New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-02
MARTIN BURKE THE MAN.
IDENTIFIED IN THE COURTROOM BY TWO
WITNESSES.
1T WAS BURKE WHO RENTED THE cARLsoN
COTTAGE UNDER THE NAME OF FRANK
WILLIAMS - HIS COMMUNICATION
WITH 1CEMAN O'SULLlN An
-fnY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

Chicago Nov LIN the prescnce Of a large audience
the unfolding OF the story of the Cronia Tragedy va
resumed this morning, beg nnng at the time oi LiS
Ing the carpet in a. b. simonds's7 room. at No il
south Clark-st. Martin McTIale one of A. H. heV'n
& Co.'s carpet-layers, was the man who had dono
the work and I'm positive manner he descrb no" ho
had gone to slmondss room and found the carpet oo
small 10 cover the floor. Slm0nds told him u Was
large enough to do for the short time he "ahOe' ~
Asked 10 describe the tenant, McTIae did so, giving
picture almost identical with that drawn by me "iO''
Hatfield yesterday
After the shipping clerk, delivery man and o'iei
employees Of Revelrs had testified the first lmpor'
wincs, of the day-Anne Carlson--was placed on '"o
stand She stated how on March 20 while she "a'
al the CarlsOns' a came to rent the cottage "nN
stood near the house. lie sad his sister was 10 A'sP
house for him and that he had some furniture nc
wanted 10 move In at once. lie gave his name as fla
Williams.
Mrs Carlson asked Mr. NILS, the lawyer ~
you the stranger in the courtroom no"
ayes, sr.'
"Wnl you point him out TO the iuryl
"Tbere he is.n Qhe witness pointing directly 10
Martin Burke)
I'D you mean Martin Burke, that man!' continueu
Mr. Mills pointing to Burke again.
"Ycs' replied the witness, and that endeu n''
direct examination.
Mr. Forrest for the defence cross-examined the
never seen Burke from the day he entered the coaso
until few days ago when she came into the court
room for the purpose Of identifying him, yet sho
recognized him Immediately. Mr.. Forrest maze INC
witness look away from Burke and at the jury au
then describe his features and the color OF hair. 1'9
she did. ~
Mr.. Forrest raised the question whether this
testimony was applicable to any other one Oh uio
defendants except Burke. TIL Court decided INA,
that was question which would have to be dec'ueN
by the subsequent development Of the trial.
Jonas Carlson, the owner OF the cottage, coi
roboraed the testimony Of his daughter-lnlaw aoou'
the stranger coming 10 rent the cottage inc WIZ
ness then said:
lie asked me II it my house as he wanted u le'
the house. i told him yes. lie said Let me sec u Wv,
house" and we walked to the house and TOOK 'no
keys and went the house with him. we eh'eicu "
the back door, and he looked around and SAID thcie
six rooms GLOW much do you want for IL! sNu'
Twelve dollars q month";" lie saa; Oah !Ou ,t
SIR mo, 1 cannot" 1 said. Il will give you 'In
money now" he said Then got the money, ana my Wy
gave him receipt when we went back to the o'hel
Carlson went OH to say that the stranger, who ga'o
the name of Frank Williams, said that he had lhro'
brothers, and his sister 10 come on from Bai'oi0
10 keep house for them He had bought the furniture
and It wond ar1ivo in two or three days Inc
stranger then took the key.
Carlson was recalled in the afternoon He saiu
that the stranger after renting the cottage walked
across lots TO osunlvans stable, where he met osul
Iivan and talked with him. He heau
Burke say TO O'Sullivan, The cottage Is
renteds The next time the witness Burke
was at about O'Clock on the afternoon Of May d.
a few hours before DR.. Cronin was murdered. hc
stood on the front steps OF the cottage AT O'CLOCK
that night the witness heard two talking In the
cottage. They talking " In hard voice." In
April the witness had conversation with oSullivsu
about the men who had rented the cottage OSuillVan
told him tlat he kusw one OF them; that he was
all right and that he would pay the rent when
due On May 10 Carlson had another conversation
with O'Sullivan. in which he told Osulivan that the
cottage was vacant and that he had received letter
from the who Lad rented IL, asking him Carl On
10 put the furniture In the basement and saying that
he had painted the parlor Moor TO save his sister The
having hard luck with his cottage. The letter
spoken OF and its envelope identified. On May
20 the witness entered the bloodstained cottage hs
and proceeded 10 describe the conditions there
apparent The witness said he had seen the man
calling himself Frank Williams three times,
cit wa. Interesting moment IN the courtroom
when Prosecutor Mills said:
/ will ask you If you see that man nowl'
Look back of the lawyers. Mr.. Carlson said Mr..
Mills as the old man advanced with "a hesitang step
and scanned the faces Of the counsel for the defence
lie had hardly uttered the words when the witness,
walking straight up To the defendant, Martin Burke,
shook his hat at him and exclaimed That's the man.
Despite his utmost efforts TO appear uncOncerned,
it evident that Burke fully realized the damaging
nature Of the testimony. Mr.; Malls was not slow
to clinch his advantage. Is that the man, he
asked, indicating Martin Burke, at your place you
called Frank Williams! ?" The witness unhesitaungiy
answered. Yes, sir"
John Garrity, teamster, testified that about two
years COughlin told him he wanted see Major"
sampson; he wanted to get him TO slug a man lie
wanted the man disflglred for life. and If he
killed IT would not make much difference.
The court then adjourned till tomorrow.
sylvester T.. Brown. the business partner Of Thomas
Ksyanaagh an & one one Of The men men under Indictment for try
accounting and dissolution of partnership.