The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-18
PENNELL OR
HIRED ASSASSIN
Continued From First Page.

Az EImWood avenue since August of
last year. She told of meeting Burdick
at a dancing school and of visiting the
Burd1ckS and Pencils at their homes.
did Mr.. Burdick visit you at your
nome after Mrs. Burdick left home?"
Yes, once in December last
was Mr.. Paine home at that time?'
Eyes, sir"
1T was friendly calI?"
yes. SIR"
Did you call at the Burdick home
after Hrs. Burdick left ?"
mo. sir"
You have met Mr.. Burdick fire.
Quently since Mrs. Burdick left home y
i nave seen him a number of times"
'Where?"
AT the dancing club down town and
on the car
by appointment"
Twice or three times by appoint
ment."
How did he make the appoint
ments?"
by telephone"
The appointments. according to the
witness. were kept once at Langs
candy store, once at the Genesee, and
once at Main and Summer streets, six
weeks or two months ago.
Burdick Talked of His Wife.
On the last occasion Burdick talked
about his wife. He said that the Cos
sip that had been going on about his
wife was true and that he had the nee
essary evidence to secure a divorce He
did not say exactly that he had sent
her away, but that was what was gath
cred by the witness. Burdick told Mrs.
Paine that he felt very badly about
Pennel, his friend, coming into his
family that way. He said he had had a
talk with Pencil 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 an
appointment with Pencil. Mrs. Paine
said she met Burdick down town sew
eral times by appointment, but did not
remember what they talked about or
why the appointments were made.
When was the last time you had
a conversation with him?"
ON the day Of his death"
Over the telephone?"
Yes"
What did you say to him?'
Il told him 1 had not seen Mrs. Pen
nell and did know whether she was
going to attend the Elmwood dance
or not. He said that If the Pencils
were not going to be there he might
go, as he had done nothing. He want
ed to know if was going. I told him
had cold and would not go. The
night previously he had called me up
and asked me if 1 could find out
whether the Pencils were in the city
and let him know the following morn
Ing. That is why I telephoned to him
the next morning."
Burdick and Mrs. Warren.
Burdick had called on her several
times while Mrs. Warren, Of Cleveland,
was there, and had taken them to the
theater, and she thought to the dane
ing club.
While he was talking to you at Main
and Summer streets did he tell you
that Mrs. Warren was getting di-
vorce from her husband?"
Yes, SIR
"Burdick thought good deal of Mrs.
Warren, didn't he?"
Yes, he admired her very much"
Did he say there was any arrange
ment by which he and Mrs. Warren
were to be married when she got a
divorce ?'
mo, sir
Mrs. Paine said she was home on the
night Of the murder, and did not leave
the house.
rs Miss Cunningham here now?"
NO, l understand she is out of the
city"
DO you know where she is?''
Il do not know"
Witness was at Pencils house about
TWO weeks ago and had a talk with
Mrs. Pennell.
Did Mrs. Pencil say she was 60
Ing to get divorce from Pencil ?"
Mrs. PennelI Caused All tho Trouble.
mo, she said she had heard the
story that she was getting a divorce,
but she said she had no intention of
doing anything of the kind She said
she had spoken to Burdick about TAX
ing his wife back. Before that Bur
dick had told her that Mrs. Pennell
wanted him to take Mrs. Burdick back.
He said that Mrs. Pennell had caused
all the trouble in the first place, and
that 1t was too late for her to inter-
cede.
II believe it was Mrs. Pennell who
first told Mr.. Burdick about Mr.. Pen
nell and Mrs. Burdick," declared Mrs.
Paine.
Mrs. Pencil had never told witness
that Pencil had threatened to do Bur
dick harm and witness had never heard
of Pennell threatening to harm Bur-
dick. She did not know whether or
not Pencil was quick-tempered man.
Lawyer Hubbell asked Mrs. Paine if
she knew of Burdick's carrying a wea-
pom. She did not know, although Bur-
dick had told her he had been fol-
lowed.
Did he ever express his feeling to-
ward Pennell?"
He said that he would forgive Pen
nell for all that he had done if he
would only marry Mrs. Burdick He.
said he would permit her to have the
children six months of the year."
Did he ever say anything about
numbering Pennell?"
He said once: Who would there be
to take care of my children if l had
a murder on my hands?'"
Burdick Blamed PenneIT Most.
Charles S. Parke, Burdick's business
partner, who had been associated in
business with him fourteen years, and
had known him eighteen years, made
some important statements. He oc-
casionally visited, he said, at Burdick's
home. About year ago he saw Arthur
r. Pencil at Burdick's office. At one
time Pencil was Burdick'S lawyer.
Burdick told Mr.. Parke about the trou-
BILE with his wife about Christmas
time. Mr.. Burdick told him he did not
blame Mrs. Burdick as much as he did
Pencil. He said he had shown him
every consideration and that Pennell
had promised to get out Of town but
had not done so. He 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
Pennell?"
HE said he had been warned to look
out for Pencil, but he believed Pen
nell was a physical coward and he had
no fear of him. He said he carried a
revolver when he went out of town
just as matter of precaution."
Burdick had conference with Pen
nell in a LAWYERS Office about the nro-