The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-13
INQUIRE INTO THE HE:
BURDlCK MURDER |
Next Tuesday Set as the Sd Date
by Police Justice
b. Murphy. II.
IN A,soc,Atod rress.,

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BtTFALO, M. y, March 12.-IThe In
quest into the murder Of Edwin y, Bur ..f'
dick viii be held noxt Tuesday. Police
Judge Murphy, who Will conduct It. sac
to. day that ne would make the most com
plete investigation ever held In this .conn
try. s{s ~ H " q, III F,5tFsi4 II < B.
~ have set the date sur next Tuesday
he added, "in order to allow the police
and district attorney four more days II
which to investigate the case. That ou i!, =
to be long enough to bring out the truth
Anyway, 1t Is as long rs innocent per.
sons ought to be under suspicion, whor
their names have been In eperybody't
mouth since the murder was first report.
ed" f. i
Arrangements for the funeral Of Mr.
and Mrs. Pennell have been practically
completed. The services which VIII DC
ouIet and simple, will be held tomorrow
after which the bodies will be taken to
brunswick Maine. for interlnent. .
Tho fact that all persons known to 20
concerned In the Burdiok mystery Will
give In public statementsto the district At
eor,,ev will doubtless mako the proceed
ingg before Justice Murphy at the In
quest, which will begin next Tuesday
most Interesting. Another move having
am important bearing on tho Burdick case case
was decided upon to-day after District
Attorney >Coatswofth had conferred WIN
Chief OF Detectives Cussack. The nuthorl-
ties have determined to obtain the tee-
grams that passed between Mrs. Burdick
and Mrs Hull before the murder OF Bur
dick. The grand Jury Is now IN ses-
sion. "A
Edwin. u. Burdick's will; which is to
be offered for probate tomorrow, cuts OH
Mrs. Burdick and bequeaths the estate
share and share alike to the three ohil-
dren, A clause in the will naming three
executors and guardians for the children
will likely be contested on tho ground
that the appointment IS void because Mrs.
Burdick is still alive.
Burdlcl's estate is worth about $4,000;
consisting Of S55,0oo property, real and
personal, and 900 In life insurance.
Since she is cut off In the will Mrs.
Burdick will get only one-third Of the
real estate and none Of the personal
property.
Mrs. Seth T. Paine, who is one Of tho
witnesses wanted for the Burdick inquest,
LETT the city tonight. Whittier she went
is not definitely known by the police, but
at a late hour tonight 1t was stated posi-
lively by a police official that she had
left the city. La
A detective sergeant was looking for
her with summons to appear before
Judge Murphy, who will conduct the Bur-
dick inquest Saturday. When he called
at the house tonight he was Informed
that Mrs. Paine was not at home lie
was not satisfied with this reply and en-
tered the house.
After leaving the Paine home he, went
at once to the New York Central Station.
He was told by the ticket agent that
woman closely answering Mrs Fame 8
description had bought a ticket. He dld
not remember for what place. but ne
thought it was for Batavia Mrs. ram
husband Is dentist and practices IN
Batavia
NEW HAVEN, CONN, March 12-In
letter to her sister, Miss Nellie Lamb
OF this city, written about week ago
Mrs. Arthur r. Pennell, Of buffalo, re
ferred to her husbands troubles as FOL
lows:
81 feel sometimes as II could nor
stand up under the strain, and YET 1or
Arthurs sake L must. 1t Is harder TOT
| him than for me even; he is SO sensitive
| and has such pride and honor. TO think
| that all this trouble should come TO US
through our efforts to aid others"
The letter was In reply to com
poste letter from several members of the
Lamb family commencing her for mel
bravery, and assuring her Of their3(un
swervlng belief in Mr.. Pennells nno'
cence of any connection with the dcatf
Of Edwin L. Burdick.