New-York tribune., 1903-03-06
MONEY THE M0TIVE'
SUSPECT Md TO BoRRow
Police Think Hsoman Killed BardiitIl
Because She Had Lost Him.

Because She Had Lost Him.
worth left his ONCE this afternoon to &c home
after q hard days work in the Rurdick case, he
said: Our case has not been weakened in any
way: IL has not been strengthened. That re-
gard as good siEa.
We have not played our last card yet. Be-
fore final action is taken there win be a thor
ough. comprehensive. painstakinE. rigid review
~ the entire case from beginning to end. The
entire situation win be gone over carefully. AZ
ter that there win be an arrest. Il will be an
arrest In which we viii stake all to win or lose.
7 am hopeful Of winning In my own mind
7 an thoroughly convinced as to who committed
this crime. but. as I have said our evidence
thus far is simply circumstantiaI."
The woman suspected Of the murder is
watched by some of the most efficient detectives
in the city. When the authorities are satisfied
that they have suflcient evidence to convict her
she will be arrested
One Of Mr.. Coatsworth's callers to-day was
Fitch d. stoweIl. Mr.. Burdicks brother-in-law.
Burdicks sister Stowers wife. The Dis
trict Attorney said that Mr.. StoweH only told
sT he knew about the Burdick family and its
members. Nothing that had an immediate bear
ing on the crime disclosed.
The District Attorney has frequently spoken
OF evidence IN his possession that would sug-
gest motive for the crime other than the fear
OF disclosures that would likely be made IN ol-
vorce proceedings It is said on good authority
that the evidence relstes to woman who was
in severe straits for money The woman Is not
E member OF the Burdick household. but her
name has been mentioned frequently in con-
rection with the tragedy. Her necessity was
such that when she wished to do some house
furnishing she bought her goods on the install
Ir1eut plan. She also borrowed money from
money lender.
An important fact which the police have not
made public before is that on the morning "Heil
the body Of Burdick was discovered the Top
drawer in the table at the head OF the COUCH
where the body lay was open. The police ques-
rioned the occupants Of the house. ana were
Informed that nothing had been disturbed that
the drawer vas open when the body VAS 1ouiiu
In the drawer were some letters. few papers
and odds and ends The letters ana papers
we're disarranged, and on the floor OF the uei
urere several papers indicating that they hdu
baen dragged out OF the open drawer and lefr
where they fell. Now. the police say end' 0ei
rain letters were taken from this drawer
The theory of the police is that the suspected
Woman finding that Burdick's affection 1or nel
had hexuu TO cool and that there was talk OIL
rts r,zr-vinr another upon securing his divorce
-,ade an sppo.ntment with Burdick at his nome.
IN her arrival he conducted her into MS coseS
corner where intrusion was least 10 De he3Ieu
His indifference toward her was not conceaieu
and. awaiting her opportunity, she STRUCK Mn"
dovr snd in her frenzy beat out his brains
BEFORE leaving the house she searched the taole
for the letters which she had written to him.
An evening paper publishes talk Win .drs'
estt T Paine. of No. 492 Elmwood-ave-. whose
,,i.+,,-. v,as found in Burdicks den, in which
she is reported 20 have said that she mas no
fear of arrest; that she account for ner
whereabouts for every minute OF the night Oh
the urder, and has so accounted TO tne pohce'
She declares that she not near the Burolck
house that night, but was in ner own nome as
she can prove by her servants
Mrs seth T. Paine. of No 49, Elmwood-ave.,
whose picture found in Burdicks den' mas
made a statement. Her name has frequently
49,, need in connection with the investigation
oF the murder Her home has been searched,
and she has been questioned by the authorities.
Mrs. Paine SAID:
know absolutely nothing of the murder Ter OF ,I mP-
Burdck have no idea who S2mmit1ed IT @ Ine &c uIss
done l simply know nothing at all about II 1z-
also Knew e1S the Penneiis and the Warrens know,
nothing Of the divorce actions Of @ NT pPeafed as
Correspondent in action for divorce by LII nlpT,
Sg4eIer ShT II should Ny husband and have
visited called on the Burdicks anT s6 6eg eg them
led aIn :.
The last rime I talked with MI buroick VIZ
last Thursday (the day before the muroerl. i, IT
vas over the telephone On Wednesday nlghI . ne =
called Ip on the telephone and asked me ABOUT q
matter that purely social, and did n9f S reaeG
n any way appointment tolo nlin l
would let him know the next day ana on InT[s. T[i
dav I did call him up on the telephone ms
Was shortly after noon I think We had a pTle5
rouversstion and that vas the last tlr1e LaiAeu
win him I did see him thereafter
Thursday evening had dinner as usual
my home between and o'clock did not go
our If the house after dinner Some people I'VE IN
he house with US One of them is the Eouns
woman named Mrs. Mary Cunningham She is
,or nv maid She is employed downtown She
KNOWS that did go out after dinner she mao
g caller on Thursday evening, and they SAT cnat-
r-1r in nor room. After dinner went into the
aarior and read the paper. took some water up
IA her room, knocking the door, ana ar tnat
rir,e she and her caller were sitting cnatIhs-
aFrer leaving them went to my room Before re-
-irin< I sat for about ten minutes with my niue
pf-l while she played and scTawled on a plack-
hoa-d Then she went to bed, and soon aIterWaTo
retired .-, -. r--s5.,.
morning I positively not out or my mouse
i.erv-Aen dinner on Thursday night and breakfast
on Friday. Except those in my house, no one
saw me and I no ere
All OF Mrs Paine's statements regarding her
movements have been corroborated by Mrs Cum
u.ngham.