New-York tribune., 1903-04-08
PENNELL LEFT DEFENCE
Says "Cnh'HO7cR Woman" Has the
Murderer WBstery Deepens.

/ Buffalo April The inquest into The d-sfn Of
Arthur R PennelI. which to beein next Friday
/ before Judge Murphy will BE- more a reopeaflz %
/ the inquiry into the Buriick murder mysts-v thsn
/ to determine whether Pencils death az Genres
stone quarry was due 20 aecid-nt a 1~II5--ass
suicide
Interesting Developments are expected AZ TIRE IN
quest II Is now known that PenneH lcft ias,
statement In defence Of nims-if N 10 NJ dealt az
length with the BurIick ease. with Burdlck and
with hts relations Vifh Mrs. t;urdick
PennslI said IN this statement that H1raick
killed ~ midnight. and that -.nsnoSu s..risn
kiliSd him re protested ats .nncc~n-e sna
said ne had nothing u do vith rns crime He told
of his strained relations With Nfr. Bur1ick but
sisted that his reiations With Mrs. Burdick Wsrs
purely platonic.
This statement was written rv Penn.u The cay
before his death. After finished hs 60
work the day ~ his death. ou e separate STATE
ment- The FIRST statement held r@uIirE he
completion % the second. Tha asst statement nas
never been found. and heliey n thst one
NAV have burned I'D
The first statement written ~ Peuneu. IN which
ne comes 70 his defence. IS known 20 have been
In existence and 70 l. believed that unless ~
traordinary circumstance prevent it will come
70 light Unless there IS deliberate snotherfnS
Of the statement District Attorney Coats
worth and Judge Murphy viii have II ous az tss
Psnneli inquest next Friday
Besides the statement IN sef-defarca Peureu Iess
letters friends about the Burdick case. 60
tective reports. detective bills and other Documents
pertaining the shadoVinE OF Burcick IN efforts
10 get evidence against him upon which - aass
= divorce case II Is stated that the authorities
have some % these papers. Others thsv expect
get from witnesses az the PeunsT inquest and x~c
from them. II possible. some Information concern
ing Burdicks life. and possibly % Burdick's d~ath-
District Attorney Costsvorth has announced tnst
he will subpoena J. Frederick Psnneu sdniusstra-
tor Of the Pennell estate and brother q the dad
man; Thomas Penny. attorney for the estate ara
Wallace Thayer. VINO vas Peuneifs confidential
friend ana legal adviser for years.
7 intend AZ the PenneU inquest 20 virtually re-
open the Buriick inquest" he said. During that
inquiry I shall endeavor. with the consent % tns
court. To bring much information as possiols
tending - clear up the Burdick mystery I
lieve that the evidence brought the Parneu
inquest will re of value bearing on the rnur-
der. said District Attorney Costsworth II the
court permits I shall place Mr. PeuneI the al
ninistrator. on the stand and demand of him
E ne produce , the dead mans papers shan evan
il inlorIra tioR ne may possess bearing or ,ne
itI'they prior 70 ms death. may oe privileged
der the law 70 withhold information IL viii rest
what NJ may know. He undoubtedIy ought 20 -
IN possession OF considerable Information
There has always been a deal of talk 10 -
nit the murder The swfndIes vFich bs is s.td -
have carried on FOR wears show thai he rnsr -
~ larger ca1ore than he had been given credit for
to perpetrate any such extensive sWtndIeg ana
cdIry them on successfully for years
II Is NOT every man no live a double
as Penneu did and keep his true character con
cealed from his most intimate friends for SO long
- TIlS,'l L,-s cTraton n Ut Jekyi and MI Hyde
was hardly more improbable PenueU always con-
Quoted himself gentleman Ffe moved IN good
society met his friends in society. and iH business
ma atntained good front. and never in auv wav hv
public act or deed justified the suspicion that he
was not a man o. honor II PeuueN had nerve
enough - do that he had nerve enough 70 commit
greater crimes.
l am going % find out about this Burdick nnur-
Ger, insurance companies Insurance com
pdnles i don't care rap whether PenneU
mitted suicide or not and shall make no effort a.
thA inquest 70 prove that he committed suicide
% not intend 70 pull any cheStnurs out ~ the @ra
Tor the insurance companies bur n in the natural
course Of the Investigation information % value
70 them comes out ! cannot help that"
J. FREDERICK PenneN has left town and uhsrs -
Is now Is unknown He had a talk with his arfqr-
ney. Mr.. Penney, this afternoon. and then quickly
ieft the city Mr.. Penney said today that Mr
Penneii was out of town. and that he did not know
when he would return