The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-30
B|3|.U|RD|CK B CASE
 REOPENS TODAY Witnesses MIL Tell Gf Strange ~ AlaOns of PeOReII HE WAS HEAVILY INSURED 
Accident insurance People May Con test Their Policies on the Ground That Automobile Plunge Was
 a Case of Suicide.

Buffalo N. r, March 29.-Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock Justice Murphy will reopen the inquest into the death of Ed win IL. Burdick. Three or four witnesses will be examined and the inquest will be closed. Alex J. Quinn and F. G. Hall King, respectively bartender and cashier of the Hotel Roland, in whose presence it is alleged Arthur Pennell threatened to kill some one arrived in the city to- day and will be the first witnesses called tomorrow. The clerks in Walbridge s hardware store. who sold Pennell re- volver on the morning after the discov- cry of the Burdick murder may be called upon to tell what they know about Pen- nen's strange actions on that morning.
 After the Burdick inquest Is closed the official inquiry Into the death of Pen nell will begin. Former District Attorney Thomas Penny will represent the Pennell family.
 Several attorneys representing accident insurssNse companies. in which Penneh was insured, will be pre- ent
 It is known that sonle of them are inclined to contest the payment of poli- cies on Pennell's life.
 Carried Heavy Insurance.
 Pennell carried s35,000 accident insur- ance, none of which has been paid. Be- sides that, his life was insured for s2l5,000. The policies, with one exception, were taken out four or five years ago. The suicide clause dies one year from the date of issue as the term during which the insurance if death was by suicide would not be payable. Of the sisb.oOO in surance which Is incontestible. four poll cies amounting to sSO0OO, have been paid.
 Only two persons saw Pennelfs auto~ mobile carry him over the brink of the stone quarry on Kenslngton avenue on Marcn 10. If the accid.4tt Insurance com paniss contest the payment of risks on PtnneHs life, the burden of the proof must fhll upon them. George Dunbar and William Lannen, employees of Keims bicycle works, who saw the fatal plunge, probably will be the first witnesses called by Judge Murphy tomorrow. They were cn Btpsington avenue going in the same d., ton as Pencils automobile.
 Sounded Gong Four Times.
 Pennell sounded his gong four times. At the third ring they looked around. They saw Pencils hand coming down from his read as if he had been reaching for his hat, which they assumed had blown off. About the same time they saw the machine veer towards the curb. In an instant 1t had jumped the crub and plunged Into the quarry. They heard Mrs. Pennell scream, but Pennell uttered no cry.
 Other witnesses to be called are Charles Vissard, an engineer who picked up Pen- nell's hat; G. R. Volk, saloon keeper on Kensington avenue, at whose place Pennell bought drink of liquor for him. self and for his wife; Frank Jerger. who lives at Bailey and Kensington avenue, who saw the automobile moving slowly up and down the street in the pouring rain before it stopped at Volks Walter Eiley and James riley, who also saw an automobile on kensington avenue at the same time and saw it stop at Volk' g; G. R. Campbell and Sarah Sterrett of Kensington avenue and Grider street, who say they saw an automobile with a man and woman in 1t circling slowly about the corner for ten minutes and then start off rapidly in the direction of Gheres stone quarry. It was Campbell and Miss Sterrett who saw the canopy of the automobile lowered, leaving It's oc- cupants exposed to the deluge of rain. The doctors at the hospital where Mrs. Penneil was treated before her death, will also be called.
 Other witnesses will be be called who are acquaintances of Pennell, and who saw him reading and heard him comment on the "Rook of Suicide
 The stains feurd on the casing of the cutter door of the Burdick home were ex- plsined today by Detective Holmund. They were made by one of the morgue attendants while removing Burdick s body.