The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-08
BITTER CONTEST AHEAD.
Mrs. Burdick VIII Have to Fight For
Her $4,000.

Mrs. Burdick VIII Have to Fight For
Her $4,000.
Buffalo. April THE Inquest into the
death of Arthur r. PenuelL which Is
scheduled 90 begin next Friday before
Judge Murphy. will be- more in the ma
Uure OF a rCOpenlng or the inquiry INTO
the BuTdlCk murder mystery Jhau To
determine whether Pencils death was
due 10 accident or 90 deliberate SUI
eide.
District Attorney Coatsworth has an
nouuced that he win subpoena j. f. Pen
nell. administrator OF the Pennell estate
and brother of the dead man, Thomas
Penny. attorney ro- the estate. and Wall
lace Thayer. who was Pencils conf
Dental fried and adviser for years.
u intend at Jhe Perneli Inquest o. Er-
tually reopen The Burdick Inquest During
that inquiry ] shan endeavor 10 bring
out as much Information as possible
tending TO clear up the Burdick rnEs-
terry, said District Attorney Coats
worth
Burdick case was closed with the Bur
dick inqucst2 Mr.. Coatsworth WAS
asked.
Burdick Case Not Closed.
"By no means was the reply. Il have
never considered the Burdick case as
being closed
"Do you consider that the revelations
just made concerning Pennells alleged
swindles subsiantiate the verdict ln tnt
Burdick case pointing 10 Peuuell as the
murderer
eyes. II is impossible TO arrive al any
other conclusion.
Mr. CoatsaJrth said that it probably
would not be possible at' the Pencil
inquest tJ bring OUT the story OF Peunell s
alleged defalCauOns.
There is apt TO Doe a bitter fight "a
the Pencil inquest over the authority
d.
of the court 20 compel the QdminlstIa'
tor and his attorney 90 testify and pro
duCe The dead mans paners To is as
serted ou one side that the inquest d
for the purpose OF establishing the cause
of death and prove a crime If there wa.
one ID IS said that The cOur, will have
no right to Inquire into the financia
affairs of Penueu or take tesum0n.
bearing ON the Burdlck murder
PenneIl's Statement.
The long statement written by Pennel
on the day before his death viii be pro
duced az The inquest next Friday. ll
it Peunel declared that he had no par
in the murder OF Burdlck. int am an
known woman was in BuFdick's DEF
ON the night of Feb. %. and that Bur
dick was murdered hy that woman.
The Equitable life Insurance company
which issued policies on the life of Pen
neL within year fo the amount Of so,
GOO. announced today that the Insurance
would not be paid until after the Pen
non inquest ana thar il might not b.
paid then
/ PenueH altogether had taken out IN
suranCe 20 The amount OF 10000 in IN
I EQuitable The company paid S53Uo0 o
/ that amount to the estate. The $500
I which as now refused Eas taken on
within year and therefore comes undo
( the one year suicde clause.
! 10 is very likely that Mrs. BurdicE vii
/ have 90 make q hard fight before sh
HIasls .HIIa i a.
J Pounrll arranged 10 have paid Go Wal
/ lace Thayer ln trust FOR her. There Ger
( tainly viii be "a lawsuit over b. and Nh
1 Thayer WIN be compelled under tho las
+ fo establish the validity of tho trust ]
/ Is declared fhat the trust is NOT valid f0
The reason chat no bond o. other So
curlty COR t ever Has actually nasse
! between Penncu and Mrs. Burdick