St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-27
The Man Who Hired Woodruff
Now in the Hands of the
Chicago Police.
A Scheme to Bring the Pair
Together and Watch the
Explosion.
Mutual Accusations Expected
Which May Lead to Inn
portant Developments.
Detective Dan Coughlin Still
Held at the Harrison
Street Station.

HELD at Lne harrison
Street Station.
CHICAGO, May 25.-An extraordinary
chain of circ umstances was brought to
light this evening. Young Miss Muir
ply, who declared she saw DR.. Cronin
coming down town several hours after
he left home, never to return, is the
daughter of a saloonkeeper in whose
place an attempt was once made, it is
said, to arrest Cronin for an alleged
woman scrape. Miss Murphy is also
reported to be relative of Detective
Whalen, the partner of the suspected
Officer Coughlin. This latter state
ment Miss Murphy denies. The
street car conductor, Dwyer. who cor
roborated the story that Cronin was seen
coming down town and presumably
took train out of the city, is said to
have since resigned and disappeared.
An eX-street car man named Tiernan.
whose whereabouts could not be learned
tonight, has recently been in the en-
ploy of the ice man P. o. Sullivan. 1t
was one of the business cards of this
ice man that played such part in lur-
ing Cronin to death. Another arrest
has been made in connection with the
Cronin murder. The man King, de-
scribed by the prisoner Woodruff, alias
Black, as the person who hired him to
steal a horse out of Deans barn the
night of DR.. Cronin's disappearance,
was captured at o'clock this morning
IN A HOUSE OF ILL FAME.
The arrest was made by detectives
from the Central station, who acted
under orders from Chief Hubbard. The
capture was made with all possible
secrecy, and King was taken to the
Central station by circultous route.
The officers walked beside King in an
easyEand natural manner and succeeded
in getting'him into the station without
attracting any attention. In number
of particulars King answers the des-
When Woodruff, alias Black, first
oft-repeated particulars as to how
he met King and was engaged
by him to take part in the tragedy of
the trunk. 1t is mystery why King has
not been arrested before, though
at no time has he apparently manifested
any desire to leave the city, so it is un-
derstood from the police. The arrest
has been kept secret, as it is desired to
confront Woodruff with King. When
brought together the men may indulge
in mutual accusations that will he of
value. King was the husband of
courtesan who died not long ago, and
has associated with the criminal or the
quasi criminal classes for years, it is
said. 1t has been believed for some
time that while Woodruff may have told
the truth in some respects he also made
misleading statements. In this connec-
ton it is significant that in important
details the description Of King is de-
fective.
THE SMITH FAMILY LARGE.
If Willard j. Smith tells true
story Detective Coughlin's unknown
Smith, the man for whom he says he
hired the horse on the night of Cronin's
terry. At a socialistic meeting at
Waverly hall this afternoon reporter
was approached by an acquaintance
and Smith was pointed out as the man
implicated in Coughlin's story. The
reporter accosted Smith and the
latter said he did not know any
thing about the white horse. He is
going to see Chief of Police Hubbard
about the story, as he wants the chief to
know he had nothing to do with CrOnin's
disappearance. Smith says he came
here from Hancock, Mich, three years
ago. He knew Coughlin in that city,
and intended several times to look him
up here. but never did so until last
tuesday, when, happening to pass East
Chicago Avenue station, he went
in and talked with Coughlin. He
saw him again last Wednesday after
noon, accidentally meeting him Oh La
sale street. and has not heard of him
a real estate dealer here, and refuses to
give his occupation previous to entering
his present position. Tha he knew
Coughiin he admits, and that he was
twice with the detective immedi-
ately preceding the latter's assertion
made on Friday. that the man
wa was "HS% "Tom nc smifh.'' Ehss0 formerly nlsy
of Hancock, Mich, who had since gone
to New Mexico. Smith says he has no
relatives in the city and no brother. He
does not know of any one of the name
of Tom Smith in Hancock. Smiths
friends assert that Coughlin, finding it
necessary to invent name for the un-
known buggy driver, CHANGED to think
of his newly found frietd, and after
wards, to carry out the story, gave the
mysterious individual not only the
name, but the former whole address of
his friend.
HOW ABOUT coUGHLIN?
The mayor and Chief Hubbard, ac-
companied by Attorney Hynes, who is
assisting in the pursuit of the assassins
of DR.. Cronin, went to the Chicago ave-
nue. station at II o'clock last night and
held a long conference with Capt.
Setback regarding Dan COugblin's
connection with the case. In
discussing the case the point
was made in favor of Coughlin
that had he wanted this rig for any i'm
proper purpose he would not have said
''any rig will do" but would have been
very particular as to the kind to be used
for such purpose. On the other hand
the point was made against Coughlin
that his story given in explanation was
held that he might { as 'I we'll ell have have
given the name of "John Doe."
or any one else. as "Thomas
Smith," In summing it all up they de-
cided to hold Coughlin as witness"
After the consultation it is understood
that Detective Whalen was promptly
suspended to await further investiga-
ton. Whalen said to-day that after
Coughlin and himself were detailed Oh
the Cronin case to fathom the "white
horse" episode they wandered about
the streets for two days with
out meeting the man from Michi-