The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-24
MRS. BURDICK.
Continued from page Ten.


ter?"
mo, SIR"
Witness did not know whether her hus-
band knew she was receiving letters from
Pennen. Witness had been IN the habit OF
keeping her letters locked In a box. Her
husband hrst knew OF her intimacy with
Pennell, she thought. on Jan. /, 1907.
when she told him in reply 10 question
that she had been walking with Pennell.
He said she was very imprudent She
agreed with him then and did now.
BURDIcK cHoKED HER
did you give these letters to Bur
dick?"
ct don't know
did you take some letters from .hat
box and give them to him?'
''I unlocked it."
How did you happen TO unlock it?''
He forced me TO-"
How did he force your
HE took me by the throat"
Witness did not remember whether at
that time Pennell was the subject OF a
discussion with her husband. She did not
know whether some OF tho letters read
were in the box at that time. II was In
January. 1901. when he choked her.
She could not remember when she rent
ed box in a safe deposit company's
vaults. II was not when her husband had
her by the throat. but recently, when she
Burdick had not started divorce pro
ceedings. but che wanted TO get n divor-
ce from him. She had no love for him,
but did love Pennell. whom she expected
to marry. He had wife. but ne expec-
ted they would be divorced.
In reply TO a question as TO whether
Mrs. Pennell had consented TO a divorce
she said: vis~rt'- i't" p-'7,
Sometimes she did and sometimes she
did not"
Witness had never talked with Mrs.
Pennell on the subject. PennelI had
hired the detectives who shadowed her
husband
Her husband sent her away in May
1901, on account of Pennell.
PROMISED TO BE GOOD.
Mr.. Coatsworth showed her a letter
written by her from Atlantic City. May
7. 1901, I'm which she begged to be taken
back. promising never to see Arthur"
and that she would be n loving and true
wife She said she could not promise
that Pennell would leave town, but de-
clared he would do what she said She
admitted writing the letter and said at
that time she had hired two detectives.
second letter written by Mrs. Bur
dick TO her husband in May 1901. was
read In this she preferred to having re-
ceived Burdicks letter and sead Pennell
had not promised to leave town IL Mr..
Burdick took her back; that she and
Pennell realized that they must give each
other up but that Pennell declined to do
anything that would mean a loss OF his
selfrespect.
Another letter written by Mrs. Bur
dick to her husband referred to her be-
ing taken back home. She promised
never again to see or communicate volun-
tarily with Arthur"
She made a plea on behalf OF the chill
dren. She promised to be a good girl to
him.
Mrs. Burdick admitted she wrote the
=fettpr- m good faftf, and that she did not
keep her promise.
On May q Burdick wrote her that she
could not be trusted. He said that II
she loved Pennell. as she said she did. he
did not blame her for what she did: that
II he loved a woman as she did Pennell
he would do as she was doing
He declared that he loved her honestly
long after she had ceased to love him,
and that II she tried she might win back
both his love and his respect. He re-
ferred TO the fact that Mrs. Burdick was
wearing a ring given to her by Pennell
over her lawful wedding ring.
NO FAITH IN PENNELL.
Burdlck declared that he had no faith
In Pennell's promises and that she wished
10 be taken back only until Pennell was
freed from his wife.
In another letter Burdlck wrote that he
forgave his wife the wrong she had done
him
In another Burdick declared he had de-
termlned to fight for the little honor she
had left him, and. after getting a divorce
10 fight for the children. He would in
sist on the counter suit by Mrs. Burdick
being fought out In open court
Three weeks after this letter Mrs Bur
dick was taken back by her husband.
Witness after returning from Atlantic
City and after promising her husband TO
be a good wife. met Pennell. IL was not
her habit TO meet him, she said. but he
was constantly soliciting her TO do so,
and she did meet him In house on
Seventh street
She was there one time when Burdick
came. but ne did not see her. as she
stepped out OF the window and went 90
church.
She dld not hear that MFR Burdick and
hlr friends on that occasion caught PEN
nell az he was jumping out OF the window
and that they took him back TO the
room
Mrs Burdlck admitted having met PEN
nell in another house on Seventh street
after that incident
Witness at nrst denied meeting Pennell
elsewhere, but ou Mr. Coatsworth telling
her that Pennell had told him differently,
she admitted that she met pennell at
house on whitney place two or three
times.
Witness was questioned regarding other
mosting places but she did not remember
them
At this point the examination OF Mrs.
Burdick was suspended and the inquest
was adjourned until 10 this morning.