The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-06-11
THE CRONIN INQUEST.
The Jury Said to Be Convinced that the Doc
tors Death Was Due to Conspiracy.

CHICAGO, June 10-Nothing of an inter
esting character was developed at to-day's
sessions of the Cronin jury inquest. Dur
ing the morning Michael Whalen. the sus-
pended detective, who was with detective
Coughlin when they met Smith, the man
suspected of driving DR.. Cronin to his
death, but did not arrest him. and Thomas
OConnor. a tinsmith, were the only wit
nesses Both are members of the Clan-na
Gael, but. rigid cross-questioning failed to
connect them with the Doctors taking Oft.
During the noon recess the jury held a
consultation with the coroner in his office.
The talk lasted an hour, aud when it was
over 1T had been decided that all witnesses
summoned to testify, whose evidence
would be but cOrrOborative of what had al
ready been offered should be excused. the
jury being in their own minds satisfied of
the truth of the principal allegation, that
Dr. Cronin came to his death as the result
OF conspiracy. aud that sufficient animus
and motive existed to form conspiracy.
Should there be any witness on the list,
the testimony of whom would contradict
anything thus far presented, it was de-
sired that such witnesses be, of course,
heard, as well as those who would have
anything new. This decision will doubt
less shorten the inquest by at least one
day.
At the afternoon session, James Carroll
and A. j. Jordan, Clan-na-Gael men, were
put on the stand and examined at length
without bringing out anything new or SEN
sational. Thomas Whalen, brother of ex-
detective Michael Whalen, and cousin of
the ice man, was next sworn. He denied
being member of the Clan-na-Gael. Pat
rick Cannon. the last witness of the day,
avowed himself a member. Nothing of i'm
portance was extracted from either.
An afternoon paper quotes States Attor-
ney Longenecker as saying: Woodruff told
straight story to the chief. 1t is now GER
tain that be is the man who drove the
wagon, wa ION and Co1ghlin and +. .. Sullivan
"Who does Woodruff say were the other
two meni"
"He does not know them"
Luke Dillon is said to be responsible for
the statement that prominent Irishman
will shortly be arrested in New York in
connection with the Cronin murder. Mr..
Dillon refuses to divulge the indiv viduaPs
name, however. II have ordered an ar
rest" said Mr.. Dillon this morning, "and
CrOnin will be in custody before two weeks
have passed. shall have number of
parties arrested before long on suspicion.
/! have some strong circumstantial evidence
in my possession. and shall show good
grounds for any action take"
The police have q theory that the Wind
sor Theater fire of March last was OF incen-
diary origin. DR.. Cronin's apartments
were in the front portion of the building.
and Chief Hubbard believes that the fire
the structure would BE- destroyed and the
discriminating papers in the Doctors pos
session 60 up in the blaze. This theory is
being followed up tonight.
The grand jury for the present term was
discharged to-day, States Attorney Lon
genecke informing the court that he might
find it necessary to summon a special ven
Ire to consider the Cronin case