The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-05
BURDICK'S SLAYER STILL FREE
WORE EVIDENCE NEEDED BEFORE
THE SUSPECT rs ARRESTED.
the District Attorney says He Believes Tie
Knows VINO kirled Bnrdick. hut He
WIN Not say whether II Is . Woman or
= Man-The Lone woman Seen by a
T.. Policeman Near the Scene Of the Trag.
edy Is the Centre Of Police Attention.

torney tonight made a statement about the
Burdck murder case which parallels the
ulterance of Superintendent Bull az TO
the suspect Mr.. Coatsworth believes he
knows who killed F.. l.. Burdick. and he
is hopeful OF getting evidence enough to
warrant an arrest and conviction. He talked
10 The Sun reporter late this evening,
just as no was about to go home.
To the question, -Who committed the
crime; was II a man or a woman the Dis
trict Attorney replied:
81 am ,a'isfed ~ 10 wEo commitei the
crime, but IL no. say wheth,r il was
man or a woman.
Does the person live in the Elmwood
DISTRICT"
Twill not say"
When will The arrest be made?"
1t Is question Of tho evidence TO con-
Wet. wasthercply. "Ihevc not now all the
evidence required. II We had We would
make the arrest at once"
Are you hopeful of getting the evil
dencc?"
Yes, very hopeful"
Had tho murderer an accomplish"
{" / believe there vas no one in the room
except the murderer and Burdick.'
When will the inquest be held?'
Not until the case should become hope
less, or until there are further develop
mcnts'
While this statement from the District
Attorney has a ring of confidence similar
TO that express d last night by the Chief
OF Police, it is not to be taken for granted
that both officials have the same suspect
In mind. District Attorney Coatsworth
has given vastly more attention To the
case than Supt. Bull. whose executive
duties compeiled him to leave the case
practically in the hands OF his chief of
detectives, Mr.. Cusack. 1t is believed that
the facts now in the possession Of the Dis
trict Attorney would warrant a statement
much stronger than the one he uttered
tonight but he appears to be conserva-
tive and anxious not to overstate the case
in 50 far as it has been worked out.
OF course, there was much guessing
to-day as to the identity Of the person upon
whom Supt Bull said he had fixed his
suspicious. The chief found it necessary
to-day to make a supplementary state
ment
Since that interview appeared he
said. some one has quoted me also
saying that believe the suspect is not
OF the Burdck household. / never have
said any such thing. I have not said.
and do nQt SAY nov, whether the suspect.
who IL 4 woman, j. outside or inside, a
member or not q member OF the Burdick
household. i never have mentioned or
authorized the mention OF any name as the
object Of my suspicion
is 1t true that the police have heard
thar the lonely woman who was seen by a
policeman on Ashland avenue at HOO
on Friday mo: ming was seen by another
person7'
'Idecline 10 say anything about that"
This tracing Of a second clue rs to the
identity Of the lone woman was one Of the
secrets OF to-days Developments the au-
thorities are silent about. but 1t is certain
that they have obtained further and ap-
parcntly valuable information as TO the
woman. II may involve her or 1t may
absolve her.
Another clue which may be important
relates 10 hack, not the hack in which
Blunt Dellhunt drove a man to the corner
Of Bryant street and Ashland avenue. A
woman who lives on Ashland avenue saw
this hack standing near her home. block
north Of the Burdck house. after midnight
OF Thursday.
she Is an invalid and. becoming restless
s,vr left her bed and looked out OF the win
dow. When she raw the hack standing
thsre she supposed that one Of the neighbors
vas i'll Forty minutes later she again
looked out Of the window and the hack was
It'll there. with the driver on the box
Soon afterward the woman fell asleep,
The District Attorney was not notified OF
this until to-day, which illustrates the ret
icpncr Of the entire neighborhood and the
iiNiculry the police have In securing infor-
nation In the district.
In the hope Of getting every bi' e evi-
denoe. no matter how lrifing, the Disnct
Attorney has gwen q pledge ths' the iden,
no, he revealod. 1ho-' who do not wish
80 cell upon him ar have him 60 10 their
hruH.. have lccn asked 10 telephone "a
him and q special private telephnn. has
hHen pu, IA has oniS f9r re puipo'e.
H. a matter which tle rolic~ sw oonhdcn,
~ running down
TIE lone ~omsn IN now the oenire of
their attention. The moment their inves-
tieAiiDu, uro.s the threshold ~ the bufdick
house into the outsid. world they turn with
sp~cisl attention "a her. the solitary hsure
ohio s,.pgsed o,i' inio the street Ia avoid the
policeman. They seem Ia lie oeriAip that
tefore the end oomss the mystsry surround
iae her viii be solved
fs' there are some sho lellsso that
the person who, the authortles are safis
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