Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-25
LOOKING FOR COONEY.
Evidence Black Against Him-Revela-
tons in Regard to Camp 20.

Detective Palmer, of the Chicago police
force, Is still running down clues which con.
meet Cooney with the crime. He had q long
conference with Chief Hubbard, after which he
was seen. He has obtained some more facts
which make it blacker still for Cooney.
IF We get him he will hang, sure" said
Palmer.
rs the proof against him as overwhelming as
that?'
Il can't say anything about the proof, but a
great deal has been presented to the grand jury
that the papers haven't yet printed"
''was anything found in Cooney's haunts to
connect him directly with the murder? any
clothes or DR.. Cronin's watch or surgical IN
struments?'
Not that know of, but can't tell you any
thing but this: Cooney had some shares in the
Queen building and loan association. His sig
nature was on their books and compares well
with the handwriting on the lease taken by j..
B. Simens Of the rooms at III Clark street. The
writing Of the lease, however. Is In an at
tempted disguised hand"
Posr-oFFIoK BOOKS WANTED.
States Attorney Longenecker went before
Judge Shepard yesterday and obtained an order
whereby James A. Saxton, postmaster Of Chi
cago, is directed by the court to produce before
the grand jury all applications for post-office
money orders, books or receipts, or applica-
tions for registered letters, or any other in
formation that may be required by the jury in
relation to the investigation of the parties who
killed DIR. Cronin. The order was requested
for the same reason that the order against the
Western Union Telegraph company was desired.
The jury wished to examine the post-office
books to see If anything can be found to throw
light on the case.
ABOUT CAMP TWENTY.
A Chicago evening paper yesterday said:
shortly after the finding of the body, the
states attorney received an anonymous letter,
which set forth at great length the details of a
meeting of Camp 20, Clan-na-Gael, on Friday,
in the latter part of February. John f. Beggs.
the No. 1 and senior guardian, presided at the
meeting, which was attended only by what is
known as the inner circle of the camp. At Ehis
meeting, the letter declared, DR.. Cronin was
tried as British spy, found guilty, sentenced
to death. and his executioners were chosen by
secret ballot. Every effort was put forth to
find the author of this letter but without sue
cess. In vain Coroner Hertz questioned every
Clan-na-Gael man who was before the jury as
TO the proceedings of its camp at its meetings
since the LIST of January. Everyone was ignorant
To-day the light broke on the darkness
which covered Camp 20. Detective Palmer had
a long intervies with Judge Longenecker
early in the morning, and about an hour later
a hurried-looking man was admitted to the
judges Office by the side door. He was Clan
na-Gael man, and he corroborated the con-
tents of the letter in every detail. Who he is
could not be learned, but so satisfactory was
the information he gave the judge, and SO
complete the proof Of the planning and pre-
meditation of the Cronin murder in Camp 20,
that the judge said an hour later: I've got
evidence enough now to hang half dozen.
This man further revealed, it is said. that the
trial, condemnation, and execution Of Doctor
Cronin was entirely in accordance with the
usases Of the Clan as praeticed in other cases,
notably that of the informer Carey, who was
tried by the same process under which Dr.
Cronin suffered DEATH"