Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-24
I[L[S OF HER
SHAMELESS ACTS
Mrs. Burdick Continues the
Recital of Her Guilty Liai-
son With Pennell
BURNING LOVE LETTERS READ
Admits That Pennell Engaged Detect
Ives to Shadow Burdiek While She
Was Secretly Meeting the Former
in Spite of Her Pledge to Discard
Him-Planned to Get Divorce.

Buffalo, March 24-The inquest ir
the murder of Edwin T.. Burdick was
resumed in the police court at 10 this
morning. The widow OF the dead mar
continued her testimony, which was
begun yesterday.
When Mrs. Burdick walked into cour
the result of yesterdays ordeal was
evidenced in >her pale and worn ap.
pearance.
There was an occasion about two
years ago when you and Burdick had
quite an alteration at your house p
asked Coatsworth, when Mrs. Burdicl
had taken her seat in the witness chair
''Yes sir"
"And after that 1t was necessary fol
him to wear g. piece Of court plaster or
his head?"
mo sir"
"Did not you at that time strike hin,
over the head with chair?'
II did not"
did you at any time leave your fam
aly after you returned from Atlantic
City in 1901, and prior to December
1922
mo sir" 1isa seea.- eia
.Did Burdick?" ri A. e. 80
mo SIR
.Don.t you recall time in 1902 when
Burdick left home and lived at the
Genessee hotel?"
mo sir
..You received a letter from your hus-
band from indianapolis in January OF
last year?"
'sYes sir"
IT will read 1t: Received letter from
A. r. p, contents of which you are fa-
miiiar. Shall decline to llnye any il-
terview with him. In that letter Mr..
terview with him.
Inthat letter Mr. Burdick said that he
did not intend to come home again.
Mrs. Burdick wrote a letter in reply
In which she pleaded with her husband
not to persist in his determination to
sue for divorce. She made an appeal
on behalf of the children, especially
Marion. MY God, Ed, this must not
be. You cannot be so cruel to us. You
have been generous, continue to be so, y
the letter concluded.
Mrs. Burdick said that she had an
Interview with her husband afterward
at his office. She asked him to return
to his home. He said that he intended
to.
.And afterwards you continued to
meet Pennell?"
81 do not remember"
"Why, it was right after that that
II Al, Ioct it,D N
with Pennell wasn't it?"
..Not right after that, No." ~
"But soon after?"
ssWell, he sought me constantly"
"On what date was 1t when you
jumped out of the window on Seventh
street?"
..December g.
.What church did you go to, after
that?"
"Church OF the Ascension"
''what did Burdick say to you when
you returned home that night?"
II told him had been to church.
He said he knew where had been and
he asked me why l did not let him
In when he knocked. / said | would
have IL had known it was him. He
then told me l would have to leave the
house and he advised me to communi-
cate with Pennell."
Mrs. Burdick said she saw Pennell
that same night She went to his office
and Burdick accompanied her. Il re-
manned away for several day." she
continued, then went home. had
another talk with Burdick and he
told mel might remain that night. He
was very kind TO me. even then"
Witness admitted the complaint in
the divorce suit was served on her
Dec. 3. She left then, going to Niagara
Falls. She took a satchel. trunk and
all her clothes. She thought she was
leaving home for good.
who accompanied you to the
Falls?"
..Pennell."
She denied that Pennell went with
her to her hotel, but said she saw
him next day when he visited her at the
hotel. He took dinner with me twice
while was there. but do not remem-
ber how long he remained.
did he stay over night with you at
the hotel?"
.He did not" Mrs Murdick said she
came to Buffalo one day during her
stay at the Falls and saw her mother.
Her mother knew why she went to the
Falls, Burdick having told her. He
told her." Mrs. Burdick went on. he
had caught me in position which
he could not overlook and that / would
have to leave. He said he did not
blame me as much as he did Pennell;
that Pennell was more to blame than
was"
When she left the Falls finally, wit
ness averred she came to Buffalo. Pen
nell met her at the station and they
left for New York, reaching there the
next morning. She went to the board
ing house and thence to hotel. PEN
nell remained in New York seven days
Mrs. Burdick Then went to Atlantic
City, remaining there until Jan. l.
coatsworth here introduced two letters
written by Mrs. Pennell to Burdick
in which she warned him, pleading
with him to take Mrs Burdick home
and drop the divorce suit and not bias,
the lives of his children.