| Show what the coroners jury V say B ALEXANDER SULLIVAN ARRESTED ts story about alie trunk CHICAGO june 10 nothing of an interesting character was developed at 0 days session of the cronin jury inquest during the morning whalen the suspended detective who wab with detective bright when they met smith the man suspected of driving dr cronin to his death but did not arrest him and thomas connor the tinsmith ware jhc thc only witnesses both are members of the clanna clan na gael but a rigid cross examination failed to connect them with the doc tors taking off during the noon re ceas the jury held a consultation with the coroner in ifsich it was decided that all the witnesses summoned to testify whose evidence would be bui a co of what had already been offered should be excused the jury in their own minds being satisfied of the truth of the principal alle gation that cronin come to his death as the result of a conspiracy this decision will doubtless shorted the inquest by at least one day at the afternoon session james carroll and A J jordan of the clan na gael were put on the stand and examined at length without bringing out anything new or sensational thomas whalen a brother of ex detective whalen and a cousin of the iceman ice man was next sworn ho denied being a member of the olan na gael patrick or connor the last witness of the day avowed himself a member nothing of any importance was extracted from either CHICAGO june 11 in the cronin inquest this morning john C garrity a saloonkeeper saloon keeper testified that detective coughlin tried to hire a tough character known ast Major sampson to slug dr cronin he wanted him slugged with a base ball bat and disfigured for life if it killed him it would not make much difference i D haggerty a railroad clerk gave testimony that after the trial of dr cronia he said alexander sullivan ald him cronau was a scoundrel and a menace to the irish cause it was the impression of witness that sullivan said cronin should be ox terminated witness was of the same opinion al that time lie caron who was a friend of alexander sullivan was a member of the committee which tried cronin he was introduced to witness by sullivan at the trial as a man worthy of confidence in the irish cause CHICAGO june 11 at the after noun session a number of witnesses were examined without developing anything of importance then chief of police hubbard was sworn and told of an interview which he had had with woodruff the horse thief hubbard asked if he was the man who drove the trunk from carlson cottage woodruff said he was and he then described the cottage he said said tho chief he took the trunk about midnight on may 4 he had been given 25 by two men to do the job at 1130 on may ath two men according to agreement rapped on tho door of dinand stable he opened the door and let out a horse with rags on its feet and hitched it to a wagon they then drove to within yards of carlins cottage he was then told to wait and the two left him and went into the cottage remained there five minutes and then beckoned him to drive up he did so and tho two men king aad fairburn and a third man came out with a heavy trunk the third man was P 0 sullivan when the trunk was put in the wagon sullivan returned to the house woodruff accompanied compa nied by king and fairburn drove on lincoln avenue to Pul lurton avenue chenco to lincoln park the men intended to take the trunk and conto its in a boat out into the lake and sink owing to the bright night and the presence of strangers they changed their minds and drove back when they reached the manhole at fifty ninth street they tried to dump the trunk into it but failing they kicked the trunk open having lost tho key and took the body from it and threw it into the manhole man hole woodruff was then told to drive off the chief then produced the papers of dr cronin which were turned over to him by coaklin Cou klin with whom lived conkling identified the papers as being in the handwriting of dr cronin and the coroner road the documents 10 the jury it wa decided by the jury that the cuamea of the parties mentioned in the documents should not be made public except those already brought into the case the first paper was a telegram from J D mcmahon calling the doctor to meet him at the wind bor hotel new york by order of the committee june 18 1888 there was another telegram from J H bonadine Bo nanine calling for the doctors report on the sullivan trial then the coroner read the minority report of the trial committee dated january 1888 and signed by J H mccahey and P H cronin the report blames alexander sullivan for the family of mackey To masey scores sullivan bolard and feely for excluding C H mccarty from the boston convention and also for excluding a delegato legato dp of the home organization from tho same place was alleged that the report of the boston convention showed a deficit of at tho instance of sullivan when there was really a balance that was improperly spent and not accounted for by the triangle that men sent to england on missions were not sufficiently lide with money and the agent of the triangle was responsible for this that drawn from tho treasury for native work was not used for that purpose by the triangle but with the surplus money was in the hands of the triangles anglos tri agent this report was signed by mcgahey and cronin with the recommend at on and sent to each camp the coroner then read dr aronina Cr onina notes taken at the trial the objections alexander sullivan made to dr cronin sitting on the committee are stated at large and also they were overruled by the votes of bruno boger mccahey and cronin one witness testified that he was sent to england to do work and was given A and a steerage ticket he came back by steerage passage without bedclothes or other necessities he slept he said on the soft side of a plank ho went again and was told to get some one to help him john JT maroney was one of the men who was to help him ho was given and when he got to england he could get no more he did not use the alias given him by the triangle and the intimation in his evidence is that this vas what saved him from falling into the hands of the english authorities ties he and his partners performed four operations the trouble in the pittsburg convention was told about objection was made to tim green and florence sullivan being seated as proxies for father domey and alexander sullivan after reading the evidence the jury were asked if they wanted to hear any more witnesses thea coroner saying he had plenty of witnesses who could give corroborating evidence the jury did not want to hear any more at they retired for deliberation to the coroners private office at 6 the jury sent out for supper which was brought into them at 1015 after being out five hours and a half the jury came into court and commenced reading their verdict a long document but listened to with marked attention following is the full tex we the undersigner undersigned under signed enry appointed to make inquiries according to law as to how the body viewed by us came to his death state as a verdict from the evidence 1 that the body is that of patrick EL cronin known as dr cronin 2 that his death was not from natural causes but from violent means 3 that said P H cronin waa de coyed from his homo on north dark street on the erveing of may ath 1889 by some person or persons to the cottam a known as the carlson cottage situated at no 1872 north ashland avenue in lake view cook county bl 4 that at said cottage said cronin was murdered by being beaten on the licad with somo blunt instrument or instruments in the hands of some person or persons unknown to us on the night of said may ath or between may ath and ath 1889 5 that the body after said murder was committed was placed in a trunk and carried to tho end of water street on a wagon by several persons and by them placed in a catch basin at the corner of evanston avenue and street lake view where it was discovered may 6 that the evidence shows conclusively clu to all minds that a plot or conspiracy was formed by a number of persons for the purpose of murdering said cronin and his body baid plot or conspiracy deliberately 7 we have carefully inquired into the relation by said brinon to other persons while alive to ascertain if ho had any quarrels or enmities with any persons sufficient to cause his murder 8 it is our judgment that no other person or persons except some of those who are or who had been members or mhd secret society known as the united brotherhood or cianna cian na gael had cause to be instigators or executors of such plot or conspiracy against said cronin 9 many of the witnesses testify ing in said case have done so with much evident unwillingness and we believe with much mental reservation er we find from the evidence a number of pen ens were parties to the plot and conspiracy piracy to murder said cronin and conceal his body and should be held to answer to the grand jury we also believe other persons were engaged in this plot or had guilty knowledge of it and should be apprehended and held to the grand jury we further state that this plot or conspiracy ons piracy in its conception and execution is one of the most brutal that over came to our knowledge and we recommend that the proper authorities offer laign rewards for the apprehension of all those engaged in it we further state that in our judgment all secret societies whose objects are such as tho evidence shows that of the clanna clan na gael or united brotherhood to be are not in harmony with and are injurious to american institutions we hope that the future vigor and vigilance of the police force will more than compensate for by i a portion of the force in this case JUSTUS i 11 S RUDOLPH H A VICTOR A bullek J H tonight to night information has been derived from detective sources that J J maroney who was arrested in new york today to day is a member of the cian na gael executive is to say the committee which governs the whole organization and of which luke billon is a member maroney it is claimed has beeri identified by the salesmen as the man who purchased the furniture which first went i to chark street and afterward to the carlfton Carlf con cottage the identification is represented as having been from ja cabinet photograph of maroney this same maroney is also claimed to have been identified as the person who rented the cottage mcconald McCo another new yorker was his companion A witness has been found it is asserted who will swear that maroney and mcdonald are the men who posted the letter at hammond after the tragedy telling carlson the rent would still be forthcoming maroney wrote the letter so it is alleged and mcdonald was seen to leave the train and post it in fact the story in a nutshell is mcdonald and maroney were the two mysterious williams brothers popularly credited with being the actual persons who took croninn Cr onins life CHICAGO june 11 at 1025 the brought in their verdict the features of it being a recommendation men dation that alexander sullivan be held and also the three already under arrest at 1030 officers were dispatched to sullivans residence to make the arrest CHICAGO juno 11 the officers going to sullivans residence went to the front door and rang the bell henry brown mr sullivans clerk answered the call Is mr sullivan at home asked one of the officers he is was the urbane reply but has just retired we are policemen and have a for his arrest rejoined the officer whose name is henry palmer all right come in gentlemen I 1 wil call him said brown officer palmer and comrade stepped inside while another policeman who had put in an appearance descended the steps and ran around the block to the rear of the house before three minutes had passed than half a dozen vehicles had been driven up to the curb near the bouse and the sidewalk contained more than a score of men mr brown lighted the gas in the parlor and invited the officers to take seats mr sullivan evidently had beard part of the conversation between mr brown and the officers for a moment later he thrust his head over the balustrade on the second floor and said ill dress and come down he soon appeared on the stairway attired in his ordinary street dress descending to the parlor he recognized officer palmer whom he had known for aars and extending his hand said why how are you palmer you want me do you yes said palmer 1 I have a tor you I 1 though you are not greatly surprised well slightly at this hour I 1 was lust retiring will you not remain m this house rather than go to jail no I 1 have nob authority to do that replied palmer all right ill go with you then cheerfully replied sullivan then sullivan ft albed to the doai of the a female figure could ae dimly seen behind the portier placing his arm tenderly around the woman mr kissed her and then took up his hat saying 1 I am ready the street door opened mr brown stepped out fin t followed by officer palmer next mr sullivan followed by officer broderick sullivan descended the steps with a firm tred his hat was set back slightly on his head giving a clear view of the smooth shaven face and clear open eyes on reaching the sidewalk brown took the attorneys arm and entered the carnage with the officers by this time the occupants of adjoining houses and those across the street were awakened and a dozen windows opened little groups of men were assembled on the sidewalk and biad scarcely assembled when the sightseeing sight seeing ended by the carnage rolling swiftly away to the jail scarcely a mile distant the daily news report of the arrest says mr sullivan exhibited no impatience or chagrin at officer halmers palmers Pal mers refusal of his request to remain at the house over night 1 I give you credit mr sullivan for being a very cool man said the veteran detective in a subsequent conversation well said sullivan a man with a clear conscience need never worry and I 1 know of no wrongs I 1 have done he then donned his overcoat and led his captors from the house the daily says the woman who appeared at the head of the stairs leading to the basement was sullivans old housekeeper who was in a state of great trepidation sullivan hastened over to her and after saying a few words kissed her goodbye at the jail office mr sullivan had a pleasant nod of recognition for jailer furrier and such newspaper men as he knew one ill mannered reporter confronted him with a great bill of note paper and demanded what have you to say 1 I will say my say in court was tha answer when further pressed by the same individual mr sullivan said please have the decency to let me alone A moment later the prisoner was conveyed through the iron doorway into the silent cell room and going in pleasantly bade the bystanders a general gooda |
