The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-10
Bufalo's Police Going for
Thirty Cents.
THE GIRL is RELEASED
Il is Now Denied by the officials That Marian
Hutchinson Has Ever Been Under Arrest
ION The Trail Of Another
Woman.
tBy the Associated Press.)

Buffalo. n. Y, March Tn thei
eagerness to solve the mystery surround
ing the assassination of Edwin j.
Burdick, the police today made a falls
move. They Immediately retraced thei
steps when it was found that the Dis
trict Attorney considered their case t.
ne too fimsy.
Marian w. Hutchinson, young wo
man. formerly employed in Burdick's
office, was taken to police headquarters
by detectives at an early hour. She
was not under arrest, the police say
Her attorney says she was. After being
detained for five hours she was released
because the police could find absolutely
nothing against her.
Miss Hutchinson, who is very
attractive in appearance, came
here about year ago in COM
rany with her mother and sister,
Florence, from London, Ont. Soon after
arriving in this city Miss Hutchinson
secured a position on monthly paper
printed by Edwin l.. Burdick at his en-
welope factory Last January she left
his employ
Since then she has been singing in a
church choir, but has not been en-
ployed at any kind of work.
Philip V. Fennelly, the attorney who
is acting for Seth T. Pains set about
to secure Miss Hutchinsons release
obtaining from Justice White of the
Supreme Court, writ of habeas corpus
directing the police to bring Marian W
Hutchinson before that court After
serving the writ the attorney, accom-
panied by Miss Florence Hutchinson, re-
turned to Justice Whites chamber
where the writ was to be argued. Soon
afterwards Marian Hutchinson left
headquarters accompanied by detec-
time The detective, however, did not
place any restraint upon her movements.
Mr.. Fennelly telephoned to Justice
White who was at the Elliott Club,
asking If the girl could be. brought be-
fore him there.
lis the young woman under arrest?"
asked Justice White.
The. attorney informed Justice White
that the officers said the girl was not
under arrest.
TELL them to release her at once, =
said Justice White.
Then Mr.. Fennelly was told by the
rolice that the girl was not under ar
rest at all: that she never had been
under arrest and that she was at
liberty to go whenever she pleased
Tine two sisters and their attorney
then left the building
1t soon became evident that the police
and the District Attorneys office had
not working in conjunction in taking Miss
Hutchinson into custody. Later the
following statement was given out:
"What seemed to be reliable informa-
tion having reached the police depart
ment last evening that certain young
woman living in the city might have
some valuable information regarding
the murder of Edwin L. Burdick, we re-
quested this woman to come to police
headquarters this morning and give any
information she might have. She came
and made a statement. She was at nc
time under arrest
The above statement was given out
by the District Attorneys stenographer
He said the statement was from the
police department and not from the
District Attorneys office. Mr.. Coats
worth also personally stated that the