The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-28
Additional Testimony Bearing
on the Matter Discovered.
A Barkeeper in a New York
Hotel Will Testify.
HE HEARD THREATS.
PennelI Talked of Killing Some
One in His Hearing.
Penmell Inquest VIII Be Taken
Up Closely Following.

Buffalo, n. w. March 2S-Before the
inquest into the death of Arthur r.
Pennei is begun next Monday the in-
quest into the Burdick case win be re-
opened by Judge Murphy at the request
Of District Attorney Coatsworth. This
will be done t0 Introduce the testimony
OF Alexander j. Quinn. formerly a bar
tender i'm the Roland house. New York,
who says he heard Arthur r. Penneu
threaten TO Kill some one. The remark
was made 10y Quinn within the hear
ins of the cashier of the place The
cashier also will be subpoenaed to ap-
pear Monday
After Quinn and the cashier have
testified the Penne1 inquest will begin.
IL has beer stated that man saw
PruueI walking about the Genres quar-
ry the day before the automobile took
it= fatal plunge. but the police depre-
cate the value of evidence offered on
th= point
Other witnesses viii be William Lam
non and George Dunbar. who saw the
automobile go into the quarry: George
Nolk. the saloonkeeper who sold Pennel
whisky for himself and wife. Wallace
tnayer an attorney, and residents of
kensington avenue and Cross street.
" no say they saw the automobile being
driven back and forth in that region in
the rain. then saw the hood lowered
gust Few minutes before the vehicle
nant over the edge of the rocks
Medical Examiner Dancer stated to-
da nat he had not expressed anv be-
iief tnat Mrs Pennell was drugged and
tnat there was no proba bility that her
traces of a drug.
The authorities are investigating a
iQil ny Della Leary. a domestic
employed in house near the Burdicl
-'nle They do not expect to learn
ei4 tnine that VIII throw light upon the
mystery surrounding the Burdicx
Tragedy but. following the policy of in
Fe@tieating every suggestion OF a clue
sts Lfarys story viii be looked into.
0nr says lhat about 10 o'clock on the
Nl-nt preceding The murder she saw a
woman Do a vacant lot adjoining Bur
..'N ne woman was dressed in
p.a g. MISS Leary says, and acted
queer ~ That is about all she claims
l0 know about her The authorities
lat ask Miss Leary to make a. sworn
irtnent but they have little hopes OF
-'tinihs anything more tangible than
.'fF lid by the clues furnished by the
gone woman and the lost woman
gN Inn, THE BARTENDER.
NrM ork. March 28--Aiexander J.
tt.'-.'. bartender. who it is said heard
f'-neN threaten to kill Burdfck stated
that le had been summoned to apnear
on Monday q the inquest i'm Buffalo.
'luiNn- who was employed ais bar-
gender at the Hotel Roland when Mrs
n l-- burdick stayed there said to-
fc1nel visited the hotel while Mrs.
fsa aiek was staying there but 7 am not
nov a liberty TO make statement of
Mh7t WAS said. The story. as it is told.
-.l correct however. he did not sag
tNsIhine about waiting until a week
before the trial to kin Burdiek."
1id he say anything about killing
Elrdiell-"
hat ] MUST decline to answer now"
ne proprietor of the Hotel Roland to-
aaf said that Mrs Burdick stayed there
Lnfee days in December He did not be-
H'fe Fennell was there during the
time He declared that Mrs Burdick
e'Fed mo visitors while she was
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