woman Seen by Policeman Neal
Fatal Correr Have Not Been Found
Bloodstained GcIf Stick-Wife ane
Mother-ln-Law lnterrogated.

Bloodstained Gclf Stick-Wife anc
Mother-ln-Law lnterrogated.
Buffalo, March 3.-From the clues
in the Burdick murder mystery the po
lice have eliminated the acquaintance
OF the victim with Mr.. and Mrs.
B. Warren Of Cleveland, and they prac
tically have laid aside the story of the
cabman, Delahunt, who drove a strang
er to an adjacent corner on Thurs
day night
They appear more sanguine of two
ether clues, the details of which leak5t
out early Sunday morning. One q
these is the discovery Of stains on 8
golf stick which hung on the wall ol
the smoking re ON in which Burdicl
was beaten to death. Burdick owned
a putter and two brasseys, and it is
the putter which the police hope Il
show was the weapon used. They will
not admit or deny that the stains are
blood
The second clue is the story tolt
by the patrolman who had the beai
on Ashland avenue on the night Of the
murder. He was standing at the north
east corner of Bryant and Ashland
avenue at 10 minutes past l O'Clock
on Friday morning, only half block
from the big colonial house in which
Burdick at that moment undoubtedly
lay djad.
He saw a woman walking along the
east side Of Ashland avenue TOWARD
Bryant street. Her way led her from
or past the Burdick home. AS she
nearGd the cornsr where she could
see the policeman standing she
turned out from the sidewalk into the
middle Of Ashland avenue and contin
ued to walk up the avenue in the mid
die of the street She was still walk
ing in the street and had reached
Hodge avenue, when hs lost sight o,
her and for the time forgot her.
investigation Widening.
While the police hold to the theory
that the murder was committed by {
woman, th5ir investigation yesterday
Afternoon took a new form. 1t OK
panded and now includes the whole
city, instead Cf the vicinity of the Bur
dick home, and many women instead
of only those in the Burdick socia
circle.
1t is argued that while Burdick un
doubtedly had woman visitor on tht
fateful night, it is more probable thai
she came from less exclusive circle.
than have hitherto been imagined.
The scandals that circl5l around ibis
murder case have been investigated
by the authorities. The district attor
ney says that he has learned all thai
he cares to know about them. He
said:
THE person who committed the
crime, am satisfied, either was deep
ly interested in stopping the divorce
proceedings or else deeply interested
in one of such interested persons. a
fight was on in certain circles. 1t was
to be a fight to the finish. Disclosures.
were feared TIE murder was com
mitted and put an end to the divorce
proceedings. This death prevented the
disclosures that must have ATTENDED
those proceedings.
Another core respondent besides Mrs
Warren was named in th9 divorce sui
brought by Mrs. Burdick. She il!
known in the papers as Jane Doe, an(
she was questioned as late as las
night and seems to have established
an alibi satisfactory 10 the police. This
completes the round of correspondents!
and it is evident that the police mus
look beyond them.
Wife and Mother-ln-Law Examined.
Mrs. James d. Hull mcther-in-laN
of the murdered man, and h,r dau9lt
er, Mrs. Burdick, were subjected to
long examination in the Office of Cap
tain Kilroy at the Niagara street sta
tiCn The women returned from Can
astota, where they had attended ,ht
burial of Mr. Burdick, at 1:4O Monda!
morning. Shortly afterward they were
taken to the police station.
1t was said by the officials after the
examination OF Mrs. Hull, that she hat
thrown practically no light upon The
situation.
When Mrs. Hull finished giving he
information, about Ills in the morn
ing, Mrs. Burdick went into Captain
Kilroy's office and made anther state
meat The first statement she CAV,
was at her home Saturday morning
shortly after she arrived from Atlantic
City. It is presumed something reach
ed the ears Of the authorities suggest
ing another line of questioning, fo
Mrs. Burdick was under fire for abou
an hour.
The district attorney and Mr. Gus
ack said at the conclusion of Mrs Bur
dicks examination that they hat
learned nothing of importance from
her.
I'VE examined Mrs. Hull and Mrs
Burdick," said Mr. Coatsworth, "tt
complete the thorough examination o
all these who were in the house on n,
night of the murder and to learn,
possible from Mrs Burdick whethe
any suspicious had come to her afts
a further consideration Of the circum
stances of the tragedy"
1t is the theory of the police that
woman murdered Edwin L. Burdicl
at his home at 101 Ashland avenue las
Thursday night, or that at least a wU
man was accs ssory to the murder
After a few days of investigation
the only thing that the police and tn
district attorney regard as in any de
gree couclusiyely established is tha