Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-05-31
And ConfesseS to Assisting in the Foul
Murder of the Doctor.
The Murderers We're FuSterated in
Carrying Out their Plans.
The Lake Should Have Received the
Body and the Trunk Burned.
His First Confession Was Gathered
From His Imagination.


tional developments so far in tbs investi
cation of the Cronin case were announce
ed late to night in the shape of the new
confession OF Black alias Woodruff, in
rection with DR.. Cronin's murder. 1t
seems he was not directly connected with
thu murder itself, but simply acted as q
driver of the wagon which disposed of
the dead mans body. Wood
ruff has been taken by Capt. Schss,k and
his men to the scene of the murder, to
the sewer where the body was found and
the place where the trunk WAS first seen.
He gave the driving directions and in
According to his confession he was di-
rected by tn ose wiz o had charge of that
part of the con spiracy, and whose names
Capt. Setback reserves for reasons that
are palpable, to go to Deans livery sta
bic, where he would obtain a horse and
wagon. He was instructed to drive the
outfit to the neighborhood of the Carlson
cottage, and also knew for what purpose
he was go there. He arrived at the
Cronin was driven up. Three quarters
of an hour after DR.. CrOnin entered the
cottage, man who is known as Williams
opened the front door of the cottage and
signalled Woodruff, who at once drove
up. Assisted by third man the trunk
was loaded into the wagon and Woodruff
at certain point which Woodruff
has designated to Captain Schaak.
The trunk and its contents would have
been deposited in the lake had not an
interruption come in the shape of the
approach of policeman. This caused
change of plans, and imne ediately steps
were taken to get out of the officers way.
circuitous route finally brought them
again to the Evanston road, and as they
had now been driving for nearly an hour
with their CHASTITY load, one of the men
suggested the sewer. They stopped
at Fifty ninth street and the
top was taken off the man hole and
the trunk lifted from the wagon. 1t was
impossible to put the trunk into the man
hole. As the key had been lost the top
was knocked in, the body put in the
sewer and the trunk again placed in tn b
wagon. They then started again for the
cottage, intending there to burn the
trunk, but on reaching the spot where
the trunk was found, they heard a noise
of wagon wheels, and, throwing the
trunk out of the wagon, drove rapidly
in another direction. At Fuller
ton avenue Woodrutf's companions
bade him good night, and left him. The
remainder of the confession is devoted
to Woodrutf's wanderings in his attempt
TO sell the horse and wagon. de also
states that there is nothing in the
woman story first told by him. The
names of King and Fairburn were those
os two old friends which occurred to him
at the time of his frst story: They had
Before the grand jury today, the CON
nsotfon of the the iceman, Sullivan, with
the Cronin mystery was made almost
absolute. Old man Carlson, owner of the
cottage, testified that the man who called
himself Frank Williams and rented the
cottage, went over to see
Sullivan the ice man and talked
familiarly with him, As the 29th of
April approached and rent day was
coming near, Carlson thought it strange
that the tenant did not occupy the prem
ises. He stepped over to Sui
livan's and spoke of the tenants
queer conduct and remarked
that he felt somewhat anxious about the
rent. Sullivan told him Williams was all
right and would pay. Sullivan in his
previous statements to the police denied
knowing Williams.
CHICAGO, May 28.-Detective Daniel
Couahlin, Patrick o, Sullivan, the ice
man, and Frank J. Black, alias Woodruff,
were indicted by the grand jury this
evening for the murder of DR.. Cronin.
This result was reached after the investi-
CATION which began at noon and lasted
seven hours, during which two dozen
witnesses were examined and much evil
dence was considered. The three pris-
oner. were included IN one indictment,
on fhree
one of them charging them with
killing DIR. Cronin with Ia blunt
instrument; second, alleging the use of q
shsrp instrument; and, third, instru-
ments and means unknown. No evidence
wss introduced to prove conspiracy, and
DIR. Cronin's private papers were not
placed before the grand jury. The wit
nesses who we're called were those whose
stories have been told by the press.
States Attorney LongeHecksr thought it
advisable to tighten the tolls into which
the three prisoners have been drawn and
tssten them with indictments, probably
to prevent any attempt TO secure
the release of one or more of them OIL
bali. The grand jury took only one vote
after hearing the witnesses and that was
unanimous fer Indicting ali three
prisoners. States Attorney Longe
necker said tonight that 30 mention of
the Clan Ma Gael affairs have been made
in the jury room. The charge of ooh
spirscy and Dr. Cronin's papers will be
taken up later, probably before another
grand jury.
CHICAGO, May 25-The two warrants
for Daniel CoughlIn and Patrick o. Sul-
Iivan are Tot the only ones that have
been issued IN the case. Eight other
warrants we're placed in the hands of
detectives to-day and taken TO different
parts of the city, and Lake View de;ec-
/ tives imuedirteiy began TO shadow eight
different suspects. The warrants are not
| intended for use save In such an emer-
gency as would arise from an attempt of
| any of the men 70 leave the city
The mayor and chief of police are
greatly incensed at the way Information
gathered In the investigation has been
allowed to leak ont. The mayor learned
| today that T. 7. Conklin, the saloon
keeper with whom Cronin resided, has
been paying regular visits TO nevs-
| paper Office. Conkiin has been taken