Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-02
THE CRONIN TRIAL.
Another Identification Of Martin Burke
as Frank Williams.

WINNIPEG. MAN., Nov. 2.-Assistant States
Attorney Baker Of Chicago held long inter.
view with Heffer yesterday, and from him re-
ceived q confederation of many details con.
nected with the butchery Of Cronin, which
Gillette recounted Thursday. Burke, accord
ing to Gillette, took quite fancy to
Heffer at first and was very COM
municative to him, telling him many
details about the crime. He told Heffer tina,
Coughlin was the main actor in the tragedy
and had engaged both him (Burke) and Cooney
to participate in the crime. He told Heffer
that sandbags were used by two Of the assas-
sins, while the third welded a common base
ball club.
SAND BAGS AND A BASE BALL BAT.
Four men were waiting in the cottage for
DR.. Cronin; two OF them stood behind the door
while one of the others, when the doctor
raped, called from an inner room 'Come in. u
The instant the doctor entered one Of the as
sassins slammed the door and the
with a sand bag, knocking him down.
Then the others rushed at him and with club
and sand bags pounded the life out of him
When he ceased to breathe Coughlin hauled
the trunk out and the body was crammed into
it. When they went to carry the trunk out
ton batting taken from the doctors instruments
to stop the leaks. Heffer's story as to further
particulars is about the same as Glllette's.
Burke always declined to say who struck the
first blow and this fact Mr.. Baker says makes
1t quite clear that 1t was Burke himself, else he
would have mentioned the name. He
always spoke about the four taking part in the
crime and pounding the doctor at the same
time. The moment the doctor was down the
whole four rushed on him. and with sand bags
and clubs pounded the life out Of him. The
poor man struggled and moaned awfully. Blood
cd fro M m hJs
eyes. He struggled and gasped for breath,
and nearly twenty minutes elapsed before he
ceased to gasp. Then the fends stripped the
blood stained clothing off him, and one OF
them pounded his face 80 as to make it impos-
sible to recognize the body
McRae, the Winnipeg chief Of police, wants
$500 for arresting Burke and s18 a day while
absent from nome to give his testimony in
Chicago. District Attorney Baker says McRae
was put onto Burke by railroad detective, who
suspected him from his conduct. McRae did
not know the importance OF the arrest at the
time OF it.
THE TRIAL TODAY.
CHICAGO, Nov. 2.-Charles ]. Carlson. son Of
the owner Of the Carlson cottage, was the first
witness this morning. He was present when
Frank Williams came to rent the cottage. Viii.
liams said he expected some brothers and sis.
ter from Baltimore to come and keep house with
him. Subsequently he brought the furniture in
the evening about 1880 o'clock. Williams came
again on April 20 to pay the second months
rent.
IL never saw Williams again until saw him
in Winnipeg" said the witness.
The witness was here shown piece of car.
pet and identified it as the one he had seen on
the parlor floor Of the cottage.
Can you point out Frank Williams in the
court room?'
"Yes, SIR"
"Point him out, please"
The second one there" pointing to Martin
Burke.