Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-31
Envious Irishmen Using Cronin's
Murder For That Purpose.
LAWYER TRupE INTERVIEWED
He Has Complete Confidence In the
Honesty and Innocence of the
Ex-Presiient OF the League
"A Detectives Theory.
Is 1t jealousy :?


On Mr.. Trude this evening and asked him
about the matter.
.Oh, have known Alex since he was a
reporter said Trude, land have been con-
suited by him. He knows nothing about this
Cronin affair. This is question
Of jl-pulling. You see, every Irish
man is trying to twist the British
lions tail, and in their ardor they
get jealous and Jump on each other. In the
Philadelphia convention the greatest Irish
intellects clashed. Alexander Sullivan came
out on top, electing Henry Sheridan dele
gate. This made Sullivan a mark for the
jealousy of every prominent Irishman who
did not belong to his party. w. j. Hynes, OF
Chicago, used to be friend of Sullivan, but
the Philadelphia victory cost him his friend
ship. This time is seized upon BY his
enemies to ruin him, but there will be a
reaction"
In talking of the alleged diversion of the
funds of the Clan-na-Gael, or United Broth
erhood, Mr. Trude said
"rhat has been explained dozen times,
and in five minutes any impartial man can
understand that Mr. Sullivan has been as
clear from misdoing as a sunbeam.
Mr.. Sullivan. when seen by a reporter,
said he had not formally retained Mr.. Trude,
but had counselled with HIM as friend.
DETECTIVES THEORY.
The Daily News this evening prints con-
versaton with a detective whose name Is not
given, who has been watching the case
closely He thinks the three men now in
give the police the right clues, but they never
can be convicted on the evidence now IN the
possession of the states attorney. One OF them
must squeal, and he argues that 1t lies be-
tween Sullivan and Woodruff to DO this.
The detective thinks Coughlin made the ar
rangements for the murder. 10 sullivan
was entrusted the work of fixing up the con-
tract with Cronin. The hiring Of all the rigs
Coughln attended to himself. He first met
Woodruff, whom he knew to be crook and
always ready for any shady transaction. He
did not contide anything to him, merely tell
ing him that he wanted some work done, and
then made the dcker with Dinan for the rig
which his friend was to call for. The men
known as Williams did all their own work,
the hiring of the cottage and the buying
of furniture. The detective thinks that al
though there were perhaps twenty persons
in the conspiracy, only two or three Desldes
the actual murdererS knew that Cronin's lie
was to be taken.
"Will the murderers ever be brought TO
Justice" F." said the reporter.
II think the chances are five to one against
the police. With the evidence thus far OBJ
tanned there can be no convictions. IL isn't
at all likely that the men who committed the
crime itself are in Chicago or even in the
country. They had ample time to get out of
the country. / have another theory not as
tenable as the drst one 1t may have been
there was no society conspiracy at all 1t Is
possible Sullivan got some woman INTO
trouble. Cronin became acquainted with
with tho facts, which were damaging to the
ice man. The latter, knowing the strict
moral and religious principles of the doctor,
and urged on by the fear that the physician
would inform the authorities, made con-
tract with the doctor which lured him to his
death. l can not but think Woodruff g story
hoo, fn,,r rIntt0 in
A reporter afterwards talked with Chief
Hubbard about this theory.
EYES," admitted Hubbard, 1--WE have
man working on that feature of the murder.
Sullivan is bachelor, and it Is not unlikely
he may have gotten some woman INTO
trouble. What connection this may have
with the murder we don't know. don't
place much reliance in the theory"
RUMoRED FIND.
1t is rufnored that the police, in their
further search, to-day, of the cottage in
which DR.. Cronin was murdered, found
pick and other ice tools, presumed to have
been the properly of Il. o. Sullivan, the
ice dealer. The authorities are reticent
as to the result of to-day's Investigations and
refuse to affirm or deny this rutnor. The
theory is advanced that 1t was with blows
from these instruments that DIR. Cronin was
so foully murdered, but when it is remem-
bered that the notable discovery OF the post
mortem examination was that the skull was
not appear reasonable. The tools to-day dis.
covered are understood to have been hidden
partly under the ground and IN rubbish
reap in an out room or shed adjoining the
cottage.
The greatest Importance is attached to this
discovery, as it is construed into crowning
evidence of Ice Dealer Sullivan's completely
in the murder
CRoNIN's CLOTHES FOUND.
The rumor circulated early in the after
noon that the police had succeeded in finding
the clothes of Dr. Cronin. This appears TO
have been not without authenticity
Little credence was at first given
to this report, but Lieutenant Ross
was the authority that Cronin's clothes
were really found this afternoon and recog-
nized as the property of the murdered man.
The inference is drawn that they were found
in or around Sullivun's house, as squad of
detectives are known to have devoted nearly
all of to-day iu searching the premises of the
the squad, in response 10 casual
inquiries, stated that at that time
no discoveries had been made, but
Chief Hubbard, when confronted with the
later report tonight. refused to either affirm
or deny the statement that the murdered
mans apparel had been found. AS the au-
thorities have usually lost no time in de-
nouncing unfounded rumors. the conclusion
is that to-day has at least witnessed the dis
closure of one valuable clue to the mystery
that surrounds the fate of the murdered
doctor
ANOTHER ARREST.
Another arrest was maze tonight The
police think the man may be the one who
drove the whte-horse rig which carried DIR.
Cronin to his death. The arrest
was made in lodgiIg house, the
records of which show that on the night
of the murder, the man did not put in an ap-
pearance until after midnight He has ex-
pressed the fear n number OF times since that
he would get into trouble in the Cronin mat
ter, and tried TO persuade the clerk to change
the record. He is known only by the so
briquet Of smack"
ChicagO's Estimate of Long.
CHICAGO, May 30.-TSpecial Telegram to
THE BEE. lit has developed that Reporter
Long who sent the sensational dispatches
from Toronto in regard TO the presence OF
Or. Cronin in that city endeavored at that
time to impose his fake on all the prominent
papers of Chicago. The peculiar feature OF
his imposition, however, was that 10 every
instance his proffered information was pre-
faced by request for exorbitant remunera-
ton. For instance, to one paper he tele-
graphed
"Do you want 800 words good matter on
DIR. Cronln- SO"
This or similar dispatch was sent
simultaneously to every leading paper
of Chicago, and the theory is