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PAGES EIGHTY COLUMNS VOL. XLV-NO. 124: BUFFALO, N. MARCH 7, 1903. PRICE EXTRA! EXTRA! EXTRA! MARION PLACED HUTCHINSON UNDER Woman Who Was Stenographer In Burdick's Office Taken Into Custody This Morning.

Superintendent of Police Bull at 10 vate office several times, but only on o'clock this morning announced that a the one trip was he noticed to take woman had been arrested in the Bur- anything back. dick murder case, When asked if the instrument used to kfll Burdick had been he said "We strongly suspect this woman," "No." said Superintendent Bull. He also refused who is the was employed as an extre-clerk in BuD woman being put the ordeal. She is Miss Marian Hutchinson, who through, was employed as an extre-clerk in BuD dick's office. The greatest secrecy was maintained by the police respecting their bringing the woman to Police Headquarters, Detectives and pollcemen were thick about Police Headquarters.

Supt. Bull's office doors were locked and every effort was made to keep out newspapermen. The woman was taken from a house at 19 West Tupper street at an early hour this morning. A NEWS reporter went to the house and learned that she went there about six weeks ago to board with a Mrs. Coughlin who keeps the house.

Mrs. Coughlin was seen and refused to tell who the woman was. There were three or four women in the house and they were greatly excited. "I won't say who she 1s," said Mrs. Coughlin.

"You'll have to find that out from the police." Attorney Coatsworth arrived at Supt. Bull's office early this morning, He and Mr. Cusack began an extended ed interview with the woman, which was still in progress at 10 o'clock. Supt. Bull has practically admitted that the woman is now under arrest.

The story that she is the stenographer employed by Burdick seems to be authentic. The woman was arrested by Assistant Superintendent Cusack, Captain Kilroy, Detective- Sergeant Holmlund, Detectives Cornish and Coughlin and a number of patrolmen. Later Mrs. Coughlin consented to talk, and stated the woman taken from her house was Miss Marian Hutchinson, who came to the house on Feb. 17.

with her mother and sister. She said Miss Hutchinson worked for Burdick at. the envelope factory up to about four weeks ago. As she sat in the office she was approached by Detective- Cornish, who asked her for her handkerchief. She gave It up rather reluctantly.

Then Superintendent Bull stepped Into the outer office and took from his drawer a handkerchief which had been concealed there. It was taken into the inner office, laid on a table, and carefully examined by District Attorney Coatsworth and Superintendent Bull, and compared with the other taken from the woman. The woman was put through a searching cross-examination in the private office of Supt. Bull. She is short and slight and of light complexion.

She wears a large black hat, and short, dark-colored jacket. It appears that a handkerchief plays an Important part in the and that one not belonging to anyone in the Burdick household was found in the den after the tragedy. The stenographer of the Burdick Envelope Company has for some time been Mr. Peter Sweltzer. In the Burdick office are also Miss Mackin, bookkeeper, Miss McIntosh and Miss Lyons.

Besides Mr. Parke and the partners in the Envelope Company these people constitute the office force. They were all at work as usual this morning. A former clerk was Miss Hutchinson. She left (the Burdick office several weeks ago.

Her term of service had been only a tew weeks. She was hired as an extra clerk in a rush of business. Supt. Bull was in and out of the pri- O'CLOCK EDITION. ONE CENT.

ROCHESTER HAS PURE WATER AND NO TYPHOID. Buffalo Can Learn Much From Her Sister City on This Highly Important Question. SYSTEM OF RESERVOIRS AND POWER FROM GRAVITY. (Special Dispatch to ROCHESTER, March efforts of the Buffalo NEWS toward procuring for the city of Buffalo a source for its water which shall insure purity and safety has aroused no small interest in Rochester, especially in view of the typhold epidemic which has been raging at Ithaca as the result of conditions which may afflict any city whose water supply is dependent upon a system simHar to that which has paced the Tomkins county city. Rochester is particularly fortunate as regards its own water supply, and its citizens are enabled to live in security from all danger of an epidemic of typhoid, or any other scourge whose origin can be traced to the use of contaminated water.

This statement is not made in the nature of a boast, but simply as a plain, unvarnished utterance of fact. The water supply of this city has been pronounced by experts to be the purest of any city's in the United States: the city owns its own system and plant, and its people take a personal pride In this reputation which Rochester has achieved In an age when sanitation is receiving the attention of all earnest students of municipal affairs. The water is filtered for the reason that it does not need filtering, but is used exactly as it pours from the great conduits which supply the city at the headwaters. SUPPLY FROM HEMLOCK LAKE. Rochester's supply basin is Hemlock Lake, a sheet of pure, spring-fed water DROPPED DEAD WHILE AT WORK.

Ernest Volgenau Died Suddenly in Machine Shop on Chicago Street. Ernest Volgenau, a machinist employed by the E. B. Holmes Machinery Company at 59 Chicago street, was at work near a vice this morning shortly before 9 o'clock, when he fell to the floor unconscious. The ambulance from the Emergency Hospital was called, but when it arrived Surgeon Cutting pronounced the man dead.

Deputy Medical Examiner Howland was called and said death was due to heart disease. Volgenau was 60 years old and lived at 223 Peach street. He was a relative of Ald. Ernest Wedekindt of the Fourteenth ward. Ashland Avenue Murder Mystery, The Startling Tragedy Will Be Fully Illustrated With Pictures of the Scenes and Principal Characters in The Sunday News Don't Fail to Order It and Obtain Full Details of the Latest Developments in This Re markable Case.

THE DEATH ROLL. CHICAGO, March -Exhausted by an attack of hiccoughs, which had lasted without interruption for seven days, Rev. J. F. McCleary, an army chaplain, formerly of Fort Logan, but lately on the retired list, is dead at the residence of his son-In-law, Capt.

Alvord, at Fort Sheridan. LONDON, March 7-Col. George F. R. Henderson.

Director of Military Intelligence in South Africa, died at Assouan, Egypt today. Col. Henderson who wrote a Lite of Stonewall was writing the official history of the South African war, which he has left unfinished. He went to Egypt In bad health with the idea of recuperating. The papers publish eulogistic obituaries of him.

He was writing the "Life of Gen. Robert He also had projected a "Life of Piso's Cure will cure your cough, relleve soreness of the lungs, and help dificult breathing. SOCIETY BELLE OF THE WAR OF 1812 IS DEAD. She Was Born 105 Years Ago, Lived in Luxury and Died in Poverty. HER HOME WAS THE COUNTY ALMSHOUSE.

Recalled the Visit of Gen. Lafayette and Loved to Dwell on the Social Functions. (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, March in the 18th century, dead in the 20th after a life which saw the fashionable sections of the city move step by step northward, to die a pauper in the Almshouse on Blackwell's Island, was the expertence of Mrs. Mary Moore Johnson, who has just sucoumbed to old age. One hundred and five years ago, Mrs.

in Johnson, then Mary Moore, was born County Tyrone, Ireland. She went to Canada just before the beginning of the War of 1812, where she married James Johnson, a civil engineer. The couple came to this city in 1822, and moved in the best society. In 1852 Mr. Johnson died, and gradually, the comfortable fortune he left dwindled to nothing.

To the few friends of her youth who remembered her, she kept a brave front and loved to dwell upon the gaieties of Lafayette's visit here in 1824 recalling the parades and social functions of the old Knickerbocker days. GIRL JOINED THE ARMY AS A MAN. She Fooled Everybody in the Barracks Completely. Whisked Away. (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, March has just leaked out that, dressed in a sult of man's clothing that fitted her to perfection, a handsome young girl fooled the whole garrison at Fort Totten, Willets Point, on Monday for a day and a night, enlisting as a private and making a host of friends before her secret was revealed by the arrival of a man who claimed her as his daughter.

She was whisked out of the barracks and taken home before any one except the commandant of the post knew what an unusual recruit had been lost. As to the name of the girl and her motive for trying to join the army, the utmost secrecy is maintained. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. 267 DELAWARE In good Pleasantly very furreasonable. 5.

room: PROSPECT small rooms, AVENUE- up. Pleasant front GOODELL STREET--Two connecting 38 housekeeping rooms. Furnished front 339 sleeping or housekeeping. FRONT and room, bath; furnished, separate for entrance: gentleman; $5 per month. 483 Rhode Island st.

718 rent two gentlemen front room, with first-class board, in small private family. Inquire 460 Massachusetts ave. WA by gentleman room, with and alcove wife; best resident section. with people of refinement. Address Reliable News office.

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178 Hampshire lower dat. WANTED alteration room; Experienced none dressmaker others need for apply. Queen City Credit Clothing Co. I WANTED Allen st. Skirt maker; steady 718 work.

A FILTRATION PLANT OUR ONLY PROTECTION. Former Mayor Diehl Points Out the Danger of a Typhoid Epidemic. WOULD HAVE A PURE WATER COMMISSION. Suggests Physicians and Citizens Act With Public Offi-: cials in Protecting Health of the City. POLICE: GET LETTER FROM NEW YORK.

The Buffalo police late last night recelved from New York a letter which, it is believed may be of some importance. It is from a man who was in Buffalo during the Exposition, according to his own statements. He does not sign his name so there is a possibility that the letter was written merely by some adventurer. At all events the alleged information contained therein is interesting. The man begins by saying that he had a concession at the Pan-American.

He refers vaguely to an attractive young woman who was ostensibly employed by him and with whom Burdick is said to have. become infatuated. The writer says that Burdick finally came to him with a proposition. If he could persuade the girl to become fond of Burdick, Burdick in turn would write letters of introduction for the man to six women who are said to live in the Elmwood district. The arrangement was agreeable to all.

Burdick met the girl, the letters of introduction were written and used. The police informant says one of the women he met through the letters of introduction was a blonde of fiery nature. She told him, he says, that Burdick had a picture of her in which her costume was decidedly negligee. "I've tried to get that picture but can't," the woman is said to have told him. The writer says he is no now married, that his wife knows all, and he is prepared to assist the police in running down the murderer.

He suggests that if the police want him they insert a personal advertisement in a certain New York paper and he will gladly tell all he knows. One statement made by this man is that Burdick upon one occasion showed him a notebook containing names of about 20. Buffalo women about whom he said compromising things. Supt. Bull has taken steps to learn who the writer of the letter is.

He is inclined toward the belief that there is little or no foundation of fact the statements, but he will thoroughly investigate them. MRS. PAINE IS NO LONGER SHADOWED. to say." MRS. HULL'S LAWYERS MAKE A STATEMENT.

Mrs. Seth D. Paine is no longer under the rigid police surveillance that has been maintained in the vicinity of her home since the Last night the police ceased to keep such a close watch on her house and her movements. Mrs. Paine and her husband both say they are ready to make any statement desired of them showing they know nothing of the crime.

Mrs. Paine's lawyer, Philip V. Fennelly, will make a detailed statement In her behalf. Patrolman August P. Meyer of the Niagara Street Station, who passed the woman on Ashland avenue near Bryant street the night of the tragedy, has seen Mrs.

Paine and his report is he cannot say she is the woman. Meyer said last night: "I really don't know much about this thing. I saw a woman there, but it was pretty dark and I didn't get as good a look at her as might have been the case. I'm not seeking notorlety. If I'd captured the murderer why that would have been a different thing.

Reporters have been coming to my house ever since and yesterday morning at 2 o'clock a woman reporter on a New York paper woke me up and asked for the details of the story, I had several beats on the Thursday night that Burdick was murdered and as I was walking in Ashland avenue toward Summer street I passed the woman going in the opposite direction. That's all I've got Friends of Mrs. Haria Hull, the mother-in-law of Burdick, have sent floral tokens of sympathy to her. Frederick B. Hartzell and Albert A.

Hartzell, her legal representatives, were, asked yesterday if they had any statement to make In her behalf. Some people have been cruel enough to direct suspicion toward her. "Mrs. Hull is absolutely innocent of this terrible said the senior member of the firm. "She has no more to do with it than you or we.

We have been intimately acquainted with the family for year and know know it as well as we know our own names -that that lady never committed that terrible crime." "Mrs. Hull is a kind, gentle, sweet, lovable person, of a lofty spritual temperament. She is a cultured woman, possessing all the high moral traits of a character that endears her to all with whom she associates," said one who knows. "The poor among whom she has worked love her; her co-workers among them love her. Though active In the movements for doing good, she is not ostentatious.

She is quiet, modest, sincere. In her home life she has been equally sweet. She was a devoted wife, a good mother to her only daughter, Alice, and to Alice's husband, Mr. Burdick, and a fond grandmother to the children of Mr. and Mrs.

Burdick. Even now, when under the burden of the great shock that has fallen uron her and the others of the household, she is not allowing her own feelings to dispel ner consideration of her daughter and grandchildren or for the welfare of the home. Hers is the hand that is guiding the interrupted household interests. The sweet, tender, lovable traits are ever present. In short, she represents the very highest type of pure, noble womanhood." CRIME WILL BE SOLVED, SAYS SUPT.

BULL. The following question was squarely put to Gen. W. S. Bull this you believe that you will ever discover the murderer of E.

L. Burdick?" "I do," replied the Superintendent of Police with firmness. "It may be within 24 hours, and it may not be within 24 months, but eventually it will come. "Such crimes as the murder of Burdick cannot be committed without something coming to light ultimately which will reveal the murderer." The conversation which led up to this question and answer had to do with the mortgage which a woman who has been often mentioned in connection with this case gave on her household effects. She borrowed a a considerable sum of money and then reduced it to about $50., The police have been questioning where she got the money to make the payments.

"We have found nothing to make us think that Mr. Burdick was supplying her with money," said the Superintendent of Police. "Is a quarrel over money one of the motives which the police have in mind in attempting to solve the Burdick murder mystery?" was asked. "I will not state." replied Gen. Bull.

"What is your theory of the murder?" was asked. "I will not tell you," returned the Po- lice Superintendent. HANDKERCHIEF OF A WOMAN FOUND. What may prove to be a clue it is more substantial than some of the information put before the authoritieswas shown to Supt. Bull in his office shortly after midnight.

It was a handkerchief- dainty, hemstitched, perfumed, but spotted with what may be blood, according to a partial examination made by Dr. John A. Miller, The handkerchief belonged to a woman. It was found yesterday afternoon hidden in a dirt pile on Ashland avenue, near the point where the woman seen by Patrolman Meyer on the night of the tragedy crossed that thoroughfare. Supt.

Bull has the handkerchief. He has Dr. Miller's report upon the examInation made thus far. and this morning consulted with it. District Attorney Coatsworth about Supt.

Bull refuses to say how much. if any Importance, he attaches to the finding of the handkerchief. That It was not found before seems remarkable, especially in view of the fact that it was eventually discovered by a New York newspaper- man. BURDICK MYSTERY INTERESTS ROCHESTER. There has never been a murder case in Buffalo or, in fact, any other city of the country that has awakened more interest in Rochester than the Burdick tragedy in Buffalo, says the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.

Perhaps the main reason for the intense local interest lies in the similarity of the Burdick mystery to that of the Bela E. Brown tragedy. Chief Cleary, when asked his opinion of the Burdick case, last night, is another Brown case." "Do you think the Buffalo officials are going to olear by what I read it seems no nearer solution than the Brown mystery. It seems though that they are making progress in clearing up the usual amount of deadwood that always bobs up along with important matters in the wake of a great crime. No, I don't care to express an opinion on the crime." Director Hayden was also reticent in talking for publication about the Burdick mystery.

"It is manifestly unfair for the police of other cities to express opinions on official matters so far from home, and of the inside of which they know noting," said he. "Their opinion under such circumstances can be of no practical value, and it does not make the Buffalo officials feel any better." The similarity of the Burdick and Brown murders has led many to speculate as to the chances of both crimes having been committed by the same person. Stranger things have happened in real life. There is a greater similarity in the two cases than the public knows. A theory which a detective of many years' experience has advanced has some elements of originality.

He would not consent to the use of his name: "Theories are not worth much," said he, "but here is one that you may have for what it is worth. I do not think a woman killed Burdick. There may have been a woman in the room at the time; there probably was. His condition when found would indicate as much. But it wasn't a woman who killed him.

"Now, as to the weapon used: that has an Important bearing on the rest of any theory. I think it was the butt end of a revolver. Those who saw the wounds say they may have been made in that way. If a revolver was the weapon used, a man used it. How about about the woman? The man with the revolver, we'll assume, was her husband, or possibly her lover, who had followed her to the house, and perhaps finding the door.

open, entered and made his way directly to the den where Burdick was and killed him. "No. I don't believe the Buffalo detectives are going to unravel the Burdick mystery. Someone must squeal first." A BIG FAMILY REUNION. NEW YORK, March -Gathered all the way from Australia to New York and from three different countries, 250 men, women and children of three generations will gather today in this city for the first family reunion of the descendants of Ellas Meyer Ries.

It has taken a year to round up the entire number and at the gathering will appear representatives from France, Holland. Belgium, Austria, Germany, England, Australla and America. The Weather. Rain tonight and colder; Sunday, rain followed by clearing in afternoon colder, high southwest winds, becoming more westerly. Conditions favor a thunderstorm this afternoon or tonight.

Colder weather will set in late tonight; but no severe cold weather in sight. Shipping in common cars safe. Sweet Peas and Princess of Wales Violets at Palmer's. 304 Main street, branch. 522 Main street.

PARKER-In this city, March 7, 1903, Nelson husband of the late Mary Parker and father of Mrs. Annie Whitmeler and Mrs. Frank Wheeler, aged 73 years. The funeral will take place from the restdence of his daughter, Mrs. Frank Wheeler, 193 Franklin street, Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.

Friends are invited to attend. Burial at the convenlence of the family, REIDY-In this city, March 6, Edward Reidy, husband of Rebekah Reldy, and father of Theodore and Laverna. Deceased was 26 years and 10 months old. Funeral from the family residence 2194 Balley avenue, Sunday 3 P. M.

HIPNER-In this city, March 5, 1903, William husband of Magdalena Hipner, father of Emma, William and Edward Hipner, aged 62 years, 2 months and 12 days. Funeral from the family restdence. 3242 Main, street, Sunday at 2 P. M. Friends are invited to attend.

Deceased was a member of Chapla Post, No. 2, G. A. 617 the Evening News.) 6 and 1-2 miles long, half a mile wide and 1 86 feet deep. It lies among wooded hills thirty miles due south of the city and receives the rainfall from fortythree square miles of watershed.

The water is brought to the city by gravity through two conduits. The first, known as No. 1, was constructed in 1873-6 of cast iron and wrought iron pipe with lead joints. Its average diameter is thirty Inches. The second.

known as was laid In 1893-4 and follows in a general way the direction of No. 1. Its average diameter is thirty-eight inches and it is constructed of steel plates with riveted joints. The intake pipe at the lake opens for water at a distance of 1500 feet from the shore. The pipe is five feet in diameter and made of heavy steel plates.

The water, after passing through screens and gates into the gatehouse, passes brick tunnel six feet in diameter conthrough a measuring weir and enters a structed on a grade of 1 to 4,000. This masonry section is 4,000 feet long and is cut through solid rock, often at a depth of 75 feet below the surface. The Intake pipe and the tunnel are of sufficient size to feed two lines of pipe, in case the entire watershed yield shall be required. At present conduit No.1 delivers about 6,500,000 gallons into the storage reservoir and about 8,000,000 into the distributing reservoir daily. Conduit No.

2 discharges sixteen million Into the Rush storage reservoir and can deliver 19,000,000 into the Highland Park reservoir. Continued on page 4.) CALLAHAN NOT GUILTY, Jury Reported That Verdict in Manslaughter Case This Morning. The jury in the case of Charles H. accused of manslaughter in causing the death of Patrick F. O'Brien by striking him on the jaw with his fist, returned a verdict of not guilty this morning.

The jury had been out all night. DELAWARE PARK RESTORED. The Park Commissioners have Issued a bound and printed copy of their report to the Mayor for the year ending Jan. 1, 1902. The report describes the improvement of the park system since the present commission took things in hand, the eradication of all traces of the Exposition from park lands and the removal of debris left by Exposition.

Without great expense Delaware Park has been restored to good condition. STRUCK FOR THEIR BEER. NEW YORK, March 250 employes large glass and decorating company in this city are on strike becut off by the firm. cause their daily supply of beer has TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. TOWER flat or small cottage; central.

Address Reliable, News office. FOR SALE- the TwO houses, of on Vermont Normal near corner with twenty-five foot lots, for fifteen hundred dollars apiece; about ten dollars a foot less than the land is worth. Howard Winship, 18 White Bldg, 719 FOR mont st. SALE-A and lot on Normal the ave. corner of sixty- Verfive dollars a foot.

Howard Winship, White Bldg. 719 FOR Normal Lots for on fifty Vermont dollars a foot. near Howard Winship, 18 White Bldg. 719 FOR SALE Norwood -No. 325 modern Summer house corner with choice surroundings; possession May Howard Winship, 18 White Bldg.

719 FOR safe for SALE--Nice woman spotted or child Arabian to drive: pony: any sound and kind; 8 years old. At 258 Carl near East Delavan and Grider. FOR egg size, at -Incubator bargain. and 123 brooder, Glenwood 50- ave. WANTED references Partner, exchanged.

$1000 and Address services; portunity News office. OP Dr. Conrad Diehl, former Mayor of Buffalo, realizes the danger the city is in of a typhoid epidemic, and suggests Immediate action. "It would be a good thing if the Mayor would appoint a commission of physicians and citizens to act with the Health Commissioner and sanitary perts," said H6 this morning. "Such commission should serve without pay in the same manner the Union Station Commission has and should keep alive the agitation for a filtration plant and give the municipal authorities all the aid it could in working for such method of supplying the city with pure water.

"A commission of physicians who know the dangers of typhoid and the best means of preventing it and a few good business men to keep a sharp eye on the cost and look after business details could do a world of good. "People generally do not realize the seriousness of the situation. All the typhoid in the city is not shown by the health reports. Doctors know there is much more of it In the city than the public suspects. Oftentimes a physician will attend a case two or three days before he is sure it is typhoid.

He delays making a report till he is sure. Then, sometimes, he forgets to report It. If the case is mild, probably he never reports it. It is not the fault of the Health Department the case is not recorded. Doctors ought to be more careful.

I do not think any wilfully neglect to report. Usually it is dilatoriness and then carelessness after the disease is conquered. "The NEWS is waging a good fight in this matter, and the public should support it. I have some typhoid cases in my practice and know that steps ought to be taken without delay to protect the health of the city." TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. 165 light housekeeping -Furnished rooms.

suite of VITH rooms, private parlor and family, bedroom; two elegant modern conveniences, single room $1.50. 223 Connecticut st. dining room girl. Car. Restaurant, 15 East Geneses st.

WANTED Fornes -Woman Hotel, 19 for Court chamber st. work, TANTED-Situation as housekeeper or assistant for hotel or rooming house; good references. Address Competent, News office. WANT experienced in all bookkeeper, office work, young desires lady, position: best references. Address News office.

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-An experienced talloress on fine custom coats. 182 Lutheran st. -718 WANTED power Operators machines; to make good wrap- pay. steady work. Carlisle Mfg.

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strong girl, bousework, KO home nights 904 Clinton st By cashier lady with or in office experience, work. position Address 332 Franklin st. 280 all ST. telephone. rooms, 90 W.

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