Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-26
The Rurdick Murder Inquest.

The Burdick Murder inquest.
Buffalo, N. Y, March 26.-The Bur-
dick murder inquest will be resumed at
10 10 clock this morning. Mr.. Coates
worth hopes to finish the examination OF
witnesses today. It.was Mr.. Coatsworth' S
belief last night that they would see the
inquest closed, but the air was charged
with feeling that this last session would
be as full of electricity as have any that
have passed. Where it emanated from
nobodr would say, but many seemed TO
believed last night that the District At
torney had the fuse lighted on a
bomb which would explode today, pos
sibly blowing warrants for arrests into
the startled faces of oneor more persons.
The main witness at the inquest today
will be Mrs. Maria Hull. mother of Mrs.
Burdick, who will be recalled to explain
some Of the statements which she made
on the first day of the inquest and which
have since been denied by those who
have since taken the stand. When she
left the stand on the first day there were
few ifany persons in the room who were
not firmly OF the opinion that she held back
mass Conformation which would have
been of benefit to the District Attorney.
In the closing session of the inquest the
city chemists formal report on
Burdick's stomach and its contents may
be put on the record. 1t is said that
there we're slight traces of liquor found
in the stomach.
There was a big jam about the doors
of the court room at $3.50 this morning.
As on other occasions there was a rush
of W omen all wanting to see and hear
Mrs, Hull and they were willing to
fight for admission, but only enough to
fiji the seats were allowed to enter.
Rev. Levi Powers, the first witness,
was escorted by a detective into the
court room. Rev. Mr.. Powers examin-
alton began at 1926. He testified that
in talk with Burdick he had the i'm
preston that Burdick said that Pencil
had said that unless Bnrdick let up on
the divorce suit, something would
happen. Rev. Mr.. Powers said he
talked with Mrs. Hull before the
murder and that she said "Allie is not
without fault, yet if you knew the
whole thing, you would not think the
fault was all on one side. Mr.. Burdick
will get his divorce. | don't know why
they Mrs. Burdick and PennelD wish
to fight it," The witness was asked
"Did any one request you to talk with
Mr.. Burdick ?" He replied: 81 walked
home with him that day. Mr.. Burdick
told me almost everything that has come
out in the proceedings, he also told me
that when the trouble came out that
Pennell had threatened to kill himself
Carroll L. Burdick, son of the MUIR
dered man, was recalled to the stand at
1855 o'clock
The child's testimony added nothing
new concerning the murder, and was
finally excused from further question
ing. The witness for whom every one
in the crowded room was waiting, Maria
Hull, was then called for redirect
examination. "'What were your rela-
tons with Pennell?'' asked Mr.. Hub
bell, Mrs. HulPs lawyer. 81 did not
like him. ] asked him to leave Allie
alone twice. First on January LIST,
1901. | wrote MIN a letter asking him
to stay away. l tried to touch his
pride. / told him l feared he was going
to make trouble in the family. l said |
thought any one who had been enter
tanned at the house as he had been,
should be above making trouble in the
family. laid if he had any soul or
heart, he would leave her alone"
"Did you speak to him again"
81 wrote him in May asking him to
leave the city and he replied that he
could not be driven from Buffalo, then
there was better way to settle it. "
Margaret Murray was recalled and
her previous testimony.
Later Judge Murphy announced a
recess.