The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-22

. conversation with Burdick about his wife's
leaving homer" A: Yes. sir
his xfe q ha h sft 5a A:
O.: HAS NJ. Bucdick visited at your
house since his wife went emf, away y, n De.
there one evening. The doctor was at
home, but don't remember when 1t was"
you ygs. not since the first of December" A;
@: "wherer' a: 81 saw him at the Elm
downtown several times. on the car and
@: Did yon ever meet him by appoint,
| me if I would meet him. I once saw him In
a candy store up near tie Genesee. Another
time don't know va the name Of the p1acse e.
/ a restaurant. That was perhaps six weeks
or two months ago. 1 don't remember"
TALKED OF MRS. WARREN.
O.: ''Wnl you stale what the conversa-
| ton was that you had with him ut that
cafe or restaurant A: He told me that
the gossip which had been going around
about his wife was true. and that he had
talked Of q little friend. Mrs. Warren. In
Cleveland, and the question Of her divorce"
O.: What did he say about Pennell?.
opnon ad Of Me- Fenns Ge ana sas IT
him feel ve,y badly to think th ,a he would i3
that Mr.. Pennell had agreed to leave the
city two years before. and had not done 1t.
tbs time lime but Mr. Burdiek said: i don't be,
Leve him now
q: You had some communication with
Mr. BurdicE shortly before his death?'' A:
Yes. sir. the dsy of his DEATH
O.: Where did you call him up? At his
home or at his otce?" A: AT the office"
O.: "And what did you say to him. A.:
ct answered the questions that he had
asked me the night before. Said that had
not seen Mrs Pennell. didn't know wheth-
N w n a az
some conversation as TO the coming dance.
as to whether we were EcinS, TO be there.
said IL the Pencils were not going to
be there he thought he should GO"
O.: You also talked with him over the
O.: Nov. Mr.. Isurdick was in the habit
of visiting over st your house when you
lived on West Utica street, Mrs, Palmer"
O.: "And he had been there several times
when your friend. Mrs; Warren. was visit
Ing at your o house. ,.t a VEL the night Ugh
Burd!ck took US to the theate5: MIR. and
Mrs. Burdirk were there TO supper on
Sunday night. ] don't remember whether
Burdick was there the night before she
returned to Cleveland"
TWO DIVORCES THE TOPIC.
O.: Now. at this conversation that YOU
mad with him az this restaurant on Main
street. near Summer, you talked about Mrs
Warren obtaining a divorce?' A: Eyes,
a.: And he was going to get his: A.:
''I es, ] think he said he was going to get
his
O.: She was engaged to a Cleveland
mani A.: We expected and thought she
was"
O: DO YOU know whether or not there
was any engagement or arrangement he
tween Burdick and Mrs. Warren TO be
married?' / never heard OF such a thing :"
O.: What did you do the night of Feb
ruary 27?" A.: After dinner put nv 1T
tie girl to bed. Then changed some Of my
clothes and then I went downstairs and
sat in an easy chair and read till about
half-past 9. Then I went up to bed"
O.: Did you have any visitors or COM
pany that night?" A: mo. SIR
O.: Ibid you have telephone commune
cation with Hr Burdtck that night Thurs
day night?' A: NO. SIR"
O.: did you ever hear Mrs, Pennell say
that Mr. Pennell had threatened to do Mr.,
Burdick any harm?" A.: NO. sir
fest toward Mr.. Pennell-whether he made
any threats against him. said anything
about him, his feelings toward him?' A.:
Mr. Burdick said he would forgive Mr.
Pennell all he had done If he would marry
Mrs Burdick and that he would allow them
/ to have the children six months of the
g.: Did he say anything about what his
feeiinxs wers?'' A: 'He said he had been