Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 18??-????, 1889-05-31
NO NEW. DEVELOPMENTS.
STARTLING DISCLOSURES EXPECTED
TO-DAY IN THE cRoN!a CASE.

TO-DAY IN The CRON!N CASE.
Friends af the Murdered Doctor Endcavor-
ing to Have the Books of Defunoi
Bank seize,i 10 SHOW Ti,at Alexander
Sullivan HAD Withdrawn Money 70
Garry oui the Aims OF the irish Society
Two suspects Arrested a Day or Two
ago Released.
CHICAGO, May 39.-Thcre was a pro
longed conference in the afternoon at
the rooms Of States Attorney Donge-
necker between that official and Byron
l.. Smith. receiver of the Traders bank.
which suspended some months ago,
Bailiff Mortimer Scanlan and Patrick
Cavanaugh, the two latter being among
the closest friends of DIR. L. IL. Cronin.
The object of the conference, which was
held at the instance of Cavanaugh and
Scanlan. was TO lay before the states
attorney the alleged facts relating to an
individual account with the defunct
bank which il is believed by Cronin's
friends has an important bearing on the
murder At the outset 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, il was said. the body would find
ample evidence 10 bear out Cronin's
declarations that a certain prominent
Irish-American had been guilty of huge
embeZZlement of Nationalist 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
a member of the triumvirate he went to
Paris and demanded Patrick Egan, then
an exile from Ireland and acting aa
treasurer of the Irish Land league. the
sum of $4,000 to be used in carrying
out the aims and objects of the Physical
Forcemen iii the United States. This
sum was needed, he said, to furnish Ger
tain expeditions that had been pianred
in a meeting of representative members
of the Clan-N -Na-Gael.
Refused to Fay Over the Money.
Egan, Scanlan went on to say, refused
to pay over the money, AMI thereuDOn
Sullivan threatened to disrupt every Irish
society III the United States, adding that
a large elemant was dissatisfied with the
| management of Irish affairs and on the
verge of revolt. 4 week was consumed
in the discussion of the matter. and fl
nally Egan proposed that the counsel II
some Of his conferees should be taken.
| This was satisfactory to Sullivan and
| Sheridan. the famous No. One of the
| Phoenix park removals" and leader Of
! the PHYSICAL Fore men in Ireland, was
mutually agreed upon. He was summon
ed to Paris by telegraph. and after fully
considering the question decided that IN
! order 10 conciliate all factions OF the
| Clan Na-Gael in the United States, il
would be better for the money 60 be paid.
1 Theretipon Egan handed over 10 Sullivan
| SiO.0lD of the National League funds.
| The full amount was brought to Chicago.
Seaman went on b say that several
months ago. when the institution went
! into the sheri;f's hands. he obtained per-
/ mission 10 make a full examination Of
I the books in the interest of Cronin anJ
| other prominent Irishmen. As 4 result
/ he found that the sum of $50 900 had
I been deposited TO Sullivan's personal
I credit. l,ut n was unable TO learn how it
was 50 deposited except ina general way.
/ The whole amount, moreover, had been
drawn out by means OF a check.
IL Was This Transaction
10 which DIR. Cronin had called the at
/ tention of the convention held at Plila-
/ delphia. his statements at that time
I being supported by Sheridan, who had
/ in the meantime come to this country
and is now in California. Cronin urged
| the appointment of a trial committee
| but Sullivan managed 10 explain the
matter away, and it was dropped until
| last summer. when the conflicting cllns
/ met in this city. Then Cronin renewed
( the charges, and the now famous com
mittee of six was appointed to inyesti-
/ gate, as has already been reported.
4 majority report vindicating Sulli-
van and signed by four members is
| already in existence, while Cronin had
| lust before his death completed a
minority report in behalf OF himself and
his colleague, setting forth that the
charges had been fully proven. Both of
these reports had been intended for the
/ forthcoming convention of the National
! League Scanlan went on 10 argue that
there was a direct connection between
/ these facts and the murder, and in con-
| clusion repeated his request for an in
vestigation by the grand jury, and Of
fered TO assist that body in going through
| tine books, Judge Longenecker listened
/ attentively. asking numerous questions,
and when Scanlan had concluded he
promised to give the question his serious
| and immediate consideration.
Out Of this the day was non-productive
of developments, although the small
army OF city and private detectives
fitted hither and thither with rs much
mysterious activity rs ever. 1t was re-
/ ported during tho afternoon that Wood
ruff had confessed that Ice Man Sullivan
/ had hired him TO drive the cart i'll 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 connection with the
tragedy. Both absolutely refused to talk
just before the grand jury adjourned
the chief entered the chamber and held
brief conference with the body, which
is sup Osed to have reference to the
Scanlan story. Important developments
are expected today.
Williams and Smith Released.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, May 30.-Millard