St. Paul daily globe., 1889-05-23

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Patrick McCary. During. the evening
Cook county hospital staff, who
was an acquaintance of Cronin,
carefully examined the body
and positively identified it as that of
the missing man. DR.. Brandts EXAM
nation showed upon the head the fol-
lowing cuts and bruises; over the left
temple cut four inches long, through
the scalp and into the skull; over the
left parietal bone cut one and half
inches long, which also marked the
skull: also cut one and
half inches long over the frontal bone
at the junction of the left parietal, a
cut three inches long. Among many
others, the dentist who last worked on
Cronin's teeth reached the station late
in the evening and positively identified
the body. as did the man who for years
has been Cronin's tailor.
A GREAT HUBBUB
was caused in the suburb by the finding
of the corpse. Shortly after the body
had been removed to the police station
the street in front was jammed with
vehicles, and scores of people were
crOwding for admission to the basement,
where lay the doctors remains. Officers
the basement door, and were once or
twice obliged to use their clubs in fore
ing the crowds back. The tumult COIL
tinued far into the night. Long before
midnight at least forty men who had
known Cronin had identified the body.
The suburban police will keep the body
and towel at Lake View until the corO-
ner orders otherwise. The man Wood
ruff or Black, who after arrest a fortnight
ago confessed to having helped carry off
a trunk containing corpse, that of
woman he claimed, from a barn in the
city the night of Cronin's disappear
ance, was interviewed tonight in jail.
He manifested no surprise or dis
composure when told that the body
of Dr.. Cronin had been found
north of where the trunk was dis
covered. But while lie apparently
talked freely about the matter, he
seemed careful not to go outside of the
story he had originally told. He re-
peatedly said that if he had not been
locked up in Jail he could and would
have cleared up the trunk mystery be-
fore this time.
SULLIVAN SHOCKED.
Alexander Sullivan, ex-preSident of
the Irish National league, was horror
stricken when told of the discovery of
DR.. Cronin's body. He said he was at a
loss to know what to say, further than
that the was dumfounded, as he has
believed all along that DR.. Cronin would
turn up all right in course of time. He
had no theories whatever to advance
as to the probable cause of the doctors
murder. In reference to the statement
made by some of Cronin's friends at the
time of the latter'S disappearance, that
he (Sullivan) knew more about the mat
ter than he cared to tell, Mr.. Sullivan
said he had treated that report
with contempt at the time, and
had nothing else for it now. He
added he was Mortified to hear of the
murder and will do everything in his
power to help place the guilty persons
where they belong. Shortly after the
news of the finding of the body had
been received, reporter called on
Mrs. Conklin at her home, where
the doctor resided. When informed of
the finding of the body she said she
was not surprised, that she always had
said the reporter undoubtedly give the
police the benefit of your knowledge
concerning the Doctors enemies to aid
in finding the murderers? Il don't
know that l will,' she replied. "They
seem to know so much that they
won't appreciate what l can tell
them," and Mrs. COnklin shut the door.
Her husband had an interview with
Police Captain Shack late tonight,
but that official denies that he gave any
information of Importance. Ccnklin
would not talk to the reporter.