The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-25
Would She Fix it on Mrs.
Pennell?
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The letter also contained yelled
threat at suicide. The witness said she
had not talked to Pencil about the sui
eide of either.
Several other letters written by Pen
nell in which he intimated suicide was
read by the district attorney. The tone
of all the letters was the same, ex
pressive Of extreme unhappiness because
OF his separation from Mrs, Burdick and
stating that life was not worth living:
that he would welcome death as re-
lief
Mrs. Burdick said she had received let
tiers from Pennell written in melan-
choly vein He did not care whether he
lived or not. He said he would rather
be dead than crippled or manned. He
had never said anything definite to her
about ending his existence.
In reply to a question by the district
attorney, Mrs. Burdick said that she had
no knowledge of duplicate keys or the
front door of the Burdick home being
made while she was in New York. Pen
nell did not have her key in his posses
sion at any time Pencil has never
borrowed the key from her.
information as to who killed her hus-
band. She swore she had no knowledge
or information as to who killed HIM she
bad never heard any one say that he or
she was going to do it.
That's ALL" said Mr.. Coatsworth.
Cross examined by Attorney Hartzell,
Mrs Burdick said that Pencil learned
at the charity ball that Burdick had Sc
cured from her the letters which Pen
nell had written to her. He seemed agi-
tated and wanted the letters back.
did he fear the revelations of divorce
action?'
yes, very much.
Mrs. Burdick said Burdick tried to
throw her and Pennell together. She said
Pennell always sought her.
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?"
mo, sir.
Did he ever make any indecent sug-
gestions to your"
mo, sir
ssHe was always perfect gentleman"
yes, sir"
"Then why was he afraid of the divorce
proceedings 2"
HE was afraid of being Inundated.
GAS YOU came from Atlantic city and
promised your husband that you would
be good girl, did you resist Pennell and
refuse to make appointment with him.
II did
"Did he constantly solicit you and i'm
perfume you and waylay you and did you
finally yield?"
Yes, sir.
WAS Mr.. Burdick fond of the ladies?"
eyes, he was very fond of them"
She knew nothing of the counter
charges made in the divorce proceedings
against Mr.. Burdick except what Mr.
Pennell told her.
eff Pencil or any one else had made
any threats against your husband what
would you have done?"
II should have warned him"
Pencil never made any threats?'
mo"
MIR. Burdick and Mrs. Pennell. were
very friendly"
Eyes, sir"
"And he would have admitted her to his
room at any timer"
Yes, sir"
"At night"
Yes, sir"
without any fear?"
Eyes, sir"
Mrs. Pencil had been in your house
many times?"
Eyes. sir"
"And she was familiar with the dining
room and the DEM"
Eyes, sir"
"The door of the den faced the front
door, did it not?"
Eyes. sir"
"And person could tap on the window
of the front door and attract the atten-
tion of any one in the den without ring-
ing the door bell?'
Eyes. sir"
BY the Court: Didn't you know that
Mrs. Pennell loved her husband?'
'She may have once"
''Did you and Mrs Pennell ever have
any conversation on the subject? Didn't
she feel that you had wronged herr"
mo, l don't think she did. She knew
it was Arthur's fault"
Mrs. Burdick did not know that 1t was
Mrs. Pencils love for her husband which
made her refuse to agree to divorce.
1t was because she dreaded the publicity
and the scandal OF divorce proceedings,
she thought She knew now that Mrs.
Pencil went to see Burdick about the
matter.
Don't you know that Mrs. Pennell was
at Mr. Burdicks nome the night of the
murder?"
mo. sir
Didn't any one tell you that she
was?"
mo. sir"
do you know that Pennell was there
that night?'
''No. sir"
Didn't any one tell you he was there.
mo, sir"
And you have no reason for believing
he was there?"
mo. sir"
Examination by Mr.. Coatsworth:
when Mr.. Burdick made you give him
the box containing your letters, what did
he do with it?"