Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-25
THE CRONIN MYSTERY
NEARLY ALL CHICAGO TRYING IN
YARIoUs WAYs.T0 CLEAR IT UP.

lNEARLY ALL CHICAGO TRYING IN
TARIOUs WAYs.TO CLEAR IT UP.
what Mrs. Conislin and Her Husband
Say-The Coroner's Inquest and what
1t Did and Did Not Reveal SOME
Arrests Another Murder
Also Reporters Find.
CHioAao, May a.--Shortly alter the news
OF the finding Of the body Was received a
reporter called on Mrs. Conklin at her
home, where the doctor resided. When in
formed OF the finding Of the body she said
she was not surprised. She had alwaye
said he was murdered.
'You will, said the reporter. ''undoubt.
edIy give the police the benefit Of your
knowledge OF Dir. Cronin's enemies to aid in
finding the murderers."
II don't know that wills'' she replied.
"They seem to know so much that they
won't appreciate what I can tell them, =
and Mrs. Conklin shut the door.
Her husband had an interview with
Police Captain Shaack late at night, but
the officials deny he gave any Information
reporters.
CHICAGO, May 23.-It is reported that an
| arrest has been made OF q confederate ol
Woodruff, who is believed to have been
implicated in the murder of DR.. Cronin.
The police are reticent. Inquest will be
held this afternoon:
W. P. Rend; prominent Irishman, had
long talk with the states attorney about
the Cronin case, this morning. Before go
ing he said to a reporter that he could put
his hand on the man who instigated the
murder. Afterward he refused to talk, but
the states attorney said lie received clues
which would. he believed, soon lead to the
arrest of the murderer. The chief OF de-
tectives said there would probably be "a
number of arrests this afternoon.
The states attorney said. this afternoon,
that he has clue which he ia almost Ger.
tain will lead to the detection, within
"a hours. OF the conspiracy which resulted
in Cronin's death. s.
THE POST MoRTEM EXAMINATION.
CHICAGO. May 23.-The post Dortsm ex.
amination OF the body of DR.. Cronin was
held this evening. DR.. Todd, county ply
sician, and his assistant DR.. Egbert, di
rected the examination, which was care
fully made and occupied nearly three hours.
The skull was cut open and the brain re-.
moved. After the scalp had been
taken off the doctors discovered
that the bones composing the skull had
scarcely been marked by blows; sharper
instrument was thought to have caused
the doctors death. There was no sign of
congestion sbout the brain. but the lungs
ard pulmonary cavity were filed Vith
blood. The physicians say this might
have resulted from the fact that the body
was placed head downwards in the catch
basin.
A cut of half an inch was found upon
the neck, and severe bruises upon the lower
limbs.
The theory that he was choked to death
was easily exploded. The doctors found
NO SIGNS OF sUFFoCATloN,
and discovered no bruises about the neck,
such as would result from strangling man
with towel or rope.
The physicians were taken aback on find
ing there was no fracture Of any kind of
the skull bones or small bones about the
face. DR.. Todd was of the opinion that
the cuts on the scalp must have been made
with knife or some lighter weapon than
an ice pick or hatchet. but he could not ae-
count for the cause, except from the con-
tusions resulting from severe blows.
The physicians could not agree as to the
cause OF death, although all were of the
opinion that CroDin might have been
KILLED BY A BLOW
at the outer corner OF the left eye. Even
this blow was not hard enough to fracture
or splinter the bones under the skin.
The dentist fully identified plate sup.
porting the false teeth as one he made over
a year ago for DR.. Cronin. He also iden-
titled the gold filling in one OF the upper
teeth.
John Cronin, a brother of DR.. Cronin,
arrived from Arkansas, this afternoon,
and positively identified the body as that
OF his brother.
friends of DIR. Cronin met, this evening,
and it was decided to hold the funeral
services Sunday and bury DR.. Cronin in
Calvary cemetery.
WOODRUFF INDICTED BY THE GRAND JURY.
Woodruff, or Black, who Glazing to have
hauled the mysterio trunk on the night
OF Cronin's disappearance, was indicted by
the grand jury this afternoon for the theft
of the horse. He still maintains he can
clear up the trunk mystery and the Cronin
mystery ii be was sent out with two OH.
GERS.
VIM. B. Hotchkiss, a reporter for the
'Inter Ocean," did little police work, to-
night, on his own account. The result
NAV be disclosure that another person
besides Crouin was murdered. Hotchkiss
found that the suburban police had neg
lected to search tae catch-basin after re-
moving Cronin's corpse. He decided to
undertake the work himself and a little
patience and toll soon showed he was not
to 20 unrewarded. In the bottom OF the
sewer basin, concealed in the water, was
FOUND BLOODY TOWEL
exactly similar to the one wrapped around
Cronin's head. Further cropping brought
up a human finger so badly decomposed
thai it was impossible to determine wheth-
er that of man or woman.
Recollection OF Woodruff's story about
the body of the woman who was brought
from the barn, as we'll as the theory OF q
probable fight between CROWN and the
other parties. The woman's body, Wood
ruff said, was cut up in pieces and the lind
ing of the finger is taken as possible cor
roboration of his story. The doctors who
examined Cronin's corpse say none OF his