The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-05-31
THE CRONIN CASE.
The Police Are Still at Work I'm
ravelling 1t.
THE BAD TASTE OF ARKANSAS MAN.
Congressman Kelly Makes a Speech at Deco
ration Services in Arkansas which
is Condemned by All.

GrOuin case than mas yet Deen Suspected
brought that gentleman into the cit% TINS
morning from Riverside. He went before
Chief Hubbard, and after again den>
any completely in the murder OF Cronin. al
the suggestion of the chief ne visited me
jail and Detective Coughlin was orooSAl
from his cell. Cough,in, when askou II
this was the Smith he meant when ne
stated that he had ordered the bugg% io.'
Tom Smith. of HancCca, Michigan, de-
Glazed he was not. This seemed 10
settle the matter IN The cnlvl mind.
The police to-day have been making &c
tive searches for DR.. Cronia's clntueo ana
medical case and the Carpe; WIct was
bought and laid on the Carlson cottage
aoor. The officers to-day Searcaeu Ihe
house OF the ice man, sullivan, very thor-
oughly, but without avail me sTa!ch
viii be continued. however. and Will IN
.clude the catch basin and spaces under the
sidewalk in the vicinity OF the house, ana
also near where the murder was committed.
The Ddilu Ne1rs this evening, prints a
conversation with u detective, whose name
Is not given. but who has been watching
the case closely. He thinks the three men
now in Jail know ali about the MURDER ana
could rive the police the right clues, but
eheSuever can be convicted upon the eVl-
deRca now in the possession OF
the states attorney. One OF them
must saueal, and he argues that 1t
lie, between Sullivan and Woodruff TO do
this. The detective thinks that Cougnlm
made the arrangements Tor the murder:
To Sullivan was entrusted the WORN u
fiyit.g ND the contract with CrOnln, the
hiring of all the rigs CCughhn attended to
himself. He first met Woodruff. whom he
knew TO DE a crook and always ready Tor
auy shady transaction, out he dld not CON
tiie ANYTHING to him, merely telling MN
that he wanted some work done ana Iheh
made the dicker with Oman for the rig
which his friend was to call Tor rms was
the man known as Williams. The brothers
ald al OF their own work, the hiring OF the
cottage and the buying Of the furniture.
The detective thinks that although there
were perhaps twenty persons III the con
s,aracy, only two or three besides the actual
rrl,rderers knew that Cronin's life was to be
taken.
"Wiu the murderers ever be brought to
iustice.'' Said the detective: Il tmnk
the chances are five to one against the po-
lice. With the evidence thus far obtained
there can be no convictions. 1t isn't at all
likely that the men who committed the
crime itself are IN Chicago or even IN the
country They have had ample time to get
out oflhe country.
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the first one 1t may have been that there
was no society conspiracy at all. II IS pos
sible that Sullivan got some woman INTO
trouble. and that CrOniu became acquainted
with facts which were damaging to the Ice
man. the latter knowing the strict moral
ami religious principles of the doctor, ana
urged on by fears that the physician would
INFORM the authorities, made a contract
with the doctor which lured him to his
death.
story about a woman has some foundation
in fact
the reporter afterward talked with
Chief Hubbard about this theory. Yes,
admitted Hubbard, we have man work
ing on that feature OF the murder. sui
van is u bachelor, and il IS mot unlikely
that he may have gotten some woman into
trouble. What connection this may have
with the murder we don't know. ! don't
place much reliance in the theory
Il IS 1umored that the police IN their
further search to-day OF the cottage IN
which Dr. Cronin was murdered, found
picN2nd other ice tools, presumed to nave
beeh the property Of p. 0. Sullivan, the
ic+ dealer. The authorities are reticent as
to the result of to-Gay's investigation, and
refuse TO affirm or deny this rumor. The
theory is advanced that II was by blows
with these instruments that DR.. Cronln
yvaS5so foully murdered When 1t IS re
nSbered that there was no discovery at
the pOst-mOrtem examination that the skull
was in any place fractured, TINS conjecture
does not appear reasonable.
The tools to-day discovered, II Is under
stood. have been hidden partly under the
ground and in a rubbish heap IN an out
room or shed adjoining the cottage The
greatest Importance IS attached TO TINS re
port. as ii is construed into the GROWING
evidence of the ice dealer, SULLIVAN com
plicity in the murder.
IATER-A rumor was circulated early in
the afternoon that the police had succeeded
in finding the clothes OF DR.. Cronln. rms
appears not to have had authenticity. Little
cTSdence was at first given to this report,
ike many other rumOrs 1t being without
definite origin. but Lieutenant Ross Is
authority for the statement that Cfonn's
clothes were really found this afternoon
and recognized as the property of the muir
dered man. The inference is drawn
that they were found in or
around Sullivan's house, as squad
Of detectives are known to have
devoted nearly all Of to-day IN searching
the premises of the ice dealer The officer
in charge of the squad in response TO casual
INQUIRIES, stated that at the time no dis
coVeries had been made; but Chief Hub
bard. when confronted with the report
tonight, refused to either affirm or deny
the statement that the murdered mans APP
parel had been found. As the authorities
have lost no time in denouncing as I'M
founded these rumors, the conclusion IS to-
day that at least the discovery of one Yalu
able clue TO the wool of the mystery that |
maIe, the i"'s o. Tue o'''o' has O''H
Al statement will be printed tomorrow |
that Sullivan has engaged A. s. Tride as
counsel and that within the last three days |
the two have had frequent consultations.
A reporter called on Tride this evening |
and asked him about the matter. "Oh, |
have known Alexander since he was re |
Dor.ter.'' said Tribe, land 1 have been con- |
suited by him. He knows nothing about |
This affair This is a question of tail pull |
inc. YOU see. Every Irishman is trying TO |
twist the British lions tail and in their |
arAer they get jealous and jump on each |
other.
.1In the Philadelphia convention the great |
est Irish intellects clashed, and Alexander |
Sullivan came out on top by electing Henry |
Shendan delegate This made Sullivan a |
mark of jealousy by every prominent Irish |
man who did not happen to succeed. j.
Hines, of Chicago, used to be friend of |
Sullivan, but the Philadelphia victory cost
Sullivan his friendship This is the time
seized upon by his enemies to ruin him,
but there will be a reaction
In talking of the alleged diversion OF the |
funds of the Clan-na-Gael, or united
brotherhood, Mr. Tribe said that that had |
been explained a dozen times, and in tiYe
minutes any impartial man can understand |
tha5HMr. Sullivan has been as clear from |
mis6oings as sunbeam.
Mr.. Sullivan, when seen by reporter, |
said he had not formally retained MIR. L ride |
but had counselled with him as friend.
Another arrest yvas made tonight The |