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SHERLOCK HOLMES % -
Is STILL AT WORK,
,rc F'ancies and Theories in the
RurdicIx Murder Case

,,,rc Fancies and Theories in the
Burdick Murder Case.
Buffalo, n. Y, March 5.-"Our case
has not been weakened in any way
il has not been strengthened
These words, uttered by District At
rorney Coatsworth when he left his
,ftice this afternoon after another day
If probing in the Burdick murder mys-
rsrv. briefly summarizes the situation
tonight. The woman suspected of the
murder of E. L. Burdick is under the
watchful eyes of some of the most ef-
dcient detectives of the city. She
cannot escape. When the authorities
are satisfied that they have sufficient
evidence to convict she will be placed
under arrest.
consequently they can continue the
work OF weaving web of evidence
about the person whom they believe to
he guilty and at the same time not
min the chances of conviction by
hasty move.
The district attorney has frequently
spoken of evidence in his possession
that would suggest motive for the
crime other than the fear of disclos-
u1es that would likely be made in
divorce cases. What the evidence is
the authorities will not say. 1t is
SAID on good authority, however, that
the evidence relates to a woman who
was in severe straits for money.
This woman is not d member of the
Rurdick household, but her name has
been mentioned frequently in connec-
ton with the tragedy. Her necessity
was such that when she wished to get
some house furnishings she bought her
ha inc 70 T1la ole
borrowed money from a money lender.
1t was quite a large sum, and she gave
security for it. 1t was also stated that
for short time before the murder a
GOODNESS had sprung up between the
woman and Burdick. The woman's
straitened circumstances and the fact
that it had been rumored that Burdick
was at the time paying more attention
to another woman the police say
would tend TO make the woman both
desperate and insanely jealous.
Buffalo, N. Y, March 5.-The Off
Gals still claim to be absolutely GER
tain that the Burdick murder was
committed by a woman; that they
know the woman and that they can
make an arrest the moment their chain
of evidence is sufficient to secure a
conviction.
District Attorney Coatsworth reiter-
ated to-day his statement of last night
that he was satisfied. las to who COM
mitted the crime" He declined to say
whether or not the murderer lived in
the Elmwood district.
There will be no arrest" he added,
until we have sufficient evidence to
convict-if we succeed in obtaining
that evidence" Sod
A house in the Elmwood district is
being watched day, and night. The
police decline to say why they are
watching the house. Last night for
the first time the detectives were with
drawn from the New York Central
and other stations. This move. is re-
garded as strong evidence that the po-
lice believe they know where the muir
derer is and that there is no danger of
escape ''.'-
An important fact, which the police
have known all along, but not made
public, is that on the morning when
the body of Bllrdick was discovered,
the top drawer in a table at the head
Of a couch where the body Law was
open. In the drawer were some letters,
a few papers and odds and ends. The
letters and papers, were disarranged,
and on the floor of the den were sew
eral papers indicating that they had
been dragged out of the open drawer
and left where they fell.
The theory of the police is that the
suspected woman, finding that Bur-
dicks affection for her had begun to
cool and that there was talk of his
marrying another upon securing his
divorce, made an appointment with
Burdick at his home. On her arrival
he conducted her into his cosy corner,
where intrusion was least to be fear
ed. The lunch found on the. table was
here. His Indifference towards her was
not concealed, and awaiting her op-
portunity she struck him down and in
her frenzy and passion beat out his
brains Then she left
Before leaving she searched the ta-
bic for the letters which she had writ
ten to 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. ..t ....
Mrs. Seth T. Paine of 1872 Elmwood
avenue, whose picture was found in
Burdieks den, has made a statement.
Her name has frequently been used in
connection with the inves tigation into
the murder. She denies all knowledge
of the Burdick murder, says she was
not named as correspondent in the
Burdick divorce suit and declares that
she did not leave her home on the
night of the murder.
Owing to the severe strain upon her
during the past few days, Mrs. Paine
to-day retained Philip F. Fennelly a
lawyer. He is well acquainted with
Mrs. Paine. and says most emphatical-
ly that the police have erred in at
taching so much Importance to her ac-