Telegram-herald., 1889-05-28

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home address - his friend
Il las been diSeQvsre1 that the tei .-A''--s
fognd a ths costa4se at ls.s Ashland ave
sas s portion of lol purchased 1ess--lei
WITH ths trunk ia which The body W-s con
seyed from ths spo1 uoh a II
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gave the nu1aes ~ Slmons. and = DC
answered The description Of one Of tae me1
who fenssd tie Carlson cottage. IEls pur-
chase was made seVenty-seo days betoss
tie avfu Geed Vas committed AID
this shows that Il Nzs cehher1te-
IN planned affair sinons II has
also been learned, first occupied
rooms on Clark street directly opposiIo IL.
CONN on ee, his intention evidently being
10 keep close watch On al the movements
OF the victim These rooms were given gP
March 80, and tie Carlson oo1t4ss nas rent
eG March "A
TIE FuNERAL
Dr CrOnins remains were placed on
ostafalaue Ia the Cavalry Arnory on the
Lake Front satur Jay evening 1hey were
not exposad 70 view. but thousands Of per-
sons passed by the casket not q few pansing
TO kueel and utter prayer for the Eeposc
Of the soul OF the dead man TIE
funeral on Sunday was most impress
ing affair. procession participated Ia py
probably 400 persons escorted the remains
u the Cathodra OF the Holy Name. where
The rites % the Catholic church were ac-
corded them, Rev Father MUldoon, chan
cellor Of the diocese, delivering the funeral
sermon. Thence the body was taken TO
the Milwaukee & ST. Paul depot, where
trains were waiting 10 convey all TO Cal
vary Cemetery. Al the cemetery the casket
was placed in vaalt No special cere-
mony vas observed
AN ALARMING CONSPIRACY.
The police have been put IN possession OF
I IAr fp'E Fnl
der IL has been clearly shown by the dead
mans friends that his removal was ordered q
bv "A committee representing the Clan
na-Gael society. Charges OF tTaitorous
conduct were preferred agains: him at a
| meeting OF the Clan Ina Gael camp de
was found guilty and his death was or
dered The charge was based on the state
ment of the British spy Le Caron that there
were four more spies In America
When lie Caron made that statement
on the stand before the Parneu coInmis-
sion he was ordered 10 give the
names OF the spies. He said he
dared not do it because If they were
known they would be murdered Presid-
| ing Justice Hammer then took him into
an ante-room and in the presence Of Sir
Richard Webster, the Attorney-General,
who is conducting the prosecution. and Sir
! Charles Russell, Parnell S attorney. lie Caron
| gave the names
Within forty-eight hours after this new,
was cabled from London nearly every Clan
na-Gael camp in America had met and
passed resolutions declaring in favor Of a
a rigid hunt for The four spies. Suspicion,
Justly or unjustly, was pointed at DR..
Cronin.
4 committee was appointed to try him
He was convicted without having chance
To make defense and his assassins were
brought here from other cities to
carry out the mandate OF the committee.
| The latter were chosen by secret
ballot Positively nothing is known
of the evidence that was produced
to bring about the conviction, but II
Is said that 1t was furnished by
men who were unfriendly 10 DR..
Cronin. IL seemed almost overwhelming
and Cronin was declared traitor
His death was ordered under the clause IN
the Clan-na-Gael bylaws which says that a
man can be removed" for traitorous con-
| duct.
Cronin. his friends soy, was not aware oi
his trial and conviction. he had expected
for years that his enemies would one daN
attempt 70 kill him, but when the trial
finally took place he had no intimation OF IL
For nearly nine months previous 70 the
time his death sentence was signed he has
been followed night and day by detective
whom his friends had employed to protect
him against surprise. Cronin, however
was not aware OF this precaution, because
the men who were more instru
mental in getting the body guard did not
care to alarm him by telling him what they
had done The detective would have beer
on his trail the night ne was murdered hae
he not been exhausted several weeks bo
fore.
There are many patriotic Eishmen II
| Chicago who are not members of secret 50
ctetics. bat who are thoroughly acquainted
with all the facts of Or CTonin career II
this city These men are determined tha
the murderous conspiracy shall be fully eK
posed and that the men who hatchcd tn
plot. es wo-l Is those who committed tn
actual murder. shall be brought 70 justice
II is asserted that the murd erous con
sniracy would not have ended with Dr
| Cronin had not his mutilated body hec1
found There were other lrishmen on Tn
condemned let. and they would al hav
shared Cronins fate had the chance to dis
pose OF them safely a,isen.
lis claimed that " J. Hvncs. the well
known attorney; Father Tuohy. a promi
nent Catholic clergyman; Captain Dai
, Gleason. Captain T. p. OConnol
John Dewey and one OF tw
. Others have been tried and convicte
, Of certain charges and orders 70
their removal" signed In the case c
Hynes and Dewey IL was alleged that the
were careless IN letting Le Caron max
, away vita tho Clan-na-Gae4 records
. which formed the basis Of BIS testimony ~