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Show BURDICK CASE CLOSED. No One Charged With the Crime, and Mystery Will Go Unsolved. Tho Inquest Into the death of Kdwin L. Ilurdlck, who wns murdered Just a month ago In his homo on Ashland nveiiilo, Buffalo, ended Thursday after-noim. after-noim. At the closo of the Inquest Judge Murphy announced that an of-'flclal of-'flclal Inquiry Into the tragic death of Arthur Peunoll, whi) lins figured so prominently In thq Ilurdlck Inquest, will begin next Monday. Aside from the falluro of tho authorities author-ities to sccuro cvldenco bearing directly direct-ly upon the commission of tho crime, or to establish thp Identity of the murderer, mur-derer, thero Is a fooling of satisfaction that (ho name of Mr. Uurdlck has been lifted from tho mire In which it was first dragged and his chnractor shown In Its true light. Tho evidence brought out during the examination of witnesses wit-nesses by District Attorney Coats-worth Coats-worth has shown Ilurdlck to have been a loving father, always willing to sacrifice sac-rifice his own happiness nnd pride for the sake of his children; that ho was tho victim of falso friendship, broken pledges, and, In tho face of it all, was a forgiving, Indulgcnl liusband. The efforts of tho authorities to fix th crlmo upon somo onu will not end with ho Inquest. At tho Enmo time thero If .Ittlo hope of success In this undortnk-ng, undortnk-ng, and tho murder probably will go lown In criminal history ns one of tho jreut unsolved mysteries. |