Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-21
MATTERS AT YOUNGSTOWN.
The Strike Still on and Few La
borers at Work.
SIMON CAMERON'S CONDITION.
A Civil Service Appeal to the
President.
SULLIVAN'S SPECULATIONs.
The Motive He Had for Desiring DIR.
CrOnin'S Removal.

CrOnin's Removal.
INVESTIGATION MADE BY THE GRAND JURY OF
HIS ACCoUNTs-INTEREsTINa HISTORY OF
MICHAEL BoLAND's CAREKR-BURKEs TRIAL
IN WINNIPEG, AND HIS PROBABLE ExTRADITIoN.
CHICAGO, June 21.-Another loss Of $4,000
sustained by Alexander Sullivan through his
speculations was discovered by the grand jury
yesterday. 1t was also ascertained that Martin
Burke secreted himself at Joliet from May to
May Is, and that while he was there he received
a sum of money from Chicago, whereupon he
at once disappeared without telling his most
intimate friends where he was going.
These facts about Sullivan and Burke were
the most valuable and startling, as they were
about the only new ones resulting from the in
vestigation yesterday. Alexander Sullivan
speculated at one time through the firm of
Maurice Rosenfeld & Co. Some of his plunges
were known to have been remarkably lucky,
and he made money in large sums. His losses
were smaller than his gains, put there were
more of them. The aggregate of his winnings
and that OF his losses were carefully calculated,
and it was discovered that, although he made
several lucky strikes he really lost $4,000
while operating through this firm.
LIE CARoN DISMISSED FROM THE G. A. R.
lie Caron, the British military spy, was last
night tried by his comrades in Winfield Han
cock post, No. $50, G. A. r., and summarily
dismissed from the order. The charges against
him were that he was unworthy of being a
comrade of the other members, and the trial
was brought about by his testimony given in
the Parnell case. Added to this is q story of
peculiar interest as to his Identification by the
members of the post and which points to the
fact that lie Caron not only spent his time
N a a ri
revolutionists, but also joined the United States
army and the G. A. R., for the purpose of Civ
ing information to the British government.
An investigation of LeCaron's papers, on which
he got into the post, was made. 1t was found
that he was private in the Sixteenth Pennsyl
vanla infantry during the war, and rose to the
rank OF lieutenant in a colored infantry regi-
ment. His history in Braidwood, ILL.,, where he
kept drug store. was looked into. 1t was
found that he simply acted as spy on the
tions of the miners in that section who were
members of the l. r. B.
CRoNIN AND coUGHLIN AND MISS MURPHY
In the possession of the states attorney,
among the private papers of DR.. Cronin, is
poem which was mailed to the doctors Office
in the Chicago opera-house block a few DAYS
after the murder. Chief Hubbard. who seized
all the papers in the doctors Office and later
turned them over to the states attorney, says
that the poem is very clever effusion. euio-
CYSTIC in its burden of DR.. Cronin. He is also
authority for the statement that the authoress
OF the poem is Miss Annie Murphy. who
claimed to have seen DIR. Cronn on a street car
at $50 o'clock on the night of MAY L.
1t is stated that Coughlin introduced to
friends of the Murphys as their cousin"
Coughlin was around Murphy's house a great
deal after his immediate arrival in Chicago
and was quite attentive to Miss Annie. DIR.
Cronin was also regular in his attentions to the
members of the Murphy family.
MOTIVE FOR CRoNIN's REMOVAL
The Tribune this morning. says: In the
search for a motive for DIR. Cronin's removal
the only intelliglble one found is furnished by
the history of his persistent efforts to show the
misappropriation of Clan-na-Gael funds. The
men whose standing in the Irish cause. and
whose honor were involved by these efforts.
were Alexander Sullivan, Michael Boland and
Dennis c. Feeley. the triangle during the early
years of the present decade. At least $3.50, 900,
say Cronin's adherents, passed through the
hands of the three men while they were in su-
premacy.
The Tribune then devotes three columns to
| an investigation of Michael Boland's record
during the past ten or twelve years. 1t traces
him from position as coal weigher in Louis
vile to Kansas City, No., where he now is po-
lice magistrate. From interviews with num-
Der of commission firms in Kansas City. the
Tribune concludes that Mr.. Boland has specu-
lated heavily, although he was not such
plunger as Sullivan.
BoLAND ADMITS HAVING sPECULATED.
In an interview with their representative the
Tribune says Mr.. Boiand admitted the specula-
ton, and conveyed the impression that he
would be well off if he had not speculated. and
yet he had some property left. In its inyesti-
CATION the Tribune refers to Mr.. Boland as a
| fenian captain and turncoat in politics and
religion, and says his record is quite suggestive
| of the real source OF his revenue and that his
| services as agent for Sullivan have met with
prompt promotion and payment. 1t concludes
as follows:
''It is certainly fact that from 1878. when he
left the office OF prosecuting attorney of the
city court Of Louisville, 20 1889, when he be-
came the recorder of Kansas City, he was only
in name a lawyer. Yet in these ten years he
lived well, travelled extensively, handsomely
entertained his friends, loaned money and spec
ulated in anything, from horse race to a share
OF railroad stock.
HOW DID HE MANAGE TO DO 1T?
He had saved nothing could have saved
nothing, from his former criminal cases in Louis
vile prior to 1874 He obtained no money
from his marriage. He inherited no money.
He has never been in business. He admits he
has lost at speculation. Will he not make
known his valuable receipt to an anxious and
admiring public?"
Burke's Case in Winnipeg,
ST. PAUL, MIMI, June 21.-A Pioneer Press
(Winnipeg) special says: Burke will come up
for trial at 10 o'clock to-day. Collins is very
reticent when speaking of Burke. 1t is thought
the officer will make an attempt to obtain full
confession from Burke before taking further
proceedings. 1t will now be necessary in order
to secure his extradition to make out such a
case as would secure his commitment for trial
at higher court were he charged with COM
mittlng the offense in this country-that is to
make a prima facie case against him. This
will necessitate bringing witnesses for the
prosecution from Chicago. Should the
case be made out, the judge will
issue an order for his extradi-
tion. He win be then given fifteen DAYS
in which to appeal, and if no appeal be en-
tered before that time expires he will be
month to secure Burke's extradition should he
not confess in the meantime. The source of
Chief McRae's information on which Burke was
arrested is mystifying . great many people
here. The chief says he has an object in main
tanning secrecy at present. and when the nrorer