Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-02
IDENTIFIED BURKE.
Mrs. Carlson Points Him Out as
the Renter of the Cottage.
HER TESTIMONY is OORRoBoRATED

ness sampson Against Coughlin Con- |
hrmed by Another.
CHICAGO, Nov. 2-In the presence Of q
crowd somewhat smaller than usual the un. |
folding of the story Of the Cronin tragedy |
was resumed yesterday morning. beginning
at the time of laying the carpet in Simonds'
room at III South Clark street Martin
McHale one OF A. H Revell g. Co. 3 carpet
layers the man who had done the work
and soon as Judge Mcconnell announced
himself ready to listen, McHale was called
to the stand and examined by Attorney Ing.
ham In very positive manner he de-
scribed how he had gone to Simonds' room
and found the carpet too small to cover the
floor. Smonds told him it was large enough
to do for the short time he wanted it Asked
to describe the tenant, McHale did,so Civ
ing picture almost identical to that drawn
by witness Hatfield Thursday. Mr.. Ing
ham showed McHals piece OF the carpet
found in the Carlson cottage, and witness
identified the pattern as that of the carpet
laid by him at III Clark street
The Bloody Trunk Identified.
Then Ere NJ Allen, Revelrs teamster,
took the stand, and testified to having hauled
the furniture to III South Clark street. Mr..
lngham showed him receipt for the differ
ent articles signed with the initials ~. B. S.
and he identified it, and said that the initials
were made by a man who seemed to have
charge OF the rooms. He described the
signer, and left no oubt in the minds Of bis
hearers that he was Simonds.
"Did you take a trunk thereT asked Mr..
Ingham
YES, sir"
"Bring in the trunk" Mr.. Ingham called,
and forthwith the bloody relic of the crime
was brought once more before the jury to
the edIfication OF the spectators, especially
those who were not present the day before.
as that the trunk you delivered to the
Clark street roomsl" the witness was asked.
81 think it is. Or it is just like it
Attorney Wing cross-examined Allen, but
succeeded in accomplishing nothing more
than emphasizing the story told at first
Ruling of the Court
Clerk Hatfield was recalled to Identify the
pat tern of the carpet, and he did so in hi,
usually emphatic style. Then followed an
argument regarding the introduction OF the
receipt which, on techuicality, the judge
ruled inadmissble. Inasmuch as he per-
mitted the testimony regarding it to re-
main, tbs exclusion is not by the state re-
garded as important John J. Near, a ship
ping clerk for Revell next testified to hav-
ing sent the goods mentioned in the receipt
10 III South Clark street by Witness Allen
Opening a New Chapter of the Crime.
The state then, in one stride, stepped from
the Clark street room to @Murderers' Cot.
tage and the chapter that relates the renting
OF the cottage opened by calling Mrs. Annie
| Carlson, the wife OF Charles Carlson She
was very much embarrassed by the promi-
| nence of her position, and 30 nervous as to
be unable TO speak much above a whisper.
She said that on March 20, when she was at
the house at the rear OF the cottage q man
| called TO rent the cottage. Shs remained
| until the negotiations were completed.
do you ses that man in the roomP asked
| Mr.. Mills IL do.n where does he STIR
~There, next to that sick man He Is chew
ing replied the witness She pointed at
Martin Burke, who returned her gazs as il
he were merely a spectator, and had no con-
nection with the trial He did not
even stop chewing, and when the
witness looked at him again his lips parted
slightly revealing his huge teeth as he smiled
in an unconcernei manner. Attorney For
rest conducted the cross-sxsmination, and
succeeded in slightly confusing the witness
| by asking her 20 look at the jury, keep Der
eyes Off the defendants and describe Burke's
| appearance. She succeeded, however, as
well as might be expected.
The Owner OF the Cottage TestiheS
When Mrs Carlson left the stand her
father-in law, Jonas Carlson, owner OF the
| cottage, was called He is an old grixzlsd
man, possessing an abundance OF positive
ness and though not over intelligent knows
what he does know we'll He told of Burke.
| calling on him and their looking over the
cottage, Of the terms of the lease and of the
new tenant giving his name as Frank Will
Jams and saying that the furniture
would be put up in a few days He
said that the morning of May
he noticed on the front steps Of the rented
cottage lot OF spots which he thought were
caused by the breaking Of q jar OF preserves
and the tracks Of heavy shoes and a Wagon
near by. These circumstances did not arous,
bis suspicious, however, and it was not unit
two weeks later, when be received a lettel
from Hammond, Ind, signed "B. F. W., =
saying the writer had concluded to give VI
the house and that the keyes had been lost
that the old man decided to break into tn,
building and make an investigation tn,
day after he received the letter Carlson biz
son Charles, and his son-in-law, Lindgren
crawled through the front window into tb,
parlor. They found the door painted vel
low, except in two or three spots. Their,
were footprints in the paint and stains on tn,
walls The chairs were lying on their side
one of them being broken, as If a struggle
had taken place Mr.. Mills then asked
How many times have you the mai
who rented your cottagsF
three times"
"Look about the courtroom and see 4
that man is here"
Burke Identified "A the Man
A deep hush TELL on all present as the oil
man, peering searchingly, first at those i
front of him, then at the jury and reporter,
stepped down from the witness chair an
walking toward the row OF prisons re-, locke,
at Beggs, Coughlin and OSullivan. Mex
to O'Sullivan sat Burke, who kept up hi
incessant gum-chswing and watched tn
aged witness with no more apparent interss
than he would have done had Carlson bee
stranger The next moment their eye
met, and, without saying q word, he jsrks
/; his hand toward Burke, and walked bac
to his chair. The Identification was com
plete.
Roughly Cross Examined by Forrest.
Attorney Forrest moved 10 have that par
Of the evidence relating to the condition @
the furniture discovered by Carlson ex
cluded. The court ovsrruled the motion
and Forrest proceeded to cross Q anime II
went at II hammer and tongs, making th
: witness mad that at times b.
> would reply to FORESTS question
; only upon gentle urging by the Judge
I The contamination was long, but the oil
{ man sustained his story with remsrkabl
ability and saved 1t from any materi.
l shaking.
Corroborsttng sampsou's Testimony.
: John I. Clarity, an saloonkeeper. W.
next called To oorroborate the testimon
Maj Sampson gave Thursday to the effe,
: that he had been sent TO Coughlin by witns
and asked by Coughlin to Slug DIR. Cronil
Clarity swore that Coughlin two years az
! asked him II be thought Sampson would q
the job for him Witness asked of what Oh
Q job consisted Of, and was told by Coughli
that he wanted a man sluggei in the nee
with a club or bat Witness saw Sampsc
and cent him TO Coughlin
On crossexamination by Forrest witne
> said that he suggested to Coughlin that sue
; smuggling might kill the man, upon who
d Coughlin replied it wouldn't matter much
= it did. Upon the completion Of the exam
d ination court adj Jurned
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