The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-25
rails, witness said. Mrs Burdck hat

Talls, witness said. Mrs. Burdick had
told her. {s. 0
HE told her, Mrs. Burdick went on.
he had caught mo In "a position which
he could not overlook, and that would
hayo to leave. He snid he did not blame
me as much as he did Pencil; that Pen
nell was more to blame than ! vas" a
When she left the Falls finally, tho
witness averred, She came to Buffalo.
renncll met her at the station. They
remained in the station and then started
for New York. Pennell went with her.
Mrs. Pennell was also In New York.
Mr.. Coatswortl showed tho witness a
letter written by Mrs. Pencil, dated
December 20, 1902, to Burdick In It
Mrs. Penncll said she wanted to warn
him, and pleaded with him to take Mrs.
Burdick home and not blast the lives Of
his children.
nell to Burdicls was read. 1t was another
plea that he drop the divorce proceed
bings and consent to the return Of Mrs,
,Burdck, for the sake Of his children. de-
caring that they needed q mothers love
and care. Mrs. Pennell urged him to
trust his wife once more.
=, ENGAGED DETECTIVES.
The District Attorney here reverted to
the divorce action Mrs. Burdick said
that Pencil managed everything for her
iii relation to it. She denied that she had
engaged the detectives who followed Bur-
dick Pencil did all that
"On December12th you wrote letter ia
your husband from New York in which
you said that your going back home
would make no difference. for the reason
that Pcnnell said you had no defense,
and tho divorce was to be granted by
agreement. why was the change made
with regard to making a defense?"
,Ir. Rurdick told me If l made no de-
tense could have the children half the
time. so thought had better not make
n defense. Afterwards thought I would
mako a defense and save my honor"
LAT the time you and Nh. Pennell decided
to put in no defense, you supposed PEN
nell would get a divorce from his wife7"
Eyes" 6s
and 1t was after Mrs. Pennell had res
fused to permit Pennell to get divorce
that you decided to defend your sult?".a
''No: Mrs. Pennell never positively re-
fused or agreed" g
Didn't Pencil tell you that his wife
would not agree. and did you then decide
to defend the suit?.
mo- he decided that himself"
What was Pencil going to do with
you after you We're divorced7'
,.'He said he would so out West and get
divorce from his wife and marry me-"
Mrs Burdick declared she did not know
II Pencil had any means Of his own.
Pencil had not agreed. she said. to give
hor bond for $4,000 to support her
through life.
Mr.. Coatsworth showed the witness a
copy Of bond for $4,000 given by Pen
nell 10 secure the payment to her %
$4,000 The copy WIS In Mr.. Burdick's
handwriting. Mrs. Burdick said she did
not know tho bond was In her safety
deposit box.
Mrs. Burdick said she did not know
that Pencil made provision for tho pay
nient of $4,000 to her, and denied that
ho ever paid her that sum- She did not
know whether he had assigned any OF
his life insurance policies over to her.
She did not know that Pencil had made
any provision for her.
PAID HER EXPENSES.
While she was In Atlantic City Pennell
never gavo her any money, but he paid
her expenses. He went with her from
New York to Atlantic City, and stayed
there for u week. They talked about the
divorce proceedings. He told her she need
not worry; that everything was going all
right and that She had a good defense:
that she would get tho divorce instead OF
her husband getting It. Pencil left for
Buffalo the night of February Gath.
Didn't he love you just as much then
as ever?"
"Yes, lie did.
Did You receive any communication
from him prior to your husbands death,
and after you left Atlantic ,City?"
II did not
You swear that?"
IT WILL gf.
What were you engaged at Wednes.
day evening, February 2Gth?''
II think / was In the room In the hotel
reading. think I vas tired and went to
bed early"
"And when did you get up?"
about s o'clock"
ibid you receive telegram from your
mother that morning"
Yes, n telegram that Ed was dead"
ibid you receive any letters from your
mother while yo, We're away?"
Yes. two week. sometimes"
''IlaWe you those letters now?"
mo 7 destroyed them"
Wasn't that rather stranger"
No, 1t was my custom to destroy my
letters While am away always do
that"
Letters from her mother ceased co,tia
ing she said, SO she telegraphed Mrs,
HUI ION the Sunday preceding Burdick's
Np"fi) ashlnS IL siio WIS ~, SH6 received
a reply The same day, also q telegram
from Pennel. asking her to meet him In
New York.
WIRED pENNELL.
When you got the telegram from
your mother announcing Burdick's DEATH
what reply did you send?
II replied that ! would be home the
following morning
''pid you also telegraph to Pennell7"
"Yes, wired him to meet me at the
station"
You arrived that Friday morning Did
you see Mrs. IIull9'
tYes, SIR"
ibid you ask her how It happened?"
why, yesi ] said, Mamma. what In
the word has happenedT and she said,
Ed. ~ dead and ne has bean murdered
right In his own house "
ibid you hear from PennelI that day?'
~ got brief note from him in wh!eh
he said ne was sorry that he had been
al the Fails when my telegram arrived
SO that ne could not meet me-"
She did nor reply, she Sid, nor aid
she communicate with him IN any way
after thai, Hhp neyfr saw penneil again
after he loft hsr on TIM train COINS 70
Il was STFsr o'clock when the .ft.r.