Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-30
Franz woodruff, who Is ID IAN for horse

Frank Woodruff, who Is In jail for horse
stealing and who told about the woman's
corpse In trunk which he hauled away
from stable, reiterated yesterday that he
could explain everything.
"lt, he said "tha police will send two
men dressed as citizens 20 accompany mo
on my Investigations, leaving me hppnr-
emily tree, I'll agree TO turn 10 such evil
denee as will elsar the mystery up In 45
hours. ask for no reward except my lib
erty. l maintala that II the body found
was that OF ptonln he must have been
killed later THAI the date on Whicn hauled
the trunk. A close examination OF the
body will no doubt reveal this"
Il Woodruff said all this vary slowly, and
seemed as though making up and Weighing
carefully every word he uttered, One OF the
strongest points against the prisoner was
his description OF Dr.. Cronin. It was. In
fact, the only accurate description furnished
OF the doctor wlen last seen.
Further exarnlnatlon goes TO strengthen
the theory that L was the body of OEontn,
aud not that woman, which was carried
In the trunk. "a addition to establishing
the fact that ths hair found In the trunk
corresponued with that OF Oronin; that tue
cotton batting found In the trunk and that
found with the body correspond It has been
shown That the towel found wrapped
around the heed correspondent closely With
a shred OF stuff found In the trunk. IL still
remains to connect the fragment OF cloth
clutched in the dead mans hand with the
piece from which 1t was torn.
TIE CLAN NA.aAEI WILL SPEND $4,000 TO
HUNT DOWN THE MunpEBERs.
PHILADELPHIA May 24--rhe members Of
the Gamma Gael In this city were yester-
day bitter In their denunciatton OF tho
brutal murder OF DR.. Oronin. Officers OF
the society stated that the organization
would spend $50, COO to hunt down the MUIR
\ derers.
Philadelphia is the centre OF the OIan-na-
Gael, apd vigorous steps have been taken
by It's officers to discover the perpetrators
OF the crime. Ii ls commended by the repre-
septatives of the Olan-na. Gael that the
murder waspot committed by members Of
the order, but rather by persons connected
with another secret Irish organization. At
one time the Gamma, Gael was controlled
by secret committee CT three men, Alex
ander Sullivan, NJ Boland and D. O. Feely.
II was during their administration that an
enormous sum Of money was spent. They
represented a faction In the order known
as the irish Nationalist. Dr. Cronin was
bitterly opposed to them, and mainly
through his efforts and those OF his friends
the order was taken from their control, and
Dc. Cronin's friends placed In charge.
After the removal of the SullivaniteS DR..
Cronin's friends began an investigation OF
ths finances OF the order, which led to
charges against Sullivan and his followers
of the misappropriation OF funds amounting
TO over Sl50,000, The investigation Of these
allegations created bitter antaGonlsm be-
tween Alexander Sullivan and DR.. Cronin,
aud, both being residents of Chicago, they
were continually at SWORDS points. The
report of the committee which investigated
the charges has never been given 10 the
order, and all Its findings are only known
J to prominent officers OF the order.
/ In ia known. hDWayaT that DIR. 0rOniD.
who was q member OF the committee, ad-
judged Sullivan guilty Of every charge.
Cronfn's friends here aliege that threats
have been made against him by Sullivan's
followers, and 1t Is known that man re-
siding In Philadelphia and supporter Of
Sullivan, who month ago threatened the
life OF DR.. Cronin, disappeared from this
city and was not heard Of until Or, Cronin
wrote to friend here that the Philadel.
phtan had appeared in Chicago. This man
Is still away from home.
CHICAGO, May 24.-An interview with
John Dewey in New York, published here
yesterday, quotes him as charging that an
interview published exclusively In the
Chicago Times with q Canadian Pacific on
ciel, name not given, who claimed to have
seen Cronin in Canada alter tho disappear.
ance was bogus. The Times this morning
atatss that Mr.. Dewey is mistaken in bis
positive assertion. The interview WAS gem
uine, Gays the Times, and the Canadian
Pacific man In question is declared to be
, Jeremiah Sullivan, who Is stationed at
Toronto
IT. TINES sass ora ralltoad man ex.
pressed q Willingness 10 make oath tGgtt ID
, l4v uvaL vi mo ueIieI ms saw Dr. OronIl at
| the Rosstn House on the Friday after the
doctors disappearance. Day before yester.
, day the railroadar told friend named
OKeefe, who. is now IN Chicago, that 1t
would seem he was mistaken but at the
time OF the interview he was 80 thoroughly
sure that he would have uIhesitatlngly
made affidavit.
} Miss Murphy, the Chicago young lady
who claimed to have seen Oronin en- route
! down town aloGe two hours after his al
! legged abduction, reiterated last night her
!. conviction that what she said was correct.
I Captain O'COnnor, who has been pro-
0 Claiming that hH could name Oropin's muir.
+ deret, asserted last night that he made
g good his boast by informing the police
4 This latter do not seem to have attached
a much importance TO the captains ilforma.
3 ton.
y william B. Hotebslss, reporter for the
I Inter- Ocean, did little police work last
q night on his own account. The result may
I. be the disclosure thbt another person be.
9 side Oronln was murdered. HotehkisE
II found that the suburban police had
neglected to search the catch basin where
: Ing the corpse, The newspaper man de
ciied 10 undertake the work himself
a In the bottom OF the sewer basil
u concealed Ia the water was t0unC
g bloody towel exactly similar Il
1t the one wrapped about Cronin's head
" Further cropping brought up human
- Iinger. Ihe member was decompoaed and |
Z was Impossible to determine whether it va
Y mans or Woman's. The deassuggestei
% by the new find were various. Reeollec
Z lions OF Woodrutis confession as to
10 wonan's body wsre revived Rs were ais
O. his statements in stating there had been
., struggle IN watch Or. Cronin was 4 particl
4 pant. Il Is certain that the finger is nc
= tom the hands of DR.. Crculn. Close az
20 animation shows that none uf Gronin
iiogars is missing.
10 the course OF IN interview ex-Polic
N Inspector Boniield said From all W
N know nov OF the CFonin care II Is safe
q say that II was either Il political assasslnf
n ton or the result Of some private caqs'
na Nov Il he was q member OF a society thu
1T WIS spit up Into two factions and th
~ leaders OF one faction wanted him, remen
80 her does II seem probable that they woul
o. dare attempt such thing while
had so many close trienda VINO would /
he supposed TO know all that he knows2 Ri
10 Ing him would not bury the truth. II
nv companions would have TO be in possesstc
en Of the Information which he IL supposed
~ possess Then again suppose the entil
4: society had become convinced that Il WI
im fer the good Of ali that be bs ont OF Il
90 way would they have intrusted the deed
~ such tough as this man Black or Woo
run Now, is II reasonable, that
no number OF prominent men wou
Die piuc5 themselves tn position
lot hs hanged by procuring the assistau
ire Of cheap ian bird to do the work
lal would be well % 80 to work and disc0v
his wdere zach one a the susgecfed psrso
lar vera upon the nlgpt OF May An Tn
To there Il Sill aHorher idea. Suppose perso
rat who wanted him removed should 90
ut work to convince the other msmbpfs Of I