Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-11-05
ESBL0ODY TALE.
HB TOLD A FELLOW PRISONER HOW GRO
MN WAS KILLED.
The Thrilling Story Secured From Gillette by Attor-
ner Baks-Teshmony in Court Yesterday
0Sullivan Justified the Murder.
Btggs Letters 10 Spsllman.

bloody tale all the way through" said
Assistant State Attorney Baker TO a
correspondent this morning as he
placed in the latter's hands, prior TO
boarding train for Chicago, document
which he had prepared for Judge Longe-
necker and which was a transcription OF
his notes Of Burke's confession to one Of
his fellow-prisoners, Mile by name. The
document ID as follows and Rivsn in the
language used By Mills.
Il first saw Martin Burke in police
court cell when he was arrested here. He
was terribly excited, and seemed unable to
talk about anything save the murder Of
CrOnin. lie did not discuss particulars at
first. A week later We were both removed
10 the provincial Jail, where our acquaint
ance was renewed. Soon we became init
mate and exchanged notes about our csses.
Oue day Burke confessed the entire story
of the crime 70 me. He said be was true
friend of Irelsad's cauee, and would give
the last drop of his blood for ber freedom.
He Joined the Clsn-na-Gsel in Galway, Ire
land, during a riot, and when be came to
Chicago he renewed his connection with
the society.
BELIEVED CRONIN A SPY.
"He had never liked Dr.. CrOnin and
after the lie CarOn episode be believed he
was epy, too. Cougblin told Burke one
night in a saloon that the tack of TemOv-
ing CtOnin at the order of the Olan-na-
G1el had fallen to him Burke and three
others, among whom was himself Cough.
lin Burke swors to carry out his shaTe
Of tue murder, AID Coughlin agreed to ar
range details. COOney wal present in the
saloon st the time. The night Of the
murdE, Burke, Coughlin, O'SulliVan,
Cooney and man named Beggs or BriPgs
we're in the Carlson cottage. O0ughiin
told Burke Ctonin would be decoyed 10
the cottage under the pretence that it WAS
to accouche woman. Beggs was put in
bed in an inner room, and the lamp wac
turned down 50 that the doctor could ses
bat little when ne entered. The assassins
did rot nave long to wait Twenty min
utes before the time agreed urOn wheels
we're heard in front Of the cottage and al
instant later there was a hurried knock az
the door. Ole of the men shouted to Gro
min to come in and then the doctor was
seen striding through the hall towards the
supposed sick chamber.
"The Doctor put his instrument-case on
chair near the bed and proceeded tn re-
move his overcoat. While he had il half
off and his hands were thus in fashion
manaclsd be Was struck heavy blow on
a. -, La hai, do of
one Of the men. Then the Others rushed
on him Ooe Of the quartet threw prussic
scid in the physicians face 10 blind him.
Cronin struggled hard, but he was so dszsd
by the first blow and the suddenness Of the
attack that be conld only kick aimlessly
and cry out. As be fell he exclaimed:
CRONIN's DEATH CRY.
"'Oh, my God. Pm done for
"Burke wouldn't tell who struck the
first blow, but he said the Doctor died
hard and he bled like a stuck pig. They
kept hammering away AZ his head till at
last Coughlin exclaimed: 4 guess he's
dead now Then they stripped him. The
intention cf the cOnspiratOrs was, Burke
told me, 10 send his clothes and all psp9rs
to Englsnd, where a man resembling Gro
min was TO be found and killed; OrOnin's
clothes we're to be put on him and the
impression given out that he had commit
ted suicide. The task of taking the clothes
TO England and forwarding the above men
ticned special branch of the conspiracy
was assigned to Burke, and he would
probably have accomplished 1t had ne rot
been arrested in Winnigeg. Burke says
the clothes were sOldersd up in a box,
which is now hidden in Winnipeg.
After removing the clothes the ssssssins
nicked ND the body, from which blood was
s.ill oozing. and crammed it in trunk
which was near bv. The trunk WAS then
locked and COugblin vent for the express
wagon. which had been left near st band
II took four men to carry the trunk out
and put it in the wagon. Blood dnppeo
from the cracks and fell on the floor, doors,
steps and bottom of the wagon. COughhn
drove the zig and Bnrke and Cooney &C
comDanied MIN. On reaching Lakeside,
where A boat was expected to be, they
found il wgs not there, thus making 1t in
oossible for them to carry the trunk out IN
the lake and sink il. They decided after
a consultation 10 cast the trunk IN the
water and see If it would be carried out by
the waves. Every time they pushed 1t out
The waves would bring IL back towards
them. Then Burke suggested dropping
the body in a catch-basin, and they hoist
"a the dripping trunk into the wagon and
drove OF to the furthest point where a
catch basin could he found. There they
broke open the trunk, hauled the body ont
and
THREW IT INTO THE BASIN.
"They had to prod it with sticks and
push it with their feet to get 1t down
Just then they heard the sound OF wheels
and clcssd down the trap, put the empty
trunk ia the wagon and drew away RAPID
". The trunk was afterwards thrown ont
to get rid Of it.
"Burke kept CroOin's coat, which he
brought to Winnipeg with him. he saio
be intended to take 1t to Iceland and wear
n Burke also said a rich man in Chicago
gave him 500 to get out after Cronin
body was found. If it had not been iouod
be would not have started for England Tor
a month or more. II be wanted money
he said, all ne had to do was to write to
Chicago and he would get 1t. 4 mukman
there would supply it. Burke was always
nervous In his cell, aud would start at