Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-04
eOURk IN A BAD BOX.
Identified Very Com pletely as the Cronin
Murder Cottage Renter

Identified Very Com pletely as the Cronin
Murder Cottage Renter.
CHICAGO, Nov. 2-Further testimony
Identifying Bourk as the renter Of the Carl
son cottage was the feature or the Cronin
murder trial Saturday. The first witness
was Charles Carlson, son Of old man Carl
son. He fully corroborated the story OF his
father and his wife regarding the renting of
the cottage by the man Frank Williams He
saw williams" when the furniture was
moved in. The next time be saw him was
in Canada. He was asked if he saw him
now, and replied ayes" Asked aWhere is
heF Carlson replied: @The second man from
the end" This was Martin Bourk
Blood Stains in the Cottage.
Continuing, the witness said that some
time after May 4, as the tenants seemed to
have disappeared, he got into the house
through a window. The carpet was gone
and rough attempt to paint the floor had
been made; they seemed to have simply
poured the paint on; there were but few
brush marks He saw blood stains on the
base boards and in the middle OF the aoor.
The furniture was broken in some cases and
seemed 10 indicate a struggle having taken
Old Mrs Csrlson's Testimony.
Mrs. Carlson, Sr., the next witness, cor
roborated the testimony of the other men,
bers Of her family. The only time she saw
the man VINO rented the cottage and called
himself Frank Williams was when he called
to pay the second months rent, on April 20
except when she was taken to the county
Jail 70 identify Bourk after his return from
Winnipeg. When asked to Identify the lessee
OF the cottage, the old lady, without hesi-
fancy, pointed directly at Bourk. This was
the third Identification of Bourk by the Carl
son family. but beyond flush on his face he
did not seem affected by it
She said further that the second week az
ter the 4th of May a short. fat little man
called at her house and wanted to nav the
rent for the next month, saying Frank VIII
liam sent him Mrs Carlson refused as the
renters did not move in. He wanted to keep
the rooms anyhow. but she refused, as she
wanted TO sell the house and wanted it so it
could be hooked over by possible pur-
chasers.
Bourk's Fourth Identification.
Hakan Aartenson, the expressman who
hauled the furniture from III South Clark
street to the cottage, was the next and last
witness of the day He, too, recognized
Bourk as the man who hired him to do the
work, and, with the aid Of another stranger,
assisted him in loading and unloading the
goods The bloody trunk was again brought
into court, and the witness said il was e1-
actly like the one be hauled. Martenson saw
Bourk three or four times afterward pass
ing his stand at Chicago avenue and Mar
ket street, and again at winui-
peg. bourk seemed more worried
over his Identification by this witness
than by any Of the preceding witnesses He
flushed very red and looked troubled, and
ever after kept a steady gaze on the express
man. The cross-exsminatlon developed the
fact that Martensou had received pay while
in the care Of the police aud that now he
has a city Job taking care OF horses in a
patrol stable. Court then adjourned until
Monday morning.
Assistant States Attorney Baker has re-
turned from Winnipeg, but positively re.
fuses to say anything about the truth or
falsity Of the reports Of statements made by
convicts as TO Bourk's alleged confessions
Fund for the Defense.
About one hundred of the Clan-na- Gael
enemies OF DR.. Cronin attended IN open
meeting in AcCoys hotel yesterday after
noon for the purpose OF raising a defense
fund for the men now on trial Money to
the amount Of sS76 was subscribed, and a
committee appointed to solicit subscriptions
Arrangements were also made for "Man-
chester Martyr celebration in Central Music
hall, the proceeds OF which will be turned
over to the treasurer of the fund