The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-17

been shot3 A. don't recall any oonvesss
what / had found and merely told her. 4
was a case for the medical examiner TO In
| vestigate. AT q,
Q, Didn't she ask you how he was killed.
g; bid she cay anything about o.! as to who
| q. Just state again, doctor. what she dc
say. A, She just made an exclamation
| greatly surprised, and sort OF wrung mel
hands, and said, aOh. my God. i think, OF
something Of the sort; and after minute oil
two, How will / ever tell the childrenI
Q. What did you then say2, A. Why
she seemed to be no grieved that 1 said
well, will tell the children l said,
will tell the children that he Is very SICK ana
| Ihave doubts about their father getting wen,
and that l would call another doctor IN
O. What did Mrs. Hull do then' A, !
| think this was In the dining room, ana the
children were just leaving the breakiast
table and she went upstairs with the chiidren'
g DID you say anything to the Ghs1s
told them this, think. to my recollection
Mrs. Hull was present when told the emil,
dren. then telephoned to DR. Howian9
that there was a case at 10l Ashland
avenue for his investigation.
WASN'T POSITIVE 1T WAS A MURDER
Q. You saw at that time that murder
had been oommittedY A.. wen, say sIe
man was dead. and il looked OF that oharao-
o. You were Of the opinion at that time
that he had been murdered' A. MOI
positively.
@ Did you at that time think 81 II, that s.n ne
Of his head himself? A. II didn't really
look so to me. No.
o. You had already told Mrs Hull that
he had been murdered, didn't your A. 1
thought he had, yes.
that and told them they ought to have an
investigation by the medical examiner
and he would ascertain the facts.
DIDN'T NOTIFY THE POLICE.
O. Did you telephone TO the police
authorities at that timer A. Merely to
Rowland.
q. Did you send no word to Police Head d.
quarters or to any Of the police officials
OF the city, A. No, ! though. it was for
Rowland TO know. That il all l sent for.
q. You certainly thought IL was case
where there should be an investigation
as to what caused his death, did you not!
A. That my duties lay just in calling Dr.
Rowland.
DR.. Marcy said that he telephoned also
70 Mr.. Parke, Burdick's business partner
Before he telephoned TO Dr.. Rowland Mrs.
Hull asked him il he had had breakfast.
After he returned from the telephone she
not consider the invitation peculiar. He
was at the table when DR.. Rowland came.
q, Can you tell me why you teephoned
for Mr.. Parke TO come there before you
telephoned for the police suthoritiesi
A. Because i thought ] had done all that
examiner, who has authority in those
cases.
O. What was your object In telephoning
Mr.. Parke TO come there? A. Merely TO
inform him as a business partner Of Mr..
Burdick's death.
O. Did you think that was 80 essential
as II was to have the police authorities
come or TO get started and ascertain who
the one was that committed this murder?
A. tell you l wasn't familiar with notify
ing in these cases and all thought Of was
the medical examiner. and I thought my
had done all that was required and all
that could do.
o. Did you think It was your duty to
notify Mr.. Parker A. Not necessarily my
duty, Thought it was wise to inform him.
MRS. HULL LOOKED DEPRESSED. But NOT
FEARFUL.
O. Where was Mrs. Hull while you were
eating breakfast? A. / suppose she was
upstairs with the children. don't know.
Q. Wasn't she sitting In the dining room
with you while you were eating breakfast
A. No, sir.
@. Did you have conversation with her
while you were eating breakfast A. No.
telephone book and wanted TO know what
was the nearest place to telephone for a
Western Union messenger boy.
Q. Did she say what she wanted With a
Western Union messenger boy? A. Wanted
] think, to notify her daughter.
n Stafa Nhpfhar mr. not aha nm
aRtated at that time. A. She
was all the morning nervous and
=; Going around wringing her hands'
] don't know as she shed any tears, but she
looked depressed and shocked and worried,
as any one would naturally under the cir
cumstances.
@ Did she during any Of that time eI-
press any wonder as 70 who could have
time saw her, the time announced IL and
the. time she just stepped into the room
with the telephone book
Y. Did Mrs Hull go into the den with, you
or a. any time In your presence that morn
ing2 A, Not to my knowledge.
CONVERSATION WITH DR. ROWLAND
q. What conversation did you have
with DR. Rowland when he came inf A.
told him that had been called over there
and been Informed that the front door
had been open and one Of the rear windows
In the house, and ] had entered the den
and found that Mr. Burdick was dead.
Y. What conversation took place be-
tween you and DR.. Rowland wherein the
word Suicide was used. prior to his enter
ing the dem A. No words prior 10 his
entering the den.
q What took place in the den while you
and DR. Rowland wer there' A merely
told him that that 10 IA. way ] had found
things with the exception that the shade
had bren- the rod had been broken by INV
pulling the inside blinds. and Ca the b..t
~ my recollection ] just raised the quilt
ss ! lad raised IL 20 get q glimpse Of tbs
head my-sh and he sa~ what was thsre.
and alter . minute az too came out
Y What conversation took plAas be-
tween you and DR. Rowland after you
came from the dsni A After hs came
from the den l.s wen, out into the ktohsn
and he looked si the wlado~. and then
l.s no,ihsd tbs polies, and then bs cams
dosn and al IN tbs ssIlof aud th.fe is
whssy ] had tslk With him
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