The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-03-20
BURDICK INQUEST
NOW IN PROGRESS
General Public Is Excluded
From Court Room.
IMPORTANT WITNESSES TESTIFY

IMPORTANT WITNESSES TESTIFY
nc One Directly Accused of Murder as
Vet. But Inquest Expected TO Devel-
CD Something Of Importance-ThOr-
O8gh investigation To Be Made.
Buffalo. y. \. March I5.-The In
quest .ar1 The murder OF Edwin l..
B-s-..k Nas begun in the police court
here today before Judge Murphy.
iii. court room Is small and only a
Eu-.G aumber ~ persons were aJ-
mi--.G Among the fir5t Witnesses 70
arp,a- we're Mrs Seth T. Paine. Miss
Barrett -h. st-Dog-apher who boards
Nth N-s Paine. an Carlson. another
blarter az the Paine residence. Mrs.
Pane Was accom- panied by counsel
Ou.y ore witness al time was admit
ted .rta the court loom. The inquest
sssau With the calling of Ut. Rowland,
assistant medical examiner. as the
Ire, witness. Dr. Rowland handed
@ Judge Murphy the report Of the
medical examiner on the death OF Bur-
dick which stated the cause Of the
death
.Jut-r the law We are compelled %
tr.E this inquest" said Judge Muir
.1y We charge no one Nth this
CRIME The purpose Ci thiS .L.es,i-
rat.uU IS 20 .ay this crime. - posi-
tl. az the door OF some one.
ur Rowland Vas eNamin.l by Dis
TIT Attorney Coatsworth. He sad
- I'D been summoned 70 the Bur
l'.. home ay telephone GA the morn
.r- ~ Feb -. shortly after : o'elo>a-
D.. ~ D. May me; him ar the door
az -nll aim "tkat something had been
r,1E IN thcre~and thar Mr.. Rurc.cN
vas t,aG I am not sure. continued
~ H0Rlard. hut I think h. told m
thet d. was not certain whether I
vas murder OF suicide. He asked
ne 90 make L as a case 81 suicide. 4
possible. as there had been a good deal
% gossip u the DeighhOThOOd respect
.nE me relations existing between Mr..
a1g Mrs 8urdick
The witness said he then examined
the body and told DR.. Marcy that il
W. impossible 10 entertain the sui
eide theory for a moment Asked as
20 NLat other conversation he had
Win Dr Marcy. the witness said the
former told him Of the divorce pro
retl-uES IN the BUrdick family.
-I .kN RULE MORE TO COME
nr Rowland repeated the conyersa-
ron "a hal NIth Mrs. Hull as TO the
-...ag ~ The body OF Bu-dick. the
ITt.uE 81 a window open. the fact
-ha' faer. were no new tracks in the
SODA .Its.de the window and the find
.-- t the open drawer.
.. witness said tuat DR.. Marcy told
E.r found the window curtains in
.. ..Vl aaS being unable 70
.... -',u. tore thCm down. He
... .E ma that quilt had been
a. ....e t.s.,s about the head
.......l MaG. said nr. How.
...f o.. found Cd poo, 81 blood
N- C.a-sNn-th h-Ou.h,
...t f..- Br-..h'- body ha.
..- .E -#e mgrJ.rs- after
-., Lab been e1mmm.,re5 DIT.
... ..-.-..... tho clothing found
- ..-.. cd. a~..u- ot gaa lunch
.- a sN ..0.a .rgEg.st bottle con.
.a...- n..... a.3 a cocktail glass. lie
0' say whether the glass had
'. BE- la. seen Detective
h.....al -aac better from Bu-dickS
D. ..
q heard Dr Marcy say" continued
tta witness that Mrs Hull was sub.
l-f 'o heart failure. While Mrs. HUI
VA giving her statement she occa.
soLaiy hesitated and al such times
10. Marcy prompted her"
Witness saw no weapon in the room.
What was your conclusion as "a
whether Burdick was killed ID the
cens he was asked.
/ think he was"
DO you think ne was killed on the
couch >"