The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-18

ewes are large and black ana the noitoWe
beneath them told Of the worIy she has has
with light-colored fur and hsr white waist
was trimmed with blue.
She spoke in low, but audible tone. was
fairly well composed and never hesitated
for an answer. Mr Coatswortn scemeo 70
know that she would tell all that was neoes-
sary and his questioning was not harsh. -,
l. Mrs Paine said she lived at t92 Elmwood
avenue, and was the wife Of DR.. Seth T.
Paine, a dentist, who had practised In
Batavia for over year. she hau hno nov y
him and Mrs. Burdick at dance: She and
DIR, Paine visited at the Burdick home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pennell were also members
of the dancing club and they exchanged
Burdick and Pennell never called upon
her without their wives she said EaTiy
last December Burdck told her that ms
wife had left home to visit New YORK ana
Atlantic City. This was telephone con,
versation, M she remembered II. She had
telephoned TO find Mrs. Burdick 10 ASK mel
about a card club. 49,
Burdick afterward called at her home,
but DR.. Paine was at home that esehnk,
II was a social call, the last one buroick
made TO the Paine house.
o. You have met him frequently, have
YOU not, since the first Of December! a; ]
saw him at the club, and have seen nun
downtown several times. on the car and
." o. What club? A. Elmwood Dance
O. Where else did you meet him? A.
o. By appointment A. Once or twice
ne asked me II would meet him
Q. How did he ask you! A. over 'ne
Mrs. Paine said she met Burdick az two
candy stores and at n restaurant on MAIN
street. They had conversation IN the
restaurant about Mrs Burdick.
o. Will YOU state what the conprsa-
tion was that you had with him at that
cafe or restaurant? A. He tol me tina,
the gossip which had been going around
about his wife was true and that ne hau
tho necessary proof for divorce. he also
talked Of little friend In Cleveland ana
the question Of her divorce.
o. Was that all that was said at THAT
time. Mrs Paine? A. We talked at some
length about Mrs. Burdiok being away
and why she was staying away,
Q. Did he tell you why she had gone
away? A. Well, don't think he said
that he had sent her away,
o. Well, what did he say about her being
away? A. He said Now you can under
ri land why she is away.
O. What did he say about Pennellp A.
He seemed to feel very badly. to think
that this had come up, as he had such
good opinion of Mr.. Pennell, and IL made
him feel very badly TO think that he
would come into his family as he did.
o. Then he told you that he blamed
Mr.. Pennell for breaking up his home?
A Yes. sir.
o. Did he say he had had a talk with
Mr. Pennell about this natter A: Yes.
Q. What did he say Mr.. hnneli said?
leave the city two years before and hadn't
done IL, and that he agreed TO do the same
thing this time. but Mr.. Burdick said, Il
don't believe him now"
Burcick did not then tell Mrs. Paine the
nature Of the evidence upon which he relied
TO secure a divorce. Burdck never asked
her to see and talk with Pennell for him.
Mr.. Coatsworth questioned her about
meeting Mr.. Burdick at dry goods store.
THE TELEPHONE TALK THE DAY BEFORE THE
MURDER.
Her last conversation with him was the on
day before he was killed. That was the
famous telephone conversation about which
90 much fuss was made just after the
murder. Two nights before that Burdick
had called her up and asked her to find
out whether the Pennells were going to
the coming dance Of the Elmwood Social
Club. So, when she rang him up on Thurs
day morning, she answered the questions
he had asked her the day before:
Q. Just tell us what you said. A. 3!
said that I had not seen Mrs Rennell. ]
didn't know whether thoy were In the
city or not; we had some conversation as
were going TO he there. whether he was
going, would 60. and he said that If the
Pennells were not going TO be there he
thought he should go-as he had done moth
ing, there was no reason why he shouldn't
20 to the club. and he had stayed away long
enough, and he asked IL we were going to
he there, and / said: Il think we will be
there il I am well enough The club
before we had missed because l had been
suffering with q very bad cold,
N. ltalr 10 ha hot xsf NJ yaatf-
ing over at your house when you lived on
West Utica street, Mrs. Paino? A. He had
been there; yes, sir
O. He had been there several times in
the evening, had he not? A. Never in tho
evening. only when there was some one
else there.
O. And he had been there several times
when your friend. Mrs. Warren, was visit
ing at your house, A Yes, sir.
q. On many different occasional A.
and Mr.. and Mrs Burdick camo and took
us TO the theatre. Mr. and MIR. Burdick
were there 20 supper on Sunday night;
don't remcmbsr whe ther they took us To
the dance or not. hut Mr.. Burdick was
,hsrs the night before she returned to
o. Now, at this conversation that you
had with him az this restaurant on Main
street, near Sumner, you talked about
MR.. Warm obtaining divoroef A. Tee.
O What did he say about Mrs wArren's
divorc9 A Idon't think she had II then
o Well, what did h. say about her get
tang ~ That Helen was going To s't
hsr divorce.
o AID be- wa going 10 ~, his' A Nee.
I think b. sad h. wsr going 20 g., HE.
q Tisn VIVA, did h. say after thAf
4 Why. talked 81. her engagement To
O. vclsnd man =.
Y Sh" was engaged to n Cleveland many
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