The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-05-13
IQR0BlH'SS STORY.
He Tells a Strange aIekboui
His pisapPestspcs,g
ALLEGED PLOT no KEEL HIM
He Claims to Know Some Dark se'
crets Regarding the Handling Of
the PaFnell Fund in Chicago, =
The Mystery Deepens. % y

/ a.re 49, ff' ..H 10
ToRoNTo, CANADA, May l2,rIn an il
terylew with DR.. Crouin this afternoon
the following facts were ELECTED;
"Why should you have left Chicago
without letting your friends kpow?'
"Well, now, that Is long story, anG
the telling Of it would implicate a greR
number Of ny friends who are in nc
way responsible for my actions. ] trust
you will not press me on that point"
Cronin was pressed, however, and
told the following storyi "While ]
lived in St, Louis / promptly identified
myself with the Irish cause, then dis
turbing the public, l soon found that
the great Irish movement was to be
centred either at Chicago or New York,
and after consulhngmy intimate friends,
among whom was Dr. 0'Reilly, | made
up my mind to go to Chicago, I did SO,
armed with letters Of Introduction, and
soon found myself prominent in Irish
as well as other circles ~ ~. 'i.'S
He then went on to say that he soon
discovered that the large quantities OF
money being received by certain persons
for the cause were not handled properly
and that not more than three-fourths Of
1t ever reached Ireland, {
u know" he stated, "that at least
$S5,00O was gobbled up by certain per-
sons in Chicago, and when ! began 10
call the turn on them, they tried To-
bribe me. That would not work.
"Their next move waste introduce me
to IeCaron under the name OF Beach,
In order that he might pump mo and
damage me In any, way that he could.
Beach was introduced by a reporter
named Conwell, q man whom had al.
ways considered my friend, but since
the recent Developments In the London
Times case, know that he was against
me and that LeCaron was introduced for
no good purpose. Buttha means failed.
l have been warned several times To get
out OF the country, and assured that my
lie was in danger. But UP to Inst Sat
urday, Ifelt that | could hold my own.
On Saturday | was put In possession OF
unquestlonable proof that the Clan Aa
Gael Society had decided that my life
should be taken. =
"Aman was appointed as my executions
er, and preparations were ip active pro.
gress to accomplish tho deed. Enough
70 say, made up my mind at once to
fly; you know the rest. The lady who
accompanied me yesterday tof hamilton
was quite unknowGito me, ,hs was also the
gentleman, until met them onlthe train.
They happened to be gqingto Buffalo
on the train and Ileft them at Hamilton.
9lla yop plan, for q, man 10 call at your
office aid request yop TO 60 out to the
ice house and attend q patient fR-F
"That will not 'ansWerg I ss-a
When asked what move lie intended
making next the doctor stated that he
you'd 60 to France. .as soon as possible.
II left como Important documents be:
hind in Chicago, Spa only hpRo that !
can eet "a RlCouhEry Bhete ! VI i be saie,
Then Twill makeE6me disclosures which
will open the eyes pf tho. public gen,
orally, and make the hair stand on the
heaii:: ri several Chicago and New York
Gentlemen. Vende iSS 6dnklinB Rave made
fools OF themselves OF the %%holematt!e.r..
According to the lnstrpgtiops l left with
them, they should not have opened their
mouths until Igwas safely out Of the
country; but IDS tho same old story
tell Eomhnianything and you are sure
to get the worst Of It." Cronih is still
in town and a close watch Is being kept
on all his movements.