Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-06-25
THE EVIDENCE In
UPON WHICH THE GRAND JURY WILL
HAVE TO REPORT.
No Trial LIKELY In the Cronin Murder Case
Until Burke Is Extradited from
Winnipeg.
LBr telegrnph to tho pI.patch.l

CHICAGO, June 24.-It is altogether indeh-
mite when the suspected murderers OF DIR.
Cronin will be brought 20 trial. but to-
day the proceedings in Judge Shepherds
courtindicated that the prosecution desires
few weeks investigation yet before ar,
raigning the suspects before criminal
tribunal. Coughlin, O'Sullivan. and Wood
ruf were all marched into Judge Shep-
herds court this morning and asked II
they were ready for trial and if they de-
sired their cases set for any particular
date. O'Sulliyan and Woodruff were
ready 30 90 20 trial. but Coughlin
was not. principally. az he SAID. tor
the reason that his counsel had been too
busy TO prepare his case. The prisoners
retired. and after Judge Shepherd had con-
ferTed for minute with the States Attor-
ney the Court proceeded TO other business.
IL is now understood that no date will be
set for the trial until after the extradition
of Martin Burke. the Winnipeg suspect. AS
the evidence against him Is really stronger
than against any Of the indicted men. Con-
trar, 10 expectation the grand jury did
not this morning resume the considera-
ton Of the Cronin case. The story
of e.. T.. Brooks, published last Saturday,
has since been exploded and 1t was deemed
useless TO summon that individual before
the Jury The term OF the special Jury cN-
and its final report must necessarily be
made az that time IL was this morning
announced that to-day and Tomorrow
would be devoted 10 the consideration OF
Jail cases, and IL IS nm open secret around
the courthouse that The prosecution has
exhausted its lire OF witnesses IN the Cro-
min case. II Is not ~ all imprObable that
the jury viii Ice compelled TO render rs re-
port in this matter upon the evidence
already in.
State's-Attcrnoy Longcncckcr went be-
fore Judge Shepherd this afternoon
and obtained order whereby James
4. Sexton postmaster of Chicago. IS
directed 10y the Court % produce before
the grand jury all applications for post
Office money orders books, or receipts. or
applications for registered letters or any
other information that may bc required by
the jury in relatin 10 the investigation az
the parties who killed Or. CrOnin. The
order was requested for the same reason
that the order against the Western Union
Telegraph Company was desired. Inc
Jury wished to examine the post-oibce
books 10 see if anything can be found 10
throw light on the case.
SENSATION.
To-night's sensation in the Cronin case
is the circumstantial report that the an
thorties have information showing that
committee OF Camp 20 of the Clln-na-Oiael
after a formal trial found Cronin guilty OF
being q British spy. The charge was
that CrOuln, under the curse OF en-
dcav0ring 10 expose the alleged male
feasance of Alexander Sullivan, Michael
Boland, and Dennis Feely was III
reality attempting TO bring about apub-
lie Investigation Of the work and accounts
Of the order for the information of the
British Government and the London Times
commission. II was shown that the eX-
pOsure OF the workings oil the order, which
would be necessary i'm order 90 reiute
CrOnln's charge, would furnish 10 the
London Times all the information which
il had despaired of obtaining by appoint
ment Of the Government sub-commlssion
in America. CrOnlns mauHuyres, Dc
was also pointed out, whatever his motives,
could hardly help but insure the cXtradi-
tion of every man who had gone across the
water on actual service" Chief Hubbard
and State-Attorney Longeuecker neither
explicitly affirm nor deny the reports. The
story is that two trials of Crouin were
held. The first wls i'm January. Int when
1t came TO rendering decision upon the
evidence one man weakened. The Trial
Committee was dissolved, but sub
sequcutly reorganized in secret, the
place of man who weakened being
filled by another man. The man who
retired from the first meeting became
aware Of reorganization since Cronin's dis
appearance. so II Is claimed, and has been
the source from which the information has
come TO the authorities. The Trial Com
mittee consisted of seven persons. each 81
whom. il Is said. areuow undersuryeillancc.
They did not sentence any one 20 death or
have any knowledge, much Jess have any
thing 10 do with Turing Crouin from his
li,ice or the seemed i'm tho Carlson cottage.
All that, it Is claimed. was the outgrowth
Of the verdict. which was simply that proof
showed Cr0nin TO be u spy.