St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-08
BURKE'S BAD PLIGHT.
He Will Remain in Hubbard's
Sweat Box Until Noon
To-Day.
Senator Kennedy, His Att0p-
ney, Secures a Writ Of Ha-
beas Corpus.
CrOnin'S Murderer Cries Over
a Letter Received From
His Mother.
1t Is Said He Has Confessed
His Part in the
Plot.

CHICAGO, Aug. 7.-Twenty-four hours
more of subsection to the horrors of a
police 'sweat box" were made certain
of to day by Chief Hubbard for Martin
Burke, the suspect. During at least
that much time longer Burke will be
prevented from any communication
with Senator Kennedy, his lawyer, and,
if indications are correct, will be made
the object of all the processes that
render the "sweat boX' fearful. A
ruse, introducing the authority of no
less a person than the president of the
United States, secured the coveted
vantage for the police. Lawyer Ken
nedy this morning, after having
spent yesterday in fruitless eff
forts to reach some under
standing with the authorities, filed
a petition with Judge Baker, ask
ing writ of habeaS corpus. The petit
charge of Burke and had, contrary to
law, secreted his prisoner, instead of
conveying him to the county jail, where
persons under indictment should by
right be confined. Mr.. Kennedy stated
that he had asked Chief Hubbard to be
allowed to see his client. and that Burke
be taken to Jail. Both requests had
been refused. The petition also charged
that Chief Hubbard had ordered Burke
kept in irons and
CHAINED TO THE FLOOR.
of the railroad car en- route to Chicago.
Judge Baker at once issued a writ COM
manding Chief Hubbard to bring Burke
into court at p. m. At that hour the
chief appeared with States Attorney
Longenecker and Corporation Counsel
Hutchinson. Without any prelimin-
aries. Mr.. Hutchinson made the uneX-
pected declaration in reply to the writ
that Burke was not in the custody of
Chief Hubbard at all. Burke, con-
tended Mr.. Hutchinson, was in the
hands of Officer Collins, who held him
on requisition and who was acting as
United States. A whispered consulta-
tion here took place between Senator
Kennedy and Lowyer Forest. attorney
for COughlin, who was present in the
court room. Kennedy then demurred
to the return on the ground that 1t was
evasive. When applied to yesterday
Hubbard had said Burke was in his
custody, and that the prisoner would be
kept secured. A wrangle between the
lawyers in court ensued, which was
finally cut short by Judge Baker saying:
There Is no doubt that Burke is entitled to
see his attorney and that Mr.. Kennedy has
the right to talk to his client. AS for the
custody of the prisoner, there can be no
doubt that it lies in the hands of the person
holding the writ of extradition.
Burke's lawyer then drew up new
petition asking that writ of habeas
corpus be directed to Officer Collins on
the ground that the officer was bound,
under his commission as messenger, to
bring Burke into Illinois and to turn
him over to the proper authorities.
This he had not done, but had placed
him in police station of the city of
Chicago, under the jurisdiction of
Chief Hubbard. The petition charges
that Hubbard was heard to say that he
would not send Burke to Jail before
noon of Aug. 12, as he had purpose of
his own in keeping him out. Judge
Baker then issued an order for writ as
prayed for, returnable at noon to-mor-
row