, 1889-05-30
THE UkoNlN INQUEST.

CHICAGO, May 23.--W. p. Rend, prom.
inent lrishman, had long talk with the
states attorney this morning. Before go.
ing he said to reporter that he could put
his hand on the man who instigated the
MURDER Afterwards he refused to talk
but the states attorney said he had re-
ceived clues which would. he beli,yed,
soon lead to the arrest of the murderer.
The chief OF detectives said there would
PROBABLY be u number Of arrests this after.
noon.
The states attorney said this afternoon
ne has clue which be 10 almost certain
VIII lead to the arrest within twenty.iour
hours OF the members Of the conspiracy
which resulted ia Cronin's death.
IL Is reported that an arrest has been
made OF co ederate OF Woodruff. who is
believed to have been implicated In the
murder OF DR.. Cronin. The police are ret.
icent.
The coroner this afternoon impaneled a
jury to make an .stiRation into the
cause OF the death. and tsen adjourned the
hearing I'LL D.xs Tuesday, penang the re.
suit of investigation by the police.
A pOstmortem examination on the bodv
OF Dr. Cr"nin was he'd this morning DR..
Todd county physician, and his assistant,
DIR. Egbrft, directed the examination which
was carefully made and occupied nearly
three hours. The skull was cut open AMI
the brain removed. After the scalp had
been taken off the physicians discovered
that the bones composing the skull had
scsrceiy been marked by The blows of the
sharp Instrument which it WAS tboupbt
caused the doctors death There was no
sign OF congestion about the brain
nut the lungs and pulmonary cayhy
were h!led with blood The
physicians ssy this might have resulted
from the TACT that the body was placed
head downwards IN the catch basin. A
cut hall Nh inch long was found upon the
neck and several bfui es upon the lower
limbs. The theory that he was choked TO
death WAS easily exploded The doctors
found no signs OF sutfocation and d.oov.
cred no bruises about the neck, such as
would result from strangl'ng "a man with
towel or rope. The physicians were taken
absck upon finding that there was no
fracture Of any kind Of the g. uli bones or
small bones about the face. DR.. 4 odd was
of the opinion that the cuts ON the scalp
must have been made by II knife or some
lighter weapon than an ice.pick or Ratchet
nut could not account for tue cause except
from the coptusions resulting from
blows. Other physicians could not agree
AS to The cause ol death, although all we're
OF the Op'nion that Cronin might have
been killed 10y the blow at the outer cor.
ner OF The lett eye. Even this blow was
not bard enough to fracture or splinter tn.
bones under tue skin,
A dentist FULLY identified the plates sup.
porting the false teeth AZ the ones be lad
M ade over a year ago for Cronin. He al.
30 idenhtied the gold filing In ore Of the
upper teeth. John Curnin, Il broth.r OF
Dr. CROWN, arrived from Arkansas this
afternoon and positively identified the
body as that Of his brother. Friends of
DIR. Cronln met this evening and II was de.
eide TO hold funDeral services Sunday and
bury DIR. Cronin in Calvary cemetery.
Woodruff or Black, who claims to have
bauied the mysterious trunk on the night
OF Cronins disappearance WAS inuicled by
the grand jury ibis afternoon for the lbeil
of the horse. He still maintained he could
clear up the trunk mystery If he was sent
oct with two officers.
WIN. Is. HOtchkiss, a reporter for the
Inter Ocean, did little police work to
night on bis own account and the the re-
suit may be II disclosure that another per
son besides Cronn WAS murdered. Hotch.
Mss found thtt tue suburban police had
neglected TO search the caiclibasin after
removing CrOnin's corpse. He decided
TO undertake the work himself and a little
patience and toll soon showed he WAS not
10 go unrewarded. In the bottom OF the
sewer basin, concealed In the water, was
found bloody towel exactly similar to
the one which was wrapped around Cron.
iD's head, Further e. Oping brought up q
human finger SO badly oecounposed ihst IL
WAS IMPOSSIBLE to determine whether 1t was
that vi man or woman. Recollections Of
Woodruh's story about the body Of
woman were brought up by the lind as
-- II rs the theory Of u probable fight be-
ieen CrOnin and tie other parties. The
bman's body, Woodruff said, was cut Up
pieces, and the huuiug uf that finger Is
Ken asa possible corrobDratiou OF this