Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-11-15
CHICAGO'S GREAT TRIAL
THE FINDING OF THE DOCTORS
CLOTHES AND INSTRUMENTS
Street Cleaners Flush the Sewer and
Find the Articles in Manhole-
The Doctors Prescription Book
Important Testimony.

While some workmen were engaged in
cleaning sewer in Chicago, last Friday,
two vaises were unearthed, one n leather
and the other the remnants of paper one. In
the leather valise was found Dr. Cronin's
prescription book, with several prescrip
tions bearing his signature. The paper one
dropped to pieces as it was pulled out and
from it rolled mass of tattered clothing
that bore the evidence of having been cut in
strips with a sharp knife. The only intact
garment was the vest which was in the cen
tire with the cover which encircled the doc
tors case of surgical instruments. The sur
gical case and prescription book bore the
doctors name, and they, as well as every
article of outward clothing, were recognized
by friends as the property of the doctor.
All these things were found only one
block from the spot where the bloody trunk
was discovered, or only half a mile south of
where the body of Cronin was found in the
catch basin On Sunday the police tished
out of another sewer piece of carpet about
18 inches square and thought to be piece
of that which covered the floor of the Carl
son cottage the night DIR. Cronin was muir
dered. 1t was found a block below the man
hole into which DR.. Cronin's clothes and
surgical instrument were thrown; two blocks
south of where the trunk was found. There
were no signs of blood on it as far as could
| be determined and States Attorney LOuge
necker and his associates examined the find.
They consider the discovery an important
one. DR.. Cronin's shoes and watcn are still
miss ng. The watch was, it is thought,
kept 10y the murderers and disposed of for
money, but the shoes were undoubtedly
placed i'll some manhole.
Another sensation of the week was the
sandbagginy Saturday night of Mrs. Maud
ie Morgan, said to be an important witness
for the prosecution. She was returning
from visit about $3.50 o'clock. To shorten
the distance she walked through the alley in
the rear of the house. She had just enter-
ed the alley when person closely wrapped
in heavy shawl stepped from the shadow
of the building and dealt her severe blow
on the head. Had it not been for roll OF
hair the blow would have probably killed
! her. For nearly an hour Mrs. Morgan was
unconscious. Upon her recovering she de-
scribed her assa lint as q mau disguised as
a woman.
| Alexander Sullivan was released from
his $25, coo bail bond in connection with
the Cronin case Saturday. There was no
opposition TO the motion.
Progress o. the Trial.
Ev- Police Ca5taiu 5 3haaok gave O'5uili-
vans conversation with references to max ng
Dr.. Cronin's acquaintance at a meeting Of
Irish nationalists This was a secret or
| canization. the secrecy extending even to
tine names of the members. George W.
| Hubbard. chief of police of Chicago. tes-
! titled to taking possession OF the bloody
! trunk. and identified the trunk. the pail
/ and the lock and KEYS tie also identilied
Burke as the man brought from Winnipeg
under his supervision. Walter ). llaines.
n professor of chemistry. testified thar he
| had examined pieces of wood. paper. etc
| taken from the Carlson cottage, aAd that
| they bore blood stains.
! Gus Klare. atinnar testified that on Monday
! morning after the murder Burke came to
| The shoD where be worked and had a .,ai-
| yanized iron box soldered. it being abo,n II
/ bv % inche, in size: the witness continued.
.t,ye rot 10 talking about this case here. as
! | read it in the paper Sunday evening and
! lie said Dr. Cronin was "A British spy and
ought TO be killed "
"Before YOU soldered the box did YOU do
anything 60 the lid -
.Nes sir had to scrape il because there
/ was sand and one thing and the other on
it,
| II.
/ thing while Burl,e was there 2''
mo sir. tried 10 cut the cord and he
wouldn't have tlat.n
"What did ne saw about il when Won
were going to cut the cord ~
"He showed nv arm 10 one side and
soid for Gods sake don't cut it, or some
remark like that. told him had TO cut
il to make a lob. and he said do it anyway.
it don't make any difference what kind OF a
ioh If is
.Joseph O'Bvrne. senior Guardian of the
| Cronin camp OF Clau-na- Ciael was then re-
coIl.d He said That ON Tuesday following
DR. Cronin's disappearance ne had Mau,
rice Morris meet John +. Beprs. and had a
talk with him. The examination proceeded
nc follows.
own Won state to fine iurv what tbat
| coovcrsoffnn was and how il bagnu and all
ohout titg''
/ .lvoU osi,eI Baaos ,ybot v,a ware ,ro-
inc to do with reference 10 the disapr.ar-
, onco of Cronin. ito!d MIN tbourht that he
.horId call y counscI to see il we could NOT
do sonethino. he said he thopcbt tbe doc.
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