Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-03-30

FaT0. March 24.-AIrs. Alice Hull
lex. widow Of Edwin L. Burdick,
rweut a merciless examination by
let Attorney COatswOrth yester-
tteruoOn at the resumption OF the
ST OF the death OF her husband.
Burdick was on the stand when
adjourned for the day. She viii
ne her testimony today.
.Lh a package Of letters in his
s. some of which were written TO
BurdICk by Arthur r.. Pencil, Co
ludent i'm the divorce proceedings
tuted by BurdiCk, and other com
icatious between Burdick and his
COatswOrth forced Mrs. Burdick
pa her story Of her relations with
leIl from the time he first made
to her i'm New Haven In 1898 IN
Dol when these relations were re-
81 aftere BurdiCk had forgiven his
and had taken her back to ais
for the sake OF their children
rs. Burdick was deathiy pale
on the witness stand. She an
ed the questions in a low. falter-
tone. evading a direct answer
never possible and reluctantly ad-
ing the facts when the district at
ey pitIlessly read extracts Of love
rs written 70 her by Arthur r.
cell,
ne courtroom was crowded early,
I OF the spectators being women
re was a hum of excitement when
Burdick took the witness stand.
said her age was A; that she
ricd BurdiCk in 1856. they had
se children. She met Penneil at a
Z party five or six years ego at
ch Burdick was present; went to
81 Haven and New York with the
lueIs i'm 1855. BurdiCk did not 90,
ne detained by business. No IN
.aI friendship sprang up between
and PeunClL The witness did hot
nm the letter from Penneu written
New Haven in 1900 in Which he
Yesterday I was az the gateway Of
campus grounds where more than
) years ago 7 drew you in the
.ness. This place is enshrined TO
When the letter was handed 10 the
ness she rrembled violently and
& she recognized Pennells hand
ting. Recalling the incident she
lfessed that Pencil went into the
1rway. drew her in, took her in his
MS and kissed her. She thought she
She did not remember
uueu was at Shelter Island in Sep
nber. 1900, nor a letter from him in
ich he wrote that he had found her
ives i'm his pocket. In another let
Peunell wrote:
I viii meet you at 1, 2, 3 wednes-
y morning"
did not know TIE meaning.
ere we're two o. tRree houses, she
n. at which she used to meet him
her letters from Pennell to Mrs.
rdick we've produced. all addressing
r in euIeariug terms. In one OF
sse he spoke of experiencing THE
radise within his arms" She de
ID receiving such a letter and did
{ know what was meant by the
.rds quoted. In another Pencil let
. was this sentence: There IS that
the manner Of your husband toward
u that makes me fear some times
Il I might Kill him"
said she did not remembel
seiviug that letter. Mrs. Burdicl
not know whether her husband
S aware az the fact that she was re
wing letters from Pencil She
Ut her letters locked in a box. He
sbaud first knew Of her intimacy
gh Pencil. she thought. January
ST. when she told him in reply TO ;
nsticu that she had been walking
On PeuueI. He told her she was
rv iunrudent she agreed with hin
I'm and did now. She opened the let
: box. she said. when Burdick tool
r hv the throat and forced her TO IN
PIX la Further along I'm the test
rrv witness said she entered divOrc,
rrerFfues. that she had no love To-
y husband. but did love Pencil
l1m she expected 90 marry and wh'
tended tu get n divorce from hi
fee Pencil hired detectives Z
aFaw her husband. Witness identi
e letters she had written her hus
rF begging 10 be taken back ant
4mrsiug TO bee a loving and tru'
Fr" other letters of the same ten
written hy Mrs. BurdiCk and il
rf.h she promised 20 have nothing
1re t1 do with Peuueu were read
.e also made a plea in behalf q
ctr children. She admitted sh,
-rta the letters in good faith and thaN
e ElF not keep her promise. An
her letter was read in reply TO one
1m Burd-ck iu which he had evident
declined 90 take her back
Among other letters read were tive
rw Du-fick. i'm one OF which he saiC