The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-05-29
STARTLING CHARGES.
a Very Sensational story duplicating IN
.CIan-na-Gael Society.

a Very Sensational story duplicating the
.CIan-na-GaeI Society.
CHICAGO, May 27.-The police have been
put in possession of facts which if true, are far
more startling than was ever expected coroern-
ing DR.. Cronin's murder. It has been clearly
shown by the dead mans friends that his re-
moval was ordered by a committee in some
way representing the Clan-na-Gael society.
Charges of traitorous conduct were preferred
against him at meeting OF a Clan-na-Ga
camp; he was found guilty, and his removal
was ordered
The charge was based on the statement of
the British spy, lie Caron, that there we're
four more spies in America. When lie Caron
made that statement on the stand before the
Parnell commission he was ordered 20 state
the names of the spies. He said he dared not
do it, because If they were known they would
be murdered Presiding Justice HanneD then
took him into a closed ante-room, and in the
presence of Mr.. Richard Webster, the attorney
general who is conducting the prosecution,
and Sir Charles RUSSELL Parnelps attorney, lie
CarOn stated the names. Within forty-eight
hours after this news was cabled across from
Europe nearly ever Clan-na-Gael camp in
America had met and passed resolutions de
elaring in favor Of rigid hunt for the four
spies.
The finger of suspicion, justly or uniustly,
was pointed. among others, at Cronin. COM
mittee was appointed TO try him. He was con-
victed without being given a chance to make
defense, and his asSassins were brought here
from outside points to carry out the mandate
of the committee. The latter was chosen BY
secret ballot
1t is claimed that the murder conspiracy
would not have ended with Dr. Cronin had not
his body been found opportunely in the
Evanston-ave. man-hOle. There we're other
Irishmen on the executioner's list, and they
would have all shared Cronins fate had the
chance to dispose of them safely arisen. 1t is
claimed that w. j. Hynes, an attorney; Father
Twohy a prominent catholic clergyman; Capt.
Daniel Gleason Capt. T. =. O'Connor, John
Dewey. and one or two others had been tried
and convicted of certain charges and orders for
their removal" signed. In the case of Hynes
and Dewey 1t was alleged that they were care
less in letting lie Car0n make away with the
Clan-na-Gael records, which formed the basis
of his testimony before the Parneil commission.
lie Caron, Hynes and Dewey we're the recog-
nized leaders of the order, and to them was in
trusted the care of all its records.
The records disappeared the day lie Caron
started for England. For time suspicion
pointed at Hynes and Dewey, and though they
clearly established their innocence, their re
moval" was ordered as a warning TO future
generations of officers.
The report that Tierney one of the employees
of Sullivan, the ice man, had disappeared Is
denied.
The man, w. /. King, who is under arrest
does not answer the description Of the man Of
that name whom Woodruff says took part in
the removal of the trunk from barn on the
night of Dr. Cronin's disappearance, and,
though he is something of a sport and has con.
sorted with disreputable persons, the police do
not believe that he is the man wanted. They
will hold him for day or two, however, pend
ing developments.
nh OiIlon uho oouao here fran, DbiIada1-
phia to assist in ferreting out the murderers Of
Dr. Cronin, says that he has received tete-
gram saying that the Clan-na-Gael of Philadel-
phia has sent him s., 900 10 forward the work
All sorts of rumors OF developments and
arrests were flying about during the day, but
owing TO the extreme reticence of the police Il
is next to impossible TO confirm or disprove
them.