Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-11
"A. R. PENNELL KILLED
Plunged Down Embankment
With His Automobile.
TRAGEDY AT BUFFALO
HE WAS PROMINENT FIGURE IN
BURDICK CASE.
Correspondent in Suit for Divorce
Against Mrs. Burdick - His
Wife Mortally Wounded.
TRAGEDY AT BUFFALO

was riding in mis- electric aulonloone W.
Mrs Pennell. They were on kensington
avenue near Fillmore avenue, skimming
along the edge of the Gehrs stone quarry,
"'une 'l 49, ~ T., tho ground Mr.
penne,rs hat blew off. The automobile
swerved and in some inexplicable manner
1t leaped over the curb into the abyss be-
low Pennell was killed instantly. his head
being crushed to an unreoognizable mass.
Mrs. Pennel was injured so severely that
the surgeons at the Sisters Hospital, to
which she was taken, say her chances OF
recovery are very slight
TWO bovs saw the tragedy. They were
too far AWAY to know positively just how
II happened Mrs. PenuelI when found,
was unable to sneak. She was only semi
conscious when taken to the hospital and
could speak no coherent words. After the
oneratlnns performed Immediately by DR..
Eneene smith in the hope of saving her
life she lapsed into unconsciousness and
hence there can be no true version Of pre-
ciseIy how the affair occurred
Mr.. Pennel left his office In the Austin
building ut 4:O5 O'Clock this afternoon. He
A friend who called up Mr.. Pennell on the
telephone about 5 O'Clock was informed
that Mr.. Pennell was In, but that he was
going for drive. Mr. Pennell himself an
SEVERED the telenhone. and said that he
would he back between go and o'clock,
making an appointment with his friend for
that hour.
.'Would 6 O'Clock do?'' he was asked
"Oh we'll Won might come at o'clock
but Won better make It later" said Mr.,
PanpaI
Mr. fennelis Last AnoWn Wofos.
J,hpse were the last words Mr. Pencil was
,,,.., ~ .uo., .. 49, 49,, ,,,,r4 NJ,
n wv W 'pean - any oe
fenheh' save tnat ne "enl JACK u The
stairs and called out to Lizzie Romance,
-, a o,,I.,,
Then he and Mrs. Pennell rode away in
the automooile.
r,en.ioned Ia tha taInrbana mi 4ail .ne ao1oel
thing he Considered most serious and which
weighed heavily upon him. 1t was in con-
nection with the Burdiek murder
s,atsT,a,t. "' ehheh hi'ue the i''io"h's
"About this case of Bur1ick Tbave told
the authorities I went away to New York
before the murder and that met Mrs.
Burdick while was away. In fact, I saw
Mrs. Burdick near New York two or three
days before the murder of Mr.. Burdick.
fore the murder. 1 have told It frankly.
and the meeting was proper one. But
they seem to be determined to drag all this
business out In the papers 1 would do any
th1ng 70 stop IT.
Tehne4 ana MS W11e fe1t tneir nome at
a:oo O'CLOCK, or one or two minutes before
Una, ,rm LIME NV was gloomy afternoon and
ram was raining: seemed strange day
Tor man to take his wife automobiling In
Inc ioneiy northeast section sot the cry at
suSn an heur.
ehHe.l was not veteran ar automoDil-
ing so,; Leu ne was an expert az nandins the
,nann anu Was eApeIienceo as 60 It's
I IIanase nent. ne kept the macnane In the
tion 49, 10 s.a go ~ anu ~ was 10 inns sta,
s.an n.nion., sou ar ne wen tMeen 40 ana
kiiIea raturr,nn ~ h,s nz,,, uiuivh was
10 o,c,ocL 'e ~ ''A' o"h ifoiie at aoou'
Frequently Rode About the CITY.
IIa ,vo, so.n fr.o,.r, l., .,,
" VIC =" open weather
III Ills iiiachiiie oo"hto"h ana on beia"are
avenue and in the park So far as could
Certainly he Was not reoardad 40 .raan
90 eteeA'
VI Hfeohpe.eh' eai"uhe"'
What was unusual about today's proceed
ing, according to the maid, was that Mrs.
e anld rst mao a.Tays 'oH ner wnen :, tney
girl, when they went out 1t was Mr.. Pen
nell who told me. Mrs. Pennell went on
OUT aheao OF MIN. ana ne came back and
Sants ha.uo go a q" 80 e1 VIM pe
sAI right and thew went swav That NO q
between 4:4O and $50 O'Clock. iust after
Mr.. Penneil had talked over the telephone
IneiI route on tneir rae no one can tell
try;n~ toni1ht r. troca tha 49, =. 80
automobile
Mrs. PennelI has been loyal to her hus-
| band throughout his irving Experiences dur
ing the last ten days She freuuentIv said
that her faith In him was unshaken. and
that she would stick to him to the end
PennelIs body was received al the n,orpue
shortly after $50 o'clock, The features of
the dead man were distorted and ont Of all
semblance to their natural character In
the pockets were found some money and
newsnaner clinninps and identiaca tion "a ID 9
from two life Insurance. comnsnias
Some ~ the nawsnanar cIinnin es u,are tive
worn onJ stajned I'D had ~ 49,