The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-11-07
HOW CRONlN WAS KILLED.
4 FellOw.PrIaoner Of Murtln burke De.
clares That the Latter Confessed tho
Crime While Locked Up In jail at VIM
mipe1-HiS story.

crime Wnhe Locked Up III 1au ~ VIM
nlpeg-His story.
CHICAGO. Nov. "A dispatch from Winnipeg
states that Assistant States Attorney Baker
has obtained from convict Gillette the story
Of the murder rs told him by Burke.
According to the story Gillette and Burke
were frequently together in the Winnipeg jail.
and unable to keep his secret. Burke related y
IN detail. Burke told him that the murder vs.
committed by him tBurke), Dan Coughlin, Pat
CoOney, man Of the name Of Dennis. and man
whose name Gillette can not recall.
WINNIPEG, Man., Nov. 2.-Mr Baker had .
long interview with Bob Hener Friday, and from
him received the corroboration Of many Of the
details connected with the Dutchery Of Crouin
which Gillette recountcd Thursday. Burke
told Hener that Coughlin was the
main actor In the tragedy, and hsd
engaged both him and Cooney to participate in
the crime. He told Heiier that sandbsgs werc
used by two Of the assassins, while the third
welded q common baseball club -Four men
were waiting in the cottage for him. They
listened for the sound Of wheels. A. last the
carriage drove up, and an instant later the doc
tor hurried up to the door. He knocked loudly
and hastily, ~ II he realized that bis pre-
ence Was urgently required. Two Of tho
assassins stood behind the door ready l.
strike. while one Of the others from the
inner room called out In loud voice
the doctor strode In. The instant he was In one
Of the assassins slammed the door, while the
other struck the physician terrible blow with
sandbag. The doctor fell heavily to the door
Burke has always declined TO say who strucl.
the first blow. and this fact, Mr. Baker says
makes 1t quite clear that It was Burke himself
else he would have mentioned the name. H.
always spoke about the four taking part In
the crime and pounding the doctor at the same
time.
The Eoment the doctor was down the whole
four rushed on him and with sandbags and clubs
pounded the life out Of him. The poor mar
struggled and moaned awfully Blood poured
from his mouth and nose and even hi.
eyes. He struggled and gasped for breath, ant
nearly twenty minutes elapsed before he ceaset
to gasp. Then the fends stripped the blood
stained clothing OF him and one Of them pound
ed his face 40 as To make il impossible
to recognize the body. coughlin ther
hauled the trunk over and the body wa.
crammedin: il. One Of the quartetta gent on,
and brought m express wagon. which had beer
left in convenient place.
When they went 10 carry the trunk on
blood was dripping from II and il ran on The
door and on some OF their boots. The trunl
was set down and the leaks in the trnni
stopped with cotton batting which was fosn,
In the doctors instrument case. The trlnl
and its contents were then taken TO the lake
Coughlin driving the horse There was no boa
at the point expected and they tried 70 shoy,
the trunk out into the water. but it would no
work. Anxious TO get rid OF the body sorn.
way. Burke suggested that II be thrown into
catch-basin. The suggestion was adopted.