Evening journal., 1889-07-08
WHO WAS THE SUlCIDE7
"A Mysterious Letter Found ae
Niagara Falls.
ALLEGED NEW DEVELOPMENTS


In Chicago'a Fasaows cronin Caae-Am
Interesting Document which ssess@
That cronins eoay was TO Have Besn
Disposed Of at Niaear~
NIAGARA FALLS, N ", July s--On Thurs
day afternoon the body Of man was found
4 floating In the whirlpool, having evidently
come over the falls It was rescued ans
towed TO the Canadian shore. 1t was that
Of man about 40 yeare Of age, feet
inches in height, and weighed about i50
pounds The hair was dark, and sufficient
niustache was left t. indicate shat quite ~
heavy one had been worn. The body was
entirely nude, the only article left upon 10
being a black checked necktie. Many pex-
sons viewed the remains without Identifying
them, and decomposition being rapid, Under
taker Morse had the body buried at Drum
mond Hill The body has been un-aimed-
The Alleged startling Letter.
A letter has been found among the rocks
on the southeastern side Of sae Third Sister
Island which may throw some light upon tbs
identity of the suicide and add another chap
ter to the CrNnin murder. Chaii,.s d Smith,
OF Niagara Falls and William b.etrick, o&
Suspension Bridge, We're strolling along q
little out Of the beaten path when Smish
discovered a letter between two orocks'not far
from the waters edga The letter nad evt-
IDENTIFY been placed IN this position with .
view OF having it found some day.
| weather marked. but Welt Preserved
The envelope was badly weather lnankeds
| but the letter was well preserved. The writ
| ing is fair, and indicates hand not used 80
| work, while the spelling Is wret he'd. Tbs
| letter IL dated two days before The tinding &c
Cronins body, and the woid the hefoEs
trunk Ia the letter il heavly underlined
The following is a verbatim copy Of sha
letter:
A Copy Of the Letter in Question
wnsrEnn HorEI- NIAGARA FALLS. N. Y-~e
Nav ~. 1857.
DEAR BRorHEH--I know that what am aboua
/ to write will drive the blood from your heart. y
am about 10 bring end 70 ALL my trials aamA
troubles. God knows that life until recently wan
as sweet t0 me az TO any one, but the strain o&
| late has been too much for me- can not 40 insu
the presence Of our Holy Father with my mind $50
stained must my mind. Why are you
not with me so that can talk 10 your You hav@
b.en a true friend. | never had more 70 say tm
you than have now. What fearful tale B
could tell. but dare not put Il on paper, tor all
know punishment viii never he metad out 70 ms
on earth for the part l took In It. You CAD nca
muajne how have been tried since eft ycu.
May God forgive Il all When lit you ! wena
| right 70 Chicago, aud You cal guess from read
ing papers as to c. being missing, how an
came ou ii ridding ne Of that deyiiiAh traitor AND
spy Of our actions. Guu ony knows why such A.
4 fearful change mas come over me. Since thas
4 night LETT the city AZ once and hurryed here So
finish the part that lad been given me. My
y brain ~ on tlre o. / have waited 10 for the
trunk 10 come, each days delay has increased
y frenzy 10 the highest piich and now know th@
4 plans for all they were 80 carefully laid must
, have miscarfed and dread the consequences 4
4 can not slAnd il any more. am going 10 end IN
!, ail | want you 70 remember that have been
" loyal 20 lreiands cause but now I am sick antA
all broke up. Ever since tnat fearful night my
sleep has been filled with fearful dreams, anf
! now after removing from me everything they
l. can IDENTIFY me shall free myself from any
i more by suiciue which here is easy. only ona
step into the swift current ana all is done. NY
BODY instead OF his will be picked up aud burisd
with the unknown dead, If ever found Good BY
tSiknedl kD ~, ~
p. s-Always be true 70 Ireland.
Who was the suicide7
The envelope WAS badly stained by tha
water, but has the appearance Of having
: been addressed to some one, or the address
( started, MS the is quite distinct All Of tina
remainder Is oblitesated. The figures follow
= ing the signature are either 20 or ~, while
following tthe line written below, and near
= the bottorn Of the second sheet; is a charActeE
v which can ony be understood by thosa
q posted.
I hether it was part Of the plan to havs
Y the body Of DR.. Cronln sent to this place and
= put into the river above the falls has nevaE
been expressed, out the finding Of the letter
would indicate that some such plan had beer
taksu of, as a majority Of tue bodies that &C
b. over are never found, and If 50, are often
n times unrecogn zaDle; no better place coud
1. be selected Whether the suicid5 was in amy
" way connected with the Cronln murder On
d. with tile mysterious letter may never b.
Of known Cunsd the body De identified CHI
ei whole mystery may b. unravelled.
30 lhe letter was given " Superintenden
"a J. " Wekh, Of the reservalloA, and is ~
n tile in mis- office.