Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-25
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parties, at the Golf Club. etc., Mr.. Bur-
dick always threw her into contact with
Pennell.
And who did Mr.. Busdick associate
with?" asked Mr.. Hartzell.
"Other women"
In all these appointments with Pen
nell did you seek him OF he you?
III sought me-.
He was infatuated with you?"
II was"
Were you ever in a compromising
position with him?'
NO, sir"
Were your relations with him ever
criminal?"
No. sir"
did he ever make an indecent sug-
gestions to you?"
No, sir"
Then why was he afraid OF the oil
vorce proceedings?
He was afraid of being humiliated.'
CAS- you came from Atlantic City and
promised your husband that you would
be a good girl. did o resist Pencil
and refuse to make appointments with
him?"
II did,
And did he constantly solicit you
and importune you and waylay you
and did you finally yield?'
Yes, sir"
"Was Mr.. Burdick fond of the la
dies?"
Yes. he was very fond of them"
She knew nothing of the counter
charges made in the divorce proceed
ings against Mr.. Burdick except what
Pencil had told her.
She said Mrs. Pencil had been in the
Burdick home a times.
The door of the den faced the front
door. did it not?' asked Hartzell.
Yes, sir"
And a person could tap on the win
dow of the front door and attract at
tention of anyone in the den without
ringing the door bell?'
Yes. sir"
BY the court: Didn't you know that
Mrs. Pennell loved her husband"
She may ave once"
"Did you and Mrs. Pencil aver have
any conversation on the subject. Did
not she feel that had wronged
her."
mo, L uOH L tniIlh SIN diu. 1hC ~
it was Arthur's fault
Mrs. Burdick did not know that 1t
was Mrs. Pencils owe for her usban
which made her refuse to agree to a
divorce. 1t was because she dreaded
the publicity and the scandal of divorce
proceedings she thought. She knew
now that Mrs. Pencil went to see Mr..
Burdick bou the matter.
Don't you know that Mrs. Pennell
was at Mr.. Burdick's nome h night
of the MURDER"
mo, sir"
Didn't anyone tell you that she
was?"
NO, SIR
DO you know that Pencil was there
that night"
mo, sir
Mrs. Burdick was then excused.
The NEXT witness called was Carol
Burdick. the ~13-year-old daughter OF
the murdered man, a charming, unat-
fected child. She remembered the NOR
ming her father's body was found. She
the dinner the previous
and told of her fathers move
up to the time he came n the
room and kissed them good night. She
met her grandma in the hall on the
second floor on the morning that her
was found dead. III did not
think her grandmother had her bath
robe on. She thought she was in her
skirts.
Alice. the ~1O-year-old sister of Carol
was the next put on the stand. She
was much more interested in what was
going on about her than she was in the
district attorneys questions.
Mr.. Coatsworth questioned her for
the purpose of showing that a bath
robe, which Mrs. Hull had been in the
habit Of wearing, had not been worn
by Mrs. Hull for some time, but Alice
that she had seen 1T on her
grandmother two or three days ago
Alice said that she did not know that
her father was lead until after break
fast on Friday morning, when her
told her.
The inquest was then suspended n
Thursday morning at 10 O'Clock.