New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-29
SUSPICIOUS OF INFORMERS.
THE CHICAGO POLICE FIND THE CRONIN
CONSPIRACY ACTIVE.
THK,INvEsT1Gh ALTON CONTINUED BY THE GRANT
IN THE BOGUS TRIALS WHEN CRoNTN
WAS A WITNESS.
Ipr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

IpT TELEGRAPH THE rBiBusEI
Chicago, juno 2S-Stato Attorney Longenocker has
as yet made no appointment b. meet tho mysterious
individual who wrote him anonymous lettsr
ers days ago, giving an account Of a tHal In
Camp 90, Clan.na Gael, which ended In Dr. Cronin
being condemned to death. Jud;aD LOngenOckc~s con-
Hdrnco in his unknown informant II he ever hsd any
confidence, has been sdorably shaken. Tho lotrr
which he received yesterday, puIpOrtnR TO be from
the unknown In answer tn his advertisement Offering
has born compared with the first lettor and
the discovery has been made that the ndwritng
docs not correspond. The state Attorney now docs
not know whether he has heard from tho first writer
not Tho fact that the handwriting Is different
would se"m 10 indca" that the man who Clalmel
IN have been participant in the trial and COndcmns
ton Of the Doctor, at least In the carly stage Of tho
proceedings. has not y"' avaIci himself of the Offer
Of rroccuon II h. Will tel all ho knows bur that
somebody else has imposed upon tn" authorities by
answering the advertisement.
The tactics Of IL" enemies OF Dr.
Cronn are again being displayed and
another Long IS doInS industrious
work for the Of murler About o'clock yo>t"r
day evening Young man came rushing over 10 the
detective quarters Uo brca hi IS with excitement
and co1ld hardly speak tie name Of Dctocnv" Palmer
with whom he wanted To speak. tn" detective took
the Hurriei young man iuto a corner. Tho visitor
finally managed to gasp:
Il COonoy not a halthour ago"
Tho detective I'D not the least Bit startled
and 40 said, 80 Tell your Story.'
well walhus along South Canal ST.. about
5 80 O'Clock, when saw Copncy. That all there's
to it,
How Do you know Il Copnry17
"Oh, recognized him rom tho dcScrpt on and pict
ucS. ! couldn't 10 mistaken
Il don't believe a word you Say,7 said TAlm-r.
al SAID that didn't pui fash IN tho story
said the officer aicrwari, "hroau>" my Informant last
night va, mono other than man VIII" was a"'v" In u"
bogus trials brought year or - agn against m'th''a
people, In which Dr. Cronin witness, And "h'rin
the eUnspiraiorS attempted to Tor" c"H-!n al
mis- ,lUns from The doctor. We s~'. NOW :
What We DIDN'T b"fu'", ard rhi j.
that tho Consplratnr, working together ~ ihrnh
the whole police ipIr- of the track g. MS 't~' Ht
W. Will take uo l3urr pointers about '"purA having
boon sccu IN town until arr thoroughly 'NN Ih'r'
~ rn The r~lahy oi the spurc" II W" Iu'nrniHuun
pc'cctvr Palmer mai" the TN iOrtanI Ii'I-'"h tHa'
the state IN, al iniurn"i. a,
don't think hc il John 7. B"rg.,' 'Ah nc
onI,rr Nothing moro could be lear8N frm HIN
llc f~flScSi ~ give details.
II The GIaul Jury uh'i ucl any valUahl" I'M rWIl'h
this afirrrpuu. II "a not h~,tut" p'nII'. AMONG 'h
notable, on the 1T Of vllrc,~rs before hll"hruu'hi
vas C. NJ Harry WHO CouluCiGi the cr"'s.cN -H nation
whom Alryanisr Saliva ~ "A re" VA, invr,''sa.'hc
Crorin's rrcpri h"f r. IuStcr Lyon som" yrh.~ az
S,rrrgrarh~r Wili>ton, VIII fu"h A0"h "ii { rvhH
and Al that time as today wines.