The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-18
PENNELL IS NAMED.
Burdiok's Partner Believes the Dead
Man Is Guilty Of the
Murder.
Pennell Is Said to Have Promised
Burdick to Leave the City,
4 but Did Not.
Buffalo, N. Y, March 1S.--The Burdick
inquest has been postponed until Monday
next. District Attorney Coatsworth Is
suffering from a sore throat.


Buffalo N. Y, March 1S.--The name OF
Arthur r. Pennell, who was named as
correspondent in the Burdick divorce pro-
ceedings and who met terrible death In
Genres stone quarry two weeks after Ed
win L. Burdick was murdered, constantly
came to the surface in the inquest yes
terday.
Charles S. Parke, Burdick's former bus
mess partner and close friend while on
the witness stand gave it as his opinion
that Pennell or hired assassin killed
Burdck. Fear of disclosures growing out
Of the divorce proceedings instituted by
Mr.. Burdick against his wife, Mr.. Parke
firmly believed to have been the motive. I
Mr.. Parke told of conversations he had
with Burdick relating to trouble with
Pennell. On one occasion Burdick told
Parke that Pennell had threatened suicide
If the suit was not stopped. Pennell
threatened to kill both himself and Mrs.
Burdick. A' -. T.. 4
Mrs. Gertrude R. Paine, the wife Of Dr.
Seth T. Paine, intimate friend Of the
Pencils and the Burdicks, was closely
questioned regarding the relations be-
tween the two families ,and especially of
the feeling displayed by the men toward
each other. The district attorney touched
only casually upon her whereabouts on
the night OF the murder, devoting most
of the time to questions relating to her
relations with Burdick and her knowledge
of the feeling between Pennell and Bur-
dick. Mrs. Paine denied having been at
Burdick's house at any time when not
accompanied by DR.. Paine. Her relations
with Burdick were purely social.
A. Carlson, the Swedish boarder at Mrs.
Paine's house. was very nervous while on
the witness stand. He thought Mrs. Paine
was in the house on the night Of the mur-
der, but he could not say positively Miss
Mary Cunningham, the other occupant Of
the Paine house on the night of the muir
der. has left the city, according to testi-
mony given by Mrs. Paine to-day. Her
whereabouts are not known.
Mrs. PaIne's Testimony.
Mrs. Paine said Burdick told her that
the gossip that had been going on about
his wife was true and that he had the
necessary evidence to secure a divorce
Burdick told Mrs. Paine that he felt
very badly about Pennell, his friend COM
ing into his family that way. He said
he had had a talk with Pennen and that
Pennell had agreed to leave the city
Once before Pennell had promised to leave
home. but had not done so.
when was the last time you had con-
versatlon with him over the telephone ?"
"On, the day Of his DEATH
What did he say to him?'
Il told him 7 had not seen Mrs Pennell
and did not know whether she was going
to attend the Elnawood dance or not He
said that il the Pencils were not going to
be there he might go, as he had done
nothing. He wanted to know If I were
going. told him had cold and would
not go. The night previously he had
called me up and asked me If could find
out whether the Pencils were in the city
and let him know the following morning.
That is why telephoned to him the next
morning" .r.
II believe it was Mrs Pennell who first
told Mr.. Burdick about Mr. Pennen and
Mrs. Burdick.' declared Mrs. Paine.
Mrs. Pennell had never told witness that
Pennel had threatened to do Burdick
harm and witness had never heard OF
Pennell threatening harm to Burdick She
did not know whether or not PennelI was
q quick tempered man.
Parke's Story.
Charles S. Parke said that Burdick haf
told him that Pennell had promised to gel
out Of town. but had not done so. H
said he had lost patience, and the divorce
suit was to go on.
Then the man who made all the trouble
was Pennell?" Yes"
Did Burdick say he was afraid of Pen
nell?"
He said he had been warned to lool
out for Pennell but he believed Pennel
was a physical coward. and he had no fea
Of him. He said he carried, a revolver
when he went out Of town, just as mat
ter Of precaution.'
committed this murder?" asked Distric
Attorney Coatsworth.
Yes sir; right after leaving the hous
that day, on information and supposi
tion-''
You have some lnformation?" Eyes
sir"
Are you sufficiently satisfied that you
opinion is correct to state whom you tlin]
the murderer was?' II think so'
We'll. who was hep Arthur r. Pen
nell. or some hired assassin"
What makes you think Pennell kille
him. "All the circumstances lead m
to that conclusion. I am satisfied that tn
murder grew out Of the divorce proceed
fngs." Ft.'.
H. DO you know whether Pennel was i
Burdick's house that night2" IT do not.
DO you know whether he had any ke
to Burdick's house?" mo"
THF MASONIC SCANDAL