The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-06
Buffalo Police Say She Wanted to
Avenge Her Jealousy and Secure
Money from Her Victim.
MRS. S. 7. pA1NE's STATEMENT
SHE KNEW BURDICK WELL, BUT
NEVER VISITED HIM ALONE.
Talked with Him Over the Telephone,
but Was at Home on the Night
of the Tragedy.

BUFFALO, n. Y, March Sour case
has not been weakened in any way; 1t has
not been strengthened. That I regard as a
good sign"
These words. uttered by District Attorney
Coatsworth when he left his Office this
afternoon after another day of probing in
the Burdick murder mystery. summarize
the situation tonight. The woman sus-
pected to have knowledge of the killing of
Burdick is under surveillance. When the
evidence to convict she will be placed under
arrest.
Several persons called at the district at
torney's office to-day. but nothing new was
learned by the police. Suspicion now at
taches. the police say, to a woman who was
in straitened circumstances. She had been
closely related financially with Burdick. She
had to make payment on furniture with
which she furnished her home. The pay
ment was made after Burdick's murder
An open drawer suggests that this woman,
being neglected by Burdick for another
woman. killed him to secure money and to
avenge her jealousy. This woman is also
under surveillance.
District Attorney Coatsworth declined to
say whether the murderer lived in the Elm
wood district, but said it was his belief
that only one person was in the den when
the crime was committed. There will be
no arrest" he added, until we have suf-
ficient evidence to convict, If we succeed in
obtaining that evidence. Before final ac-
tion is taken" he continued, there will
be a thorough. comprehensive. painstaking
rigid review or the entire case from begin
ming to end. The entire situation will be
gone over carefully. After that action will
be taken
And that action will be what?"
"An arrest. 1t will be an arrest i'm which
we will stake all to win or lose. | am hope
full of winning. In my own mind / am
thoroughly convinced as to who committed
thus far is simply circumstantial. No.
will not say yet whether the person whom
/ suspect Is a man or woman"
One of the theories of the police is that
the woman suspected of the murder, finding
that Burdicks affection for her had begun
to cool, and there was talk of marrying an
other woman after securing his divorce,
made an appointment with Burdick at his
home On her arrival he conducted her into
his coy corner, where intrusion was least
TO be feared. The lunch on the table was
for her. His indifference toward her was
not concealed and, awaiting her opportun-
ity, she struck him down, and in her frenzy
and passion beat out his brains. Then she
left. Before leaving she searched the table
him. Finding them, she turned out the gas
and stole away. In the meantime she had
carefully covered the body of her victim
with pillows and rugs
MRS. PAINE'S STATEMENT
Mrs. Seth 7. Paine, of 492 Elmwood ave-
nue.. whose picture was found in Burdick's
den, has made a statement. Her name has
frequently been used in connection with the
investigation into the murder. Her home
has been searched. and she has been ques-
toned by the police. While in Mr.. Coats
worth's office the cabman who met an un-
accompanied woman on Ashland avenue on
the night of the murder was taken into the
room. Mrs. Paine said:
II know absolutely nothing OF the muir
der. have no theory as TO who did IL or
how II was done. My maiden name was
Gertrude Barnard. am twenty-nine years
old. came from Albion. Orleans county
My father was an Episcopal minister
Later | moved TO North Tonawanda. At
that time DIR. Paine was not a dentist but
he was working In Tonawanda- We were