The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-25

"He was infatuated with your He
Were you <er In n compromising po-
sition with him?" mo, sir"
Were your relations with him ever
criminal?" mo SIR"
did he ever make any indecent sug-
gestions to your" "No. sir"
"He was always a perfect gentleman?"
"Yes, sir"
'Then why was he afraid OF the divorce
proceedings?" ''IIe was afraid OF being
humllated'
RESISTED PENNELL.
"As you came from Atlantic City and
promised your husband that you would be
q good girl. did you resist Pennell and re-
fuse 10 make appointments with him?"
II did"
And did he constantly solicit you and
importune you and waylay you' and did
you finally yield?" Yes. sir"
was Mr. Burdick fond OF the ladies?'
Yes. he was very fond Of them"
She knew nothing OF the counter
charges made in the divorce proceedings
against Mr. Burdick except what Mr..
Pennell told her.
She didn't know that IT was Mrs. Pen
nelrs love for her husband which made
her refuse 10 agree TO a divorce. IL was
because she dreaded the publicity and the
scandal OF divorce proceedings. She knew
now that Mrs Pennell went 10 see Bur-
dick about the matter.
Don't you know that Mrs. Pennell was
at Mr. Burdick's home the night OF the
murder" mo, sir"
Didn't anyone tell you that she was?"
mo sir
"Do you know that Penneli was there
that night?' "No. sir.
Didn't anyone tell you he was there?"
mo sir"
And Won have no season for believing
ne was there ?" mo SIR"
when Mr. Burdick made you give him
the box containing your letters what ala
he do with it?" HE turned IL over TO my
mother without removing the letters"
Mrs Burdicls was then excused.
YOUNG DAUGHTERS CALLED.
The next witness called was Carol
Burdick the l3-year-old daughter OF the
murdered man. She remembered the
morning her fathers body was found
She remembered the dinner the previous
evening and told OF her fathers move
ments up 10 the time he came into their
room and kissed them good night
Her sister Marion was I'm the hall, and
she thought she had gone 10 sleep before
Marion came 10 bed. Marion had been
sleeping with grandma, but she could
not remember whether she did on that
night OF Thursday night She met her
grandma in the hall on the second floor
on the morning that her papa was found
dead She did not think she had her
bath robe on. She thought she was In
her skirts.
Alice. the 10-year-old sister OF Carol
was then put on the stand Mr.. Coats
worth asked the witness a number or
questions. FOR the ovious purpose OF
showing that bath robe. which Mrs
Hull had been I'm the habit OF wearing
had not been worn by Mrs. Hull in some
time. but Alice declared that she saw
Il on her grandmother two or three days
ago.
Alice said she DID not know that her
father was dead until after breakfast
on Friday morning. when her grand
mother told her. Before she came down
to breakfast she had been told by her
grandmother that her father was lying
I'll in the den: that her grandma said
someone had been In the house and hurt
her father.
Later Alice contradicted herself by
saying Il was not until after breakfast
that she learned her father was Ill, her
grandmother having told her that papa
was lying down on the couch in the den.
After the examination of Alice. the In
quest was suspended until Thursday
morning at 10 O'Clock.