The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-25

IN the divorce suit was served on her
the following day, Dec. 5. She left
home then, going to Niagara Falls.
Who accompanied you to the Falls? %
asked Mr.. Coatsworth.
MIR. Pennen"
Mrs. Burdick said she came to Buff
sfalo one day during her stay at the
rails. She did not see her husband
on that occasion. She saw her mother,
however by appointment made over
the telephone. Her mother knew why
she went to the Falls, the witness said.
Mr.. Burdick had told her.
He told her." Mrs. Burdick went
on, he had caught me in a position
which he could not overlook, and that
l would have to leave. He said he
did not blame me as much as he did
Pennell; that Pencil was more to
blame than l was"
When she left the Falls finally the
witness averred, she came to Buffalo.
Pennell met her at the station. They
remained in the station, and then she
started for New York. Pennell went
with her Mrs. Pencil was also in
New York.
letter written by Mrs. Pennell,
dated Dec. 20, 1902, to Burdick. In
it Mrs. Pencil said she wanted to
warn him and pleaded with him to
take Mrs. Burdick home and not blast
the lives of his children.
For Her Children's sake.
Another letter written by Mrs. Pen
nell to Burdick was read. 1t was an
other plea that he drop the divorce
proceedings and consent to the return
of Mrs. Burdick for the sake of his
children, declaring that they needed
a mothers love and care. Mrs. Pen
nell urged him to trust his wife once
more.
The district attorney here reverted
to the divorce action. Mrs. Burdick
said that Pencil managed everything
for her in relation to it. She denied
that she had engaged the detectives
who followed Burdick. Pennell did all
that.
On Dec. ~, you wrote a letter to
your husband from New York in which
you said that your going back home
would make no difference for the rea-
son that Pencil said you had no de-
Tense and the divorce was to be grant
ed by agreement. Why was the
change made with regard to making
a defense?"
Mr.. ,Burdick told be if 1 made no
defense 1 could have the children half
of the time, so l thought 1 had bet
ter not make a defense. Afterwards
1 thought would make defense and
save my honor
''At the time you and Mr.. Pennell
decided to put in no defense, you sup
posed Pennell would get divorce from
his wife,"
Yes"
No General Divorce Plan.
And it was after Mrs. Pennell had
refused to permit Pennell to get a di-
vorce that you decided to defend your
suit"
mo, Mrs, Pencil never positively re-
refused or agreed"
Didn't Pennell tell you that his wife
would not agree, and did you not then
decide to defend the suit?"
mo. He decided that himself"
What was Pennell going to do with
you after you were divorced?"
He said he would go out West and
get divorce from his wife and marry
me-"
Mrs. Burdick declared she did not
know if Pennell had any means of his
own. Pennel1 had not agreed, she said,
to give her a bond for $4,000 to sup
port her through life.
Mr.. Coatsworth showed the witness
the copy of a bond for $4,000 given
by Pennell to secure the payment to
her of $4,000. The copy was in Mr..
Burdick's handwriting. Mrs. Burdick
said she did not know the bond was
in her safety deposit box.
No Beneficiary of Pencil.
Mrs. Burdick said she did not know
that Pennell made provision for the
payment of $25, 900 to her. and denied
that he ever paid her that sum. She
did not know whether he had assigned
any of his life insurance policies over
70 he ant flanf Ont1-
nell had made any provision for her.
While she was in Atlantic City Pen
nell never gave her any money, but
he paid her expenses. He went with
her from New York to Atlantic City
and stayed there for a week. They
talked about the divorce proceedings.
He told her she need not worry; that
everything was going on all right, and
that she had a good defense; that she
would get the divorce, instead of her
husband getting it. PenneI left for
Buffalo the night of Feb. "a.
Didn't he love you just as much
then as ever?"
Eyes. He did"
did you receive any communication
from him prior to your husbands
death, and after you left for Atlantic
City,"
Il did not"
you swear that?"
81 will"
What were you engaged at We'd
nesday evening, Feb. 26?"
II think l was in my room in the
hotel reading l think 1 was tired and
went to bed early"
And when did you get up?"
about o'clock"
did you receive a telegram from
your mother that morning."
Yes. telegram that Ed. was
dead"
did you receive any letters from
your mother while you were away?"
Yes, two a week sometimes.
Have you those letters now"
mo. l destroyed them"
Wasn't that rather stranger"
mo. 1t was my custom to destroy
my letters. While am away l always
do that"
Told of Her Husbands Death.
Letters from her mother ceased COM
ing, she said, so she telegraphed to
Mrs. Hull ION the Sunday preceding
Burdick's DEATH, asking II she was Ill.
She received a reply the same day,
also a telegram from Pennell. asking
her TO meet him in New York.
when you got the telegram from
your mother announcing Burdick's
death what reply did you send.
Il replied that would be home in
the morning"
Ibid you also telegraph 10 Penneil?'
Eyes. wired him 10 meet me at the
station"
you arrived that Friday morning
aid you see Mrs. Hull2"
IBID you ask her how it had hap
pened7"
why. yes said. Mama. what in