The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-24

houses, she said, at which she used
to meet him.
Dear Picture in the Locket."
Mr.. Coatsworth produced another
letter postmarked New Haven, Sep
tember 19, 1900. Mrs. Burdick said she
recalled receiving it. Pennell wrote:
Il shall try and comfort myself by
telephoning you from New York and
on Thursday shall know the exquisite
happiness of seeing you" He referred
to her dear picture in the locket," and
declared her my love, my life, my
dearest own" Mr.. Coatsworth pro-
duced another letter written from New
York September IS, 1900, addressed to
Mrs. Burdick. In this letter he wrote:
Il just came from telephoning you
and hearing your dear, sweet voice.
Am l foolish to telephone you from
way down here? 1t was worth all it
cost me. 1 realize more and more that
Sou are the only woman in the world
for me-"
DO you remember getting that let
ter?" asked the district attorney.
mo, SIR
In this letter he says: only day
more and 1 shall once more see the
love light in your eyes and experience
the paradise within your arms What
does he mean by that, Mrs. Burdick 2"
Il don't know"
what does he mean by the paradise
within your arms?'"
Il don't know"
Pretty strong language, isn't it ?"
Mr.. COatsworth showed the witness
another letter written from New York
Do,
dick. She said it was his handwriting,
but she did not remember having re-
ceived it.
Might Kill Her Husband
II will read it and see if it will re-
fresh your recollection: AS 1 looked
into your beautiful eyes last night 1
feared there was some trouble hidden
there. l did not know, but l feared
it was because of some other reason
than because l was going away. If
there was, dearest, 1 wish you would
tell me. There is that in the manner
of your husband toward you that
makes me fear sometimes that 1 might
kill him Do you remember receiving
that letter."
mo, sir" Mrs. Burdick said she did
not know whether her husband was
aware of the fact that she was re-
ceiVing letters from Pennell. Her habie
had been to keep her letters locked
in II box. Her husband first knew of
her intimacy with Pennell, she thought
on Jan. /, 1901, when she told him In
reply to a question that she had been
walking with Pennell. He told her she
was very imprudent. She agreed With
him then and did now.
Did you give these letters to Bur-
dick?"
Il don't know"
Did you take some letters from the
box and give them to him?"
Il unlocked it."
How did you happen to unlock ?"
Forced to Unlock the Box.
"IIe forced me to-
How did he force you?'
He took me by the throat"
She did not remember whether at
that time Pennell was the subject of
discussion with her husband She
did not know whether some of the let
ters read were in the box at that time.
1t was in January 1901, that he
checked her. She could not remember
when she rented a box in a safe de-
posit cOmpany's vaults. 1t was not
about the time her husband had
choked her, but recently when she re-
ceived papers from detectives about
Burdick. Her husband had not start
ed the divorce proceedings. 1t was she
that wanted a divorce from him. She
had no love for him, but did love Pen
nell, whom she expected to marry. He
had a wife, but expected they would
be divorced. In reply to a question as
to whether Mrs. Pennell had consented
to a divorce, she said:
she did not"
Witness, admitted, however, that she
had never talked with Mrs. Pennell on
the subject. Pennell had hired the
detectives who shadowed her husband.
Her husband sent her away in May,
1901, on account of Pennen.
Begged to Be Taken Back.
Mr.. Coatsworth showed her a letter
written by her from Atlantic City,
May q, 1901, in which she begged to
be taken back, promising never to see
Arthur" and that she would be a
loving and true wife. In the letter she
said she could not promise that Pen
nell would leave town, but declared he
would do what she said. She admit
Continued on Third PAGE.