The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-06-05

CHICAGO, May 2o.-1Ne ppltee H1'e
been put in possession of startling facts
concerning DR.. Cronin's murder. II
has been clearly shown BY the dead
mans friends that his removal was
ordered by committee representing
the Clan -na-Gael society.
Charges of traitorouS conduct were
preferred against him at a meeting OF
the Clan-na-Gael Camp. He was found
guilty and his death was ordered. Ihe
charge was based on the statement OF
the British spy lie Caron that there were
four more spies in America.
When LIE Caron made that statement
on the stand before the Parnell Commls-
sion he was ordered to give the names
of the spies. He said he dared not do
it, because if they were known they
would De murdered.
Presiding Justice Hannah then took
him into an ante room, and IN the pres
euce of Sir Richard Webster, the Attor-
nev General who is conducting the pros
ecution, and Sir Charles Russell, Par
nell'S attorney, LIE Caron gave the
names.
Within forty-eight hours after this
news was cabled from London nearly
every Clan-na-Gael camp IN America
had met and passed resolutions decIar-
ing in favor cf rigid hunt for the four
spies. Suspicion, justly or unjustly, was
pointed at DR.. Cronin.
a committee was appointed to try
him. He was convicted without having
a chance to make defense, and his as
sasSins were brought here from
cities 10 carry out the mandate OF the
committee.
The latter were chosen by secret ballot.
Positively nothing is known of the evl-
;ience that was produced to bring about
the conviction, but 1t is said on the best
authority that it was furnished by men
who were unfriendly to Dr.. Cronin. 1t
consisted OF kilograms, letters and
afidavits
It see ned almost overwhelming, and
Cronln was declared a traitor. His
death was ordered under the clause in
the Clau-na-Gael by laws which ssayS
tina, man can be removed" for trait
Cxous conduct. The word removed
simply means death.
Cronia. his friends say, was not
aware of his trial and conviction. He
had expected for years that his enemies
would one day attempt to kill him, but
when the trial finally took place he had
no'iRGmation of it.
For nearly nine months previous to
s.tSs the his death sentence was signed
ne mas been followed night and day by
detective whom his friends had en-
ployed to protect him against surprise.
Cronin, however, was not aware OF
this precaution, because the men who
were mere instrumental in getting the
{ body guard did not care to alarm him
BY telling him what they had done. The
detective would have been on his trail
fRs night he was murdered had he not
sbeen exhausted several weeks before.
There are many patriotic Irishmen ID
Chicago who are not members of secret
societies, but who are thoroughly ac::
quainted with all the facts of DR.. Gro
nln's career in this city. These men
are determined that the murderouS con-
spiraey shall be fully exposed, and that
the men who hatched the plot as VEL as
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them have undertaken to furnish the
police with all the evidence they can
ind, and the services they have rem
dered thus far have been Of incalculable
importance.
It is asserted that the murderouS con-
spracy would not have ended with DR..
Croain's death had not his mutilated
body been found There were other
$ Eishmen on the condemned list, and
they would all have shared Cronin's fate
had the chance to dispose of them safely
arisen.
It is asserted that ". J. Hynes, the
weE-known attorney, Father Gleason,
Captain I. P O'Connor, John Dewey,
and two others had been tried, con-
mcted, and their death sentences signed.