The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-30
REOPENED.
Investigation of Burdick Murder
Resumed.
Witnesses Come from New York
City to Testify.
A VERDICT TOMORROW.
Hearing in the Pennell Case Is
Postponed.
4 VERDICT TOMORROW.
Owing to the Absence of Some of
the Witnesses.

Buffalo. n. z, March sO-The Bur
dick inquest was reopened today before
Police Judge Murphy for the purpose
of hearing the testimony of Alexander
J. Quinn. the bartender of the Hotel
Roland in New York city, who it is al
legged heard PenneI threaten to kill
Burdick and of +. G. King, the cashier
of the hotel.
Mrs. Burdick stopped at the Roland
during her last visit to New York and
Pennen visited her there. Both men
declined TO be interviewed before the
hearing today began. The official in
quiry into the deaths of Mr and Mrs.
Arthur Pennell was scheduled to be-
gin at the close of the Burdick inquest
When Judge Murphy took his seat he
said.
we will close the Burdick case this
morning and owing to the absence of
some of the witnesses from the city the
Pennen inquest will be held at time
to be announced later The witnesses
who have been subpoenaed in the Pen
nell inquest are excused until further
notice. My statement in regard to the
Burdick inquest will be handed Ou.
here tomorrow morning"
QUINN'S TESTIMONY.
Alex IL NlUlnH, lHG BdIl IlGLQCI LlI41l
New York, was the first witness. He
said he made the acquaintance Of
Arthur r. Pennell early in December
last at the Hotel Roland. Asked to re-
late the conversation he had with Pen
neil at that time. Quinn said
Mr.. Pennell first asked for a time
table which was given to him. After
wand he entered into conversation with
had several drinks. He gave me his
card. During the converse ton he said:
You do not know what is sasslnS
through my mind There is one man
L could kill now. even if I hung FOR it.
T remarked that this man must be
out of the state as we have more inn
proved methods here now. I saw Mr.
Pencil on the following morning when
he bade me good by
rs there anything else you recall of
the conversation between you, PenneH
and the cashier %
Nothing except matters of ordinary
F. G. King, former cashier of the
Hotel Roland, who was present during
+ the conversation related by Quinn, was
/ the next witness.
/ Detailing this conversation King said:
.Pennell discussed a picture that was
i hanging on the wall of the room and
after having a few drinks he said:
/ There is one man l could kill although
might swing for it.
After having another drink I pro-
posed a toast which was responded to
! by Mr.. Pennell. [ think he said: Here $
to death A the same time he said he
was having the greatest time of his
life although il was at the expense of
another"
After King had identified a picture of
Pennen. Judge Murphy announced the
Burdick inquest closed
PENN ELL WITNESSES.
Only two persons saw Pencils auto
mobile carry him over the brink of th=
stone quarry on kensington avenue on
March 10 If the accident insurance
| companies contest the pa yment of risks
on Pennen's life the burden of the PROOF
must fsll upon them George Dunba T
and William Lannen, employees of
Keim's bicycle works. who saw the fatal
I plunge. Qroba bly, viii be the first wit
nesses called by Judge Murphy toInor-
row. They were on Kensington avenue
going in the same direction as Pennell \
| automobile Penneu sounded his gong
three times. At the third ring they
/ looked around They saw the machine
! in the 4hiddle Of the street a bout fifty
yards behind them. They saw Pennell' S
hand coming down from his head as if
he had been reaching for his hat. Whicn
they assumed had blown off. About the
same time they saw the machine veer
| toward the curb. In an instant it had
jumped the curb and plunged into the
quarry. They heard Mrs. Penneh
scream, but he uttered no cry.
Other witnesses to be called are
+ Charles Voisard. an engineer. who
saloonkeeper of Kensington avenue, al
whose place Pennen bought a drink OF
LIQUOR for himself and his wife; Frank
Jerger. who lives at Bailey and Ken
Sington avenues. who saw the auto
mobile moving slowly up and down the
street ia the pouring rain before it
stopped at Volk'ss Walter Riley and
James Riley. who also saw an auto
mobile on KensingtoT avenue at the
same time and saw it stop at Nolk's, ;,
George D. Campbell and Sarah Sterrett
of kensington avenue and Grider street
who say they saw an automobile with a
man and woman in it circling slowly
about tie corner for ten minutes and
then start off rapidly in the direction oi
Genres stone quarry. It was Campbell
and Miss Stsrrett who saw the canopy
of the automobile lowered, leaving its
occupants exposed to the deluge Of rain
The doctors at the hospital where Mrs
Pencil was treated before her death
Will also be called.
Other witnesses who it is said will be
called are acquaintance of Pennell wIt
saw him reading and heard him COM
ment on the book on suicide.
The stains found on the casing of the
outer door of the BurdiclS home Wer
explained today by Detective Holmund
They were made by one. of the morgut
body He noticed the stain when it was
matter viii therefore he dropped an6
no ANALYSIS of the marks viii be made
IOWA ELECTIONS.