The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-08-14
HORRORS OF A SWEAT-BOX
BEING EXPERIENCED BY BURKE.
BY Ruse the Chicago Onhcers Succeed In
Preventing the Suspects Lawyer From
Communicating With Him-A
Letter From His Mother.

| sweat-bOX" were made certain oil to-day by
Chief Hubbard for Martin Burke, the suspect.
During at least that much time longer will
Burke be prevented from any communication
with Senator Kennedy, his lawyer, and if in
dications 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 person than the president of the
United States secured the coveted vantage for
/ the police.
Lawyer Kennedy this morning, after having
spent yesterday in fruitless efforts to reach
some understanding with the authorities, filed
petition with Judge Baker, asking a writ OF
habeas corpus. The petition set forth that
Chief Hubbard had charge of Burke, and had,
| contrary to law secreted his prisoner instead
/ of conveying him to the county Jail, where
persons under indictment should be brought
and confined. Mr.. Kennedy stated that he
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 brought to Chicago.
! Judge Baker at once issued writ command
| ing Chief Hubbard TO bring Burke into court
at p. m. At that hour the chief appeared
! with States Atty. Longenecker and Corpora
/ ton Counsel Hutchinson. Without any pre-
liminaries. Mr.. Hutchinson made the unex-
| pected declaration in reply to the writ that
| Burke was not in the custody of Chief Hub
bard at ALL Burke, continued Mr.. Hutchinson,
| was in the hands of Officer Collins, who held
! him on requisition and who was acting as a
messenger for the president of the United
/ States. A whispered consultation here took
place between Senator Kennedy and Lawyer
/ Forest, attorney for Coughlin, who was present
| in the courtroom. Kennedy then demurred to
| the return on the ground that il evasive.
| When applied to yesterday, Hubbard had said
/ Burke was in his custody and that the prisoner
| would be kept secluded.
A wrangle between the lawyers in court en-
! sued, which was finally cut short by Judge
| Baker saying: There is no doubt that Burke
/ is entitled TO see his attorney, and that MIR.
| 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 a petition
asking that writ OF habeas corpus be directed
to Officer Collins on the ground that the officer
was bound, under his commission messen-
/ ger, to bring Burke into Illinois and turn him
over to the proper authorities. This he had
not done, but had placed him in a police sta
ton of the city of Chicago, under the jurisdic-
ton of Chief Hubbard. The petition charges
that Hubbard was heard TO say that he would
not send Burke to jail before noon of Aug; -,
out.
Judge Baker then issued an order for writ
as prayed for, returnahle at noon Tomorrow.
About 1850 o'clock this morning States
Attorney Longeneeker, Chief Hubbard and
! other police officials together with a half
dozen friends Of DR., Cronin, called at the
armory and held private conference. Dur.
/ ing the visit Chief of Police Hubbard, Asst.
| p NJ. Stunning and Mortimer Scanlan together
entered the corridor iI the armOry upon which
Burke's cell opens and stood before the grated
| door
Burke" said the chief, 1--WE have letter
here sent to you by your mother in Ireland.
/ Col. Stimming, of the nOrth-side postofice, has
| had the letter for some time. Now, as 1t is
| postmarked so many days back, 1t probably
contains nothing of interest to anybody except
yourself. If you wish it, will open it and read
| ii to you, but this is optional"
"Let me read it" said Burke
| Scanlan and Stunning retired few feet, and
the chief handed Burke his mothers letter.
! The prisoner tremblingy opened the letter and
perused it. As he read on his frame shook
| violently, and he cried like child. When
Burke had finished he threw himself upon the
floor of the cell, and the trio of visitors left him
/ to his thoughts. Mrs. Couklin and others were
in the station, and it had been intended to let
| them see the prisoner Tor the purpose of
/ Identification, but seeing his grief-stricken con-
dition after reading his mothers letter, it was
| decided to postpone the conformation.
An afternoon paper says that Chief McRea
| OF Winnipeg will be one of the witnesses at
| Burke's trial, and that of the other suspects;
that McRea won Burke's confidence, and, at
| Burke's request, accompanied him to the q. 5.
| boundary on the journey from Winnipeg to
! Chicago; that at his further request, he was
/ left alone with MeRae for fifteen minutes
during which he made important admissions.
| The authorities here are confident that Burke
! will eventually confess. Said States At tOrney
! Longenecker to-day: ''I do not think he can
| hold out against the unavoidable prospect of
| execution for this murder. | think he will
/ confess. | am certain that Burke is one OF the
men who actually killed Cronin, and nothing in
/ the world save him from the gallows, ex-
cept juror who would not hang anybody.
| With all the evidence we have against Burke
| land there is far more than has been published)
| there is no escape for him. And he viii drag
| down the others with him also. When you
take the part Burke played in the conspiracy
| and the part Coughlin took, and what Beggs
did and how O'Sullivan helped there is as clear
case as was ever made out. There is no
| escape. We have evidence that not be
controverted. Burke is guilty and we have
| such absolute proof of his being one OF the
men who butchered Cronin, that we are 10th to
accept any confession from him il il involved
| any lenieney for him. He deserves to hang and
| ] think he ought to be hanged unless his evi-
dence should be absolutely necessary to con-
Wet more important criminals"
The murder of DR.. Cronin is not the first
crime of that nature with which Martin Burke
has been charged. In 1887 he was arrested on
| suspicion of having been connected with the
death of man named Tony Gallagher, but for
want of proof the charge was not sustained.
! Gallagher disappeared after having been elected
| by Burke and another man from a house in
which he was making considerable noise, and
some time afterward his body was 6shed out of
! the river 1t bore evidences of violence, and
there was o rope around the neck.
Evidence was discovered to-day tending 10
! show that the money, with which Burke made
| his fight against extradition in Winnipeg, came
from this city. On Saturday evening last the
| following telegram was sent from the Grand
Pacific hotel. this city:
| J. Hough, Barrister, Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada:
Furnish him with basket Of food and fruit Cau-
| tion him against Collins who will pretend friend
! ship.
The sender declined to give his name or ad-
Dress The ~. Hough Barrister" to whom
| this telegram was addressed is the business
! partner of Attorney Campbell, who defended
Burke in Winnepeg; and il is now made clear
why il was that Campbell was not assisted pub
| licly by Hough, but that Perdue was brought
| intothe case assistant. Hough was to stand
in the back gronnd and act as the secret chan.
| mel of correspondence. Moreover, light is now
! thrown on the source of Senator Kennedy's
emoluments, for the instructions contained in
the telegrams must have been conveyed to
Burke by him. He il was who instructed
| Burke to eat out of his basket on his way to
Chicago, and not TO eat anything the officers
might give hin, and the basket was handed to