The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-25
BURDICK-PENNELL
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Iantic CITY and stayed there Tor a week
She net Pennell twice in New York, the
last time on February %. She was at the
Victoria and he at the Hoffman house
On the following day she met him in d
narlor at the Fifth Avenue by appoint
ment. He wanted her to sign some pa
uers. She then returned to Atlantic City.
On the way TO the train they talked
about the divorce proceedings He told
her she need not worry; that everything
was going on all right and that she had
a good defense; that she would get the
divorce instead of the husband getting it.
He did not say he had had recent meet
ing with Burdick Pennell was to return
TO Buffalo that night
Didn't he love you as much then as
ever?"
Yes he did,
Did you receive any communication
from MIN prior to your husbands death
and after you left for Atlantic City,
II did not"
You swear that?
II will
What were you engaged at Wednes-
day evening, February 26?''
II think l was in my room in the hotel,
reading. I think I was tired and went
to bed early.
when did you get up?"
About O'Clock"
did you receive any letters from your
mother while you were away?"
Yes: two a week sometimes"
Have YOU the letters now?"
NO; / destroyed them"
II cf,a-
NO, it was my custom to destroy my
letters. While 1 am away 1 always do
that"
Letters from her mother ceased COM
ing. she said. so she telegraphed to Mrs.
Hull (on the Sunday preceding Burdck's
DEATH asking if she was i'll. She received
a reply the same day also a telegram
from Pennell asking her to meet him in
New York.
When you got the telegram from your
mother announcing Bnrdick's death, what
reply did you send?"
Il replied that I would be home the fol-
lowing morning"
Did you also telegraph TO Pennell?"
Yes. l wired him to meet me at the
station"
You arrived that Friday morning, did
you see Mrs. Hull?'
Yes. sir.
Did you have a talk with hero
Yes. sir
Did YOU ask her how il had hap
pened?''
Why, yes. | said, Mama, what in the
world has happened?' and she said, Ed
is dead and he has been murdered right
in his own house.
What did she tell you about it?
She told me how the servants had
found the kitchen window open and how
Ed could not be found. how the den door
was closed and how they We're all fright
ened by the strange appearance of the
den when they opened the door and about
telephcning for the doctor"
Did your mother tell you that when
she looked into the den she saw Ed lying
there?"
No: she did not know II was Ed
Did you hear from Pennell that day."
Il got a brief note from him. in which
he said he was sorry that he had been
at the Falls when my telegram arrived
so that he could not meet me-
She did not reply. she said. nor did she
communicate with him in any way after
that She never saw Pennell again after
he left her on the train going to Atlantic
City.
A recess was taken at this point.
Mrs. Burdick took the stand when the
afternoon session began.
Mrs. Coatswcrth showed Mrs. Burdick
a letter written from New York TO Mr..
Burdick by Mrs. Pennell on December %.
1902 In it Mrs Pencil asked Mr.. Bur
dick if he was absolutely crazy In TAX
ing burden OF pressing the divorce
proceedings She called attention to the
fact that Pennel did not value life too
highly. and intimated that he might COM
NIT suicide and take Mrs Burdck with
him.
What did she mean by that?" asked
Mr. Coatsworth
Il don't know" replied Mrs. Burdick.
In a letter written December IS 1902. by
Mrs Bunrdick to Mr.. Buriick she told
| him she intended to go to Atlantic City.
The letter also contained yelled threat
at suicide She had never talked with
Pencil about putting himself out of the
way or committing suicide herself. Ii
another letter written by Pennell 10 Mrs
Burdick from Portland. Maine. he ad-
dressed her as Dearest Allie" and said
''The night is beautiful and I look VI
at the moon; l trie1 TO put my thought
away. l love you and must have you
but fate is memorable unless we choos
TO break It. and you can never he mine.
She had received letters from him writ
| ten in a similar melonchony mood He
was very emotional man.
Mr. Coatsworth read another letter
written by Pennell to Mrs. Burdick from
| Boston in which he said:
Dearest Love. this Is also very hasty
note l got your letter. | was not sur
| prised that your note was unhappy. w
seem to be powerless against our fate
/ But we had our opportunity and failed II
/ take advantage of it
What did he mean by'NNe had our OF
portunity and failed 10 take advantag,
| of it,"