Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-21
GETS INTERESTING.
,peport is Current That Cro-
min Was Not Killed
by Irishmen
o,,t By Agents of the British
Government, Which He
Had Duped.

cu,.,co. September 1S.-Proceedings in
aa cropin case we're not resumed till l
',.,ock this afternoon, Judge Mcconnell
S.inO engaged in another matter during the
,.,onoon. and the work OF getting o jury
~. at once resumed. A little be-
,oro the adjournment four jurors
.ho had been repeatedly ques-
toned by both sides were
,,onounced satisfactory by the defense.
ro,usel for the st ate CONSULTED and then an
,opuced that they also accepted the men
,bo were promptly sworn in. their names
ara James A. Pearson, wood; John
Culysr, Evanston; John 8. Hall, Fernwood;
Charles c. Dix, Chicago.
sdd cronin
CIIcAGo, September 1S-Local papers
this evening print sensational article re-
sardipg the Cronin case. 1t says the lawyers
IOr the defense claim to be in possession OF
evidence showing that the murderers OF DR..
C,ouiu were paid representativesof the En-
sl;sb government. which had been duped
bvCronin, who was supposed by the British
authority to be one OF their American spies.
The form this evidence has taken, and in
which it will be presented at the trial on
bahalf OF the defense, are q number OF
latters written by Miss LIE Caron, daughter
,oi the notorious witness in the Parnell
case to her lover in Chicago. These letters
have been written from London at brief
intervals ever since Miss LeCaron Joined
her father in that city last winter. The
story outlined in the letters is to the effect
that LeCaron and birmingham, with whom
be was in partnership in q drug store on
the North Side, were both British spies,
that DR.. Cronin learned their real charac-
ter and in order to obtain fuller insight
into their plans permit d them to think
bs could be hired. Heapparently accepted
their proposition that he be entered
in the American branch OF tn
English secret service, and OBJ
tained all their information without
giving any in return. They became sus-
picious and sought to Obtain from him
certain papers given him in his supposed
character OF spy. He refused to give them
nm. Meanwhile LeCaron was summoned
10 England to testify against Parnell.
Birmingham was told to obtain from
Cronin the documents but Cronin refused
IN weld them and threatened the exposure
of English practices in America. 1t was
resolved to rob him OF the papers an 1t
was in that attempt that he was killed.
Burlirqham has since sold out his drug
store and disappeare J..
The Evening Journal has the same story
in substance, and adds that in opposition
thereto it is claimed that at the proper
stage OF the Cronin trial the prosecution
will produce as witnesses T. j. Kirby, who
WAS in Chicago as an agent of the British
government some time before the ronin
murder, prying into the secrets OF the
Can-na.Gael, LIE Caron, the spy, and Pat
rick Cooney, familiarly known as "The
Fox" LIE Caron, it is allowed, has re-
vealed to American detectives the names
OF certain men on whom suspicion mas
not heretofore rested.
CH,eAGe,- September 18.-The Cronin
case was resumed this afternoon and the
attempt to get q jury continued. marx
Woodruff's attorney applied to-day 70
have his client set at liberty, the statutory
time within which he should be brougnI
trial having passed. The Judge deemed &c
hear it on account OF lack OF lur1solc1ion
and tine case will be laid before anothf
Judge tomorrow. 49,.
OF the Evening Mail has a sensations
article the substance Of which is that the
ATTORNEYS for the defense IN tha Cronir
case have a series OF letters written by
daughter Of 1t Caron, the British sly. irog
london to her lover in Chicago. TIE Mai
saws they show that GRIMM was not k,l!et
by Irishmen, but by agents oil the Britt
government which had been duped by
Gronin, who was in the British employ al
CHICAGO, September 1S.-Industrious re
searches by a Times reporter produced tn
Chicago correspondent OF Miss Le Caron
His name is George e. Msy, a clerk In
sporting goods establishment. Mr.. ma!
admitted he had been the recipient OF let
ters from George G. LIE Caron
II hate to have my nam
brought into this thing" san
he, "But pledge you my name there
not even q reference made to Dr.. Cronln II
all nv letters" Mr.. May was certain mis-
LIE Caron had no other gentleman Trend y
Chicago with whom she corresponded a.
though he was aware she was writing oo
young lady.