Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-11-03
SCAFFOLDS
RISE As HIDEOUS SPECTRES
Before the Eyes of the Suspects in
Chicago.
THE COILS TIGHTEN CLOSE.
Fresh Evidence Connecting Burke With the
Crime.

stories of Burke's alleged confession of
in the murder of DR.. CrOnin,
as told by Gillette, the Winnipeg convict.
TIE former says that, during the proceed
ings for the extraditiOn of Burke, he had a
private detective at work in Winnipeg
that that detective secured written state
ments from both Gillette and Mils, which
the State now has, and that neither Of
them gives any hint of a confession by
Burke Therefore he considers the latest
story very ''ishyn
Chief Hubbard, on the other hand,
points out that Gillette's story covers
points not heretofore mentioned. Among
these is that OF the woman with whom
Burke was intimate. The Chief says it Is
a fact that Burke was intimate with
woman named Lizzie Kettler, formerly
Lizzie Dinkler, and he believes she is the
woman who was to act the part of Burke's
sister at the Carlson csttsge, and that the
original intention was to have DR.. CrOnin
called to attend her as related by Gillette,
but that this plan was subsequently
changed and the contract to attend O'SGl-
livan's ice men followed.
sTRANGLED A BABE.
On this point Chief Hubbard says:
Three years sgO Burke was boarding with
Mrs. Lyvenah Griffin at No. 1918 State
street. While he was there the Kettler
woman applied for room, and Burke was
in securing 1t for her. Mrs.
Griffin attracted to the room one day by
an unasual noise found Burke and Mrs.
Kettler there and also q dead newly born
babe. Mrs. Grifiu saw finger marks
around the baby's throat, but she never
learned whether Burke or Mrs. Kettler hsd
strangled it. This naturally gave Mrs.
Griffin the impression that Burke was On
exceptionally brutal and f,rocious man,
and when his connection with the CrOnin
murder became known she voluntarily
of red herself as witness for the S ate in
regard to Burke's past career" a local
paper says that this woman is, and has
been for some weeks, in charge Ofa trusted
police officer, ready to be put on the stand
as a witness for the State when wanted.
THRIFTY WINNIPEG OFFICIALS.
The Herald to-day says: "There is a
suspicion that the stories told by the Win
nipeg thieves relative 10 Martin Burke's
confessions while in jsil have been inspired
by officials who want to make great deal
of money by coming to Chicago ss wit
nesses and telling what they know about
Burke's brief career in the northwestern
province It is a we'll known fact that
Chief McRle, of Winnipeg, has demanded
$500 for his services in arresting Burke,
his expenses for coming to Chicago,
and $40 per day for every Gay
he is away from Winnipeg. When
Chief Hubbard went to the Manitoba Cap
stal for the fugitive murdeyer, McRae in
sisted that Burke haS 'ade sensational
disclosures TO him. Htz $50 attempted to
raise the belief that the capture was the
result of information procured from
source that could not be named without
ieopardizing the infOrmer's life Chief
Hubbard mas offered to psy McRae's ex-
penses to Chicago, but he will not pay one
cent more than that."
YOUNG CARLSON IDENTIFIES BURKE.
Charles J. Carlson, son of the owner of
the Carlson cottage, was the first witness
in the Cronin case this morning. lie tes-
titled as follows: Il was sitting with my
wife and my father ia the house in the
rear of 1872 Ashland avenue, in the fore
noon, gome time about the 20sh Of March
last. when there was q knock on the door
and gentleman came ana said he wanted
TO rent the house. My father went to the
house With him and ehOwed him around,
and he came in again and l made
out the receipt for months rent
in advance. The stranger said that
he expected some brothers and
a sister from Baltimore to come and keep
house with him. He ssid he would move
ia a week or so, when his sister would
come from Baltimore. He gave his name
as Frank Williams Subsequently he
brought the furniture in the evening about
7:3O o'clock. Williams came again on
ADril 20. to pay the second months rent.
I never saw Williams again until saw
him in Winnipeg" q"
The witness was here shown piece
of carpet, and identified it as the one
he bad seen on the parlOr floor Of the
cottage.
OgCau you point out Frank Will
liams IN the Court room?
A-Yes, sir.
Q.-Point him out, please.
A.-The second one there (pOiuting to
Martin BurB)
BLOOD STAINED COTTAGE.
The witness then proceeded with his
testimony, saying that after receiving the
letter from Williams, relinquishing the
cottage, he entered it through window,
ou May 10. The carpet was gone off the
floor. and it looked as if they had poured
some paint on the floor, as if they were
irving to cover it. 1t had not besn brush
ed over in certain places He found stains
IN the base beard that looked like
blood. There was another large
stain towards the north wall, aud
a, the center of the floor. He
also found one arm of the rocker broken
and loose, and the furniture, the dresser
and washstand in the center of the room.
The floor was painted only in the center
of the room and the north side. Toward
the south wall there was no paint at all
in certain places. He saw several stains
on the wall. There were stains all along
the psper and along on the south base
hoard in various places that seemed to
him 10 he blood. There were places on
the floor that were not covered with paint
where there were stains still showing. He
saw footprints, as if they had painted in
stocking feet in the hallway and in the
house.
The reference TO stocking feet was or
dered stricken out by the Court. The
witness then indicated on a diagram the
location of the stains. Kunze WAS pointed
out to him by counsel for State, but the
witness could not identify him as any one
he had ever seen before. Daring all OF the