The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-15
Testimony of Mrs. Hull and
Maggie Murray in
Conflict.
The Most Searching Questions Fail to Disturb
The Repose That Marks the We're de
Vere"---She Thinks Her Daugk-
ter Mrs. Burdick Acted
lnprudentIy.
(By the Associated Press.)

Buffalo, N, Y, March 14.-Four wit
nesses were examined today at the OPP
ening of the inquest to the death of Ed
win l.. Burdick before Judge Murphy
They were DIR. Howland, Assistant Med
ical Examiner, who was one of the first
TO visit the Burdiek home on the morn
ing of February 26, after the discovery
of the murder. Detective Holmlund,
one of the detectives from headquarters
who visited the house on the same morn
ing; Mrs. Maria Hull, Mrs. Burdick' S
mother, and Maggie Murray, cook in the
Burdick household. the two women who
discovered Burdick in his
den.
The other women whose names have
been mentioned during the progress of
the investigation including Mrs Burdick,
Mrs. Paine, Katie Koenig, maid in
Burdick's home, and Miss Romance, Mrs
Arthur r. Pennell's maid. We're in the
court rom but they were not called upon
to testify.
The Burdick family was well repre-
sented by Counsel, Hartzell and Hart
zell and John c. Hubbeil looking after
their interests. District Attorney Coats
worth conducted the examination of Wit
nesses and Detective Cusaek sat beside
Judge Murphy prompting him to ask
several questions during the day.
The most interesting witness of the
day was Mrs. Hull She is little wo-
man with nervous but resolute face
blue eyes, and grey hair She was gown
cd entirely in black and wore a long
morning veil, fastened well back. from
her forehead Notwithstanding her 6s
years Mrs. Hull stood up under two
hours of severe examination by District
Attorney Coatsworth with remarkable
coolness.
Buffalo. n Y, March 1.-THE INQUEST
into the murder of Edwin L. Burdick was
begun i'll the police court here todav be-
lore Judge Murphy. The court room is
small and only limited number of per-
SONS were admitted. Among the first wit
nesses to appear were Mrs. Seth T. Paine.
MISS Barrett, the stenpgrapher who
boards with Mrs Paine, and A. Carlson
another boarder at the Paine residence
mrs Palne was accompanied by counsel.
only one witness at a time was admit
ted into the court room The inouest
began with the calling of Dr.. Howland
Assistant Medical Examiner, as the first
Witness
DIR. Howland said he had been sum-
moned to the Burdick home by phone ON
the morning of February 27. shortly af-
Ter o'clock. DR.. w. II. Marcy met him
at the door and told him that some
thing had been going on there and that
RllrdiPx yUa 4
continued DR.. Rowland but | think ba
tod me that he was not certain whetb-
er it was murder or suicide. He asked
me TO make 1t out as a case of suicide
IL possible as there had been a good
deal of gossip in the neighborhood re-
garding the relations existing between
Mr.. and Mrs. Burdick"
The witness said he then examined
the body and told DR.. Marcy that it was
impossible to entertain the suicide theory
for a minute.
DR.. Rowland repeated the conversation
he had with Mrs. Hull as to the finding
of the body of Burdick, the finding of ?
window open. the fact that there were
no tracks in the snow outside the win
dow. and the finding of the open drawer
Mr.. Coatsworth brought out the fact
that Burdick's body had been moved by
the murderer after the crime had beer
committed.
DR.. Rowland described the clothins
found in the room the finding of the
luncheon, a six ounce druggist bottle
containing whiskey and a cocktail glass
He could not say whether the glass had
heen used. Witness saw no weapon in
the ROOM
What was your conclusion as tC
whether Burdick was killed in the den? p
he was asked.
Il think he was"
Do you think he was killed on the
coueh?"
think he wes on the couch"
When he was killed was he lying on
the couch in the position in which he
found the body?"
Judging from the location of the
wounds ne must have been lying in some
struck
Or. Rowland stated he found tuft
OF hair on the couch. He was of the
opinion that it was longer than Burdiek $
hair
Or Howland stated that from the
condition of the body he was of the opin
ion that Burdick was killed ahout two
o'clock. This is regarded as important
as 1t would tend to nullify the state
ments made to the District Attorney by
Officers Never and Reid regarding the
lone woman"
In reply to another question, an affirm.