The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-23
BURDICK MURDER INQUEST
1T WILL BE RESUMED AT BUFFALO
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
George c. Miller, Lizzie Romance and
the Widow of the Murdered Man
VIII BE the Days Witnesses.

BUFFALO. N. Y, March 22.-The in
quest into the death of Edwin L. Burdick
will be resumed in Judge Murphy's court
tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. The
first witness probably will be George c.
Miller, who was attorney for Burdick, and
in whose office Burdick and A. r. Pennell
met for a conference several weeks before
Burdck's murder. Following Mr.. Miller
the district attorney may call Miss Lizzie
Romance. the Pencil domestic on whom
Pennell relied I'm part for his alibi on the
night Burdick was killed. The third wit
ness of the day is expected to be Mrs.
Alice Burdick, widow of the murdered man.
If these witnesses consume the entire day
the programme for further proceedings in
the public inquiry will depend largely on
the developments tomorrow.
Mr.. Miller's testimony should be inter-
esting, for he knew Burdick well, was
familiar with what occurred between Bur-
dick and Pennell, and had long talks with
Burdick over the divorce in which Pennell
was named as correspondent.
Miss Romance will be questioned regard
ing Pennell's movements on the night Of
the Burdick murder so far as she observed
them. and his conduct thereafter as it came
to her notice
Then will come Mrs. Burdick. While Mrs
Burdick was not in Buffalo on the night
her husband was murdered she may be
called upon to testify as to the details OF
his domestic life up to the time she left
her home last December. The purpose or
PennelPs visit to her while she was in
New York and Atlantic City and his return
to Buffalo to seek Burdick and have an
interview with him may form fruitful
field for questioning by the district attor-
ney.
mute details regarding the Whereabouts or
Pennell before and after the murder: 1t is
known that he saw Mrs. Burdlck In AT
lantic City three days before the murder.
He was in Buffalo again on Wednesday,
Feb. 25. 1t was the night of Thursday,
Feb. rs, that Burdick was killed. On Fri
day. according to the story told TO the au-
thorities by Pennell before his death, he
and his wife visited Niagara Falls. He first
visited the automobile factory at the city
line. While at the factory Pennell said ne
explained that Mrs. Pennell for some days
had been urging him to take her to the
Falls to see the ice scenery. and had spoken
to him about it the day before, on ms re-
turn from the East. He told her to take
a Niagara Falls car and he would join her
there. He said this was about O'Clock on
Friday afternoon, a few minutes earlier.
He said he went on down to the Falls, and
that his wife met him. She had the Buffalo
papers with her. and he read in them of the
murder of Burdick. Ihey stayed at the
turned from the Falls, and late that even
ing the detectives called at his home and
questioned him, and he gave them the fore
going account of his movements.
Certain letters and documents, including
the letter alleged to have been written by
Penneil to Mrs. Burdick, in which the sen,
tence 81 feel that must kill Ed Burdick,
occurs, will be placed in the district attor-
neys hands tomorrow. Mrs. Bprdick VIII
be closely questioned about them.
No arrest, it is generally conceded, will
take place at the close of the inquest. The
authorities may see fit to present the case
to the grand jury, but this is considered
improbable in view of the lack of material
evidence in hand. Judge Murphy probably
will issue a statement at the conclusion of
the inquest embodying his views.