The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-07
POLICE AFRAID
TO MAKE A MOVE
Doubt and Uncertainty in the
Burdick Murder Case.
SOCIETY PEOPLE INVOLVED
SOME OF THE SUSPECTS HAVE
EMPLOYED LAWYERS.

nUFFALO, n. r.. March 6.-Despite
Il the fact that the police and the
officials OF the district attorneys
office have declared repeatedly and
continue 10 assert that they we're real-
ly certain of the identity of the person
Who murdered Edwin J.. Burdick, and
that Che person was woman, they Sun
hesitate 20 make decisive move. An
official 'n a position 90 know the exact
situation was asked:
"Do you expect AN arrest today2"
'N0 not today o. tomorrow or the
next day. We must have strong evil
denCe When we arrest anybody for we
know hat as soon as an arrest Is made
lawyers are standing ready 90 apply
Tor h8heas corpus writ 20 rush into
court and make us disclose our case
at the first jump
The Name Withheld.
Does suspicion stnl point to a wo-
mani"
cit does. II points 20 one who had 20
meet expenses amounting TO about 500
a month without any visible means 20
meet them. We viii name no names
until 10 Isl written in the warrant charg-
ing the person with murder in the first
degree"
Perhaps the most interesting devel-
opment in connection with the crime it.
self is the interview given by Dr. Mar
icy in which he said that the victims
head vas not only beaten 10 a pulp
but that The murderer carefully
wrapped "a quiu around the murdered
mans body 90 smother any possible
outcry. lf the blows on the head had
not been fatal the victim certainly
would have smothered in the tight folds
OF the quilt around his head and the
upper part OF the body
Payne Retains Lawyer.
W. T. Webster Of Batavia. who is one
Of the attorneys for Howard Benham.
has been retained by Dr. S. n. Payne.
He does not specifically say that he is
retained in view of the complications
involving Mrs Payne i'm the BurdicK
murder case. but In an interview he
showed that he has been ia constant
consultation with Dr. Payne and stands
ready to- act promptly If any act of the
Buffalo authorities should threaten the
liberty Of his clients wife. Mr. Web
ster protested strongly against the ac-
ton of the police toward mr. Payne,
and declared that they dare not arrest
Mrs Payne
The Weapon Used.
Today Chief OF Detectives Cusack
made an interesting admission regard
ms one Of The details of the murder
case, on which heretofore he has not
talked. Mr. Cusack was asked If the
authorities had determined on the kind
OF a weapon that was used in commit
ting the murder They have not" he
replied. IL am satisfied. however. that
the putJer was not used I'm committing
the murder A statement that the put
ter was used was made. but / do not be-
llfYe that was the Instrument
The name OF "a woman which has been
under the searChlight Of the authorities
Tor several days, it, is said, has been
dropped The evidence which they
have been expecting has not been found
and they have been brought 10 bay i'm
that direction.
The report OF chemist Hlll 10 ls stated
ON good authority tonight will state that
no poison was found in Burdlcks stom-
aCh.
Buffalo. March Fairly this Saturday
morning the police are at work on new
clue DUB the Burlick murder mystery.
They have found "a nackman who drove
young woman 90 The corner or Ashland
avenue and summer street near the hour
OF the murder. She carried satchel and
walked toward the Burdick house. The
police are investigating some OF the Wo-
men Who worked BOO Rurdicks factory
Woman With Red Hair.
81 is said that Che new woman in the
case has auburn hair.
Several days ago it was reported that
the police were iu search 0l red-headed
woman. bug the report WAS emphaucally
denied by abe police and az the district
attorneys office.
10 Isl even Iut.maIed that hints and sug-
EesJIaus dropped by Jhr authorities dur
ms tEe pasl t0o or three days have been
blind to cover up the real object Of
their Investigations lu working the
other clue they ram across certain evil
dCuuC that led them 90 believe that they
were on the WRONG road. Instead of
breaking Oft their work abruptly b was
continued but with less visor while the
now evidence Was SIffed out