Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-21
FOOTPRINTS IN THE PAINT.
Left by Cronin's Assassins in tho
Carlson Cottage.
MAY LEAD TO ANOTHER ARREST.
A Shoemaker Gives Pointer co the
Police - Burke Identified by
Dctective-o'sullivan Thought
TO be Weakening.
Another Suspect.

CHICAGO, June 20-Thc police have under
surveillance in the Cronin case another sus-
pect against whom they hope TO secure evil
dence which will connect him with tho con-
spiracy. When the Carlson cottage was ex.
amincd and the foot prints in tho fresh paint
on the floor were discovered, shoemaker
wrote TO the police Offering valuable sugges-
tons. Ho said q well known Irishman and a
Clan-naGael man, whose name no had seen
mentioned in the papers in connection with
the murder, was q customer of his
and that he had very peculiar feet.
a piece of the floor of the cottage
with stockingfoot prints on 1t was cut out
and taken to the police headquarters and
compared with tracing of his foot in pos
session of the shoemaker. They were found
to CORRESPOND almost exactly in size and
shape. Ever since this discovery was made
the man has been closely watched by tho
police, and is so guarded that he can not
leave the city. Tho shoomaker's tracing and
fragment of the flooring are in the hands
of the grand jury
The books Of the Chicago National bank
were called for by the Cronin grand jury,
to-day, and the hour was spent examining
the accounts of Alexander Sullivan, and in
comparing the dates of certain checks with
the dates OF Sullivan's operations on tho
board of trade.
Evidence was given to show Coughlin's
intimacy with various suspects, aud TO his
frequently expressed animoslty TO Cronin.
w. Il. Hatfield, salesman at Requell Sc
Co.'s, thought the resemblance of the man
who bought the furniture for the Carlson
cottage and the photograph of Burke was
strong, but was not positive of identity.
A number Of subp1nas were issued Just
before noon, and it was reported that tho
Jury had obtained a complete list of tho
membership of camp 90, Clan ma Gael, COM
monty known as the Columbia club, and had
directed q subpoena Of every member of that
organization. II was from this camp that
Cronin was expelled couple of years ago on
the charge of treason.
John II. Walsh, president of the Chicago
National bank, who was receiver for the
broker firm of Rosenvelt a. Co., after their
failure in 1887, was before the grand jury
nearly an hour explaining tho operations of
Alexander Sullivan on the board of trade in
1882 and 1888, as indicated by the books of
the firm. 1t was reported that so far as Mr..
Walsh's knowledge extended Sullivan ex-
perienced no severe loss. A number of other
witnesses were examined, but nothing of
importance was learned. 1t is probable the
Jury will complete its labors this week.
Nearly all the evidence within reach Of the
states attorney has been produced, and un-
less the police succeed in capturing C0oney
within the next forty-eight hours or discover
more duplicating evidence, the jury will
doubtless render its final report on the case
Saturday.
p. O'Sullivan, the iceman, was to-day re.
moved to the so-called boys department of
the Jail, the recognized haven for "sqealers."
1t is asserted the iceman has offered to make
a clean breast of everything he knows. His
motive for being willing now to confess is
alleged to be the fright over the arrest of
Burke and the search for Cooncy, tho lat
ter's partner.