Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-26


the house should be above making
man had had any heart or decency
that appeal would have been sufficient"
Mrs. Hull wrote to Pennell again
last May.
He sent a very cold reply" she said.
Sin which he said he would not be
driven out of Buffalo; that there was
a better way to settle the matter"
Did you ever meet him after that?"
Eyes. l met him once. He tried to
raise his hat to me, but looked the
other way"
Then your feelings toward him were
those of resentment
They were.''
"And what were his feelings toward
you?"
II do not know"
Mrs. Hull made more favorable inn
preston while on the st,ind today than
she did during hsr frs. examination.
The lines of her resolute face relaxed
She gave more evidence of feeling and
interest and her voice was that of a
woman who had become weary of II all.
She looked older and there was somei-
thing more venerable and kindly in her
refined face.
The inquest adjourned until this
afternoon with Maggie Murray, the
servant, on the stand. She contradicted
most of the statements reiterated by
Mrs. Hull regarding events in the house
on the morning after the murder. The
taking of evidence is practically ended
The report of Chemist Hill shows no
poisons found in the liquor bottle found
on a table in Burdick's den on the
morning of the murder. There was no
poison in the stomach nor bloodstainS
en- the golf stick.
The inquest closed at sos this after
noon after Detective Cornish had iden-
titled Burdick's underclothing.
The Pennell inquest will begin at 10
O'clock Monday morning.
1t was the understanding today that
the inquest into the death of Arthur
r. Pennell will be held Immediately and
that verdict in the Burdick case will
not be rendered until after the close
OF the Pennell inquest. when both
verdicts will be handed down simultan-
eausly.
Buffalo, March 26.-Altho the prose-
cutting authorities of Buffalo have
seemingly tried to fix the res sponsibility
for the murder of Edwin T. Burdicii
upon Arthur r. Psnnell. i: ran be stated
on the highest authority that they do
rot believe he committed the crime.
The suspect is a woman Who, according
to the police theory and the thsories of
nine of the women who are In touch
with the Burdick family, had far
stronger motive for wishing him out of
the way than did Mr.. Fennell.
They firmly believe that she killed
him; possibly with assistance, but more
likely without, and that the crime Vas
perpetrated after long waiting and most
careful planning. Notwithstanding that
the last acts of Pennell and the revela-
tons OF the last few days place him In
a sinister light and paint his character
far blacker than any one mad predicted.
the views OF the highest officials do not
change. They are bringing out the
shame, the RIGHTEOUSNESS and the du-
plicity of his life in order that. In the
final absenoe of solution OF the mys-
terry. the public may form Its own opin-
ion, but they can not convince them
selves that he killed Burdick.
They base their belief in his inno-
cence largely on his physical coward
ice and what they believe is lack of
motive. The woman whom they have
III mind has been mentioned continu-
ously in the case. particularly since
Mrs. Paine was eliminated as possi-
BILE suspect. She has been questioned
and has told stories which do not, In
the estimation of the police, reveal by
any means half OF what she knows. She
knows that she is suspected, and that
the authorities doubt what she has told
them. 1t can be stated on the highest
authority that the police have small
hope of ever Obtaining sufficient evil
dence even to warrant hsr arrest. Cir
cumstances which seem significant and
slight conflict of stories are not suffi-
cient to justify radical action, and the
murder. it is said, was go tngeniously
planned and skillfully executed that
there is practically no expectation OF
over finding bit Of tangible evidence.
If there was corporation In the crime,
the authorities believe, 1t was sought
almost on the eve of the murder, and
its effort was to cover up traces and
divert suspicion rather than to help in
the actual killing.
The men engaged on the case are
surprised at the facility with which the
lawyers representing Mrs. Burdick and
Mrs. Hull have directed suspicion at
Pennell. That, to them, is an indica-
ton that the finger of suspicion should
be directed elsewhere. 1t has been ap-
parent for many days that the Hart
zells, the Burdick attorneys who have
practically lived at the Burdick home
since the murder, were using all their
efforts to place the guilt upon the dead
lawyer While they mentioned Pennell
alone. the district attorney limited at
him as one of those who might have
conspirad to get Mr.. Burdick out of the
way. The conspiracy theory found no
favor with the Hartzelis. With them 1t
was Pennell, and Pennell alone. Yes
terday, however, to the surprise of all,
tilisy mentioned the name of Mrs. Pen
nell, suggested that she might have
been in the Burdick house on the night
Of the murder, pointed out that she was
familiar with it and would have be@n
admitted had she called. Likewise, the
closest friends of the Burdick family
have since the death of Pennell shown
great eagerness to brand. him as the
murderer.
Iney nave tQlu Hauy tHlHSs dpout
him which they kept secret while he
was alive to defend himself, and have
gone to great length to show that his
dive with his automobile into Jammer-
tkal quarry was suicide plan. Men
who were formerly his friends have re-.
Trained from defending his memory be-
cause of the blackness OF his character
as revealed in his correspondence with
Mrs. Burdlck.