The sun., 1903-03-29
PENNELL BOUGHT A REVOLVER
1T WAS on THE FRIDAY MORNING
AFTER the MURDER.


Acted strangely and Seemed to BE In
Great Hurp-Afterward Went TO
Niagara. Leaytng Werd fer His wife To
roliow--A psesieu Pistol Purchase.
BUFFALO. March 2s-Arthur R. Pennell
bought o revolver at the Main street store
OF " albridge 4 Co. on the morning uf Friday
Feb. 27-within two hours after the dis
covery Of Burdick's dead body and before
the news Of the murder had been made
public. Pennsli was an old customer at
Walbridse's, and thaa,(4sy be one OF the
raasons Why the police 0HS hs -eafn>jO'
the sale until to-day. r. W. Fox. who
has charge of the sporting goods depart
ment and Who made the sale. told The SrN
correspondent this afternoon that he had
not related the incident because until now
he did not consider II very important. The
revolver having been bought after the
murder, be said. almost dismissed from his
mind any connection 1t might have with
the crime.
Mr.. Fox was we'll acquainted with Pennell.
having sold him gok sticks and other sport
ing stud. About month before the muir
der he sold revolver to Fennen. 1t was
. sr,,.h = ys..on m 4, c.libre and cost
Sli. Penneli said that some one had broken
into his house and stolen his revolver and that
Ire liked to have one on hand. Pennel
seemed agtated when he bought the re-
volver on the morning after the murder
1t was between and 10 O'Clock when he
entered the store by way Of the Pearl street
.n,s.nos
.U." o,,,.r hs s.ia IN
ro.' ",d Who 1s srouaSl Ao pu. an Iver 4 Johnson
natt.rn .Iso Of ~ oalibre.
PnN'u ~, "a es Co. ,h. ~aanor ,ut II
rennen p~n ~ .o' un. Up',,a ,.;s,n.
in his pocket and went away. WINE wai'ane
for the clerk to wrap up the revolver he
wa,ked nervously up and down. Fox
'.,sUI -. ond as,sr ponnelrs departure
no''ceo ui', anu - ~ s,a.,, =, ,h. ,,a,,s
ne remarked 70 ano.Iea c''A, y, ~. %
and that he seemed TO be in a great hurry.
popnell never told the police or the Dis
...sv 49,, h,,ving this revolyer.
.nc. as'o,ny @ -, 49, =. carve down
s fswn ,O1 On the morning % AT er the murder he
went to the Hotel iroqu9s snd wSs ,Ss shan aS,; ;n
Ihen ne went 10 Ils onoe ~ ~ tr.Iiav
buiimne ana oSti. a, sUTui u Sen,ory at BIacl
car TO an automoDne iac'V,y ,aaS a ahou,
hocx' na;n. rasre, ,hss n vers 70 he made to his
machine. Cndouotedy hd INA. va 70 uht ht.
Mmie AZ the ,ac.oIy yn nS ,a ;onaro Fails
whe tnaI ne va" mnss h;,n se,,;n, ,ha,
and asked ner 10 nohom h.,r ,da,r ;hs i,a Sr;d Se
ne would n.e 70 hder nW,h'J , a, ~ pao.
before .ne sdnw the ee auS1ss.ion ~ and wen, 70
nell acoep. h,,e hw ,rain whiIe Pennell took
NiaGMs ians oy ,,,ns NV The smtomobile
the trolley 'nA' rui'' ny ''e "u''"'''''
iaSsSIy SssCyr. ,..xine Buffalo Mrs. Pennell
sS, nsiO'e a. eSis3o,s os The evening papers
sHSsaS saS tsese s', contained messre accounts Of
e sss .Sout Bout n o'cioez in tke morninx. and up
TO that time no mention had been made
By the police % g sny one y, fl:s Ss, q the Fols;
=s$:s nc. ;s 4 rs;
knowledge Of his household, and that the
some person Who had followed her to the
Burdick house.
he Ia %et his wife al Niagara Fails: He told
the police that that was hi: frs, knoSledge
Rss FL On: n. but :s :s. ns ssGs
Burdick's divorce s,ht and see whether he