The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-14
MRS. BURDICK CUT OFF
HER HUSBAND MADE NO PROVISION
FOR HER IN HIS WILL.
Most of the Murdered Mans Estate
Left to His Chfldren-The Inquest
to BE Held To-Day.

BUFFALO, N. Y, March 13.-The will of
the late Edwin l.. Burdick, murdered in his
home here Friday. Feb 27. was made public
to-day. Burdick cuts off his wife, whom he
was suing for divorce, without cent. He
leaves $500 to relatives. and the rest of his
property TO his three children, share and
share alike. The will was made Dec s. 1902
Mr.. Burdick names as executors Of his es-
tate Augustus B. kellogg. George H. Dun
ston and George C. Miller. He names
Charles Parke and Risley Tucker his bus
mess associates, as guardians of his three
children. The petition for the probate cites
the following as the hers-at-aw and next
Kin OF Burdfck: Alice II. Burdick. widow
Marion Burdick, aged fifteen. daughter;
Carroll Lewis Burdick, aged twelve SON.
Alice Hull Burdick. aged ten. daughter
Objections were filed in behalf of Mrs
Burdick and by +. b. Hartzell in behalf of
the infants, as their special guardian Coun-
sci for the executors said some one should
be appointed the special guardian other
than Mr. Hartzell. The court. however. de-
clined to revoke the appointment.
The will was then admitted to probate
under the stipulation that Mrs. Burdick
objects to the clause providing for the
appointment of testamentary guardians for
the children be determined by the surrogate
at future date. Mrs. Burdick expressed
perfect satisfaction with the other sections
of the will.
L.
husband is a Batavia dentist. arrived at
Batavia last night. She was followed there
by detective. The latter had a cOnversa-
tion with DIR. Payne over the telephone this
morning. the exact nature of which could
net be learned. 1t is believed that Mrs
Payne went to Batavia TO consult lawyer
relative to her appearance at the Burdick
inquest. at which the detective had a
subpoena for Mrs. Payne to appear. Later
in the day both DIR. and Mrs. Payne were
served with subpoenas TO appear at the
innupSf
1t was announced by Justice Murphy to-
day that an inquest on the death OF Arthur
r. Penneii and Mrs. Pennell would be held
soon after the conclusion of the Burdick
inquest. Justice Murphy said regarding the
Pennell inquest: I'VE shall have to await
the outcome of the Bu-dick inquest. The
interests of Pennell and Burdick were so in
terwoven that the final outcome OF the Bur
dick inquest may not have an important
bearing in the inquests into the death
of Mr.. and Mrs. Pennell. You may
say, however, that the investigation into
the deaths of the Pencils will be fully as
searching, thorough and conclusive as 1
hope to make that into the death of Bur-
dick. IT will be In no sense a formal af-
fair. Ii is my duty and Ii will be my pur-
pose TO determine, as far as the evidence
will show. whether the Pencils death
was due TO accident suicide. This is due
to the people, and TO the Pencils III their
horrible death was due to an accident they
must not be allowed 10 rest under the shad-
ow of a suspicion. With what evidence is
at hand We will try and determine those
points. i have issued subpoenas for every
one who has any knowledge OF the accident
/ shall issue a subpoena for Gyger the man
who says he Mrs. Pennell drinking
liquor from a flask a few minutes before
the accident, / shall issue a subpoena for
Lawrence Martin. the foreman who took
the empty flask from Gyger and now has
IL i'm his possession. There must be no
mincing in this matter. l shall get at the
facts II they are obtainable. Entirely apart
from any official action | may take i'm the
case ] am not inclined to place too much
dependence on the suicide theory so Tar as
IL relates to the Peuuells.s