Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-18
HIRED ASSASSIN
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| the stand for only a few minutes. he
was in Batavia on the night of the
murder.
A. Carlson. the Swedish boarder at
Mrs. Paines house. was very nervous
while on the witness stand. He
thought Mrs. Paine was in the house
on the night of the murder, but could
not say positively.
Miss Mary Cunningham, the other
occupant of the Paine home on the
night of the murder, has left the city,
according to testimony given by Mrs.
, Paine today Her Wherea bouts is not
known.
| The inquest was not resumed until
1925 this afternoon. owing to the fact
that Justice Murphy was holding juVe-
nile court.
| Mrs. Seth T. Paine was the fiji st wit
ness called. She was very pale when
she went to the stand.
| Mrs. Paine said she had lived in
Buffalo for nine years and that she
met Burdick four years ago at u dane
| ing club. She testified to visiting the
| Burdicks and Pencils at their homes.
| but denied that Mr.. Burdick was in the
| habit of calling at her home.
SlIt saul lllil IoiiiuiIh tdiieu dl iiCi
house only once after M. Burdick left
home. DIR. Paine was there at the tins.
She admitted that she had met Mr. Bur
dick many times at the dancing Cab and
on the street cars. but only two or three
of these meetings We're pre.arranged
"The appointments were kept once at
I.anes candy store. once at the Genesee
and once at Main and Summer streets six
weeks or two months ago. On the latter
occasion he talked about his wife. He said
that the gossip that had been going on
about his wife was true and that he had
! the necessary evidence to secure a di-
vorce He did not say exactly that he had
sent her away, but that was what was
gathered. He said he felt very badly
about Pencil. his friend, coming into his
family that way. He said he had had a
talk with Pencil and that Pennell had
agreed to leave the city. He said Pennell
had promised once before to leave home
but had never Gone So
Mr.. Rurdicl never asked her to fix up
an appointment with Pencil. Mrs. Paine
said she met Burdick down town several
times by appointment. but did not remem-
her what they talked about or why the
appointments were made.
when was the last time you had a con-
versation with him over the telephone?'
ION the day of his death"
what did YOU say to him." Il told
him I had not seen Mrs. Pennell and did
not know whether she was going 10 attend
the Elmwood dance OF not. He said If
the Pencils We're not going to be there
he might go, as he had done nothing. He
wanted to know if was going. | told
him | had cold and would not so. The
night before he called me up and asked
me if l could find out whether the Pen
nells were in the city and let him know
the following morning. That is why ! tel
ephoncd him the next morning
Bur,lick had called on her several times
while Mrs. Warren Cleveland WAS there
and had taken them to the theatre and
she thought to the dancing club. She said
Burdick admired Mrs. Warren vely much
Mrs. Paine said she was at home on the
night of the murder Her boardhr. Miss
Cunningham, had visitor who remained
unit! quite late She read until go o'clock
and then went to bed She did not see
Miss Cunningham or her friend again that
night. She had no company that night
and did not leave the house.
Did YOU have any telephone COM
muncation with Mr. BUrdick the night
he was murdered?" No Sir"
is Miss Cunningham here now?"
NO. I understand she is out of the
city"
Witness was at Pennells house about
two weeks ago and had talk with
Mrs. Pencil.
Did Mrs. Pencil say she was going
to get a divorce from Pennell?" No,
she said she had heard the story that
she was getting a divorce. but she says
she had no intention of doing anything
of the l. nd
Mrs. Paine said she had spoken to
Burdick about taking his wife back.
Before that Burdick had told her that
Mis-. Pennell wanted him to take Mrs.
Burdick back He said that Mrs. Pen
nell had caused all the trouble in the
first place and that it was too late for
her to intercede.
II believe it was Mrs. Pennell who
first told Mr.. Burdick about Mr. Pen
nell and Mrs Burdick.
Mrs. Pennell had never told witness
that MIR. Pennell had threatened to do
Mr.. Rurdick harm and witness had
never heard of Pennell threatening
harm to Burdick. She did not know
whether PenneII was quick tempered
man.
Lawyer Hubbell asked Mrs. Paine if
she knew of Burdick carrying a
weapon She did not know although
, Eurdick had told her he had been fol-
low ed
Did he ever express his feelings to-