The Anaconda standard., 1889-11-02
BURKE is ONE OF THEM.
Carlson Identities the Suspect as The
Nan Who Rented the Cottage.
His Tr~stnsouy N"t at ALI shaken CrW-s-
ENasUinatioW-The Fir-t Sensation
Of the Crpntn Trial sbccurred
Nc~t~ rslay Afternoon.

CHIcAsso. Nov. 1.-The first important
Witness to-day i'm the Cronin ease was An
ME Carlson, ,da,ightcr-in-law of the owner
Of the Carlson cottage. Sh" said that
March ~. man named Frank Williams
came to rent the cottage. He said his SIS
ter WAS to keep house for him and would
move the furniture i'm. She then pointed
ot Martin Burke as the man. She said
she had never seen Burke since until "a
few days ago when she came into art
and recognized him instantly. James
Carlson. owner of the cottage, corrot,or-
ated Annie Carlson's testimony. He told
az showing the stranger hIo,,xh the cot
tagc and renting II to him. He was still
GAi the stand when IA recess was taken.
Jonas Carlson was recalled in the after
noon and told again of the renting of the
cottage To a man ralliig himself Prank
Willians, and subsequent events.
Then came the event of the afternoon
session. Mr.. Mills asked the witness, how
many times ., he h4u seen q man calling
piled three times. Mr. Mills then said: ~
will ask you il you that man now.'
The Witness in - bcwil,lcrcd way looked
hack of the court in AN en,icavor To pick
out from the sea of faces before him the
man lis. wanted.
Look back of the lawyers. Mr.. Carl
son.. said Mills, as the old gentleman
hesitatcd.
He had hardly uttered the words. when
the witness walking straight up to ,icfen-
snant. Martin Burke, shook his hat AT him,
and exclaimed CHATS the man."
cSnccrncd IL was evisiemt Burke fully rrai-
Carlson's testimony. Mills was no, slow
to clinch his advantage ''ls that he' he.
asked, ,indicating Martin Burke, "yo,
called Frank Williams ." And the wit
meas unhesitatingly answered.. ''yes sir
Carlson was croes-e aniiucsl at great
length. hut his testimony WAS uusha ken.
John Clarity. n tcaulster, testified that
"n%% %sn, a~S TO ys.r. s age aSg" s"n ,% him n h.
wanted to get him to ''slug' man. n.
wanted the man disfiHnrctl for life and il
he was killed il wouldn't make much diff
ference.
The court then adjourned.
In the alleged confession of Burke. told
hy Prisoner Gillette. AT Winnipeg, ycsts.r-
day. "a man employed by one Mct.innis. a
fish dealer in this city. was implicated
he did not know who III. man could bs
| unless ID was Joseph Kccuan
one of the indicted jury bribers
Mo. Mcs'innis said, worked fo'
viewed. said he hadn't been near Mctiin
| his for two years. and knew nothing 81
the prisoners on trial. suspicion wa,
then transferred To another employ
named touncy. hut the polio. this "vcniDl
announced that hc had no conncr tioI
! with the matter. The chief of police. la,
taken up that part of t.illcttcs' story il
| which he speaks of the m'Irsicrcrs gcttitit
and also looking mp the woman Burk,
| spoke of. IL IL reported that the wsUnaI
| answering the description sold out h..
| furniture last s,iInrncr and left for tin
old country.
Stat.. Attorney Longcncck"r this after
noon made light of the published as
| count of Gillctte's story. saying there VIA
| nothing in il and that all Gillette knows n
He minated that the story aisin't amour,
| to much. -