New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-25
WHERE CRONIN WAS SLAIN.
poLyCE GUARD AN EMPTY COTTAGE IN
WHICH THE AssAssINs LURKED.
/. FRAGMENT OF HUMAN BODY FOUND "hhfN~
THE DOCTORS CORPSE WAS CONCEALED
- THEORY THAT THE MUIR
DER WAS DONE BY
sro .SGERS
STRANGERS.
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~ the Cronin murdererS. They nave uie'o''
the cottage in which the murder uooS p'I.-s p"'O' -
have secured descriptions OF the men "no O.oSp
a, on tho nj chit Of the murder. 1t seems prooaoie
that Cronin was deccyed irto the Vacoh' 'o''"s'
murdered there and that then tie pooS was "'i>eu
away in a trunk The detectives hao some inioi"
,on IN regard 70 the oottae several days ago as an
officer has been constantly near IL SINCE 'iie "A"'
noon when Cronin's body was found
In the cottage there was found oy oeVec'Ne
tonight. n brand new key. The olncers ueclueo
a. once 70 try IL in the JOCK OF the mysterious
trunk found by the roadside the morning a'ter
Cronin disappeared The key nV'eo eA"ctH' All
Soub, NOW seems TO be removed of genuine con-
- hs,ueep the prisoner Woodruff, the doc
,o-,s dead body the trunk, the bloodstained cot
,or. II has been ascertainCd that detectives
,Ds-o s.pt ont Of the city to-day 70 point where
q was tb,ught ct least one OF the asassins would
ha found They were accompanied by man
whose identity the police would not divulge.
Reporters discovered this morning that the place
uas under surveillance, and whlh the officer on
watch was in the rear Of the house, they forced
the front door and entered Blood stains were
found upon the uncarpeted door in the middle OF
fse front room and in the southwest corner of the
1tttne-roOm. Stains were found upon the front
steps which were not so clearly blood stains, but
which might have been made by dragging Cronins
body down. There is no stairway from the ground
door TO the attic inside of the house. but the attic
must be entered by stairs in the rear. There is no
way of getting from the main 0oor 10 the unfin-
ished basement except by going down the back
stairs and entering through low swinging door
In the basement there is large coalbin and a
Wa. hstand There is good reason TO believe that
the detectives found bloody clothing concealed
fln lint all vi
dences of this fact had been removed to-day. There
was o spring bed and mattress in one of the bed
rooms, but no other furniture in the house Ina
mediately on entering the front Goor, one can sec
the blood stains in the middle OF the parlor floor
The blood IS not in drops; but it is spread about
as il some one had been at great pains to wipe It
up In the sittinC-rOom the blood is spread on the
eoor in the same way, and in one place Is sphshed
on the wall In the parlOr attempts had evidently
been made 10 conceal the stains by liberal dauh-
ing OF brown paint on the floor The painting
was hurriediy done. In several places unhn1A1ed
patches were left, notably in the centre OF the
room, where large blood stain can be plainly seen
In the paint around the entire floor were the
prints of bare feet. Evidently the person VINO
made tho marks was much excited, for the toes
pointed in every direction and the footprints ndl
Gated that the owner had been rushing all over
the room The length OF footprints wa ABOUT
eight inches The wells wero examined, but
there were no marks upon them The reporters
were unable TO conf plete their investigation, before
the arrival Of O detective, who put stop TO the
work Before breaking into tho house, the
reporters peered through the basement windows
and discovered spade standing against post
and some fresh-turned earth.
The cottage is few hundred feet from the
home OF p. o. Sullivan, the ice dealer, whose
card presented 10 Dr. Cronin led him 70 leave
his home on the night OF bis disappearance The
man who presented the card said that one OF
Mr. Sullivans employees had met with an aoci-
dent and required DR.. Cronin's service. This
cottage belongs 10 an old woman named Carlson,
who lives on the rear Of the same lot About
seven weeks ago, young woman rented the
house and paid months rent in advance. Per
sons living in the neighborhoC1 were gwen 10
understand that the woman had rented
it for her brothers, who had oeen
hired by Mr.. Sullivan. Mr.. Sullivan
declared that he did not hire any such mon
Moreover, though the rent was paid, the house
renamed unoocupied until about the time of DR..
C1onin's disappearance when men came with what
appeared to be bundle of carpets II they were
preparing for Dr. Cronins assassination this would
have been a good way in which 10 smuggle into |
was found with the body.
Mrs. Carlson turned over TO the police letter |
signed Frank Williams which she said WIS |
written by one Of the two strange men who occu-
pied ler cottage and disappeared night after the |
murder Tie pol ce would not divulge the date |
or contents of the note but from Mrs. Carlson IL |
was learned that 1t related 10 the renting OF the
house
William b Hotchkiks, a reporter did little
police work last night his own account, The |
result may be the disclosure that another person
besides CrOniR was murdered HotchlOss searched |
the catch-basin where CtOnin's body was found.
In the bottom Of the sewer basin, concealed in the
water, was found bloody towel exactly similar
70 the one which was wrapped around Cronin'S
head. Further cropping brought up q single human
finger. RecOlectiOns OF Woodrufs confession as
70 a womans body were revived, as were also his |
statements indicating that there had been strug-
gle in which DR.. CrOnin participant. The |
wOmans body, Woodruff said. had been cut up into |
small pieces
Two Of Cronin's assassins initiated Boodlern
McCarigle's escape up Lake Michigan. At least |
Chef Hubbard, Inspector Ebersold and Lieu |
tenant Elliott appeared 10 think so tonight. |
Two men, the officers intmated, were noticed |
early on Sunday morning In a row-boat on the
lake, making for the north pier. They were head |
ing almost in straight line from the beach in |
Lincoln Pnrs near which the prisoner Woodruff !
said helt had been made with the mysterious |
trunk Since that night skin has been missing |
from a boat-hOuSe close by. 1t was fat. |
bottomed boat, marked No. 12, and painted black.
The suburban police always declared there were
three men with the mysterious trunk Woodruff
from Che first talked OF two others besides him
self
A disagreeable rumor was started to-day regard |
ing DR.. Cronn which is vigorously denounced
By his friends. II was that Cronin was q spy
in the employ Of The London Times that his
being so came 10 the ears Of the Irish Nationalist
and his fate was that OF other informers. When
k Caron testified in London, he was
asked 10 tell who his associates and
fellow workers were in America. lie
declined TO give the information for fear that he
woAd be murdered for doing So The court ruled
that he might give his information IN the presence
OF the Judge and counsel only, and that that part
Of his testimony would not be published. He did
50, and according 10 the rumOr Dr. Cr0nins name
was in the list. Some section which was looking
out for informers sent delegates 20 Chicago 70
attend 10 the ease OF DR. Cronin. They came here
iron abroad, did their Job, departed. and are now