Telegram-herald., 1889-11-02
BAD FOR BURKE.
Hs Is Pointed Ogt as ths Man Who
Rented the Carlson Cottage.
TIE lDEsIlFlClTIOs IS COMPLETE
O-a Mao c&rlsoG snd nis .ughter-ia
L@~ ss~@r hs Was Eheir asstsri-
s-~ teasnt-A = oaeer Sssxy
fr0an Is Sianipeg.

T. testify q : conversation LAD between BeEgs
AID hllaseL he SAD l1st Bssgs La tod hlm
that DE- CEculQ Nas not = 1t nsn - e - t1s
committee that invest gated Alexander S4lh-
VA. TIE ~ltnsss asked shy. anc besgs replied
that Cfouia nct . petriol snd az honest
member o. the brotherhood To prove Ms
statement Bsxgs 49, mat Dr CEoaln had got
tea Cuush lato TIE camp without lnitl&tlag
him NstneSs szs ASKED II he had lnFesI-
gated tbs charge made - Beggs. and u the
charge ~4s true. Forrsst objected. bgI lot be
fore witness Aad said ae b al made the inHesu-
CATION and found II false. His testimony vas
uashakea IL cross examination.
Corpelius Flynn, aiso member - Camp 10
testified that he sas proseEl when begss Aud
O'keefe lad Iheir eonye rsation and, continuing
eorToboraIed keefe version q what VS.
Said
Edward t. ThrOckmorton who. IS the repre-
sentative of knight Marshall rented The
rooms AZ 1T South CLARK street 10 j. B
Simonds vas then sworn aud told @ how
Slmonts called az his once on February
Is and said De wanted the rooms Tor
a brother VINO coming from
the East 10 have his eyes treated Witness
gave a personal description % SlmCndS, which
correspOnded vita that given by witness Hat
Held Hermaa Goldman. a collector for the
real estate nrIn, testified 20 having found the
rooms occupied on March - and vacated The
next day. james NJ. Marshal testified 70 be
ing present when Smouds rented the rooms,
but could not describe Simonds appearance.
The defense did not care 20 cross examine these
witnesses and the court Adjourned
CHICAGO, Nov. Tho nrst witness al the
morning session Of the CrOnin trial Was Martin
McHale, Who IS empioye Of A II. Reveli
Co, and who laid the carpet purchased by sim
onds FOR his room az III Clark street Nc
Hale described Simonds IN manner
identical with that OF Hatfield on Thursday. Mr..
~ "A q
found in the Carlson cottage, and witness iden-
tined the pattern as that OF the carpet laid by
him al IL Clark street.
Then Fred NJ Allen, Revelrs teamster. took
the stand and testified 10 having hauled
the furniture 20 III South Clark street
Mr. Ingham showed him receipt for
the dinerent articles, signed with the
initials J. b. 5, and he identified il, and
said that the initials were made by a man who
seemed 20 have charge OF the rooms. lie de
scribed the signer, and left doubt in the
minds OF his hearers that he was Slmoncs.
Among other articles he delivered at the fat
trunk, and he identified the one in which
Cronins body was packed as the same trunk or
one exactly like il. he was unshaken on cross
examination.
Clerk Hatfield was recalled TO identify the
pattern OF the carpet and he did so IN an EN-
phatic style. John j. Near shipping clerk FOR
Reven, next testified TO having sent the goods
street by witness Allen.
The State then, IN one stride stepped from
the Clark street room TO 'Murderer's Cottage"
and the chapter That relates the renting OF the
cottage opened by calling Mrs. Annie Carlson,
the wife OF Charles Carlson. She very
much embarrassed by the prominence OF her
position. and so nervous as TO be unable 10
speak much above a whisper.
She said that on March 20, when she was al
the house In the rear Of the cottage, a man
called TO rent the cottage. She remained until
the negotiations were completed.
do you see that man IL the room!" asked
Mr. Mills.
Il do
where does be sitT'
There next to that sick man. He is chew.
ing" replied the witness She pointed al Mar
tin Burke who returned her gaze as II he were
merely a spectator and had no connection with
the trial He did not even stop chewing and
when the witness looked at him again his lips
parted slightly revealing his huge teeth as he
smiled IN an unconccrned manner.
Attorney Forrest conducted the cross-exam-
ination, and succeeded in slightly confusing the
witness by asking her TO look at the jury, keep
her eyes OF the defendants and describe Burke's
personal appearance. She succeeded, however,
well might be expected
UWhen Mrs. Carlson left the stand, her father.
in-law. Jonas Carlson, owner Of the cottage,
was called. he told Of Burkes calling on him
and their looking over the cottage, OF the terms
Of the lease. and OF the new tenant giving his
name as Frank Williams and saying that the
furniture would be up in a few days.
UNDOUBTEDLY A LIE.
CHICAGO, Nov. IA dispatch from Winnipeg
states that Assistant States Attorney Baker
has obtained from convict Gillette the story
OF the murder as told him by Burke
According 10 the story Gillette and Burke
were frequently together IN the Winnipeg JAIL
and unable 20 keep his secret, Burke related II
in detail Burke told him that the murder was
committed By him (Burke). Dan Coughlin, Pat
CoOney, man Of the name or Dennis, and man
whose name Gillette can not recall. An
other man employed by McGinnis. fish aud
oyster man, West Randolph street, near the
| Haymarket. was 70 have assisted In the murder,
but he backed out. The deed was done with
clubs and after the doctor was dead his face as
pounded out OF shape to prevent recognt
tion. The body was taken 70 the lake, where
the murdcrers expected TO find a row boat, but
none was there and the body was thrown into
the lake The water was shallow and
the waves washed il UP the beach.
Il was then decided 20 take IL 10
catch basin which was done Burke
said that tho blood money was paid in lump
by an attorney having an once over Lazarus
Silverrnan's bank. The motive of the murder
was the betrayal of the orders secrets by the
/ doctor and his informing on man who was
short Ia his accounts
/ 'Burke said that the plot had been 20 deooy
I Crouin from his house by Coughlin and a wom-
an Burke admitted that he was soft on this
woman and she was also soft on Coughliu-
/ Afterward Coughlin changed The plan and de
/ c0yed Cronin In the way already known This
/ woman. who f0r the frst time appears IN he
+ conspiracy. kept furnished Lodgings in Chicago
/ o. North Clark street near Chicago avenue.
I Burke said this woman had promised q reform
a -.
+ feared the woman who vas ia the plot lest she
should give hin away. FOR he had not trested
: her very well
Judge Loarenecker laughed a. the story.
+ Nothing in it, hc said All that Gillette
+ knows I have locked IN nay safe.
To reporter NJ NcGinnis profssssd him
+ seIf ignorant - anybody working for hin that
could possibly - connected Win the conspir-
scy. unless il were Joseph Konen. one q the
. indicted rirv n-ibers.
Attorrev Tnrhan declared the tale Wild ard
wooll- one. ard for some time refused 70 %
lieve that it had rot been written in Chicago
anf published as dispatch, When asEured
that IL came straight from WinuipeE he said
ft reelected credit on che imagination = re
ecrrosrcn irut eut that lt bad no armer founda-
ticn.
srEfrNsv rs IN OHIO.
pozrswrr.ru o Nov Ftward Sreii71a1.
r. PEORIA Who ts wanted ss q witress In the
Cr-nfn trlal AZ Ch.ca7o. r. iu tals citT on bust
uess -onBscfet with Gao vh'sCv trust BE vas
esrctfed- h7 sheriff YsaQer and afm tfei his
fsrr-ffv BE sa.d fhst ~ expected 20 20 "a
Psc-.s Sunday and fr1n there Intends to go "a
Clicaeo Monday % testify IateF te nac
laws 10 car rnt he arrested aat returned "a
Chtraga rele-s charged with felony
THE SECRET SERVICE.