Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-24
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
The Rnrdick Murder.

Buffalo, N. Y, March 24.-Pale but
calm, Mrs. Alice Hull Burdick again
mounted this morning the witness stand
from which few days ago her lover was
openly accused of numbering her hus-
band and where yesterday she was forced
to acknowledge her guilty relations with
the one and her broken pledges with the
other The courtroom was crowded as
usual.
AT least halt of tie spectators were
women. we'll dressed and of evident social
rank. but eager to hear more OF the I'M
passioned love letters of Pennell and the
reluctant confessions of Mrs. Burdick $
duplicity. Mrs. Burdick, accompanied
by her mother, Mrs. Hull, reached
police headquarters promptly at ~
o, clock. and was shown into Superinten-
dent Bulls Office. Police Justice Muir
nhv and District Attorney COatesworth
took their places in the courtroom at
1920 and Mrs. Burdick was escorted In
by detective a few minutes later.
The oath was again administered and
Mrs. Burdick sat down, shook herself,
adjusted her hat and looked at her law
YER who held bunch of letters In his
hand. Her testimony added nothing
materially to that admitted by her yes
terday. and was mostly in reference to
letters from Pennell, her meetings with
him at different places, quarrels with heI
husband and the latter's conduct to-
ward her because of her relations with
Pencil.
| A letter written by Mrs. Burdick IN
New York, 10 Burdick, was read. II
showed the divorce was to go by default
Mrs. Burdick agreeing to make no de.
Tense. That was because Burdick hac
promised if she made no defense sht
| should have the children half of eacl
wear. Later she decided to make de
tense to save her honor, as she knew
nothing could prevent mother from see
ING her children. Witness and Pennel
had expected Mrs. Pencil to obtain
divorce but when the last named de
clined to procure one, Pencil decided
to defend Mrs. Burdicks suit. Pennel
told witness that when she had been di
vorced he would go West, procure di
vorce aud then marry her. She did no
know whether Pencil had any priyat
means. as he was a silent, reserved, man
and told her nothing of his private al
fairs. though she was intimately &C
| auainted with him for six years. "lsn'
il a fact, Mrs. Burdick, " suddenly aske'
the prosecutor, "that Pencil gave yo'
his bond to secure the payment to you
= of 1926. O00?" Mrs. Burdick did not re
5 member there was a legal paper of som
: kind in package Pencil gave her. Sh
E never saw any such bond and Pennel
: never promised Ter such paper to Sc
4 cure her against want. Coateswort
showed her copy of bond dated Ma
l 1, 1902, signed by Pennell, and securin
0 to Mrs. Burdick the payment of $50, OOO
Coatesworth showed Mrs. Burdick
, COPY of bond dated May lst, 1907
e signed by Pennell, and securing Mr.
: Burdick the payment of S25, 900 betor
e November, 1902. Witness said Burdic
c gave her no money for the New Yor
: and Atlantic City trip, but Pennell CAV
II her funds and paid all her EXPENSE
$ Pennell stayed at Atlantic City a wee
S while Mrs. Burdick was there.
i The inquest was subsequently az
!. iourned from 1890 to 2:3O p. m. tn
: District Attorney announcing that SON
new points had come up that he wishe
to investigate in themeantime.