The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-08

cornir could have walked to the Burdick
bouon In two minutes, entered the house
by stealth or appointment. alone or WIN
anotifr, and could have met and killed
Burdick, left the house in thirty or forty
minutes after entering IL, walked north
on Ashland avenue, passed Patrolman
MeytE11 l,t0 A. NJ, walked In the middle
Of the street to Ferry street, three blocks
70 the north, met the business man
inuulfed the way to Main street, either
becaiee she really was bewldered or be =
cause she wished to give him reason ior
her PRESENCE in the lonely street AT that
lonely hour
Thin, II she had followed the business
mana Instructions and had gone direct to
Main ;street, she could have caught car
which would have brought l.er TO the corner
OF Main and Niagara streets at the hour
when joey, rrowling for more fares. THINKS
he saw his Summer street passenger TOT
the Sscond and last. time, last time. be-
cause as yet the police have found nowomah
whom joey couhi declare was the woman ne
had carried. He was nj police headquarters
this morning when Mise Hutchinson was
brought in, SO were Patrolman Meyer
and DIE busness man They couIu no'
identify her, SO now the police are seek
ins woman al whom each Of the three
can Eok ard say -Thtt il she.
IL Ssas ONLY Yesterday afternoon that tne
polioe ahandoned hope Of identifying the
lone woman OF the policeman's story ana
had did his story They have decided
10 devote their chief efforts to solving me
puzzL, OF tho three women or the one
woman They believe that on it's solution
depends, | a large measure the appie-
hensk5n OF the murderer.
Alt'theories based on the criminal being
a man were laid ASIDE, 10y the police to-day,
not 10 be taken up again untli they "a a.
strengt hened by new information, me
result Of Gpn5sTe2ce. this evening h os,~e Se.
tectiyes was fresh start 10 tnd and ideh-
tify What may he three women in one
If The three women are one the police
beliete that she il. beyond doubt, me
murderer II the three women are dii,
icrens then the police still believe th@t
one 81 them may be the murderer;
Mas Hutchinson, the woman VINO was
takon,ro Police Headquarters to-day, wah
fornyefly employed in the Burdick envelope
factolN,- When asked about her, Mr.
Park, ggrd!ck's business partner mac.
tho fullownI statement:
sMaricn Hutchinson came to work III
the Actory' along about tho hrst OF the
year. She cane here in regular way.
We needed girls and we advertised Tor
them She responded to the advertise
ment She was employed here only few
weeks, Af,er The first Of the year she was
irregular In getting to the Office. But sh,
was not discharged. She simply Fept
coming here hess and less, and tE' 8 { p eo
sltossther fix tie time ; 81 , fs 'as, r, aP
Jan,mry, but ] am not sure. The girl
while here merely directed envelopes.
She did not earn much money. She was
a woman OF striking appearance. and Tor
that mason would lie apt 10 attract aiteh-
a. n 4 "a It4., t.hH gET
ma ste svcr accompany Mr.. Burdlck
10 or from his cf'Cc. or wGs she ever sen
with him arnrt from in the cfiio"?"
Il am sure that she was net: Further
morS, i wash you would stop all this talk
AZ far as you are able, about Burdick being
a man who was interested in woren in the
way that has been imputed TO him. he
was bot that kind Of man. II Mr. Burdck
was Wen on the street with THIS woman,
!, wa only, perhaps In walking to w;,h street rect
ploysss. Z Mr.. Burdick always was court.
eouslrb the employees and he often walked
TO the street car, for instance. with girl
employees, just as ! have done and may
do again That Us ell l know about this
Mia Hutchinson has lived in Buffalo
for 1pre than a year. She came To this
city with her mother and sister from Lon
DON. Ont. At frt the three went to q
boarding hblise in Main street. Later they
the tiiree went 10 their present boarding
ho,% in West T,,pper street, She sang
in tia choir Of the First Baptist Church
of tIis city In all the places where the
woman has lived I'm this CITY she has been
pntiond CDR the great attention she seemed
10 DAN 10 her music. II was Miss Hutchin-
son's c,,stt,n while living in Main street
10 % tut every morning. Sine always took
her khlsic roll With her. and il was pre-
sumd tha; she va, roing to take music
lessons. Occasionally she went out in the
evanjngs for n VALE Beyond that, little
coulS he h@,nej rvgarJns her from the
sufho,ities AT Police Headquarters
Reftrosi, wac known definitely who the
woman under arrest waa, Mr.. Parkn. Mr..
R,rdlrk's bu.ines. mariner. was eeen al
III ofs,.,s In ULc a. ron BuiIdina al a. North
Division Il rect. tinI was asked n airy xoman
in lie emr,lnY ~ iii. germany had attracted
hi. af.an. ION Nv .so, un,Isuli COMING.
ayes r,nI,,d Mr.. parke, such n woman
Was ,iunioy,.l nor. along about the latter
mar, ~ ia,t >,.r and thS frs pa,t OF this
Y1arI!.I, Jas lirnI 60 dire; ,nyeloprs
She sh.n,,r,C Vi Enrdick al least w..
,Lirl, ~. uid
Wa do vnt thin. ,o;-
.BcSSa,.s. 81 ,,.r ac,ion- Will. here. We
,o,icsa Ia .i',' ,iwavs VAS in The cfir,
wb.r Mir. hurdirS wa, her, and ina, sh /.
g.nCralIv Wn. missing Whenever Mr. lnir-