The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-27
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bered Burdick having forced his wife to
give him the key TO her letter box. She
had never seen the contents of the box.
Witness said she was not in the cellar
on the morning the murder was discov-
cred, either before or after the discov-
cry.
What were your relations with Mr..
Pennell?" asked Attorney Hubbell
Not any, He was man l did not
like"
did you ever appeal to him to let
Mrs. BuTdick alone?"
Yes, on two occasions. The first time
wrote him very earnest letter. l
appealed to his pride, telling him that
anyone who had been guest in the house
should be above making trouble in our
hcme. 1 am sure if the man had any
heart or decency that appeal would have
been sufficient
Mrs Hull testified that she wrote Pen
nell again last May.
HE sent q. very cold reply" she said
Sin which he said he would not be driven
out of Buffalo; that there was a better
way to settle the matter"
"Did you ever meet him after that?"
Eyes. | met him once He tried TO
raise his hat to me but l looked the
other way"
"Then your feelings towards him were
those of resentment"
"The- are"
"And what were his feeling towards
you?"
Il do not know"
Mrs. Hull made a more favorable i'm
preston while on the witness stand to-
day than she did during her first exam
ination. The lines of her resolute face
were relaxed. She gave more evidence
of feeling and interest, and her voice was
that of woman who had become weary
of it ALL She looked older and there
was something more venerable and kindly
in her refined face.
Maggie Murray, the servant, was de-
called. She repeated her story that she
went upstairs to Mrs. Hull's room to tell
her about finding the kitchen window
open and the den door closed She said
she was not down stairs when she gave
Mrs. Hull the information.
while you were in the hall upstairs,
did Carol say: Why, 1 just heard papa
go down stairs? p .
''Yes, sir"
w IiSlt WIS size dI lAtt llLlt
Standing in the doorway of her ia
theirs room"
You are sure it was Carol?"
Eyes, sir"
the object of bringing out this testi-
mony apparently was to show that some
body had been moving about the house
in the morning.
do you know who it was Carol heard
go down stairs?" asked the court.
mo, ] do not"
When the hearing was resumed after
recess Judge Murphy said:
"No witnesses will be calloS : the
Burdick inquest either now or later on
The Pennell inquest will be begun IT 10
O'Clock on Monday morning and will be
a separate and distinct investigation"
Mr. Coatsworth then read the report
OF Chemist Hill on the examination of
Burdick's stomach, a golf stick and the
contents of the bottle found on the table
in the den.
The report ON the contents of the bot
tie was to the effect that it contained no
traces Of drugs or poisons. No blood or
traces of blood were found on the golf
stick
In the stomach some alcohol was found.
In addition there were particles of fat
having the smell of butter Everything
in the stomach was thoroughly digested.
No trace of any drug or poison was found
in the stomach.
Detective Cornish was called to the
stand as the final witness TO testify con-
cerning the shirt found on Burdicks S
body. Mr.. Coatsworth produced the un-
4.
one removed from Burdicks body. He
also identified the under-drawers which
were found lying across the calves of the
murdered mans legs. The only blood
stain on them was a spot about two inches
long and an inch wide directly back of
the right knee.
ornish said he noticed what resembled
bloody finger marks on the dead mans
legs There were no cracker crumbs on
the plate or table and the crackers had
not been eaten in the den. The cocktail
glass apparently had been used.
Detective Coughlin, one of the first of
the police officials to reach the Burdick
home after the murder was the next wit
ness. He said that he examined Bur-
dick s bedroom and found a vest on the
sofa in the bedroom In one of the
pockets was a roll of bills conta'~'~~-
$44 There was no watch or any other
articles in the vest.
1t will be remembered that Burdck's
coat and trousers were found in his den
$50 far as we now know, no other wit
nesses will be called in this case" said
Judge Murphy after Detective Coughlin
had been excused. This closes the Bur
dick inquest"
Judge Murphy said after adjournment
that the statement whcih he will deliver
embodying his opinion on the evidence
submitted will not be given out until next
week
Chartered Yesterday.