Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-07
HANDKERCHIEF A CLUE.
Young Woman detained" in
Burdick Case.
NAME Is HUTCHINSON
FORMERLY EMPLOYED AS CLERK
IN HIS OFFICE.
Attorney Fennelly Secures Her Re-
lease on a Writ of Habeas
Corpus.
NAME Is HUTCHINSON

BUFFALO, n. Y, March 7.-Superintend
ent Of Police Bull announced at 10 o'clock
this morning that woman had been taken
into custody in the Burdick murder mys-
terry.
I'VE strongly suspect this woman" said
Superintendent Bull Her name is Miss
Marion Hutchinson, who was employed as
an extra clerk In Burdicks office. Her
former home was in London, Ontario. She
is woman of refinement and fine mu-
sician. She came to Buffalo last summer
with her mother and sister. Her father is
dead. She is short and slight and has a
light complexion"
Miss Hutchinson was taken to police
headquarters by detectives at an early hour
today. Much secrecy was maintained by
the police.
1t appears that a handkerchief plays an
important part in the Identification, and
that one not belonging to any one in the
Burdck household was found in the den
after the tragedy.
AS she sat in the office she approach
ed by Detective Cornish, who asked her for
her handkerchief. She gave it up rather
reluctantly.
Compared With the One Found.
Then Superintendent Bull stepped into
the outer Office and took from his drawer a
handkerchief which had been concealed
there.
1t was taken into the inner office, laid on
a table, and carefully examined by Dis
trict Attorney Coatsworth and Superin-
tendent Bull and compared with the other
taken from the woman.
The woman was put through a searching
cross-eXamination in the private office of
Superintendent Bull While refusing to di-
vulge any of the case in the hands of the
police Superintendent Bull made the state
ment that he was confident that the mys-
terry of the Burdick murder had been
solved and that complete proof would be
Forthcoming.
Miss Hutchinson was taken into Superin-
tendent Bulls private Office and cross-ex-
animation was begun. Besides Miss Hutch
inSon in the office We're Superin ntendent
Bull, Assistant Superintendent Cusack, De-
tective Cornish and District Attorney
Coatsworth.
Released on Habeas Corpus.
After her examination at police headquar-
ters Miss Hutchinson was taken to the dis
trict attorneys office. Later Attorney Fen
nelly. the lawyer retained by Mrs. Seth T.
Paine, appeared at police headquarters and
demanded to see Miss Hutchinson. Su-
perintendent Bull denied that she was
there, whereupon Mr.. Fennelly repaired to
the city hall and obtained from Justice
White writ Of habeas corpus ordering
that Miss Hutchinson be produced In court
on the ground that she was being Illegally
held for the murder of Edwin L. Burdick.
No defense to the writ was interposed by
the police. and Miss Hutchinson was there
upon released.
Superintendent Bull issued a statement
saying she had at no time been technically
under arrest, although she was detained
and questioned.
Another Suspect Questioned.
This afternoon Assistant District Attorney
Abbott arrived at police headquarters, hav-
ing with him in a closed carriage another
young woman, apparently about twenty
four years of age. She was handsomely at
tired. She was taken into the private office,
where she was questioned by the authori-
ties.