The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-27
Thnurht Kindly of Mrs. HuIl.

and that he had OEeTed 10 send her to Florida or California" continued the wit ness, 'and that she should always have a home with him."
 One reason Burdick gave me for not taking Mrs. Burdick back was that Mrs. Hull always had had the chief care of the children, and they would continue to be under her care"
 Mir, Powers said his second call upon Mir. Burdiclk was mainly regarding business matter.
 Mrs. Hull had also discussed matters with witness once during the visits he made at the house. Asked to repeat the conversation with Mrs, Hull. Mir. Powers said: "She told me her daughter had left home and that suit Tor divorce was pending. She said her daughter wa. not without fault. but that she was not alone to blame either; that if knew inc whole thing I would not believe that inc fault was all her daughters"
 Mrs. Hull. he said did not ask him to sneak to Burdick about withdrawing the divorce suit. On the first occasion that he visited Burdick he walked up home with him, so that he was with him about an hour. Burdick told him about every thing that has come out In this examina- tion. come out?'
 Pennell Was in EarnesS.
 "He told me that Pennell had threat ened to commit suicide If the dlvorce suit was not withdrawn, ana that Ten neil had succeeded in impressins the sin- ceri+v of his threat upon Mrs. Burdick to such an extent that she had believed him ord induced Rurdick to go to Pennen ana tell him that If he would get out or town he would call everything square tnink ha soid Pennell had given written promise to leave town.
 "He told me that he had made up b,s mind to make public all the letters that PennelI had written to Mrs. Buroich and he impressed upon me no" rioieu- lous 1t would make Penneh appear Only a Vague Impression. DO you know whether Penneii ever made any threats against BuroicA' asked MT. Coatsworth.
 "No. sir; all I know $ that have an ,rrnression that Pennell said to some one that if the divorce suit was not with dra wn something would happen. l would not care to swear that anybody ever told me that. It is simply an impression which I have"
 Mr. Powers was then excuscu' Carol Burdick's Story. Carol Burdick the 13-year-old dausn- ter of the murdered man. was recaheu' ReplyinR to the district attorneys ques- tions, she said she arose about d:SV on the morning following the murder. ne first person she saw was her grandmoth- CT going down stars. The latter had her skirt on.
 The young witnsss said first that she rsacned the hall throlSh the uoor oL her own room. Then the admitted 1t was through the door of her fathers room She went out that way because the door of hcr fathers room was open ana it was easier to get out that way. Continuing the witness said that when she came out in the hall she heard her grandmother and Maggie Murray taking. l At first she could not remember what tfhev were talking about. but being ques- toned, she said she heard them say. | Why, he hasn't been in his bed all night" and This den door is closed. Alice said, why. I heard papa go down stairs a little while ago. The witness said 1t was Alice and not she (CaroD who said this. Didn't Know How He Was Ktlled. l Asked as to whether anybody had | talked to her since her fathers death as how he was killed. the witness said, | ''No. I do not know how he was Killed.
 She did not hear that there was any thing the matter with her father until after pr. Marcey came. Grandmother told her that he was Ill. She could not recall who was with grandmother the night before the murder. Attorney Martzell objected to the Dis trict Attorney pressing the witness. when the court said: We don't care for any suggestions from you. You are here only through courtesy. If I think the District Attorney is going too far I will stop him. I don't see any way why you should fear to have the witness here." he said. Mrs. Hull Recalled. Mrs. Hull was recalled and District Att torney pointed out that when on the stand before she had testified that she was in the bathroom when Maggie Mur- ray told her the den door was closed and the kitchen window was open. while Maggie Murray testified that they were | In Mrs Hulrs room at the time. Wlt- | ness was sure they were not in her room at the time She did not remember hear ing the children that morning before she went down stairs, nor having heard the remark: "Why, I just heard papa go down stairs"
 Not in the Cellar. Witness remembered Burdick having CO., creed his wife to give up the key to her letter box. She had never seen the con tents of the box. She knew that while Mrs. Burdick was in Atlantic City and at Niagara Falls Pennell was there, too. | There was a lock on the den door, but she did not know whether there was a key to 1t. Witness said she was not in the cellar on the morning the murder was discovered, either before or after the discovery.
 What were your relations with MT. Pennell?" asked Attorney Hubbell.
 Not any. He was man l did not like"
 Appealed to Pennell.
 Did yon ever appeal to him to let 1 Mrs. Burdick alone:
 "Yes on two occasions. The first time I wrote him a very earnest letter. appealed to his pride, telling him that 1 anyone who lad been a guest in the house should be above making trouble in our home. I am sure if the man had any heart or decency that appeal would have been sufficient.
 A Cold Reply.
 Mrs. Hull testified that she wrote Pen nell again in May last. He sent very cold reply" she said 'fn which he said he would not be driven out of Buffalo; that there was a better way to settle the matter"
 Did you see him again after that7"
 "Yes: I met him on the street and he tried to raise his hat to me, but looked the other way.
 Then your feelings towards him were those of resentment?'
 They were"
 And what were his feelings towards