The evening world., 1889-06-17
ANOTHER CHONIN MURDER ARREST.
Martin Burke IN Custody 90 Oue Of the
Williams Brothers.
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CHICAGO. June 1.-THE coils which began
slowly at first, are now tightening with O fast
grin about the murdorers Of DR.. Cronin, and
another Of the probable actdal perpetrators 10
in custody.
There was a great and unusual stir ct Po-
lice Headquarters this morning.
Detective Palmer, who has been Chief Hub
bard's right-hhnd man in the case, was busily
engaged in looking up the law on eXtrhdition.
He found time. however, to glance over .
despatch from Winnipeg. which said that
Martin Burke. alias Delaney, had been ar
rested in that city as concerned In the Cronin
murder.
Chief Hubbard had telegraphed to hold
the mon at all hazards.
When Detective Palmer had finished he
was asked: lis that an important arrestl
Very important, Z" said the detective, low
ering his eyes.
Ys Burke, or Delaney. n of the WILL
That's just who he is" said the detective,
with reluctance.
How do you know 2"
I'VE have been watching him very closely.
He knew We were after him. and at the be-
ginning Of last week he suddenly changed
his place of abode, or we should have taken
We found out where he wss living. but
he saw that 1t was getting too bot for him. and
he skipped. Thursday we missed him, but
weoaffht the trail again. and tho result is
Was he arrested on a description simply?''
NO, taerr was something Inofe, 7substan-
tiAl than that on which TO take him in"
In reply 20 further questions Mr.. Palmer
said that the Winnipeg prisoner 10 not the
man who drove DR.. Crouin away, did not
hire the rooms at III Clark street. or pur-
chase furniture at Revel's.
But he In one Of the williams brothers,, "
said the detective.
The latest and most remarkable con-
fession made by Woodruff, the horse thief. IN
which he professea to reveal the whole
history of the plot aeainst DR.. Cronin.
has produced somewhat Of q sensation in
Chicago.
woodruff has told no many falsehoods since
his arrest, and has contTadicted himself 90
many times. that IL 10 hard for the authorities
to believe anything that he saws.
A great manv people have no confidence in
this latest story Of his, on that account. and
because II is not altogether coherent, although
he goes into the many details with 'u;h APP
parent e~Hactness that there are those who be-
Iieve that he could not possibly have con-
cocted IT himself, and think there may be
After describing how he came to Chicago
last March, and his subsequent introduction
to q mar named Melville by Detective Cough
lin. whom he knew to be Q fence" Wood
ruff says in his confession that he met Mike
McDougall.
He had known McDougall before. in con.
%nection with. ClAn-na Gael matters. and ad-
dressed him BY that name. McDougall said:
That will dc. My name 10 Williams"
After that McDougall. or Williams, as he
called himself. met Woodruff several times.
and finally told him, he had some, pleasant
work for him at good pay. and told him to 60
down and see Alexander Sullivan about il.
During the previous interviews McDouGall
had pumped Woodruff and found that he was
still enc of tho Clan and was anxious to do
some work for the cAu,e:
His first meeting with Sullivan was not
satisfactory. Sullivan was very suspicious.
would not talk with him. and finally said that
if he found any work for Woodruff to do he
would let his friend williams know about ii.
Later, Woodruff says that he and Williams
met Sullivan coming out Of . saloon in
Sullivan took Williams aside and talked
confdentiAlly to him. and. taking, out q roll
of bills, gave him some money and told hin
Woodruff only overheard that much. Az
forwards sullivan came up to him and apollo
gized for his treatment OF him earlier in the
day. He said he had 30 many applications
for Jobs that he couldn't attend 20 them all.
Another incident connecting Sullivan with
the conspiracy is WoodIuffS statement that
on the Wednesday before the murder he took
q note in cipher from Coughlin to Sullivan,
which read
"Going upto p. o. Sullivan's."
Woodruff then describes how on the night
Of the murder CouRhlin promised him t26 il
he would get q horse and wagon and have II
at . designated spot on Lincoln avenue at
O'Clock the next morning.
He did this. and when he arrived At the
designated spot two men jumped into the
buggy aud ordered him to drive up to the
Carlson cottage.
He recognized one OF them as McDougAll,
alias Williams, and the other as Melville, He
describes the latter AZ about 3 feet II inches
: in height. heavily b1iIt and thick set.
| into the building. but came out . few min
utes afterwards carrying = trunk. p. Sulli.
van, theice man, was helping them.
Then follows a description OF the ride with
) the trunk aud of the final disposition of the
body IN the sewer. II differs somewhat in
detail from the previous stories told by
Woodruff. but in general il is the same.
) He says that il was at first the intention tC
/ take the trunk out into the lake in Lincoln
= Park, but this was given up.
The mon did not go back to the cottage.
I and Williams said to Melville that it would
he hest TO let Couglin attend TO the rest OF
the matter. And see about getting rid Of thu
; clothes. =.
4 They told Woodruff when he asked for hi
money TO work Aleck Sullivan for Il.
States ATTORNEY LongeneckeE believes Mo
DouEall TO be Mcdonald, and Melville to b
Moroney. and IL going to have them indicted
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