Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-06

did not know I arrived at the house a
short time later, and was met at the door
by Mrs Hull, Mr. Burdicks mother-in-law.
/ went Immediately to the smoking den on
the first floor. / opened the door. The IN
terror of the room was dark. The SHADES
had been drawn, and the light was SO poor
at the time that I was unable. standing at
the door, to distinguish anything on the
couch at the farther or east end Of the
room.
st crossed the room to one of the win
dows and pulled down one of the sliding
Venetian blinds. / could then see objects
in the room more distinctly. 1 saw pool
of blood on the floor, which extended under
the tapestry draping Of the couch. 1t was
nearly under the center Of the couch. My
first thought was that Mr.. Burdick had
committed suicide. I approached the couch.
Several sofa pillows had been piled upon It,
1 lifted two pillows and uncovered a~crazy
quilt I raised the quilt and saw Mr.. Bur-
dicks dead body. The quilt had been
thrown over the head and tucked in below.
The Body Covered With a Rug.
"a narrow Turkish floor rug covered the
body from the shoulders to the feet. i
noted the battered condition of the skull
and made no further Examination Of the
room or the body until the arrival of the
medical examiner. DR.. Rowland and /
then made a further examination of the
room, although the examination, SO far as
l was concerned, was not an exhaustive
one.
1.-The body was lying about midway on
the couch, with the head toward the north
My recollection Is that the forehead was
resting on the right arm, which was partly
extended. The dead man was not lying
prone on his stomach, but, rather, l should
say, partly on his right side. The face was
turned down and slightly toward the west
wall of the room. The left hand was ex-
tended, but I do not think it. protruded
over the edge of the couch The knees
were slightly f1exed or bent. The body was
n1qd in md hi rt hut fn no
location of the other clothes, my memory
is a trifie hazy. The underdrawers, think.
were on the couch, at or near the feet. l
saw Mr.. Burdicks coat, trousers and shirt.
my recollection that the stockings were on
the floor near the foot of the couch. I saw
pair of eyeglasses on bookcase in the
south wall, and I supposed they belonged
to the dead man.
"At the west wall there was a combina-
tfon table desk upon which saw cracker,
tart, piece Of cheese, small butter
knife cocktail glass and bottle. The
table had but one drawer. That was in
the center. 1t was partly drawn out, and
glance showed some papers within. Be
meath the left-hand corner Of the drawer
and on the floor were what appeared to be
some unmounted kodak pictures. They APP
peared to have been pushed from the table,
or they might have been pulled from the
half-open drawer. In a casual glance
could see none of the pictures remaining on
the table or In the drawer.
so far as my memory. serves me, there
was chair somewhere near this table, and
one toward the north WALL I have been
asked If that chair was under the chan.
delier when I entered the room. I don't
remember clearly, but think if 1t had
been I should have stumbled over 1t when
I entered the room, as I was obliged to
pass directly beneath the chandelier. and
the room was quite dark. I saw nothing
else on the floor except a large Turkish
rug near the door leading to the hallway.
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sort of red burlap material and from the
sides to a point ever the chandelier tap
estry hangings had been draped. There
was picture of Dancing girl on the north
noticeable some small spots Of blood. The
spots were larger than the head of pin
and not so large as a split pea. The same
spots were found on the door"
Mrs. Seth T. Paine's Statement.
Mrs. Seth T. Paine Of 1872 Elmwood ave-
nue.. whose picture was found in Burdicks
den, has made a statement. Her name
has frequently been used in connection
with the investigation into the murder.
Her home has been searched and she has
been questioned by the authorities. While
in Mr.. Coatsworths office the cabman who
met an unaccompanied woman on Ashland
avenue on the night Of the murder was
taken into the room.
Mrs. Paine said:
Il know absolutely nothing Of the murder
of Mr.. Burdick. l have no idea who COM
mitted it. have no theory as to who did
it or how it was done. l simply know moth
ing of it at all
my maiden name was Gertrude7B Barnard.
l am twenty1nine years old. 4 came from
Albion, Orleans county. My father was an
Episcopal minister. LIZ ter I moved to
North Tonawanda. At that time DR..
Paine was not dentist, but he was work.
ing in Tonawanda. We were married.
Since then he became dentist. and now
practices In Batavia, coming home usually
about once a week. We have one child g.
girl seven years old. She is now living
with me. ,e.4.atr.. -, -,t-
Both my husband and I know the Bur-
dicks. Yes, We also knew the Pennels and
the Warrens. Mrs. Warren formerly lived
know nothing of the divorce actions. of Mr.
and Mrs. Burdick. My name has not ap-
peared as correspondent in any action for
divorce by Mrs. Burdick against Mr.. Bur-
dick. There is no reason whatever why 1t
should. My husband and 1 have visited
or called on the Burdicks and they have
called on us. I do not recall having called
on them without my husband, and / am
dick at his house. For the past two years
I do not think DR.. Paine and / have called
regularly on the Burdicks
THE last time talked with Mr.. Burdck
was last Thursday (the day before the
murder). 1t was over the telephone. On
Wednesday night he called me up on the
telephone and asked about matter that
was purely social and did not relate in any
way to an appointment. / told him would
let him know the next day, and on Thurs
day / did call him up on the telephone.
This was shortly after noon, think. We
had brief conversation, and that was the
fast time talked with MIN. did not see
him thereafter.
At Home Night Of Murder.
ION Thursday evening I had dinner, as
usual, at my home between and o'clock
I did not go out of the house after din
ner. Some people live in the house with
us. One of them Is the young woman
named Mrs. Mary Cunningham. She is
not my maid. She is employed down town
and works for a living. She knows that I
did not go out after dinner. She had a
caller on Thursday evening and they sat
chatting In her room. After dinner l went
into the parlor and read the paper I took
some water up to her ROOM knocking on
the door. and at that time she and her
caller were sitting chatting. After leav-
ing them l went to my room. Before re-
firing 1 sat for about ten minutes with my
little girl while she played and scrawled
on blackboard. Then she went to bed,
and soon afterward / retired.
Il slept as usual and awoke as usual on
Friday morning. l positively was not out
of my house between dinner on Thursday
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