Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-06-13
TO BE BROUGHT OUT.
ALL TIE EvIDEECE IN TIE cRoEIN
MURDER.
The Judges Strong Address 10 the Grand
Jury-Alexander Sullivan Wants Ball
Msroney and Mcdonald In Court
nav t.lerrnnh . ths pIsparch.l

this morning IN Judge Sbeplrd's court. In
addressing the Jury Judge Shepard saId be
expected a full, exhaustive, and impartial
investigation OF the murder OF DR.. Crouin.
The entire resources OF the county, he said.
would be at the disposal Of the jury, and
witnesses who would not testify should be
made to do so. The grand Jury had IN It's
possession the power 10 make them do so.
There ore only two Irishmen on the panel |
| W. J. Quan aad John ONeli. Guam Is
0el,known wholesale grocer and O'Nell is |
ex.county commissioner. After being |
charged by Judge Shepard as 10 their duties
on the special session FOR which they were
called. they repaired at once 10 the grand |
! jury room and entered on the consideration
OF the case
Alexander Sullivan declined 10 see any
callers At the Jail this morning EXCEPT bis
law-psrtnars None OF the horde OF curiosity
seekers who. on one prctcXt or another,
gained sdmtlance 10 the cage were able even
to get a glimpse OF him, be quietly iolingall
such efforts by remaining at the far end OF the
cell, Just ont OF reach Of the many par OF
eyes strained IN his direction. To friend
who sent sullivan a note from the jail ONCE
expressing mistaken confidence in him, and
the firm belief m hIs innocence. the famous
ex-Pte'ideht Of the Irish National League
returned the following reply:
81 am very grateful for your kind words.
Time and truth viii justify YOU IN their use.
"SiuCerelv, ALEXANDER SULLIVAN"
From remarks made by friend 0f Suli-
van this morning there seemed no doubt
that an effort would be made. and that with
ont delay, TO have him admitted to bail An
application, II was thought, would De made
o the Judge Of one Of the courts, and II be
insisted that there Il no evidence against the
no 4 In
refusing bail when bond ~ sufllcien. amount
with reliable suretes is offered.
EVIDENCE WINDING AROUND MARoNEY.
The reqmsitiou upon the Governor Of
New York FOR Maroney aud Mcdonald, ar
rested IN New York city yesterday, vas
to-day forwarded from Springfield. 4 very
strong chain 81 crcumstanual evidence has
been wound about MaToney. lls photo
graph was selected from q number Of Others
by furniture dealer who sold the furnish
lng q the Carlson cottage, the real estate
agent who rented the rooms 90 the man who
bought the furniture before il was taken 60
Carlsor's, aud the cartmsu who moved the
furniture to Carlson cottage. in each Of
these cases the m,n gave the name OF j.
>iY0nd,. 50 far none Of Carls0n's family
have been tested on the photographs, but d
is understood that Mrs. Coukin has In a
similar manner identified Mar0ney a the
man who called for Cronin in buggy.
SULLIVAN PETITIONS FOR A WRIT or HABEAs
CORPUS.
At / o'clock Alexander Sulliyan's attor.
ueys finished their consutluon, snd at l:lj
Z. VI. Mr.. Windes app sred in Judge TuI- |
iey'- court with petition made ont M rcgu- !
lir form skiing Tor writ 81 habrss corpus. |
The petitioner was Alexander sullivan nim- |
self The petition sets forth that the verdict !
81 the coroner's jury, on the strength " |
which he was committed, is insufficient te /
hold hm and deprive him OF the benefit of /
bail The evidence produced ieiofe ihH (
c0ronef's jury on which the verdict was /
rendered was insufficient 90 justify commit |
meat on any charge. There Wssno competent |
evidence or circumsianlial offered or adj /
mitted against the petitioner tending % prov" |
thar he was guilty oi CrOuiu's murder or an /
accessory thereto or bad guilty know ledge !
thereof Or knowledge On 4 cons piracy 20 at- |
cOmpish the same. The Coroner also uer- |
mtted large number Of witnesses 20 testify !
10 statements alleged 10 have been made 10y |
Cronin I'm his lifetime rs o. what Crouiu |
suspected IN relation 10 Sullivan, and that /
the Coroner permitted a arse amount |
~ incompetent Bnd wholly Irrelevant !
testimony 10 be introduced before thu /
Jury against him without shedding /
any light 90 tie question being I'M |
Ncstigaied. The verdict so iar rs IL reflected |
on The conduct q sullivan was the result OF |
passion and prejudice crested BY incompc- |
tent and Irrelevant testimony admitted by |
tue Coroner. The testimony heard WIS 50 !
yoiuminous that 10 !, impracticsDIc 10 set it |
out sullivan says De is not guilty OF the /
crime with which DE l. charged and that hc |
las hsd no connection Whaieyer win the !
murder OF Cronin. He disks that he be |
brought into court Al O'Clock thls afternoon. !
Judge Turey announced that he would /
read tho testimony taken before the corO- /
ner's Jury and decide whether or not there /
was evidence enough 60 hold Alexander /
sullivan without bail. lie viii announce !
his decision Friday forenoon AZ I'D O'Clock.
About noon the grand jury adjourned /
until . O'Clock. No evidence was beard, but /
the Jury simply organized. Noll-anown /
gentlemen identified with each wing OF the /
Irish movement were questioned a. 10 Guam /
and O'Neiil. IL was generally agreed that
the two are - uuQucsti0ned good standing
IN business and social circles. aHd have high
reDutations as men. Further than this no
one whose opinion would carry weight
seemed willing 70 say. The panel - whole
is an excellent one. most Of the jurors being
prominent businessmen.
lows: The appalling murder Oi Dr. CrOnin,
lately committed, demands the most vigorous
investleation. An American citizen has
been struck down and killed under circum-
stances 80 horribly indicative Of conspiracy
premedltated design. aud malice Is 10 war.
rant & most searching inquiry. Fortunately
the power OF the grand jury Is fully
equal 10 the emergency. The men who can
tell OF facts and circumstances that will lead
you TO the discovery Of the gully parties
can be made TO testify. 10 Is As
much perjury TO falsely deny the know
ledge OF a fact as % falsely affirm is exist
ence. Nothing short ~ a refusal 10 testify
before YOU on the ground that bis testimony
will tend to crlminate himself Will excuse
any witness, and ho cannot falsely employ
that personal privilege as protection for
another without subiecting himself to the
pains and penalties OF perjury. II IS not the
policy OF the law that IL is better that one or
any number OF guilty men should escape |
rather than that innocent persons should
suffer.
Inc law has no policy IN such matters
except that every guilty man shall be pun
ished. With all the information already in
the possesslon OF the law officers Of the
county at hand It will be blot upon this
Commonwealth, severe blow TO the all
mniStratiOn OF JUSTICE, huu HlEnuui
menace 20 the safety OF individual citizens
II any man engaged IN this shocking crime
or having guilty knowledge Of il shall not
be discovered. The whole power Of the
county is at your disposal Employ your
resources, use the power vested I'm you dis
creetv and adyisedly. but courageously,
without fear or favor, and tue result; cannot
be uncertain.
There was big crowd In the court at 4P.
~, when Judge Tuley inquired as to what
answer had been made by Sheriff Matsoa re-
gardjng The writ Of haJeas corpus issued for
Alexander Sullivan. us this petition Tor
suiyan's release or his admission TO bAil!"
asked Judge 1ulley. For either" SAID
LAWYER Trude. We ask for bis re-
lease II no indictment has been re-
turned sgainst him. II there Is an III
dictment, then we ask TO have him admit
ted 10 bail. We base our petition upon
the statement that there is no evidence
sgAinst Sullivan excepting gossip and that
tue evidence is insufficient 20 hold him on
the charge OF murder. We ask the States
Attorney to produce one witness before the
bar of this court to submit one piece OF legal