Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-18
He ACCUSES PENNELL
Charles s. Parke Testifes in
Burdick Inquest.
PARTNER IN BUSINESS
HE TELLS OF CONVERSATIONS RE-
aARDING DIVORCE.
Mrs. Seth T. Paine Also a Witness in
Inquest Over the Mysteri-
GUS Murder.

Mrs. Seth T. Paine was the first witness
| in the Burdick murder inquest before JUS
| tice Murphy at Buffalo yesterday afternoon
| She was very pale as she walked to the
witness stand. Mrs. Paine said she had
| lived IN Buffalo nine years, and that she and
| her husband had resided at 492 Elmwood
| avenue since August of last year.
How long have you known Burdickr
-Four years"
Where did you live then?'
"At $40 Allen street"
Where did you meet him?"
cat the dancing school on Elmwood ave-
| nue."
Did you also meet Mrs. Burdick there?'
Eyes, SIR
did you attend dance there?'
Eyes, SIR"
| Were you then member of the dancing
| club?"
| mo, SIR"
" YGa w sT's there as euest'"
You went with Dr. Paine?"
Eyes, SIR
did you afterward become a member OF
that dancing club?'
| Yes, SIR"
Did you afterward visit the Burdicks at
| their homer
Yes, sir"
l Ana you also NISlteu luS cuIellS'
was Burdick in the habit of calling on
! you at your home"
mo, SIR
do you remember Mrs. Burdick leaving
home last Thanksgiving?
IT do"
did you have conversation with Mr..
Burdck at about that time about his wife
| leaving homer"
Yes, sir"
Did he tell you why his wife left homer
NO SIR
Where was it you had that talk with
him."
Met Burdick on the Street.
II met Mr.. Burdick on Main street acct
dentally and told him 1 had tried to COM
municate with Mrs. Burdick over the tele-
phone. and that she was not in Then he
told me she was out of town. He did not
say why she went"
did Mr.. Burdick visit you at your home
after Mrs. Burdck left homer
Yes; once in December last"
Was DR.. Paine home at that time"
Eyes, sir"
1T was just friendly calf"
Ibid you call at the Burdick home after
Mrs. Burdick left?'
NO SIR
"You have met Mr.. Burdick frequently
since Mrs. Burdick left homer"
II have seen him number Of times
"Where?"
"At the dancing club downtown and on
the car
by appointment
s"Twice or three times by appointment"
How did he make the appointments"
by telephone"
The appointments, according to the wit
ness, were kept once at Lang's candy store,
once at the Genesee and once at Main and
Summer streets, six weeks two mont his
ago. On the last occasion Burdick talked
about his wife, He said that the gossip that
had been going about his wife was true
and that he had the necessary evidence to
secure divorce He did not say exactly
that he had sent her away, but that was
what was gathered by the witness
Burdick told Mrs. Paine that he felt very
badly about Pennell, his friend, coming
into his family that way. He said he had
had talk with Pennell, and that Pennell
had agreed to leave the city. Once before
Pencil had promised to leave home, but
had not done so. Mr.. Burdick never asked
the witness to fix up appoin tment with
Pennell. Mrs. Paine said she met Burdick
downtown several times by appointment,
but did not remember what they talked
about or why the appointments were made
Last Talk Over Telephone.
when was the last time you had a con-
versation with him?"
lover the telephone?'
yes"
"On the day Of his DEATH
What did you say to him."
Il told him 1 had not seen Mrs. Pencil