The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-25

BUFFALO, N. V 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?"
'I do"
These questions We're addressed to
Mrs. Alice Hull Burdick this after
noon by District Attorney CoatSWorth
at the inquest into the death of her
husband. The answers were returned
by Mrs. Burdick in a calm, clear voice.
The questions came abruptly while
the district attorney was drawing
from Mrs. Burdick information about
her relations with Arthur r. Pennell.
She had denied 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
1T. The district attorney put the qGeS-
ton regarding the key to Mrs. Bur-
dick in different forms, but the an
sWeTs always were emphatic denials
that she or Pennell had ever ordered
duplicate keys made or that the key
had left her possession during her eX-
lie from home.
Children Testify.
Mrs. Burdick was calmer and more
collected today than yesterday while
testifying. She left the stand at AIS.
To complete the examination of
every one known to have been in the
Burdick home on the night Of. Feb.
rs, when Edwin L. Burdick was muir
dered, the district attorney today called
10 the stand the two youngest Burdick
children, Carol and Alice, aged respec-
lively thirteen and ten years. The dis
trlct attorney questioned the children
closely about the events that occurred
at their home on the night before and
the morning after their fathers mur-
der. The children'S 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
Mrs. BurdickS testimony covered
the week in which Burdick was mur-
dered and the name of Arthur r. Pen
nell was constantly upon her lips. She
trusted him implicitly in everything.
The district attorney read letters writ
ten to Mrs. Burdick by Pennell In
which he said life was not worth liv-
ing without her and that death would
not be unWelcOme. She knew nothing
of a document found in her safety de-
poSit vault bonding Pennell to pay her
$4,000 in the event of his beiHg un-
able to marry her Although it was
among Mrs. BurdiclI's private papers
IN the vault, she claimed to have been
ignorant of it's existence.
Just Before the Murder.
Mrs Burdick declared that the last
time she saw Pennell was on Tuesday
before the murder. He left her that
night In Atlantic City, arriving in Buff
falo Wednesday. She was informed of
Mr.. Burdicks death by message from
Mrs. Hull on the following Friday and
fastened to Buffalo. She reached her
home Saturday morning. A brief note
OF sympathy from Pennell came to the
house that day. She never heard from
him or saw him, she said, between that
time and the day he was killed by his
automobile plunging into the stone
quarry
Mrs. Burdick said her husband was
fond of the society of other women and
for some reason not quite clear said
that Mrs Pennell was quite familiar
with the dining room and den in the
Burdic home.
Cross examined by Attorney Hart
zell
"At the golf club whom did you usu-
ally associate With?'
"Pennell."
With your husbands knowledge
and consent?'
Yes SIR
And whom did Mr.. Burdick asso-
ciate with?"
"Other women"
PenneII Did the Seeking.
"In all these appointments with Pen
nell did you seek him or he you?"
He sought me-"
He was infatuated with you?"
HE was"
Were you ever in a compromising
position with him?"
No sir"
Were your relations with him ever
criminal?"
No sir"
Did he ever make any indecent sug-
gestion to you?"
No sir"
He was always a perfect gentle
man?"
Yes sir"
Then why was he afraid Of the di-
vOrce proceedings"
HE was afraid of being Inundated"
AS you came from Atlantic City and
promised your huband that you would
be a good girl did you resist Pennell
and refuse to make appointments with
him.
II did,
And did he constantly solicit and
mportune you and waylay you, and
did you finally yield?"
Yes sir
Adjourned till Thursday.