Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-17
6URDlck INQUEST.
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near the den. Witness remained in th.
house until about 1880 o'clock.
Il remained" he continued ito loo1
after Mrs. Hull. l thought she Nigh,
need my assistance. She is A very old
lady and looked as If she might col
lapse"
You Went up to her room after the
police arrived"
Yes sir. | thought l should be
there to look after Mrs. Hull
Didn't you object to certain cues
tons put to her.
Il think | objected to some aues-
tons about the divorce proceedings
To Justice Murphy witness said he
was of the opinion, judging from the
lunch, etc. that Burdick's murder had
grown out of the divorce proceedings.
He thought he had had a woman yisi-
tor there.
In response to Attorney HartZelrs
question, DR.. Marcy said he had come
to the conclusion that Burdick was
killed between midnight and / o'clock
in the morning.
when you first looked at the body.
did you see the wounds on the head
and the brains scattered about" asked
Mr.. Coatsworth.
Yes, sir
And you had the idea that it might
be Il case of suicide?"
We'll, [ did not know; | had not
considered
The facts that there We're pillows
piled upon the body was confirma ton
of your suicide theory?"
"Oh, no.
Did you ever know of a man to COM
nit suicide and then pile pillows on his
body"
NO. of course not"
| What do you say as to whether
Burdicll had his drawers on when he
was murdered?"
Il do not know anything about that"
The examination of DIR. Marcy ended
at this point. 1t was not as severe as
had been expected.
Katie I<eonig, a domestic in the Bur
dick family. was the next witness. She
told in detail of the events of the even
ing. beginning with the arrival of M.
Burdick with cocktail bottle which sin,
has not seen since he took it into tho
kitchen; of her having last seen Burtlicii
in the hall about ?.30. She said she re-
tllt'l dDbul tU ana heard
noises during the night
she then told OF the events leading I'D
TO the time Margaret Murray the Other
domestic, called Ir. Marcy by telephone
witness sot man that morning to look
after the furnace after DR.. Marcy ar.
rived. Witness had not heard anybody at
the furnace before she called in the man.
she did not know whether Mrs. Hull had
been at the furnace alone or whether Mrs
Hull and the man We're at the furnace at
any time together; she did not tell I'M,
man that Euriick was dead. as she did
not know it then. She had never heard a
quarrel in the house and did not know
that the relations between Burdcl and
Mrs. Burdick were strained until after
the murder.
Attorney Hartzell brought out the IN.
terestine TACT that the gas in the hall and
III the den was lighted by an electric ap
rliance. BY pressing the button the gas
could he lighted. BY pressing another
button it was cXtinguished on thu, nigh
after the murder it was round tllat the
electric arrangement in the den did not
work An inl estiga lion showed that some
one lad turned OF the gas in the den IN
stead of eXtirguished it by means of the
button. The attorneys purpose in bring
ing ont this fact was to show that who
ever was in The house on the night of the
murder was not familiar with the electric
arrangement for turning out the gas.
Miss Marion Burdick. the murdered
mans oldest daughter. was then called u
In reply to questions She said Mrs. Hull.
her fathers death. Grandmother Hull
first told her that her father was very
i'll. but later while they were in the din
ing room she ti'st learned Of her fathers
death.
Did she say where he was?" asked
District Attorney Coatsworth.
She sud he was in the den.
Was that before DR.. Marcy arrived?'
Yes
Marion said she knew about the trouble
between her mother and father. When
asked if she believed her father did right
i'm sending her mother away. Marion lie
thzed with her father
Didn't you know year ago that your
mother was meeting Artnur r. Pennell:"
asked District Attorney coatsworth.
And didn't YOU tell her you did not
think she ought to meet him.
VIM V DelahrInt the cabman wfo
took an unknown man from in front of
Tiff House to the corner of Ashland ave-
nuc and Bryant street on the night of til"
told his story.
did Hou afterwards see Arthur r. Pen
nell in the district attorneys office" ask
sd District Attorney CoatsWorth.
Yes. sir.
he was the man you had taken TO Ashland
and Bryant streets, what was your re- {
ply
Il said I could not tell The coat and
hat looked the same. II
Hackman .Jetido told Of taking IA party
If three on the night of the murder from
he corner of North Division street to the {
corner of Ashland avenue and Surnmcr
street. In the party were q man. a Wn-
man about 80 years old with light red
hair and an older woman. On the way |
out Main street the younger woman left
The carriage ana entered a drug store, re- |
turning in Il few minutes with a small
parcel in her hand. At Summer and Main
streets the man and the older woman left
the carriage and he took the young wo-
man to the corner of Ashland avenue and
Summer street She walked down Ash
land in the direction of Burdick's house.
lie saw the same woman about two hours
later down town.
did YOU ever see that woman again
he was asked.
Il am not sure.
Patrolman Meyer told of meeting the
lone woman near the Burdick home at 10
o clock on the morning of the murder. He
would not be able to identify the woman
ii he met her again.
Justice Murphy then adjourned the hear
ing until 3 clock. tomorrow afternoon. |