The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-26
BURDlCK TOLD ALL
TO SYMPATHIzING
FRIEND
Said His Wife's Conduct
With Pennell Drove Him
Distracted and Both Con-
fessed That Their Rela-
tions Had Been improper.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, March 25.-
E. l.. Burdick. the murdered Buffalo
man, conffded his troubles to Herbert
H. Rice, an advertising manager of
Indianapolis, only a few weeks before
his dead body was found in the Bur-
dick mansion. Mr.. Burdick and Mr..
Rice were personal friends. The for
mer made frequent trips to Indianapo-
lis in the interests of the Roller Mill,
publication which Mr.. Burdick con-
trOlled. His last visit was on Jan. 81,
when he called on Mr.. Burdick. He ap-
peared troubled and took the first op-
portunity to unbOsom himself to Mr..
Rice.
He talked of his wife and Pennelps
attentions to her." said Mr.. Rice. He
said Pennell and his wife went to Buff
falO and were taken into society, and
that the acquaintance of his wife and
himself with the Pencils soon ripen-
ed into friendship. He said Pennell
was a brilliant chap socially, and that
he admired him and knew that his wife
admired him also. He said Pennell
and Mrs. Burdick seemed to enjoy
each others company particularly, but
that he had no suspicious at first
Improper Relations Confessed.
"Burdfck said he afterwards learned
that Pennell and Mrs. Burdick were
ndNlIS CldnQeSIlllS meetings.. lie Sdlu
he confronted both Mrs. Burdick and
Pennen with accusations, and both
confessed to having had improper re-
lationS. On promises of Pennell to
leave Buffalo, and the promise of his
wife not to meet Pennell again, Bur
dick said he agreed not to take any
action in the matter. Neither promise
was kept, he said, as Pennell remained
in Buffalo, and Mrs. Burdick was soon
meeting him again.
When Burdick learned Of the matter
he threatened to bring suit for divorce.
Again the guilty ones pleaded with
him, he said, and on the solemn re-
newal of the promises first made, he
again let the matter rest. Notwith-
standing these promises, Pennell stay
ed in Buffalo and continued to meet
Mrs. Burdick. Mr.. Burdick said he
found a slip of paper containing a list
of meeting places and dates, made out
in cipher. On this paper was one ad-
dress and date Burdick thought he de-
ciphered correctly.
Found Them Together.
Accompanied by a detective, he
went to the address and found Pen
nell and Mrs. Burdick together. With
this indisputable evidence he deter
mined to obtain divorce. Burdick
held a conference with Pennell and
Mrs. Burdick, and Pennell and the
woman agreed that they would not
contest the suit fol divorce, but would
aid in securing it in a quiet way, to
avoid notoriety as much as possible
They promised to file an answer, how
ever, but instead put detectives on the
tracr of Mr.. Burdick, having resolved
between themselves that they would
contest the suit.
"Burdick said the detectives fol-
lowed every move he made and trump
ed up lot of false evidence against
him which involved his friends, re-
spectacle people of whom he thought
a great deal. Burdick said he lived
at a hotel apart from his wife for
so2le time, and the detectives, know
ing this, drew conclusions adverse to
his moral character and made the most
of it.
Burdick Distracted.
"Burdick did not know that he was
being watched by the detectives. He
told me that he was in a state of dis
traction and that he sought the society
of his friends for relief from his state
of depression. He said that he had
taken highly respectable women riding
in his automobile and had stopped at
respectable eating places; that he had
met his friends on the street and had
treated them to soda and candy, and