Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-11-14
BURKE'S MYSTERIOUS BOX
was the Butt of the Testimony in
Yesterdays Proceedings.
A IlnSmlth Tells of Burke'S Errand
Alter the Murder.
Many Witnesses Tell of Their Knowl-
edge of the Case.

CHICAGO. Nov. l1.-Miss Martha A
johnson, private secretary to DR.. RaI6alJ
the microscopic who, as an expert 49,;
ned IN the Cronin case on Saturday u-as
the first witness this morning. She tast;
fed that the specimens of blood and ha;r
from the Carlson cottage. delivered to her
by Police Captain Setback. were by her
turned over to DR.. Belfeld.
When Henry Buchholz on behalf of the
state, was called, Mr. Donahue for the
defense said: L object to this witness
testltylng on the ground that we have re-
eeived no notice of his testifying until
this morning.
The State Attorney notified them.
II your honor please, just as soon as I cot
into court this morning.
Inc Court may now say right here
that | shall allow this witness to testify.
and may explain why shall allow all
the witnesses to testify in this case, pro-
vlded the defense Is notified prior to their
being called to the stand that they are to
be called. take it that the law with
reference to the Endorsement of the names
ON the back of the Indictment was desion-
ed for those cases which will be finished
speedily, where the jury will be obtained
and the case disposed of within few DAYS
at least. In such case rank Injustice
would be done to the defendants if the
names OF the witnesses to be placed against
them were not placed on the back of the
indictment. But where a case has taken
as long as this has, and plenty of
opportunity Is afforded to you for making
inquiries as to the witnesses on the stand,
am not going to hold strictly to the role
at all. At the same time | will in all
these cases, IT you elect to do it, allow the
crosS-eXamlnatlOn to be deferred until on
portunlties have been afforded you to make
inquiries.
The defense took an exception to the
ruling and the wisness proceeded to testi-
fy. He said John Kunze came to board
with him In April under the name of John
Kaiser.
Charles Herkimer, tailor, was the next
witness.
Mr.. Longenecker-Do You know John
hume sitting there, the man at the
end?"
Yes
The witness testified, through an inter
prefer, that he had seen Kunze in the lat
ter part of April and that he gave the
name of John Kaiser; subsequently, he said
it was Kunze
John ?. Dunn, a plumber, testified that
IN the early part of April he saw Kunze
and Coughlln In Cameron saloon on Lin
coin avenue. Kunze took the witness up
and introduced Coughlin as a good friend
of his, adding that Coughlin would do
anything for him (Kunze) that he could.
Frank S. Washburn, a saloon keeper,
testified that Kunze and 0'Sullivan were
In his saloon between the 18th and Doth of
April, and that Kunze said he was going
to buy horse from O'SuIlivan and pre-
tend to paya big prize for it so as to get
some spending money from his guardian.
Gus Klare, timer, testified that on Mon
day morning after the murder, Burke
came to the shop where he worked and had
a galvanized iron box soldered; it was
about 14x26 inches in size The witness
continued: I'VE got to talking about this
case here, as | read it in the paper Sunday
morning. He said that Dr. Cronin was a
British spy and ought to be killed =
Before you soldered the box did you do
anything to the lid?'
Eyes, sir; | had to scrape it, because
there was sand and one thing or another
on it.
Before. you scraped it did you do any
thing while Burke was there?"
mo, sir; we'll | tried to cut the cord
and he wouldn have that. -
what did he say about it when you
were going to cut the cord?"
He showed my arm to one side and said
For Gou s sake, don t cut it, or some re-
mark like that. | told him had to cut it
to make good job, and he said do it any
way; it don't make any difference what
kind of job it is. -
KIahre said that when Burke was
brought back from Winnipeg he visited
the jail with an officer for the purpose
of identifying him. He went up close to
Burkes cell, when the latter muttered,
- -- -, as if he meant him wit
ness.)
On the cross-examination the witness
repeated every detail of Burke's visit to
his shop and the soldering of the box. He
was certain as to his identity.
While the witness was giving this testi-
mony the defendant Burke leaned forward
in his chain and laughed derisively at him
Prof Henry i. Talman testified as to
the results of examinations of specimens
of blood taken from the Carlson cottage
and from the trunk, and of hair taken
from the Carlson cottage and from Dr.
Cronin's head. The witness explained at
length the manner of preparing the blood
The witness was then asked: In view
of the examination which you had de-
scribed, what do you, as a man of science,
say as to the kind of blood which you dis
covered?"
Il should say that it was human blood.
Michael Walsh, gas filter, testified
that he was, at one time member Of
camp 20 of Clan-na-Gael In the latter
part of April. Witness was at work in
Joliet. About May 9, he saw Martin
Burke; they roomed together until both
to Chicago on May Is. Burke
worked one day while there, for which he
was paid 81 go.
The state attorney endeavored, with
out success, to show by Walsh's testimony
that Burke was without money Of
his own while in Joliet, but that shortly
afterward he was In Winnipeg with
plenty of money, with ticket for Europe
and able counsel to fight his extradition
Maurice Norris, friend Of Cronin's
testified as to conversation had with
Dennis Ward In the presence of Beggs.
Ward asserted that Cronin had gone away
with woman, whereat Norris got mad
and said emphatically that Cronin had
been murdered aud by people in this city.
Beggs thereupon said: ''Oh, you are not
posted we are in the inner
circle and know what we are
talking about In reply to questions
by the attorneys, Morris stated as his def
milton Of inner circle that the l. NJ B
before they united with the Z. B., be-
onged to the inner circle. A lengthy ex-
regarding Inner circle, ''tri-
angle" and nti-triangle'' Clan-na-Gaels,
dragging in faction fights, IN
order to establish, if possible, what Beggs'