The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-06
SUSPECTED WOMAN
is BEING WATCHED

SUSPECTED WOMAN
is BEING WATCHED
(By Associa ted press.)
BUFFALO,. N. ". March 5.---''Our case
| has. not been weakened In, any way; 1t
has not been gtreng thened"
These words. uttered BY District At,
torncy Coatsworth, when he left his Office
this afternoon after another day OF prob
| ing In the Burdlck mystery. briefly sum-
marizes the situation tonight The
woman suspected Of the murder Of Ed
win H. r Burdtck Is under the watchful
eyes Of soma Of the most efficient detec-
tiyes iii tho city She cannot escape.
| When the authorities are satis1cd that
! they have sufficient evidence to convict
she will be placed under arrest.
] Consequently they can continue the
work Of weaving a. web Of evidence about
| the person whom they believe to he
guilty, and at tho Same time not run
| the chances OF conviction by a hasty
move.
Several persons called at the district
attorneys office to-day of their own
volition, or went there accompanied by
detectives. The rule established by Mr..
| Coatsworth not to dlvulge the names OF
] ~
| The district attorney has frequently
4 spoken Of evidence In his possession that
/ would suggest a. motive for the crime
4 other than the fear of disclosures that
1 would likely be mado in divorce cases.
/ What tho evidence Is the authorities will
not say. s5 h. "a & u #
! & It is said on good authority, however,
/ that the evidence relates to q woman
| who was In severe straits for money.
| dick household but her name has boen
mentioned frequentlyin connection With
| tho tragedy. Her necessity was such that
when she wished to get some house fur
Enishings she bought her goods on the
| instalment plan. She also borrowed
| money from a money lender. 1t was
| quite q large sum, and she gave security
! for 1t. The police. when questioned re-
| gardlng this mortgage and the womans
/ embarrassment to find means Of main
tanning pretentious house, acknowledge
that they knew of the fact and had in
vestigated it. They knew she had been
intimately acquainted with Burdick and
| that she was in severe straits. 1t was
| also stated that for a short time before
tho murder a GOODNESS had sprung up be-
tween tho woman and Burdcls. 1t 4 Is
known that one of the payments Of the
mortgage was due about the time Bur-
ulCh WIS lawyer WHO car
| rles on the legal business Of the money
lender received tho money for the pay
nent due. This is known beyond the
shadow of q doubt ~ "A !:
1 1t may be that the payment left her
1 penniless and that sho appealed to Eur
dick for more funds. In any event the
! police believe the straltened condition is
established. and they arc giving It. the
| greatest Importance in their inquiry into
| tho motive for tho murder. The wonan's
circumstances and the fact that it had
been rumored that Burdicl1 was at tho
time paying more attention to another
| woman, tho police say would tend to
make tho woman both desnerate and In
sanely Jealous.
The officials still claim to be absolutely
| certain that the Burdick murder was COM
| mitted by woman; that they know the
| woman, and that they can make an ar
rest tho moment their chain OF evidence
is SUFFICIENT to secure a conviction.
| District Attorney Coatsworth reiterated
| to-day his statehent OF last night that
he was Satisfied as to who committed
the crime" IIe declined to say whether
! or not the murderer lives In the Elm
| wood district, but said 1t was his belief
that only one person was IN Burdlck's
den when the crime was committed.
"There will be no arrest" he added
until we have sufficient evidence to con
vict-if we succeed In obtaining that
! evidence" s5
A house in tho Elmwood district is
being watched day and night. The pn-
lice decline to say why they are watcll-
i ing the house. Last night for the first
l time the detectives were Withdrawn from
tho New1 York Central and other sta
lions. TINS move is regarded as strong
evidence that the police believe they
know where the murderer Is and that
there is no danger of escape,
i An important fact which the police
have known all along, but not made pub
l lie, Is that on the morning when the body
of Burdlcl was discovered the top
drawer In a table at the head of the
couch where the body lay was open.
/ In the drawer We're some letters,
i a fow papers, and odds and ends.
| Tho letters and papers We're dlsarranged.
i and on the floor of tho den were several
\ papers indicating that they had been
i dragged out of the open drawer and left
i where they fell
| THE theory of the police is that tho slls-
i pected woman, finding that Burdlck's at
/ lection for her had begun to cool and
/ that there was talk Of his marrying ans
4 other upon securing his divorce, made
| nn appointment With l3urdick MT his
! home. On her arrival lie conducted her
into His cosy corner, where intrusion was
| least to be feared. The lunch found OH
the table was for her, They visited. no
i one knows how long, Ills maintenance
towards her was not concealed, aud,
awaiting her opPortunity, she STUCK nm
4 down, and In her frenzy and pas boa t
i out his brains, Then she left. M
& Before leaving she searched the table
/ fort tina letters which she had WrittenIit ito