The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-06-20
THE CRONIN INQUEST.
Alexander Sullivan Arrested for the
Murder--New York Men under
Suspicion.

CHICAGO June 1l-At to-day's session OF
the Cronin inquest a number Of witnesses
were examined without developing anything
of Importance. Then Chief of Police Hub
bard was sworn, and told of an interview
which he had had with Woodruff the horse
thief. At 1915 p m, after being out five
hours and half, the Jury came into court
and commenced reading their verdict. 1t
was very long document but was listened
to with marked attention. IL is as follows:
First-That the body Is that Of Patrick H.
Cronin known as DIR. Cronin.
Second-That his death was not from natural
| causes, but from violent means.
Third-That said P. II. CrOnin was decoyed
from home on North Clark street on the evening
Of May L. 1889, by some person or persons to
the cottage known as the Carlson cottage, stu
ated at No. 1872 North Ashland avenue in Lake.
view, Cook county. Ill.
FOurth-That at said cottage the said Cronin
was murdered by being beaten on the head with
some blunt instrument or instruments in the
hands Of some person persons to us unknown,
on the night OF said May A, or between May
and May s. 1889.
| Fifth-That the body after said murder
committed, was placed in a trunk and carried
to Edgewater on C. wagon by several persons,
and by them placed in a catch basin at the cor
| ner or Evanston avenue and Fifty ninth street,
Lakeview, where it was discovered MAY u,
| 1889.
| SIxth-That the evidence shows conclusivelv
! to all minds that u plot or conspiracy was
| formed by number OF persons for the purpose
| of numbering the said Cronin and cOncealing his
body. Said plot or conspiracy was deliberately
| contrived and cruelty executed.
Seventh-We have carefully inquired into the
| relation sustained by said CrOnin to other per-
sons while alive, to ascertain II he had any quar-
| rels or enmiLieS with any persons sufficient to
| cause his murder
Eighth-It is our judgment that no other per-
son or persons except some OF those who are or
who had been members of certain secret soc-
ETY. known as the United Brotherhood or
Clan ma Gael" had cause to be instigators
ecutors of such plot or conspiracy to murder
said CrOnin.
Ninth Many of the witnesses testifying in
said case have done so with much evident un-
willingness, and VIC believe with much mental
reservation.
We find from the evidence that number Of
persons were parties to the plot and conspiracy
to murder the said Cronin, and that Daniel
CoughIin, Patrick o. Sullivan. Alexander Sulli-
van and one Woodruff, alias Black, were either
principals. accessories or had guilty knowledge
of said plot and conspiracy to murder said
Cronin and conceal his body, and should be held
to answer to the grand jury.
We also believe that other persons were en-
gagged in this plot or had guilty knowledge of it
and should be aDprehended and held to the
grand jury.
We further state that this plot or conspiracy
in its conception and execution is one of the
knowledge. and we recommend that the proper
authorities offer large reward for the discovery
and apprehension Of all those engaged in it in
any wav.
We further state that in our judgment all Sc
cret societies whose objects are such as the evil
dence shows that OF the Clan ma Gael" or
! United Brotherhood" to be are not in harmony
with, and are injurious to American insLitu-
tiOns
We hope that future vigor and vigilance by the
police force will more thon compensate for past
neglect by portion of the force in this case.
(Signed).
R. s. CR1rCHELL. VICTOR U. SUFFER-.
RUDOLPH SEIFERT. JOHN H VAN HOUsEN.
Fl. A. HAUGAN JUsrUs KILLIAN
SULLIVAN ARRESTED.
| Alexander SuIlivan's arrest was effected
without the slightest trouble. Before the
verdict was read in public. Coroner Hertz
emerged for a moment from the room in
which the Jury was in session. He beckoned
to an officer and handed him q mittimus
The of1cer, with a comrade hurried!y left
the city hail, and, jumping into a carriage,
drove straight to the residence of Mir. Sulli-
van on Oak street Mr.. Sullivan hBd gone to
bed short time previous, but after the
object of the officers was explained, and the
information given that he would not be per-
mitted any time for any purpose, he
promptly and quietly DIRE ssed and unhestat-
ingly accompanied his visitors The prls-
oner's demeanor was calm throughout the
entire proceedings. Entering the carriage
which had brought the officers the trio were
driven to ihe office of the county jail. After
the usual preliminares Mr. Sullivan was
taken through the cage into the gloomy
prison itself The ex-president of the Irish
National League of America was then i'm
mediately incarcerated in cell number 20,
in the tier known as "murderer's row."
TWO SUSPECTS
NEW YORK, June 11.-Inspector Byrnes'
detectives to-day arrested John Maroney,
aged thirty-eight who claims to he in the
dry goods business, and Charles Mcdonald,
same age, who is blacksmith. The men
were arrested ON information sent to In-
spector Byrnes by the Chicago police, and
are supposed to be implicated In the Cronln
murder. Inspector Byrnes has been in CON-
munication with the Chicago chief of police
for more than three weeks with regard to
the men, and has had them closely shadowed
Maronev was former district member of the
Clan-na- Gael in Philadelphia He made him.
self obnoxious there and had to leave. He
is understood to have performed missions OF
private nature since then for Alexander
Sullivan Maroney went to England at the
time of the queens jubilee with others, sup-
piled with funds to blow up several public
buildings Two of his companions were
placed under arrest, and it is charged that
Maroney spent the funds travelling on the
continent Mcdonald is believed to be 9
Chicago man. He is horseshoer and
Thirty eighth street. He has worked here al
his trade for two years. He came from
Philadelphia about the same time as Marc.
ney. Among Clan-na-Gael men he has been
decided partisan of Sullivan and his fac
tion.
HE DROVE THE DOCTOR.
CHICAGO, June 11.-Chief of Police Hub
-. aral g.
which Mcdonald and Maroney were arrested
in New York on suspicion of being concerned
IN the Cronin murder. With regard to the
man Mcdonald. who seems to be the mos
important of the two prisoners, Hubbard
said:
ave attach no great importance to the ar
} rest, as all the fellow had to do with the case
so far as we know, is this: He ia a vel
known New York crook and was absent from
New York at the time of the murder, and We
think he was here, but we do rot know yet
He cannot or will not tell where he was Oh
May 4, but that does not prove that he mur
dered Dr.. Cronin or had anything to do will
, the crime"
at is alleged that the Carlsons can identff,
him as the man who rented the cottage"
, "Bah! sheer nonsense"
"And that he vas in all probability th,
man VINO drove the doctor away"
The chiefs reply, though inelegant, wa
expressive: "Rate."
= AuNC DAion VI 1ullauetDnlAs ON whose ln
. formation the arrests were made, declined
: to say what the grounds of arrest were
q States Attorney Longenecker would talk
however, Ii Mr.. Dillon would not
, .,"The men are arrested and there Is nothing
to conceal now. Maroney is the man who i
suspected of driving the doctor from hi
. office to the Carlson cottage. About tn,
] other man don't know SO much, hut we ex
! pect to prove that he was In the conspiracy
Maroney is laborer, I think, and McDonalt
is blacksmith, I got this information from
Mr.. Dillon, and we will learn how mucl
truth there is in it later on.