The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-08
mr.. MARTIN BURKE.
The Cronin Suspect May Make A
Full Confession.
A SPEED OF TWO MILES A MINUTE.
An Ovation to VI. Pasteur-The Behring Sea
Seizures The Connellsville Strike
Deserters From the Army.

CHICAGO, Aug. This. morning Judge
Baker issued writ of habeas corpus fol
the release of Martin Burke, the Cronin
suspect. The writ was obtained by Lawyer
Kennedy, who has been refused permission
to see his client, returnable at 3o'clock
this afternoon, but was issued with the un-
Outstanding that if the officials permitted
Kennedy to see Burke before that hour, the
matter would be dropped. The chief OF
police allowed friend of DR.. Cronin to
look at Burke this morning, presumably
for Identification.
Chief of Police Hubbard, in company
with several of DIR. Cronin's friends went
down to see Burke this afternoon for the
purpose of Identification by friends. Hub
bard carried him letter which had been
in the North side postoffice some time for
Burke. 1t was from his mother in Iowa.
The prisoner opened the letter and perused
it. When he had finished it ne threw him
self on the floor of his cell and cried like a
child Seeing his grief-stricken condition,
it was decided to postpone the confronta-
ton of the witness until another time.
An afternoon paper says that Chief Nc
Crea, of the Winnipeg police, will be wit
ness at the trial; that he won Burke's con-
tidence during the latter's sojOurn in
Winnepeg. and that the prisoner made i'm
portant admissions to him. The author
tiles here are confident that Burke will
eventually confess. States Attorney Long
necker said:
81 do not think he can hold out against
the unavoidable prospect of execution for
murder. I think he will confess. l am
certain that Burke is one of the men who
actually killed Cronin, and nothing in the
world can save him from the gallows, ex-
cept juror who would not hang anybody,
with all the evidence we have against
Burke. There is far more than has been
published, and there is no escape for him,
and he will drag down the others with him
also. We have evidence that cannot be
contrOverted. 1t seems that the murder of
CrOnin is not the first crime of that nature
with which Burke has been charged. He
was arrested in 1887 on suspicion of hay
ing been connected with the death of one
Tony Gallagher, but was discharged for
lack of proof
At 3 p. M, the hour upon which the writ
in Burke's habeas corpus was made return
able, Chief Hubbard, States Attorney
Longnecker and Corporation Counsel
Hutchinson appeared before Judge Baker
The latter, without any preliminary, made
an unexpected declaration in reply to the
writ that Burke was not in the custody of
Chief Hubbard at all. Burke continued
Hutchinson, twas in the hands of Officer
Collins, who had him on a requisition and
who was acting as messenger for the Presi-
dent of the United States"
A whispered consultation here took place
between Senator Kennedy and Lawyer
Forest, attorney for Coughlin, who was
present in the court room. Kennedy then
demurred to the return ON the ground that
it was evasive. When applied to yesterday
Hubbard had said Burke was in his Gus
tody, and that the prisoner would be kept
secluded.
A wrangle between the lawyers in the
court ensued, which was finally cut short
by Judge Baker, saying:
There is no doubt that Burke is entitled
to see his attorney, and that Kennedy has
a right to talk with his client As for the
custody of the prisoner, there can be no
doubt that it lies in the hands of the person
holding the writ of extradition.''
Burke's lawyer then drew up new petit
ton asking that a writ of habeas corpus be
directed to Officer Collins on the ground
that that officer was bound under his COM
mission as messenger to bring Burke into
Illinois and to turn him over to the proper
authorities This he had not done, but
placed him in the police station of the city
of Chicago under the jurisdiction of Chief
Hubbard.
The petition charges that Hubbard was
heard to say that he would not send Burke
to Jail before noon of August II, as he had
a purpose of his own in keeping him out.
Judge Baker then issued an order for the
writ as prayed for. 1t is returnable at
noon tomorrow.