Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-06-21
FOLLOWING A HOT CLUE
One OF the Cronin Conspirators Win
Make Clean Breast.
The Arrest of Burke ut ,winnipeS
SeareS One 10 CONFESS.
Patriotic Sons of America Hold Their
Session at Washington.

| CHICAGO, June lS-An afternoon papsr
makes the following statements: A sen.
sstiosal development in the Croniu case
Is being prepared by the officials and Is
| isole at any moment TO reach that stage
where ase OF it must be made in such a
manner as TO compel its publicity. 1t is
nothing else than the turning states evil
dence of one of the tools OF the eonspir-
soy and revelstiop by him of all he
/ knows of the plot, aud the surrender to
the police OF the names of the princi-
pals ana instigators of the crime, so far
as he knows or has reasoa to suspect. Ii
Is said that this man cannot be
held as mors than accessory after
the fact, as his Knowledge of the diIholi-
cA intent of the men for whom he, as he
thought, did commonplace aud apparent
ly innocent fsvors did no. come 10 him
until he learned of CronN- 'oush
the newspapers, and thu OF his
assassination. The fear y the penisen--
uary or the gsilows sealed his hips. Then
too, he was seen by certain persons sup,
posed TO have been the chief conspirators
and assured not only of their Innocence,
but of ample protection for himself and
as 8 consequence he has kept silent.
The discovery of the man Burke, at
is about ready to talk Ii is claimed he
knows all about the renting of the Carl
son cottage; how the men lurei DR.. Gro
min into his death; knew of the O'Suri-
van contract and other details. 1t is said
the NJ an who rented the Carlson cottage
were made known to him as persons
here on q mission, at least not SO foul as
the assassination of DIR. Cronin and that
DR.. Cronin was the victim aimed at; his
confession they think lis but q matter of
short time. Up TO this time he
has been hesitating and protesting his
Ignorance of sny detail of the crime, but
as the circumstances pointing TO his
guilty Knowledge crowd together day
after day, he is becoming worried and the
end is not far. No hint of his identity
can be given at this time.
The special grand jury engaged in in
yestisating the Cronin case this morning
obtained from Judge Shepard an order
by which W. l.. Bell, chief clerk III
Chicago for the Western Union Telegraph
CON pany, produced copies of all teIe-
grams and cabiegrams addressed 10 Alex.
Sullivan, Dan Coughlin, j. j. Maroney,
W. q. Melville or A. q Melville.
Fifteen or twenty witnesses were be
fore the jury this afternoon, but not
much information WAS obtained from
them. Rev. Father Dorney was called
and asked To give particulars of L. w.
Dunne's chargs of embe2slemept against
Alexander Sullivan, and his (Dorney's)
subsequent Investigation of this charge
by agreement of the principals.
Father Dorney related the DIR
cumstanoes of the charge and
stated that with only after full investi-
cation of the affair of Sullivan and the
amount of his annual income that he
pronounced DUNES charge groundiess.
The reverend gentleman was also ques
toned closely regarding his knowledge of
Clan Gael affairs, bat failed to dis.
close any particular knowledge of their
workings.
WINNIPEa, June iS.-Burke, the Cronin
suspect arrested here, was arraigued
in the police court this morning. The
chief of polIoe stated that he was holding
the prisoner on the strength of kilograms
from Chicago, and the police magistrate
accordingly remanded him until Satur.
day.
IsHPEMING, Mich, June 1S.-Lawyer A.
s. Trude, Alexander Suiiivan's attorney,
arrived here Saturday noon, but has since
gone to Hancock, and the copper district.
Ex-Police Captain Setback is also in the
copper district, having gone there n week
ago. The supposition is that they are
looking up evidence iii regard to Cough
Lin and Sullivan in the Cronin case.