The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-17
Amazing Goodness of Mur-
dered Mans Daughter.
DEFIANT TOWARD THE EXAMINER
Denies That She Criticised Her
Mother for Meeting Penne1.

Had No Desire To-Afterwsrd she Was
Told Tnat He Was Dead-she Thought
OF Several Who Might Have kficd
Him, but Came TO No Definite Cen.
ciusion--Her Father Explained 70 Hss
Why Her Mother was Away. but She
Didn't Think Her Mother was AIsne
to Blame-Dr. Marcy Admits Sus.
gestinE the suicide Theory to NJ.
Rowland. but says He Did 30 70 Save
Burdick's and the Family's Name.
BUFFALO. March 1e.-An amazing child
was on the stand at to-day's session OF the
inquiry into the Burdick murder mystery.
1t was Marion Burdick. the fifteen year-old
daughter Of the dead man, girl OF delicate
features, with the pink and white cheeks Of
q beautiful doll. Not many months ago.
while she was riding in her father auto
mobile, the machine became unmanageabls
and ran away at full speed II coursed
through the busy streets, but the girl kept
her hand on the lever and, although shs
could not stop the machine. she guided Il
around curves and corners for two ualles.
The power ran low and she brought Il to
a halt at the door Of the stable whore Il
was kept. The newspapers printed columns
about her GOODNESS and nerve, but her COOL
ness and nerve to-day were more wonderful.
Two weeks ago. just after the murder.
Marion Burdick was questioned by the in
vesti gators Of the crime. Her mother and
grandmother. Mrs. Hull, were then out OF
the city, attending the funeral Of Mr. Bur-
dick. Her statement was carefully taken.
and the District Attorney had 1t for refer
ence In his examination OF the child to-day.
As the questioning progressed he laid aside
this statement as useless, and finally asked
her il she had discussed what she had to say
with one OF her grandmother's lawyers.
who had been living in the Burdick house
since the tragedy. Mr.. Coatsworth had
expected q frank witness in Marion Bur,
dick He treated her with fatherly courtesy
and gentleness; yet at times her manner
toward the District Attorney was almost
hostile. Her answers were almost impo-
lite, constrained and terse. She said Yes
and .No," and Il don't know and Il don't
remember never adding Sir 70 thsm,
and often in a defiant tone. Onos, when
asked a second time for an answer. che 10
Piled 30 angrily and loudly that the audi
tors laughed in surprise. She never moved
in the thirty minutes that she kept the
stand.
When abe entered the room the spects-
tors thought Of her a. her fathers friend.
When she left II they spoke OF her - her
grandmother's child They were astoun-
ded when she fatty denied that she had
once told her mother that she did not Hike
the way Mrs Burdick was meeting Arthur
II. Pennell II the girls story Of what hap
pened in the Burdick house on the morn
ing OF the murder IL true. she must have had
a remarkable training or cold heart. She
knew that something had happened 70 her
father, yet she swore that she never inquired
what 1t was. or. believing that he was only
H. never went TO the den TO see what had
occurred.
Marion Burdick il girl OF marked intelh.
gence She attends the Buffalo Seminary
and has been noticed for her brtshtnsss
rs we'll a. for her beauty. She could have
told all she had 10 tell in third OF the tims
that was occupied In her examination. but
the District Attorney wAs obliged 20 lad
her continually and he got no information
that ho had not already possessed. The
girl appeared almost heartless In telling
Of the cal way In which shs went about
the house, eating her breakfast and wstsr-
ing the plants At a moment when she knsv
that her father was In the dan. presume
bly, very III. and. for all she know. dad.
She was not the only witness Who's svssy
word was drunk IA by the audlsnos. d.
william u Marcy. the family physiaAa.
who sas the fIs, ~ touch the body u the w.
llin. was handed Just - the Dlslrlos A..
torn.y had handled Mfs Nara Hull a.
saturday No, a Poln, s-nassd Mr.. Cosi..
worth. and ~ several stages DR. Macy
Apla4Ied ~ ~ nsuisdsfiRg in . pool AZ ca
plaI.Ailohs thai dld bOi always sky,AAla.
d. Marcy sdiHitisd that, after tsllias Ne
HUI that b,Iilos lad tasn mufdsisd. ~
80 tals qasssioa ~ uss dsps'y m~ilss
skanusai. Df hssisad
'Dy Dos tlis.A thee. " asyti,ias salsatsl
Az ti,.si o. ysa th.ak ii,sfs 10 . Isa.ziL,llllS
~ ts lsrlAs s,..a.as vi b.igs m.is s.i ssi'
elaalf'
Iis sksssi Iasssn fsf saylAs ihs sas
lhsi u rs,.ls saNs naialns lA.ss ssd tAs
lsis.llb .sis,s n n sss salesss NJ cas<sr
s.ItA lsss.-.d iaiH - e. hoo u ssaia sess
. l.siis hsfls a. Lisad Lin - . saieias
MAJ. is s.ssg ~ AssaJ, -l.slld il.s ass-
g. hes s.ss.sisl sYiasas siisi s-slss
tl.s ii.s 49, . 4 aii.s i.sd issssf A. sisa ssif
O. - ssiasif ti.si a. hssrg sss . fa-.s
a. tiif a. aiif
Issssd a. s..-s - 80 saas.l,. salss
- 90 go . 49, iass.i 49, aa no
nans iasisssi 81 90 A,tif ~ isuasssa
az is.iass A. isss issn ssisissi,sd ~
ssg.ssa tl.si d 80 i~a.sss - cad q 500
siaa sHhssi fsiiiss s,sa.t i,sis,i,s $50 0
"a si,a sstai-a isesss - sas t~l-S
a. nss.si.a sssss ii@i ~ ii,s,sts ts~
salsiasl 90 asas - sisssi . sa.-s . i.s.~
"a siiss a. 80 isss,as i..a l~-s go
S,ai.s s.sg ii,as ii- hasa.sa is.s- 30
las $685. 80 isssa ~ q a. aaf 60
$50 tas o. fsiis.aa has1s sis 80 -,
.. 80 ti.si ~ o. ai.a 49, ~ aias a. tssaasS
A. y a. sis.,iia tssssa 80 ESQ.,
- friss fi.is~-a safs SEQ $500.