The morning call., 1892-01-27
BURNS WILL RETURN.
Experiences of the Colonel in
Belem Prison.
Governor Markham's Private Secretary Is
With Bim-Typhoid Fever Rampant
Among the Prisoners.

telegram from Daniel N. Burns TO
friends in this city apprises them that he is
now on his way back from Mexico aud may
be looked for in this city by Saturday next.
The Colonel having been released on
$4,000 bonds is free to return and assume
his position Of Police Commissioner His
incarceration excited no little sensation in
Mexico. Referring 10 MI Barns say in
Belem Prison, an exchange says through It's
CITY Of Mexico correspondent:
ITO add to his misery typhoid fever is
rampant iu the old bastiie among the 300
prisoners who have by the Will q the law
their home there. JuareZ Hospital lnfec-
ti0us ward is crowded 10 repetition, and the
hundreds who have been attacked by this
fatal disease in Belem in the past three
days are being crowded outside Of the
prison in6rmary in other wards Of the
Juarez Hospital Within the past seventy
TWO hours 102 typhus patients have been
removed and reported, twenty-siX alone be-
iDg taken in filters to-day t. the hospital.
while I was at Belem to-day to get an
interview with Burns | was warned by Gov
eminent Interpreter Negrete 10 keep on the
opposite Side OF the street If / respected my
life. and I did so. learning later that bis ad-
vice was 60 bp relied on.
THE UNITED STATES MINISTER.
"BuJus ease has attracted the atten ton Of
the United States Minister and be IS doing
every hing IN his sphere Of action TO aid
him. Barns slept in the Department Of
the Detained at Belem, on Thursday
night. or 10 the same section Of the prison
where the unfortunate newspaper men
have their headquarters during their in
carce alton for alleged libel
soon after o'clock his n artments
were changed 20 room adjoining tIat OF
George /. Greene, and AS consequence he
aid not put 10 tie night with his rival,
though he occupied tie same room from the
time he was inCaTcPraJ-d until the hour
that his quarters were changed. In the
early part Of The evening thick and heavy
blankets were sent 20 MIN DT his friends,
who are visiting here with him, aud after
he had been supplied with box Of cigars
he was perfectly cOntented aud slept as
peacefully on the hard iron cots Of Ba.em as
d he had been in one Of the luXuTlons beds
az either the Palace OF Baldwin Hotel, in
San Francisco.
HIGGINS IS THERE.
"At an early hour today he left his bed.
and after paTtakng If hearty breakfast
smoked ana read tile morning papers until
The hour for his eXamildtIOu-9:5 80 0'ClUck-
had arrived. From his room, one Of several
that occupy tie gallery running east ana
west il iLe department OF the detained, he
Vas conducted by one Of the Waldeus into
he presence If lie Manuel de Ia U8L Judge
If Tie Second Criminal Court who has his
private flee adjoining the courtroom over
which be presiles. Here Nh Burns state
Ment regarding the statu, OF tie difficulties
between himself and NT. Mark Birmingham
was taken by the Judge. Some papers that
Burns desired were brought 70 the court
room by f. Higgins, the Private Secretary
q Gov uOr Markham II California, " DO
vas called 3y Burns from the stree, 10 front
Of tie prison. be having arrived there early
with other friends ald an attorney. This
neceSsItated d delay, as the papers desired
were On q tn box q The Hotel ItuTDida, and
Nj Higgins had to - for them IN a hack.
On the return Of Higgins 81 tile prison MI
Burns submitted tie papers TO the Judge
AT the conclusion Of his statement Mark
Birmingham was called into the judges
office, and the Decentralization on the
points al issue was commenced.
ALLOWED To CONVERSE.
at 80 O'clock the Judge adjourned the
hearing, Burns returning 10 his quarters for
dinner and 10 meet Higgins, who was given
permission 90 converse with MIN, and Biz
uinzham returning O. the city center 20
seek his midday neal During the time
that the morning examination was III prog
Tess many friends arrived in coaches 20
speak with Barns. but were not permitted.
rs al that tine he was both '.uComunicadJ"
and making his statement 10 the Judge
Even the counsel for Burns was NOT allowed
TO see him during the morning hours. soon
after O'Clock IL was expected Burns would
again be called Oy tie Judge, As lis deelara-
ZION, with tie replies or birmingham, had
been submitted IL Tie Mlulstri0 pu0lic0. or
the District Attorney.
This fgucti0nary and his substitute
however, were both cgnuaed to their Tesi-
denCes with the grip and no action could be
taken upon the papers submitted, aud in
consequence Burns was not called to the
courtroom"