The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-05-29

the afternoon they talked, but ever.
awful detail Of the crime was revealed
finally. The story was ended and Sulll
van fell back In his chair exhausted
Mayor Boldenweck, OF Lake View, wh(
knows Sullivan and had great influence
with him, was called in during the after
noon and took part in the conference
Mayor Boldenweck told Sullivan to maxi
clean breast OF It, ut will all bC
iound out anyhow" said the Mayor
"Oh, for Gods sake, don't hold back 1
single thing"
Sullivan took his friends advice, He
confessed that he had known Dan
Coughlin Tor many years, Instead o.
having made his acquaintance shortly
after the murder, the Ice man admitted
he was a member OF the Clan-na. Gael In
good standing and was present at Lin
coin Hall the night Of March 22, when
DR., Cronin ofiiciated at the initiation ol
several new members Of the order,
ACQUAINTED WITH THE POLICE,
The prisoner said he was formerly a
street car conductor, and that Whalen,
his brother-ln,law who lives with him,
Is a street car conductor now. Coughlln
is also an ex'street car emploYe, having
been driver, While In the employe ol
the North Side Street Gar Company Sui
llYau naturally became acquainted with
many detectives and policemen, especi-
ally those on the North Side. This was
one OF the facts brought 10 Sullivan's no.
tlce to disprove his denial Of aCquaint-
ance with any officer. That caused him
to break down. Sullivan said that he
had worked In the iron mines In North
ern Michigan, at Hancock, Mich, and
become acquainted with the relatives Of
Detective Coughlin. Then Sullivan re-
vealed the whole plot and the names Of
all those connected with the great crime,
Mayor Boldenweck said last night that
the statement was OF the most startling
nature, ut duplicates many-but |
must not talk" Several sensational ar
rests may be expected to-day.
THE MAYOR DENIES 1T.
Mayor BOldenweck, Of Lakevlew, was
seen this morning by reporter aud was
asked for a confirmation OF the pub.
blshed statement to the effect that Ice.
man P, o. Sullivan had made full con.
fession Of the plot TO kill DR.. Cronin
and OF the manner In which 1t was car.
ried out. The Mayor declared that 1t
was not true.
TIE INQUEST BRdUN.
Coroner Hertz convened his Jury at
10 o'clock this morning, and before tax.
ing testimony in the case, took It out to
Lake View to examine the Carlson Cot.
tage, in which the murder Is supposed
70 have been committed. About II
O'Clock p. o. Sullivan was brought be.
fore Justice Kersten at East Chicago
avenue and held without bail until
June 10. A mittimus was made out for
the committal and he was taken TO the
county jail. Frank Woodruff, the horse.
thief, was brought before Judge Will
hanson this morning TO plead 10 the
charge OF larceny as 6ailee. He entered
the plea Of mot guilty." and was taken
back to jail. Woodruff is the man who
says he carried a body in a wagon to
Lincoln Park on the night OF Or. Cron-
in's disappearance.
Sullivan himself fand the officials, high
and low, declare that the statement
published this morning to tho effect
that he had made a confession laying
bare the entire details Of the plot for the
murder OF DR.. Cronin, Is false in every