The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-24

San Domingo, March 2s-The revolu-
They have taken charge of the cable Of
flee and of the government land lines.
Foreign Minister Sanchez has sought ref
uge in the United States consulate. The
fighting continues. Assistant Governor
Echenique and the government COM
mander, General Rena, have been killed
1t is expected that the government troops
outside the city will attack the revolu-
tionlsts who are in San Domingo. Gen.
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might luH him. DO you remember re-
ceiving that letter?'
mo, sir"
AS to Her Husband.
Mrs. Burdick said she did not know
whether her husband was aware of the
fact that she was receiving letters from
Pennel. Her habit had been to keep her
letters locked I'm a box. Her husband
first knew of her intimacy with Pennell,
she thought on January /, 1901, when she
told him in reply to a question that she
had been walking with Pennel. He told
her she was imprudent. She agreed with
him then and did now
did you give these letters to Bur-
dick?"
II don't knaw'
did you take some letters from that
box and give them to him."
II unlocked IT,
How did you happen to unlock it?"
He forced me to-"
How did he force your"
HE took me by the throat"
She did not remember whether at that
time Pennell was the subject of a dis
cussion with her husband. She dld net
now whether some cf lie letters in evil
dence were in the box at that time. 1t
was in January 1901, when he choked
her. She could not remember when she
rented a box in a safe deposit company's
vault. 1t was not about the time her
husband had choked her, but recently
when she received papers from detectives
about Burdick.
She Wanted Divorce.
Her husband had not started the divorce
proceedings 1t was she that wanted
divorce from him. She had no love for
him, but did love Pennell whom she ex-
pected to marry. He had a wife but she
expected they would be divorced. In re-
ply to a question as to whether Mrs.
Pennell had consented to divorce, she
said:
Sometimes she did and sometimes she
did not"
Witness admitted that she never talk
ed with Mrs. Pennell on the subject
Pennel had hired the detectives who
shadowed Burdck. Her husband sent
her away in May, 1901, on account OF
Pennel.
Mr., Coatsworth showed her a letter
written by her from Atlantic City, May
a. 1901 in which she begged to be taken
back, promising never to see Arthur
and that she would be a loving and true
wife. In the letter she said she could
not promise that Pennell would leave
town. but declared he would do what she
said. She admitted writing the letter
and said at that time she hired no de-
tectives.
A second letter written by Mrs. Bur-
dick to her husband in the same year
was read in which she spoke of having
received Burdick's letter and said that
PennelI had not promised to leave town
II Mr. Burdlck took her back; that she
and Pennell had realized that they must
give each other up. but that Pennell de-
clined to do anything that would mean
a loss of his self-respect.
Promised to Be a Good Girl.
Another letter written by Mrs. Burdick
to her husband, referred to her being
taken back home. She promised never
again to voluntarily see or communicate
with Arthur" She made a plea on be-
half Of the children. She promised to be
a good girl to him. Mrs. Burdick ad-
mitted she wrote the letter in good faith,
and that she did not keep her promise
Another letter was read In reply TO one
from Burdick in which he had evidently
declined to take her back.
June was the date of another letter
written by Mrs. Burdick to her husband
She wrote of having been advised of the
divorce suit brought against her.
On one occasion Burdick wrote to her
that she could not be trusted He said
that IL she loved Pennell. as she said she
did he did not blame her for what she
did; that If he loved a woman as she
did Pennell. he would do as she was. do
ing. He declared that he loved her
honestly long after she had ceased to
love him. and that II she tried she might
win back both his love and his respect
He referred to the feet that Mrs. Burdick
was wearing a ring given to her by Pen
nell over her lawful wedding ring. Bur-
dick declared that he had no faith in
Pennells promises and that Mrs. Bur-