The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-06-20
THE CRONIN MURDER.
Tho Coroners Jury Declare It was
. Olan-na-oael Conspiracy.
Aierasfsr Sullivan. p. o. Sullivan. Cough
Lin and Woodrufr Held - Principals
or Aeessssriss-AIsxnnds suIlI-
van Arrestsd and Released
on $4,000 Ball.

1 NMm ATreateu ana Released
on $4,000 Ball.
CHIcAeo, June 1.-The hrst witness II
the cronin inquest yester day morning wa,
John @. Garrity, a. tesmster The sub
stance Of his Testimony was that two year,
ago Coughlin came 70 him and asked him 4
be thought he could get Major sampson I,
do up fellow for him. Coughlin said
Take . ball bat and break his nose OF
knock out his teeth. dishgure him for life
anything 70 do him up'p Witness said Il
Copshlin: eSHppose we kill hImi'' Coughlir
replied: well il wouldn't make much
difference II he was killed. Garrity tc,d
Cou=hlin he better see Sampson himself
and Coughlln asksa him 10 tell Sampson "a
come and see him. About two weeks after
Sampson came 70 him laughing. and asked
n he knew what Coughlin wanted him "a
do He said; ..No.p and sampson said
'Tie wanted me to do up DIR. Cronin.' y
Witness said he told Sampson TO tell DR..
Cronin about il. and 70 keep away from the
whole business Several times after this
CouehiIn asked witness 70 try and induce
Sampson 70 do the job. Garrity denied
having any feeling Of enmity against
Coughlin.
Paul Holhg. desk sergeant at the East
Chicago avenue station was the next wit
ness. He did Eot sec coughlin on the even
ing Of May4 In the early part Of May ON
Ger COughlin was called up by telephone by
man named Sullivan saying he wanted
ceuFhlin 10 come 70 his house. Coughlin
was not in the station at the time but the
witness gave him the message. Coughlin
said II was Sullivan. The ice man, who
wanted 10 sec him. Desk Sergeant Robert
G. Montgomery said coughlin used the tel
ephone nearly every day and appeared 20 be
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 al rs Oak street. Is a member Of the
Clan Ma Gael and Il treasurer OF Columbia
Camp. He knew John r. Beggs and had
several conversations about cronin's dlsap-
pearance. Both Of them thought DR.. Gro
min alive. The witness said he knew no
reason why DR. Crunis should be removed.
His further testimony was In regard 10 the
disposition OF the funds collected and re-
ganiing the trial Of DIR. Cronin, but nothing
was brought out The witness was well ac-
quainied with Alexander Sullivan but never
heard him say anything about DIR. Cronin.
J. d. HAgEcrty, railroad clerk. testified
that after fhe trial Of DR. Cronin Alexander
Sullivan told him that DR. Cronin was \
scoundrel and menace 10 the Irish cause
Il was witness impression that Sullivan
was trying 70 impress him with the opinion
tha; Cronin should be exterminated The
witness was Of the same opinion at that
time Tim Crane. who has since died. cir
culatcd the statement that Cronin was n
dangerous man and atraitor. At that time
Alexander Sullivan was not alone in his
opinion LeCarpn. who was n friend OF
Alexander Sullivan. was n member Of the
committee which tried DIR. Cronin- He was
introduced 20 the witness BY Sullivan at the
trial as n man worthy Of confidence in the
Irish cause. He was also opposed 10 DIR.
Crouin az the time on account Of the state
ments fnom Alexander Sullivan Witness
Is member Of Camp 81 Of the United
Brotherhood
Tho next witness was Chief Of Police
Hubbard, who repeated n statement made
70 him by the prisoner. Woodruff. and
which the chief said he believed TO bo n
true story. IL was 20 the effect that the
two men named King and Fairburn had
hired him several days before the tragedy,
10 have a horse and wagon ready when
they notified IL, paying him twenty i've dol
On May tie was ordered TO be ready at
nine O'Clock He drove the men 70 the
Carlson cottage. After few minutes
in wait they came out with tho
trunk which was placed in the wagon BY
directions he drove to the pier at the lake,
on Fullerton avenue. the intention being TO
throw the trunk into deep water. Some
fishermen were encountered. however, and
II was decided to drive to Edgewaier. sew
eral miles distant Here while reconnoiter-
ing the lake front a rural police officer ques-
toned them, and being alarmed, they de
icrInined TO drive cityward again. While
passing the man hole they ordered him 10
TO stop. The trunk was taken out by the
two men and lifted into the hole. II wastoo
large, however, 10 20 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 II was the
corpse OF 4 woman The trunk was lifted
back into the wagon. but subsequently
thrown into the clump Of bushes where il
was found Then he drove the men to Lin
coin Park, where they departed.
A loud bukzing went through the court
room when the chief concluded, and II was
renewed when coroner Hertz, holding up n |
small package, announced that he proposed |
TO submit some Of the private papers Of the |
deceased BE first read two dispatches from !
New York, one dated January Is. and signed |
J. T. Mcmahon, requesting the doctor to be |
at Westminster Hotel January |
Is for a committee meeting, and the other |
OF January IS, signed Bonayre, saying: |
h,f
send your report on the trial. To this n |
copy Of the reply was appended: II note |
as / did at the trial Maclxay has the rec |
ortis.r Then came the minority report of |
the Buffalo trial. signed by Dr. McGahey, of |
and indorsei by Cronin. Final |
ly the coroner submitted the notes Of the |
evidence taken at tais trial. the handwrit |
Ing Of the deceased having FIRST been identi- |
fed. In this document the objections raised |
bv Alexander Sullivan against Crcnin sit |
ting on the committee were stated at length. |
At 4.So p m, when the reading Of the |
private papers Of the murdered man had |
been read, coroner Hertz faced the jury and |
said imprcssively: "Gcntlemen, do you |
want 10 hear any more witnessesi / have |
plenty more II you do.n Quick as flash \
reply from the foreman: 81 think |
we have heard enough. We would like TO
retire. His colleagues nodded assent and |
and at las the six men filed into the coro-
ner's private ONCE. The doors were closed |
and guards placed on the outside as a bar |
against eavesdroppers.
II was within few minutes Of ten o'c. Jck |
when the foreman intimated that the iary |
had agreed upon averdict. Only coroner
Hertz and 4 small knot Of spectators were
in the room. Tho verdict was read in slow |
and impressive tones;
We the undersigned. iary appointed 10
make inquiry according 10 law ns 70 how the |
holy viewed came 70 his DEATH state ns our YER
icl frum the crideuce;
L That the body is that Of Patrick II. cronln.
known a. Or. CrOnin-
but nom violent means.
3 That the said Patrick II. Crunin was dc.
rcXcd from his home on North Clark street on
nc evening OF May 4 iSSQ. by some p,rson or
I~csons 70 the coilhEo known ~ The Carlson