Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-03-12
One Of the Chief Figures in the
Burdick Case Meets
Tragic Death.
HIS WIFE TERRIBLY HURT
Went over a Precipice into a Stone
Quarry While Riding in an Automo-
bile-N No Ons Able to Explain the
TraRedy-Little Expectation Of
Mrs. Pepnell's Recovery,

Buffalo, y. Y, March 1p-Ghastly as
was the death of T. Il. Burdick, a doubly
grewsomc tragedy occurred at about . 10
o'clock this afternoon when Arthur r.
Pennell one of the chief figures in the
investigation of the Burdick murder, was
hurled headong into eternity. Mr. PEN
nell was out riding in his electric auto
mobile with Mrs. Pcnncll. They were on
kenSington avenue near Fillmore avenue
| shimming along the edge of the Gehres
stone quarry, which is huge rock ribbed
hole in the ground on the right side OF
the avenue going out MIR. Pcnnells hat
blew off. The automobile swerved and in
some incxplicabe manner ii leaped over
the CurbinS into the abyss below. Pen
nell WAS killed instantly, his head being
crushed to an unrccognizabc mass. Mrs.
Pcnncll was injured severely that the
surgeons at the Sisters hospital. to which
she was taken, said her chances Of re-
covery were very slight.
Two boys saw the tragedy. They were
too far away to know positively just
how it happened. Mrs. Pcnnell when
found was unable to speak. She Was only
semi-conscious when taken to the hos
pital and could speak no coherent words.
After the operations performed i'm
mediately by DR.. Eugene Smith in the
hope of saving her life. she lapscd into
Inconsistencies and hence there can be-
no true version OF precisely how the aG-
Cidont occurred.
Mr.. Pennell left his office in tho Austin
building at 4:oJ O'Clock this afternoon. He
went to his home at 20s Cleveland avenue.
y friend who called up Mr.. Pcnnel on
the telephone about o'clock was inform
cd that Mr.. Pennell was in but that lie
was Just going out FOR a drive. He in
formed the friend that he would be back
between $50 and o'clock and made an
appointment with him for that hour
Would . O'Clock do he was asked
'Oh well, YOU might come at b o'clock
but YOU better make it later said MIR.
Bcnncll.
Those were the last words pennell w,v
known To have spoken to any one except
Mrs. Penncll save that he went back to
tn" stairs and called out to Lizzie TO
nance, the maid "Lizzc. We will be
back between Il and n clock"
Then he went out and he and Mrs PEN
nell went away in the automobile. 1t was
his last ride.
MRS. ARTHUR PENNEI.L DIES FROM
HER INJURIES.
The automobile which carried Mr.. PEN
nell and his wife in the frightful plunge
to the bottom of the stone quarry on
kcnSinGton avenue last night was care
fully examined to-day. The brakes and
lever were given close attention. Exports
in the construction ana manufacture Of
automobiles We're called in. The result
of the examination left no doubt in the
minds OF any of the men present that
Icnnell did everything within human
power to regain control Of the vehicle
when it carcenod in its mad course to-
ward the yawninS chasm at the quarry.
The brakes were tight set. the power
indicator pointed to reverse and the
tract, of the wheels in the soft earth
ON the ridge between the street pavement
and the quarry showed that the wheels
aiotr Is...I
Gus machine sped forward to destruction.
iiuffao, y. Y, March l1.--Mrs. Arthur
Pcnn"ll died at the Sisters OF Charity
hospital tonight at o'clock. -Four hours
to-day the surgeons worked over the un-
conscious form of tie injured womar A
faint twitchiug of the cyclids or a MUIR
mur of pain were the only signs OF re-
turning consciousness that were percept-
ible during the II hours the injured WOm-
an laid upon the white cot in the hos
pitdl ward. Toward evening a rising tenn
perature and QuiCkening pulse warned
the surgeons that the end was near and
word was sent To her brother. who ar
rived from New York this afternoon. Ec-
for" he arrived at the hospital Mrs. Pen
ncll's pulse ceased 10 beat and She
lay stll in death. Except for a few i'll
coherent words uttered when she was
hrst taken to the hospital Mrs. Fcnnclls 5
lips did not move.
The body Of Mir, Pennoll was removed
from the morgUe to an Undertaking ostab-
lshmont to-day and prepared for burial.
II was decided that the remains Of both
Mr. and Mrs. Pennell will be taken TO
Mr.. Pennells former home in Brunswick,
Me, for burial.
NO MORE LIQUOR AT THE CAPITOL.
Washington. March lo-Thc sale or in
toNicatinS liquors in the restaurant II
the House of Representatives was dis