The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-18


him know the following morning. That
was why I telephoned to him the next
morning"
Burdick had called on her several
times while Mrs Warren Of Cleveland
was there, and had taken them to the
theatre and. she thought, to the Dan
Fcing club
While he was talking TO you at
Main and Summer streets. did he tell
You that Mrs Warren was getting a
divorce from her husband2"
Yes. sir"
Mrs. Warren's Status.
"Burdick thought a good deal. Of Mrs.
Warren. didn't hep"
Yes. he admired her very much.
Did he say there was any arrange
ment by which he and Mrs. Warren
We're TO be married when she got a di-
VOrce?"
NO. sir"
Mrs. Payne said she was home on the
night Of the murder. She read until $3.50
O'Clock and then went 20 bed. She had
no company that night and did not leave
the house.
Did YOU have any telephone communi-
cation with Mr.. Burdick that night?''
NO, sir
Witness was at PenneTs house about
two weeks ago and had a talk with Mrs.
Did Mrs. Pencil say she was going
to get a divorce from Pennell?"
mo" she said she had heard the story
said she had no Intention OF doing any
thing of the kind. She said she mad
spoken 10 Burdick about taking his wife
back"
Cause Of the Trouble.
The witness stated that BUrdick had
previously told her that Mrs Penneu
wanted him to take Mrs. Burdick back.
He had said that Mrs. Pencil caused all
the trouble in the first place, and that
1t was too late for her 10 intercede.
Il believe IL was Mrs. Pencil who first
told Mr. Burdick about Mr. Pencil and
Mrs. Burdick" declared Mrs. Paine.
Mrs. Pencil had never told witness that
MI Pencil had threatened to do Mr.
BurClck harm, and witness had never
heard of Pennell threatening harm to
Burdick. She did not know whether or
not Pennell was "a quick tempered man.
Lawyer Hubbell asked Mrs. Paine if
she knew Of Burdicks carrying a
weapon. She did not know, although
Burdick had told her he had been fol-
Did he ever express his feeling toward
He said that he would forgive Pencil
for all that he had done If he would only
marry Mrs. Burdick. He said he would
permit her to have the children six
months of the year"
Did he ever say anything about MUIR
derlng Pennell2'
He said once: Who would there be 10
take care of my children If 1 had a muir
der on my handsT
Penneu Accused.
Charles S. Park Burdicks business
partner, who had been associated In
business with him for four years and had
known him for eighteen years, testified
a Ha HH nnr1
Pencil at Burdick's Office.
AT one time Pencil was Burdicks law
yer BuTdick told Mr.. Park about the
trouble with his wife about Christmas
time. Mr.. Burdick told him ne did not
blame Mrs. Burdick so much as he did
PennelL He said he had shown him
every consideration and that Pennell had
promised to get out Of town, but had not
He said he had lost patience and the dt-
vorce suit was to so on,
Then. the man who made all the
trouble was Pennell?'
yes"
Did Burdick say he was afraid Of Pen
'He said he had been warned to look
out for Pennell, but he believed Penueil
was physical coward and he had no
fear of him. He said he carried a re-
v0lVer when he went out of town just as
a matter OF DrecautiOn.'
Burdick had "a conference with Pencil /
in "a lawyers ofice about the proceed
ings
did he tell you anything what Pennen /
said at that conference
Suicide Threatened.
He said Pennel had threatened TO /
commit suicide il the suit was not
stopped. lie threatened to Kill bOtn him /
selI and Mrs. Burdlck If the divorce pro- !
ccedings We're continued. Burdick told ]
me he thought the threat was a blum.
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had tried TO have the suit withdrawn
lie said both Mr.. and Mrs. Pencil had !
pleaded with him TO drop it.
What was the purpose OF that confer
ence you spoke Of S
II understand il was held for the pur-
pose OF reaching a peaceful settlement OF ]
their troubles. But lt was rrultless. bur /
dick said he made no CONCESSIONS,
Mr.. PARK knew OF no trouble between /
Burdick and Mrs. Hull, his wlfes
Theory Of the Murder.
Did YOU form any opinion as to who |
committed this murderg' asked District
Attorney COatsWOrth.
Yes, sir
'"Nheng'
Right after leaving the house the day |
the body was found.
lis IL an opinion based on information 4
or upon superstition
Upon both
you have some information"
Yes. sir
Are you sufficiently satisfied that your
opinion is correct 10 state who YOU
think the murderer Was2'
Il think So
We'll, who was he?"
Arthur r, Penpel, or some hired as
sdssin."
What makes you think Penneu killed |
IAN the circumstances lead me. to that
conclusion. l am satisfied that the mur-
der grew out of the divorce proceedings
DO you know whether Pennell was in I
BurdicKs house that night?'
Il do not"
DO you know whether he had key
10 Burdicks hOuse2'
NO"
Did you ever publicly accuse Penneu
until after he died2"
II do not know when first expressed
that opinion.
The Inquest win be continued tomor-
row.
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