The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-15
INQUIRY INTO
BUROICK CASE
M0thsT.il-IaW of the Murdered
Man on the Stand.
SUICIDE THEORY UNTENABLE
-A-
OF THE MURDERER
IS STILL A MYSTERY.
SUICIDE THEORY UNTEaABLE

ply.
. Among the first witnesses to appear
were Mrs. Seth r. Payne, Miss Bar
/ rett, the stenographer who boards with
: Mrs. Payne. and A. Carlson. another
boarder az the Payne residence. Mrs.
/ Payne was accompanied by counsel
/ only one witness at a tine was adj
mltted into the court room.
Dr. Rowland, assistant medical eX-
aminer, was the first witness. He
/ handed 60 Judge Murphy the report
/ of The. medical examiner on the death
. of Burdicks which stated the cause of
the death.
"Cnder the law we are compelled to
hold this inquest" said Judge Muir
ply I'VE charge no one with this
crime. The purpose of this investiga-
ton is 10 lay this crime. if possible.
az The door o. someone
DR.. Rowland was examined by Dis
uict Attorney C0atsWOrth. He said
he had been summoned to the Bur
dick home by telephone on the morn
ing of Feb q. Or. W. II. Marcy met
him at the door and told him that
something had been going ON there.
and that Mr.. Burdick was dead"
Murder or Suicide.
'I ann not sure" continued Dr.
Rowland but I think he told me he
was not certain whether IL was muir
der or suicide. He asked me TO make
10 out as a case Of suicide if possible,
as there had been a good deal of
gossip I'm the neighborhoOd respecting
the relations existing between Mr.. and
Mrs. Burdick"
The witness said he then examined
the body and told DIT. Marcy that it
was impossible 10 entertain the sui
eide theory for minute. Asked as
10 what further conversation he had
with DR.. Marcy, the witness said DR..
Marcy told him of the proceedings i'm
the Burdick family.
Dr. Rowland repeated the conyersa-
ton he had with Mrs Hull as TO the
finding of the body Of Burdick. the
finding of a window open, the fact
that there were no tracks I'm the snow
outside the window. and the finding OF
the omen drawer.
Another thing the witness said Dr.
Marcy told him was that he found the
window curtains In the den drawn
and, being unable to raise them. tore
them down. He also told me that a
quilt had been wrapped three times
about the head OF the murdered man.
said Dr. Rowland. and that te had
found pool of blood on the floor.
Body Had Been Moved.
Mr. Coatsworth brought out the fact
that Burdicks body had been moved
by the murderer after the crime had
been committed,
The witness saw no weapon in the
room.
What was your conclusion as TO
whether Burdick was killed in the
dene"
81 think ne was"
DO YOU think he was killed on the
Couch2"
'I think he was on the COUCH
When DE was killed was he lying
on the couch I'm the position i'm which /
you found the body?"
Judging from the location Of the /
wounds he must have been lying I'm /
some other position at the time he f.
was struck
DIP. Rowland stated that he found a I.
Juft of hair on the couch. He was of /
the opinion that it was longer than
Burdick's hair
DIT. Rowland stated that from the /
condition of the body he was of the I
opinion that Burdick was killed about /
o'clock This is regarded as imp0r- \
.anL as it would tend Co uuHify the
statements made To- the district attor-
ley by Officers Meyer and Reid re-
sard.ng the Tone woman"
Negative Reply.
I'm reply 90 another question. an af-
lrmatiVe answer 90 which would have
shown that "a woman had been i'm the
Dom. the doctor gave a negative re-
lly.
Detective Homelund described the
scene in the den, and related the con-
ersatlon he had with one of the
maids. The witness also had talk
With DR.. Marcy The doctor. he said
gave him the impression that ne want
ID the matter kept secret.
Mrs Hull mother of Mrs. Burdicrx
as the next witness. She said that
.er daughter was ut Atlantic CITY on
he night of the murder. Mrs. Rur-
lick was last al home on Dec. 3 of
asst year, and left on that date for Nj
CARA Falls, from where she went 90
,ew York. After the murder the wifi
less te.egraphed her daughter.
Come home, MIR. Burdick is dead"
A Night Of Horror.
Mrs. Huh said that BurdicIr came
lt0 the dining room on Thursday sv,u-
lg CHE night OF The murder). He had
bottle ln his hand. She did not know
hat 10 contained. nor did she sac il
gain she thought it strange Thar it
adj disappeared. Burdick and his
auEhler Marion were i'm her room 1
bout $780, They talked about The
lessage from Mrs. Burdick. She did
90 see BurdIck again that might. but
card him talking with his eldest
lughter. whom be- dismissed early and / J
ent early She did not leave her room II
gain that night after putting the chill
rem TO- bed about $3.50. SIZE got DID
be- next mO.nlng 40 her usual hour.
30. without being called The MUIR :
iy girl called 90 her that the front
Dor was oDen and that the Aitchen
ndoN vas open and thar sh4 lad
illed 90 Ar Burdick and go, no am y
Eer
When she went TO the den she said D
bee opened ,ul door a little WY ana "
lled e., Ed, Ed She saw sone-
ling Ju the couch. To Was dark n p
.ere. she sIW the Murray girl m ,he
lll ana SAID Maggie. fear ihat q
Imethiug happened. j do not dare 4
, in there. DO YOU? What shall we %
l?' Then ! said we bette send l4f q
De- Marcy
why did yol not go TO the len that
orn.ng2"
OF was too nervous
what ala yuu Think
'I did not know what had happened.
thought perhaps it was III ou the
rch."
But you had seen him sleeping be- I
re-? Why were you afraid TO see him
ee1ins2"
Feared he Was Dead. O.