The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-03-31

Buffalo, N. Y, March 26.-Every seat
in Judge Murphy's court was occupied
today when the inquest into the murder
of Edwin L.. Burdick was resumed, but
there was no crowding. The scandals
revealed by he testimony of the wit
nesses on the stand have become an
old story and public interest in the in
quest is on the wane, the general belief
prevailing that no arrest will follow
the present proceedings.
Rev. l. NJ. Powers was the first wit
ness. He said that Mrs. Hull and the
Burdlcks were members of his church.
On two separate occasions he had talks
with Burdick concerning the latter's
domestic affairs. The first was at Bur-
dicks office about three weeks prior
10 the murder. He called voluntarily
to talk with Burdick abOut the matter,
which the witness said had become
common talk at that time" On the
first occasion Burdick told him about
everything that has cone out in this
examination.
What did he tell you tina has not
come out?"
He old me that P cnneIl had threat
ened to commit suici1e, impressing the
sincerity of his threat upon Mrs. Bur-
dick to such an extent that she had
believed him n induced Burdick to
go to Pennell an" tell him that if he
would get out o, town he would call
everything squa2 l think he said Pen
nell had given | written promise to
leave %: = told me that he had
made up his ! nd to make public all
tho laftQrS tn Dnnno1l h4l r-,;++1 -
Mrs. Burdick md he impressed upon
me how ridic AlOus it would make Pen
nell appear"
Carol Bur elk, the 13-year-old daugh-
ter of the ! ordered man, was recalled.
Replying Z the district attorneys ques-
tons, n said she arose about 7:30
o'clock O" the morning following the
murder. The first person she saw was
her graz imOther who was going down
stairs. The latter had her skirt on.
h witness said that when she came
into tie hall, she heard her grand
mother and Maggie Murphy talking. At
first she could not remember what they
We're talking about, but being ques-
toned said she heard them say why
he hasn't been in his bed all night
n his den doo is closed" Alice
said. Why 1 heard Papa go down
stairs a little while ago" Asked as to
whether anybody had talked to her
since her fathers death as to how he
was killed, the witness said, NO, 1 do
not know now how he was killed"
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 Maggie
Murray tod her the den door was clos
ed and the kitchen window was open,
while Maggie Murray testified that they
were in Mrs. Hulls room 1t the time.
Witness was sure they were not in her
room at the time. She did not remem-
Der having seen the children that morn
ing before she went down stairs. nor
having heard the remark: why I Just
heard papa go down stairs" 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. Witness said she was not
in the cellar on the morning the muir
der was discovered, either before or af.
ter the discovery.
What were your relations with Mr..
Pennell?" asked Attorney HubbeI.
Not any. He was a man I did not
like"
Did you yer appeal to him to let
Mrs. Burdick alone?"
Yes. on two occasions. The first
time 1 wrote him a very earnest letter.
I appealed to his pride, telling him that
any n who had been a guest in the
house should be above making trouble
in our home. I am sure if the man had
had any heart or decency that appeal
would have been sufficient"
Mrs. Hull testified that she wrote
Pencil again last May. He sent a
very cold reply" she said. lin 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 hin after that?"
Yes, I met him once. He tried to
raise his hat to me, blu I locke the
other way"
Then your feelings towards him
were those of resentment"
They We're"
you?"
Il do not know"
Mrs. Hull made more favorable i'm
preston while on the witness stand to-
day thai she did during her first eX-
animation. The lines of her reSolute
face were relaxed. She gave more evil
dence of feeling and interest, and her
voice was that of a woman who had
become weary of it all. She looked old
er and there was something more noble
al kindly in her refined face.
Maggie Murphy, the servant was re-
called. She repeated her story that h
went up stairs to Mrs. Hulrs room to
tell her about finding the kitchen win
dow open and the den o. closed. She
said she was not down stairs when she
gave Mrs. Hull hat information.
while you were in the hall up stairs,
did Carol say, Why / just heard papa
go down stairS?'"
Yes, sir"
Where was she at that time?"
standing in the doorway of her faith
er'S room"
You are sure it was Carol?"
Yes, sir"
The object of bringing out this testi-
mony apparently was to show that