Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-06-23
THE CR0NIN CASE.
ANOTHER IMPORTANT WITNESS
COMES TO THE FRONT.
lie Says He Saw the Men Put the Trunk III
the Wagon and Dump the Com
tents In the Basin.

CHICAGO. June 22.--Thc man who claims
TO be an important witness IN the trohlh
case turned up last night. lie IS george
T.. Brooks, news agent Running on one OF
the railroads coming into the Union depot.
His story is To the effect that on the nlSht
Of MAY Attn he was driving IN Lake view
with his sweetheart, and happening along
Ashland avenue ne saw three men ioadlhg
trunk into wagon az tho Carlson cot
tagc. and that about "A bali an hour later
ne saw some men dumping the contents on
the trunk into The catch basin IN which tne
body of Cr0nin was found. lie also safS
he saw the men distinctly, and VIII be aule
- identify them; ana that has female com
panion also saw them, and that she, too
viii he able 10 identify them. He Is ready
To produce the young woman az soon "a
the authorities need her.
Brooks's explanation of his failure TO ten
his story before i that he was AFRAID OF
Insip0 his life. as be- believed the men
concerned ia the murder were so % 'sperHc
that they would kill any one whom th'[
thought might turn up M witness against
fhem' Uc sai1thp knowledge ne possessed
had SO weighed on bis mind 'ha1 he
could not keep IL TO himself any longer
and believing II was the duty ne owed MN
self and community he had al last decldcI
to tell all he had seen. He first stlpuiaied
that he Zoe given protection. lhls was
promised him. r,,
Brooks told his story 10 Ch1et Hubbard
with whom he was closeted for over two
hours last night. He described me three
men whom he saw. and his description of
one Is said 20 fit Burke, the Winnipeg
prisoner.
THE EVIDENCE WANTED.
4 cablegram from the solicitor Of the
London Times. saws the UHpy Ne7rS, was
received at the Office of Attorney iran
Collier this morning. II requested MN 10
procure rs soon as possible certified copy
of the evidence taken by the Coroner IN
the Cronin inquest. For what purpose the
Times wants the evidence Is not known.
Collier is now on his way 20 England.
THE GRAND JUEy-A GOOD WITNESS TO TESTIFY
OS MONDAY.
CHICAGO. June 22.-Ihe grand Jury VIII
resume the consideration of the Cronin-
murJ MURDER mystery at 10 4. NJ. Monday at
which time the testimony of G.. L. Brooks,
who drove by the Carlston cottage the
night OF the murder and saw trunk llited
into WOodrud's cart. Will he received.
Brooks is understood 10 be able TO give an
accurate description of the men VINO re-
moved the body.
NEw ARREST
Cu1cAco. June "a new arrest was
made tins afternoon in the CrOnln case.
The prisoner is Michael Walsh, plumDcr'
who has been working at Joliet. lie knew
Burke, the Winnipeg suspect, IN chicago.
Burke il is reported. turned up in Joliet
the dav after the Cronin tragedy and re-
NAMED with Walsh. practically. Pennilcss,
until June 9th. when 1t isthought money
order came to the Winnipeg man from CHI
cago. Thenaiural inference would be that
Walsh's arrest was due 10 a desire on the
part of the police to elicit ANYTHING OF value
he may know regarding Burke.
CHICAGO DETECTIVES N GEORGIA.
SAVANNAH, Ga. June "A special from
Brunswick reports that two detectives
from Chicago were there to-day III search
of an important witness in the Cronin
case. They left there for Savannah to
night. Nothing more is known about the
maitcr.