The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-27
B INQUEST
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CONTINUED from First l,s'!t :P:.ageo

ray told her the den door was closed and
the kitchen wind owg was open, while Mag
Fgie Murray testified that they were In
Mrs Hull's room at the time. Witness
was sure they were not In her room at
the time. She did not remember having
seen the children that morning before
she went down stairs. nor having heard
the remark, why, I just heard papa go
down stairs. "Yg1 Witness RENE nnbered Bur-
dick having forced his wife to give him
the key to her letter-box. She had never
seen tho contents OF the box. Witness
said she was not in the cellar on the
morning tho murder was discovered,
either before or after the discovery 1
What were your relations with Mr..
$Pennell r. asked Attorney Hubbell.
mot any He was q man did not
like" III s
a did you ever appeal to him to let Mrs.
Burdick alone?' 5s
yes on two occasions The first time
I wrote him O very earnest letter. ap-
pealed to his pride. telling him that any
one who had been a guest IN the house
should be above making trouble In our
home. / am sure II the man had any
heart or decency that appeal would have
been sum cient.''5 Il 81
Mrs. Hull testified that she wrote PEN
nell again last May.
'.EIe sent very cold reply she said,
Gin which he said he would not be driven
out OF Buffalo, that there was q better
way to settle the matter,
s .'Did you ever meet him after thatT'$
&l trY es. met him once He tried to raise
his hat to me, but looked the other
way FIJI III a
..Then your feelings towards him were
those Of resentment
'..rhey were"
.'And what were his feelings towards
you ~
Il 81 do not know"
3i5 al LOOKED OLDER
Mrs Hill made q more favorable Inns
preston while on tho witness stand to-
dayg than she did during her tirst ex-
animation. The lines OF her resolute race
were relaxed She gave. more evidence OF
feeling and interst, and her voice was a.
that OF woman who had become weary
{ of It all. V She looked older ana there was
aomathine moro venerable ind kindly IN
her refined face.
r Maggie Murray, the servant, was re-
called. She repeated her story that she
went IN stairs to Mrs Hulls room to
tell her about finding the kitchen window
oman and the don door closed. She SAID
shc was not down stairs when she gave
Mrs, Hull that Information, #
while yo,, were In tho hall up stairs
did Carol say, why, Just heard papa
go down stairs7 5-7rs s,s3
Eyes, sir. -,
t'Where was she at that time
''Standing IN tho door way g iHeF ~ -
ther's room" -.
"You arc sure it was carol?" j5
Yes SIR"
The object Of bringing out this testimony
apparently was to show that somepody
had been moving about the mouse IN
no YOU know who 1t was Carol heard
going down staIrs?" asked the court.
Sl5''No, I do not" ).
When the hearing was resumed after
recess, Judge Murphy said;
mo more witnesses VIII pc cameo -
tha Burdick Inquest either now or later
an rha Pencil inquest will be begun at
~ O'Clock on Monday morning and VIII
be a. separate and distinct inYestlgation.'
M Coatswortt then read the report
a. Chemist Hill on the examination OF
6Burdick's stomach golf stick ana the
contents OF the bottle found on the table
a In the den. h
The report on the contents Of the bot
tie was to the effect that II contained no
tr aces OF drugs or poisons, NO p!ood Or
traces Of blood were found on the eolt
atick.
BLOODY TINGER PRINTS,
In tho stmaeh some alcohol was found,
In addition there were particles o. rat
having the suoll Of butter, Everything
In the stomach was thoroughly dlgested..
No trace Of any drug or poison was souna
In the stomach,
peteotiyo Cornish l1la called ia tho
stand ns the Anal witness TO testify oon'
osrnins the shirt found on Burd!ok'a
MI Coatsworth produosa the under,
shirt which Cornish Identified as the one