The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-26

stairs. The latter had her skirt on The
young witness said first that she reached
the hail through the door of her own
room. Then she admitted it was
through the door of her fathers room.
She went out that way because the door
of her fathers room was open and II
was easier to get out that way. Con-
tinuing the witness said that when she.
came out into the hall she heard he's
grandma and Maggie Murray talkin5
At first she could not remember what
they were talking about. but being
questioned said she heard them say
night" and His den door is closed"
Alice said Why, 1 heard papa go down
stairs little while ago The witness
said it was Alice and not she Carol who
said this Asked as TO whether any
body had talked to her since her
Ldtners death as to how he was killed
the witness said. mo, 1 do not know
how he was killed She did not hear
With her father until after DR. Marcy
came. Grandma told her he was i'll
She could not recall who slept with
grandma the night before the murder.
Attorney Hartzell objected to the dis
trlct attorney pressing the witness
when the court said:
We don't care for any suggestions
from you You are here only through
courtesy When we think the district
attorney is going too far, I shall stop
should fear to have the witness press
ed
MRS. HULL RECALLED.
Mrs. Hull was recalled and the dis
trict attorney pointed out that when on
the stand before she had testified that
she was in the bath room when Mag
gle Murray told her the den door was
closed and the Kitchen window was
open while Maggie Murray testified
that they We're in Mrs. Hull's room at
not in her room at the time. She did
not remember having seen the children
that morning before she went down
stairs, nor having heard the remark:
Why, I just heard papa go down.
stairs"
Mrs. Hull reiterated that she went to
St. Johns church on Ash Wednesday
morning. She usually went to the
Church of the Messiah but once or
twice dropped in at ST. Johns church.
She was not on Elmwood avenue that
morning (Pennen was seen on ElmWOod
avenue near the Burdick home that
morning.. Since last on the stand she
had been reminded that on the follow
ing afternoon of the night on which
Burdick was killed. she went to d den
tist on Elmwood avenue. In the morn
ing she went TO St Johns church but
they were not having services. She
then got ON car and went to st.
Paul's church. Witness remembered
Burdick having forced his wife to give
him the key to her letter box She
had never seen the contents OF the box.
She knew while Mrs. Burdick was IN
Atlantic City and al Niagara Falls that
Pennell was there too There was q
lock on the den door. but she did not
know whether there was q key to It
Witness said she was not in the cellar
on the morning the murder was dis
covered, either before or after the dis
covery-
Pennell?'' asked Attorney Hubbel-
Not any. He was a man I did not
Did you ever appeal to him to let
Mrs. Burdick alone?"
Yes on two occasions. The first time
| wrote him d very earnest letter L dp-
pealed to his pride. telling him that any
one who had been a guest in the house
should be above making trouble IN our
home. I an sure if the man had had
any. heart or decency that appeal would
have been sufficient.
Mrs Huh testified that she wrote
Pennell again last May
He sent a very cold reply" she said,
..in which he said he would not be
driven out of Buffalo: that there was
better way to settle the matter
~Did YOU ever meet him after that.
..Vee met him once. He tried to
raise his hat to me. but looked the
.Then your feelings toward him were
those of resentment
They We're ,. .--..z
you2"
u do not know"
Ms Hnu made a more favorable inn
n1.pssion today than she dld curing hIi
i57-st examination The lines OF her Ieso-
i,1ta face were relaxed she gave ulole
evidence of feeling and interest ana ner
z-oir was that of woman VINO hau pc
conc weary of it all. She looked Older.
and there was something veneraDie anu
kindly in her face o-
MAGGIE MURPHY AGAIN
Maggie Murphy. the servant. was re-
called She repeated her story that sfle
went u2stairs to Mrs HUI room 70
tell her about hndlnS lhe klScles Is Nsi 81,
dow omen and the den door closed She
sid she was not downstairs when she
gave Mrs. Hull that information
..While you were in the hall upstairs
did Carol say. Why. I just heard papa
go down stairs
Where was she at that time2'
standing in the doorway Of her
fathers room
The object in bringing out this testi-
n1ony apparently was to show tna1
somebody had been moving ABOUT the
10 vo1 know who it was Carol heard
going down stairs?" asked the court.
NO. I do not"
Judge Murphy here ordered a recess
until O'Clock. announcing that IN the
meantime it would be decided whether
or not more witnesses would be called
It was the understanding today thar
the inquest into the death of Aethut
Pennen will be held Immediately. ard
that the verdict in the Burdick case Wi
not be rendered until after the close or
the PenneIl inquest. when both verdicrs
will be handed down simultaneously.
Naturally there has been considerable
speculation as to what the verdict VIII
be in the Burdick case. Under the new
law the police Justice has the right to
issue a warrant at the close of an NJ
quest of a murder case in the event
that the evidence brought out durinG
the investigation is sufficient to iadf-