New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
L. NTRDFR ENDS ONE QUARREL; TRIED IN ANOTHER
THREATS OF PENNELL.
Ouinn,s Testimony-B -B"rdick In
ouest Closed, PenaeIPs Postponed

r,~a,o March S0-The BurdicE inquest vas
- nv yudSe Murphy at Police Headouar-
.o-- .o.dav. Only two witnesses-Alexanoet ..
o,,tnn bartender. and f. G. II. King. Cashier
- chs EEotel Roland. New-York-were exam
,ped They were employed at the ho'ei I"
nAcenber when Arthur r. Pennel ana "A'
Burdfck were in New-York' IN
rAa courtroom was almost deserted. AZ ~
o,nIo~< when the inquest was scheouieo 10 ~
1,p Onlv about a score OF specta'olS =.
present the rows Of vacant oencneS pee
vosrked contrast to the crowos OIL laS'
yudre Murphy took his seat on the bench d.
So'oz a1d court was called to.order.
.Ixa r-,,l cIose the Burdick case this morn
,r~,. safd the Judge land, owing 10 the a
-. ~ anne Of the witnesses from the ci'S'
a.. p.nneII tnouest will be held at lime 10
ho announced later. The witnesses VINO nsNs
tnsn suhnoenaed in the PenneI inquest are ca
o,,.od unti, further notice. My statement III
-egard to the Burdick inquest Will De hAhoe0
out here tomorrow morning.
rhn erst witness called wss Alexander d.
op,nn. formerly a bartender in the Ho'ei iN0'-
end Nev-York The testimony foilo"s'-~
oDo you recall that early In Decemoeo Ton Willie
r. Penneil made his acquaintance with you "'i''
you stat. sS.t ths Sas sGnvezsafMfn T"Mr
asked M time w@s fTsn with fG nt the
s.ssE and he ngss hsS
savs IA: me his ron oare DO
stSn n tronfh y mind boys There Is one an
oSus KIN t5.t Ss mSn sSnn must n fsnf be state
as pe have more improved methods mere e NV vhen
saw Mr. Pennel on the following rnoFi''"e' WHICH
ne there snns else yoT recall d t6t of ts eSsher
xeIsSffh xeSofbtrg except matters Of ordinary conVer
sation.
Mr. ouinn was then excused. and r. u. n
xinz. former cashier OF the Hotel Rolano' VIM
was present during the conversation ie' "
Quinn, was the next witness
o-Do you recall the occasion In ,I3e ReeemTfP 1ptb
~ a rsrsen invited you to have drink >"lei
him 1 and Mr.. Quinn? Al Id. do. ., that person? A
o-pid yog se leaEn 3 ps1nsIi the ndme OF '"S' pei
oPIease state what conversation paSbseq es De
bsesnS on the wall Of the and after having
few drinks Mr. PennelI said: ,pR TneTe for = % After
having wing drink tnE 6Gss he wneh sad
responded to by M ne aame time he said he
was having the greatest time OF his me-
II was at the expense OF aho'iei-
Mr. King then identified a picture OF MI
PenneIl which was handed to him oy the LIS
trict Attorney ..
.oThat is ALL" said the District Attorney
Y,5ge Murnhv then announced the Burdick
inquest closed. o,,n.
The Penuel1 inquest was put over on account
- tho toc+ that waIIa-e Thayer is out of town
and will be absent for several days AhasiiiU0N
.. MI Thaver is expected to be the most I'M
-o-.s,+ witness in the case, both Justice Mur-
nbv and the District Attorney concluded thaI
e. r,-or1d no ,,nvise to go on with the inquiry un-
I'll he returns.
The former District Attorney, Thomas ZEN
new. attorney for the PennelI estate, was one
os the witnesses who were hand in response
to subuoenas The subpoena which Mr.. Penney
received called upon him to submit In court all
the papers belonging to Pennen which might
throw any light on the case. Mr.. Penney Is
quoted as saying he had examined all the papers
belonging to the dead man which fell into his
nosssssion as attorney for the estate. anu IN III
1o one of them was the slightest Information
1rhicF would throw any light on either Burd1cKs 8
death or the death of Pennel.