The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-27

With the investigation Just Ended
 Failure to Fix the Crime on Anyone
 CIeared-warrants May be Issued for
 "John Doe'' and "Jane Doe''-Closing
 Testimony.
 Buffalo, March 26-The inquest into the death of Edwin l.. Burdick, who was murdered just month ago. ended this afternoon. At the close of the in- quest Judge Murphy announced that an official inquiry into the tragic death of Arthur F. Pennell, 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 it would be hardly cor rect to say that the investigation has added anything more than an appear ance of reasonability to any of these theories. Aside from the failure of the authorities to secure evidence bearing directly upon the commission of the crime, or to establish the identity of the murderer, there is a feeling of sat- isfaction that the name of MT. Burdick has been lifted from the mire into which it first was dragged and his character shown in it's true light, The evidence brought out in the skillful ex- animation of witnesses and by District Attorney Coatsworth has shown Bur- dick to havet been a loving father, al- ways willing to sacrifice his own hap piness and pride for the sake of his children; that he was the victim of false friendship, broken pledges, and, in face of it all, forgiging, indulgent husband.
 The efforts of the authorities to fix the crime upon some one, of course, will not end with the inquest. At the same time there is now little hope of fastening the crime upon any one, and the murder probably will go down in criminal history as one of the great unsolved mysteries.
 Judge Murphy stated after court ad- journed this afternoon that his judg- ment in the case will not be handed down until Monday, or perhaps later next week. It is possible that he may issue warrants for the arrest of John Doe'' and Jane Doe" If Judge Mur- phy sees fit to take such action the dis trict attorney will be obliged to submit the whole case to the grand jury.
 yrI 4, stand to-day. They were Rev. l.. M. Powers, pastor of the Church of the Messiah, where the Burdick family and Mrs. Hull yere regular attendants, and Detectives Cornish and Coughlin, who were the first police officials to arrive at the Burdick home when the crime was discovered. ..
 Mrs. Hull. Carol Burdick and Maggie Murray, the Burdick cook, were recall ed to straighten out, if possible, con- flicting testimony given by them while on the witness stand. The report Of City Chemist Hill was read by the dis trict attorney. It stated that no poison was found in the cocktail bottle or in the stomach of the dead man. MT. Hills report also showed that there were no bloodstains on the golf stick taken from the Burdicg home after the murder un- der the supposition that it might pos- sibly have been the weapon with which the murderer beat out Burdick's brains.
 MT. Powers said that before the trag- edy he talked confidentially with both Mrs. Hull and Mr. Burdick about the trouble in the family. Burdick told him that Pennell threatened suicide if di- vorce proceedings were not withdrawn, and that Pennell succeeded in impress ing the sincerity of his threat upon Mrs. Burdick. Mrs. Burdick induced her husband to go to Pennell, the min- ister said, and informed him that if he would get out of town everything would be forgiven and forgotten. Pennell agreed to do so. As shown by the evil dence previously submit ted, Pennell failed to keep his word and after se- curing possession of the tell-tale letters Burdick again began proceedings for divorce and cut Mrs. Burdick adrift the second time. During all the trouble Burdick entertained 8 most kindly feel- ing toward Mrs Hull and offered to send her to California or Florida for her health. She was always to have a home with MT. Burdick. While the minister would not swear to it. he said he was under the impression that Pen nell told Burdick if the divorce suit was not discontinued something would happen"
 Mrs Hull was paler and more trem- ulous when she appeared to-day. but after getting upon the stand she ap- peared calm and composed. She gave more evidence of feeling and interest, and her voice was that of a woman who had become weary of it all. She reiterated the evidence previously giv- en, and the district attorney failed to shake the story in any way It disa- greed somewhat from the evidence giv- en by Maggie Murray regarding the events that occurred in the Burdick home on the morning following the murder. The Murray girl also reiter- ated the evidence formerly given by her.
 During the examination of the detec- tives the bloody undergarments worn by Burdick when he was murdered were placed in evidence.
 It was learned tonight that former District Attorney Penney entered a protest to Judge Murphy to-day against merging the Burdick and Pen nell inquests and handing down judg-
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