Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-13
BURDICk'S WILL IGNORES HIS WIFE.
His Property is Left To His
 Three Children.
WILL DRAWN IN DECEM BIER.

 Mrs Seth Paine. wife of the Buffalo Dentist Took Trip to Batavia-- She Was Followed By a Detective The Paines Have Been Summoned to Appear at the Inquest. Buffalo, N. Y., March 13.-The win of the late Edwin L. Burdick, mur- dered dn his home on Ashland avenue, Friday, February 27, was made pubs l lie to-day.
 In his will Burdick cuts off his wife whom he was suing for divorce, with. out cent. He leaves $2,500 to rel~ atives and the rest of his property to his three children, share and shara alike
 l The will was made December & 1902. MT Burdick names as execu- tors of his estate Augustus B. Kellogg, George H. Dunston and George C. AIil- Ter. He names Charles Parke and Risley Tucker, his business associates, as guardians of his three children The petition for the probate of the l will is signed by Messrs Miller and Kellogg. MT Dunston is out of the l city.
 The petition cites the following as the heirs-at-law and next of kin of Burdick:
 Alice H. Burdick, widow; Marion Burdick, aged 15, daughter; Carroll Lewis Burdick. aged 12, daughter: Alice Hull Burdick, aged 10, daughter.
 In the petition for probate no defi1i~ 1te idea of the correct valuation of Burd1ck's estate is given The peti- tfoners estimate the value of his real property at S4,O00, manifestly too low, and his personal property at $1,O0O and upwards.
 Robert W. Pomeroy, the attorney for ] the executors, filed the will. Burdick, 1t is said, made his will without the aid of lawyer, iictatinr it to his stenographer in his own of lice. It was witnessed by Charles $. Parke, Ris1ey Tucker and A. A. Mack Tn. Frederick B. Hartzell, attorney for Mrs Burdick. was in consuItation 1 to-day with Attorney Pomeroy. MT | I any objections to the will as far IS lie and his client are concerned
 T can't tell yet,'' he said. .sThere may be-" 7 Buffalo, March 13.-A special to tf,e neWS rom Batavia says: Mrs Seth raine or buTalo, whose husband IS q Batavia dentist, arrived in Batavia last | 71ny tI, ~ Mrs William E. Webster. Mrs Paine was followed here by Detective HoIn-s lund, who remained over night. Hes had conversation with Dentist Paine over the telephone this morning, the exact nature of which could moi be learned. The detective said he was here for a short time to talk with Dr Pa1ne. He would not commit himself l Dr Paine has consulted Attorney Webster on several occasions, but has not actually retained him, the consul tation merely being for an advice and counsel.
 l It Is believed that Mrs Paine came l here to consult MT Webster relative to her appearance at the Burdick inauest~ The detective has subpoena for MrA Paine to appear at the Burdick in. quest. It is not thought she will at- l tempt to avoid service. pr Seth F. Paine and Mrs Paine have been subpoenaed to appear at the Bur- dick inquest in Buffalo tomorrow. Buffalo, March 13.-The funeral of Attorney Arthur R. Pennel1 and Mrs Pennel1 was held this afternoon from the family residence. Only limited number was present, including thirty members of the Erie county bar. As l soon as the services were over the caslxets were taken to the station for transportation to Brunswick, Me.