The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-03-27

was more to blame than 1 was. When
she left the Falls, finally the witness
averred, she came TO Buffalo. Pencil
met her at the station. They remained
in the station and then she started for
New York. Pennell went with her. Mrs.
Pennell was also in New York
Mr.. Coatsworth showed the witness
a letter written by Mrs. Pencil, dated
December %, 1902 to Burdick. In it Mrs.
PennelI said she wanted to warn him
and pleaded with him to TAX Mrs.
Burdick home and not blast the lives
of her children.
Another letter written by Mrs. Pen
nell to Burdick was read. 1t was an
other plea that he drop the divorce pro-
ceedings and consent to the return Of
Mrs. Burdick, for the sake Of her chill
dren, declaring that they needed a
mothers love and care. Mrs. Pencil
urged him to trust his wife once moro
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 fol-
lowed Burdick. Pencil did all that.
"On December II you wrote a letter
10 your husband from New York, in
which you said that your going 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 de-
fense2"
Mr.. Burdick told me If ! made no
defense l could nave the children half
the time, SO 1 thought 1 had better not
make a defense. Afterwards 1 thought
| would make a defense and save my
honor
AT the time you and Mr.. Pennell
decided to put in no defense, you sup
posed Pencil would get a divorce from
his wife?"
Yes"
And it was after Mrs. Pencil had
refused to permit Pennell to get a di-
vorce that you decided to defend your
suit?"
No, Mrs. Pencil never positively re-
fused or agreed"
Did not Pennell tell you that his wife
would not agree, n did you then de-
eide to defend the suit?"
mo he decided that himself
What was Pencil going to do with
you after you were divorced?"
H said he would go out west and
get a divorce from his wife and marry
me-"
Mrs. Burdick declared she did not
know if Pencil had any means of his
own. Pencil had not agreed, she said
to give her a bond for $25, 900 to support
her through life.
Mr.. Coatsworth showed the witness
a copy of a bOnd for $50, 900 given by
Pencil, to C the payment to her
of $4,000. The copy was in MI. Bur
dicks handwriting. Mrs. Burdick said
she did not know the bond was in her
safety deposit box. Mrs. Burdick said
she did not know that Pennell madel
provision for the payment of $25, 900 toi
her and denied hat he ever paid her
nat sum-. She did not know whether
he had assigned any of his life insur-|
ance policies ove to her. She did not
know that Pencil had made any pro-
vision for her. While she was in At
lantic City, Pennell never gave her any
money, but he paid her expenses. He
went with her from New York to At
lantic City and stayed there for a week.
liz ldlhCu dUOul Tx
ings. He told her she need not worry
that everything was going all right and
that she had a good defense; that she
would get the divorce instead of her
husband getting it. Pencil left for
Buffalo, the night Of February oath.
Didn't he love o just as much
her as ever?"
Yes, he did.
Did you receive any communication
from him prior to your husbands
death and after you left for Atlantic
City,"
ct did not"
You swear that?"
II will"
What were you engaged at Wednes-
day evening, February 26th?"
Il think I was In my room in the
hotel reading. I think 1 was tired and
went to bed early"
And when did you get up?"
about 8 o'clock"
Did you received a telegram from
your mother that morning."
Yes, a telegram that Ed. was dead"
Did you receive my letters from
your mother while you were away"
Eyes, two a week sometimes."
Have you those letters noW?"
mo, I destroyed them"
wasn't that rather stranger"
mo, it was my custom to destroy
my letters. While 1 am way I always
do that" Letters from her mother
ceased coming, she said, so she tele-
graphed Mrs. Hull Con the Sunday pre-
ceeding Burdick's death) asking if she
was i'll. She received a reply the same
day, also a telegram from Pennell, ask
ing her to meet him in New York.
when you got the telegram from
your mother announcing Burdicks
death, what reply did you send?"
II replied that I would be home the
following morning"
Did you also telegraph to Pennell?'
Yes, 1 wired him to meet me at the
station"
You arrived hat Friday morning,
did you see Mrs. Hull?"
Yes, sir"
rDi6 Won ask her boU If haDDeDpd -