Evening journal., 1889-06-22
THE CONNECTING LINK.
Martinsen Quickly Identified
Suspect Martin Burke.
TAKEN FROM AMONG 50 PEOPLE.

Burke Was Undoubtedly the Nraa Who
Had the Furniture Removed TO the Carl
son Cottage-Burke In the Murd4rer's
Cage.
WINNIPEG, Man, June o. The link CON
der was completely established last evening
when Martensen, the express man, who
hauled the furniture TO Carlsons cottage and
who arrived here yesterday, identified Burke
among ffty-two prisoners and citizens who
stood in a semi circle in the jail yard The
Identification was complete and beyond all
doubt Martensen walked before the men
and picked out his man at the first glance
Burke stood the Ordeal Well.
Chief Hubbard, Of Chicago, has been noti-
fed to this effect Burke stood the ordeal
we'll Re never flinched and maintained the
same stolid demeanor which has character
lied his actions since his arrest
Burke Before Judge Bain.
Burke was arraigned before Judge Balm
under the extradition act yesterday morn
ing. The case was continued until Wednes-
day next, at the request of counsel for pro
secution, who desired to have time to bring
witnesses from Chicago The evidence ad-
duced before the Chicago grand jury will be
submitted here
Burke's Intellect Is Dull.
Burke was spruced up considerably and
looked better than he did in the police
station He took the proceedings as a mat
ter of course and did not appear to evince
any interest therein. Chief McRae says
Burke's intellect is duh and that he is not
capable of showing any feeling
How the Identifi cation Was Made.
When. Martensen passed down the line
Burke stood twentieth, with his hands in his
pockets and his eyes averted. Martensen
glanced quickly in his face, marked his mum
Der on a slip of paper, and passed on, exam
ining the faces Of the other men. After com
pleting the investigation he returned tc
where the officers and counsel were standing
and held a whispered conversation. Counsel
Howell was heard to remark:
I'VE are satisfied. We will not want any.
body else to identify the prisoner; but bt
positive Of the number"
Martensen was accompanied TO Winnipeg
by police officer, whose name cannot bt
learned, but who is a superior of Detective
Collins.
Chief McRae says they now have cleal
sailing, and ne believes there will be ne
further difficulty in presenting sufficiently
strong evidence to secure Burkes extradi
tion. Telegraphic dispatches are passing
rapidly between Chief Hubbard, Of Chicago
and the officers here
The Grand Jnry's Work.
CHICAGO, June - Further investigation
Of the Cronin murder has been postponed b,
the grand jury, as a result of the accumula
tion Of ordinary Jail cases which require i'm
mediate attention, in order that the prisoner
may be brought TO trial within the term pre-
scribed by the statutes The case will b
taken up again next week. A number o
MINOR witnesses were examined Yesterday
including Robert Bruce, the private detec
tive, who says he was offered large sum o
money TO ''slugn Cronin.
Edward Spellman, Of Peoria, president o
the whisky trust and district f- rar Of th
Clan-na-Gael, testified concerning the dispo
sition OF the funds and the fears enteTtaine,
by Cronin that his life was in danger at tn
hands Of Alexander Sullivan or his cohorts.
Burke in the NTurderer's Cage.
A Winnipeg dispatch says that when Burx
was alTaigned before Judge Balm in til
queens bench Howell, queens counsel, aI
peared for tie prosecution and Campbell 70
| the defense. Burke was handcuffed an,
closely guarded. No evidence was taken
When taken back to jail he was placed in til
murderers cage. Campbell will fight extra
dition to the last point.
| Edward 0'MeagheF Condor, the famou
Nationalist, arrived from New York las
night, and had prolonged conference wit
Luke Dillon. Afterward they left the hote
in company, and up to late hour had nc
| returned.