Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-06-20
BURKE SQUEALS.
The Winnipeg Suspect Said
to Have Split.
FLOOD OF LIGHT ON THE CASE.
The Roman Catholic Church Will
Handle the Clan Ma Gael, if
Found Necessary.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
WINNIPEG, June 19.-Burke, the Irish
man arrested here on suspicion of being
one of DR.. Cronin's murderers, is re-
ported to have made clean breast of
the whole affair to the Winnipeg Chief
of Police. Burke has been extremely
nervous since his capture and has now
broken down entirely. The Chief re-
fuses to tell anything about the confess
sion until he has consulted the Chicago
detective now on the way here to take
charge of the prisoner. 1t is known
positively that Burke offered to return
without being extradited if allowed TO
turn States evidence.
BURKE DID NOT sQUEAL.
The report that Burke has confessed is
canard. Burke has made no statement
except to deny all completely in the
Cronin murder. No one but his lawyer
is allowed to gee him.
BURKE INDICTED.
CHICAGO, June 19.-An Indictment
returned by the Grand Jury this morn
ing against Martin Burke, alias Delaney,
now under arrest at Winnipeg on two
counts; first, for the murder of DR..
Cronin second, for conspiracy in con-
nection with P. O'Sullivan, Coughlin and
Woodruff.
1t was announced this afternoon that
| no more indictments will be returned
until the jury is prepared to make its
final report, snd that Burke was only in
dicted on the united plea of Chief Hub
bard and the States Attorney Longe-
necker, who represented that the indict-
ment would save time in securing his ex-
tradition. Chief Hubbard pins his faith
implicitly to the Burke theory, which he
confidently believes will lead to the
detection and conviction of every one
connected with the case. Expressman
Martinsen's Identification of Burke's
photographs gives color to the belief that
the police are at last upon the right track.
Justice Mahoney was before the Grand
Jury this afternoon, and testified that
lO'Sullivan and Cronin were acquainted
when they met in his Office to make the
contract for medical attendance to O'Sul.
livan's employees, and that the intro.
duction on his part was not needed.
as averred by O'Sullivan. A number ol
other witnesses were examined, going
over great deal of the same ground COW
cred before.
GOT BURKE SOLID.
The men sent to New York for the
purpose of identifying, if possible, sus-
poets Msroney and Mcdonald, returned
today. Expressman MartiDsen was at
once taken before the Gran Jury, where
he identified the photographs OF Burke,
the man now under arrest in Winnipeg,
as that of the man who hired him to have
the furniture moved from III Clark street
to the Carlson cottage.
| THE CHURCH WILL TAKE HAND.
BALTIMORE, June l9.-It is given out
from source that has always been re.
garded as very close to Cardinal Glib.
bons that the developments concerning
the Clan Ma Gael that have been brought
out by the murder of DR.. Cronin in chi.
cago will without delay receive very Sc,
rious consideration from the highest au-
thority in the Catholic Church in the
United States. To quote the words
OF the chancellor of one of the
largest dioceses in the country
who stands close to the Cardinal,
and who was summoned to Baltimore
within few days: "The Church will
await the developments of the civil
authorities in it's investigation of the
Cronin conspiracy before it will take any
action. If ii should be developed that
the Clan Ma Gael is in any way respon-
eible for this deplorable affair, have no
doubt such steps will be taken as will
warrant the Order being condemned by
name by all the Archbishops of the
country. The duty OF the Church is very
plain in the matter, and its line of action
is clearly marked 5v the DEGREES of the
third Plenary Council"