Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-24

dicl. had not started divorce Drocee dincs
but she wanted to get divorce from him
She had no love for him. but did love Pen
nell whom she expected to marry. He
had wife. but lie expected they would
be divorced. In reply to a question as tn
whether Mrs. Pennell had consented to "a
divorce. she SAID: Sometimes she did ard
sometimes she did not" -
Witness had never talked with Mrs.
Pencil on the subject. Pencil had hired
the detectives who Swallowed her husband
Her husband sent away in MAY 1901 or
account Of Pencil. " ''
Mr.. Coatsworth howed her a letter writ
Mr.. Coatsworth showed her a letter.
written ny her from Atlantic CITY. NAV
u 1901, in which she begged to be- taken
back. promising never to see Arthur
and that she would he Il lovius: and true
wife. She said she could not promise that
fennell would leave town. but decla ca
he would do what she said. She admitted
writing The letter and said at that time
she had hired no detectives
to her husband said she and Pennell Lad
realized mat they must give each other
ur. but that Pencil declined to do any
thing that would mean a loss OF his self
respect. She promised never again to vol
unfairly see or communicate with Ar
thur. She made a plea on behalf of the
children. She promised to be a good girl
to him Mrs. Eurdick admitted she wrot.
the letter in good faith and that She did
not Keep her promise.
" Another letter was read in reply to one
from Burdick in which he had evidently
declined to take her back June & was
the GATE of another letter written by Mrs
Burdick to her husband. She referred to
the fact that she had been notified of the
divorce suit brought against her. In his
reply Burdick declared that he had no
faith in Pencils promises and that she
wanted to be taken back only until Pen
nell was freed from his wife.
In another letter Burdick wrote that he
forGave his wife the wrong She had done
him.
In another Burdick declared he had de-
tcrmined to fight for the little honor Sh
had left him and after getting IA divorce
to fight for the children. He would in
SlSt ON the countersuit by Mrs. Burdcil
being fought out in open court Three
weeks after this letter Mrs. Burdck was
taken back by her husband.
Witness after returning from Atlantis;
CITY and after promising her husband IL
be a good wife met Pennell 1t was not
was constantly soliciting her TO 40 so and
she did meet him in n house on Seventh
street She was there one time when Bue-
dick came. but he did not see her as she
stepped out of the window and went to
church. She did not hear that Mr.. Bur
dick and his friends on that occasion
caught Fennell us he was jumping out. OF
the window and that they took him back
to the room.
Mrs. Burdick admitted having met Pen
nell in another house on Seventh street al
ter that incident. Witness at first denied
meeting Pencil else where. but on Mr..
Coatsworth telling her that Pencil had
told him dife renlN she admitted that She
met Penncll at d house on Whitney Ptc ;,
two or three times. Witness was lmes-
Toned regarding other meeting places
but she did not remember them.
At this point the eXdmina ton of Mrs l
Eurdicl was suspended and the inquest
was adjourned until 10 O'Clock in the