The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-06-25
Made by Woodruff, the Horse
Thief, i'm the CrOnin Case.
Tells How He Met McDOugall
and C0ughlin and duplicates
Sullivan.

in an entirely new story from him. He
contradicts and discredits every other state
ment attributed to him, and now appears
In the role of an ex member of the Canad-
ian militia, claiming that he was trusted
Cronin's alleged murGerers because he fur
nished Fenian spies with valuable informa-
ton during one of the military raids into
Canada.
After detailing how he met Coughlin,
McDougali, Melville and Sullivan he goes
on to say:
II then left Williams and went back to
Deans stable. The following Wednesday
that is, the Wednesday before the MUIR
der-I met Dan Coughlin on South State
street. He asked me what was doing
and where | was living told him was
at Deans livery stable. Coughlin asked
me how / was fixed and told me he would
see me again. He called at The stable the
Saturday following, and L went out with
him and had drink with him. We
walked on together down toward Lincoln
Park. To 90 back: remember now that
saw Williams on centennial day. He
asked me whether / had seen Coughlin,
and L told him no, and asked him what the
use of it was. He said:
"'Oh! nothing; but [ am in a hurry
now
81 lost him in the crowd, and coming
over to State street some one hit me on the
shoulder. 1 turned and saw it was Cough
lin. He asked me whether had seen Will
liams. told him where / had seen him.
He then asked me to take a note TO Alex
auder Sullivan. He wrote note in al
phabetical cipher. / understood the
cipher, as it was the same as was used by
the Fenians when was stationed at Mag
ara The principle was the employment
of every seventh letter from the
one intended. He told me to take
it up to Sullivan's Office. ] asked him in
case Sullivan was not in, whether l should
leave the letter. He told me to tear il up
if could not deliver it personally to Sui
livsn. / did not do this. and the letter
reads, Gong up to P. o. Sulliyan's.' To
come down to the night of the murder
After meeting Coughlin we walked toward
Lincoln park. He asked me if | could get
horse and wagon that night, something
that would carry trunk. | informed him
that we had light rig in the stable. He
said that was Just the thing. He told me
there was $25 in il for me If / could get
the horse and wagon and have it at a de-
signated spot on Lincoln avenue before 2
o'clock the next morning. That evening
I stayed around the stable, playing cards
with a Mr.. Senaca, a man named Howard
and another named Bates. We played |
until 1870 or ii o'clock. Bates went
away at nbout IL o'clock, and i waited an
hour and half and then led the gray
mare down the stairs. / put blanket
ahead of her over which she walked, TO
prevent the noise. There is no truth in
any story that her feet were covered with
pads.
MEETING TWO MEN.
VI had left the wagon in the alley, and |
hitched up and drove up Lincoln avenue
When Coughlin paid me the SIS he IN
formed me that would be met at Lincoln |
avenue by two men. / was to approach |
them and inquire of them where Frank |
Williams lived. They would then get into /
the buggy with me. On arriving near Ash.
land avenue and Lincoln two men Jumped /
into the wagon without a word. ] recog-
nized one Of them as man by the name of |
O'Shea, alias Mike McDougall, who was a
machinist or blacksmith from Philadel-
phia. / had known him in Wichita, Kan
McDougall is a man about 5 feet, 6 inches
In height. from 40 to As years old, and
wears a nearly black mustsche. Both his
hair and mustache are turning gray. The
other man was Melville. Melville is
about feet, IL inches. He is a heavy
built, thick set man. / have met him in
Peoria in connection with Irish matters.
They ordered me to turn to the right on
Ashland avenue and directed me to drive
right up to the cottage. The two men
there Jumped out and went in. There was
a dim light in the front room. After wait
ing few minutes, l think it must have
been nearly o'clock, p. o. Sullivan, Nell
vile and Williams came out of the door
carrying trunk between them. They
lifted the trunk into the wagon and Nell
vile and Williams jumped into the seat
with me. drove across Fullerton avenue.
l was going very fast at that time and the
horse was on lope. A policeman near
there came out and call1d:
sHellol Stopw Is
"Mellville said In an undertone: II
$50 on for Gods sake, go on I" &
81 had the reins twisted around NV wrist |
and loosened them letting the horse take 1
fearful gait. We went down to Lincoln {
Park, across Clark street, and crossed it
little north of the animals cages. This I
the head of the drive. There is little hill I
there, on top of which are a number of J
trees. They ordered me to stop there, and {
at that time it was intended to take the G
trunk ont into the lake, as heard them I
say that they had spotted boat for that G
purpose during the day. They took the |
trunk tout, but Melville became fright I
ened, thinking that policeman was per- a
haps following. They lifted the trunk ]
back into the wagon and ordered me to J
drive on. j asked: j
"sWhere shall go?' {
Melville said:
Anywhere, just keep moving. I am b
afraid we are being followed" L
Williams turned to Melville and said e
"'Good God, the sewer is just as good r
,o1ono l.