Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-03
THE BUFFALO MURDER.

who was murdered at his home In But
falo last Thursday night, and Mrs.
Hull, her mother, we're examined at
considerable length early yesterday at
police station, where they were taken
upon their return from Canasto1a,
where they had attended the funeral Of
the murdered man.
Mrs. Hull was first questioned by
District Attorney Coatsworth and Assis-
tant Superintendent of Detectives
Cusack. She said she knew nothing of
what had happened until she was called
by the domestic in the morning. She
heard no sounds in the night, heard
nothing of any voice whatever, and
awoke in the morning ignorant OF any
tragedy in the house.
She denied positively that her rela-
tions with Mr.. Burdick were unfriendly,
and emphatically declared she believed
no one in the household bad anything to
do with the crime or knew of it until
morning. Mrs Burdick was next ques-
toned at length as to what she could
offer to throw light on the possible iden-
tity of the murderer, after which both
women went back to the Ashland avenue
home.
The District Attorney said after they
had gone: "We examined Mrs. Hun
and Mrs. Burdick for the purpose OF
completing the examination of all those
present in the house on the night the
murder occurred and to ascertain from
Mrs. Burdick, if possible, who, in her
judgment, might have been actuated to
commit such crime"
Mr.. Cusack said he was still of the
opinion that the murderer is woman.
The District, Attorney and the heads
of the detective and police force for nearly
two hours before dawn yesterday ex-
amined another woman in connection
with the murder She is not under arrest.
1t is said that the woman, whose iden-
tity is known only to those connected
with the case, has figured in the case
heretofore. Her statement, it is also
stated on good authority, is placing the
murder in an entirely difIerentlight from
any of the theories previously advanced
by the police.
While the conference was going on
two men alighted from train at the
New York Central Station and were met
by three detectives who we're detailed on
the case. The detectives hurried the
two men to closed carriage and drove
away.
Finding of the steel tipped golf stick
with which it is almost certain Mr. Bur-
dick was killed, and the fact that the
bone in Burdick's skull is remarkably
thin makes it more reasonable to sup
pose that the crushing blows upon
Burdick's head could have been de-
livered by woman.
The clue furnished by Policeman
Meyers also strengthens the theory that
the midnight visitor at the Burdick
home was a woman. He first saw a
woman when he turned the corner Of
BRYANT street and Ashland avenue at 10
minutes past l O'Clock. She was walk
ing on the east side of Ashland avenue
toward Bryant street. Her way led her
from. or past the Burdick home. As
she neared the corner of Bryant street,
where she could see him standing, she
turned out into the middle of the street
and continued to walk there until she
had reached point some distance past
the policeman.
While the police have found letters in
Burdick's house threatening that unless
he ceased his attention TO woman,
whose name the police Twill not divulge,
drastic measures would be resorted to,
they have been unable, in their in
vestigations, to get evidence upon
which to base tangible suspicion.