The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-03-19
Sitting Of the Evidence in Sensation
of National Interest
BURDICK'S DAUGHTER A WITNESS
She Is Only Sixteen Years Old, But
Gave Testimony In q Satisfactory
rlanncv,

must interesting witness at TIE III
quest before Judge Murphy. Marion
IS IL years old and bears a striking
resemblance to her DSother. Like Mrs.
HUI. she volunteered no information.
Sh" answered IN monosyllables, when
ever possible. It was yes" or no"
When those rCplicS wCalld not suffice
she used as few words aA possible. She
WAS not easily confused and there
was no sign ct agitation or emotion
when the district attorney quest iOncd
her closely regarding the events that
occurred at the time her father was
murdered. Attorney Coatcsworth be-
gan by speaking kindly to the girl, and
carefully choosing his words in putting
questions to her. Later he fired QucS-
uonS III rapiG succession. all Of which
wore met with replies both sharp and
decisive. At ono time when the dis
trict attorney asked the same uucS.
ton several times. the Eirl caused Il
murmur in the court room by raising
hcr voice sharply in a clear emphatic.
II don't know" Nothing of Importance
was elected from hcr while she was
on the stand and the district attorney
gay" up in despair.
She said that Grandmother Hull
first Informed her that her father was
Ill in his "dCn.' That was before DR..
Marcy arrived and before Mrs. Hull
knew positively. according to her own
testimony, that it was Burdick's body
lying on The couch. The district at
torncy tried to got Marion to tell why
she apparently took SO little interest
in her fathers illness when she was
told OF it by her grandmother. Marion
replied that she knew that when it
was proper for her to know Grand
mother Hull would tell her She loved
her father and he had always been
good to her, but she would not admit
that there was anything wrong in her
not inQuiring about his illness or that
| she should have done differently,
| Marion admitted that she knew Of the
divorce proceedings instituted by Mr..
Burdrck against her mother. She
SympathiZcd with her father buL
would not admit that she thought he
| was right in driving her mother from
home. Neither would she admit that
! she knew of her mother meeting
| Arthur II. Pcnnell
DR.. VIM. M. Marcy, the family ply
Slclan and first person to see the dead
body after the murderer covered it
up. was the first witness OF the day.
DR.. Marcy admitted that he told DR..
Rowland, the medical examiner, that
~ ~ Wa" Suiciuc, or lOCkod suicidal 1t
would be all the better for the family
TO make it out a case Of suicide Later
he agreed with DR.. Etowland that tho
suicide theory was untcnablc. DR.. Mar
cy was sharply questioned on his sui
eide statement and in tclling why he
made it said:
'Wcll ] thought it would save Bur-
| dlck' S good name. | saw him almost
| dlSrob"d lying on the couch and saw
| the lunch on the table, especially as
the divorce proceedings had been
StartCd."
The witness said Mrs Hull had not
asked nm at any time how Burdicl1
had been killed. He thought he had
had woman there. In response to At
torney Hcrtscll's questions, Dr. Marcy
said he had come to the conclusion
that Bnrdick was killed between mid
night and 1 o'clock in the morning.
Whcn you first looked at the body
did You see the wounds on the head
and brains scattered about?"
"Ycs, sir"
And yon had the idea that it might
be a case Of suicidc?"
"Wcll. | did not know. I had not
considered"
"Thc fact that there were pillows
piled upon the body was confirmation
or your suicide thcory?"
Attorney llartscl brought out the
interesting fact that the gas in the
hali and in the den was lighted by an
cIcctrlc appliance. BY pressing the
Dutton the gas could be lighted. Bv
pressing another button it was cxtin
Enlshcd. On the night after the mur
dcr IT was found that the electric ar.
rangcmcnt did not work. An invosti-
cation showed that some one had turn
cu OH the gas in the den instead Of ex.
tinSulShing it by means Of the button.
ne attorneys purpose in bringing
out thlS fact was to show that whoever
was III the house on the night Of tho
murder was not familiar with the cleo
M l,ic arrangement FOR turning out tho
gas. 0
VIM. V. Delahunt, the cabman who
'ooK an unknown man from in front
or the Tiff House to the corner of Ash
lala avenue and Bryant streets, the
night or the murder, told his story.
Did you afterwards see Arthur Il.
Iehncll In the district attorneys Of
hce! asked District Attorney Coates
worth.
"Yes, sir"
When you were asked in my office
n he was the man you had taken to
Ashland and Bryan streets, what was
your reply?"
''I said could not tell. The man
looked like the same. l. could not
swear that 1t was Pennel.'
The hackman then told Of taking q
party or three on tic night or the mur-
der from tho corner Of North Division
street to the corner of Ashland ave.
nue. and Summer streets. In the party
were man, woman about 30 years
old with light red hair. and an elder
woman. at Summer and Main streets
the man and the older woman left the
carriage '.nd he took the younger wo-
man TO the corner OF Summer and
Asn!and z Hots. She walked down
AShland treet in the direction Of
Burd1ck's house. Hc saw the same wo-
man about two hours later down town,