The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-19


dick Wen Known TO the Authorities
:, The Police, However. Not Conirn'
e IN Dunn The Murder on Prnnell.
y rPAIo, March ls.-A recess Oh
Eve DAYS has been taken in the Burd-
lick inquest. Police Justice Murphy
ANNOUNCED this morning that District
ATTORNEY Coatsworth had lost his voice ana
that an adjournment until next Monday
afternoon was necessary The district
Attorneys throat is badly affected 10y his
rspid questioning Of witnesses, and al
though he was at his Office to-day he could
hardly whisper.
Mr.. Coatsworth hopes to finish the inquest
on Monday, but he il not certain that an
other day will no, he needed. First he viii
call Mrs. Burdick. he widow Of the murdered
man. While she il on the stand sensa-
,tional letter will probably be shown to her
for Identification and explanation. II was
written to her months ago by Arthur X.
Pennell, who was then in New York. In this
letter Pennell, referring to Burdick, wrote:
Il feel that | must kill him.
The District Attorney denied to-day
that the letter was in his possession. The
friends of Burcick insist, however. that
Burdick is called to the witness stand.
They are certain that it is authentic and
do not believe that the widow will deny
having received II.
Pencils hatred Of Burdick was well
known TO the authorities. The details OF
the strained, even hostile, relations between
the two men now dead were gathered I'M
media,elv after the murder of Burdck
a -
the police called on Pencil he said frankly
that the relations between him and burdick
were strained, very strained They
learned. too, of the angry words that passed
between Burtiick and Pennel when they
mot in an Office one day. Burdck had told
his partner, Mr.. Parke, Of his meeting
with Pencil Pennell's talks about Bur-
dick after the murder were not confined
to the police. Four days before he and his
wife were dashed into the quarry at Ken
siugton he told a reporter for The SUN
of his intention to make a statement about
Burdick
Some NAV say IL comes with i'll grace
TO abuse a dead man. said Pencil, but
when the time comes for ne TO make
abatement in defence Of myself from what
some newspapers are printing about me
] intend to let people know just what KIND
of a man Burdick was. It's pretty hard
TO sit still and see them making him out a
saint and painting a LOT Of others black.
I did not like him and he did not like me, and
We both knew il, and | told the police frankly
We we're not on good terms and that our
relations were straine d.. That We were
NOT friendly is a reason why his DEATH
coming at this time, was one Of the W orst
'thnss that could happen 10 me.
Then Pencil turned TO what agltated
him more than anything else, the posi-
.bility that the newspapers would go into
details of his meetings with Mrs. Burdick
and OF his having seen her within Few
DAYS of the murder. Every day between
the death of Burdick and his own death
Pennell had his mind on his intended state
ment. He even told about II to the barber
who shaved him on the morning before
his death. Pencils dislike Of Burdick
dead was as apparent Is his dislike OF Bur
dick living, but he never latimated to the
police or the reporters that he hated him
enough TO kill him. Once he said that
dragging in Mrs Burdick's name was
enough to drive him crazy.
Burdicks friends hope TO show by this
newly found letter that Pencil wac In
the mood TO kill Burdick months before
Burdick brought the divorce suit. in which
he named Pennell as correspondent. The
manner in which this letter was discovered
has not been made clear. Some say II
was found in the Burdick house. others
that IL was in Burdick's Office. The fact
remains that Mr.. Burdick before his death
obtained possession OF certain letters and
paper Of Mr. Burdick.
Some Of Burdick's friends insist that al
though Burdick did not keep all his papers
al his home, the person who murdered hun
thought he had some desired letters or
papors in the den. and that after killing
Birdick the murderer rified the drawer Of
the table in the den. hoping 10 obtain the
letters OF papers. IL 80, NE murderer
failed To steal from Burdlcks coat some
letters from the father of Mrs. Warren Of
Cleveland III. woman referred To yesterday
bv Mr. Paine A. BIrdIck'- little irle Il
All tins lalk " Ink" the test lnIOny 81 Charles
n Parks intended Ia involve Pennel
The polic.. are not content TO dump III.
Burdick murder On Pennell and say That
iob'S DONE They must have .ome proof
bcfor. dead man In branded a. a muir
derer or even n acorpt"d ~ part solul ,on
OF the mystery
through the kitchen window, "a Mr. Parke
suRg,,-t,.d a. the Inquest yesterday, NhO
uniOk"d tie window on ia" insld"f III"
otha Windo~ Was found locked, AMI haltr
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