Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-17

| or ii o'clock. Bates went away about IL o'clock
waited an hour and half and
stairs. Iput blanket ahead of her, over
which she walked to prevent the noise. There
| is no truth in any story that her feet were COW
cred with pads. I had left the wagon in the
avenue. When Coughiin paid me the S25 he
informed me that would be met at Lincoln
avenue by two men; was to approach them
and inquire of them where Frank Williams
lived; they would then get into the buggy with
me. On arriving near Ashland avenue and
Lincoln two men Jumped into the wagon without
a word. recognized one of them a man
by the name of O'Shea, alias Mike McDougall,
who was machinist or blacksmith from Phiia-
deiphia. I had known him in Wichita. Kansas.
McDougal is a man about feet 6 inches in
height, from forty to fortv-fve years old,
and wears a nearly black mustache. Both
his hair and mustache are turning
gray. The other man was Melville. Melville
is about feet IL inches tall. He Is a heavily
built, thick-set man. had met him befort in
Peoria in connection with Irish matters. They
ordered me to turn to the right on Ashland
avenue and directed me to drive right up to the
cottage. The two men then jumped out and
went in. There was dim light in the front
room. After waiting a few minutes-I think it
must have been nearly O'clock. o Sullivan,
Melville and Williams came out of the door
carrying a trunk between them. They lifted
the trunk into the wagon, and Melville and
Williams jumped into the seat with me-"
DISCLOSING OF THE BODY.
Woodruff then narrated at great length how
he drove toward the lake, his companions hav-
ing expressed the intention of getting rid of
the trunk there. They we're alarmed by seeing
policeman, however, and drove in another
direction. Williams finally suggested that q
sewer was as good place as the lake. They
then stopped at the first catch basin they came
to and dropped the body in. They tried to
put the trunk i'll on top OF it, but they failed
and so they returned It to the wagon. Another
stop was made while Melville and Williams
buried DR.. Cronin's case of instruments, and
then the party drove on until they were
alarmed again by the approach Of team. Will
liams hastily left the wagon and threw the trunk
over the fence amid some bushes. On the way
back the party passed the Carlson cottage and
saw a woman going in the back way. Melville
suggested to Williams that the latter had bet
ter go to the cottage later in the day .'to see
that things are cleaned up" but Williams
piled: I'VE have been around there enough
already. We will let Dan attend to that" At
Belden avenue Williams and Melville got out of
the wagon. and Woodruff suggested that he
would see them tomorrow. They replied that
they might not be in trim, and Melville added:
'1ou won't need any training now to work,
Aleck." Woodruff replied: We'll l suppose 1
stand in with you" but Melville retoIted: Its
every man for himself now" The men then
left, and Woodruff returned to the barn with
the horse and wagon. Woodruff says in con-
clusion:
1.-The following Tuesday night went to Nc
Coys hotel to find Melville, but was unable to
do so. Wednesday morning took the horse
and buggy over to the south side, intending to
see Melville and Alexander Sullivan and get
some money, but could see neither of them.
Then l drove to Foley's stable and offered to
first and only statement have made since my
arrest. 1t contains substantially all the facts
In my knowledge, and ! have determined to
make clean breast Of the matter now"
DISCREPANCIES IN THE STORY.
A visit was made to Woodruff at the Jail yes
terday afternoon for the purpose of learning
further details of his last startling confession.
The prisoner was found deeply engrossed in
the preparation of another confession which he
says is to be more sensational than any Of the
preceding ones. Woodruff admitted that he
was only twenty-nine years old, but insisted
that he took an active part in tie Fenian re-
beliion. He says it occurred in 1876, but his
date does not agree with his story. He says he
went to the fat at III South Clark street on
April 20, and stayed there all night with
Williams, but the facts are that the fat was not
rented by the mysterious Simons after March
%, for on that date the furniture was all re-
moved from the fat and taken to the cottage
He says that he met Melville April q at
McCOys hotel, but the register shows that
Melville left that hotel on March 90 and did
not return until Nav 8.
The prisoner also made the startling state
ment that he was with Dr. Cronin and p. O.
Sullivan the night previous to the murder OF
the former.
But you say in the published confession
that you played cards all that evening with
until II 80 o'clock
Woodruff hesitated a moment and then said:
"Ies, that is my defense"
''IAeQ IT il not true2D s.Wal1 oaw Crop;,
that night and had good look at him."
Then You must have known it was his body
in the trunk?" why, / might as we'll plead
guilty as answer that question"
did you have good look at the body when
1t was taken out of the trunk" mo, did
not. 1t was very dark"
Why did you tell this last story or Confession
after you had told so many others?' Well l
was promised the influence Of q great paper in
my behalf; they said / would get the best side
of the business"
PRIEST CLAN-NA-6AEL.
Rev. Maurice J. Barney, the priest who car
ried the letters from Patrick Egan to Parnell
that showed the peridy OF Pigott in the cele-
brated case. is now being mentioned in con-
necuon with the Clan-na-Gael and Alexander
sullivan. The Chicago Tribune publishes the
following:
There was an interesting interview in the
elevator of Madison street building Yesterday
afternoon. The parties to II We're Father Maui
rice j. Barney, the stock-yards priest, and II.
f. NOLAN, merchant tailor. The talk was
about the Cronin murder. NOLAN used to be
Cian-na-Gaei. He reminded Barney that he
met him IN one of the camps. Barney said: Il
never belonged to any camp; was never i'll anv.
''Mollan replied: why, Father Darneyl How
can you say that2 have frequently seen you
IN camps. / once you retire from the
chair when, on the occasion Of a reunion YOU
were reminded by the Rev. DR.. Belts, believe,
that you had forgotten to read your office. and
1t was approaching midnight
Father Barney was for a moment nom
plussed. He asked Mollan's friend for bis name
NOLAN gave it. There was instant recognition
and instant surrender on Darney's part"
The Times has this story of the interview
which, it is alleged, Father Dorney attempted
to have suppressed:
Father Dorney has Voluntarily in an inter-
view in the Tunes become the champion of Al
exander sullivan, and he is the only Irishman
Of any prominence in the country except Pat
rick Egan who has done SO. Had he confined
himself to eulogium of his friend and asso-
clate, there might not be much objection to his
woads on that score, but he went too far when he
said he had absolutely nothing to do with these
society divisions and quarrels. Like Egan, he
was probably compelled to speak out his de-
fense."
The Times has already published the fact that
ra'her barney was appointed a committee by