The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-12
SUICIDE
THEORY IS
EXPLODED. L.
Death Of BuffaloALa Lawyer
Purely Accidental. 4
ALL THE EVIDENCE
h TENDS no THIS
Brakes Of Automobile We're
Set and Leve Reversed.
MRS. PEN J. BREATHElD] /.
HER LAST YESTERDAY
Never Recovered Consciousness Suffi-
cientlyt 7 ell Any Details ofthe Ac.s8
I 58 cldent Death Will Not Affect
"a Investigation Into Burdck
Murder Mystery Says lsts 2$s#
the Police Chief.
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tBy Associated Press.)i

tiilg.S By tASSoca TED E'reSS)
s BUFFALO, N. Y. March 1l.--N1rs. Ar-i
thur Pennell died at the Sisters Of Char
lily tonight at IS O'clock For hours to-
day the surgeons worked over tho m I
conscious form OF the injured woman
a faint twltching Of the eyelids or Il
murmur Of pain were the only signs
OF returning consciousness perceptiblu
during the "a hours the Injured n wo.5
man was In the hosplta ward. y Except
for few incohercnt885 words uttered.
when she was first taken to the hospital.
Mrs. Pcnnells lips did not move. f
Mrs. Afbble Ell. Pencil. ] Fred Pennell.l
mother and brother OF tho dead man..
and Henry w. Lamb, a brother OF Mrs.
Pennell, arrived in tho 4citygthls evening
from New York. They We're at onco
driven toa the Sisters Hospital. They!
sPennell lay unconscious, and stood be-
side her for ffteen minutes. During
that time the injured woman Cid not:
move. f They left Z the ward and were
taken Il to the Penncll home, on Cleveland
EAvenue j cal lers ut tlle, Penrll &iionse
this evening wero denied admission,
AT S q clock ~ " Fred Fennell, 4. Mr..
Attorney and a former partner Of Mr.,
sPennell, Went to the Austin st building!
and searched the desk of the dead man
a policeman. who has been on gliard
ever since the fatal accident occurred.
stood by while the search was being
made. a number of. important doc,l-
ments were found. including a will Ssof
recent date. Fl. &. IS, II u sss
THE he2automobile which carried Mr. Pen
nell and his wife i'll the plunge 10 the.
bottom of the stone quarry on Kensllg-
ton Avenue last night was carefully
examined to-day. The brakes and levers
were given particularly close attention.
Experts In the const truction and manu-
facturc OF automobiles wtre called In.
The result Of the examination left no
doubt IN the minds OF any present thas3
Mr.. Penncll did everything in his power
to regain control Of the vehicle when
1t careened. Tho brakes were tigntlp
set; he power Indicator pointed to 9rc!S
verse and the track OF the wheels
in the soft earth@on tho ridge between:
the street pavement ard the quarry
showed that the wheels were turning
backward when the machine went for-$
ward to destruction. 35l i5
LINOTt AFFECT INQUIRY,
a.5 Prior to the examination OF the auto
mobile which was made by'employes OF
the concern that sold tho vehicle to Pen
nell, Medical Examiner Dancer visited
the place where the accident occurred
Afterwards he said
y IA 'Pennell put on the brake OF the auto
mobile In the effort to stop the fatal
plunge into Gehres quarry last night
II have examined the ground 5 on
tho edge Of: the quarry Tho right
wheels had lplowed b up tile ground.
while the left made n smooth track.
From these indications II should judge
iPenncll had tried to stop the machine
Ever since the Burdicls affair Pennell
had spent most OF his time at home. lie
was named rs correspondent In the d.
vorce suit that had. been Instituted Ihy
Burdick and this fact preyetr upon his
mind Il Flo was cast down by It's revela-
9tion after tho tragedy, and the conse-
3u,lent references to himself In connec-
ton with the tragedy caused him anxiety
and subjected him to n continuous ner-
vous strain Hc spent every moment of
his time that he could In thcjcompnny or
Mrs. Pcnnell since the murder, was
his Gus nm to take n ride With Mrs. Pen
nell In his automobile every morning and
afternoon Nearly every evening. also.
he and Mrs, Pencil took long walks.
j Superintendent of Police Bull, when
asked iffthe death Of Pcnnell would af-
feet tho investigation of the police into
the Rurdick case, replied: II think not"
E Assistant Chief Cusacl said II hnvo
the death OF Ponnell. and
1t IS my belief that It was purely aceI-5
'dcntal.' H5..