The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-12
Did Not Recover Consciousness After
the Accident and Died at
O'Clock Last Night.
SUICIDE THEORY DISMISSED
EVIDENCE THAT PENNELL TRIED TO
STOP HIS AUTOMOBILE.
Bodies Of the Victims to BE Taken to
Maine for Burial-The Lawyers
VIII Found in His Desk.

BUFFALO, N. Y, March 11-Mrs Ar
thur Pennell died at the Sisters of Charity
Hospital at o'clock tonight from injuries
received last night, when her husband ac-
cidentally drove his automobile into a stone
quarry, killing himself instantly. She
never recovered consciousness. A faint
twitching of the eyelids or a murmur of
pain were the only signs of returning con-
sciousness perceptible during the twenty
four hours the injured woman was in the
hospital Her brother arrived from New
York this evening, but before he reached
the hospital Mrs. Pennells pulse ceased to
beat. Except for few incoherent words
uttered when she was first taken to the
hospital, Mrs. Pennell did not speak after
the accident.
1t was decided that the remains of both
Mr.. and Mrs. Pennell should be taken to
Mr.. Pennell's former home in Brunswick
Me-. for burial. Mrs. Abbey Y. Pennell, j.
Fred Pennell, mother and brother of the
dead man. and Henry w. Lamb. a brother
of Mrs. Pennell, arrived this afternoon
from New York. They were at once driven
to the Sisters Hospital. They were ad-
mitted to the ward where Mrs. Pennell lay
unconscious, and stood beside her for If
teen minutes. During that time the injured
woman did not move. They then left the
ward and were taken to the Pennell home.
on Cleveland avenue. All callers at the
Pennell house this evening were denied ad-
mission.
At s o'clock j. Fred Pennell, Mr. Lamb
and Thomas Penney, ex-district attorney
and former partner of Mr. Pennell, went
to the Austin building and searched the
IL <.ft tI,ad dno6 -
has been on guard ever since the fatal acci-
dent occurred stood by while the search
was made number ,, Of documents were
provisions of which were not given out
TRIED TO STOP THE MACHINE
The automobile which carried Mr.. Pennell
and his wife in the plunge to the bottom of
the stone quarry on Kensington avenue
last night was carefully examined to-day.
The brakes and levers were given particu-
larly close attention. Experts in the con-
struction and manufacture of automobiles
were called in. The result of the examina-
ton left no doubt In the minds of any. OF
the men present that Mr.. Pennel did
everything in his power.to regain control of
the vehicle when 1T careened. The brakes
were tightly set, the power indicator point
ed to reverse" and the track of the
wheels In the SOFT earth on the ridge be-
tween the street pavement and the quarry
showed that the wheels were turning back
ward when the machine sped forward to
destruction.
Following twelve days after the murder
of Burdick. the death of Pennell, who had
been mentioned in the case, gave rise
to all manner of surmises to-day. Investi-
cations by the police have brought little
that is new to light and nothing TO sup
port the rumors of suicide.
Ever since the Burdick affair Pennell had
spent most of his time at home. He spent
every moment OF his time he could in the
company Of Mrs. Pennell since the mur-
der. II was his custom to take a ride with
Mrs Pennell in his automobile every morn
ing and afternoon. Nearly every evening
| also he and Mrs. Pennell took long walks
To-day Pennelrs body was turned over
| to undertakers TO be prepared for burial
| DR. Dancer, who made an examination OF
| the body, described the wounds as follows
| 1. the fracture of all the facial and Uranium
| bones: 2, a compound fracture OF the right
thigh 3. a fracture and dislocation of the
| left elbow: 4, a compound fracture of the
| left shoulder blade: 5. fractures OF the third
| fourth, NTH and sixth ribs near the spinal
| articulations; 6, a compound fracture and
dislocation Of the left knee; Z, fracture OF