Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-21
BURKE IDENTIFIED.
He Is the Man Wanted for DIR. Cronin's
Murder.

WHEN REMASDED TO JAIL HE BREAKS DOWN AND
FOR HIS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SAID TO BE
WILLING TO TELL ALL HE KNOWS
Officer John NJ. Collins, Of Chicago, arrived
in Winnipeg yesterday and identified Martin
Burke as the man wanted for the Cronin muir
der. Immediately upon his arrival he pro-
ceeded to the police station and together with
Chief Of Police McRae, entered Burke's cell.
Burke looked up as they entered and Collins
remarked, well, Burke, this is q bad place to
be in" Burke replied instantly, Eyes, John,
| it is, but minute later denied any knowl-
edge of the Chicago detective. Collins, how
ever, was satisfied, and retired with Chief Nc
Rae. He drove to the residence of Judge Balm
where the usual information was swo out.
Collins then sent the following dispatch to
Chief Of Police Hubbard at Chicago: Il have
identified the prisoner here as Martin Burke
He has employed lawyer, but there is no
chance OF his getting away. Chief of Police
McRae retained counsel yesterday" This.
Chief Hubbard says, is all he wanted; that he
has overwhelming proof Of the fellows guilt,
and that he has not allowed himself or his sub
ordinates to give to the public half the informa-
ton in his possession
BURKE EXPECTED TO CONFESS
After Burke had been identified he was at
once handcuffed and transferred from the
police station to the provincial Jail in the regu
lar police van, a warrant for his arrest on the
charge Of murder being sworn out before
Judge Barnes. Collins swore that the facts
would warrant the prisoners extradition, and
he was remanded- He is terribly broken down
and scared, and it is believed in Winnipeg that
he will make confession before he returns to
the states.
Last n light Assistant Glennon, Of the state
attorneys office, started for Springfield with
the voluminous documents upon which will be
based the demand for the extradition Of Martin
Burke at Winnipeg.
On Saturday Assistant States Attorney Baker
will probably take the paper to Washington.
They must be signed by the President and Sec
Rotary Blaine before they go to Winnipeg.
ANOTHER SUSPECT UNDER SURVEILLANCE.
The police have under surveillance another
suspect against whom they hope to secure
evidence which will connect him with the con-
spiracy. At present the evidence against him
cottage revealed its terrible story one Of the
most promising clues which it presented was
the footprints in the paint. The murderer,
who painted the parlor floor to cover the great
splotches OF blood which marked the place
where Cronin fell, walked about in the paint in
his stocking feet Soon after the fact that the
cottage was the scene of the murder was pub
lished, with full description of the paint
tracks and bloo5-.narks, shoemaker wrote to
the police Offering a valuable suggestion. He
said that o well-known Irishman and Gamma
Gael man, whose name he had seen mentioned
IN the newspapers in connection with the muir
der, was q customer Of his and that
HE HAD VERY PECULIAR FEET.
A piece OF the floor, about thirty inches
square, was cut out with three tracks on it and
was taken to police headquarters. Then the
shoemaker was visited, and he was asked to
produce his book in which he preserved the
tracings showing the shape of his customers
feet. The outlines of the suspected Irishman's
foot were compared with the footprints taken
from the floor, and were found to correspond
exactly IN size and shape. Ever since this dis
covery was made the man has been watched by
the police, and is still SO closely guarded that
he could not leave the CITY, The board with
the paint tracks on it and the measure book of
the shoemaker has been in the grand Jury room
FOR several days and have been inspected bv
the jurors. 1t is likely that the suspect will be
called before the jury for examination.
IcEMAN o'sULLIvAN WILL 'soUEAL."
P. OSullivan, the ice man indicted for COM
plicity in the Cronin tragedy, was yesterday
removed to the so-called boys department of
the Jail, the recognized haven for '.squealers.
U sullivan Is the person whose business card
and whose curious contract with the doctor for
medical services were used to lure Cronin to
death. The story is given out that the ice man
has offered to make clean breast of eyery-
thing he knows. His motive for being willing
to confess is alleged to be fright over the ar
rest OF Burke, at Winnipeg. Considerable
credit is given the ice man, but it is tempered
somewhat by the suspicion that his removal is
simply part of a series of shrewd tactics ON the
part OF the authorities to break down one or
another of the suspects.
O'Sulliyan. it is claimed, sent yesterday to
Sheriff Matson and requested an interview.
The sheriff responded, and, in a brief pointed
talk, hurried to the grand jury room in search
Of States Attorney Longenecker. The states
attorney, it is represented, was making such
encouraging progress with the grand jury that
he was reluctant to bother with any informer.
This information was taken to the ice man and
resulted in still more urgent plea for a hear
Ing with MIR. LOngenecker. The states attor-
ney 1t is said, finally acceded to a conference,
and without making any promises gave O'Sul-
livan to understand that penitentiary was
more comfortable place than the gallows, and
that If any accused person had a choice in such
matters the earlier 1t was evinced the better
At this point O'Sullivan was taken leave Of by
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