Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-03-27
Plead with Husband.

Mr.. Burdick said he did not intend to
come home again. Mrs. Burdick wrote
q letter in reply, in which she pleaded
with her husband not to persist in his
determination to sue for divorce. She
made an appeal on behalf of the chill
dren, declaring that the divorce pro-
ceedings would crush the children, es-
pecially Marion.
my God, Ed, this must not be. You
cannot be SO cruel to us. You have
been generous, continue to be SO" the
letter concluded.
Mrs. Burdick said she remembered
having written it. It was dated jan
uary 81, 1902.
Jumped Out Of Window.
ION what date was it when you
Jumped out of the window on Seventh
street,"
December e."
In answer to a question as to what
occurred upon her return home, Mrs.
Burdick said: "Nr. Burdick told me
that would have to leave the house
and he advised me to communicate
with Pennell.n Mrs. Burdick said she
saw Pennell that same night. She
went to his Office and Mr.. Burdick ac-
eompanied her. II remained away for
several days." she continued, "and then
went home. had another talk with
Mr.. Burdick. and he told me that I
might remain that night"
Burdlck Was Kind.
HE was very kind to you even
then?"
HE was"
! The witness admitted in reply to
further questions that the complaint
in the divorce suit was served on her
the following day, December 3. She
left home then, going to Niagara Falls.
She took her satchel and trunk and all
her clothes. She thought she was leav-
ing home for good. She Was accom-
panied to Niagara Falls by Mr.. PEN
nell.
Further on in her testimony Mrs.
Burdick said she came to Buffalo one
day during her stay at the falls. She
did not see her husband on that occa-
sion. She saw her mother, however,
by appointment made over the tele-
phone. Her mother knew why she
went to the falls, witness said. Mr..
Burdick had told her.
Blamed Pencil Most.
HE told her." Mrs. Burdick went on,
"he had caught me in position which
ne could not overlook and that would
have to leave. He said he did not blame
me as much as ne did Pencil; that
Pencil was more to blame than /
was"
Fennell Hired Detective.
The district attorney here reverted
10 the divorce action. Mrs. Burdick
said that Pennell managed everything
for her in relation to it. She denied
shat she had engaged the detectives
who followed Burdick. Pencil did all
shat Pennell also got her to decide
10 defend her suit, after it was found
mat Ars. Pennell would not agree to
secure divorce. He said he would
60 out west after she had been divorced
and secure o divorce from his wife and
marry her.
Mrs. Burdick said she did mot know
sn"t 1sa0ea MADE provision for the
payment OF $4,000 to her and denied
that he ever paid that sum. She did
not know whether he hadassigned any
OF his life insurance policies over to
her. She did not know that Pencil
had made any provision for her.
Hears Of Husbands Murder.
When you got the telegram from
your mother announcing Burdick's
death, what reply did you send?"
replied that I would be home the
dolloHing morning"
ad yon also telegraph to Penneu?"
es; wired him to meet me at the
station"
you arrived that Friday morning.
did you see Mrs. Huil?"
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