The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-17
DAUGHTER OF BURDICK
 WITNESS All INQUEST

vas of the opinion, judging from the lunch, etc, that Burdicks murder had grown out of hesdivorce proceedings. He thought he had had woman visitor there.
 In response to Attorney HartzeTs ques- tions, pr. Marcey said he had come to the conclusion that Burdick was killed between midnight and 1 o'clock in the morning.
 When youi first looked at the body did YOU see the wounds on the head and the brains scattered about?' asked MT. Coats- worth.
 Yes. sir''
 And you had the idea that it might be a case of suicide?"
 "I had not considered"
 ''The fact that there were pillows piled upon the body was confirmation of your suicide theory?
 oh. no.
 Katie Koenig. a domestic in the Burdick family. told in detail of the events of the evening beginning with the arrival of MT Burdick with cocktail bottle which she had not seun since he took 1t into the kitchen; of her having last seen Burdick in the hallway about 9:3O; that she re- tired about 9:50 and heard no unusual noise during the might. She then told of the events leading up fo the time Margaret Murray, the other domestic, called Dr Marcey by telephone She did not know that the relations be- tween Burdick and Mds. Burdick were strained. She knew Mrs. Burdick went to Atlantic City but she did not consider tat strange.
 Attorney HartzellVbrought out the fact that the gas in thes hall and in the der was lighted by an electric appliance Or the night after the murder it was found ] the electrical arrangement in the der l did not work. An investigation showed | that some one had turned of the gas 1T the den instead of extinguishing 1t b, means of the button. William V. Delahunt a cabman, wh, took a man from in front of the Tiff House to the corner of Ashland Avenu and Bryant Street on the night of tn murder. told his story
 Did you afterwards see Arthur R | Pennell in the District Attorneys office 9 asked District Attorney Coatsworth. 1 Yes. sir"
 l When you were ask..d in my office he Is the man you had taken to Ashlan, and Bryant Streets what was your reply
 Pennell Brought In.
 T said I could not tell. The coat ant the hat looked the same. I could no SWehr that IL was FHennell Hackman Jeddo tod of taking A mart, of three on the night of the murder iron the corner of North Division Street f, the corner of Ashland and Sumne Streets. In the party was a man, a wo man about 30 years of age with ugh red hair and an okler woman On tn way out Main Street. the younger woman left the carriage and entered a dru, store. returning in a few minutes with small package in her hand At Summe and Main the man and the old woman left the carriage and he took the youn, woman to Ashland Avenue and Summer She walked down Ashland in the direc tion of Burdick's house. He saw the sam woman about two hours later down town
 Did you afterward see Marion Hutch inson in West Tupper Street?' asked tn District Attorney.
 'I did not know what her name was
 well, did you see a young woman f. West Tupper Street2"
 "Yes. sir''
 'Was she the same woman you too out to Ashland Avenue and Summe StreetT'
 She resembled her"
 ''Can you say whether she was the sam womanT'
 T cannot"
 Patrolman Meyer told of meeting th lone woman near the Burdick home q 1:lO a. m. on the morning of the murder He would not be able to identify the WIG man if he met her again. The hearing was adjourned until tc morrow.