Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-23

CHICAGO, June "a new arrest was
made this afternoon in the Cronin case.
The risoner is Michael Walsh, plumber,
who has been working at Joliet. He knew
Martin Burke, the Winnipeg suspect, in
Chicago. Burke, it is reported, turned up
in Joliet the day alter the Cronin tragedy,
and remained with Walsh practically penni-
less until June 9 when 1t is thought
money order came to the Winnipeg man
from Chicago. The natural inference would
be that Walsh's arrest was due to desire
on the part OF the police to elicit anything
Of value he may know regarding Martin
Burke.
The statement is made that the police
have recovered the lost clue to the move
menIs of Patrick Cooney. Cooney sis the
man who is supposed to be the man who
passed under the name OF j. B. Simonds,
and bought the furniture which was put
into the fat opposite DR.. Cronin's office,
and which was subseq ueDtly taken to the
Carlson cottage in which DR.. Cronin was
murdered.
CHASING CooNEY.
1t is given out that the police expect to
capture Cooney, possibly within a few
hours. From the day Burke's name was
mentioned in the case Lieutenant Elliott
has been working industriously on Burke's
record
81 have found that he will probably have
to account for more than the crime of mur-
dering DR.. Cronin," said the Lieutenant.
''Do you think that he has committed
murder before?"
''From what have discovered I should
say that he had. But l can give you more
particulars In few days.
This afternoon Frank Woodruff COM
menced in the Circuit Court suit for Sl9,-
500 damages for libel against the proprietor
of dime museum who has on exhibition a
wax "6gger'' OF the horse thief as one of the
accomplices in the murder.
A man who claims to be an important
witness in the Cronin case turned up last
night. He is George E. Brooks, news
agent running on one of the raj roads coming
in at the Union depot. Brooks, who is
small man about 25 years old, is intelligent
looking and good talker.
OUT WITH HIS GIRL.
The story is to the effect that the night of
Nav he was driving in Lakeview with his
sweetheart, and that happening along Ash
land avenue he SAW three men loading the
trunk into the wagon at the Carlson cottage,
and that about half an hour later he saw
the same men dumping the contents of the
trunk into the catch basin, in which the
body OF DIR. Cronin was found. He also
says that he saw them yesterday, and he
will be able to identify them; and that his
companion also saw them, and that she, too,
will be able to identity them. He is ready
to produce the young woman as soon as the
authorities want her.
Brooks explanation of his failure to tell
his story before, is that he was afraid of
losing his life, as he believed the men con-
cerned in the murder were so desperate they
would kill anyone who they thought might
turn up as witness against them. He said
the knowledge he possessed had so weighed
on his mind that he could not keep it to
himself any longer, and believing 1t was
duty he owed himself and the community,
he had at last decided to tell all he had seen.
He first stipulated that he be given pro-
lection. This was promised him.
CLOSING IN ON BURKE.
Brooks told his story to Chief Hubbard,
with whom he was closeted for over two
hours late last night He described the
three men whom he saw, aud his descriItinn
one is said to fit Burke, the Winnipeg
prisoner.
A special dispatch from Winnipeg says: |
'There is no doubt in my mind" said |
Chief McRae, ''that Burke was used as a
tool by the gang which planned the Cronin |
murder, and that he is really the one who !
committed the foul deed. 1 don't think |
from what [ have been able to Judge of him |
that he would be likely to have concocted |
the conspiracy or have committed the act |
on his own behalf. He is an ignorant man |
and doubtless an Irish enthusiast, who |
fancied that in committing such deed he ,,
was aiding in righting the wrongs of |
Ireland"
"Did you caution Burke when you ar
rested him that anything he said would be |
used against him in evldence?"
VERY BADLY SCARED.
81 did," said the Chief, 'but the prisoner |
was so thoroughly scared that / verify be- |
lieve that if 1 had chosen to pump him 1 |
could have got complete confession
81 suppose he did tell you something i'm
portant," was suggested.
II don't wish TO answer that question:"
said the Chief 81 will doubtless be called |
upon to give nv evidence in Court"
Are all the necessary witnesses here?"
1.-TWO others are coming from Chicago, as
well as the indictment against Burke, and
some papers The Chicago police know ex-
actly what is wanted and they will take the
precaution of sending all the evidence re-
quired."
"Then you have no doubt about Burke's
extradition7"
"None whatever"
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