The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-17
AN AMAZING CHILD
Marion Burdick Showed Wonderful
Nerve on the Witness
Stand Yesterday.
The Burdick Inquest Brings Out
Nothing DR.. Marcy's
Story.

Buffalo, March 17-An amazing child
was on the stand at yesterdays session
Of the inquiry into the Burdick murder
mystery.
It was Marion Burdick, the 15-year- old
daughter Of the dead man, girl with
delicate features and pink and white
cheeks
If the girls story of what happened in
the Burdick house on the morning Of the
murder is true, she must have had a re-
markable training or cold heart.
''Why didn't you go to your father?"
asked the district attorney.
Because knew something dreadful
had happened
.'How did you know?' From the way
grandma looked. She was very pale"
why did you not ask her about your
father?" Il knew when it was proper for
me to know she would tell me. 1 knew
that If care would do any good grandma
would have been in there taking care of
him -E
Marion said she knew of the trouble be-
tween her mother, and father. When
asked If she believed her father did right
in sending her mother away Marion re-
piled that she did not know. She sympa-
thized with her father. t.-
Didn't you know year ago that your
mother was meeting Arthur R. Pennell?"
asked District Attorney Coatsworth. II
did not
'And didn't you tell her you did not
think she ought to meet him." "No''
"Try to remember now, Marion; didn't
you tell your mother that she ought not to
meet Pennell7 II did not" >
Dr.. Marcy's Story
DR.. William H. Marcy the family ply
Sician, who was first to touch the body Of
! the victim, was handled just as the dis
4 trfct attorney had handled Mrs. Maria
Hull on Saturday. Not a point escaped
Mr.. Coatsworth, and at several stages DR..
Marcy appeared to be f1oundering in pool
Z Of explanations that did not always ex-
plain. ~
DR.. Marcy said he received a telephone
message from the Murray girl, one Of
81 as. Burdicks maids, in the morning. He
Gas met at the door of the Burdck home
by Mrs. Hull.
what did she say to you?" asked Dis
trict Attorney Coatsworth.
She said the servants had found the
front door open and a kitchen window
open. She said that Mr.. Burdick had been
home the night before, but his bed had not
hesn occupied.
The doctor said he went into the den.
He did so because Mrs. Hull said she had
looked into that room. She told him she
found the door Of the den closed. He
could not recall that Mrs. Hull had said
she had seen Burdick there. Mrs. Hull
was very nervous. the witness went on,
and always had some difficultya in Sleep
ing. She had taken medicine to quiet
her heart action, but not specifically to in
duce sleep. Mr.. Marcy described the con :
dition Of the den when he entered it
and told of finding the body on the couch.
'Was there anything in the appearance
of the couch to indicate that there was
r. @Iry< +L1 1I,C 1,o ~1y
well, the pillows were piled up rather
high was the reply, and it looked as if
there. was something under them" -
But did there appear to be body un-
der them?'' mo-
DR.. Marcy said he made a casual ex-
animation Of the body and left the room
what did you tell Mrs. Hull?" 81
said. 'Burdick is dead and think he has
been murdered. S-" >'%@
What did she say?" "She made an ex-
cIamation. My Cod or something like
that. and said, How shall ever tell tl>
children - o..
''Is that all she said?" II do not recall
anything else. I told her 1 would tel
the children 7 then telephoned for the
medical examiner
"And your opinion was that Burdick hat
been murdered?" Yes sir
.'Did you notify the police?" mo;
just notified DR.. Howland the medical ex
4miner. I thought my duty ended there.
He also, notified Mr.. Parke, Mr.. Bur.
dicks partner. The witness said Mrs
Hull invited him to breakfast and he sa
down and ate before DR.. Howland ar
e Hull during the breakfast hour. She wa
upstairs most Of the time. -.
Relate the conversation between yo,
and Howland in which the word suicid.
occurred" said the district attorney.
TT as after the police came there
ia airc1 w.
went into the parlor and sat down ant
talked the matter over. I said that if i
was suicidal of if it looked suicidal and h
could make it out a case Of suicide i
would be all the better for the family
He said it was not suicide and I replie,
that that was all right. I spoke of it OF
the impulse of the moment. ,.
tit was quite a while after you ha
reached the house when you spoke t
Howland about it being suicide?? Yes
s. sir
Of the moment
well, thought it would save Burdick'
good name. I saw him almost disrobe
lying on the couch and saw the lunch o.
the table and it all looked very shady
especially as the divorce proceedings ha
been started a.- .-.
To Justice Murphy, DR.. Marcy said h
was Of the opinion, judging from tn
lunch, etc, that Burdick's murder ha
grown out Of the divorce proceedings. H
thought he had had a woman visitor there
In response to Attorney Hartzelrs cues
fions, DR.. Marcy said he had come to tn
conclusion that Burdick was killed be
tween midnight and 1 o'clock in tn
morning. -;
seWhen you first looked at the body di
you see the wounds on the head and tn
brains scattered about?'' asked Mr.. Goats
worth Yes. sir
tsAnd you had the idea that it might b