The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-04
OFFICER cRoNINs CONDITION.
Delirious from His Wounds-The Other
Men Improving.

Men improving.
Patrolman Cronin, who was wounded in
Thursdays riot, was worse yesterday. and
for time it was thought that he was dying.
During the time that his pain
was greatest he threw his hands to
his head and cried piteously for his wife.
He complained all day Of intense pains in
the head. During the intervals, when the
pain subsidized, he sank back in his bed and
seemed to be unconscious The wounded
man was given choral and his pain was
alleviated. At a late hour last night he
was resting quietly. 1t is not known now
just what to attribute the unexpected turn
TO. but his physicians look for a change
for the better from now on, and they think
that he will recover. He talkd very little
yesterday, and only few were allowed
to see him. A number Of the
wounded mans friends are trying to per-
suade his wife to allow him to be taken to
the hospital
Patrolman McMurray and the man Grim
minis were out of bed and walking about
yesterday. McMurray identified the two
prisoners that were carried to his room.
hand while he was trying TO take
his prisoner to Jail, and vowed
that he would die before he would let him
go. The other he identified Cs the negro
who refused to assist him when called upon
to do so and who afterward took part in
the riot. They were both locked up.
Officer Nathans took John Simmons, a
colored lad of IA, to the barracks last night,
and the boy was served with subpoena to
appear agains the rioters. The boy is en-
ployed at Mrs. O'Hearn's boarding house.
Quite number of people have visited
ST. Joseph's infirmary within the past few
days to see the wounded man. 'Crirnmins
is every iuch men, and would make an
efficient officer" said gentleman yester-
day. Crimmins said last night that if the
authorities think him worthy of place on
the police force he will accept it. He said,
however, that he does not consider that his
effort to render assistance to his fellow man
entitled / i'm to a position any moro tn IN
anybody else. at was my duty to do what
did, said.
Crimmins has been in Savannah about five
weeks. He is native OF Ireland and Is
about 30 years old. he has spent the greater
portion OF bis life in Australia. He worked
in the California mines for number Of
years. During the time he has been in Sa-
vannah he has been in the employ Of the
Vulcanite Paving Company.
b. l.. Melon Id, a former member on TIE
city force now janitor at the Central rail-
road general Offices, is soliciting subscrip-
tons from the Central railroad employees
and had received up to last night $500 for
he three wounded men. He says that The
Central railroad employees will give at least
$3.50. He will go among the citizens to-day
The fund will be known as the Central rail-
road fund. Those interested in it say that
they will make it run up to 81, 900 in few
weeks.
The mayor had quite a number of the
rioters before him yesterday. Charles
Wright's case was continued; Neptune
GoldiGg was dismissed; Willie Campbell's
case was continued; Tom Washington was
turned over to the superior court charged
with assault with intent to murder. Arthur
Patterson was hell under the same charge.
Lucius Capers, Willie johnson and Perry
Clark were held for further hearing.