The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-18
DIVORCE CASE AT BOTTOM
Says Victim of Automobile Wreck Threatened Suicide.
District Attorney Coatsworth Closely Questions Mrs. Seth T. Paine as to Her Relations With ,I Burdick-Witness Carl-
 son Nervous.

Buffalo, N. Y, March 1.-The name of Arthur R. Pennell. who was named as correspondent in the BurdicK divorce pro- ceedlngs and who met a terrible death in Gethres Stone Quarry two weeks after Edwin l.. Burdick was murdered, con- stantly came to the surface in the in- quest before Judge Murphy today.
 Charles s. Parke. Rurdicks former business partner and close friend, while on the stand this afternoon. gave it as his opinion, based on information and supposition, that Pennell or hired as- sassin killed Burdick.
 Fear of disclosure growing out of the divorce proceedings instituted by Mir. Burdick against his wife, MT. Parke firmly believed to have been the motive for the crime.
 MT. Parke told of conversations he had with Burdick relating to trouble with Pennell. On one occasion, Burdick told him that Pennell has threatened suicide if the suit was not stopped, and Pennell threatened to kill both himself and Mrs. Burdick.
 Mrs. Gertrude B. Paine, the wife of Dr. Seth T. Paine, an intimate friend of the Pennells and the Burdicks, was close ly questioned regarding the relations be- tween the two families and especially of the feeling displayed by the men to- ward each other Mrs. Paine's house was searched by the police on the Sunday following the murder.
 Burdick and Mrs. Paine. Today District Attorney Coatsworth toached only casually on the whereabouts of Mrs. Paine on the night of the mur- der, devoting most of the time to ques- tions of her relations with Burdck and her knowledge of the feeling between Pennell and Burdick 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
 Dr. Paine was examined. He was on the stand for only a few minutes. He was in Batavia on the night of the mur- der. 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 murder, but could not say positive iy Miss Mary Cunningham, the other occupant of the Paine house on the night of the murder has left the city, accord ing to testimony given by Mrs. Fame today. Her whereabouts is not known. Mrs. Seth T. Paine was the first Wit ness called when the inquest began. She was very pale as she walked to the wit
  lived in Buffalo nine years and that she and her husband had resided at 492 Elm wod Avenue since August of last year. How long have you known Burdick9' -Four years.'
 "Where did you live then?"
 "At 149 Allen Street.
 "Where did you meet him?'
 "At the dancing school on Elmwood Avenue"
 "Did YOU also meet Mrs. Burdick there?' "Yes; sir"
 The Dancing Club.
 "Did VOL attend a dance there?" ''Yes; sir"
 "were you then a member of that dancing club?'
 "No, sir
 ''You went there as a guest?" ''Yes sir"
 You went with Dr. Paine?'
 'Yes, sir"
 "pid YOU afterwards become a member of that dancing club?'
 "Yes, sir"
 "Did you afterwards visit the Bur Hicks at their homer
 "Yes, sir" And you also visited the Pencils" 'I did
 was Burdick in the habit of calling Dn you at your house?'
 No. sir.
 Do you remember leaving home last Thanksgiving"
 T do."
 The Thanksgiving Meeting. Did you have a conversation with Burdick at about that time about his wife leaving homer
 'Yes, sir"
 Did he tell you why his wife left him?"
 No. sir"
 Where was it you had that talk with him?'
 ''I me- MT. Burdick on Main Street &C., ridentally, and I told him l had tried to communicate with Mrs. Rurdick over the phone. and that she was not in. Then h told me she was out of town" He did not say why she went?" NO, sir"
 Did MT. Burdick visit you at your home after Mrs. Burdick left home?' Yes; once in December last" Was pr. Paine at home at that timer" Yes, sir"
 Did you call at the Burdlck home fre- auently after Mrs. Burdick left home?" T have seen him number of times '' "Wfere?"
 At the dancing club, down town, and on he car"
 By appointment"
 
 Wlce or three llHles Dy appointment Flow did he make the appointments?" By telephonc'
 Appointments With Eurdick. The appointments, according to the wit ness were kept at Langs Candy Store. once at the Genessee, and once at Main and Summer Street, six weeks or two months ago. On the last occasion Bur dick talked about his wife. He said that the gossip that had been going on about hls wife was true and that he had the necessary evidence to secure a divorce He did not exactly say that he had sent her away, bu that was what was gather ed by the witness.
 Burdick told Mrs. Paine that he felt very badly ab out Pennell, his friend coming into hiss family that way. He NaA& AA had had a talk with Pennen and