The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-24
MRS. BURDICK FORCED To
TELL OF HER INTRIGUE
With AShen Lips the Unhappy Widow of Murdered
Man Confessed UnfaithfuneSS.
Damaging Letters Placed Evidence and Reluctantly Admitted
Authentic.

BUFFALO. March 28-Mrs. Alice
ID Hull Burdick widow of Edwin L.
Burdick. underwent me-ciIess
examination by District Attorney
Coatsworth this afternoon az the re-
sumption of the Inquest into the death
OF her husband. who was murdered on
Feb. 25. Mrs. Burdick was on the
stand when court adjourned until DO.
O'Clock tomorrow morning. She taen
VIII De recalled t0 complete her testl-
mony. With package of letters u
his hands. some of which were written
90 Mrs. Burdick by Arthur r.. Pencil
to-resp ondeut la the divorce proceed
ings instituted by Mr. Burdick, and
other communications between Mr.
Burlick and his wife. Mr.. CoaJsWOrta
forced Mrs. Burdick to tell the story
OF her relations Nlth Pencil from the
time DE first made love 90 her Iu New
Haven Ina 1895 uutil 1901. when these
relations were renewed after Buri..k
lad forgiven his wife and had taAen
her back 20 his home Tor the sake of
their children.
Witness Was Deathly Pale.
Mrs. Burdicz was deathIy pale while
on the witness stand. She answered
questions iu low, f8lterLng tone, eNdo-
ing "a direct answer whenever possible
and reluctantly admitting facts when
the district attorney p.tiless-y read
extracts OF the love letters written 90
her by Arthur r.. PenuelL
Not since the inquest into the mur-
der began has there been such intense
interest boz the proceedings. AS early
at III o'clock in the morning men ana
wCmen, mostly women. applied at the
police court for seats. Judge Murphy
ordered the room cleared and no one
was admitted until 1 o'clock. When
the inquest was resumed at O'Clock,
most of the spectators iu the crowded
court room were women.
First Meeting With Penneu.
There was hum of excitement when
Mrs Burdick took the witness stand,
Mrs Burdick testified that she would
be- a. years of age on April 3D.. she
was married t0 BurdiCk i'm 1886. They
had three children. She met Pennell
OF a card party five or six years ago,
at which Mr. Burdirk was present. She
went 90 New Haven and New York
with the Pencils i'm 1896 AIR. Bur
dick did NOS go being detained by
7Ir, baf,,aar her and pannaT Witness
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sbrira5 n, me-
An mis- pofnt Attoruev Hartzeu. MIS-.
pur5f.t-,s efunsaI asked what was the
,,,l-ros. of The Questions Judee Nun
NM Said D.. .1ufT object to her am
sVaring 8uv questions that might hold
Airs. Eurdfck uu to public ridicuI-.
eve do NOE wish to object but $50
trust that no. unnecessary Questions
'''' %" ASH -
Tell Iale Letter.
The district attorney produced the
letter and handed it to the witness.
who tr-mbIed violently.
"Do YOU recognize 10 ass Pencils
handwriting"
Yes. whispered Mrs Burdick
And Won recall tho incident noWg"
eyes. SIR
Mrs. BurdIck. in recalling the incl
dent. confessed that Pencil went into
doorway. drew her iu. took her ia his
arms and kissed her. She thought she
demonstrated. She did not remember
that Pencil was zoo Shelter island n
September. 1900. nor "a letter from him
in which De- wrote that ha had found
her gloves boo the pocket af his tuxedo.
The letter was handed t0 her. She
read it hastily and did not appear to
enjoy the contents 10 was written by
Penneu She said. but she did not re-
member having seen DO before.
Mrs. EurdiHk was shown another LETT
ter from Shelter island, written iu Sep
tembcr 1900. and DO was Identified by
her. She did not recall Pencils teIe-
uhuniue her from New York ass stated
i'm the letter.
An Appointment Made.
Mrs. BurIick was then questioned at
some length relative to the meaning Of
IN ar referTed to Inn letter nom