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Show Tim CIIOMV MLBDEIt. A l'nrporfeil fltnteturut by (he lee-man, lee-man, O'Snlllvsn. CiihaGO, Kov. 13 What pur-potts pur-potts to bo a statement from the iceman, ice-man, O'riulllvau, who is now in Joliet prison for complicity In the Cronin murder, regarding his connection con-nection with the case, as told to aa Intimate friend, will ft published tomorrow. O'aullivan Is represent-ed represent-ed as saying thst he was ignoraut of the intention to hill tbe doctor, having been repeatedly assured by Coughlin that tho purpose was to secure from Cronin certain documents docu-ments valuable to the Irish caue, and of which Cronin was treacherously treacher-ously in possession. Burke, Cooney, "the fox," and Ot-ullivan were In the Carlson cottago as the doctor drove up, but O'SulIlvan, not liking the action of Burke and Cooney, went out, undecided what to do. When he finally made up his mind and returned, Cronin was lying on the floor, apparently dead. Cough Iln came In and begau kicking the body, only desisting when O'tulll-van O'tulll-van threatened to shoot him. The iceman then claims to have left the cottage. It Is not stated that the Confession is a written one, but that It has been for several days In possession of tbe Cronin prosecution. |