The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-07
Buffalo Police Have Been Unable
to Obtain Evidence They
Deem Necessary.
WOMAN WATCHED NO LONGER.
Mrs. Paine, Whose Name Has Been
Connected With the Tragedy,
Promises to Issue a For
NAL Statement.

Buffalo. March 6.-That the murderer Of
Edwin N. Burdick will never be brought to
justice is becoming a general belief.
In the last thirty-siX hours OF hard work
on the mysterious tragedy not & n iota Of in
formation of sufficient Importance to be
termed evidence has been unaarthed by the
police.
The one woman who has been Under
strong suspicion and who has become
known as the police suspect" is believed
TO be- guiltless. SO far the crime is con-
cerned. by some of the officials of the Police
Department. and the District Attorneys
ONCE and they are convinced that oil ef-
forts to fasten the crime upon her will be
unavailing
They do not pretend to have any clear
Idea who the murderer is; they simply say
mat the right trail has not been srsick.
Inc probability Of an immediate arrest be-
ing made in the case grows slighter eve/y
hour.
Other officials are as sangulne as ever
that an arrest will be made. They will not
predict when. 1t may be made at any
moments o i nay rs not S & nsae for week
Among those who remain mistaken in
this belief 10 Superintendent Bull. He was
asked this evening If he suspected the same
person now as being the slayer of Bur-
dick as he did earlier in the week.
Il do he replied. emphatically.
An Interesting development of the day
was the statement made by Chief OF De-
tectiveS Cusak that the golf-stick theory
had been abandoned. He is satisfied that
the putter was not used In the murder. He
also expressed the conviction that the
weapon used was carried away from the
house. He is sure of that, but he Is not so
sure that 1t was carried to the house by
the murderer. Neither win he venture an
opinion as to the kind of weapon used.
District Attorney Coatsworth spent a
busy day In his office. He denied that any
clews had been received which are new. or
that developments Of Importance had
arisen.
Doctor Paine left his Office in Batavia
and paid visit to his wife at their Elm
wood avenue home Both Doctor Paine
and Mrs. Paine have retained lawyers to
look after their interests. Doctor w r
Webster of Batavia, representing Doctor
Paine. gave an interview to-day in which
he scathngly denounced the methods of
tho police.
MRS. PAINE HAPPY.
Philip V. Fennelly. Mrs. Paine's legal ad-
wiser. called on her several times today.
Mrs Paine was in happy mood when a
do you know she said. with a smile,
before any question was asked, that The
detectives have been withdrawn and that
neither myself nor my husband is under
happy and free. Actual custody could hardly
be worse than what l have endured
There are several points, Mrs. Paine
upon which 1t seems that you might make
1ure you In any circumstances. " hich would
position"
Mrs. Paine hesitated few minutes. and
then asked to be excused.
Il think. she continued. that I better
not. shall tell all know to Mr.. Fennelly,
my lawyer. We have had several confer
ences. and he is nos on his way here to
issue statement for the papers. but not
tonight"