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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-03-19
Her husband, Also.
TESTIMONY OF MRS PAINE


me Tells Of Her Rotations with the Bur-
dicks Pretty Fully.
Mrs. Paine was the first witness
called and was questioned minutely
relative to ner relations with the
Burdicks and Pencils. The testimony
showed that she had been guest and
later member Of dancing club, where
she met Burdick, being accompanied
to the club by her husband. She BE-
came very friendly with the Burdicks
and visited them at their home, and
also the Pencils. She learzs-u from
Burdick when his wife left and did
not call at Burdick's thereafter. She
had met Burdick, however, frequent
~ since Mrs b. left home, & few
times by appointment, which was
made by telephone.
The appointments, according to the
witness were kept once at Lang's
candy store, once at the Genessee ard
once at Main and Summer streets. six
weeks or two months ago. On the
last occasion Burdick talked about ms
wife. He said that the gossip that had
been going on about his wife was true
and that he had the necessary evl-
dence to secure Z divorce. He did not
say exactly tnat he had sent her away,
but that was what was gathered by
the witness Burdick told Mrs. Paine
that he felt very badly about PEN
nell, his friend, coming into his fam
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-03-19
SAYS PENNELL DID TIE CRIME


Or Some Hired Assassin-Opinion of Bur
d.sk's Business Partner. f
Charles s. Parke, Burdick's business
partner, who had been associated in
business nth him for fourteen years
and had known I'm for eighteen years,
made some important statements on
the stand. He occasionally visited. ne
said, at Burd1ck's home. About y
year ago he saw Arthur r. Pennell
at Burdick's office. At one time Pen
nell was Burdick's lawyer. Burdick
told Parke about the trouble with hls
wife about Christmas time. Burdick
told him be Cid not blame Mrs. Bui-
dick so much as he did Pennell. He
said he had shown him every consid-
Grafton, and that Penneu had prom
ised to get out Of town, but had not
done So He said he had lost patience
and the divorce suit was to go on.
The man who had made all the rou-
BILE was Pennell
did Burdick say he was afraid Of
PennellY"
"He said he had been warned to
look out for Pennell, but he believed
Pennell was physic coward and
he had no fear Of him. He said he
carried a revolver when he went out
Of town just as matter Of precau-
tion" Burdick had a conferences with
Pennen In . lawyers Office about the
proceedings. He said Pennell had
threatened to commit suicide II the
suit was not stopped He threatened
to kill both Himself and Mrs Burdick
II the divorce proceedings were con-
tinued- Burdick TOD me he thought
the threat was a bluff."
did Burdick tell you that Mrs PEN
nell had triad to have him withdraw
the suitT' HE said both Mr.. and
MrA Pennell had pleaded with him
to drop It"
what was Mr.. Burdick's mental
condition about that timer asked Dis-
t1icf Attorney Coatsworth. "Well, 1t
appeared to NE that for some time he
had been breaking down. He had been
unable TO concentrate bis mind, and
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-03-19

Lansing, Mich, March 1S.-Harvey
Lamereaux and wife, octogenarians
of Delhi township, have fled bills In
the circuit court to restore to them
the farm which was for fifty-edght
years their home. They decided the
farm to two sons, James and Salem,
on condition that the boys would care
for them in their declining years 1t
is alleged that the sons have not full
filed the conditions.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-03-19

indianapolis, March 18.-Dr. ]. c.
Alexander, Of the Central Medical col
lege, In whose trial, In which he was
charged with connection with grave
robbing, the jury disagreed. was ar
rested Monday on new indictment
returned by the grand jury charging
him with stealing the body of Rose
Neidlinger. He was later released on
$1,000 bail. The trial will be held next
week unless a postponenent till April
is secured
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-03-19

Appleton, Wis, March 1z.-Isaac
John, an Oneida Indian, who for some
months has been In jail charged with
carrying whisky into an Indian reser-
vation. has escaped One day last
week John exhibited letter purport-
ing to be from his sister, containing
the news that his mother was dying.
The authorities heard his story and
released him en- parole. John has not
since appeared
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-03-19
National Coal and OIL Com panv.

indianapolis, March Is. = Indiana
capitalists have organized the Nation
al Coal and Oil company with s2,000.-
600 capital to operate for coal and oil
in Kentucky and Indiana. The COM
pany owns 1000 acres of Kentucky
coal lands along. the Ohio river and
has large oil leases. Operations are
to begin at once
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-03-19

Paducah, KY, March 17.-Floods
are causing many animals to venture
into higher points In and about Padu-
cab. Portions Of the city are fairly
alive with rabbits, and mesa and boys
hunt them on outlying streets. A
plague Of snakes is reported in the
suburbs, moccasins being especially
numerous.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-03-19
Suspects Are Let Go Free.

Laporte, Ind, March 13. = Elias
Wagner, Clarence Dunham, Edward
Clancy and Frank Lumkins, who were
arrested ten days ago on suspicion Of
being members of the gang which m
an attempt to rob the Smith bank at
Westville, Ind, murdered Bank Clerk
Wesley Reynolds, were yesterday dis
charged from custody for lack of evil
dence
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-03-19
CHILD DEAD AT ITS BIRTH
Remarkable Monstrosity with No Brain
Born of . Mother with Four
teen Children,

Richmond, Ind, March 1S.-A birth
Of the most remarkable nature is re-
ported by Dr. w. G. Huffman in the
family Of John Lipscomb. The child
was normal in every way except about
the head, which lacked any Uranium
er train tissues. The face formation
was present, but the nose was almost
fat, eyes protruded, and the ears were
large and pointing forward
The child was dead at birth, but
had lived to prenatal maturity. There
was no trace of brain formation. Lo-
cal physicians who examined the child
say they know of no such case iE the
records Of medicine. This was the fif-
teenth child born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Lipscomb, and all the others were per-
cect.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-03-19

Indianapolis, March 18-The suit
Of Finley Barrell & Co.. Of Chicago,
against Arthur G. Newby, an Indianap-
oils capitalist, for $1,000 unpaid mar
gins on 100 shares OF Northern Pa
cilc stock began in the federal court
here yesterday. Newby ordered 1OU
shares sold short at $145 and the
brokers were compelled to sell at 700.
Margins and expenses are being sued
for
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-03-19

Chicago, March 1.-THE Jackson
day banquet Of the Iroquois club took
place last night and about 300 sat
down at the tables Letters Of re-
gret were read from Bryan, Cleveland
and others The speakers all spoke
for unified party. Among the ora
tors were Judge Judson Harmon of
Cincinnati; representative DeArmond,
Of Missouri; ex-Mayor Taggart. Of
Indianapolis, and Samuel Alschuler. Of
Aurora. Ills.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-03-19
DEMO -aAcY OF CHICAGO
Renon,inates Carter II. Harrison, This Be-
Ing the Fourth Time He lIas
Made the Race.


Chicago, March 1.-THE Democrat
ic city convention yesterday nomin-
ated the following ticket: For mayor,
Ernest Hummel; city clerk, John j.
Boehm; city attorney, John E. Owens.
The platform favors municipal own
ership Of all public utilities" and
proposes a beginning of the system
by the speedy" construction by the
city Of a system of subways in the
heart of town. Civil service reform
Is favored and the platform demands
"home rule for Chicago and the larg-
est measure of personal liberty for all
citizens which may be compatible with
peace and order"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-03-19
Hu.b.nd .pd wa, Go ro~,sher.

New York, March 18.-David Foul
is noted authority on curling and
golf, and the landscape gardener Of
Georgian Court, the estate Of George
Gould at Lakewood. N. j., and his
wife, Elizabeth A. Fouls, died with
In day Of each other at their home
in this city. Each was 50 years Of
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-03-19
DEAD MAN is FOCUSED
Burdick's Business Partner Says That PEN
neil Was Murderer or Instigator
Mrs, Paine on the Stand.

Buffalo, March 1S.-The name of
Arthur X. Pennell, who was named as
proceedings, and who met a terrible
death in Genres stone quarry two
weeks after Edwin l.. Burdick was
murdered, constantly came to the sur
face in the inquest before Judge Mui-
ply yesterday Charles s. Parke, Bur
dicks former business partner and
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-03-19

Indianapolis, March 1.-THE grand
jury at Noblesville has indicted Hamp-
ton West and Lucius Stout, Hamil-
ton county farmers. on the charge OF
killing William Gray, Of Frankfort
The battle, it is alleged, was fought
in grave yard and was the result
Of quarrel over corpse. 1t is said
that Gray was killed wsdle running
from the cemetery with Rufus Can
trell and his gang Of ghouls, West Is
now in jail at NoblesvilIe under indict-
ment for grave robbery. Gray is miss
ing
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-03-19
All Danger from Flood Passing

Evansville, Ind, March 16. = The
Ohio river is failing slowly here stead
are falling slowly and all danger from
the flood is now thought to be passed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-03-19

face"
Did you form any opinion as 10
who committed this murder" asked
District Attorney CoatswOrth- Yes,
sir. Right after leaving the
house that day" [day Of the murder].
He said it was based on both supposi-
ton and information, and he was suf-
ficiently convinced Of its correctness
to declare that he believed the man
who killed Burdick was Arthur r.
Pennell, or some hired assassin"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-03-19

Fort Wayne, Ind, March 17.-Cap-
tain Louis T. Bourie, whose family
has been connected with the history
Of Fort Wayne since the time Of Gen.
eral Anthony Wayne, died yesterday.
He was descendant Of theold French
family Of settlers OF northern Indi-
ana, and was born In the old Council
House In 1919 j.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-03-19
Lo.es Both WING and ChIld.

Evansville, Ind, March 16.-Mrs
Arch Temper and her son Fred, aged
6, were drowned a few miles below
Rockport in the Ohio river. They were
in skiff with Mrs. Temper's husband,
when the boat capsized. Temper res
cued his wife, but she died a shorl
fima aftorward
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-03-19

with a record of forty: Max Weltzen-
g-ueder, of Fort Wayne, was second,
with a record of thirty-seven. The
birds were very swift, which caused
low scores. Hugh Clark, of Wabash,
at once challenged Head for match.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-03-19

Monte Carlo, March IL. In the
pigeon shootIng here yesterday Tod"
Sloan, IL Jockey, won the grand Prix
de Littoral, receiving ", ,197 and gold
medal. Five other contestants tied
Tor second place.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-03-19
WIN Build . World. Fair Building.

Hammond. Ind, March 1e.-After
a hot competition Caldwell & Drake,
Of this city, have secured the con-
tract for erecting the st. Lolis expo
sition agricultural building. The COLI
tract price was S529,94O.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-03-19

Lafayette, Ind, March II. = The
Moses Fowler Chase estate case has
been reopened by the appointment OF
Frederick f. Chase as guardian of his
millionaire son. The youth is said to
be In sanatorium In Paris. Judge
Rabb. OF the Benton circuit court,
made the appointment at the request
Of the father. who gave bond for $780,
O00
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-03-19

Peru, Ind, March 18. The fifty
live bird contest for the state cham
pionship cup and 800 side was won
yesterday By James L. Head. of Peru,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-03-19
LEGENDS OF SAINT PATRICK
March II is Celebrated Throughout the World il
Honor of IreIand'S Great Patron Saint.

people
all
Saint Patrick born Ireland Several countries him. bnt probable
he lived and few men have done for religion and civilization than
s civilization % and religion ST. Patrick rick more than any 18th sne man.
Dg ssd ' 1 R9aa 1 "0 @ @ and
That @ @ ma hes @ wolf m and OF the Hu@s ns wSe
bis he Ong him he prayed all night and @ the morning the wolf brought back the
Have heard the time and how St. raised his and his five
Did
n n @ has ss @ once sa ss I s"sy % n 5 sP T @ ns Pa ] BY o who
water water for the purpose causing the infant make the sign Of the the earth @ out which
the Oh utknowhg the
also says that Patrick passed through shu. doors that dead man his grave spoke to
him and that when he had head O and the s marked him the lower clergy he
tooth which dropped out his mouth sne like the sun the ford
footsteps by the places and relics all the
e At ArmO County Waterford Ireland the Ireland This neted
bell for ahghts candle
Then the pilgrims enace times their knees and finally lying fat through ho
Old o5Dfsa snns 1sa asass sasf shamrock
ahe~rd
searching oa RECORDS very curious coincidence at as came @ regarding TINS mower
the the Persian Ina py that pes were never seen upon this plant and prevails against
hmntb
historical which month";
% the % day upon @ sh @ m was @ n does s % ] sps @ sS s @ @ % @ P s m
born is
many
SsSSsSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-03-19
Ohio River Falls SLOWLY.

Evansville, Ind. March Is. = The
Ohio river is falling slowly owing to
the fact that the Mississippi is at
high stage.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-03-19

close friend. while on the witness
stand gave it as his opinion, based
upon information and supposition, that
Pennell or hired assassin killed Bur-
dick. Fear CT disclosures growing out
of the divorce proceedings instituted
by Burdick against his wife, Parke
firmly believed, was the motive for the
crime.
Mrs. Seth +. Paine.
Parke told of conversations he had
with Burdick relating to trouble with
Pennell. One on occasion Burdick told
Parke that Pennell had threatened sui
eide if the suit was not stopped Pen
nell threatened to kill both himself
and Mrs. Burdick. Mrs. Paine, the
wife of DR. Seth T. Paine, an intimate
friend of the Pencils and the Bur
dicks, was closely questioned regard
ing the relations between the two fam
ilies, and especially of the feeling dis
played by the nen toward each 9TH
er. Mrs. Paine's house was searched
by the police On the Sunday following
the murder.
Her Husband, Also.
The district attorney touched only
casually upon her whereabouts on the
night of the murder, devoting most OF
the time to questions relating to her
relations with Burdick and her knowl-
edge Of the feeling between Pennell
and Burdick. Mrs. Paine denied hav-
ing been at Burddck's house at any
time when not accompanied by Dr..
Paine. Her relations with Burdick
were purely social DR.. Paine WAS ex-
amined- He was on the stand for only
; few minutes. He was In Batavia on
the night Of the murder.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-19

the natives that it is not blood rela-
tives, but friends or foes, in the Brit
ish army
1T seems incredible, captain. but
assure you it is true. Choking with
Indignation and regardless of every
thing 1 remarked. OF course you can
execute such plans as you arrange.
while alone, in command of a division:
but there are two important elements
which may be disaffected to your in
jury
For example?' he grunted And
though knew it was serious business
for me l was too mad TO care and re-
piled: You have five sepoys here to one
English soldier. Suppose they rebel.
Then there are those in the seats OF the
mighty at home who will not indorse
your course
You should have seen the devil In
his eyes as he answered. I'll attend TO
my sepOys without your aid, and I'll
give you front place on the platform
where you can take in the whole and
make a grand account of ii for your
friends in the seats of the mighty
How much more he intended or could
have accomplished / don't know. Pos
sibly he could even have found a way
to give me Balayas medicine He was
ominously civil and kept me close TO
him on the raised platform
'Balaya was blindfoIded and bound
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-19
He Heard and Needed
- By HUGH wakefield


an extremely honorable thing for him
TO do. don't you know, for a HindoO is
bound by every law he knows to defend
relative, even if it includes the muir
der of an English officer. Quartermain
understood il and sent word to the
colonel commanding, asking that Ba-
laya be removed. But that colonel was
an ineffable ass who considered himself
another Suwarrow He attended to
every detail himself with the utmost
idiocy possible and woe to him who
dared suggest change. He sent back
word that Quartermain could obey
orders or go into the guardhouse with
the khan for INSTRUMENTATION.
'Quartermain had to watch the four
sepeys. especially Balaya, as closely as
he watched the prisoner. Il was hard
position He hung the lantern inside
and stationed himself at the window,
while the khan paced up and down
and finally threw himself on the floor
under his blanket-head and all-native
fashion.
"Quartermain knew his life was in
danger from those outside every time
he looked away from them and through
the window, and as long as the khan
was quiet on the floor he thought he'd
be safer in the room with him, with his
back against the door. An hour later
something possessed him to wonder If
the prisoner was dead. With his pistol
in one hand he drew back the blanket
with the other The khan was gone,
irons and all, and Balaya was under
the blanket.
"Of course promised what Quarter
main asked and told him that if it
really came TO anything serious 1 could
do a good deal more; so he went off
comforted and I was asleep in a
second.
Hours later-that didn't seem min
utes-I started up, wide awake and
clutching my pistol. 1 knew that some
one out of order was in the tent. 1t
was the first gray light of morning
and as soon as my eyes were used TO it
I discovered a figure, wrapped in
woman's sarai outlined on the other
side One of the officers had given up
his bed to me for the night and it was
probably some camp follower accus-
toned to coming there at that hour
Angry over another disturbance 1
threw my head down on the pillow
muttering that 1 was the wrong man.
But the woman replied:
1t is the sahib whom seek. Bho-
vance give him rest
She will without your help I re-
torted, but the voice went right on: 1t
is the sahib who made Khabeer Khan
prisoner. He is gone again. The trail
of the serpent has crossed his track. a
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-19

again and saatched the string from
him. each time giving him smart cuff
on the ear but it did no good. The
moment the stage manager turned
away, presto, the bad monkey grabbed
the string and yanked it numerically!
Wasn't that like the big, teasing boy
or girl who cruelty annOys those who
are weaker and Younger
The monkey actors could not resist
the temptation TO run to the edge Of
the stage and snatch peanuts from the
spectators. one got more than the
rest because he was so piggish and so
nimble. When the monkey stars had
finished their act and the stage man.
ager was hustling them behind the
scenes, this gluuonous chap fingered,
lodged out of sight of the manager
and was able to secure several peanuts
after the rest had left he kept one
eye on the manager. the other on the
peanuts. Finally that gentleman turn
ed as Il he were about to see the de-
linQuent. That instant this smart mon
key hoped nimbly into the rear rank
of his brethren before the manager
could reach him. Was not that again
for eli the world like q greedy boy or
girl?
4 dog. however. IS perhaps the smart
est OF all this troupe. he IS a great,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-19

"'Balaya7' I muttered. The fellow
who took the khan's place last nightT
And 1 saw tears glisten like diamonds
on her cheeks as she replied. 'de is the
light of my eyes. the breath OF my
body, the father OF my children
Yes, yes; but he's a traitor,' 1 inter
rupted. for the thing was getting too
sentimental for me. What would your
khan say was right for a man who
cheated him as Balaya has cheated
us?'
She answered instantly. Death
But. sahib, am not the khan, neither
am 1 Balaya. They do not speak. 1t is
I who plead for him. Balaya expects
TO die. He told the English officer
what he was and asked to be sent
away He might have killed the officer
or fed with the khan He did his
duty TO a relative. then waited TO die
for it as a British soldier. 1t is I who
am pleading for his life
Il knew that had not one spark of
influence with the colonel. I did not
think she would have, but I advised
her to go to him. She replied: I went
to his bed. sahib. as l came TO yours,
and looked into his face. But there
was nothing there for me-
And after that you want me to
try?' exclaimed. My word, he'd only
laugh at me-.
Her reply was peculiar, but there
was a certain wisdom in il that was
profound. She said, He Will answer.
Let him die!' But go TO him. sahib.
Let him once be truly told that Balaya
is not a traitor deserving death. Give
him the opportunity TO show mercy. He
will not show it, but then, when the
time arrives that the sun of my heaven
must be touched by clouds that shall
darken it. the voice Of a woman viii
speak to him. He will hear and will
heed it. He will bow his forehead in
the dust 10 me and the fountain of
my life shall not be unjustiy quenched.'
IF 1 were an artist my life would
not be endurabie till I accomplished
the impossible and portrayed that wo-
man as I saw her then, her head
THROWN DdCk anu NeT iOllS udlr ike
living thing caressing her bare Shout
ders and throbbing throat. Her fingers
frightened on the curtain and her
breasts heaved till they almost burst
the silk chouli restraining them, and
her whole body shook in a deep. CULVER
ing sigh. Her olive cheeks were GRIM
SON. Her eyes were like fire Her
dark lips parted over teeth that glis-
tened like snow.
Suddenly it changed. She fell on
her knees beside the bed. clutched my
hand and sobbed: oh, sahib promise
me that you will go to him, Give him
the chance to be merciful. for do not
want TO speak
Il said, III see the colonel the first
thing in the morning, but 1 warn you
now that it will amount to nothing
And 1 pushed her away. 1t was get
ting too much for me. She reached the
curtain. lifted it, and pointing to the
reddening east said 1t is decreed that
an hour after sunrise Balaya shall be
shot Then the curtain fell behind
her.
Il never got quicker into my clothes.
The colonel received me with a surly
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He was meek as a lamb and replied:
I didn't come for that He's gone for
good / only came to ask favor Of
you, for my mother and sister. I'm all
they've got, you know. They gave up
everything to purchase my commission
and at the very start this beastly fiuke
viii knock me out of it. God knows 1
would keep stu if could suffer alone,
but on top Of the rest to have them
buried in shame is tough, and thought
if I could explain it to you you'd let
me down easy in the papers for their
sake. This is the last chance III have
free, so had to wake you up. I'm
sorry.
I'D have promised anything, hands
down. to get him away, but the poor
fellow had TO rehearse the whole or
collapse. The khan had been ironed