The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-15

family. Thew were trested ecurtsously,
although u was the privilege OF the Judge
to shut OF I any persons he chose and 10
limit the Questioning To the District At
torney. An in all, II was remarkable
day. made 70 chiefly by the vigor Of the
investig gators They may go at later Wit
nesses as nh Ryply as they went at MIS-
Hull III the,' do, and there are no break
downs. tbrs bs murderer 10 either q person
OF astounding self-control or Is not ON 'he
witness list. - 49,,
but the Doiice were careful not to allow
crowd. Those privileged TO have seats
numbered abo, IT 400, the space within
tho rail being Ieserved for the lawyers
and reporters. Justice Murphy came In at
lois O'clock. and Chief Of DETECTIVES Cusack
took q seat at Il H. Judges left. His bust
ness was 10 SUI fiy Witnesses PTotnPy
and tho nroccedii srs had been no carefully
arranged that Tn, ~ never was minutes
delay. Justice Murphy made q formal
statement of tho 7 Nasons for the in9ufG' !.
sThe law gives plc the right TO hold II
privately or public tv,- he said, but il L. a
matter which has ,tirred the community
10 such az extent that i feel the pubic
should know ever tthing that the ponce
or this Court has in It's possession.
sWc charge nobo dy with any crime. AZ
present. The purp ire OF this inqutst ~
Simply 20 lay the G lime. II possible, at the
door OF the. person or persons VINO are
guilty Of i.
DIR. ROWLAND II n FIRST WITNESS.
DIR. John d. Howl; md, assistant medical
examiner Of Erie CO. ,nty, was first on the
stand. He was Gale, TO the Burdick houhe
at O'Clock ON the IN ,rning OF rsb t,;, "a by 4
telephone r mTMST Mage GSm not then tell him
that a murder had b ian committed. Dr.
Marcy was he first pr ron he met on enter.
ing the Ashland ave nue. house D.strict
A,tornav Contsworth who conducted the
cxamin ion told DR.. Rowland to relate
his conversation with Dr.. Marcy.
Il asked him what W a. the, matter, SAID
DIR. Howland, -and he said there had been
something going on here and that Mr.
Burdick was dead. az kcd 70 see tne pouy
and lie showed it to me.
O. What took place there by way OF CON.
versation aud action, on your part aha ,nMN
Of DR.. Marcy? A. Whe emteirJeu and "a ann am
not sure but think no sad that he did h1t
know whether IT GsI ta ~ nS have Of ms make Il
",,t a suioide IL il was pO ,sible. on account
Of the scandal that mlst .Iise; as fg b m
S Ses les o2d as't the s sS Of
and Mrs Burdick. and wis n saw the oody
told him tse idea Of sued Sp h ih no,
entertained oy any one aho he sa'' "o '"''s"
After this peculiar conversation DR..
Rowland exsmined the body, which was
stl covered by the log cabin quilt and d, Sss
coverings remained until the room had
been photogra phed by the police.
o. Did you then have conversation .it aa
pr Marcy, Nothing m, ~ ,b than n,.,, iSia
with him after telling him taat' a: ! think
oeedines instituted. and that a lawyer had
been named as q correspond mt. ! think Re
TOD that s4s swy partner q M S.RD
lie told me the name. but 1 didnI reHe'noer
It then.
DR.. Rowland sent for the police and
while thew were coming DR.. Marcy told him
that the front door was found open and o
rear window was up.
@. Did you have any conversation with
Mrs. Hull while waiting for the police Az
morning morning she looked into Mr.. Burdiok, 8 room,
ioand that the bed had been unoccupted. and
shs ssn Sn nHR Sa h9 Say Ss
couch. covered up. and that she called Dr.
Marcy.
THE SCENE OF THE MURDER.
DR.. Rowland examined the open window
was not disturbed. A drawer of the writ
ing desk In the smoking room was open
and some pictures and papers were coat
tered on the floor beneath it. DIR. Marcy
told him that when he arrived the room
and pulled the curtain 80 as to Jet light In.
He could not get IL down, 80 he tore 1t
down. DR. Rowland concluded. from the
appearance OF the pool OF blood on the door,
that it had soaked through the couch and
run down the polished hardwood. Tho
undershirt. the only garment worn ~
Burdick was slid up on the body. His
drawers were lying over the calves Of the
legs as II thsy had been thrown acroes,
the stockings were on the floor near the
foot OF the couch. They appeared, the
witness said, as II they had been taken on
and dropped on the floor. He examined
the two crackers. the piece o. tart, the
cheese and the si1-ouDce bottle containing
liquor The crackers and cheese were
c-lmbled and part OF the tart had been
eaten. small Turkish towel was on the
chair near the bookcase and II was bio odless.
y.cf. any garters attached TO the stockings
of Burdick as they lay on the hoorf A.
20" o. bid YOU Notice whether or not the loops
werc causht or whether they were untied'
\. No. sir.
DR.. Rowland said that while Mr.. Hull =
stemen, was being taken t PsTs. rs SS
Dr. Marcy. besides the investigating
officers.
o. What con versst.on was had white that
s,s.smsn, was being e, r., taken s,hS es,sssn
an nST IL % Mrs a f aS . eonon
ana 's sabiset 70 heart troubis. and that once
in While when she would hesitate In her
Hnswer no would assist her In answering tho
q Wa any other lawyer present In the room
While this state msnt wss being taksnf 4. Not
bid on. ss%Sn;,r1 ,s fs sa s .ny
that morning A Mr. park.. ta,na. ..ad
taken without his legal representative there
U Was anything said " any renlonstfsnos
mad. by anybody Ia behalf ~ any inmate
OF that house that morning against any state.
nirnt being taken from any inmsse of that
hol.s Ly the authoritissi ! think ~
Marcy made that statement of made state.
Inent 10 that effect j cant rscail y, but
soi tie idea that he said he would hks Va
kaye Nj Miller, Mr. bufdicks layer pres
ont When the ststernents we're bang tAken
am not sure about u. but that V uss m
presslon have.
% DID Or MARCY state ~ tina, time thst
A. thou sli u " as unfai Tor any inmate of thst
ko,lss 4, DO examined that mogni Inlsss
tHsy lad III bsnsnt 81 llslf lawyer b~inS
ITs,~niF cert recall such . ststsinsnI
" Dli M parbs cbleo, Tat mofnlns u
.ny 4 atsneIts bsiLs lsksl from shy lhinst.s
~ thr houss slthout thsil la fet bsins pre-
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