Evening journal., 1903-03-27
NO LIGHT ON
BURD|CK'S DEATH
Inquest Fails to Establish
the Identity of the Buffalo
Mans Slayer
NEXT INQUIRY INTO PEHNELL' 'SDEATH
II ls Believes the Murder VIII Go
Down In Criminal Hlstcry Ao Orc Of
the Great uusolved Mystsrico-1ur-
Hall, AI.,.o f-...-r--4.I

Down In Criminal History As orc Of
the Great uusolved Mysssrics-Hur-
dicks Name Exonc-atea.
Buffalo. N. Y, March 27.-The in
quest into tho death OF Edwin l..
Burdick, who was murdered a month
ago In his homo ca Ashland avenue,
ended yesterday afternoon. AT tho
close of the inquest. Judge Murphy
announced that an official inquiry in
to the trGSic death OF Arthur r. Pen
nell. who has figured SO prominently in
the Burdick inquest, will be begun next
Monday.
The Burdick inquest has served to
develop several theories relative TO
the crime that had been suggested
many days ago, but 1t would be hardly
correct to say that the investigation
has added anything more than an ap-
pearance OF reasonability to any one
of these theories Aside from the fail
ure of the authorities to secure owl
dence bearing directly upon the COM
mission of the crime or to establish
the identity of the murderer, there IS
a feeling of satisfaction that the name
of Mr.. Burdick has been lifted from
the mire in which It was first dragged
and his character shown in its true
light. The evidence brought out un-
der the examination of witnesses by
District Attorney COatsworth has
shown Burdick to have been a loving
father, always willing to sacrifice his
own happiness and pride for the sake
of his children; that he was the vic.
tim of false friendship. broken pledges
and, In the face of it all, forgiving
indulgent husband.
The efforts Of the authorities 10 AZ
the crime upon some one viii not end
with the inquest. Al the same time
there Is now little hope OF success IL
this undertaking, and the murder vii
i probably 60 down In criminal histor,
as one Of the great unsolved myster
( ies.
; Judge Murphy stated after court ad
J iourned yesterday afternoon that his
Judgment in the case will not be hand
ed down until Monday or perhap:
later in the week. It is possible that
he may issue warrants for the arrest
of "John Doe" and "Jane Doe" Il
Judge Murphy sees fit to take sucf
action the district attorney will b'
Obliged to submit the whole case e
the grand jury.
Three new witnesses appeared OF
the stand Yesterday. They were IN,
Rev. L. NJ. Powers, pastor Of The
Church of the Messiah, where the
. BurdiclI family and Mrs. Hull wer'
regular attendants. and Detectives Cor
nish and Coughlin. who were the FRS
police officials to arrive at the Bur
dick home when the crime was dis
covered
Mrs. Hull, Carol Burdick and Mag
gle Murray, the Burdick cook, werl
recalled to straighten out, If possible
conflicting testimony given by then
while on the witness stand.
The report of City Chemist TIill wa
= read by the district attorney.
= stated that no poison was found Il
8 tho cocktail bottle or the stomach o
S the dead man, thus disposing of tn
s theory that Durdick was poisoned, an
also that theRe were no bloodstains ol
the golf stick taken from the Burdicl
home after the murder, which elm
mates the golf stick as tho possibl
weapon with which Durdick had bee
killed.