The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-30
THE CRONIN SENSATION.
A FUND BEING RAISED TO PROSE
CUTE.
WOODRUFF DENIES MAKING
So FURTHER CONFESSIONS.
A VEHEMENT DENIAL FROM 81.
L0UfS.
It Might be Putting n Cope around His
Neck tf IcId what kncw-
The Money went 10 Help
BIaine's election.

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CHICAGO, ILL. May 90 Willard j.
Smith, of Michigan. visited Chief Hub
bard this morning, and was taken to
the Jail, where Detective Coughlln vas
ar ked if he was the man referred to as
the ore who hired the white horse and
buggy. Coughlin declared he was rot
the one. Chief Hubbard was appai-
emily Satisfied with this, and Smith was
Informed that the police did not want
him. ard he left in company with his
friends.
A fluid is now being raised TO prose
cute to the fullest extent the lnvestiga-
ton Of the murder conspiracy. Subscnp-
tions should be sent to W. L. Rend.
treasurer of this fund, at l52 east Madi-
son street. States Attorney l.onge-
necker denied the sensational stories /
printed this morning as TO astounding |
revelations made to the grard jury yes
terday by young Carlson. Captain
Setback and Pat Diuan, the liveryman.
To United Press reporter this morn |
Ing. Woodruff, under indictment Tor |
completely in tie murder, strongly de-
MED having made any further con
fesslon to Captain Scnaack. lie de-
clarcd he had told nothing different
from his first story, aud regretted nav
ing told so much. He refused to say ,
wnere he had met Detective COughhn, |
and remarked: 1t might be putting a |
rope around his neck if | told what
knew. and ! IN going TO do 1t.
Il fr..f la
Chicago avenue station TO the county
iaiI shortly after noon today.
Chief Of Police Hubbard tried his
band unsuccessfully AT pumping Cough
i'm and Woodruff this morning.
DENIES THE CHARGES.
ST. LOUIS, May pa prominent
Clan-na. Gael man of this city. vehe-
mently denies the charges of Chicago
papers that members Of the st. LOUIS
| Clan. na Gael were connected with the
Cronln conspiracy. He SAYS Cronln
discovered that the sum Of So, ,OUO bad
b, en- misappropriated and used 10 help
James G.. Blaine's Presidential cam
paIgn. The money was stolen ana cx-
pended for campaign purposes. ana was
To have been repaid 10 the loanerS after
Blaine was elected. Another member
of the order says that CrODiu 5 cOnnec-
ton with lie CarOn, tue British spy. IN
Chicago. was we'll known 10 members
iof the order here. and was much dis
Icussed after the exposures IN the Lon
don TIM es.
4 CONFERENCE WITH THE STATE ; ATroR-
MY.
CHICAGO. May 29.-There was pro
longed conference this afternoon at the
rooms of State 5 Attorney LongneckeI
between that official and Byron l.
Smith. receiver Of the Traders Bank,
which suspended some months ago
Bailif Mortimer. Scaulan aud Patrick
- Cavanaueh. the two latter being among
} the closest friends of DR. Z. IL Cronin
The object Of the conference. winch
was held at the instance of Clvdnaugh.
aud Seaman, was TO lay before The
e STATES attorney the alleged facts relat
jpg to an individual account with tie
defunct bank. which 1t Is believed Dl
: Cronin's friends. has an important
: bearing on the murder. Al
| the outside. a formal request wa
made of the States attorney to seize th'
books of the back forwith aud submit
! them to the grand jury. In then
r would be found ample evidence to beal
D ont Croniu 5 declarations, that Ger
e tain 'prominent Irish American ha'
\ been guilty of huge embezzlement o
e nationalist funds, when member o
/ the governing board of Clan na Gael, II
= support of the request Scanlan maze
long argument. lie said that whil'
u Alexander Sullivan was mem Der o
i the triumyirate. He went to Parls ah'
! demanded of Patrick Egan. then
An xIle from ireland. and acting treas
J. urer uf the Irish Ian league, the sum @
u so coo to be used in carrying out th'
< aims and objects of the physical force
y men i'm the United States. THIS sun
e was, after some delay, PAID 10 MN
y | Scanlan went on to say that severn
. months ago. when that institution
e went into the sherilf's hands. b
~ obtained permission 10 make full ex
lF animation of the books in the interest q
> Cronin and other prominent lrishnel
IL As a result he found that the sum e.
D. $50 600 had been deposited 20 Sullivan
/ personal credit, but he was unable
ie learn how il was so deposited ca
/ cent in a general way. The who
- amount. moreover. had been ara"
III ont bv means OF check. Ii was IN
~ transaction which DR.. Cronln ia
= called to the attention of the CONVEX
a. ton held at Philadelphia. Cronin urge
u u the appointment Of a trial commute
d, but sullivan managed to expla
VI the matter away, and u w
d dropped until last summe
De when the conflicting clans met IN Oh
eI city. Judge Longuecker listened
ae ~ tentively asking numerous question
u, and when Scsnlan had concluded
ol promised to give the request
IN serious and immediate attention. %
1uSs side of this the day was non.productI