New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-03-18
TH[ BURD|CI NQUE,ST.
Searching Investigation Begun Into
the Buffalo Murder Mystery
by Authorities.
IMPORTANT WITNESSES ARE PRESENT.
Mrs. Paine, and Miss Barnett, the
stenographer, Among Those In
Court-Dr. Rowland First to Testi-
fy-Declares Burdick Was killed
in His Den While on Couch.

Buffalo, n. Y, March 16.-The in
quest into the murder of Edwin Z.
Burdick was begun in the police court
here Saturday before Judge Murphy.
The courtroom is small and only a linn
tied number of persons, were admit
ted. Among the first witnesses to APP
pear were Mrs. Seth T. Paine, Miss
Barnett, the stenographer, who
boarded with Mrs. Paine, and A. Carl
son, another boarder at the Paine res
idence. Mrs. Paine was accompanied
by counsel. Only one witness at a
time was admitted into the court
room. The inquest began with the
calling of DR.. Rowland, assistant med
zeal examiner, as the first witness.
DR.. Rowland handed to Judge Murphy
the report Of the medical examiner on
the death of Burdick, which stated
the cause of the death.
. "Under the law we are compelled to
hold this inquest" said Judge Muir
ply. eve charge no one with this
crime. The purpose of this investi-
cation is to lay this crime if-possible
at the door of some one"
3,-@ DIR. Rowland Examined. #5r
DR.. Rowland was examined by Dis.
trict Attorney Coatsworth. He said
he had been summoned to the Burdicll
house by telephone on the m orning of
February a., shortly after eight
O'Clock. DR.. w. H. Marcy met him at
the door and told him ''that something
had been going on there, and that Mr..
continued DR.. Rowland, shut [ think
he told me that he was not certain
whether it was murder OF suicide. He
asked me to make it out as case Of,
suicide if possible, as there had been
good deal of gossip in the neigh
borhood respecting the relations ex-
listing between Mr.. and Mrs. Burdick.''
, The witness said he then examined the
body and told DR.. Marcy that it was
impossible to entertain the suicide.
theory for a minute. Asked as. to what
further conversation he had with DR..
Marcy the witness said the. former
told him of the divorce proceedings
In the BurdTek family
BetEy Moved by Murderer.
+ Mr. Coatswerth brought out the
fact tfrat Burdick's body had been.
moved by the murderer after the,
crime, had been committed. 4
Witness saw no weapon in the.
room. '"~ ~ ~ vi
''What was your conclusion as to
whether Burd1cks was killed In the.
den ?' he was asked.
81 think he was" &
do you think he was killed on the
couch?''
81 think he was on the couch"
!. ''When he.wa killed was he lying
on the couch in the position in which
you found the body?''
Judging from the location of. the
wounds he nust have been lying in
some other position ait the time he
was struck"
Tuft of Hair Found.
Dr. Rowland stated he found a tuft
of hair on the couch. He was of
opinion that it was longer than Bur-
dicks hair. 2
LIE. HOWldSlu stated Ulldt IRON the
condition of the body he was of the
opinion that Burtfick was killed about
two o'clock. This is regarded as inn
portant, as it would tend to nullify
the statements made to the district
attorney by Officers Meyer and Reid
regarding the ''1one woman
In reply to another question, an
affirmative answer to which would
have shown that woman had BEEN
IN the room, the doctor gave a mega
tive reply. :"
Replying to question by one of
the attorneys representing the Bur
dick family, the witness said it was
his opinion that the blood found on.
the door was thrown from the in
strument used in committing the
murder
ctive Testifies.
Detective John w. Holmfund, who
followed DIR. Rowland on the stand.
described the scenes in the den and
related the conversation he had with.