Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1889-06-14
It Finds that tho Clau.na.Gael Was
at the Head of the Conspiracy
to Remove Cronin,
And that Societies Like the Clan.na-
Gael are Not In Accord with
American Institutions.
Alexander Sullivan Placed Behind the Bars-
Thirty Other Warrants to Be Issued
The Verdict.

mu Mu1ucI ChS6. ahhau O4dVtAU-
sen, the Swedish expressman who
kauled the furniture from the Clark
street fat opposite Cronin's Office to the
Carlson cottage, told his story as it has
Already been published. Officer Moore
told Of a conversation he had had with
Cronin, in which the latter said that
Sullivan had threatened to kill him and
that he knew that there was conspir-
acy to put him out of the way.
The next witness was
Chief of Police Hubbard,
who repeated the story told by>Wood-
ruff, as heretofore given. DR.. Cronin's
private papers were next put in evil
dence, duplicating Alexander Sullivan,
John 7. Maroney, and several others.
Had Heard Enough
It was 4:SO p. m. when the reading Of
the private papers of the murdered man
was finished. Coroner Hertz faced the
jury, and said impressively: "Gentle-
men, do you want to hear any more w.t.
nesses? I have plenty more il you do."
Quick as flash came the reply from
the foreman: II think we have heard
| enough. We would like to retire.
His colleagues nodded assent and at
AS the six men filed into the coroner's
| private office. The doors were closed
and guards placed on the outside as
bar against eavesdroppers. At 6 o'clock
| a request came out for supper and it was
served from a neighboring restaurant.
1t was within few minutes of 10
o'clock when the foreman intimated that
the jury had agreed upon a verdict.
Only Coroner Hertz and small knot of
! spectators were in the room.
Tho Verdict.
We, the undersigned, jury appointed
to make inquiry as to how the body
viewed by us came to his death state as
our verdict from the evidences:
!. That the body is that of Patrick Fl.
Cronin, known as DR.. Cronin.
2. That his death was not from nat
ural causes, but from violent means.
8. That the said Patrick H. Cronin
was decoyed from his home on North
Clark street on the evening of Nay 4,
| 1889, by some person or persons to the
cottage known as the "Carlson cottage"
situated at No. 1879 North Ashland ave-
nue..
4. That at said cottage the said Gro
min was murdered by being beaten on
his head with some blunt instrument in
the hands Of some person or persons to
| US known.
5. That the body after said murder
was committed was placed in a trunk
! and carried to Edgewater on a wagon
by several persons and by them placed
in catch basin at the corner Of Evans
ton avenue and Fifty.ninth street, Lake
View, where it was discovered May az.
hat
sively to our minds that plot or con-
spiracy was formed by a number of per-
sons for the purpose of numbering said
Cronin and concealing his body; said
plot or conspiracy was deliberately con-
trived and cruelty executed.
Z. We have carefully inquired into
the relations sustained by said Cronin to
other persons while alive to ascertain if
he had any cause or enmity with any
person sufficient to causeehis murder
8. 1t is our judgment that no other per-
son or persons except some of those who
are or had been members of certain
secret society known as Omitted Broth
erhood," or "Clan-na-Gael," had any
cause to be the instigators or executors
Of such plot or conspiracy to murder
said Cronin.
Q. Many of the witnesses testifying in
the case have done so with much evi-
dent unwillingness and, as we believe,
with much mental reservation.
We find from the evidence that num-
Der of persons were parties to this plot
and conspiracy to murder the said Gro
min, and that Daniel Coughlin, Patrick
o. Sullivan, Alexander Sullivan, and
one Woodruff, alias Black, were either
principals, accessories, or had guilty
knowledge of said plot and conspiracy
to murder said Cronin and conceal his
BODY, and they should be held to answer
to the grand jury.
We also believe that other persons
were engaged in this plot or had guilty
knowledge Of it, and should be appre-
hended and held to the grand jury.
We further state that in our Judgment
all secret societies whose objec are
| Clan-na-Gael, or the United Brother
are injurious to American institutions.
Thirty Warrants to He Issued.
1t is reported in police circles that no
less than thirty warrants are being made
out for suspected accessories. all of
which will be served within twenty-four
hours. The list is said to include John
F. Beggs, Officer Dan Brown, Harry
Jordan, Michael Boland, Lawrence r.
Buckley, Peter McGheehan. D. C. Fee
ley, Frank Murray, J. ]. Bradley, J. J.
Guinea and John Moss. 1t is also re-
ported that q warrant will be issued for
the arrest of Henry LIE Caron, the Eng
lish SPY, and his extradition demanded.
The majority of those named are promi-
pent officers of the Clan-nac Gael.
Alexander Sullivan in Jail.
immediately upon the verdict being
rendered Deputy Sheriffs Palmer, Brod-
| erick and Williams drove in q carriage
to the residence of Alexander Sullivan
on Oak street in the North division and
arrested him. The party was rapidly
driven to the county jail, where, after
the usual forms had been gone through,
Sullivan was placed in a cell ON the
ground floor rear where the anarchists
! were incarcerated. -
81 Grand Army Encanpment Rstes. :
MILWAUKEE, June lit appears that
/ tho G. A. r. veterans to the number Of
5000 or more, who expect to attend
| the annual encampment here, are not to
get the I cent q mile rate asked for
| Advices have been received that the
Western States Passenger association ct
recent meeting, failed to act on the
matter, and Chairman Abbott is quoted
| as saying they would not rescind the
previous resolve to make the rate fare
and half for the round trip. Il
| Tireman's Tournamsnts.
| FARGO, N. D., June 12.-The sixth
| annual convention Of North DakOtA 6re-