The Washington times., 1903-03-08
Marion Hutchinson Ques-
toned in Burdick Case.
TAKEN TO HEADQUARTERS
Police Theories Center on Three Mys-
ferrous Women Who May Be One
and the Same.

ferrous Women Who May Be One
and the Same.
BUFFALO. y. Y. March Marion
W. Hutchinson. a good looking and neat
ly dressed young woman who was in the
employ Of Edwin L. Burdick until Janu-
airy, was taken from her boarding house
at 70 West upper Street early this
morning and brought 20 police headquar-
tiers.
Seven policemen were detailed to the
task. They surrounded the house as
though there was TO be at fIeast an ar
rest I'm the Burdick murder mystery. The
proceedings caused great hullabaIoo.
and 10 was not until 10 O'Clock. two
hours after Miss Hutchinson arrived at
headquarters that Superintendent Bull
announced that she was not under ar
rest. but was merely detained 10 be
questioned as 10 her knowledge OF the
dead man and the murder.
Attorney Philip V. Fennelly. counsel
for Mrs. Gertrude B. Paine. appears TO
desire a monopoly in the Burdick case
A. II O'Clock he bobbed uD as counsel
for Miss Hutchinson Mr.. FenneIlv
sent word 70 Superintendent Bull that
ne wished 10 see Miss Hutchinson. hav-
ing been retained by her sister FIcr-
ence. The superintendent refused the
request. and Mr.. Fennelly went quickly
TO Justice Truman ]. White. OF the SUI
preme court
Justice White told the lawyer to find
out whether Miss Hutchinson was under
arrest. Just as FennelIy teIephoncd 10
him from police headquarters that she
was not under arrest. the police notified
Mr. Fennelly that Miss Hutchinson was
free to 20. She went away with her law
yer and her sister. pursued at no great
distance by the camera experts OF the
newspapers.
Information Given by Joey.
District Attorney Coatsworth referred
TO information which came 10 the police
late last night. The informant was the
hackman who must be known Temporal
rily as joey. his surname being with
held for police reasons. Joey is "a
night hawk. He says that at about mid
night on the Thursday OF the tragedy
he picked mp three persons at the cor
a
middle-aged woman. and woman
about twenty-five years old
joey drove the three persons out Main
Street 70 Summer Street. where the
man and older woman alighted The
young woman stayed in the carriage and
told Joey 10 drive her to the corner OF
Ashland Avenue and Summer street
When joey pulled up at the corner Of
Ashland Avenue and Summer Street the
young woman already had the hack door
open She then walked up the avenue.
A Man Passenger.
approximately the same time another
hackman. Buster Delahunt. was letting
down man at the corner OF Ashland
Avenue and Bryant Street. Just a block
from where Joey left She woman. That
passenger. walking south a half block.
would have reached the Burdick house
and Joey's passenger. walking north
half a block. would have reached there
also.
There is yet another mysterious figure
the lost" woman. The Joey woman.
already described, left tho hack al sum
mer Street about twenty minutes past
midnight The lone woman was seen by
'9trolman Meyer at ten minutes past l.
murder OF Burdick. according 10
s. was done between midnight and
well-knowu business man who
ne police call the lost
net her on Ferry Street
b OF the Burdick house
o'clock. She seemed