Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-08
CROSIN INQUEST.
1t is said the Dead Doctor was Afraid of
sullivan.


sullivan.
CHICAGO June THIN the Cronin inquest
to-day John \. Boges, Michael Whalen,
the detective, and Peter McF eehan, who
were expected to testify, were conspicuous
ly absent 1t was discovered that Boggs
had left the city. A card on his door said
he had gone to Wisconsin,.
Policeman Brown testified that he pre-
ferred the charges Of treason against DR..
Cronin in the camp of the Clan-n Gael.
He asserted he did it of his own motion
and not at the instigation of anybody. At
the close of his testimony he was arrested
on suspicion of being the man who drove
the buggy in which Cronin was decoyed to
death, but number of persons who saw
that man declared that he did not resem-
bic Brown, and the latter was therefore re-
leased
Luke Dillon of Philadelphia testified that
Croniu frequently said to him that he be-
his ambition to rule Irish and American
politics, would murder him (Cronin).
SEVERAL SENSATIONS.
This was day of sensations in the in
quest of DR.. Cronin. Luke Dillon of
Philadelphia, the highest, or one OF the
highest, of the exc ;ltiye officers of the
Clan na-Gael, took the witness stand and
in the course of his testimony produced
from the archieves Cf the association a
document which was penned under extra
ordinary circumstances by one of his own
predecessors in the highest councils of the
Clan, Alexander Sullivan of Chicago.
This document was dated New York, Sep
tember 10, 1883, and is addressed to ?. A.
0 Boyle. Secretary, and is a protest by Sui
Ivan of the presence of DR.. Cronin as q
member of the committee to investigate
the charges against Sullivan, which held
its sessions at Buffalo.
sULLIvAN's PROTESTS.
Mr.. Sullivan protested against Cronin on
three grounds. First, that Cronin is his
personal enemy; second, that he has ex-
pressed opinions in the case, and third
that he IS a perjuIer and scoundrel and
unfit to be placed on any jury.
To the first objection Sullivan cites
Cronin's well-known evident personal hos.
tility toward the writer in many acts, and
his writings on the subject, etc.
| In regard 10 the second objection, Sulli-
van said it was only necessary for him to
notice the fact that Cronin was q member
of the executive body of the United
Brotherhood, who bad formulated charges
against him and that he expressed de
cided opinion in the case, and would not
be accepted as juror in any civil case IN
which Sullivan had anything TO do.
AS to the third objection, Sullivan says:
q charge that
THE BRAND OF PERJURY
Is so burnt into the scoundrel's brow that
all the waters of the earth would not re-
move the brand. He was delegate to tbs
! District Convention in Chicago on March
| % 1854, 10 which TWO delegates weTe
! elected from each district, yet CrOnin after
J officially reporting the election, circulated
/ a report that oulv one delegate had beer
elected aud added that he would not te
permitted TO speak or present any sugges
! tion from his district. Every other dele
gate testified that every delegate not only
could speak. but was actually called upon
and every one, including Cronin, did speak
Cronin was expelled
A CONVICTED LIAR,
/ Who had added perjury to his SANDER,
/ added Sullivan. Suiivan's protest ther
! went on TO show that Cronin was peTiureC
/ in civil matters as well. A record obtained
{ from Ireland showed that Cronin was bap
tied ut Buttevant on April 20. 1S44 HI
/ has sworn that be lived at ST. GATHERINGS
Canada, until after the assassination o
( President Lincoln, April Il, 1865 Tn,
/ records Of Company @, Ninteenth Bat
/ talon. Canadian militia show that Cronir
/ joined that company at the time of its or
! ganization in 1862 or 1868, and took tn
/ oath of
ALLEGIANCE To TIRE QUEEN.
The official records show that Cronin'
father was British subject, so that Dr.
Cronin up to the time he left Canada wa
British subject, and if, as be stated, hi
father was naturalized il the United State
before going to Canada, he voluntaril
abandoned his American citizenship Just q
his son swore allegiance and became
loyal British militiaman. Yet" add