The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-24
MRS. BUROICk.
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MRS. PENNELL'S LETTER.

Mr.. Coatsworth showed the witness a
Dec. 20, 1902. TO f. l.. Burdick In IT
Mrs. Pennell said she wanted to warrf
him to take Mrs Burdick home and not
blast the lives of his 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 the return OF Mrs. Burdick
for the sake OF his children. declaring
that they needed mothers love and
care.
Mrs. Pennell urged him TO trust his
wife once more. The letter was undated,
but evidently was written about two
weeks after Mrs. Burdick left for At
lantic City.
When the summons was served you
in the divorce action. what did you dor"
II packed my trunk"
who was your attorney?'
Mr.. Thayer. but he declined TO serve"
PENNELL DID 1T ALL.
Continuing Mrs. Burdick said Pennell
managed everything; she did not pay Mr..
Thayer anything; had not even COM
municated with hlm,
As a matter OF fact, she had never
retained an attorney. nor the detectives
who followed Burdck. Pennell did all
that She returned to Buffalo week
or ten days after going TO Atlantic City
TO get some papers from the safe deposit
vault which the vault company would
not let Pennell have.
She remained in Buffalo several days
and had an Interview with Burdick which
al 10 "a ~ tplQnhOnR
It was not her fault that the divorce pro-
ceedings were being held up, and ne
said he understood that. Asked whether
she did not want 10 defend the suit at
that time, she replied she did not know
what she wanted TO do; she left IL 10
Pennell to decide.
Mrs. Burdick wrote her husband on Dec.
12. In which she said her going back homo
would make no difference. as Pennell said
she had no defence. and the divorce
dick having said she could have the chill
dren part Of the time II she made no de-
fence, she agreed -tethatr -decided Ak
terwards to make defence To save her
honor.
At the time she decided not to defend
the case she supposed Pennell wcild get
divorce from his wife. When Pen
nells wife would not agree to this. Pen
nell decided that Mrs. Burdick should de-
fend tho action brought by Burdick. she
agreed TO everything.
PENNELL TO GO WEST.
Pennell said he would go West. get
divorce from his wife and marry Mrs.
Burdick.
She did not known whether Pennell had
means OF his own, although she had
known him for six or seven years and
had travelled with him and his wife.
Neither did she know Mrs. Pennell had
received quite n lot of money. Although
she had seen Mr.. Thayer and received n
OF legal papers from him which
she placed I'm her safe deposit vault with
out reading, she had never talked To him.
MIR. Pennell and Mr.. Thayer afterward
got the package.
Asked whether Pennell had given her
his bond for $4,000 10 support her after
Burdick had secured n divorce. she re-
piled: mot that / know OF" A letter |
of Identification OF Mrs. Burdick from
Pennell 10 Mr.. Thayer was produced |
but Mrs Burdick said she had never /
seen it.
The district attorney said Burdick had /
found "a in her safe deposit vault She |.
explained that at the bank the clerk had /
shown her an order for her brother % /
open the box. although she had no /
brother.
Mrs. Burdlck testified that she was in /
ier room In the hotel on the evening OF |
Feb. S She went TO bed early. The l
1ext morning she read telegram from
Ter mother that Ed was dead.
An adjournment has been taken until /
10 y. m.
Mrs. Burdlck will then continue her
evidence.