The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-22
BURKE HELD FORA WEEK
THE COURT GRANTS The PROSE
CUTION's REQUEST.

a Correspondent Claims That 1t VIII
Take a Month to Get Him Extra
dited Unless He Confesses - The
Leading Criminal Lawyer of Winni-
peg Retained by the Prosecution.
ST. PAUL. June 2l.-A special dispatch
to the Foneer-Press, from Winnipeg, says:
Burke will come up for trial to-day,
though Mr.. Collins will make an attempt to
obtain full confession from Burke before
taking further proceedings. 1t will now be
necessary, in order to secure his extradi-
ton, to make out such a case as would
secure his commitment for trial at court
were he charged with committing the
onense In this country, that is, to make
PrlmG fdcie case against him.
This will necessitate bringing witnesses for
the prosecution from Chicago. Should
tase be made out the judge will issue an or
der Tor his extradition. He will then be
given fifteen days in which to appeal, and
If no appeal be entered before that time ex-
pires he will be handed over. 1t will prob
ably take at least a month to secure
Burke's extradition should he not con-
| fess In the meantime. The source
| of Chief McRae's information on which
Burke was arrested is mystifying a great
many people here. The chief says he has
an object in maintaining secrecy at present,
| and when the proper time comes will give
| publicity to all he knows about the matter.
He says it is not in his province to divulge
his course or information, but he has tele-
graphed complete details to Chief Hubbard
of Chicago, who can likely make some
further use Of them in working up the case
against the Cronin murderers"
THE ARRAIGNMENT.
WINNIPEG. June 2l.-This morning Mar
| tin Burke was brought into court, hand
cuffed and closely guarded, and arraigned.
| There was a large crowd present. Burke
seemed trihe dazed, and kept his eyes on
| the floor.
H. M. Howell, the leading criminal law
| yer practicing at the bar here, had been re-
| tanned by Detective Collins to act for the
| prosecution, with l.. d. Cumberland as his
| partner. Isaac Campbell and W. E. Pur-
| due were present in behalf of the prisoner
| Mr.. Howell, amid breathless stiffness,
arose and asked his lordship to remand the
| prisoner for one week. He stated that evil
dence was being prepared and witnesses
were coming from Chicago to enable the
| prosecution to rivet the conviction and Sc
| cure the prisoners extradition. He said it
| would be possible to go into certain evil
dence in a day or two, but it
would then be necessary to ask for
in Fastening matters. 1t was just as well
| to have a weeks adjournment at once. 1t
was probable that counsel would have to
| be brought from Chicago and other matters
would have to be gone into.
THE PRISONERS COUNSEL OBJECTS.
Isaac Campbell, for the prisoner, re-
| minded the court that Chicago was only a
| day and half from Winnipeg. The grand
jury. sitting at Cook county, was through
| with the prisoner, who had been detained
| here since Sunday. The remand requested
| by the prosecution was altogether too long.
Mr.. Howell said it would be necessary to
prove to the court that DIR. Cronin had
been murdered, and then prove that Burke
was suspected of the murder, so that several
witnesses might have to be examined.
His lordship decided to remand the
| prisoner until next Wednesday.
Burke was then taken to the murderer's
| cage in the jail.
The governor says his new boarder eats
| fairly well and seems to feel as well as could
| be expected under the circumstances.
END OF THE JURY's INQUIRY.
CHICAGO, June 21.-The proceedings of
| to-day closed the Investigations of the
grand jury into the Cronin case for the
time being. The case, however, will be
kept open to give the police an opportunity
to pursue their Investigations, and as wit
| nesses are produced from time to time their
testimony will be received by the jury and
| filed with the vast volume of evidence
already adduced.
BURKE IDENTIFIED.
Chief Hubbard, tonight, received the
| following dispatch from his officers in Win
| nipeg:
WINNIPEG, June 21-Martinsen, the ex-
| pressman, instantly and fully identified
| Burke, picking him out of fifty-five men
drawn up in line in the jail yard. in the
presence of the crown attorney and Burkes
| lawyer. Wire Instructions
Chief Hubbard replied that extradition
| papers for Burke were now en- route and
would be pushed forward with all the speed
possible.