Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-10-15
LAWYER BURKE IN WASHINGTON.
Ready. Ne Says to Make Formal Charges
Against the Chinese Minister.

WAsuISGIos. Oct. l4.-l.awyer Charles
T.. Burke has arrived here from Brooklyn
to continue the prosecution of the claim
against the Chinese minister, Tsui kwo
Yin. who, Burke, charges, obtained large
sums of money from certain capital
lists in New York To aid Count
Eugene de Mitkewicz in obtaining con-
cessions from the Chinese government.
Mr. Burke says BE- il not here TO secure the
arrest of Count Mithiew icz, Us an iniiet-
nrnt will probably he found against him i'll
New York next Thursday,
Mr.. Burke is here nov to present 10 the
secretary of state certain evidence, bich
in the lawyers opinion, j. sufficient
to prove that the Chinese minister was
IMPLICATED With Count Mijkiewirk in
obtaining money from A. L. Tonnes,
X. j. Homer, anil other New Workers,
under false prrtfnr,s. bn Mr.. Burke 5
previous visit 10 the departure MT of state.
Secretary Foster informed Lin that the
charges must be substaniated in writing
At the suggestion of the secretary Mr..
Burke returned to New York to secure the
necessary lr0Of-, lie SAWS lie now has IN
his posses,lun y Hence which. in his lulg-
ment as Il lawyer. will show that the Chin
ese minister was in collision with the
count.
The original claim against the minister,
made by Mr. Burke's client, amounted TO
about $4,000. Subsequent investigations
show, it is alleged, that the count aud his
partners obtained $50 900 from Mr. Tones
state department claim against the Chinese
E a. Is,,, loo
file with the claim certain letters and tele-
grams which, he says, will show conclu'
sively that the Chinese minister was a party
to the Mitkiewicz's transactions.
Mr.. Burke appears to be confident thai
be has good ease, and he proposes to
prosecute it with all the energy at his com
mand. 70 reporter of the Sun he ex-
hibited numerous cheeks drawn in fayer OF
Count Mitkiewlcz by Mr.. Tones for sums
all the way from $1,000 10 $1,000.
Mtkiewicz says tonight that Mr.. Burke,
charges against the Chinese minister do moi
amount to u row of pins, and that there is
no proof in existence to sustain them. The
Chinese minister, he saws. owes no amounts
as stated and the state department will not
seriously consider the matter. When Count
Mtkiewlcz filed his written indictment
against Burke with Secretary Foster. il
which the lawyer was charged with having
offered to sell the minister his proofs. Ger
tain letters and kilograms from Burke tc
the minister and MitkiewicZ were referred
to- On the following day Mr.. Burke denied
that he had ever written the document The
Count has had the papers photographed
and keeps the originals under lock anc
key.
Mr. Shung, an attache. of the Chimes,
legation, called at the sun office this even
ing and said that Mr.. Burke telegraphed tt
the Chinese minister yesterday that ht
would call upon him at the legation today
The minister, however. went to New York
this morning. According to Mr.. Shung, he
left word before going that if Mr.. Burke
called he was not to be admitted. Score
tary of State Foster has also gone to New
York, so that Mr.. Burke will not be able tt
submit his proofs to him tomorrow. The
lawyer says, however, that he will be in
Washington for two or three days.