The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-25

HER MOTHER KNEW NOTHING.
did your mother know anything Of the
relations between you and Pennell?"
mo. sir"
did she ever say anything to you about
Pennell?''
The night I went away she told me she
blamed Pennell more than she did me-"
Did Marion ever say anything to you
about Pennell?'
mo, sir
Don't you recall that Marion told you
she thought you were doing wrong?
mo, sir
Penneli after you left home on Dec. 80"
Have you received any information as to
who killed your husband?''
mo, sir
You are positive about that9"
81 am
Has any one told you who killed your
husband?"
mo. SIR
You swear you have no knowledge or
information as to who killed your hus-
band?"
II do
You never heard any one say that he or
she was going to do it?''
mo, sir
and you have no information or knowl-
edge by which you can place your hands
on who did it?"
mo, sir.
That's ALL" said Mr.. Coatsworth.
DISCRIMINATION.
Cross-examined by Attorney Hartzell.
Mrs. Burdick said that Pennell learned at
the Charity ball that Burdick had Sc
cured from her the letters which PenneIl
had written to her. He seemed much egi-
tated and wanted the letters back.
did he fear the revelations of d.
vorce action?"
Yes very much"
"who went with you to the Charity ball?"
"Mr Burdick. the Pencils and quite a
party
who assigned the partners at that bali?'
'Mr Burdick."
gether?"
"He did always"
This den of his was his special pride?"
Yes, sir.
"Now, at the Golf Club. who did you
usually associate with?"
"Pennell.'
with your husbands knowledge and
Yes, sir"
And who did Mr.. Burdick associate
with?"
I'm all these appointments with Pennell
did you seek him or he you?"
He sought me-.
He was"
She said further she was never in a
compromising position with him and that
he never had made any improper sugees-
man." she said
AFRAID OF HUMILIATION.
Then why was he afraid Of the divorce
proceedings?''
HE was afraid of being Inundated"
"As you came from Atlantic City and
promised your husband that you would be a
good girl did you resist Pennell and refuse
to make appointments with him?''
1T did"
'And did he constantly solicit you and
YOU ,oS finally ,y ySS S"' "N'N' ''N anu N
''was Mr.. Burdick fond of the ladies?"
"Yes; he was very fond of them" She
knew nothing Of the counter-charges made
dick except what Mr.. Pennel told her.
IF Pennell any one else had made any
threats against your husband. what would
II should have warned him."
Pencil never made any such threats?
..Mr Burdick and Mrs. Pennen were very
friendly"
And he would have admitted her to his
home at any timer
"Yes, sir
..At night?"
Eyes, SIR
Without any fear'"
Mrs. Penneli had been in your house
many times?"
And she was familiar with the dining
room and the den?'
Yes, sir"
THE door of the den faced the front door.
did ii not?
Eyes, sir
"And a person could tap on the window
of the front door and attract the attention
of any one in the den without ringing the
door bell?"
Eyes. SIR
QUESTIONS BY THE COURT.
BY the court-Did you not know that Mrs.
Pennell loved her husband?
"She may have once"
did you and Mrs. Pennell ever have any
conversation on the subject? Did not she
feel that you had wronged her?"
mo, / don't think she did. She knew
1t was Arthur's fault. Mrs. Burdick did
not know that it was Mrs. Pennell's love for
her husband which made her refuse to
agree to a divorce. 1t was because she
dreaded the publicity and the scandal OF
now tSat MIS- to
Burdick about the matter.
Don't you know that Mrs. Pennel was
at Mr.. burolckS nome the night OF the
murder?
mo. SIR"
Didn't any one tell you that she WASP"
"Do you know that Pennell was there that
nieht?"
mo, sir"
"And you have no reason for believing
he was there?
"No, sir
On reorganization Mr.. Coatsworth asked:
when Mr.. Burdick made you give him
the box containing your letters what did
he do with to"
He turned IL over to my mother without
removing the letters.
Mrs Burdick was then excused.
CHILDREN TESTIFY.
The next witness called was Carol Bur-
dick the thirteen-year-old daughter of the
murdered man, a charming. unaffected
child. She remembered the morning her
fathers body was found She remembered
the dinner the previous evening and told
of her fathers movements up to the time
he came into their room and kissed them
good night. Her sister Marion was in the
hall. and she thought she had gone to sleep
before Marion came to bed. Marion had
been sleeping with her grandmother, but
she could not remember whether she did
on that night or Thursday night. She met
her grandma in the hall on the second
floor on the morning that her papa was
found dead. She did not think she had her
bath robe on. She thought she was in her
skirts.
Alice, the ten-year-old sister of Carol
was then nut on the stand. She was much