Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-25
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Lawyer while We becomes Init
mate with spouse who
Has Entry 60 Den.

Mrs. Burdick had taken her seat.
Yes, sir" was the reply.
Did you not at that time strike him
over the head with a chair?"
81 did not"
Pleads with Generous Husband
Al one time last year Mr.. Burdick left her.
but consented to return home after she had
pleaded with him.
MY God. Ed. this must not be-" she
wrote. You have been generous; continue
to be So"
Then he came home and she intended to
give way to Pennell. Then on December
2 came the visit on Seventh street during
which her husband surprised her, and sent
her scurrying through the window to
church.
The next day Burdick filed his petition
for a divorce and she went to Niagara Falls
accompanied by Pennell. When she left the
Falls Pennell met her again in Buffalo and
went to New York with her. He stayed
there seven days.
WAS Mrs. Pennell there, too?'
YES"
Ibid you visit Mrs. Pennell?"
mo"
How often did Pencil visit your"
Every day"
DAh 81 Il ~ hhoW gSh . NhNADa
az think she did"
Mr.. C%oatsworth showed a letter written
by Mrs. Pennell. dated December 20. 1902.
to Burdick. In it Mrs. Pennell said she
wanted to warn him and pleaded with him
to take Mrs. Burdick home and not blast
the lives OF her children. She told him
Mrs. Burdick was about to leave New York
for Atlantic City and that he should call
her back before she left.
Another letter written by Mrs. Pennell
to Burdick was read. IL was another plea
that he drop the divorce proceedings and
consent to return to Mrs. Burdick for the
sake OF his children, declaring that they
needed a mothers love and care. Mrs.
Pennell urged him to trust his wife once
more. The letter was undated. but evil
IDENTIFY was written about two weeks after
Mrs. Burdick left for Atlantic City.
The district attorney here reverted to
the divorce action. Mrs. Burdick said that
PenneiI managed everything for her in re-
lation to It. She denied that she had en-
gagged the detectives who followed Burdick.
Pennell did all that.
Then you did not want to defend that
suit?''
81 did not know what 1 did want. l LEFT
1t all to Pepneil.". uss "
II OH DCCCAnDNl L. Ato ~
from New York saying your going back
home would make no difference, as Pennell
said you had no defense and the divorce
was to be granted by agreement. Why was
| the change made with regard to making q
defense?"
Agrees to Divorce by Default.
"Mr. Burdick told me IL l made no de-
Tense I could have the children half of the
-v11IA wnoEf
a defense and save my honor"
was It after Mrs. Pennell had refused
to permit Pennell to get a divorce that yoU
decided to defend your suit"
mo; Mrs. Pennell never positively re-
fused or agreed"
What was Pennell going to do with yol
after you were divorced?'
HE said he would go out west and ge'
a divorce from his wife and marry me.
Continuing. Mrs. Burdick said she did no
know that Pennell made provision to pa!
her $4,000. but she thought she claime'
alimony from her husband, though sh,
never applied to the courts for It.
when you got the telegram announcing
Burdick's death. what reply did you send?'
81 replied that / would be home the fol
lowing morning"
did you also telegraph to Pennell?'
Eyes, wired him to meet me at the sta
ton"
'You arrived that Friday morning. di
you ask Mrs. Hull how II had happened?
why yes. / said Mamma, what in tn
world has harpened?' and she said. Ed, e
is dead. He has been murdered In his ow,
house."
Ibid you hear from Pennell that day7"
81 got q brief note in which he said b
was sorry he had been at the Falls, so this
he could not meet me-"
She did not reply. neither did she com
municate with him in any way after tina
She never saw Pennell again after he lei
her on the train going to Atlantic City.
Then counsel turned TO Mrs. Pencil an
her part in the drama. He produced a lei
ter to Mr.. Burdiek in which she asked
he was absolutely crazy in pressing the di
vorce proceedings. She called attention I
the fact that PennelI did not value life ia
highly and intimated that he might comm
suicide and take Mrs. Burdick with him.
But witness could throw no light on III
meaning. although Pennell was repeated
writing her in a pessimistie strain.
did he ever say anything to you abot
putting an end to his e~xistenee?"
II said he would rather be dead tina
crippled or MANNED, but never said b
would commit suicide"
Keeps Key 90 Door.
Pausing only for a moment here. Goats
worth returned on a new tack and tried I
get her to incriminste her lover.
J When she went TO Niagara Falls she hs
a key to her husbands house, which sh
took with her to New York and Atlant
City.
"And Mr.. Pennell also had a key to Il
doorg' queried counsel almost eagerly.
mot that l know Of" replied Mrs. Bui
dick with surprise.
"WilI you swear Pennell did not hay
that key In his possession while you wei
in New York;"
. II will"
Have you received any information