The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-08
BURKE'S BAGGAGE.
An Important Clew Discovered IN the !
Cronin Murder Mystery.
From the Pltt5burg Dispatch.


From the Piftsburg Dispatch
WESIPEG. July 4.-Detective Mckenzie,
the officer who discovered Martin Burke a
year ago. and undoubtedly prevented the
escape Of the notorious Cronin murderer,
has struck clew to an important bit Of
evidence that may eventually remove
the veil of mystery from the
Cronin case At the time Burke
was arrested, through some miss
chance or stupidity the police forgot to look
after bis baggage. 1t was not until Chicago
detectives went TO Winnipeg that the sub
Ject Of the baggage was preached and then
1t was too late to get any trace Of IL. Sub
sequent Developments proved that Burke
not only had zig trunk which he brought
from Chicago, but that he had been careful
TO dispose OF it, as well as his railroad bag
gage check. All efforts to find the trunk,
which IS supposed u contain positive evil
dence OF Bdrke's connection with the muir
der have so far failed
While the trial was on in Chicago detec-
tlves from that city made periodical trips
east and west on the Canadian Pacific in
search Of the missing trunk, but they were
never able to get any trace of it, and finally
concluded that it had been taken by friends
OF the fugitive murderer. The finding of
DR.. Cronln's clothes and instruments in an
Evanston avenue sewer while the murderers
were on trial put an end to the search for the
trunk so far as the Chicago police force was
concerned, but Detective Mckenzie has
never lost sight of the fact that 1t may yet
prove an important factor IN the famous
case lie has found out that when Burke
came to Winnipeg he was accompanied by
mysterious friend, who left here for the
west within an hour after Burke's arrest.
He had to purchase new tickets, recheck
two trunks which had been checked to Mon
treal. and he also made an effort to dispose
of ticket calling for transportation to the
latter city. 1t is now believed that one of
the trunks was Burke's
This assumption is based on the fact that
on Friday, June p, 1889, there arrived in
this city from the south a man who regis
tered at one of the hotels as james McCar-
ron, - street. Chicago" The street num-
Der was first written by the guest, but few
minutes afterward was erased with pen
knife. The man made himself acquainted
with one of the regular boarderS in the
house, and through him was introduced to
the police and some business men, pretend
ing that his object here was to establish an
agency, though in subsequent interviews he
unwittingiy acknowledged that if Burke
had not been arrested he would never have
been in Winnipeg.
1t was noticed that he carefully watched
all trains from the west and after he had
been here six days he met party that
ahghted from the Atlantic express. A
mere nod of recognition passed between
them at the station, but the new arrival
proceeded up Main street, followed at a re-
spactable distance by McCarron. Turning
into one OF tine hotels the two men selected
side room, where they were alone and in
consultation some time Notes were COM
pared and some papers exchanged. Nc
Carron paid his bill and announced his in
tention of returning to Chicago next morn
ing. The supposition is that the stranger
from the west came through with Burke
and proceeded on his way, taking his trunk
with him, while Burke intended to have
gone east from here