St. Paul daily globe., 1889-05-30
BANK BOOKS ASCLuES
CrOnin'S Account With the De-
Yunct Traders Bank Looked
Into.
Physical Force Men Are Fig
uring in the Great Mys-
terry.
Zoo Many Irishmen on the
Grand Jury to Suit Long,
checker.
officers Not Greatly Encour-
aged by Yesterdays Re-
suits.

CHICAGO, May 29.-There was pro-
ionged conference this afternoon at the
rooms of States Attorney LoDgenecker,
between that official and Byron L..
Smith, receiver of the Traders bank,
which suspended some months ago;
Bailiff Mortimer, Scanlan and Patrick
Cavanaugli, the two latter being among
the closest friends of Dr.. P. ii. Cronin.
The object of the conference, which
was held at the instance of Cayanaugh
and Scanlan, was to lay before the
states attorney the alleged facts per-
tanning to an individual account
with the defunct bank, which it is be-
lieved by Cronin'S friends has an im-
portant bearing on the murder. AT the
outset a formal request was made of
the states attorney to seize the books of
the bank forthwith and submit them to
the grand jury. In them it was said
the body would find ample evidence to
bear out Cronin's declarations that GER
tain prominent Irish American had been
guilty of huge embezzlement Of Ma
tiOnaliSt funds when a member of the
governing board of the Clan-na-Gael.
In support of the request Scanlan made
long argument. He said that while
Alexander Sullivan was member of
the triumVirate he went to Paris and
demanded of Patrick Egan, then an eX-
lie from Ireland, and acting as treaSu-
rer of the Irish land league, the sum of
$4,000 to be used in carrying out the
aims and objects of the
PHYSICAL FORCE MEN
in the United States. The sum was
needed, he said, to furnish certain eX-
petitions that had been planned in a
meeting of representative members of
the Clan-na-Gael Egan, Scanlan went
on to say, refused to pay over the money.
and thereupOn Sullivan threatened to
disrupt every Irish society in the United
States, adding that large element was
dissatisfied with the management of
Irish affairs and on the verge Of revolt.
A week was consumed in the discussion
of the matter, and finally Egan pro-
cOnfreres should be taken. This was
satisfactory to Sullivan. and Sheridan,
the famous mo. l" of the Phoenix park
removals" and aleader of the physical
force men in Ireland, was mutually
agreed upon. He was summoned to
Paris by telegraph, and after fully
considering the question decided that
in order to conciliate all factions of the
Clan-na-Gael in the United States it
would be better for the money to be
paid. ThereupOn Eagan handed over
to Sullivan $4,000 in cash of the Ma
tjonal league funds. The full amount
was brought to Chicago. Scanlan went
Oh to say that several months ago, when
the Institution went into the sheriff. s
hands, he obtained permission to make
full examination OF the books in the
interest of CrOnin and other prominent
Vrichp,on racu{t hn found tI1of tb q
sum of $4,000 had been deposited to
sULLIvAN'S PERSONAL CREDIT,
but he was unable to learn how 1t was
deposited except in a general way. The
whole amount, moreover, had been
drawn out by means of check. 1t was
this transaction to which Dr.. Cronin
had called the attention of the cOnven-
ton held at Philadelphia, his state
ments at that time being supported by
Sheridan, who had in the meantime
come to this country and is now in Cali
fornia. Cronin urged the appointment
of a trial committee, but Sullivan man
aged to explain the matter away,
and it was dropped until last sum-
mer, when the conflicting clans met in
this city. Then CrOnin renewed the
charges. and the now famous COM
mittee of six was appointed to investi.
majority report vindicating Sullivan.
and signed by four members, is already
in existence, while Cronin had just be-
fore his death completed minority re-
port in behalf of himself and his col
league, setting forth that the charges
had been fully proven. Both of these
reports were intended for the forthcom-
ing convention of the National league.
Scanlan went on to argue that there
was a
DIRECT CONNECTION
between these facts and the murder,
and in conclusion repeated his request
for an investigation by the grand jury
and offered to assist that body in going
through the books. Judge Longenecker
listened attentively, asking numerous
questions, and when Seaman had con-
cluded he promised to give the request
his serious and immediate attention.
Outside. of this the day was nom
though the small army of city
and private detectives fitted
hther and thither with as much myste-
TiouS activity as ever. 1t was reported
during the afternoon that Woodruff had
confessed that the ice man, Sullivan, had
lured him to drive the cartin which the
body was taken from the cottage, but a
denial was given by the police authori-
ties. Unsuccessful efforts were made
by Chief Hubbard to induce Detective
Coughlin and Woodruff to make a
clean statement of their cOnnec-
ton with the tragedy. Both abb
solutely refused to talk. Just before
the grand jury adjourned the chief
entered the chamber, and held brief
conference with the body which is sup
posed to have reference to the Scanlan
story. Important developments are eX-
upon apparently good authority, that
the present grand jury will not be asked
to give the CrOnin case any further con-
SideratiOn. The serious character of
this announcement is best appreciated,
and the tendency of the investigation
best understood, when it is remembered
that considerable portion of the men,
bers of the present jury
ARE IRIS HMRN,
Or of Irish defcent. While States At
tOrney Longenecker is vOicelesS as the
sphinx as to the reason for declining to
continue the investigations Under the
present jury, those high in authority do
not deny that the question of national
ity has much to do with his decision.
The police yesterday fully investigated
the rumOr that portions of DR.. Cronin'S
we wearing apparel nag az Peen Been fqHnd Gun in in
a couple of boys. The clothing was
taken charge of by the police, and sub
seQuentlv submitted to the inspection of
the Conkiins and several others of DR..
Cronin's best friends. None of them,
however, identified the property as the
apparel of the murdered man. and, in
fGof oil Uara nncifiun that ha had never