Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-16
DIR. CR0NlN In CANADA
An Old Friend AccOsts Him on the
Streets of Toronto.
His Mind is Evidently Deranged.- He
Scores ChicagoanS.

TORONTO, May 11.-C. t. Long, who for
three years, was Intimately acq usinted
with DR.. Cronin, was walking down
Yonge street shortly after II O'Clock yes
terday, and when opposite the Arcade,
came face to face with the missing Irish
nationalist He was accompanied by a
man OF shorter stature. Hello, Doc:
what are you doing hereY" was Mr..
Longs greeting. To this the doc
tor answered "Hello," and then pausinc
and drawing himself up in an injured
manner, continued: "You have me at a
disadvantage, sir. What do You want?s
"Why, Cronin, is it possible that YOU.
don't know me-" az do not know you,
sir, and shall have yos handed over to
the police in case you bother me further
CrOrin was dressed in black coat and
vest, light colored pants, black silk hat,
and carried small black hand bag in
one hand and a light spring overcoat
thrown over bis arm. He had a compsn-
ion that was unkn OWL to Mr.. Long. He
followed the doctor and again stepping
up to him the point blank question was
put: "Cronin. what are you doing in
Toronto when Your friends in Chicago
ars hunting the earth for your"
snow, look here, Long" he replied,
"for Gods sake let up on me. have al
ready had enough notorietv and don't
want to be bothered. Why can't 700 let
me gof You know have always been
your friend, and / shall expect that you
will say nothing about having seen
me-"
"Come in and let us talk the matter
over" said Long, leading the pair into
convenient saloon. Cronin Appeared to
be a very sick man; ill fact, the first
impression conveyed was that
he was out of his mind. He rambled
away, talking about the Royal League
and Mr.. Warren, the secretary, and then,
apparently getting frenzied, denounced
in strong terms number of s.. Louis
and Chicago gentlemen, among them
Alexander Sullivan, John f.
Scanlan, DIR. OReiIly, Nj. F.
Madden, Lawyer Berry, Harry Ballard,
Judge Prendergast and Lawyer Wade.
He N entioned several other names, but
they were unknown to Long. Cronin
went on to state that he had unearthed a
great crime in Chioago during the past
few months, but would give no details,
and stated that his life had been settled
as the penalty. "You know what
kind of man Sullivan is, don't your" he
said. "WelI, he will never let up on me
for what 1 have done, but have a host
of friends-yes, sir, a host of friends
in this country, and if harm comes to me
all will not be we'll for him. 1 can as
sure YOU" All during the converse
ton his companion never opened his
lips, and when he began talking of Suli-
van he took him by the arm and whis
pered in his ear, after which CrOnin
refused to speak further. o. the 2:20
train Cronin, his com panion and a young
lady probably % or % years old, left for
Niagara Falls aud nothing further could
be gotten from them.
CHICAGO, May 11.-Capt. Smack ia
consulting with the states attorney re-
garding measures TO compel the Conk-
IiGgs to tell what they knog about CON
spiracies against Cronin's life.
The police are today engaged In
dragging the ponds in Lincoln Park
for the mutilated remains of the woman,
but so far the search has been fruitless.
Tnvestig alton develops the fact that q
girl named Alice Villauose, whose body it
was supposed by some, was the one taken
from the barn and carried to Lincoln
psrk in trunk, is still alive.
One of the wagons and horse used at
the city morgue were surreptitiously
taken from the morgue Saturday evening
about the time of Dr.. Cronin's disap-
pearanoe, and were mysteriO0sly re-
turned Sunday morning. Cronin's friends
tonight evolve a complicated Theory that
the doctor was buried in the potters field
at Dunning. Twenty-three Irish Ameri-
cans held meeting this evening to take
some action concerning Cronin. Those
present were all friendly to the doctor
and the feeling was that he disappeared.
through the Influence of the enemies of
the Irish cause, if he had not been
murdered. A committee of ten was APP
pointed to take charge of a oom plete in
vestigation, aud large fund will be