The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-20
PENNELL SHADOVED BURDlCE
AND BURDICK KEPT DETECTIVES
on PENNELDS TRACK.

p.,ner Hired Detectives and Spent Thou
sands Of Dollars In Tracking Burdick
wherever He went-some Of His
Letters 10 His Detectivcs-Hsw Bur.
d,ck Got Possessien Of tho Letter In
which Penneli said" Feel That Must
KIN Him"--Penncil's WIN Probated.
puyyAIo, March 1o.-At least one reason
has been supplied for the threat made by
Arthur r. Pennell against Edwin l.. Bur-
dick in the letter where he wrote. Il feel
,ba, must kill him. or there are times
when his manner toward you makes me
xant TO kill him. This letter was sent TO
Mrs Burdick, and. a. II In the friends OF
B,rdick who will, or have, put 1t into the
hands of the authorities. guesses have been
made as to the manner In which Burdick
came to possess It.
n was learned to-day from . friend OF
pennell that some time after December.
1000 the time when the letter was written.
Burdick seized his wife In their house one
night and choked her until she signed .
naper. OF whose contents she was not aware.
I, was an order on the safe deposit COM.
nany where Mrs. Burdick had q private
drawer or box, and II gave Burdick access
~ the drawer and its contents. Armed
with this paper Burdiok secured property
~ his wife. which included letters from
Pennel to Mrs. Burdick and reports Of
detectives on Burdiok's movements.
Although this incident occurred after
pennell had written the threatening letter.
n Is understood that the choking episode
Vas not the first In which Pennen deemed
that Mrs. Burdick was being treated
harsbly by her husband. Pennel had a
great influence over Mrs. Burdiok. 90 great
that he Is credited with having caused
her to write the letters In which she asked
her husband to take her back the first time
abe was In exile. Mrs. Burdiok was q sub
iect of much concern to Pennell. and the
thought that Burdick had treated her
harshly or had kept her from her children
probably had stirring effect upon Pennell's
peaoe OF mind.
Pennell was not q clustering man. Ac-
corane to Charles 8. Parke ,Burdick thou ht
that Pennell was . physical coward, but
this Ia not generally accepted as tho fact.
He was sturdy and active and such an en-
thusiastic golfer that he had played on
nearly all the good links about New York
and In New Jersey.
Pennen's dislike of Burdick was not
spasmodic. He caused Burtick to b
trailed a. steadily a. Burdiok shadowed
him. He hired Detectives to follow Bur-
dick and Mrs. Paine In this city and TO
watch Burdick and Mrs.. Warren in Glove
land. For over q year he know Of Bur-
dicks every movement, and he spent
thousands OF dollars on the task. The
authorities have traced expenditures Of
more than d 900.
Burdick learned Of this espionage BY
finding In Mrs. Burtick's safe deposit box
some of the reports Of Pennells detectives.
Pennel stood BY Mrs. Burdick In Burdick' .
fRht for q divorce, and hired these detec-
tivss and spent money freely to get Burdick
Mt his mercy The Watts Detective Agency
Of this city tracked Burdick on visits to
hotels, on drives. on trips out Of town.
One of the reports told Of the appear
ance of Mrs. Warren, the little friend.
Penpell had q New York detective In his
nav and finally retained . Cleveland de-
,ective bureau. L. B. Whitney Of 3se gu
p>rior street, Cleveland. acted for Rsnnell
Ia hie shadowing Of Durcdok. .i-Ssr
On Feb. n, 1900. exactiy one year before
Burdick was murdered. Psnnsn wrote .
letter to Whitney about Burdick and hi:
70 think the parties may be Suspicious, and
n that u the case shall not be surprised
yery little develops at this time
On March s. ieoa, Psnnell wrote TO Whit
y 10Y r ssS'rsa 70 ssnd
your reports - soon - possible, Also your
bill, and discontinue all your efforts for
the present. II by chance any inquiries
should b e on loot Sy the other s :ios
done or authorised. want you TO BE- very
guarded and careful TO avoid msntioning
this city. and 20 far ~ you can. n the 90.
Oasion arises, 70 convey the impression that
xfss co. sios. / sSsn probably have occasion
for your SERVICES later
Three weeks later Pencil again wrote
10 Whitney saying:
Il shall have occasion undoubtedly for
Mn YOU 10 feeard yourself a. still re-
tained by ne. ] am convinced that IL viii
require ths combined resources Of your
ofhos ths!s end The psopls ] employ hsre "
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