The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-06-20
COONEY THE FOX.
The Las, Suspect in the Cronin Case,
Who is Thought to be One
of the Murderers.
Burke, Now Under Arrest at Winnipeg.
Said to be the Other Principal
in the Case.
Report from Baltimore that Cardinal
Gibbons VIII shortly Look into
CIan-na-Gael Affairs.

CHICAGO. June le.-Indictments were
returned by the grand jury this morning
| against Martin Burke, alias Delaney. now
under arrest at Winnipeg. on two counts.
| The first is for the murder of Dr. Cronin,
| the second for q conspiracy in connection
with z. OSullivan, Coughlin and WOOd-
ruff.
1t was announced this afternoon that no
| more indictments will be returned until
the Jury Is prepared TO make final report
and that Burke was indicted only on the
united plea of Chief Hubbard and States
Attorney LongeneckeT, who represented
that the Indictment would save time in Sc
curing his extradtion. Chief Hubbard
pins his faith implicitly to the Burke the
Ory, which he confidently believes viii lead
TO the detection and conviction OF every one
connected with the case. Expressman
Martinsen's Identification Of Burke's pho
tOgraph gives color to the belief that the
police are at last upon the right track.
Justice Mahoney was before the grand
Jury this afternoon and testified that Sulli-
van and Cronin were acquainted when
they met in his office TO make a contract
for medical attendance on Suliivan's en-
ployes, and that no Introduction on ms
part was needed, as averred by Sullivan.
A number of other witnesses were exam
ined. going over the same ground trayersed
before.
An entirely new Cronin suspect is being
looked for tonight HIS name Is Micharl
IL
Fox" Cooney and Burke are claimed to
he the two men who actually killed CTOnir.
Both are Clan-na-Gael men, members OF
Camp No. 20. Cooney is oriekiayer by
trade and. like Burke, came here
from Ireland only few years ago.
Burke's number in Camp No. 20 was los.
and COoney's 10s. Each is described as an
enthusiast in Irish matters, and particu-
larIy bitter regarding the British spy sys
tenn. which possibly their personal expert
ences have given them, as they considered, |
good cause to detest. According 10 The /
best information obtalnable tonight. little |
hope was TO be entertained of the arrest of |
Cooney Immediately, il at all. There was |
a feeling, apparently, that be had been |
given too long start and was already In |
some safe retreat. States-AttOrney Long /
necker allowed it TO be inferred thathe has
two witnesses who Will swear that Cooney /
and Burke slept in the Carlson cottage for /
several days prior to the tragedy, and then /
tnat the two suspects were seen leaving |
the cottage the fatal night of May 4th at
II 80 y. m. Both are said TO have pro-
ceeded to a saloon IN the vicinity and drank
heavily. The information regarding him,
it should be understood, is not official, but
neither the chief of police nor the states
attorney, it is claimed, deny that the re-
The men sent to New York for the pur-
pose of Identifying, IL possible, the sus-
poets MarOney and Mcdonald, returned
to-day. Expressman Martinson was at
Dnce taken before the grand jury, where
be identified the photograph of Burke, the
nan now under arrest in Winnipeg, as
hat of the man who hired HIM to haul the
furniture from liz Clark street TO the Carl
,on cottage.
Tuesday the Times sent a cable message
20 Michael Davitt, asking If the interview
attributed to him in regard to Alexander
Sullivan's alleged connection with the Gro
ain case was genuine. The following is q
,opy of Mr.. Davitt's reply, received late to-
night:
sLoNDoN, June 19-Editor Times: l am
llone responsible for the New York World
of Sunday. believe the attacks
IN Alexander Sullivan are in the interest
If the London Times. DAvITT."