New-York tribune., 1903-03-07
| MURDER STILL MYSTERY.
BURDICK CASE UNSOLVED.
No Evidence to Enable officials to
Make arrest.
<. bush-broWns Sculptor.


Buffalo, March 6-That the murderer of Ed
win L. Burdick will never be brought to justice
is becoming general belief. In the last thirty
six hours of hard work on the mysterious
tragedy not a bit of information of sufficient
Importance to be termed evidence has been un-
earthed by the police The woman VINO has
been under strong suspicion. and who has become
known as the police suspect" is believed to be
guiltless, far the crime is concerned by
OF the officials of the police department
and the District Attorneys office, and they ere
convinced that all efforts to faSten the crime
upon her will be unaVaing. They do not pre-
tend to have any clear idea who the murderer Is;
they simply say that the right trail has not been
struck.
The probability Of an immediate arrest being
made in the case grows slighter every hour.
Other officials are as sansuine as taat
arrest will be made. They will not predict when.
It may be made at any moment; it may not be
for week. Among those who remain mistaken
in this belief is Superintendent Bull. of the
Police Department. He was asked this evening
if he suspected the same person being
the slayer of Burdick he did earlier in the
week.
Il do he replied emphatically.
"And do you believe a woman killed Burdick?'
Il do; that is my" opinion"
will an arrest be made?'
Il am confident there will be one replied
General Bull.
"Win the woman be taken into custody to-
night?"
Probably not. She will not be arrested to-
night unless something new turns up"
Are you expecting something new tonight"
1T may come any minute"
Has the clew furnished by Policeman Meyer
regarding the woman he met on Ashland-ase
he nj Of no q na Od0 cd
"By no means
GOLF CLUB THEORY DISCARDED.
An interesting development of the day was the
statement made by Chief of Detectives Cusack,
that the golf club theory had been abandoned.
He is satisfied that the putter was not used In
committing the murder He also expressed the
conviction that the weapon used was carried
away from the house. He is of that. but
he is not so sure that 1t carried to the house
by the murdeder II will not venture an opin-
ion to the kind of weapon used.
Are any arrests IMMINENT" Mr.. Cusack was
asked this evening.
None that know of. My men are working
hard, but we have not as yet. determined
making arrests"
District Attorney Coatsworth spent busy day
at his office. though the number of callers who
volunteered new information on the were
few. DR.. Marcy spent an hour with Mr.. Coats
worth in the afternoon. Fitch StoWen
hrother-in-law of Mr. Burdick, called again in
the morning. Chief Cusack spent some time
with the District Attorney. and there were other
callers. but in much that is new de-
veIoped Mr.. Coatsworth denied that any clews
had been received which that de-
velopments of Importance had arisen.
DIR. Paine left his Office in Batavia to-day and
paid a visit to his wife at their Elmwood-ave
homo Roth DR. Paine have
retained lawyers to 'ook after their interests
DR.. w. f; Webster, of Batavia. representing Dr.
Paine gave an interview to-day, in which he
scathingly denounced the methods of the police
He said
1 have heen expecting the authorities to ar
rest Mrs Paine. 1 almost wish they would. 1t
would be more honorable than THIS course or
innuendo which they have adopted. indicating a
woman as the object of their suspicion. but not
daring to mention her name.
They dare not arrest her, and they know 1t.
They have broken more statutes than any Off
cas l came across in conducting the in
VeStigation of crime.
How blunderingly they have gone to work to
unravel this murder case! Why should they
ever have mentioned the name of Mrs. Paine in
this connection? How absurd to bring in DR..
Paine! lis practice here is worth $3OCO year
He Is a saving man, and gives literally to his
wife He loves her. and there is not one in this
city who breathe a word against his de-
votion to her since he has been in Batavia. He
has lived like a bachelor there. What mo-
tive could anybody but a bIunderer find on the
part OF him and his wife for the death of Mr..
Burdick?
MRS. PAINE TO MAKE STATEMENT
Philip " Fennelly. Mrs. Pane's legal adviser
called on her several times during the day. Mrs
Paine was in a happy mood when a reporter
called at her home this evening.
DO you know" she said with a smile, before
any question asked. do you know that the
detectives have been withdrawn and that
neither myself nor my husband are under the
surveillance of the police? feel so happy and
free! Actual custody could hardly be worse
than what l have endured.
Several relatives and friends called upon MIS-
Paine She received them cordially and spent
a few minutes In conversation with them.
"There are several points. Mrs. Paine, upon
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