The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-26

Buffalo, March 26.-when the inquest
into the murder Of Edwin L. Burdick was
resumed this morning the expectation
was that it would end to-day unless un-
foreseen sensations should develop in the
final examination of witnesses.
Before to-day's hearing began it was
announced that Mrs. J.. D. Hull mother of
Mrs. Burdick;t the Rev. l.. M. Powers,
pastor of the Church of The Messiah,
which the Burdicks attended, and City
Chemist Herbert M. Hill, would testify.
The Rev. Mr.. Powers recently made a
statement over his signature defending
Mrs. Hull and accusing Pennell, then
dead, of the murder of Burdick. It is
said however, that it was not SO much
on account of this accusation that he was
subpoenaed but because he was Burdick 8
pastor. He knew the murdered man well.
Burdick, it is said, had talked to him of
his troubles and of Pennell and even Of
the letters Pennell had written to Mrs.
Burdick.5 - :. .s.. :~: -.
Every seat in Judge Murphys court was
occupied when the inquest was resumed,
but there was no croWding. The scandals
revealed by the testimony of the witnesses
on the stand have become an old story
and public interest in the inquest is on
the wane, the general belief prevailing
| that no arrest will follow the present pro-
| Of material evidence bearing directly upon
| the murder of Burdick will be forthcom-
| ing. t25s1' - - / 80 i. ----
Rev. l. M. Powers is First.
The Rev. L. M. Powers was the first
| witness. He said that Mrs Hull and the
Burdicks were members of his church
congrega tion., On two separate occasions
he had talks with Burdick concerning the
latters' domestic affairs. The first one
was at .Burdick's office about three weeks
prior to the murder He called voluntar-
| lily to talk with Burdiek about the matter,
which the witness said had become COM
| mon talk at that time.
| Mrs HUH also had discussed it with
him once during call the minister made
! at the house. Asked to repeat the tcon-
| versation with Mrs. Hull, Mr.. Powers
said: stze ~-.--.,.. .-,-e~.>.-.~-- il rs.~..
s. ...she told me her daughter had left home
land that q, suit for diyogces WasS pending.
She said her dasesl4t erts=WsaS not thnIlt
fault, but that she was not alone to blame
either; that II r; knew the whole thing I
would not believe that the fault was. all
her daughters"
| Mrs. HULL he said, did not ask him to
speak to Burdick about withdrawing the
divorce suit. On the first occasion that
| him so that he. was with him about an
hour. Burdick told him about everything
that has come out in this examination.
What did he tell you that has not
come out?" e-s, ..r..s.@-,-.: .....- o..
HE told me that Pennell had threat
ened to commit suicide if the divorce suit
was not Withdrawn and that Pennell had
| succeeded in impressing the sincerity of
his threat upon Mrs. Burdick to such an
extent that she had believed him and in
duced Burdick to go to Pennell and tell
| him that if he would get out of town
he would call everything square. think
he said Pennell had given written prom
Use to leave town. 49, ..
| He told me that he had made up his
mind to make public all the letters that
Pennell had written to Mrs. ~Burdick and
! he impressed upon me how ridiculous it
would make Pennell appear"
=. A Kindly Feeling for Mrs. Hull.
The witness said he asked Burdick to
! withdraw the divorce suit and to take his
! wife back but he concluded from the
mans reply that he would not do so un-
! der any circumstances. Burdick, Mr..
| Powers said, had very kindly feeling for
Mrs. Hull. He thought a good, deal of
| her. HE told me she was not well and
| that he had offered to send her to Florida
or California; continued the witness,
! :'and that she should always have home
with him. One reason Burdick gave me
| for not taking Mrs. Burdick back was
that Mrs. Hull always had had the chief
care Of the children and they would con-
tinue to be under her care"
Mr.. Powers said his second call upon
Mr.. Burdick was mainly regarding a busi-
| ness matter. .-- .'l-.- ...s, =.
do you know whether Pennell ever
made any threat against Burdick?" asked
Mr.. Coatsworth. -r.~'.t. * -. ...- ..,r5.
"No. All I know is that have an i'm
preston that Pennell said to someone that
if the divorce suit was not withdrawn
something would happen. I would not
care to swear that anybody ever told me
that. It is simply an impression which
| have 49,. T..
| Mr.. Powers was then excused.
Carol Burdck Recalled.
Carol Burdick, the 13-year-old daughter
! of the murdered man, was recalled. Re-
! plying to the district attorneys questions
she said she arose about 1880 on the
morning following the murder. The first
person she saw was her grandmother who
4 was going down stairs. The latter had
/ her skirt on. The young witness said first
that she reached the hall through the door
of her own room. Then she ad-
mitted it was through the door
of her fathers room She went out that
way because the door of her fathers room
was open and it was easier to get out
that way. Continuing, the witness SAID
that when she came out into the hall she
heard her grandma and Maggie Murray
! talking. At first she could not remember
what they were talking about but being
I questioned said she heard them say
"Why he hasn't been in his bed all night
.IIis den door is closed Alice said
"Why heard papa go down stairs lit
4 tie while ago." The witness said it: was
i Alice and not she, Carol, who said this
Asked as to whether anybody had talked
\ to her since her fathers death as to how
4 he was killed, the witness said, "No, 1 dc
not know how he was killed. She die
1 not hear that there was anything the
matter with her father until after DR.
Marcy came. Grandma told her he was
4 ILL., She could not recall who slept with
4 grandma the night before the murder.
Attorney Hartzell objected to the dis
i trict attorney pressing the witness, when
/ the court said
4 The Court Is Severe.
4 1--WE don't care for any sugges- /
tions from you. You are here only /
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