Show recalled by GoLD olans sad death IN INSANE ASYLUM rr s advertising the fita right by prayer CHICAGO jan 25 special the recent death at the state insane asylum at elgin of colonel thomas jefferson aclan alio chicago democratic politician wit and humorist who had more than a local reputation has set the superstitious a talking concerning the train of misadventures adventures mis that have followed the assassination now nearly years ago of dr patrick henry cronin the irish patriot and determined opponent of the clan na gael aa well as to wondering whether the spell that was woven by that terrible incident will ever be broken dolana premature death recalls the tragedy from the fact that it waa in a saloon over alio murder and in which lie championed the dead mans reputation that he received the terrible beating about the head that eventually made him ft paretic it is a noteworthy fact in this connection that of the twenty civo men who were understood to be present at the meeting of the notorious camp 20 and at it has been generally accepted that croninn onins Cr death was decreed and hi murderers drawn by lot fifteen are dead and four more are outcasts of society of the six remaining three figure on the municipal any rolls of the city of of the men who were indicted and tried fer the crime beggs lawyer died in terrible agony his bedside being guarded that his ravings should not become public property patrick 0 sullivan the ice man and martin burke alie laborer passed to another world from within the walk of joliet prison their lips sealed to the bat save to their father while patrick cooney the fox and woodruff alias black the horse thief both of whom succeeded in escaping directly after alio tragedy are believed to have since died the first in ireland and the second in canada four of the jurors eight witnesses for the state and twelve of those for the defense are likewise no more of earth thie record is believed to have no par except in the case of tich dorne claimant every member of tha jury that convicted this unfortunate individual died a violent death the lord chief justice who passed the sentence died soured and heartbroken from family and other difficult liea that trailed hia proud dignity in the dust sergeant ballantyne tho world famous lawyer who waa engaged in the case died a pauper dr kenealy chief counsel for the defense was disbarred dis barred for his efforts in behalf of his clients and died penniless and brokenhearted broken hearted while dr mcmahon another of the counsel in tha cage had his head blown off while on a hunting trip in ireland a few years after the trial |