The sun., 1903-03-11

went to Yale. graduating with The class o
1887. and soon after that he married Mis-
Carrie Lamb Of New Haven. Mrs. Pennel
IL "a years old. They had no children
Mrs. Pencils aunt. Mrs. White, lives in
this city and her brothers and mother live h
New Haven.
Mr.. Pennell had fairly good law pr actice
but not OF such extent that he could live
at the rate OF $4,000 year upon It's earn
ings. His wife had q comfortable fortuns
and only recently came into possession a
$50 900 through the death Of a relative.
The Pencils moved into that part ol
Buffalo society which patronizsd the Buffalo
Golf Club, the Elmwood Social Club and
like organizations. The home on Ehnwood
avenue was comfortable, though not pre-
tsntious. They were intimately acquainted
with the Burdicks and the Paines.
Pennell and Burdick were very close
friends until two years ago. when Burdick
began to observe Pencils friendship for
Mrs.. Buudick. Then they ceased to call
each other by their first names and an
enmity sprang up. In December last Mr.
Burciick began suit for divorce against his
wife, naming Pennell as the correspondent.
Mrs. Burdick left home and went TO Atlantic
City, where she spent several weeks at
hotel
Mrs. Burdok had q frequent visitor In
Atlantic City, who, from the descriptions,
surely was Pennell. They played golf
together, but their meetings were open.
He lived at hotel other than hers and
when he called they conversed In the hotel
exchange The trial OF the divorce suit
was to have come up this week. and II was
reported to the police that telegrams had
passed between PenneIl and Mrs. Burdick
on the subject. 1t could be understood
readily that both dreaded the ordeal.
although Pennell persisted that Burdick .
charges against Mrs. Burdick were un-
founded.
POLICE SOUGHT PENNKLL FIRST.
When Burdick was found murdered in
his home on Ashland avenue on Feb. ~,
the first man to whom the police turned
was Pennell They supposed that he
might know who would kill Burdick. Al
II O'Clock on the night after tho murder
the District Attorney and fve detectives
drove 10 Pennells house. There they
stayed for two hours.
Pennell was quite nervous, but In view
ofthe divorce complications, the police were
not surprised at that. When he vas asked
TO tell about his movements on the night
OF the murder, Pennell said that he dined -
usual. went to see about some repairs on
his automobile. returned to his home at
0 o'clock, talked to his wife and went to
bed. not getting up until so'clock on Friday
morning. Mrs. Pennell and the servants
were also questioned.
The next day, Saturday, Pennell was
called to the District Attorneys Office and
put through another examination. VIII
liam Delahunt. a hackman, who drove
man to the corner Of Ashland avenue ana
BRYANT street late on the night OF the
murder, was called in to look at the lawyer.
Delahunt did not identify Pennell as his
passenger.
Pennell had TO undergo this sort OF thing
for several days. He seemed TO grow
used 10 It, Once he said that he had formed
no opinion "a TO the sex Of the murderer
and added that he did not think the criminal
was one Of the so-called circle whose
members, according to the District Attorney
had been concerned In many divorces cases
and might be concerned In more.
Pencils house was searched By the police
and hs was dogged for several days. He
continued to 20 to his offioe and transact
= his law business. He denied that he was
roinG to leave Buffalo, and he and his wife
continued TO live topsther, to all appear
ances - usual.
Pennell's life was insured for t3oo. 900;
most Of h was in the twenty-years' payment
form.
PenneIl's body was taken to the moreue.
where DR.. Danser. the medical examiner,
looked at it. The vault Of the skull had been
absolutely destroyed and the cheek bones
and Jaw bone crushed TO small bits. The
back was broken. The body had been
smasl,ed by the automobile. which weighed
I 500 pounds. and had f4lien twenty feet
or more In Pennells cardcase were .
score Of newspaper clippings. most Of thsm
sentimental bits Of verse. One OF them
read:
Oh. I have wondered at the fearless heart
With which strong men and tenAer women
Go 10 m~es sreai death. but nov ] seem to
know.
When q reporter called at the Burdick
house tonight. Mr. Hartzell. Mn. Bur
dich's lawyer, ansvered tbs bell. He aaid
thai Nrs Burdick had gone TO bed and
that she knew nothing about the killing
Of PpnneIl HartAell said he would not
ssll her the news Tonight. Ars. Paine.
vbcse name has has oms up In the Bur
dick oase. Was found n her home on Ash
and avenue She was shocked to hear
ths story.
Il regret ~ che said. 1T h . AAd blow
and am especially sorry for Mn. Pennell.
vho 10 Q brave hitts woman. ] do not
So, however. how this can aeect the mw-
der oas.'
IL uss .sid 81 the slsien. Hospital to-
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