The morning news., 1889-05-29
CRONIN TO BE AVENGED.
TIE HAND OF THE LAW REACH
ING OUT FOR HIS SLAYERS.

O9Ql6Q
the Mayor Of Lakeview.
CHICAGO, May 2S.-The Times, in a late
edition, has the following: Patrick O. Sui
livan has lifted the veil of the conspiracy.
He has made a full confession, and has
given to the police the names of every one
he knew that was implicated in the murder
of DR.. Cronin. Sullivan was neatly trapped.
Day after day he has been subjected to the
questioning of the officers
FALsEHOoD's ROTTEN wooF.
"Day after day he lied, but no liar lives
who, when questioned by different men at
different times, can weave the woof of false
hood so strongly as to make it appear to be
truths fabric. The ice man did not know
that on the very night that Cronin was
murdered the police took possession of the
blood-staned cottage at No. 1927 Ashland
avenue, but such was the case. TIE police
pumped Sullivan last Thursday He con-
tradicted himself frequently. Then they
told him their suspicious and gave him
enough truth to show that they knew more
than he thought they did. The next day
Sullivan changed his tune. More conradic-
tions followed. This lying continued until
yesterday.
GAVE IN AT LAST.
"Then he decided to tell the truth and
By so doing save himself from the fate that
surely awaits the slayers of DR.. Cronia.
He notified Capt. Setback of this resolu-
ton, and at IL o'clock yesterday morning
Sullivan was taken into Capt Wings
private office. He was confronted by
Can't Setback and Lieut.. Schuttler. There
was no stenographer present. The officers
would not have one present. They did not
IL to f.,1e 70 hn r,fo al
Capt. Setback and Lieut.. Schuttler took
long-haad notes Of the confession. 1t took
many hours to tell the story. From l 80
o'clock in the morning until o'clock in the
evening they talked.
EVERY AWFUL DETAIL DISCLOSED.
"But every awful de all of the crime was
revealed. Finally the story was ended and
Sullivan fell back il his cnair exhausted.
Mayor Boldenweck Of Lakeview, who knows
Sullivan and had great influence with him,
was called in during the afternoon and
took part in the conference. Mayor Bolden-
week told Sullivan to make a clean breast
of it. 1T will all be found out anyway
said the mayor, and for Gods sake don'5
keep back a single thing Sullivan took
lis friends advice. He confessed that h)
lad known Dan Coughlin for many years,
instead of having made his acquaintance
shortly after the murder.
A MEMBER OF THE CLAN-NA-GAIL.
"The ice man admitted that he was a
ember of the Clau-na-Gael in good stand
ing. he was present at Lincoln hall on the
ght of March % when DR.. Cronin Off
cated at the initiation of several new men-
b,rs of the order The prisoner said he
as formerly a street car conductor, and
ti at Whalen, his brOCher-in-law, who lives
with him, is a street car couduc5or now.
CCughhn is also an eX-street car emplOye,
having been a driver. While in the employ
of the North Side Street Car Company,
Sullivan naturally became acquainted
with many detectives and police
men, especially those on the North
side. This was one of the facts brought to
Sullivan's notice to disprOve his statement
that he was unacquaInted with any officers.
That caused him break down. Sullivan
said he had worked in the iron mi les Of
Northern Mich gan and at Hancock, and
became acquainted with relatives of Detect
i've CougAlin. Sullivan revealed the whole
pot, and The names OF all those connected
with the great crime. Mayo BOldenweck
said last night that the statement was of
startling nature, 1t impicates many, but
l must not talk ~
DENIED BY LAKEvIEw's MAYOR,
Mayor Bodenweck of Lakeview was
seen this morning by a reporter and W
asked for confirmation of the published
sta meut to the effect that P. 0. Sullivan
had made full confession of the plot to
Kill DR.. CrOnin, and of the manner in which
1t was carried out. The mayor declared
that 1t was not true.
A PRIVATE DETECTIVES STORY.
The Daily Nelos has the following: "De-
tectlye Robert Bruce, who has been CON
Quoting private agencyin this city, walked
into Lieut.. Horace Eiiott's Office this morn.
a.tf cax ! be at &
man Mccormick offered him 81. 100 to kill
Dr. Cronin Detective Bruce. who has just
returned from three months stayiu Tex
as, says that Alderman McCormick paid him
$lOO IN advance, and agreed to pay the re-
naming $1,000 when the job was done.
Detective Bruce declares that Alderman
Mccormick told him to feign sickness in his
office, and then send for Dr. Cronin and
XII him. Detective Bruce says he took the
500, spent it for liquor d never made a
move toward carrying out the contract
DeWctlve Bruce hears q rather UnsavOry
reputation and the police do not place all
tthe reliance in the world in his story. He
has been IN numerous scrapes in this city"
INDICTED by THE GRAND JURY.
r. detective Daniel Coughlin, Patrick o.
sullivan, the ice man, and Frank j. Black
alias woodruff, were indicted by the grand
jury this evening for the murder Of Dr.
CIouln. MS result was reached after au
investigation which began at noon and
lasted seven hours, during which
dozen witnesses were examined
and mass of evidence con
hdered. The three prisoners were included
III one indictment, to which there were
three counts, one charging them with kill
lng Dr. Cronin with a blunt instrument;
tAe second alleging the use Of q sharp in
bFument, and the third instruments and
means unknown. No evidence was intro
uuced to prove conspiracy, and Dr. Cronin's
lI'Fate papers were not placed b.
Iore the grand jury. Tho witnes es
Ca.led were tho. whose stories
lave been told, N general outline
Il not IN detail in the press. Judge Long
hecker thought it edyisable 70 tighten tha
coils into which the three prisoners had
elready been drawn ana fasten them VITA
indictments, probably to prevent any at
Tempt to secure the release Of one or more
OF them on bail
ONLY uSE VOTE NECESSARY.
, The grand jury took only one vote after
nearing tho witnesses, ald that was
unanimous for indictiug all three
ITsohers States Attorney Long
h.cker said tonight that 30 mention
Of Oan-nu.Gael affairs had been made i1
we jury room. "lhe charge OF conspiracy
wa not investigated le added, "aud Dr.
NI,nin plper were not brought I'm. Those
matters will come la.er, probably before
another grand jIry.n
hHPuDfATED nY A LEAGUE HKAWCW