St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-27
Judge Balm Will Afford Every
Opportunity for the Ex-
tradition OF Burke.
Officer Collins Gives His TeS-
timony, and the Prisoner
Is Again Remanded.
Beggs, Head and Front Of the
Notorious Camp 20, I'm
der Arrest.
Editor Rothaker, Of Omaha,
Says Cronin Is Alive and
Well.
Special to the Globe

Spec1ai to the Globe
WINNIPEG, Man., June 26.GThe
Burke extraditiOn case was resumed
this morning at 10:30 before Judge
Balm. There was large attendance Of
curious individuals. The prisoner in
taking his place in the dock had an
anxious look on his face. His eye met
Officer Collins, and they gave one an
other nod of recognition. The pros
ecuting counsel asked for further re-
mand, as sufficient witnesses were not
here to go right through with the case.
Burke's counsel objected to the remand
very strongly. There was not little
of evidence against the prisoner, who
had already been imprisoned for over a
week. He objected to a. further re-
mand unless evidence substantiating
the information we're brought forward.
Judge Bain-Do you wish me to discharge
the prisoner?
CounselYes, if there is no evidence
against him,
Judge Balm said that in this and in all
other cases in which foreign power
made application for extraditiOn of a
person charged with a crime be would
afford them every reasonable delay in
order to permit them to make good
their claim. He thought it better. how
ever, that the prosecution should offer
some evidence before seeking any adj
ditiOnal enlargement Of the case. The
information charging Burke with muir
dering DR.. CrOnin was then read, the
prisoner standing up. He bore the Or
deal well. Collins was the first witness.
He had resided in Chicago ten years,
and for five years had been connected
with the Chicago force; knew the
late Patrick Fl. Cronin, but did
not see him since about two
weeks before he disappeared.
never saw him or his body since. He
knew that he was dead because he at
tended his funeral. He first met the
prisoner eight or nine months ago in
Chicago and had met him frequently
with him. He knew him as Martin
Burke and by another name. He last
saw him in Chicago about TWO weeks
before Cronin's disappearance. He as
a police officer had searched for him in
Chicago, beginning OH Saturday, June
8, for connection with the Cronin
murder. He came to Winnipeg on
June 20 to identify Martin Burke,
whom he found in the Winnipeg police
station. When he entered the cell he
said to Burke:
s'Hello, Martin. how do you do?''
Burke answered, ''How do you do, john"
Then witness said, ''This is queer place
to find you"
Burke answered. ''Yes."
Burke refused to speak further, say
ing that his attorney had cautioned him
to he silent. Officer Collins continuing,
said that he then swore out the warrant
Oh which Burke was arrested and trans
ferred to the provincial Jail. He never
knew the prisoner under the name of
Cooper. Officer McKinnon. OF the C.
p. r.. testified as to how the arrest of
Burke was made. He heard Burke tell
Chief McRae that he had lived in Chi
cago. and left there four weeks ago. At
the conclusion of McKinnOn'S evidence.
a further remand was asked for by the
prosecution. Burke's counsel objected,
arguing that the evidence adduced did
not connect Burke with the crime. The
prosecuting attorney cOntended that
the evidence showed that Martin Burke
was wanted in Chicago in connection
with the Cronin murder and that the
prisoner was Martin Burke: that he
was arrested here under all alias. The
extradition papers had to be sent to
Washington for official signature and
would probably be here Friday, as
would also some important document
ary evidence. Judge Balm then re-
manded the prisoner until Tuesday,
July 2.