New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-28
AFTER CRONIN'S SLAYERS,
COUGHLN, THE DETECTIVE, HELD NOW
FOR MURDER.
PROMINENT MEN IN CHICAGO CLOSELY
wATCHED-A NUMBER OF PERSONS
DETAINED by TIE POLICE AS
POSSIBLE wITNEssEs-INCREAs-
ING EXCITEMENT OVER
THE CASE.

ING EXCITEMENT OVER
THE CASE.
Chicago, May 27-Danicl Coughlin was formally
arrested tonight in the police-station cell where
he has been detained on suspicion. An eXamina-
ton by justice was held Immediately within the
stone walls Of the dungeon. A few moments later
the magistrate ordered commitment and Cough
lin was hurried out on the way TO the County Jail
The warrant was SWORD tout by
John Cronln, the brother of the
dead doctor Coughlin is charged directly
with the murder. The air is filed with rumors
of arrests in the Cronin case, and the behet Is
prevalent that there will be important develop
ments Of somc kind within n short time. SEN
Sation WIS created to-day by the report that
prominent leader in the Irish cause had been
placed under close surveillance, but dligent IN
guiry has failed 70 prove tho correctness OF the
story. The high police officials utterly dsclaim
any knowledge Of such orders having been lsSued,
but they also denied this afternoon that McGeehan,
who, IL has been asserted, came here from Phlh-
dclphia TO remove Cronn, is under arrest
They say that thr private detective agencies nlay
have him, but that they know nothing of his
arrest Nevertheless IL is almost certain Tint hn IS
in confinement in some place in the city, and that
the police have charge Of him. II is understood
that p. o. Sullivan, the icedcOlcr, whose name
has been connected with the case from the first,
was placed under arrest to-day. He has not been
at his home all day. and one seems TO know
whc=c he is. The belief prevails that he has been
quietly taken into custody a witness.
There seems to be little doubt that the police
arc carrying out the Injunction Of Mayor Crcgirr
that every effort the department could possibly
make should be directed toward unravcllns the
CrOnin mystery The heads OF the Poli,r Depart
mcnt are mosc sccrtivc than ever. and will admit
nothing that they can, with any show OF truth
deny The rrport Tint Ticmcy. one Of the en-
ploycs OF sullivan, tho icr-man, had suddenly
disappeared from the city proves unioundcd. he
was seen today at wo:k as usual
Another arrest Tns made late this afternoon,
the prisoner being Harry" Jordan, who came
from Philadelphia some time ago, and is said 20
I've an intimate friend of Mc,irchnn. lie was 1t
Is understood, placed In custody las wiiness.7
The police suspect that hc may have some
knowledge of McGcohan's movements which will
be Of value. Jordan is said 10 have belonged
70 The Clan ma. Gael faction which was opposed TO
Cronn, and II is charged that lac frequently de.
nounccd the doctor In public. Detective COughlu
Is guarded with the utmost care. Nobody is al.
lowed 10 him without an order from the
Mayor or Superintendent Of Police. He WAS
]
IN. arrest u W. l.. NJ, supposedly the per
,on wIo, Woodruff. tn. horsetNi-.. Slys, engaged
him to haul the mysterious trunk on the night Of
Ctonin's disappearance, hns not resulted IN any
discovery, and the police are inclined to think he
knows nothing Of the Case. This belief Is strength
saed by the know lcdgc that King has been In the
city for n long time, and has made no move TO
leave sincs the publication OF WUOdruns scnsa-
tionnl story. Although the King under arrest is
IL dssolute young man. who has for some time CON
sorted with notorious women and frcqurni"d low
parts Of the city, the police have no evidence OF
his connection ~ any time with any criminal
work lie Was released this evening, the police
having satisfied themselves that he mad con-
ncctlon with the case
Woodruff was shown q photograph Of Norm"
w. King, the Minneapolis cN-dctcctVe, who was
alluded 20 AS having been acquainted with Fair
burn, who helped carry the trunk. Wood
run looked long time at the picture,
and whol hc asked II hc knew
ur had ever seen the original Of H. be said slowly
think that he is "a man that King and met
one night in q saloon somewhere AlamS-st,
KING knew nim, aud We had several drinks TO-
gcthcr no. cannot think Of the name
The police believe that Woodruff does not know
Norm King, and opinion is once more growing
that his story. II not fabrication, is not the true
account Of his movements on the cvcntful night.
Detective WhAlcn, who WAS sent out with
Coughln TO hunt up the man for whom the hitter
hired horse, has been suspended from duty, and,
II is said, Is under surveillance pending An inves.
tiUatun. An evening paper says:
The importance OF the developments In the Gro
min murder case has been increasing 50 alarmlngly
fast that even Mayor Crcgier and Corporation
Counsel Hutchinson are dazed and almost at loss
20 know Just what step IL Is proper Ia take In ref
rrcncc To the suspected persons Prudence torbdS
the throwing into cells OF n dozen prominent Irish
citizens whose names are daily discussed by the
public for fear Of making serious mistakes. This
is the reason that Coughln at first was held AS
witness and not under suspicion OF having been
accrssory to the crime But there are leaders
whose names are not only prominent In Chl-
cago. but whose reputation extends to
England, who are plainly suspected Of being i'm.
plicatcd, and these are the men on whom the
police hesitate 10 lay the strong hand Of the
law What has made the police still more alarmed
is the fact that hundreds Of anonymous letters
nrc being received from people who call themselves
'ncnr friends OF those suspected ones. These
letters purport TO give facts which, II they could
he relied upon, would almost jutity going out
with drag net and gathering in enough Irish
citizens TO crowd the dungeon cells beneath the
City Hall This is not conjecture; 1t is the truth
as related TO a reporter today Mayor Crcgier.
Jonas Hutchinson and Clarence Knight in
consultation for two hours this morning, discussing
the legal rights OF the Mayor 10 making in.
discriminate arrests. There is said 70
be demand for numerous arrests
Detectives have been TO- src numbers
Of suspected people who, It is thought. could
give much information If they only would But
the people refuse, and IL is agreed that the in
formation necessary can be obtained only by
letting number OF those men get
"A look ut tile inside OF
cold cell sSome is sure 10 squcal il the right
man can only be secured. This Is the opinion of
the police