The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-03-04
NO CLUE TO MURDERER
Police Are No Nearer Detection
of Burdick Assassin.
Hackman's Mysterious Fare ane
Woman Seen by Policeman Neal
Fatal Corner Have Not Been Found
Bloodstained GcIf Stick-Wife anc
MotherIn-Law lnterrogated.


Boodstained GcIf Stick-Wife anc
Mother-ln.Law lnterrogated.
Buffalo, March 3.-From the clues
in the Burdick murder mystery the po
lice have eliminated the acquaintance
OF the victim with Mr.. and Mrs.
B. Warren Of Cleveland, and they prac
tically have laid aside the story of the
cabman, Delahunt, who drove a strang
er to an adjacent corner on Thurs
day night.
They appear more sanguine of two
ether clues, the details of which Leaked
out early Sunday morning. One q
these is the discovery OF stains on
golf stick which hung on the wall oi
the smoking room in which Burdicl
was beaten to death. Burdick owned
putter and two brasseys, and it is
the putter which the police hope Il
show was the weapon used. They will
not admit or deny that the stains are
blood
The second clue is the story tolt
by the patrolman who had the bea
on Ashland avenue on the night of the
murder. He was standing at the north
east corner of Bryant and Ashland
avenue at 10 minutes past l O'Clock
on Friday morning, only half block
from tha hiv coIf,niaI bouca In uybiot
Burdick at that moment undoubtedly
lay djad.
He saw a woman walking along the
east side of Ashland avenue toward
Bryant street. Her way led her from
or past the Burdick home. AS she
nearcd the corner where she could
see the policeman standing she
turned out from the sidewalk into the
middle of Ashland avenue and contin
ued to walk up the avenue in the mid
ing in the street and had reached
Hodge avenue, when he lost sight Of
her and for the time forgot her.
investigation Widening.
While the police hold to the theory
that the murder was committed by
woman, thsir investigation yesterday
Afternoon took a new form. 1t OK
banded and now includes the whole
city, instead of the vicinity of the Bur
dick home, and many women instead
of only those in the Burdck soca
circle
1t is argued that while Burdick un
doubtedly had a woman visitor on ths
fateful night, it is more probable thai
she came from less exclusive circles
than have hitherto been imagined.
The scandals that circl5l around This
murder case have been investigated
by the authorities. The district attor
ney says that he has learned all tha
he cares to know about them. He
said:
The person who committed the
crime, am satisfied, either was deep
ly interested in stopping the divorce
proceedings or else deeply interested
in one of such interested persons. A
fight was on in certain circl5s. 1t was
to be fight to the finish. Disclosure:
were feared TIE murder was com
mitted and put an end to the divorce
proceedings This death prevented the
disclosures that must have ATTENDED
those proceedings"
Another correspondent besides Mrs
Warren was named in the divorce sui
brought by Mrs. Burdick. She i!
known in the papers as Jane Doe, ant
she was questioned as late as las
night and seems to have established
an alibi satisfactory 10 the police. This
completes the round of correspondents
and it is evident that the police mus
look beyond them
Wife and Mother-ln-Law Examined.
Mrs. James d. Hull mcther-in-las
of the murdered man, and htr dauslt
er, Mrs. Burdick, were subjected to {
long examination in the Office of Cap
tain Kilroy at the Niagara street sta
tion The women returned from Can
astota, where they had attended :ht
burial of Mr.. Burdick, at lao Monda!
morning Shortly afterward they were
taken to the police station.
1t was said by the officials after th'
examination Of Mrs. Hull, that she hat
thrown practically no light upon the
situation.
When Mrs. Hull finished giving he.
information, about Ills in the morn
ing, Mrs. Burdick went into Captain
Kilroy's Office and made anther state
ment. The first statement she CAV,
was at her home Saturday morning |
shortly after she arrived from Atlanti,
City. 1t is presumed something reach |
ed the ears Of the authorities suggest
ing another line of questioning, fol
Mrs. Burdick was under fire for abou
an hour.
The district attorney and Mr.. Gus |
ack said at the conclusion of Mrs. Bur |
dicks examination that they ha'
learned nothing of Importance from
her.
I'VE examined Mrs. Hull and Mrs
Burdick," said Mr. Coatsworth, It, |
complete the thorough examination o !
all these who were in the house on n,
night of the murder and to learn. / |
possible from Mrs Burdick whethe |
any suspicious had come to her afts
a further consideration of the circum
stances of the tragedy"
1t is the theory of the police that
woman murdered Edwin L. Burdicl |
at his home at 101 Ashland avenue las |
Thursday night, or that at least a wU |
man was accessory to the murder.
After a few days of Investigation |
the only thing that the police and tn
district attorney regard as in any de
gree conclusively established is tina