Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-06
ANOTHER CARD
10 Be Played by Police in
Burdick Murder.
A Woman, in Need of Money, Is the
Suspected Party.
Mrs. Paine Denies Absolutely Any Con-
nection With Case.

| Buffalo. March 5.-"Our case has not
| been weakened in any way: it has
been strengthened. That / regard as a
| good sign
| These words uttered by District At
| tOrney COatsworth when he left his of
| flee. this afternoon. after another day
| of probing in the Burdick murder mys-
| terry briefly summarizes the situation,
| tonight. The woman suspected of the
| murder of Edwin l.. Burdick is under
| the watchful eyes of some of the mos,
efficient detectives in the city. She
cannot escape. When the authorities
| are satisfied that they have sufficient
evidence to Convict, she will be placed
under arrest.
Several persons called at the district
| attorneys office, today, of their own
volition or went there accompanied by
detectives. One of the callers was
known to several who saw him enter
the office. He is Fitch d. Stowell, Mr..
Rurdick's brother-in-law. The district
attorney said that Mr.. Stowell simply
told all he knew about the Burdick
family and its members. Nothing that
had an immediate bearing on the crime
was disclosed.
The district attorney has frequently
spoken of evidence in his possession
hat would suggest a motive for tho
rhine other than the fear of disclos-
Tres that would likely be made in d-
1olce proceedings. What that evidence
s the authorities will not say. 1t is
said on good authority, however, that
he evidence relates to woman who
vas in severe straits for money. This
woman is not Il member of the BurdiclI
household but her name has been men,
TONED frequently in connection with
the Tragedy. Her necessity was such
that when she wished to do some house
furnishing she bought her goods on the
installment plan. She also borrowed
money from a money lender. 1t was
lutte Il large sum and she gave secu-
rity for it. The police when questioned
regarding this mortgage and the wo-
mans embarrassment to find means of
maintaining Il pretentious house, ao-
.lnowledged that they knew of the fact
md had Investigated it. They knew
she had been intimately acquainted
With Burdick and that she was in Sc
we're straits.
1t was also stated that for a short
time before the murder a GOODNESS had
sprung up between the woman and
Burdick. 1t is known that one of the
payments on the mortgage was due
about the time Burdick was murdered.
A lawyer who carries on the legal bust
ness for the money lender received
the money for the payment due. 1t
may be that the payment left her pen
niless and she appealed to Burdick for
more funds to make the payment. IN
any event the police believe the
straitened condition is established and
they are giving it the greatest import
lnce in their inquiry into the motive
or the murder.
The Woman5 circumstances and the
fact that it had been rumored that Bur-
duck was at the time paying more at
tention TO another woman the police
say, would tend to make the woman
both desperate and insanely jealous.
Mrs. Seth T. Paine of 492 Elmwood
VENUE, whose picture was found in |
Burdick's den, has made Il statement |
Her name has frequently been used in !
connection with the investigation of |
he murder. Her home mas been search |
ed and she has been questioned by the |
authorities. While in Mr.. Coatsworth's |
ONCE the CaDfnan VINO met q lone WU- |
man on Ashland avenue, on the night |
of the murder was taken into room
Mrs. Hay Paine said:
II know absolutely nothing of the
murder of Mr.. Burdick. | have no idea
who committed ii. l have no theory as
10 who did it or how it was done / |
simply know nothing at all about it.
My maiden name was Gertrude Bar
nard-l m % years old and | came from
Albion. My father was an Episcopal
minister. Later l moved to North
TClaWanda. At that time Er. Payne
vas not a dentist but was working in |
Tonawanda. We We're married. Since
then he became q dentist and now prac-
tees in Batavia, coming home usually
at least once a week. We have one
child, q girl of I years. She is now liv-
ing with me.
Both my husband and l knew the
Burdicks. We also know the Pencils
and the Warrens. Mrs. Warren form
erly lived in Buffalo and we were we'll
acquainted. / know nothing of the d.
rorce actions of Mr.. and Mrs. Bur-
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