The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-11-02
BURKE DHNIIEIHD
By Young Mrs, Carlson as the
Man who Rented the Cottage
IN WHICH CRoNIN WASKlLLED
Her Testimony Confirmed by Her
Father,iu.law-The Defense I'm
ablc to Shake the Testimony,
Dramatic Scene in Court

CHICAGO, Nov. l,-MRrtip McHalel
carpet layer, was the arst witness in the
Croniu trial this morning, Hetestiied
that the carpet bought by j, 3, simonds
In February last was laid by him the wit
ness on tho floor Of a room at III Clark
street. The witness was then shown q
piece Of carpet, presumably from the
Carlson cottage, and he identified 1t as
identical in pattern with that which he
laid in the Clark street room,
After the shipping clerk, delivery man
and other employees Of Reyell's had testi-
fed, the first important witness Of the
day-Annie Carlson-was put on the
stand, The young woman began her
testimony very timidly. After u few
questions she beCame so nervous that her
replies were almost inaudlble, II fre-
quGntly became necessary for the court
stenographer to repeat aloud tho barely
uttered sentences which fell from her
lips. The audience in the court room,
assuming that revelations Of the most
startling character were being made,
craned their necks in the direction OF
the witness stand. The excitement be-
came intense as Mr., Mills put the que.-
tons. The witness went on to state how,
on the goth OF March, while she was NJ
the Carlsons, a man came to rent the
cottage which stood near the house. He
said his sister was to keep house for him
and that he had some furniture he want.
ed to move In at once, He gave his name
as Frank Williams.
BURKE IDENTIFIED.
"hIrs. Carlson" asked the lawyer, do
You see that stranger lu the court room
now2"
"Yes, sir"
"Will you point him out to the iury2"
"There he is." THE witness pointing
directly to Martin Burke.)
"Do you mean Murtin Burke, that
MANI" continued Mr.. Mills, pointing to
Burke again.
"Yes," replied the witness.
Mr.. Forrest then Cross-examined the
witness at great length, going into all de-
tails OF her movements and her visits to
the Carlson house. She testified that
she had never seen Burke from the day
hO entered the cottage until few days
ago, when she came into the court room
for the purpose OF identifying him, yet
she recognized him Immediately. His
eyes, hair aud mouth and his peculiar
way OF looking, she said, made q great
impression on her and she knew him at
once. Mr.. Forrest made the witness look
away from Burke and at the Jury aud
describe his features and the color OF his
hair. This he did.
Mr.. Forrest then raised the question
as to whether this Testimony was appli'
cable TO any other one Of the defendants
except Burke. The court decided that
that was question which would have
To be decided by the subsequent develop
inents OF thetrial.
Jonas Carlson, the owner OF the cot
tage, was the next witness. lie Corro.
bGtel the testimony OF his daughter.in.
law about tho stranger. The witness
Lnen balui nc asked Int " " WIS my
house rs he wanted to rent tho house.
| told him yes. He said, Let me tee
the house, aud we walked over to the
house and | took the keys and went up
TO the house with him, We entered by
the back door and, he looked around
and said there were six rooms; how
much DO you want forit7' Isaid twelve
dollars month";
"He said can you take eleyen7 No,
l cannot, ] said. i will give you the
money now he said. Then | got the
money and my boy gave ll;m u receipt,
when he went back to the other house.
Carlson went on 10 say that the
stranger, who gave the name Of Frank
Williams, said that he hadthree brothers
and his sister was to come on from Bal
timOre to keep house for them. The
stranger then took the key, The wit
ness said be had met aud talked with
o Sullivan, one Of tho defendants many
times. Q'Sulliyan lived In the imme-
diate vicinity,