The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-18
GREW OUT OF DIVORCE
 SUIT FILED BY BUROICK
Witness Says on One Occasion PenneIl Threatened Suicide If the Suit Was Not Stopped-Mrs. Fayne Is
 an Interesting Witness.

Arthur R. Pennell, who was named as correspondent in the Burdick divorce pro- ceedings and who met terrible death In Gehre's stone quarry two weeks after Edwin L. Burdick was murdered, con- stantly came to the surface in the in- quest before Judge Murphy today.
 Charles s. Park, Burdicks former busi- ness partner and close friend while on the stand this afternoon gave 1t as his opinion, based upon information and sup position, that Pennell or hired assassin killed Burdick. Fear of disclosure grow ing out of the divorce proceedings insti- tuted by MT. Burdick against his wife MT. Park firmly believed to have been the motive for the crime.
 MT. Park told of conversations he had with Burdick relating to trouble with Pennell On one occasion Burdick told him that Pennell had threatened suicide if the suit was not stopped. Pennell also threatened to kill both himself and Mrs. Burdick.
 Mrs. Gertrude B. Payne, the wife of pr. Seth T. Payne, an intimate friend of the Pennells and the Burdicks, was closely questioned regarding the rela- tlons between the two families, and espe- cially of the feeling displayed by the men toward each other. Mrs. Paynes house was searched by the police on the Sunday following the murder.
 Relations Purely Social.
 Today the district at.ogney touched only casually upon her whereabouts on the night of the murder, devoting most of the time to questions relating to her relations with Burdick and her knowi- edge of the feeling between Pennel and Burdick. Mrs Payne denied having been at Burdick's house at any time when not accompanied by Dr. Payne. Her relations with Burdick were purely social.
 Dr. Payne was examined. He was on the stand for only few minutes. He was in Batavia on the night of the murder.
 A. Carlson, the Swedish boarder at Mrs Payne's house, was very nervous while on the witness stand. He thought Mrs. Payne was in the house on the night of the murder, but could not say positively
 Mrs. Mary Cunningham, the other oc- cupant of the Payne house on the night of the Burdick murder, has left the city, according to testimony given by Mrs. Payne today Her whereabouts Is not known.
 Mrs. Seth T. Payne was the first wit ness called when the inquest began. She was very pale as she walked to the wit ness stand Mrs. Payne said she had lived in Buffalo nine years. and that she and her husband had resided at 492 Elmwood avenue since August of last year. Knew BurdIck Four Years. How long have you known Burdick?" -Four years"
 "Where did you live then?" "At 149 Allen street." "Where did you meet him?' "At the dancing school on Elmwood avenue.'
 Did you also meet Mrs. Burdick there?'
 "Yes sir"
 Did you attend a dance there?" "Yes sir"
 Were you then member of that danc- ing club?" "No sir"
 You went there as guest7'' 'Yes sir"
 You went with Dr. Payne?"
 "Yes sir" Did you afterwards become a member of that dancing club?' "Yes sir."
 Did you afterwards visit the Burdcks at their homer "Yes sir"
 And you visited the Pennells" T did"
 Was Burdck in the habit of calling on you at your home?" No sir" DO you remember leaving home last Thanksgiving" "I do.''
 Told About Mrs. Burdlck.
 Did you have a conversation with Burdick at about that time about his wife leaving home?
 "Yes sir"
 Did he tell you why his wife left him?'
 No sir"
 Where was 1t you had that talk with him?"
 T met Mir Burdick on Main street &C., cidentaIly, and told him l had tried to communicate with Mrs. Burdick over the telephone and that she was not in. Then he told me she was out or town" "TIe did not say why she went?' NO sir
 Did Mir Burdick visit you at your home after Mrs. Burdick left home?' Yes; once in December last" Was Dr. Payne at home at that timer" "Yes sir"
 Did you call at the Burdick home fre- uuently since Mrs Burdck left homer 'I have seen him number of times "Where?" At the dancing club down town and on the car" By appointment"
 Twice or three times by appointment ' | How did he make the appointments? ?'
 By telephone" l The appointments, according to the wit ness, were kept at Lang's candy y~store. once at the Genesse and once at Main | fcontinued on Tenth Pane.)