Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-04-11

Buffalo, n. Y, April 10.-The evi-
the inquest into the death of n. f.
Pennell and Mrs. PenneII will not help
the authorities in any way in the soiU-
ton of the Burdick mystery. Whether
the tragedy at the Geheis stone quarry
on March 10 in which Penneu was
killed and Mrs. Pennell fatally injured,
was due to accident or design was net
proven. Thomas Penney, who has acted
as attorney for the Pennell family
since Arthur Pennell's death, declared
that SO far as he was aware nothing IL
the papers left by Pennell would throw
any light on the murder of Burdick.
When questioned regarding alleged
defalcations of Pennell, Mr.. Penney
declined to answer. J. F. Pennell,
brother of the dead lawyer and admin
istrator of his estate, who has posses
sion of most of his papers, was out OF
the city, and fIr. Penney informed The
court that he did not know where he
was or when he would return to Buf-
falo. Evidence that will show defal
cation would simply be cumulative"
said Justice Murphy after the evidence
H.
be proven than has already been
brought out here. But proving a mo-
tive does not establish suicide. The
court is prepared to announce its find
ings.' Justice Murphy then delivered
his verdict as follows: Il find and GER
tify that Arthur r. Pennen came to
his death on the 10th day of March.
1903. as a result of injuries received
while riding in an automobile. The
said automobile plunged from an en-
banknent into the Geheis stone quarry.
THAT 1 cannot determine from the
evidence submitted whether such
plunge was accidental or designed.
THAT Carrie Lamb PenneIl came to
her death as a result of said plunge
of the automobile into the quarry"
w. c. Omphilius. Pennells steno-
grapher, produced a typewriter copy
of the first draft of the statement pre-
pared for publication by Pennell be-
fore his death. The statement in full
is as follows:
ITO the Public: Now that the food
of sensationalism and yellow journal
ism has lessened, and that public ex-
citement has died down TO a calmer
consideration OF the facts and events
leading up to the terrible tragedy which
has recently taken place in this city,
1 wish, in behalf of myself, but
especially more in behalf of others
whose sufferings are even greater than
mine to make this statement:
Owing to the fact that my name is
so unfortunately at this time connected
with pending divorce proceedings, il
in,
nection with the tragedy itself. So far
as any possible connection with the
crime was concerned, l am satisfied,
think the district attorney and his as
sistants thoroughly believe that 1 had
nothing to do with it. and since that
time neither has my house nor myself
been under suspicion or surveillance.
After being out for a short time IN
the early part OF that evening I spen>
the rest of it at home, as was shown
by the evidence of my wife and servant
girl at our house. I think 1 was SO
acquitted both by the public and the
authorities Of any connection with the
crime.
1T now becomes incumbent upon me
to make some statement relative to my
connection with the divorce proceed
ings. In this statement 1 wish to say
as little as possible about the dead.
But it must be remembered that those
who are living have their lives TO live,
and the rights of the living are create:
than the rights of the dead. There was
no truth in the charges brought by the
plaintiff in that proceeding against the
defendant and myself. The charges
are absolutely denied under oath, and
counter charges have been made and
in a short time the case would have
been quietly tried before referee and
settled.
The relations between the plaintih
and the defendant had been strained
for some time. Twice he had unjustl,
attempted to make her leave home