New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-06-26
BURKE IDENTIFIED.
The Winnipeg Suspect Readily
Recognized by an Officer
From Chicago.

WINNIPEG, Special Telegram, June 20. -
Martin Burke, arrested here Sunday last by
Chief McRae for the Cronin murder, has
has been identified. Officer John Collins Of
Chicago arrived to-day. and Immediately
proceeded to the central police station.
Where Burke is confined. After short con
sultatton with the chief the pair catered
Burke's CELL Officer Collins said: sWell.
Burke, this is a bad place to be in" The
Clan-na-Gael man looked up and replied
quickly: 3Yes, John. it is, The prisoner
the next meuent, however, denied any
knowledge of Collins, but had been
clever,' caught. He refused to talk further
aud Officer Collins and Chief McRae retired
A cab was hailed at the door, and the two
officials were driven to the Office of II. NJ.
Howell, @. c.. who proceeded, in company
with them, to the court house. where a war
rant was sworn out before Judge Balm, de-
mandlng the detention and extradition Of
Burke, alias w. j. Cooper. The Information
states that aJohn M. Collins of Chicago has
reason and cause to suspect and does sus-
pect and believe that Martin Burke, alias W.
j. Cooper, late of Chicago, did commit
THE CRIME OF MURDER
within the jurisdiction of the State of
nois; that the said Martin Burke. alias W. ].
Cooper, on or about the 4ah day of May, in
the year 1882 at The said city of Chicago, in
Cook county, did feIoniously, wilfully, and
of malice aforethought kill and murder one
Patrick Il. Crcnin" On this information a
warrant was Immediately issued. Burke,
who has been emporarily lodged in The
police station, was tonight removed to the
city Jail. A strong guard has been placed
over him. He will come up for trial to-
morrow Collins is very reticent when
speaking of Burke. 1t is thought the officer
will make an attempt to obtain a full con-
fession from Burke before taking further
proceedings. 1t will now be necessary in
order to
SECURE HIS EXTRACTION
to make out such case as would secure his
commitment for trial at higher
court were he9 charged with commit
ting the ofTense in this country
This will necessitate bringing witnesses for
the prosecution from Chicago. Should a
case be made out the judge will issue an
order for his extradition. He will then be
given fifteen days in which to appeal, and if
no appeal be entered before that time
expires he will be handed over. 1t
will probably take at least a month
confess in the mean time. The source of
Chief McRae's information on which Burke
was arrested is mistifylng great many peo-
plehere. The chief says he has an object in
maintaining secrecy at present, and when
the proper time comes he will give publicity
to all that he knows about the matter. He
says it is not in his province to divulge his
source of information, but he has tele-
graphed complete details to Chief Hubbard
of Chicago who can likely make some fur
Their use of them in working up The case
against the Cronn murderers
WILL BE ExTRADlTED.
OTTAWA, Ont, Special Telegram, June 20.
With reference to Martin Burke, now in
custody at Winnipeg, charged with taking
part in the murder OF DR.. Cronin, when asked
to-day what he thought of the chances of
Burke being eXtradired, Deputy Minister
of Justice Sedgwick said that there could be
DO hitch in che proceedings it it could be
shown that there We're any reasonable
grounds for believing Burke was in any
way associated with DR.. Cronin's murder.
you may rest assured that there will be
no delay at OTTAWA in issuing the warrant
for lis eXtraditlon the moment the Judge at
Winnipeg. before whom Burke will appear,
has committed him. His surrender will Uher
only be question or a day or SO. Members OF
such societies as the Gamma Gael cannot
1OOh lOT leuleuCy lEOu Tie common
government. whom they conspired year or
so ago to blow up, with the parliament
building at the same time Their murder
GUS plot had been laid to assassinate Lord
LansdoWne, governor general They were
defeated in their designs through the agency
OF government detectives
DEFEATED BY THE CLAN-NA-GAEL.
Had it not been for the efforts and influence
of the Clan-ne-Gaul the extradition treaty
would not have been defeated in the United
CEDt@ n41 l., - \
not carry out their murderous designs in
Great, Britain and then find refuge
in the United States if the extradi-
ton bill passed. The dominion govern
nent has decided within the past
week to put the Weldon extradition of last
session into operation Immediately It is
ratified by the British government, and to
expedite its going into effect the imperial
government has been requested TO deal with
it at once" The omission of one word has
ing the application of the billreads: sThe act
shall apply to any crime mentioned
in the schedule committed after the coming
into force of the act" It should have read
%saall only apply" etc. The omission of the
word only the minister of justice states,
makes it's application retroactive, which will
bring John c. Emo and scores of others
within it's scope. The bill slipped TIN Tough
both houses without the omission and it
effect being observed
ONE OF THE MURDERERS.
@If Officer Collins says the man under ar
rest at Winnipeg is the Martin Burke we
want" said the chief, "then he is one of the
murderers." a story was CLEANED at police
headquarters uhis morning which indicates
that Chief Hubbard is quite safe in his bold
assertion The story is that the man has
been found who declares that Burke revealed
part Of the plot to him in endeayoring to in
duce him TO become a party to it. Burke
was a most unfortunate selection on the part
OF the plotters, as he used every cent he
could get to procure liquoS He, knowing
great many stough" people. was commits
stoned 20 take a certain share in the murder.
Burke was cautioned, as he valued his life,
not to reveal any OF the plot to the fell
low, but simply hire him to do
certain amount of the work, which would be
OF such character that he would not know
that crime was to be committed. Burke,
being already in the plot and knowing the
grip he bad on his fellow conspirators de-
manded money. OF course he got it, and
then he loaded up with liquor and went after
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