Evening journal., 1889-06-21
ONE CENT.
BURKE is IDENTIFIED.
Detective Collins Knew Him at
First Glance.
COUGHLTN's cHUM ARRESTED.

He BIay Know Something Important
The Winnipeg Suspect Broken Down
and Very Much scared-HIs ExtradatIon
Practically Assured.
WINNIPEG. Man, June 2f. Officer Collins,
Of ihe Chicago detective force, has Identified
Burke Steps foF extradition will be taken
at onee.
How Burke was Arrested.
II has been learned that Calder The agent
who sold the ticket from Winnipeg to Liver
pool 10 Burke, was the man who spotted tho
suspect and sent for Chief Rae 70 arrest him
Burke, ia buying the ticket, said that hs
wanted orie which would take him all through
British torritory as be had some trouble in
tho States and did not want to risk himself
south OF the boundary line This aroused
Calder's suspicious and be sent for the chief
OF police who shadowed Burke until hs
thought fit 60 arrest him.
The train On which Detective Collins ar
rived from Chleago was late In company
with Chief MeRae he proceeded directly to
the police station, and was shown at once into
the wRrd whore Burke is confined The chief
called the prisoner out Collins looked at him
for a moment and, then said:
"Well, Burke, ahis Is a nice place for you
TO be inn
"Ycs, ii Is, John,n replied Burke.
This was all the conversation that took
place The Identification was complete, al
though Burke attsrward denied that ne knew
CollinR
Burke's Extrndltion Assured.
Immediately after seeing Burke, Collins
a ID. A. A A.
court Of queens bench, and land an informa-
ton charging Burke with having, on the 4th
day OF May, 1889, feloniously wilfully, and
with malice aforethought, killed and mur-
dered Patrick H. Cronin in Chicago.
warrant was then .sworn.ou ut for Burke's
arrest.
The prisoner was then taken from the po-
lice station and placed in the provincial jail
IN the custody Of the government ExTm
precautions have been taken TO guard him
Burke will come up for trial under the extra
dition act today before Judge Balm II. NJ
Howell, an eminent lawyer, has been re-
tanned by the authorities 10 conduct the
prosecution. The case will likely be adj
iourned TO give time to bring witnesses here
from Chicago. Detective Collins says that
Martenson aud Gavin will be SEMI for at
once II is believed that the authorities here
viii not put any obstacle in the way OF the
Chicago officers, but viii be inclined to assist
them.
Judge Balm, before whom, Burke will be
brought, Is the iensb technical OF Manitoba
judges, aud unless the case Of the prosecu-
tion utterly breaks down Burke's extradi-
| ton Is as ured BurKes counsel is not dis
turbed in the least BY the Identification Of
the prisoner. He says thnt he expected
Burke would be- recognized by Collins, as
the two men were acquainted, but Burke
did not know Collins as a detective. Coun-
sci also says that his client never denied that
he was Martin Burke. He has nothing to
fear from the recognition Of Burke 50 far as
Collins is concerned; but he will tight ''those
other Chicago feiowsn 70 the bitter end
He did not specify who the other fellows
were.
CHICAGO, June q. The special grand jury.
resumed It's investigation into the Cronin ease
at 10 o'clock yesterday morning. Their in
| tention seems 10 be 10 examine more witnesses
than app. AIRED before the coroners jury, and
it is evident their investigation will be a
thorough one. Several witnesses have been
recalled four or five times Books from the
/ Chicago National bank were carried into the
| jury room, IL is supposed for the purpose Of
/ further examining Alexander Su4lvan's ac-
count
The work Of taking dispositions to accom-
pany the exiraditlon papers for the man
Burke are beln- prepared as rapidly as pos
sible, and 1t is thought will be competed
tonight
GouGhlin's Companion Arrested.
grocery ERIK, named Kuhn, who was
ex- Detective Coughlins company and was
with him at Peoria where Cuughlin made
threats against DR.. Crunln, has been arrested
by detectives. The police do not think Kuhn
Nas "A participant in the murder, but that he
might be abe u tell more aOout the ex-de-
tective than any oody now knows, ON account
Of his intimate ASSOCIATION VIII COugnlin for
such long period oi time.
Cronin Feared tor His Life in 1888.
A portion Of the afternoon session % tha
grand jury was occupied in the taking Of
testimony showing thal as far back as 1888
DR. Crunln had STATED 10 intimate friends
that his life was IN uanger and that II any
thing happe. ed TO hlm TlmsIny Cream
should be neLi responAD.s. IiInothy Is dead
IAkewise buried. For years stately shaft
has adorned lis mou. 4 burae, tne Winni-
peg suspect, was present at its dedication, and
il was by means oi photograph taken ON
the spot that he was ID nihed as the mys-
terious Williams by the same witnesses that
week ago were couh tent that Moroney,
then incarcerated in Nsw NorR, was the one
man va ted.
Burke Broken Down and Scared.
A special dispatch from Winnipeg says
that through felt hat and otuer articles
found in his valise, Burke was identified at .
D. m as tie man wanted in Chicago. He
was at once handcuffed and transferred from
the police station 70 the provincial jail in
the regular police van a warrant for his ar
rest on the charge Of murder being sworn
out before Judge BAN. Collins swore that
the facts would warrant the prisoners extra
dition, and lie was remanded He Is terribly
broken down and scared, and il IS believed
in Winnipeg that he will make confession
before he returns to the States
) Iceman sullivan May "squeaL''
Rumors are current that Iceman Sullivan
is on the eve of making a confession Yester-
day afternoon he made a request that he
should be removed TO the boys quarter Of the
Jail, an isolated portion Of the building, and
il was granted. The Jail officials believe that
this move is preparatory TO "squeal,n and
that the prisoner will unbosom himself before
many hours
A Dastardly Murder.