The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-24


o. show you letter dated Tuesday
1890. written on paper OF the Waldorf
Astoria. New York, contained In envelop'
addressed to Mrs. 4. J.. Burdick. 1ol Ash
land avenue, and ask you II that letter IL
IN the handwriting Of Pennell' A. 1t looks
like IL; yes, sir. -
come here to write you note after having
had the happiness Of hearing your dear
voicef' A. He may have done So.
Q. Am ! foolish to want to telephone
you from way down here just for that
and especially when ! am no good at all
at talking over the telephone9 1t is worth
all 1t costs to me and IL II gives you hap
piness In the least, then i am douDly re-
paid, for / love you. dear. more than you
can know. More and more do i realize
and know that you are the only woman
in the world for me. You recall receiving
that letter, do you. Mrs. Burdick2 A. Not
particularly, Mr.. Costsworth:
O. What does he mean in this same letter
when he uses this language: The great
thought In my mind now Is that before
long shall see you. Only one more day
and shall know again the love light OF
your beautiful eyes, the paradise within
love- What does he mean BY that Ian
guage, Mrs. BurdickP Can you tellT A. IL
Is very strong language.
Q. Very strong language, isn't III What
does he mean by saying The paradise
met hin, and put my arms around him.
o. You can't think of any other meaning
that you attached to 1t? A. No. sir.
PENNELL's THREATENING LETTER.
Mr. Coatsworth then showed Mrs. Bur
dick letter written by Pennel from the
Waldorf Astoria on Nov. 10, 1900. IL was
the celebrated letter in which Penneli
Burdick glanced at the letter and said
she did not recall 1t.
Q. Now, will read this TO you and see
n Il won't refresh your recollection little?
sAs looked into your beautiful eyes last
hidden there ! did not know. l was not
sure but was afraid there might be some
thing more than the fact that l was going
away. II there was. please tell me. dearest,
as ] cannot bear the thought that you are
unhappy over anything, especially when
am away from you At one time thought
that il might be owing to some difference
with your husband. There are times
10 kill him. but hold my temper. know
ing that an expression on my part OF a
email part Of my feelings would probably
lead to quick and violent quarrel which
would make matters harder for us both.
Don't you recall that you received this
letter from Pennell' A. No, sir, ! do not,
Mr.. Coatsworth.
o. You would swear now that you did
not recall receiving this letter? A. j said
] don't recall 1t. / don't remember the
letter.
Q. At that time Mr. Burdick was not
from Mr.. PenneIl, was heF Al don't
remember that date. He knew
q. In the year 1900 he was not aware that
you were receiving these endearing letters
from Mr.. Pencil? A. Nineteen hundred
two years ago three years ago-I don't know
whether he was or not. Mr. Coatsworth.
had some letter-his letters came to the
house. some letters came to the house
and Mr.. Burdick, know. saw them there.
KEPT HIS LETTERS IN A LITTLE BOX
Q. And at that time, you were keeping
your letters In little box that you kept
under lock and key at your homer A.
Some Of them.
. Q.JAnd among the letters that you were
letters that you were receiving from Buffalo?
A. Yes, sir. Some of them.
Q. You didn't have q safe deposit box
or vault at that time. did you? A. No.
Q. You had been having a pretty warm !
time With Mr., Bupdiek about that time,
ibgstS&Gaer fhace. letter. bad been received
q. When was the first intimation that
you received that Mr.. Burdick was aware
that this very close friendship existed |
between you and Pennell? A. Why, / |
don't know how long before that he was
~ sass' AAo ub COfbldUtIy
Q. When was It that he first became
aware Of this intimacy between you and |
eennelll A. / think II was the first day Of /
, 2; The nrst day OF January. 1902 A.
think 30.
Q. How did he make 1t known to YOU
hat he was aware Of what was going on 1
between you and PennellY A. He asked
me where ] was In the afternoon Of the
first day Of January.
Q. And where had you been that after
nooni A, Been walking; taking q walk
with M Pencil part Of the afternoon.
he asked you that question: A. / told him
O. What reply did he make TO it3 A.
ne said that was a very imprudent. foolish
thing to do. which I knew
Y. When did he first become aware that
you were receiving Letters from Mr. Pen
nellp A. That ! don't know.
Y. How did he get Possession Of these
Letters 70 which ! have called your atten-
, 2 You don't recall THAR A. No, sir.
don't know. unless he intercepted the
letters; those that came 10 tho house
HOW BuRDIcK GOT THE LkTTKRs
Y do you remember an occurrence OF
your opening this box In your house and
Isking some letters out and handing them
% hint A. No. cir remember Opened
Y And ~hai va. in tina, boar A. some
O. Thess letter. we're among ,h.mi A.
don't knos ! could not say. ! don't
o Why did you open tina, hos, A.
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Y, And after you had Opened that boI
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