The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-06-28

BURKE IDENTIFIED.

BURKE IDENTIFIED.
The Winnipeg Suspect Readily
Recognized by an Officer
From Chicago.
WINNIPEG. Special Telegram, June 90
Martin Burke. arrested here Sunday last by
Chief McIsae for the Cronin murder. has
has been identified. Officer John Collins of
Chicago arrived to-day. and Immediately
proceeded to tho central police station,
where Burke is confined. After q short con-
sultation with the chief the pair entered
cell Officer Collins said: sWell,
Burke. this Is n bad place to be in" The
Clan-na-Gael man looked up and replied
quickly: sics, John. it TX" The prisoner
the next moment, however, denied any
of Collins, but had been
cleverH caught He refused to talk further
aud officer Collins and Chief McRae retired.
cab was halted ut the door, and the two
officials were driven to the office of H. N.
Howell, Q. C.. who proceeded, in company
with them, to the court house. where war
rant was sworn out before Judge Balm, de-
the detention nnd extradition of
Burke, alias W. J. Cooper. the Information
states that sJohn NJ. Collins Of Chicago has
reason aud cause to suspect, and does sus-
pcct and believe that Martin Burke, alias W.
J. Cooper, late of Chicago, did commit
TIE CRIME OF MURDER
within tho inrtSt1ipfion nf tho NJ T1li
nois; that the said Martin Burke, aims W. j.
Cooper, on or about the 4th day of May, In
The year 1850, at the said city of Chicago, in
Cook county, did feloniously, wilfullv, and
of malice aforethought kill and murder one
Patrick II. Crcnin." On this information q
was Immediately issued. Burke,
who has been temporarily lodged IN the
police station, was tonight removed to the
city Jail. strong guard has been placed
over him. He will come up for trial to-
Collins is very reticent when
Of Burke. 1t is thought the officer
will make an attempt to obtain u full con-
fession from Burke before taking further
1t will now be necessary in
order to
SECURE HIS EXTRADITIoN
to make out such case us would secure his
for trial ut u higher
court were he charged with commit
ting the Cffense in this country.
This will nccessitate bringin. witnesses for
the prosecution from Chicago Should a
cuse be made out the Judge will issuc TN
order for his cXtfnditon. He will then DO
given fifteen days in which to appeal, and if
no appeal bG entered before that time
expires he will be handed over lt
will probably take at least month
to secure Burke's cXtrudition should lie not
confess in tho mean time. Tho source of
Chief McEic's information on which I,urkc
was arrested is mistifying n great inany peo-
pie here. The chief says lie has an object in
maintaining secrecy at present, and when
the proper Time comes he will give publicity
to all that he knows about the matter. He
says it is not in his province to divuge his
source of information, but lie has tclc-
Iraphed complete details to Chief Hubbard
of Chicago. who can likely make some fur
ther use OF thcm in working up the case
against the CrOnin inurdcrcrs.
Will. IE EXTRADlTED.
OTTAWA. Ont, Special Telegram. June 20
With references to Martin burke, now in
custody Mt Winnipeg, charged with taking
to-day what he thought of the chances of
Burke being cXtradilcd. Deputy Minister
of Justice Sedgwick s:lii that there could he
DO hitch in tho proceedings ii 1t could lie
shown that there We're any reasonable
grounds for believing Burke was in any
way associated with DR. CrOnin's murder
you may rest assured that there will Eo
no delay at Ottawa in issuin. the warrant
for his eXtra,iition tho moment the Judge ut
Winnipeg. before whom Burke will appear,
has committed him. Ills surrender will lher
only be nQuestiOn Uf aday or 80. Members OF
such societies us the Cia, -na- Gael cannot
look for much leniency from the dominion
whom they cOnspired year or
30 ago to blow up, with the parliament
building Y.tiie sumo tniie. Their murder
Gus plot had been laid to nssa -sinute Lord
governor general. They were
defeated in their designs through the agency
Of government detectives.
DEFEATED BY THE CLAN N-SA-GAEI.
Had it no; been for the efforts and influence
Of the Clan-nr-Gaul the cX'radition treaty
would not have been defeated in the Unite Il
States senate They know that they could
not carry out their mnrde.Ous designs in
Great Britain and then fluid refuge
in tho United States il the cxtradi-
lion bill passed The dominion govern
lnent has decided within the past
week to put the Weldon ex,raiition of last
Session into operation immediately. 1t Is
ratified by the British government. and to
its going into effect the imperial
h;.s bee! requested to deal with
IL at once" The omission of one word las
ing the application OF the bill rcaus: sI'ilc act
shall apply to any crime mentioned
In the schedule committed after the C. c1mlrg
into force OF the act" 1t should have n :ld
4saall only apply" etc. Ihe omission of I'll c
word only, the minister Of Justice states,
makes itsapplication retroactive, which will
bring John g. Emo and scores of others
within it's scope. The bill t!pncd Though
botn houses without the omission and it
effect being observed.
o'sUfIivAN wEAKENS
CHICAGO, June 2O-P O'Suliivan, tho Ice
man indicted for completely in the Cron:n
tragedy, was to-day removed TO the eo-calicd
boys department. the recognized haven
for ssulicaiers" OSul,ivan is the perst IL
with the doctor for medical
services were used to lure Cronin
to death. The story is given out that the ice
man has offered to make i, clean breast of
everything he knows. HIS motive for being
willing now to confess is alleged To be fright
over the arrest O; Burke ~ Wlnnipeg and tho
disclosure that CoOncy, lhe Fox" il being
actively pursued. Considerable credit IL
given the statement as to the ice man,
but it il tempered somewhat by the R,ls-
picior that Els removal is SIMPLY part OF u
series nf shrrwd tactics on the part OF the
authorities to break down one or another OF
the suspects. O'Sulivan, it is claimed, sent
to-day to Sheriff Matson and requested u
personal interview. The sheriff Responded.
and after brief, pointed talk, hurried
to the grand Jury room in search Gf
States Attorney 14ongenccker. The states
attorney, it is represented, was making such
progress with the grand Jury
bat .sl
former. This Information was taken to the
Ice man and resulted in ~ s'ill more urgent
plea for hearing with Mr.. Lcnge-
ncckcr The states attorney, it il
suid, finally accctled to n conference, mud
without making any promises gave O'Sul-
Ivan to understand that II pcnitentiary was
q more comfortable place than the gaIlows,
in such matters the earlier IL was evinccd
the better. At this point O'Sullivan was
taken leave by the officials. Tonight the
Ice man was in the abode OF the inforIners.
ONE OF THE MuEDEEEEs.
vi OiliGer Collins says this man under ar
want" said tine chief, "thcn he is one of the
murdcrcrs." A story was Cleaned at polico
headquarters this morning which indicates
that Chief Hubbard is quite safe III his bold
The story is that the man has
been found who declares th:t Burke revealed
part Of the plot to him i'll endeavOring to i'll
duce him to become party to it. Burke
was q most unfortunate selection on the part
of the plottcrs, as he used every cent he
could get to procure liquo-. He, knowing a
great many tough" people. was commits
stoned 20 take a certain share in the murder
Burke was cautioned. us he vulued his life
not to reveal any of the plot to the fel-
low, but simply hire him to do u
certain amount of the work, which would he
of such IA character that lie would not know