The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-16
MRS.PENNELL' SHINTOPSUICIDE
A LETTER BURDICK CONSTRUED
As 4 THREAT.
In II She Pleaded with Burdick 10 Take His
WIFE Back and Said. ., the Man Whe
Read the Letter Remembers. do You
want TO Put an End 10 Al Our Nyes?"

WIFE Back and said. ., the Man Whe
Read the Letter Remembers. DO You
want to Put an End 20 All Our N,es'"
BUFFALO, March is.-A business asso-
ciate OF Edwin l.. Burdick, who was in con-
hdental relations with him, told THEsuN
reporter to-day that Burdick told him
that Mrs. Burdick and Penneh were trying
to get counter evidence against him. that
Pennell had spent 81 900 for private de'ec,
tive. to shadow HIM that they had followed
him to Cleveland ard other places. but he
had fooled them. -They wanted SAID
the informant, TO get something to hold
over Burdick 90 as TO frighten him into
a'scoptin,iing the divorce sWt In winch
he named Pennell a. correspondent
1t was a little after Christmas. he SAM
when Mr.. Burdck first told NE OF, the di-
rorce proeeedines. Two or three days
after that ~ showed me letter he had
inc, received from Mrs. Pennell, dated
AZ New York Mr.. Burdick told me Mrs
Psnp>l had gone there to bring hack her
husband Mrs Rirdiok '-as in New York
In this letter, which Mr. Burdick allowed
me- 70 read, Mrs. Pencil tried 20 effect
reconciliation between the Burdicke She
nleoded with Burdick to take Allie back
Mrs P.nnell also wrote in this lettcr come
thing that Mr.. Burdick construed as q
,hres, that unless there was reconciliation
the Pencils would commit suicide.
cannot remember the exact words, hui
they we're sonnet hing like this: DO you
want "a put an end to all our lives"
= "Mr. R,lrdick pointed ont that particular
mar, NJ the Let ter TO me and said: That means
suicide Well let them 60 ahead ana DO
it,
1T .eens "a me that that letter ought to
n. found What has become ~ it2 ! do
no. think Mr.. Burdick would have torn up
.,cb important evidence for his side Of the
Gaze Did he have II in his desk In the
den where he was killed and did the muir
derar take II away? The drawer was found
open"
When Justice Murphy opens tho sec
ond DAVIS session OF the Burdick in
Quest in the police court at
o'clock tomorrow afternoon District
Attorney Coatsworth, continuing on the
course outlined yesterday. probably VIII
call the other witnesses who were in the
house just before and just after the dis
covery Of Burdick's body. II such is the
order OF the day. DR.. William H. Marcy
the physician OF Mrs. Hull and the first
person to see the body after the murderer
left Il, will be an early witness. Those
next TO be called, IL Is likely. will be Katie
Kot mig, the second servant In the house.
and Marion Burdick. the oldest daughter Of
the victim.
Since yesterday. when DR.. Rowland.
thu deputy medical examiner. swore that
Or. Marcy had suggested to him that the
death be reported as . suicide. DR.. Marcy
has made a denial Of the alleged CONVEX
sation. DR.. Rowland, h owever. was not
the only witness to testify that DR.. Marcys
conduct was unusual. Detective Holm.
hind. who In one OF the District Attorneys
noost Intelligent witnesses, testified that
vhen he tried to question Mrs. Hull and
other persons In the house. he was inter-
rupted by DR.. Marcy.
Prom the tone in which he spoke and
acted" ssid Holmlund. i thought he
wanted TO keep it quiet.
The District Attorney may give DR..
Marcy q long and interesting examination
on this point.
A the inquest Progresses some OF the
vitneeses may be recalled and examined
further When a witness steps down Tor
the dsy Il does not necessarily mean that
the District Attorney 10 done with that
witness. Mrs. Hull and DR.. Rowland may
he recalled 10 strsighten out conflicting
testimony; In spite Of the apparent 80
day' her lawyers. the Hsrtzsll Brothers.
ssid to-day that they thought abe had been
.treated With courtesy and consadefston
nv Mr.. Coatsworth.
great number Of sight -ssers past tbs Bur
dick house on Ashland avenue A. timse
81 The r.iieo,. Of the bryan, .,ree, esnd
n the block dislike the notortety that has
come To tho vio.nity, and !~o VI them SAID
,o.day that they we're ready 20 move away.
A, n 4. q hne residence district there ~ill
h, plenty ~ seekers for the houses - soon
To ,ss.s shS ns. TO hsur. ov, murdsr
The saAism@n,s made by Detective Holm.
hInd ~ yesasrdsy's ses~lon Sefs interesting
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