Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-08
EASTERN EVENTS.
Suspect Burke Kept a Close
Prisoner.
A RUMOR OF HIS CONFESSION.
Fatal Explosion on Pleasure Boat,
The Utah Train Robbers.
Other Items.
T Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD !

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
CHICAGO, August This morning
Judge Baker issued writ of habeas
corpus for the release of Martin Burke,
the Cronin suspect. Tie writ was OBJ
tanned by Lawyer Kennedy, who had
been refused permission to see his eli
ent, and made returnable at 3 O'Clock
this afternoon, but was issued with the
that if the officials per-
mitted Kennedy to see Burke before that
time, the matter would be dropped.
THE PRISONER BREAKS DOWN.
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. Hub
bard carried him letter which had
been in the North Side postofice for
some time for Burke. 1t was from his
mother, in Iowa. The prisoner opened
the letter and perused it. When he had
finished he threw himself upon the floor
of his cell and cried like child. Seeing
his grief-stricken condition. it was de-
cided to postpone the conformation oi
the witnesses until another time.
HE WILL EVENTUALLY CONFESS.
An afternoon paper says that Chiei
McRae, of the Winnipeg police, will be
witness at the trial that he won
Bu-ke's confidence during the latter's go.
journ in Winnipeg, and that the prisoner
made an important admission to him.
The authorities here are confident that
Burke will eventually confess. States
Attorney Longenecker said today: 81
do not think he can hold out against the
unavoidable prospect of execution for
murder. l think he will confess. am
cert ain that Burke is one of the men who
actually killed Cronin, and nothing in
the world can save him from the gallowf
except Juror who would not hang any
body. With all the evidence we have
against Burke, and there is far more
than has been published, there is nc
escape for him, and he will drag dowr
the others with him also. We have evi
dence that cannot be controverted."
NOT HIS FIRST CRIME.
1t seems that the murder of Cronin il
not the first crime of that nature will
which Burke has been charged. He wa
arrested in 1887 on suspicion of having
been connected with the death of ont
Tony Gallagher, but was discharged TO
lack of proof.
HABEAs CORPUS PROCEEDINGS.
At p. m, the hour upon which th,
writ in the Burke habeas corpus case wa
made returnable, ChiefHub bard, State I
At orney Longenecker and Corporation
Counsel Hutchinson appeared befor
Judge Baker. The latter without an,
preliminary made the unexpected de
| claration in reply to the writ that Burk
| was not in the custody of Chief hubbard a
all. Burke, contended Hutchinson, was il
the hands OF Officer Collins, who held hin
on requistion and who was acting as {
messenger for the President of the
United States A whispered consulta
tion here took place between Senator
Kennedy and Lawyer Forest, attorney
for Coughlin. who was present in the
courtroom. Kennedy then demurred tc
the return on the ground that it wal
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 court eneued, which was finally GU
short by Judge Baker saying: "There is
no doubt that Burke is entitled to see hit
attorney and that Kennedy has q righ1
to talk with his client. Az for the Gus
tody of the prisoner there can be nc
doubt that it lies in the hands of the per.
son holding the writ of extradition."
Burke's lawyer then drew up a new
petition, asking that writ of habeas
corpus be directed to Officer Collins on
the ground that the officer was bound
under his commission as a 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 18th, as he had purpose of his
own in keeping him out. Judge Baker
then issued an order for writ as prayed
for, returnable at noon tomorrow.
RUMoR THAT HE HAS CONFESSED.
Late tonight it is reported with much
positiveness that Burke has confessed. /.
The story goes that he had an interview
of two hours duration with States At
torney Longenecker and Chief of Police
Hubbard. The assertion is made that a
letter signed by Burke will be produced
in court tomorrow repudiating Kennedy
as his attorney. Details of the alleged
confession are lacking, and no official
confirmation can be had.
WOODRUFF IN GOOD SPIRITS.
Frank Woodruff, in jail under an in
dictment charging him with being con.
nected with the conspiracy to murder
DR.. Cronin, takes his confinement more
cheerfully and philosophically that any
of the others charged with the same
crime. This morning he received let
ter and express package from California,
and subsequently, "shook a roll" as he
expresses it, in the faces of his iailers
The money came from his stepfather.