Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-06-18
MARTIN BURKE STOPPED SHORT.
Investigation by the Grand jury
Mrs. Sullivan Gets Angry
Mar0ney Let Go.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.


States. He denies all knowledge of, or
completely in, the Cronin matter, and
asserts he was merely making trip to
Ireland via Winnipeg. He refuses to
say anything further or to see any per-
son other than his counsel. The police
are instructed by the Chicago authorities
to hold him by all means, as he is
principal.
OBLITERATING HIS TRACKS.
All the marks on Burke's linen and
books and the papers found on his person
had been obliterated. A name on the
band of his hat was found in his valise
resembling that of Cronin, but it had
been smeared over with ink.
AN IMPORTANT ARREST.
CHICAGO, June 17.-When Chief Hub
bard was asked for an explanation of the
arrest of Burke at Winnipeg, he said !:
"It is very important arrest, and will
be followed by another in this CITY,"
The police consider the capture of Burke
the most important yet made. He has
been iden flied as the man who hired
the furniture moved from Clark street,
opposite DIR. Cronin's Office, to the Carl
son cottage, where Cronin was killed.
FIERY CLAN MA GAEL MAN.
Burke is hot-headed Clan Ma Gael
man and comes from Hancock, Michi.
gan, where Detective Coughlin used to
live. He has been under surveillance since
the murder, but gave the detectives the
slip last Thursday the arrest was made
on telegraphie description sent out.
Chief Hubbard says this capture comes
nearer to the actual murderer than any
yet made.
MRS. SULLIVAN INDIGNANT.
LONDON, June 17.-Mrs. Margaret F.
Sullivan, wife of Alexander Sullivan, OF
Chicago, spending few days with
friends in London, says that while she is
deeply panied at the falsehood of the i'm
putation implied in associating her hus-
bands name with the Cronin mystery
her knowledge of her husbands absolute
ignorance of the crime, sustains her as
lar as the sensation relates to her hus-
band. She says she sees in it Chicago
newspaper rot, composed partly OF anti
quated calumnies whose untruth was
shown years ago, and partly of the malig-
nant aspersions of personal and political
enemies, whose motives Chicago editors
do not appreciate. She deeply deplores
death, and Gays the presumption that
her husband had personal interest in
his death, rests upon an error which, for
the time, may justify censure. This error
will be perfectly shown hereafter. Those
who now condemn her husband will be
generous in acknowledging his patience
and fortitude.
BEFORE THE GRAND JURY.
CHICAGO, June 17.-Among the wit
nesses before the grand jury today, was
Harry Brown, clerk and junior partner
of Alexander Sullivan's. Much the
same questions as those propounded to
Mr.. Windes on Saturday, were put to
him. His testimony was Of very mega
tive character, but clearly established
the fact that Sullivan's relations as law
yer and as an Irish leader were distinct
and separate, and that his duties in the
latter capacity were never allowed to in-
terfere with or become merged in the
business transactions of the firm.
Andrew j. D1ggin testified ct length
to his alleged knowledge of lawyer
Beggs' enmity to Cronin. Beggs is Sen
ior Guardian of the Clan Ma Gael camp
which is said to have tried Cronin for
treason.
Beggs himself testified next He dis.
avowed all enmity to Cronin and insisted
that, while he had regarded the doctor
as a visionary and, indeed, somewhat
fanatical at times, they were really on
terms of personal friendship.
L, P. O'Connor, an active member of
the Clan Ma Gael, and one of Cronin IS
intimate friends, testified that he was, at
one time, approached by an agent of the
triangle" and notified to prepare bim-
self for "secret mission" to Great Brit
ain in behalf of the physical Force" So
cieties. O'Connor was warned by Gro
uin not to obey the mandate, intimation
being given that it WAS snare to get
him out OF the way and betray him into
the hands of the British Government.
Two of the members OF the firm of
Lester & Co., brokers, testified again as
to Alexander Sullivan's speculatiens,
and George Beckwith,l Of Lakev.ev,
testified that about April Sth q man
giving his name as Mulcahey walked
into his store at Lake View and en- ngaged
him in conversation. He corresponds to
the description OF the man who hired the
Carlson cottage. He told Beckwith he
was an Odd Fellow and a relative OF
O'Sullivan the ice man. Mulcahey bor
roWed ten dollars on the strength of his
Odd Fellowship. He claimed to hail
from Fonda, Iowa. Beckwith saw him
some time later on one of O'Sullivan's
ice wagons. Mulcahey was arrested
today, and Beckwith identified him. He
was afterwards released, but is under
surveillance.
THE DETECTIVE CAMERA.
Immediately after the discovery OF
Cronin'e body, O'Sullivan's icehouse and
Carlson's cottage were photographed
Martin Burke, who was standing near
the icehouse at the time, was inadver-
tently photographed. This same Burke
| is now said to be- under arrest at Winnipeg
on charge of being one Of the Williams
brothers, who rented the Carlson cot
tage, and the man who hired the ex-
press wagon to move the furniture from
Clark street flat to the cottage. The
photograph was shown this afternoon to
the Carlsons. Old man Carlson thought
he recognized Burke, but his wife and
son were not sure. The photograph is
imperfect and somewhat clouded. The
jury debated for some time on the ad.
visibility of indicting Burke at once in
order that steps might be taken promptly
| for his extradition. 1t was finally re.
solved, however, to defer action until the
expressman, who was sent to New York
to identify Maroney and Mcdonald,
should return and see the photograph,