Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-07
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asked, this evening, if he suspected the
same person now as being the slayer
OF Burdick as he did earlier in the
week.
Il Co. he replied emphatically. And
do you believe a woman killed Bur
dick?" II Co."
An interesting development of the
day was the statement made by Chief
of Detectives Cusack that the golf
stick theory had been abandonet. He
| is satisfied that the putter was not
used in committing the murder. he al
so expressed the conviction that the
weapon used was carried away from
the house He is sure of that bat he
| is not so sure that it was carried to the
house by the murderer. Neither will
! ne venture an opinion as to the kind
of weapon used.
! DR. Seth r. Paine, whose wife has
| been mentioned in connection with the
| case. left his office in Batavia, today,
| and oaid a visit to his wife at their
| F,lrnwood Avenue home. Both DR.. and
Mrs. Paine have retained lawyers to
! look after their interests. DR.. w. G.
| Webster of Batavia, representing DR..
Paine, gave an interview, today, in
| which he scathingly denounced the
| methods of the police.
Mrs Paine was in a happy mood
| when a reporter called at her home,
| this evening.
do you know" she said with a smile
before any question was asked, DO
you know that the detectives have been
| Withdrawn and that neither myself nor
/ b11c ha nd aca1 ,nlar 40 cllrvaill1
of the police. 1 feel so happy and free.
Actual custody could hardly be worse
Ethan what I have. endured
! ;"Thefc. are several points, Mrs.
Paine. upon which it seems that you
might make statement which would not
possibly ip5ure you in any, circum-
stances. but Which would better enable
the pubic fto understand :, your posi-
ton
Mrs. Paine. hesitated a few minutes
and then asked to be- excused. Il
think she continued, -that.I had bet
ter not. l shall tell all 'that.I know to
Mr.. Fennelly, my lawyer. It's about
decided that we shalt issue a state
ment for the papers, but not tonight.
This statement will be prepared by
| Mr.. Fennelly and will, 1 feel sure,
make plain several matters which
have been presented to the public in a
perverted manner
Chief Cusack was asked, today, if his
men were watching any particul AZ
house in the Elmwood district. He de-
clined to answer the question directly,
but admitted that a number of his men
| We're still detailed to that territory.
Much sympathy has been expressed
for Mrs. Maria Hull, Mrs. Burdick' S
mother. II was she who first discov-
cred the tragedy in the Burdick home,
last Friday morning. Mrs. Hull is 65
years old. she has always been active
in church and charitable work and has
host of friends in religious circles.
She is now at the Burdick horne on
Ashland avenue.
Hartzell and Hartzell, Mrs. Hulls
legal advisers, tonight, said Mrs. Hull
is absolutely innocent of any connec
ton with this terrible crime. We have
been intimately connected with the
family for years and we knoW-We
know it as well as we know our own
names-that this noble woman never
had any connection with the crime
We know that is an absolute inpossi-
bility.'
The report of Chemist Hill, it is
stated on good authority, tonight, will
state that no poison was found in Bur-
dicks stomach. The contents of the
stomach consisted Of a small amount
OF alcohol and some undigested food
other poison.