The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-08
Took Woman to Police Station
 WbO Has Innocent
TRY 10 RE7RACE THEIR STEPS
Police Authorities Say Miss Hutchin. son Was Not Under Arrest, But Her Attorney Says She Was.
 Causes Little Mix-Up.

Buffalo. N. r, March 7--in their eager ness to soIva the mystery surrounding the assassination of Edwin l.. Burdick. the police today made a false move. They Immediately retraoed their steps when it was discovered that the district at torney found their case too fiimsy. Miss Marion W. Hutchinson, formerly em- ployed in Burdick's office, was taken to police headquarters by detectives at an early hour. She was not under arrest, the police say. Her attorney says she was. After being detained for five hours, she was reased for the police could find nothing against her. The result of the days work brings the case no nearer solution than they were week ago.
 Miss Hutchinson, who is attractive in appearance, came to Buffalo about year ago, in company with her mother and sister, Florence, from London, Ont. Soon after arriving in Buffalo, Mrs. Hutchin- son secured a position on monthly pa per- printed by Edwin l.. Burdick at his envelope factory. Last January she left his employment. Since then she has been singing in his choir but has not DtSA GIuPlOJtd nb dAS hAiiN CA WI A'
 Writ of Habeas Corpus.
 Phillip V. Fennely, the attorney who is acting for Seth T. Payne, set about to secure Miss Hutchinson's release, obtain ing from Justice White of the Supreme court writ of habeas corpus directing the police to bring Marion w. Hutchinson before that court After serving the writ
 
 ence Hutchinson, returned to Justice Whites chamber. where the writ was to be argued. Soon afterwards Marion Hutchinson left headquarters accom- panied by detective. The detective, how ever, did not place any restraint upon her movements. Attorney Fennely in- formed Justice White that the officers said that The girl was not under arrest
 '"Fen them to relesse her at once," said Justice White.
 Then Fennely WAS told by the police that the girl had never been under arrest and that she was at liberty wherever she pleased to go.
 The two sisters and their attorney then left the building.
 It soon became evident that the police and the district attorneys office had not worked in conjunction In taking Miss
  lowing statement was given out:
 Police Make Statement.
 What seems to be reliable information having reached the police department last evening that a certain young woman liv- ing in the city might have some valuable information regarding the murder of Ed win L. Burdick we requested this woman to come to police headquarters this morn ing and give any information she might have. She came and made a statement. She was at no time under arrest"
 The above statement was given out by the district attorneys stenographers He said the statement was from the police department and not from the district at torneys office. Mr. Coatsworth also said that the statement emanated from the police department.
 Chief of Police Bull said the statement was issued by the district attorney Chief Bull said tonight:
 'I was not present when the woman made statements to tEe district attorney. 1 have been informed however. trat the woman convinced her interrogators that she could prove an aljbi by her mother. sister and Mrs. Coughln, who runs the boarding house where she lives; also by q woman friend who was associated with them Tn musical matters. The woman was released because she convinced the police that she was not the one they wanted
 | After the release of Miss Hutchinson District Attorney Coatsworth was asked why she had been taken to police head quarters. apparently under arrest, and then released.
 T do not understand that she was ar rested replied MT. Coatsworth. She was taken to headquarters in order that 1t might be learned what, If any, infor- nation she could furnish that would throw light on this case. We have nothing against her, and when we had heard her story she was permitted to go."
 Police Have Another Clue.
 The police will now try to establish the identity of lone woman, met on Ash land avenue by Patrolman Meyer, and to establish if possible some connection be- tween her and the woman taken to the vicinity of the Burdick home by Cab man Joey on the night of the murder and with the who lost her way near the Burdick house. If they can prove that the women are the same persons, they believe they will have the woman who killed Burdick. If it turns out that they were different persons, they still will believe that one of the three is the right person. The police are said tonight to be working on another clue furnished by Charles Merrill, private watchman, who patrols several blocks in Summer street Merrill says he saw man and a woman on Summer street near Elm wood about midnight on the night of the murder. He stepped into an alley and the couple stopped under light He heard the man say Well, you can go as far as the stoop with me any way" The woman hesitated and then started towads Emwood avenue in the direc- ton of Ashland avenue. About o'clock in the morning he met the man again on Summer street. Merrill did not see the woman a second time. He says he can recognize the man who spoke with a Ger man accent.