The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-06-22
THE CR0NIN MURDER.
Tho Coroner's Jury Declare 1t was
q Clan-na-Gael Conspiracy.
Alexander sullivan, +. o. Sullivan, Cough
lin and woodruff Held as Principals
or Accessorics-A1exand suiii-
van Arrested and Released
on $4,000 Bail.


the Cronin inquest yester day morning was
John g. Garrity, a teamster. The sub
stance OF his testimony was that two years
ago Coughlin came to him and asked him If
he thought he could get Major Sampson to
''do up" fellow for him. Coughlin said:
''Take q ball bat and break his nose or
knock out his teeth, disfigure hip for life,
anything TO do him up" W itness said to
Coughlin: "Suppose we kill himp Coughlin
replied. "Well, IL wouldn't make much
difference If he was killed" Garrity told
Coughlin he better see Sampson himself
ind Coughlin asked him to tell Sampson to
some and see him. About two weeks after
Sampson came to MIN laughing, and asked
II he knew what Coughlin wanted him to
do. He said: "No," and Sampson said
"He wanted me to do up DR.. Cronin."
Witness said he told Sampson to tell DR.
Cronin about it, and to keep away from the
whole business. Several times after this
Coughlin asked witness to try and induce
Sampson to do the Job. Garrity denied
having any feeling Of enmity against
Coughlin.
Paul Holfig. desk sergeant at the East
Chicago avenue station was the next wit
ness He did not see Coughlin on the even
ing of Nav 4. In the early part of May Off
Ger Coughlin was called up by telephone by
O man nameh Sullivan saying he wanted
Coughlin to come to his house. Coughlin
was not in the station at the time but the
witness gave him the message. Coughlin
said it was Sullivan, the ice man, who
wanted to see him. Desk Sergeant Robert
c. Montgomery said Coughlin used the tel
obo, ri 10 nd rod IN ha
making appointments. Sullivan was the
only name given by the person who asked
for Coughlin over the telephone.
Thomas Murphy, a real estate dealer liv-
ing at 235 Oak street, is a member of the
Clan-Na- Gael apd is treasurer Of Columbia
Camp. He lsrew John F. Beggs and had
several conversations about Cronin's disap-
pearance Both of them thought Dr. Gro
min alive. The witness said he knew no
reason why DR.. Cronin should be removed.
His further testimony was in regard to the
disposition of the funds collected and re-
karding the trial Of Dr. Cronin, but nothing
was brought out The witness was well ac-
auainted with Alexander Sullivan butnever
heard him say anything aboutDr. Cronin.
J. D. Haggerty, railroad clerk, testified
that after the trial OF DR.. Cronin Alexander
Sullivan told him that DR.. Cronin was
scoundrel and menace to the Irish cause.
1t was witness impression that Sullivan
was trying to impress him with the opinion
that Cronin should be exterminated. The
witness was of the same opinion at that
time. Tim Crane who has since died, cir
oulated the statement that Cronin was a
dangerous man and traitor. AT that time
Alexander Sullivan was not alone in his
opinion. LeCaron, who was a friend of
Alexander Sullivan, was member of the
committee which tried DR.. Cronin. He was
introduced to the witness by Sullivan at the
trial as a man worthy of confidence in the
Irish cause. He was also opposed to DIR.
Cronin at the time on account of the state
ments from Alexander Sullivan. Witness
is a member of Camp SO of the United
Brotherhood.
The next witness was Chief of Police
Hubbard, who repeated a statement made
to him by the prisoner, Woodruff, and
which the chief said he believed to be a
true story. 1t was to the effect that the
two men named King and Fairburn had
hired him several days before the tragedy,
to have a horse and wagon ready when
they notified it, paying him twenty-five dol
On May he was ordered to be ready at
nine o'clock. He drove the men to the
Carlson cottage. After a few minutes
in wait they came out with the
trunk which was placed in the wagon. By
directions he drove to the pier at the lake.
off Fullerton avenue, the intention being to
throw the trunk into deep water. Some
fish srmen were encountered however, and
It was decided to drive to Edgewater, sew
eral miles distant. Here while reconnoiter-
ing the lake front rural police officer ques-
toned them, and being alarmed, they de-
termined to drive cityward again. While
passing the man-hole they ordered him to
to stop. The trunk was taken out by the
two men and lifted into the hole. 1t was too
large, however, to go in. Then after telling
him to drive on few yards they kicked in
the side and deposited the body in the BASIN
Woodruff thought at the time it was the
corpse of woman. The trunk was lifted
back into the wagon, but subsequently
thrown into the clump Of bushes where it
was found. Then he drove the mon to Lin
coin Park, where they departed.
A loud buzzing went through the court
room when the chief concluded, and 1t was
renewed when coroner Hertz, holding up a
small package, announced that he proposed
to submit some of the private papers of the
deceased. He first read two dispatches from
New York, one dated January 13, and signed
j. Il. Mcmahon, requesting the doctor to be
peremptorily at Westminster Hotel January
Is for a committee meeting, and the other
of January IS, signed Bonayre, saying:
"Ordered by proper authorities that you
send your report on the trial" To this
copy of the reply was appended: 81 note
as / did at the trial. Mackay has the rec
ords." Then came the minority report of
the Buffalo trial, signed by DR.. McGahey, of
Philadelphia, and indorsed by Cronin. Final
ly the coroner submitted the notes of the
evidence taken at this trial, the handwrit
ing of the deceased having first been identi
fed In this document the objections raised
by Alexander Sullivan against Cronin sit
ting on the committee were stated at length.
At 4:30p. IN, when the reading of the
private papers Of the murdered man had
been read, coroner Hertz faced the jury and
said impressively: Gentlemen, do you
want to hear any more witnessesl have
plenty more if you do" Quick as flash
came the reply from the foreman: 81 think
we have heard enough. We would like to
retire" His colleagues nodded assent, and
and at AS the six men filed into the cOro-
her's private office. The doors were closed
and guards placed on the outside as bar
against eavesdroppers
1t was within few minutes of ten o'clock
when the foreman intimated that the jury
had agreed upon verdict. Only coroner
Hertz and small knot of spectators were
in the room The verdict was read in slow
and impressive tones:
We, the undersigned Jury appointed TO
make inquiry according TO law as 10 how the
body viewed came to his death, state as our YER
dict from the evidence:
l. That the body is that OF Patrick II. Cronin,
known as DIR. Cronin.
?. That his death was not from natural causes,