The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-12
THE BATCHEOF SUSPECTS.
ALExANDEIs sULLIVAN arrested
FOR CRONIN'S MURDER.
Finding of the Coroner's Jury-Luke
Dillon Feels Sure that Maroney VIII
BE Found to Be Concerned I'm the
Crime-FIying Rumors.

0AhNAuB VI tut GOTOncES Oufy-Luke
Dillon Feels Sure that Maroney VIII
BE Found to Be Concerned in the
Crime-FIying Rumors.
CHICAGO, June II, 18S9.-The Coroners,
Jury rendered its verdict in the Cronin
case last night, and as result Alexander
Sullivan, the well known Clan-na-Gael
leader, is now under arrest. The essential
part of the verdict is:-
We charge that Dan Coughlin p o. Sullivan,
Alexander Sullivan, and one Woodruff, alias
Black, were either principals accessories or had
guilty knowledge of the said plot to murder DR..
Cronin and conceal his body, and should be held
to answer to the Grand Jury.
A committee of Sullivan's friends met
after his arrest, yesterday and requested
James M. O'Connell to retain ex-State
Senator J. w. Duncan as attorney. Mr.
Duncan and his partner, ex-Judge Gil
bert, went Immediately to the jail and
had consultation with the prisoner.
They announced that they would apply
for a habeas corpus before Judge Tuley
this morning, and expressed their conf
dence that he would be released forth
with.
THE SPECIAL GRAND JURY.
Sheriff Matson said last evening in ref
erence to the special Grand Jury that is
to be impaneled today:-'It will consist
of first-class business men, in whose judg-
ment and discretion the public will have
implicit confidence
"Will there be any Irishmen in the
list?'
"No. But do not. mean this as re-
Election on Irishmen, but to avoid all
cause for complaint on the part of any
faction that may exist
Assistant States Attorney Neeley said
that the Grand Jury had been summoned
in order that there might be no delay be-
tween the ending of the Coroner's inquest
and the commencement of the Grand
Jury proceedings in the case.
Luke Dillon said last night, referring to
the verdict of the Coroner's Jury
This is a splendid days work. / am
as confident as | am that live, that with
sullivan and Maroney in the net now, we
have the right men. This crime will be
fully exposed. The plot will be unravel-
led, and the guilty brought to punish
ment"
States Attorney Longenecker said last
night, referring to the special Grand
Jury:-"It will be impaneiled at ten
to place additional evidence against the
men under arrest before the jury and also
some of the evidence already published.
ut may be that some of the men under
arrest will apply for writ of habeas cor
pus in order to get out, but don't think
any court will interfere pending the
Grand jury investigation. We have
much evidence not yet published, and l
am confident that some of our Clan-na-
Gael witnesses will be more disposed to
tell all they know before a Grand Jury
than they have been before the Coroner's
jury and two score of reporters"
LUKE DILLON is CONFIDENT.
The Herald this morning says that
Luke Dillon is so confident that the men
arrested in New York yesterday--Ma
and McDonald-were engaged in the
butchery of DR.. Cronin, that he ad-
vised John Cronin, the dead mans
brother, to swear out warrants
against them on the charge of murder 1t
is known positively that Maroney was in
Chicago on May 3, for man who knows
him met him on the street. He was also
at McCoy's Hotel as W. G. Melville
Luke Dillon has cut the signature out
of the register to compare it with the
handwriting of Frank Williams, who
rented the Carlson cottage, but owing to
O press of other business yesterday he
could not find time to get the letter from
Chief Hubbard.
Luke Dillon says that sensational
chapter relative to Maroney could be
written, but he declines to say more than
that he believes the fellow is one of the
murderers. Maroney is still practically
In the employ of the old Triangle.
OF Mcdonald very little is known ex-
cept that he is one of Maroney's dupes
and lieutenants. AS he was absent from
New York while Maroney was here it is
supposed that he, too, was in Chicago.
Late last night it was ascertained that
Maroney is supposed to be the man "Sim-
MONS" who rented the top floor at No.
III Clark street. The police are in possess
sion of strong circumstantial evidence
connecting Maroney with this, the first
step of the conspiracy.