The sun., 1903-03-04
CLOSE TO BURDICK MURDERER
AU0utN KNOWN IN SOCIETY,
POIICE SAY.
She I. watched and viii He Arrested soon
--t.olf stick Found-Mrs. Burdtck
Gets s2s 900 Life Insurance-Mrs.
=. T. Paine Admits She IL the
woman who Trlephoned to Burtiick.

= r. Paine Admits She II the
Woman Who Trlephoned to Burdick.
Rrrylo. March 3.-The police have
61ed their attention on one person as the
murderer Of f. L. Burdick. who was beaten
N de,tl in his home on Ashland avenue
lar T'mr-day night
Thor suspicion points toward woman
rn,,o home is in the Hmwood district and
vh,-e a. aer they nave investigated from
her culdhood.
GeA. William S. Bull, the Superintendent
orPolicc, tonight gave the most important
sa ement made since the tragedy. Here
Spfore he has declined practically TO say
ANYTHING. He spoke after he had had a
long conference with Patrick V. Cusack.
The chief of detectives. He said:
While have not taken an active part in
the work, I have left il to Mr.. Cusack. He
ha. reported TO me fully. Mr.. Cusack
has we'll lefined theories and he has es-
tablished the motive. gave my ideas TO
Mr. Cusack as to tho motives that led up
TO the mulder and told him Who suspected
CpnllllltNtl llit 'ilIli's Nv Nooh NY Sbe
ee.tiona. put them with the facts. theories
and information he has had in hand, and
he came TO the same conclusion / did.
.Whil, we think we could make an arrest
in safety. we prefer to wait and believe
tha, certain evidence We wish to gather
viii load 10 successful results
-Will an arrest I've made?' the Superin-
tenden' was asked
-Ye-. hut I cannot say when II will come.
No unit, we have enough evidence to Justify
T. When We have that we will feel that
We have enough to convict
That is The police sit uation in a nutshell.
They do not wish to make a move in the
wny Of an arrcst until they can convict
their prisoner OF Burdick's murder.
The social prominence of the victim and
Of those whose names have come into the
case account for this unusual caution. The
police know where their suspect can be
found at any hour.
They expect the arrest will cause sensa-
ton. even in case the prisoner is person
whose name has already been prominent
in the mystery, and they expect a terrific
legal hattie afterward.
District Attorney Coatsworth went 10
Albany last night to attend the hearing Of
Sheriff Kaiser, but he was at home early
this evening and ready to continue work
on the murder case. He had two confer
ences with Mr.. Cusack tonight.
Il reiterate,- said Mr., Coatsworth. that
I believe the murderer was alone In the
room shan tho crims was committed.
Vhether the murderer In . man or woman
! will not ray. But I viii say that the
murderer At the time OF the crime was
alone with the murdered man"
WOMAN TBLEPHoNED BURDIcK.
The police have found out the name OF
The woman who called up Burdick on the
telephone the afternoon on which he wa
killed. She is Mrs. Seth T. Paine OF Elm
wood avenue. the dentists wife, who ha,
been twice examined by the District At.
torney.
Yes, called up Mr.. Burdick that after.
noon she said to-day. 1T was in response
~ a telephone message from him the nigh,
before and related exclusively to socia
affairs, It had no relation to any appoint.
tpent With him at any time
The chief Of DETECTIVES Mr.. C,isack. said
Mrs. Paine is not under arrest. There
b. PLENTY OF time for her TO he set right
81 VIA, las been made public does not
sesm to do her Justice. / do not. at this
Tine. care TO pass judgment upon what
the has told US.
Then. turning to general view Of the case
NJ Cusdck said:
i am ~ firmly convinced a. ever that
u vas woman who killed Burdick This
woman was not a woman OF the street
sth"r. She was a woman OF some social
standing probably one Of tho set In which
Burdck moved
What was her motve,-
TO hush up and end forever the scandal
which would have resulted from the trial
Of the divorce case which Rurdick brought
assinst his wife. and 10 which she replied
BY charging him with ofeno@s agsins,
hs marriage tie. Some woman took this
means to prevent the veriisement OF
be- character 10 the world. Women do
sIiraordinary things when they are sroused
4 bad woman Ii worse than had man
rHE THIRD 0oiS srIcs
The polioe admitted tn day thh' the goli
s'ick which they have been holding was
found ~ the Kitchen 81 the Burdick hons
o. Saturday They do no, seem 10 have
aAd' sue thS, u was blood-stain.d. u
~ murderer had taken IL to the kltch.n
y probably va for the purpose ~ wash
w. The servants cay they think that
~ bufdiol children left u In the kiiohsf
~ playing With u
~ 40 ssin 81 headquarters this sfisfnoon
sisi 10 polio. had indispvisbls ssidsDas
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