The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-06-27
BURKE IDENTIFIED.
The Winnipeg Suspect Readily
Recognized by an Officer
From Chicago.

Recognized by an Officer
From Chicago.
WINNIPEG, Special Telegram, June 90
Martin Burke, arrested here Sunday last by
Chief McRae for the Cronin murder, has
has been identified. Officer John Collins OF
Chicago arrived to-day. and Immediately
proceeded to the central police station,
where Burke is confined After a short con-
sultation with the chief the pair catered
Burke's cell Officer Collins said: "Well,
Burke, this Is bad place to be in" The
Clan nat Gael man looked up and replied
quickly: "Yes, john, it is" The prisoner
the next moment however, denied any
knowledge of Collins, but had been
clevery caught He refused to talk further
and Officer Collins and Chief McRae retired.
A cab was hailed at the door, and the two
officials were driven to the office of II. M
Howell, Q. c., who proceeded, in company
with them, to the court house. where war
rant was sworn out before Judge Balm, de-
mandlng the detention and extradition of
Burke alias W. J. Cooper. The information
states that John NJ Collins OF Chicago has
reason aud cause to suspect and does sus-
]. Cooper, late of Chicago, did commit
THE CRIME OF MURDER
within the jurisdiction of the State of Illi-
nos; that the said Martin Burke, alias ". J.
Cooper, on or about the 4th day of May, in
the year 1889, at the said city of Chicago in
Cook county, did feIoniously, wilfully, and
of malice aforethought kill and murder one
Patrick H. CrCniu." On this information a
oil 20
who has been temporarily lodged in The
police station, was tonight removed to the
city Jail. strong guard has been placed
over him. He will come up for trial to-
rnorrow Collins is very reticent when
speaking of Burke. 1t is thought the officer
will make an attempt to obtain a full con-
fession. from Burke before taking further
proceedings. T. will now be necessary in
order TO
SECURE HIS EXTRADITIoN
to make out such case as would secure his
commitment for trial at a higher
court were he charged with commit
ting the offense in this country.
This will necessitate bringing witnesses for
the prosecution from Chicago Should a
case be made out the judge will issue an
order for his extradtion. He will then be
~
no appeal be entered before that time
expires he will be handed over. 1t
will probably take at least a month
to secure Burke's extradition should he not
confess in the mean time. The source of
Chief McRae's information on which Burke
was arrested is mistify1ng great many peo-
pie here. The chief says he has an object in
maintaining secrecy at present, and when
he lima no w OriU
to all that he knows about the matter. He
says it is not in his province to divulge his
source of information, but he has tele-
graphed complete details to Chief Hubbard
of Chicago, who can likely make some fur
ther use of them in working up the case
against the Cronin murderers
WILL BE ExTRAD1TED.
OTTAWA, Ont Special Telegram June 20
With reference to Martin Burke now in
custody at Wlnnipeg, charged with taking
part in the murder of DR. Cronin, when asked
to-day what he thought of the chances of
Burke being eXtradiCed, Deputy Minister
of Justice Sedgwick said that there could be
DO hitch in the proceedings il 1t could be
shown that there were any reasonable
grounds for believing Burke was in any
way associated with Dr. Cronin's murder.
"You may rest assured that there will be
no delay at OTTAWA in issuing the warrant
!
Winnipeg, before whom Burke will appear,
has committed him. His surrender will LheE
| only be question OF day or So Members of
such societies as the Clan-na-Gael cannot
look for much leniency from the dominion
government whom they conspired a year or
SO ago to blow up, with the parliament
| building at the same time. Their murder
| Gus plot had been laid to assassinute Lord
Lansdowne, governor general They were
defeated in their designs through the agency
of government detectives.
DEFEATED BY THE CLAN-EA-GAEL.
Had it not been for the efforts and influence
of the Clan-na-Gaul tho extradition treaty
| would not have been defeated in the United
States senate. They know that they could
not carry out their murderous designs in
| Great Britain and then find refuge
in the United States if the extradi-
ton bill passed. The dominion govern
ment has decided within the past
week to put the Weldon extradition of last
session into operation Immediately, 1t is
ratified by the British government, and to
expedite its going into effect the imperial
government has been requested TO deal with
| it at once" The omission of one word has
made the bull retroactive. The section dein-
ing the application of the bill'reads: "The act
shall apply to any crime mentioned
in the schedule committed after the coming
into force of the act" 1t should have read
"saall only apply" ETC. The omission of the
| word only, the minister of justice states
makes its application retroactive, which will
bring John c. Emo and scores of others
within it's scope. The bill slipped Though
both houses without the omission and it
effect being observed
o'sULLIvAN wEAKENs
CHICAGO, June 20-P. OSullivan, the ice
man indicted for completely in the Cronir
tragedy, was to-day removed to the so-calleC
boys department. the recognized haven
for "squealers" O'Sullivan is the person
| h11an
contract with the doctor for medica
services were used to lure Cronir
to death. The story is given out that the ice
man has offered to make clean breast Ot
everything he knows. His motive for being
willing now to confess is alleged TO be frigh
over the arrest of Burke at Winnipeg and th'
disclosure that Cooney. The Fox" is betns
actively pursued. Considerable credit il
given the statement as to the ice man
but It ia tempered somewhat By the sUs
picion that his removal is simply part of
series of shrewd tactics on the part of tn:
authorities to break down one or another o
the suspects. O'SulliYan, it is claimed, sen
to-day to Sheriff Matson and requested
personal interview. The sheriff responded
and after a brief, pointed talk, hurrie'
to the grand jury room in search O
States Attorney Longenecker. The state
attorney, it is represented, was making sue
encouraging progress with the grand jur
that he was reluctant to bother with an in
former. This information was taken to tn
; ; ice man and resulted in still more urgen
, plea for hearing with Mr.. Lcnge
necker. The states attorney, it
! said, finally acceded to a conference, an
. without making any promises gave OSul
! Hvan to understand that penitenttary wa
q more comfortable place than the gallows
and that If any accused person had O choc
in such matters the earlier IL was evince
the better. At this point O'Sullivan we
taken leave by the officials. Tonight th
ice man was in the abode of the informer
ONE OF THE MURDERERs.
"If Officer Collins says the man under al
!, rest at Winnipeg Is the Martin Burke w
] want" said the chief, @then he is one of tf
p murderers. A story was cleaned at polio
: : headquarters this morning which indicate
= that Chief Hubbard Is quite safe in his Dol
; assertion The story is that the man h,
= been found who declares that Burke reveale
" part Of the plotto him in endeatoring'to il
duce him TO become party to it. Burk
: was o most unfortunate selection on the pa
). OF the plotters, as he used every cent
= could get to procure liquoS. He, knowing
great lnany EtoUkhn nhonle was commi