The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-25
ON RACK OF SHAME
MRS. BURDICK WAS TORTURED BY
ATTORNEYS QUESTIONS.
RELATIONS WITH PENNELL
WE'RE MERCILEssLY MADE PLAIN
BEFORE ALL.

Her Confessions by Saying Her
Relations with Pencil Had Ever
Been HonorabIe-Swore She Knew
Naught of the Slayer of Her Hus-
band-Her Children on the stand.
Inquest Resumes Thursday.
Buffalo, n. Y, March 24-"Have you
received any information as to who
killed your husband?"
mo. sir
You swear you have no knowledge
or information as to who killed him."
IT do"
These questions We're addressed to
Mrs. Alice Hull Burdick this afternoon
at the inquest into the death of her
husband, by District Attorney Coats
worth.
Answers were returned by Mrs Bur-
dick in a calm, clear voice. The ques-
tions came abruptly, while the district
attorney was drawing from Mrs. Bur-
dick information about her relations
with Arthur r. Pennell She had de-
MED that Pennell took her key to the
front door of the Burdick home while
they were in New York together and
had duplicates made of it.
The district attorney put the ques-
ton regarding the key to Mrs. Bur-
dick in a number of different forms,
but the answers were always emphatic
denials that she or Pencil had ever
ordered duplicate keys made or that
the key had left her possession dur
ing her last exile from home.
Mrs. Burdick was calmer and more
collected to-day than yesterday while
testifying She left the stand at Ais.
Children Showed Little Emotion.
To complete the examination of
everyone known to have been in the
Burdick home on the night of Feb. %,
when Edwin L. Burdick was muir
dered, the district attorney to-day
called to the stand the two youngest
Burdick children, Carol and Alice,
aged respectively 10 and 10 years. The
district attorney questioned the chill
dren closely about the events that
occurred at their home on the night
of the murder of their father.
The children displayed no more sign
of emotion than did their grandmoth-
err, or mother, or older sister while
talking about the terrible death of
their father. Their recollection of the
happenings at the time of the tragedy
was rather hazy and Il don't remem-
Der" was usually the answer they
gave when the district attorney
pressed them closely on any point.
Before leaving the stand, Mrs Bur-
dick took occasion to say, in reply to
questions from her attorney that
inc or irl1f11 fNt~11 had
CURED between her and Pennell. At
the same time she said her husband
was fond of the society of the other
women and, for some reason not quite
clear said that Mrs. Pencil was quite
familiar with the dining room and
den" in the Burdick home.
Didn't Hit Him With "a Chain.
There was an occasion about two
years when you and Mr.. Burdick had
quite an alteration at your house,"
asked Mr.. Coatsworth, when Mrs. Bur-
dick had taken her seat in the witness
chair.
Yes, SIR" was the reply.
And after that it was necessary for
him to wear piece of court plaster
on his head?"
mo, sir
Did you not at that time strike him
over the head with a chair?"
Il did not
You received a letter from your
husband from Indianapolis in January
last year,"
Il will read it. received letter
to-day from A. r. p, of the contents
of which you are familiar. l shall de-
cline to have any interview with
him."
In that letter Burdick said he did
not intend to come home again. Mrs.
iplr IN in
which she pleaded with her husband
not to persist in his determination to
sue for a divorce. She made an appeal
on behalf of the children, declaring
that the divorce proceedings would
crush 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" the
letter concluded.
Mrs. Burdick said she remembered
having written it. 1t was dated Jan.
q. 1902. Mrs. Burdick said she had
an interview with her husband after
ward at his office She asked him to
return to his home. He said he in
tended to.
She Sought Sanctuary.
TT was right after that that you had
all those clandestine meetings with
Pennell, wasn't it?"
mot right after, no."
But soon after?"
We'll, he sought me constantly"
ION what date was it when you
jumped out of the window on Seventh
street ~
December 2nd.'
What church did you go to after
that?"
THE Church of the Ascension
What did Burdick say to you when
you returned home that night?'
Il 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. I said l
would have il l had known it was
him. He then told me that | would
have to leave the house. and he adj
Vised me 10 communicate with PEN
nell"
Mrs. Burdick said she saw Pennell
that same night. She went 10 his
office and Mr.. Burdick accompanied
her u remained away for several
days" she continued, and then went
home. ! had another talk with MT.
Hurdick and he told me that / might
remain that niRht"
He was very kind 20 you even
them"
He was"
on a Trip 90 AiRERra.
The witness admitted IN reply 70
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