Evening journal., 1903-03-24
MRS. BURDICK
TELLS HER STORY
Identifies Love Letters Writ.
ten to Her by Pennell
and Tells of Meetings
Twice SENT AWAY BY HUSBAND
Witness Was peathly Pale While on
the Stand, and Was Forced to Tell
Of Her Relations With Pennell-sub.
Iected to Rigid cross.Examinatlon

jected to Rigid cross-Examinatlon.
Buffalo. N. Y, March "a. Mrs
Alice Hull Burdick, widow OF Ed
win l.. Burdick. underwent merci-
less examination by District Attorney
Coatsworth yesterday afternoon at the
resumption of the inquest into the
death OF her husband, who was muir
dered on February &c. Mrs. Burdicl
was on the stand when court adjourn
ed. With O package OF letters in his
hands, some of which were written TO
Mrs. Burdick by Arthur r. Pennell.
correspondent in the divorce proceed.
ings instituted by Mr. Burdick, and
other communications between Mr..
Burdick and his wife. Mr.. Coatsworth
forced Mrs. Burdick to tell the story
Of her relations with Pennell from the
time he first made love to her In New
Haven IN 1898 until 1901, when these
relations were renewed, after Burdicl
had forgiven his wife and had taken
her back TO his home for the sake OF
their children. Mrs. Burdick was
deathly pale while on the witness
stand. She answered questions In a
low. falterlng tone, evading direct
answer whenever possible, and reluct-
antly admitting facts when the dis
trict attorney pitilessly read extracts
Of the love letters written to her by
Arthur r. Pennell.
Witness did not recall q letter from
Pennell written IN New Haven in 1900,
in which he said: Yesterday was at
the gateway on the campus grounds
where more than two years ago / drew
you in the darkness. This place is
enshrned to me"
The district attorney produced the
letter and handed It to the witness,
who trembled violently.
do You recognize It as Pennens
handwriting?"
'Yes. whispered Mrs. Burdicl1.
"And you recall the incident nOw?"
"Yes. SIR"
Mrs. Burdicl, IN recalling the incl.
dent. confessed that Pennell went into
a doorway, drew her IN, took her in
HIS arms and kissed her. She thought
she demonstrated.
Mr.. Coatsworth showed the witness
another letter written from New York
by Pennell and addressed to Mrs.
Burdlck She said It was his hand.
writing. but she did not remember
having received IT,
Il will read It and see II Il will re.
fresh your recollection: AS / looked
/ fnfo vo,tr hoottff.,I ,..,. t..4 ..s-t. =
feared there was some trouble hidden
there. did not know but / feared
It was because of some other reason
than because | was going away. If
there was, dearest, I wish you would
tell me. There IS that in the manner
Of your husband toward you that
makes me fear some times that /
might kill him. Do you remember
receiving that letter."
mo, sir"
Mrs. Burdick said she did not know
whether her husband was aware of
the fact that she was receiving letters
from Ponnell Her habit had been to
keep her letters locked In a box. Her
husband first knew of her intimacy
with Pennell she thought. on January
], 1901, when she told him. in reply
TO question. that she had been walk
ing with Pennell. He told her she
was very imprudent. She agreed with
him then, and did now.
Did you take some letters from
that box and give them to Burdicl5?"
Il unlocked It."
How did you happen to unlock it?"
"He took me by the throat"
Her husband had not started the
divorce proceedings. Il was she that
wanted q divorce from him. She had
no love for him, but did love Pennell,
whom she expected TO marry. He had
a wife, but he expected they would
be divorced. In reply to a question
as to whether Mrs Pennell had con.
sented to a divorce, she said:
Sometimes she did. and sometimes
she didn't"
Mr. Coatsworth showed her letter
written by her from Atlantic City May
q, 1901, in which she begged to be
taken back, promising never TO sec
ARTHUR" and that she would be q
loving and true wife. In the letter
she said shf could not promise that
Pennell would leave town, but dc.
clared he would do what she said
Mrs. Burdicl admitted she wrote the
letter in good faith. and that she did
not keep he promise. Another letter
was read in reply TO one from Burdick
in which he had evidently declined to
take her back.
Several other letters written by
Burdick and Mrs. Burdiclz were then
read They related to Mrs. Burdick's
u appeal to b taken back, which was
:, finally accomplished. She admitted
5 meeting Pennell in another house after
being taken back.
It was alter the incidents related
: by Mrs. Burdick yesterday that Mr.