Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-04
ooh, MY GOD! I'M DONE FORy'
These We're DR.. Cronin's Last Words
In the Carlson Cottage.

Assistant Attorney Baker brought back from
Winnipeg on his return to Chicago document,
which specifically the full confession of Martin
Burke. 1t is the affidavit of his fellow-prisoners
there to the disclosures Burke made in regard
to the murder of DR.. Cronin The story is that
in burst Of loyalty to old Ireland Burke one
day told the whole crime. The particulars
have been given before, but it appears from
this last account that Beggs was in the Carlson
cottage in bed as q decoy patient. Kunze was
the man who drove Cronin to the cottage.
When the doctor entered the house he put his
instrument case on a chair near the bed and
proceeded to remove his overcoat While he
had it half of he was struck heavy blow on
the head with q sand bag. Then the others
rushed on him. One of the quartet threw
prussic acid in his face Cronin struggled
hard, but he was SO dazed by the first blow and
the suddenness of the attack that he could
only kick aimlessly and cry out. As he fell he
exclaimed:
"Oh. my God I'm done for"
Burke wouldn't tell who struck the first
blow. but he said the doctor died hard They
kept hammering away at his head till at last
Coughlin exclaimed: 81 guess he's dead now"
Then they stripped him. The intention of the
conspirators was to send his clothes and all
papers to England, where a man resembling
Cronin was to be found and killed; Cronin's
clothes were to be put on him and the impress
sion given out that he had committed suicide.
The task of taking the clothes to England and
forwarding the aforementioned special branch
OF the conspiracy was assigned to Burke, and
he would probably have accomplished it had he
not been arrested in Winnipeg Burke says
the clothes were soldered up in a box which is
now hidden in Winnipeg.
Martin Bmke's love story is to come into the
trial.
Four or five years ago Burke became ac-
quainted with Mrs. Lizzie Keller. Before her
Burke took her to his boarding house at No.
1918 State street. the landlady being Mrs.
Lyvena II. Griffin, where Mrs. Keller gave
birth TO a child. 1t is said Burke killed this
child. The defense will claim that Burke hired
the cottage in order to go to housekeeping with
his bride, though for reasons of his own he
gave it out that the woman was his sister. The
state claims that this woman was to have been
one OF the accessories to the murder; that
Cronin was to be called to the cottage on the
ground that his services were needed in case
of childbirth.
Mrs. Keller is now witness for the state, or
will be, as she has been for some time in charge
OF Officer Torch, one Of Chief Hubbard's most
trusty men.
There is also another woman in the case. and
although she is said to have been a friend of
Burke, she was also intimately acquainted with
COughlln and knows good deal the state
would like to find out. This woman is Jennie
Walter. She rented out furnished rooms in q
house on Clark street near Chicago avenue
Shortly after the arrest of the suspects she dis
posed of her furniture and went to Liverpool,
where she remained several weeks, coming back
to Chicago about two weeks ago. This fact was
communicated to the authorities, and the wom-
an-who is Irish and rather good-looking-
was taken to the central station.