The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-23
In the Person of George E. Brooks,
A Young Man Who Saw the Trunk
Contents Dumped.
The Detectives Again On the Trail
of Patrick Cooney.
Michael Walsh, Of Joliet, Caught In
the Dragnet.
Tho Grand Jury WIN Resume Operations
Tomorrow, when the Now Sus-
poets Will bo Put Through
Course OF Sprouts.

CncAGo, ILL.,, June GA man who
claims to be un important witness in the
Cronin case turned up last night. lie is
George l.. Brooks, q news agent on one Of
tho railroads coming in ut the Union
depot Brooks, who is a small man about
twenty-thrce years old, is intelligent look
ing and good talkcr, Ills story is to tho
effect that the night of May he was driv-
ing in Lakevicw with his sweetheart, and
that happening along Ashland avenue no
saw three men loading the trunk into tho
wagon at the Carlson cottage, and that
about half an hour later he saw the same
men dumping tho contents OF the trunk
into the catch basin in which the BODY Of
Dr. Cronin was found lie also says that
he saw the men distinctly and that he will
be able TO identity them, and that his f..
male companion also saw them, aud that
she, too, will be able 10 identity them. lilo
Is ready 10 produce the Young woman a.
soon as the authorities want her
Brooks explanation OF his failure TO tell
his story before Is that he was afraid Of
losing his life, as hc believed the men con-
ccrncd IN the murder were 80 desperate
they would kill any one who they thought
might turn up IA witness against them.
lie said the knowledge lac possessed had
80 weighed on his mind that lac could not
keep Il TO himself any longer, and belicy-
ing Il was duty lac owed himself and
the community, he had at last decided to
tell all lac had seen. lilo first stipulated
that lac b, given protection. This was
promised him. Brooks tod his story TO
Chief Hubbard, with whom no was clos
ctrd for over two hours late last night.
lie described the three men whom he
saw, aud his description OF one is said TO
tit Burke, the Winnipeg prisoner.
nurLc Oniy ~ foot
CmcAGo, ILL.,, June IA special dis
patch from Winnipeg says There is no
doubt In my mind" said Chief McRao
this morning, "that Burke was used as a
tool by the gangwhich planned tho Cronin
murder, and that hc Is the one who really
committed tho foul decd. don't think,
from what have Been able to Judge Of
| him, that lao would he likely TO have con-
cocicd the conspiracy, or have committed
| the act on his own behalf llo IL an aio-
|
ast, who fincicd that IN committing such
deed hc was aiding in rgh,iug tho
wrongs OF ireland
odd you caution Burke, when You ar
rested him, that anything he said would
be- used against him Ia cyidcncc?'
81 did, Fl" said the Chief, "but the prs-
oner was ~ thoroughly scared that be-
licyo that u | had chosen 10 pump him
could have got u complete confession"
II suppose ho did tell you something
important was suggested.
81 don't wish 10 answer that question"
said the Chief. 81 will doubtless be called
upon 10 give my evidence In court" =
"Ato all the necessary witnesses he
Two others ARE coming from Chit
M well ~ the indictment against Burs-
and some papers. The Chicago police
know exactly what Is wanted, aud they
will take the prrcaution Of sending all the
evidence required"
Then YOU have no doubt Of Burkes
cximdtion7'
"Nono whatever"