The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-25


administration of Governor Oates the
former Judge was discovered short in his
accounts with the state about $4,000.
Randolph fed to South America. A lit
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81 am never happy now unless 1 am
with you" he declared.
what did ever say to you about put
ting an end to his existence7"
Nothing definite
well, what did he say of an indefinite
nature that would lead an ordinary per-
son to believe he contemplated suicide?"
HE said he would rather be dead than
crippled or MANNED"
He never told her that he would COM
nit suicide.
"what did he mean when he wrote
that you would be without defense when
he was gomez
81 don't know"
Pennell wrote one letter to her from
New York, in which he said he would be
in Buffalo the next day, and made an
appointment with her at his office.
This trip has not been happy trip
to me- he wrote. Nor can / be without
YOU" he continued. II shall go on de-
spairingly but calmly, for 1 am not afraid
of fate which only your coming to me
will avert. l shall not see you Satur-
day. If only I could meet you alone
again, as l used to, then 1 should be
willing to die. For an hour with you is
worth death or life."
When she went to Niagara Falls on De-
cember she had with her key to the
outer door of their home, and she car
ried that key to New York and Allan
tic City.
And Mr. Pennell also had key to the
door?"
mot that I know Of"
Where is that key now?''
AT home."
"Will you swear that Pennell did not
have that key In his possession while
you were in New York;
Did Not Have Duplicate Key.
She said she did not have duplicates of
the key made, nor did Pennell, and she
had never let Pennell take it.
Her mother had never seen the letters
she had received from Pennell. Neither
did she know she was receiving them.
Ibid your mother know anything of
the relations between you and Pennell?"
mo sir"
Did she ever say anything to you
about Pennell2
The night went away she told me
she blamed Pennell more than she did
me-
Ibid Marion ever say anything to you
about Pennell?"
mo SIR
Don't you recall that Marion told you
she thought you were doing wrong?"
mo SIR"
do you know whether your mother
saw Pennel after you left home on
December 81"
s.r lo ,,of thiplr
Have you received any information
as to who killed your husband?"
mo sir
You are positive about that?'
'I am
HAS any one told you who killed your
husband?'
mo sir
information as to who killed your hus-
band?'
81 do
you never heard any one say that he
or she was going to do it?''
mo sir"
"And you have no information or knowl-
edge by which you can place your hands
on one who did it?"
mo sir"
.That's ALL" said Mr.. Coatsworth.
Cross examined by Attorney Hart
sell, Mrs Burdick said that Pennell learn
ed at the charity ball that Burdick had
secured from her the letters which PEN
nell had written to her. He seemed much
agitated and wanted the letters back.
did he fear the revelations Of a divorce
action?"
Yes, very much
"Who went with you to the charity
MIR. Burdck. the Pennells and quite
rarty.'
who assigned the partners at that
ban?"
Mr. Burdick"
HE seemed to want to throw you to-
gether?'
He did always"
This den of his was his special pride?"
Yes sir
Now at the golf club. who did you
usually associate with?'
"Pennell'
with your husbands knowledge and
consent?'
Yes sir.
and who did Mr.. Burdick associate
WITH"
"Other women"
'Tn all these appointments with PEN
nell, did you seek him or he your
HE sought me-
'He was infatuated with your
Were you ever in a compromising posi-
ton with him?''
mo SIR
Did he ever make any indecent sug-
gestions to your
mo sir.
Was Always Gentleman.
HE was always perfect gentleman"
Yes SIR
Then why was he afraid of the divorce
proceedings"
He was afraid of being humilia ted
after you come from Atlantic City and
promised your husband that you would
be good girl. did you resist Pennell and
refuse to make appointments with him?"
II did,
And did he constantly solicit you, and
importune you, and waylay you, and did
you finally yield?'
yes. SIR"
Was Mr.. Burdick fond of the ladies?"
Yes 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.
"If Pennell or any one else had made
any threats against your husband, what
would you have done?'
II should have warned him.
"Pennell never made any such threats?,
mo. SIR
''Mr. Burdick and Mrs. Pennell were
very friendly?'
Yes. SIR"
And he would have admitted her to his
home at any t,me?'
Yes, SIR
"At night?'
Yes sir"