The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-15
point and she smiled faintly as she left the stand.
 Maggie Murray Testifies.

Maggie Murray, the cook at the Bur dick house, was the snext witness. She detailed her movements as previously published; as to seeing Burdick in his underclothes and afterwards hearing some one working at the furnace. She heard no further noise in the house that night.
 She contradicted Mrs. Hulrs story of what occurred on the morning of the murder She said she. went to Mrs Hulls s bed room and told her about the door and the windows being open. She said that she did not call to Mrs. Hulfs room on the second floor. She also contradicted Mrs. Hull who has testified that she did not look over the balustrade. She said she and not Mrs. Hull suggested that Dr. Marcey be called. She knew of no one who held any animosity towards Bur dick.
 The other woman, whose names have been mentioned during the progress of the investigation Including Mrs. Burdick, Mrs Paine Katie Koenig, a maid in Bur dicks home, and Miss Romance, Mrs. Arthur R. Pennells maid. were in the court room but they were not called upon to testify.
 Doctor on the Stand.
 The inquest began with the calling of
 
 CT, 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 Murphy. we charge no one with this crime. The purpose of this investigation is to lay this crime. if possible, at the door of some one"
 Dr. Rowland was examined by District Attorney Coatsworth. He said he had been summoned to the Burdick home by telephone on the morning of February 27, shortly after o'clock. Dr. W. H. Marcy something had been going on there and that MT. Burdick was dead.'
 q am not sure," continued Dr. How land, ''but think he told me that he was not certain whether 1t was murder or suicide.
 Suicide Was Suggested.
 He asked me to make it as a case of suicide If possible. as there had been a good deal of gossip in the neighborhood respecting the relations existing between MT. and Mrs. Burdick.''
 The witness said he then examined the body and told Dr. Marcy that it was i'm possible to eAtertain the suicide theory for a minute
 Asked as to what other conversation he had with Dr. Marcy, the witness said the former told him of the divorce pro ceedings in the Burdick family.
 Dr. Rowland repeated the conversation he had with Mrs. Hull, as to the finding of the body of Burdick, the finding of window open, the fact that there were no alrs t,a outside the VVin- dow and the finding of the open drawer.
 The witness said that Dr. Marcy told that he found the window curtains in the den down and being unable to raise them tore them down. He also told me that a quilt had been wrapped three times about the head of the murdered man, said pr. Rowland. and that he found a pool of blood on the floor.
 Body Had Been Moved.
 Mir. Coatsworth brought out the fact that Burdick's body had been moved by the murderer after the crime had been committed. Dr. Rowland described the clothing found in the room, the finding of the luncheon, a six-ounce druggist bot tie containing whisky and a cocktail glass. He could not say whether the glass had been used He had seen De- tective Holmlund take letter from Bur dicks pocket.
 ''I heard Dr. Marcy say" continued the witness, that Mrs. Hull was subject to heart failure. While Mrs. Hull was giv- ing her statement she occasionally hes itated and at such times Dr. Marcy prompted her"
 Witness saw no weapon in the room.
 '.What was your conclusion as to wheth- CT Burdick was killed in the den?' he was asked.
 "I think he was"
 DO you think he was killed on the couch?'
 'I think he was on the couch"
 ''When he was killed was he lying on the couch in the position in which you found the body?'
 "Judging from the location of the re- mains he must have been lying in some other position at the time he was struck