Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-06-13
THE CRONIN MURDER.
Sullivan Still Remains Be-
hind the Bars.
GRAND JURY INVESTIGATION.
Justice Mahoney Placed on the Rack
Evidence Against Maroney
Accamulating.
Associated Press DISPATCHES to the HERALD.

hordes Of curiosity seekers who gained
admittance to the cage were able to get
a glimpse of him.
To friend who sent Sullivan note
from the Jail Office expressing mistaken
confidence in him and a firm belief in
his innocence, the President of the Irish
National League returned the following
reply:
81 am very grateful for your kind
words. Time and truth will justify you
in their use."
Sullivan's friends are considering the
advisability of getting out writ of ha-
beas corpus this morning. A. s. Trude
and other friends OF Sullivan held con-
sultation with Judge Tuley.
THAT MAN MARoNEY.
A strong chain Of circumstantial evil
dence has been bound about John j.
Maroney. under arrest in New York on
suspicion of being connected with the
murder of DIR. CIonin. The story as
given by the authorities is as follows
Photographs were procured of Maroney
and Mcdonald, the other man arrested
in New York. These were mixed with q
number of others and shown first to
Hatfield, Of Revelle & Co.. who sold the
furniture subsequently found in the Carl
son cottage, in which DIR. Cronin was
murdered. Hatfield without hesitation
picked out Msroney's portrait as that of
the man to whom he sold the furniture.
The pictures were then shown to
Throckmorton, the real estate agent who
rented the rooms opposite Cronin's office.
Throckmorton picked out the picture of
Maroney as the man to whom he rented
the rooms. Once more the pictures were
shutfied, and this time they were shown
to Expressman Martenson, who carted
the furniture to the Carlson cottage, with
the same result. In each case the man
had given his name as J. B. Simmons.
CUMULATIVE EVIDENCE.
Chief Hubbard says he understands
that Maroney's picture has been shown
to Mrs. Conklin, and that she recognized
it as that of the man who drove DIR.
Cronin away. Requisition papers have
been secured from Governor Fifer, and
this morning a Pinkerton detective
started for New York with them.
This afternoon Sullivan made applica-
ton, by his attorney, returnable at
O'Clock, for writ of habeas corpus. 1t
asserts that the verdict OF the coroner'e
jury is insufficient for his commitment
without bail that though large amount
of extra-judicial evidence was taken by
the coroner, no testimony sufficient to
justify his Incarceration was produced
and his Imprisonment is the result of pas.
sion and prejudice. He declares he is en-
tirely innocent of any connection with
Cronin's death. After listening to the
petition, Judge Tuley issued the writ as
prayed, returnable at 4 M.
TAKEN UNDER ADJUSTMENT.
Judge Tuley this afternoon announced
that he would read the testimony taken
before the coroner's jury in the Cronin
murder case, and decide whether or not
there was enough evidence to hold Alex
ander Sullivan without bail. He will
announce his decision on Friday fore
noon at 10 O'Clock.
THE GRAND JURY EMPANELED.
The special Grand Jury to deal with
the Cronin case was empaneled this
morning in Judge Shepard's court. In
addressing the jury, Judge Shepard said
he expected full, exhaustive and i'm
partial investigation of the murder. The
entire resources Of the county, he said,
would be at the disposal of the jury, and
witnesses who would not testify should
be made to do so. The Grand Jury had
| in its possession the power to do 80.
There are two Irishrnen on the panel,
WI. Quinn, a well-known wholesale
grocer, and O'Neill, ex-County Commits.
sioner. After being charged by Judge
Shepard as to their duties, they repaired
to the Grand Jury room and entered on
consideration of the case.
The special venire for the Jury was re-
turned into court by Sheriff Matson 10
person. He stated that he chose the
jurors by turning to the business part of
the directory and selecting the names OF
men we'll known in particular branches
OF business, with special care that no
one should be drawn who entertained
prejudices for or against the Clan-na
Gael.
Judge Sheppard appointed John H.
Clough foreman of the jury.
THE INVESTIGATION BEGUN.
The greatest precautions were taken to
keep the proceedings secret, although the
jury went over the old ground and heard
the Witnesses who had already told what
they knew st the Coroner's inquest.
After the jury had organized, they lis
tened to the story of Schneider, who told
what he knew of the Carlson cottage.
Subp@uaes we're served on DIR. Cronin's
friends, saloon-keeper Conklin and wife,
the two Carlsons, father and son, James
Mullen, manager of Revell & Co., Z. G.
Throckmorton, clerk for knight & Mar.
salesman W. P. Hatfield, Of
Revell & Co., M. E. McHale,
carpet layer for Revell & Co.; jos.
Cronin, brother of DR.. Cronin, and
Justice Mahoney, of Lakeview.
Mr.. Throckmorton told of the renting
OF the fiat at III Clark street by J. B.
Simmons. 1t took ten minutes. Mr..
Hatfield related all about the purchase
of the furniture at Revell & Co.'s. He
came down in fifteen minutes.
MAHoNEY GETS RATIFIED.
Justice Mahoney then entered the
room and stayed for two hours, all the
other witnesses being presently sent
home. The magistrate was pressed very
hard about the contract which P. |
O'Sullivan had made with DR.. Cronip. |
1t is reported that he was charged with |
having guilty knowledge OF that contract,
with attempting to suppress part of the |
truth about the so-calied Washington
Literary Society, with being a bitter
hater of the doctor and with attempting