The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-09
SEARCHFOR BURDICK'S SLAYER
ALMOST EVERY ONE EXCEPT THE
POLICE ABANDONS HOPE.
supt.. Hull stu Insists That the Murderer
Was = womsn-Another Policeman
VINO Saw the Lone woman" Near
f3urtsicks House-His Description FITS
woman Seen Later BY Policeman Myer.


Burtsicks Houae-His Description FITS
woman Seen Later BY Policeman Mycr.
the murderer Of Edwin l.. Burdick has been
practically abandoned by almost every
one but the police. Their hope, although
still expressed In the same tone and words.
undoubtedly has grown more faint as.
day by day. their trails have run into the
blank wall
Il still believe as did, said Supt. Bull
tonight, that a woman did it,
Have you changed your opinion as to
who was the suspect?' he was asked
mo, any suspect il the same as before,
replied the superintendent. MY opinion
is unchanged. 1t may he a long chase
or a short chase, but. long or short, we
certainly have hope"
DO you believe that the woman seen
by Joey, the hackman, at the corner south
of the Burdick home. and the woman seen
by Patrolman Meyer at the corner north
OF Burdck's about an hour later are the
same woman?'
If they both were seen at those times
and places. from sixty to seventy minutes
apart the probability is they were the same
woman"
Another eyewitness Of the mysterious
figure, known TO the police a. the Lone
Woman. was found to-day. He Is Gabriel
Reed, a private policeman In the pay OF
the residents Of Summer street, between
Elmwood and Richmond avenues. Ashland
avenue crosses Summer street in this terri
tory. Reed IL employed by the rich house,
holders of the district because the beats
OF the city policemen are too long to make
their services Of much value. The police
have known Reeds story for several days
but have kept mum about II.
Read goes on duty every night a. dusk
and il on watch until morning: He has
not have been employed 40 long unless
he was truthful and reliable. He knows
personally or by sight not only all the men
and women who live in the blocks surround
ing his beat. but the inmates OF their house,
holds. including The domestics.
at is no unusual thing for carriages
to bring folks home in this neighborhood
in the evening" said Read to-day.
know all the private carriages around
here and many Of the nighthawks and
and theat res On he Thursday night Of the
Burdick murder there was the usual num-
Der OF carriages and hacks.
About ~ 80 O'Clock. certainly not later
than l2.t5, l saw strange woman at the
Summer street end OF the Ashland avenue
block. was coming along Summer street
toward Ashland avenue. j saw the woman
distinctly and tried TO place her. but could
not. and her actions suggested she
was a stranger. She certainly was not
one Of the usual frequenters OF the thorough
fare or ! would have recognized her.
THE sight was so unusual that hrst
ecraped with my foot. 40 as not to startle
her, end then tapped with my stick. ~fhe
moment she heard this noise and saw me,
she started up Ashland avenue on the east
side OF the street, the direction, In fact, OF
the Burdick house. ] watched her for few
seconds and then went along Summer
street, soon turning back toward Ashland
avenue 20 that II she had stopped or had
meet her and see II she WAS lost or hunting
for any ones home. She was not in sight.
and my first view OF her was my last.
she was a woman Of medium size, weigh
ing $50 or 100 pounds. ! have talked with
Patrolman Meyer, and we are both salts
f,ed thai this woman Is the same woman
he saw at the Bryant street end OF the block
at 10 or !. rs that night. IL certainly could
not have taken her from thirty to forty
five minutes to walk from Summer street
TO Bryant street on Ashland avenue unless
she stopped on the way. slow walker
can get over the block in less thar hve min
by the very closest figuring. giving
her all the best OF IL II was thirty minutes
from the time / saw her al the south OF the
block in which Burdick lived until Meyer
saw her at the north end Of the block
There In no doubt she N the same woman
that Meyer saw. He was up here early
this morning and we went over her looks
and clothes and description In detail. and
Never says that the woman ] saw 10 the
woman he saw She does not live In that
vicinity and understand there IL no evil
dence, unless ~ the Burdicks. that she
stopped at any place In the block that night
Another development relating TO the
lone woman indicates that the police
either have a suspect In mind or that they
have a coat. Jacket or cloak Ia their pos
session The business man who met a
strange woman AT Ferry street ai about
2 o'clOck on the night OF the murder wss
called to police headquarters and asked
whether he could identify tbs coat worn
hy the woman. lie said h could identify
In Dositiyely a. he had issn In tho dry
goods business, Then the polios described
coat TO him.
bu, the white colisr. ] am quite SURF that
ihi- Was no, white FUR or white lace. but
Nas white satin
The pollos said Tonight thu, they had TAO
ooa, ~ ii,-ir pos-~-~i"n aud srr- silent
when ASKED als,ut th.n latest talk With tbs
bn.ire-. man Ti.sy ere very k-sn Ia hhd
tl.. 'lsio woman, and have visited every
hous.. ln ils Bufdick block to ny IA Ao-
ss,uni TOT tis Ii.~'no of the woman ~ vsll
,l..-ssllsd 10y hAy.I and ksd
sTi.srs " Al-D ule sior, ~ 5osy. tho
hanAInah, who 80, aosh . ~osasn ~ ,hs
o-sn.f 81 Ashland ssssius and suiainsf
.tt.sf nis suia,An may have i~<-n the
y o,nai. -ssh ~ h.~d hssd's s,sfy Ap
Issfs ~ nsss value ti,aii 10 hstia.hs,
~ 49, ...i.'.ass,s ,assls u, u, k.ne, .,.d
,tlsrT Ialy uln.sHf siD saafs lhad tho lady
ats saass s-iiiaiss - tbs hsus ~ huf'