The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-03-26

Buffalo, n. Y, March %. Have
you received any information as to
who killed your husband?'' mo, SIR"
"You swear you have no knowledge
or information as to who killed him?"
II do"
These questions were addressed to
Mrs. Alice Hull Burdick yesterday aft
ernoon by Eistrict Attorney Coats
worth ct the inquest into the death
of her husband. -he answers were
returned by Mrs. Burdick in a calm,
clear voice. The questions came abb
ruptly, while the district attorney was
drawing from Mrs Burdick informa-
ton about her relations with Arthur
r. Pennell She had denied that Pen
nell took her key to the front door
of the Burdick home while they were
in New York together and had dupli-
Gates made of it
No Duplicats Keys Made.
The district attorney put the ques-
ton regarding the key to Mrs. Bur-
dick in a number of different forms.
but the answers always were emphat-
&c denials that she or Pennell had
ever ordered duplicate keys made, or
that the key had left her possession
during her last exile from home. Mrs.
Burdick was calmer and more collect
ed yesterday than Monday while testl-
flying. She left the stand at 4:15.
TIVE Children On the stand.
To complete the examination Of ev-
cry one known to have been In the
Burdick home on the night Of Feb. &c
where Edwin L. Burdick was muir.
dered the district attorney called I'd
the stand the two youngest Burdick
children-Carol and Alice, aged re
spectively, Is and 10 years. The dis
trict attorney questioned the children
closely about the events that occurred
at their home on the night before
and the morning after the murder OF
their father. The children displayed
no more sign Of emotion than did their
grandmother, or mother, or older sister
while talking about the terrible death
of their father. Their recollection OF
the happenings at the time of the
tagedy was rather hazy and II dom,
remember was usually the answer
they gave when the district attorney
pressed them closely on any point.
KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THE MURDET
More Letters from Pennell Bead, In Which
He II Down-Hearted.
Mrs. Burdick's testimony covered the
week In which Burdick was murdered
and the name of Arthur r. Pennel
was, constantly upon her lips. She
trusted him implicitly in everything
The district attorney read a number OF
letters written to Mrs. Burdick py Pen
nell In which he said life was mo-
worth living without her, and tha
death would not be unwelcome Shs
knew nothing Of document found il
her safety deposit vault bonding Pen
nell to pay her $4,000 in the event Of
his being unable to marry her. Al
though 1t Vas among Mrs. Burdick'i
prive papers in the vault she declared
she had been ignorant Of its existence
Mrs. Burdick declared that the las,
time she saw Pennell was on Tues
day before The murder. He left hes
that night In Atlantic City, arriving
In Buffalo Wednesday. She was in
formed Of Burdick's death by a mes
sage from Mrs. Hull on the following
Friday and FASTENED to Buffalo. She
reached her home Saturday morning
A brief note Of sympathy from Pen
nell came tf, the house that day. She
never heard from him or saw him
she said, between that time and thu
day he was killed by his automobile
plunging into the stone quarry.
In questioning her as to her knowl
edge Of the murder Coatsworth said
Have you received any informa
tion as to who killed your husband r
~No, SIR"
''You are positive about thaty q
am"
HAS any one told you who killed
your husband?" "No. sir"
you swear you have no knowIedge
OF information as to who killed youz
husbandT II do"
"You never heard any one say that
ne or she was going to Do itr' mo
sir"
~And you have No information q
knowledge By which you can plac<
your hands m who did ifY' no, SIR =
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