Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-19
Telltale Letter Written by Ar
thur R. Pencil Found by
the Detectives
WILL BE OFFERED AT INQUEST
Officers Said to Have Found Missive
Written to Mrs. Burdick in Which
PennelI Said: a Feel That Must
Kill Ed. Burdick'-More Than One
in the Crime.

Buffalo, ~ Y. March 19.-When the
Burdick inquest is resumed next Mon
Gay it is expected that another clew
going to show that A. r. Pencil was
the murderer Of Z. L. Eurdick will be
revealed.
Coatsworth will place IN evidence a nat
ter alleged to have been written to Mrs.
Burdick by Arthur r. Pencil some
months ago. The letca: was found in
the Burdick home when the search of
the house was made by the police. In
the letter the following occurs:
Il feel that I must kill Ed Burdick.
When Mrs. Burdick comes to the
stand on Monday she Will probably be
called upon to identify the letter men
toned above. She knew both the GU ad
men, Burdick and Pencil. probably
better than any other one person In the
world, and her testimony promises to
be the most importan. and interesting
of the entire proceedings.
The details of the strained relations
BIZ tween the two dead men We're gath
cred immediately, after the murder of
Burdick and before the death of PEN
nell. Pennell stated frankly to the au-
thorithss that the relations between
himself and Burdick We're strained.
very strained" In fact, after the muir
der of Burdick. Pennell spoke to others
than the authorities OF the hostility be-
tween himself ans Burdick. On the day
he was first arranging to give out
statement for publication he spoke of
part of what he intended to say.
1T deals with Burdick.' said Pencil,
referring to this part Of the proposed
statement. Some say that it comes
with Ill grace from ME to abuse dead
man, but Burdick was no saint and
when the time comes that l must make
II statement in the newspapers in de-
Tense Of myself from what other news
ars printing about me, intend
to let people know just the kind of man
he was, and then perhors some Of them
will turn a little of their time to hin,
that they are now devoting to prying
into my affairs. did not like him and
he did not like me, and we both knew
it. and l have told the police frankly
that we We're not on good terms. His
death, coming at this time. was one of
the worst things that could haNe hap
pened to me-
Notwithstanding all the talk about
Pennell, however, the authorities are
not consenting calmly to dump the
Burdick tragedy on dead man. There
are a number of points to be considered
before any such branding of dead
man becomes f1nality. or even accepted
as being a part solution of the mystery.
One of the criminal authorities is
quoted as saying:
There are several reasons to believe
three things: First, that the murder
was committed by more than one per-
son; second, that at least one Of the
persons implicated was entirely famil-
lar with the interior of the Burdick
home; and what. perhaps, Is the most
of all is, third, that the MUIR
derer or murderers had no fear Of inter-
ruption while at their work or i'm
afterward.
ION the first point do not care to
say much. AS to the second point
with the interior of the
house-I may point to the fact that
after the work was done the murderer
washed his or her hands, and therefore
must have known where a wash basin
was to be found. That he or she washed
his or her hands is sure: for, although
there was blood on the inside knob OF
the den door, there was no blood on
the knob of the outer door of the house,
which had been purposely left open to
create the impression that burglars had
the house. Familiarity with
the house is also shown by the fact
The lunch was not brought to the den
BY Burtlick, but by some other person.
1.-The analysis of the contents OF Bur-
dicks stomach shows that he had not
tasted of particle of the crackers,
cheese and tarts found on the table Of
the den. Deiberation and freedom
from fear Of apprehension is shown by
the fact that the murderer took time
fear of discovery would not have done"
PennelI Lett a Will.
1t was learned today that Mr.. Pen
lell left will. In which Mrs. Pencil is
named as sole executrix in the event of
her surviving Three alternates are
named to act should Mrs. Pencil die
first. In view OF the fact that Mrs.
Pennell died so soon after her husband
vas killed 1T was suggested tina: the
executor named in the will be allowed
10 act. The matter has not been def
nitely settled and an administrator for
The estate may be appointed by the
court.