Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-03-28
TELLS A STORY
OF GUILTY LOVE.
Mrs. Burdick Confesses Her Relations with
PenneH-Subjected to Pitiless Exam
nation Declares She Has No
knowledge of the Murder.

Buffalo, y. Y. March 24.-Mrs. Alice
Hull Burdick widow of Edwin L.
Burdick. underwent merciless eX-
animation by District Attorney Coats
worth Monday afternoon at the re-
sumption of the inquest into the death
of her husband, who was murdered On
February 20. Mrs. Burdick was on
the stand when court adjourned until
ten o'clock this morning. She then
will be recalled to complete her testi-
mony. With package of letters in
his hands, some of which are written
to Mrs. Burdick by Arthur R. Pen
ceedings instituted by Mr.. Burdick,
and other communicate between
Mr.. Burdick- and his wife, Mr.. Coats
worth forced Mrs. Burdick to tell the
story of her relations with Pencil
from the time he first made love to
Ger in New Haven in 1898 until 1901,
Hhen these relations were renewed,
after Burdick had forgiven his wife
md had taken her back to his home
For the sake of their children.
Mrs. Burdick was deathly pale while
on the witness stand. She answered
questions in a low, faltering tone,
eyading direct answer whenever pos
sible and reluctantly admitting facts
when the district attorney pitilessly
cead extracts of the love letters writ
ten to her by Arthur r. Pencil.
First Meeting with Penne1I.
Mrs Burdick testified that she
would be AZ years of age on April 80.
She was married to Burdick in 1886.
They had three children. She met
Pennell at card party five or six
years ago at which Mr.. Burdick was
present. She went to New Haven and
New York with the Pencils in 1896.
Mr.. Burdick did not go, being detained
DIV business. No unusual friendship
sprang up between her and Pencil.
Witness did not recall a letter from
Pennell written in New Haven in 1900
in which he said: yesterday [ was
at the gateway on the campus grounds,
where more than two years ago | drew
you in the darkness. This place is
enshrined to me-" The district at
torney produced the letter and hand
ed it to the witness, who trembled
violently.
''Do you recognize it as Penne1l's
handwriting?
Yes whispered Mrs Burdick
And you recall the incident now ?"
Eyes, sir"
Mrs. Burdick, in recalling the Incl
dent, confessed that Pencil went into
a doorway, drew her in, took her in his
arms and Kissed her. She thought she
demonstrated.
Mr.. CoatsWorth showed the witness
another letter written from New Y ork
by Pennell and addressed to Mrs Bur-
dick. She said it was his handwrit-
ing, but she did not remember having
received it. 81 will read it and see if
it will refresh your recollection: AS
[ looked into your beautiful eyes last
night [ feared there was some 'trou-
bic hidden there. [ did not know, but
[ feared it was because of some other
reason than because was going away.
If there was, dearest, [ wish you would
tell me. There is that in the manner
of your husband toward you that
makes me fear sometimes that I might
kill him. Do you remember receiving
that letter?'
''No sir"
Husband Learns of Intimacy.
Mrs. Burdick said she did not know
whether her husband was aware of
the fact that she was receiving letters
from Pencil. Her habit had been to
keep her letters locked in a box. Her
husband first knew of her intimacy
with Pencil, she thought, on Janu-
airy i, 1901, when she told him in re-
ply to a question that she had been
walking with PenneH. He told her
she was very imprudent. She agreed
with him then and did now"
Had No Love for Burdick.
Her husband had not started divorce
proceedings. 1t was she that wanted
a divorce from him. She had no love
for him, but did love Pencil, whom
she expected to marry. He had a wife,
but he expected they would be di-
vorced In reply to a question as to
whether Mrs. Pencil had consented to
divorce she said:
Sometimes she did and sometimes
she did not"
Mr.. Coatsworth showed her a letter
written by her from Atlantic City May
81, 1901, in which she begged to be taken
back, promising never to see Arthur
and that she would be a loving and
true wife. In the letter she said she
could not promise that Pencil would
leave town, but declared he would do
what she said She admitted writing
the letter and said at that time she had
hired no detectives.
Several letters to her usband of like
character in which she asked him to
take her back were read. On one occa-
sion Burdick wrote her that she could
aot be trusted. He said that If she