The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-02

A.-Only two times there.
Q.-You saw him once besides those two
times?
A.-Yes, sir.
CRISIS.
At this point in the examination Mr..
Mills paused for a moment as if realizing
that crisis in the examination was near
at hand. Leaning slightly forward he put
the momentous question to the witness.
II will ask you if you see that man nowTn
A sudden hush fell upon the court, and in
the midst of the profound silence which
followed Mr.. Mills interrogation the old
man in the witness chair sat apparently un-
moved, as the audience breathIessly awaited
his answer. Slowly raising his head, the
witness permitted his glance to travel first
over the group of lawyers and reporters
Immediately at his feet, and thence in be-
wildered way to the back of the court, in an
endeavor to pick out from the sea of faces
before him the man he wanted.
BURKE AGAIN IDENTIFIED.
Evidently fearful that his witness might
be unable to identify the man he sought in
the densely packed court room, Mr.. Mills
came to his assistance. Extending his hand
he indicated the back of the court room
and invited the witness to step down and
pick out the man he wished him to identify.
'Look back Of the lawyers, Mr.. Carl
son." said Mr.. Mills, as the old gen
tleman advanced with a hesitating
step and scanned the faces of the
counsel for the defense. He had hardly
uttered the words when the witness, walking
straight up to the defendant, Martin Burke,
shook his hat at him and exclaimed, That's
the man,
BURKE SHOWED THE EFFECT.
Despite his utmost efforts to appear un-
concerned, it was evident that Burke fully
realized the damaging nature of old man
Carlsons testimony.
Mr.. Mills was not slow to clinch his ad-
vantage. SIS that the man." he asked
Indicating Martin Burke, 'at your place
you called Frank Williams" and the wit
ness unhesitatingly answered, "Yes, SIR"
CoUGHLIN'S HUNT FOR SAMPSON.
John Garriny, teamster, testified that
about two years ago Coughlin told him he
wanted to see "Major" Sampson, as he
wanted to get him to ''slug" a man. He
was killed it would not make much differ
ence. On cross-examination the counsel
for the defense sought to show that the
witness had grudge against Coughlin, but
he denied that such was the case.
The court then adjourned until to-mor-
row.
CONVICT GIL1ETTE's STORY.
WINNIPEG, Nov. 1.-Gillette saws that
Burke told him Croniu was clubbed the
moment he stepped through the door of the
cottage. HE was very strong," said Burke,
at the same timc applying very impolite
epitbet to the doctor, land it was bigger
job than we had expected" Burke said
that after the murder they put the body in
box, and drove to the Lake Shore Not
meeting their confederate, they threw the
body into the lake from the shore, but the
water was shallow, and they were fearful
of its being washed ashore, SO they put it
in the box again. The body bled profusely
and they had to cover up the blood stains
by shoveling soft sand upon them. Then
they took the body back to the city, and
dropped it into the basin, lwhere it was
found.
ONE MAN BACKED OUT.
Burke also said that'a man who worked at
McGinniss' fish and oyster depot on Ran
dolph street was to have taken a hand in
the murder, but his heart failed him, and
he backed out at the last moment. Burke
said he himself rented the Carlson cottage,
and put the furniture in. When they got to
the catch basin they could not get the body
in, and had to double it up. While working
at it they got scared by some passing
wagons and had to leave it, but re-
turned to finish the job. Burke said
that when the police OF Winnipeg
searched him they found everything but
the check for his baggage. That they
missed and his baggage went on to its
destination. Gillette pressed Burke to tell
him why they had conspired to kill Cronin.
He said that he had squealed on man who
was short in his accounts and was a traitor
and had been false to the cause, and it had
been decided that he should be put out of
the way.
THE STORY BELIEVED.
Messrs. Baker and Howell are satisfied
that ths story is true in every detail. Gill
lette Is retiring into the solitude of Stony
Mountain penitentiary for ten years. Mills
aud Heffer have practically the same story,
and the question is how to get them to
Chicago. Heffer is tough, and Mills very
little short of a lunatic. They can undoubt-
edly give very important evidence if they
can be got to testify. Gillette was pressed
to say whether Burke had ever mentioned
Alexander Sullivan. The prisoner said
Burke had once or twice referred to a
lawyer named Sullivan.
ACCEPTS THE CRUISER.