The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-03-28

animation by District Attorney Coats
worth Monday afternoon at the re.
sumption Of the inquest into the death
of her husband who was murdered IN
February 20. Mrs. Burdick was on
the stand when court adjourned until
ten o'clock this morning. She then
will be recalled to complete her testi-
mony. With a package of letters in
his hands, some of which are written
to Mrs. Burdick by Arthur II. Pen
nell, correspondent in the divorce pro-
ceedings instituted by Mr.. Burdick.
and other communication between
Mr.. Burdick and his wife, Mr.. Coats
worth forced Mrs. Burdick 10 tell the
story OF her relations with PennelI
| from the time he first made love to
her in New Haven in 1898 until 1901,
when these relations were renewed.
after Burdick had forgiven his wife
and had taken her back TO his home
for the sake Of their children.
Mrs. Burdick was deathly pale while
on the witness stand She answered
| questions i'm low, faltering tone,
evading direct answer whenever pos
sible and reluctantly admitting facts
when the district attorney pitilessly
read extracts of the love letters writ
ten TO her by Arthur r. Pencil.
First Meeting with PennelI.
Mrs Burdick testified that she
would be AZ years Of age on April 30.
She was married TO Burdick in 1856.
They had three children. She met
Pencil al a card party five or six
years ago at which Mr.. Burdick was
present. She went TO New Haven and
New York with the Pencils in 1896
Mr.. Burdick did not go, being detained
by business. No unusual friendship
sprang mp between her and Pennell
Witness did not recall a letter from
Pencil written in New Haven in 1900
in which he said: yesterday / was
at the gateway on the campus grounds,
where more than two years ago drew
you in the darkness. This place is
enshrined TO me-" The district at
torney produced the letter and hand
ed it to the witness, who trembled
violently.
do you recognize il as Pencils
DanuMTlllnR
Eyes" whispered Mrs Burdick.
And YOU recall the incident now?"
Eyes, sir"
Mrs. Burdick, in recalling the Incl
dent, confessed that Pencil went into
n doorway, drew her in, took her i'm his
arms and kissed her She thought she
demonstrated.
e. ~ a L.
another letter written from New York
BY Pencil and addressed TO Mrs. Bur-
dick. She said il was his handwrit-
ing but she did not remember having
received il. ~ will read IL and see IL
1t will refresh your recollection: AS
/ looked into your beautiful eyes last
night ! feared there was some trou-
Bile hidden there. | did not know, but
| feared IL was because Of some other
reason than because was going away
If there was, dearest, wish you would
tell me. There Is that IN the manner
Of your husband toward you that
makes me fear sometimes that might
kill him DO you remember receiving
that letter."
mo sir"
Husband Learns of Intimacy.
Mrs. Burdick said she did not know
whether her husband was aware Of
the fact that she was receiving letters
from Pencil. Her habit had been to
keep her letters locked in box. Her
husband first knew OF her intimacy
with Pennell. she thought, on Janu-
airy /, 1901, when she told him in re-
ply TO a question that she had been
walking with PenneH. He told her
she was very imprudent. She agreed
with him then and did now"
Had No Love for Burdick.
Her husband had not started divorce
proceedings. II was she that wanted
a divorce from him. She had no love
for him. but did love Pennell, whom
she expected to marry. He hada wife,
but he expected they would be di-
vorced. In reply to a question as to
whether Mrs. Pencil had consented TO
a divorce she said;
Sometimes she did and sometimes
She did not"
Mr. Coatsworth showed her letter
written by her from Atlantic City May
81, 1901, in which she begged to be taken
back, promising never TO see Arthur"
and that she would he 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 saidat that time she had
hired no detectives.
Several letters TO her husband OF like
character in which she asked him TO
take her back were read. On one occa-
sion Burdick wrote her that she could
not be trusted. He said that IL she