Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 18??-????, 1889-06-07
DAMAGING TESTIMONY
BROUGHT OUT ~ THE cRoNN IN
vEsTloATloN CASE.


vESTleATioN CASE.
Maurice Morris Tcstifies That He Believed
sIeGeeIaan Left PhlAde,rhia for the
Purpose Of killing croni1-AIex. suIli
vans Name Prominently Mixed Up Ii
the cass-Luke Dillon to Testify.
CHICAGO, June e.-An the evidence 10
the Cronin inquest was directed toward
establishing the fact that the deceased
was firmly impressed with the idea that
his Life was endangered through the ma
chinations of Alexander Sullivan. Mau-
rice Morris. member of the Clan ma
Gael, said that, at the last convention, be
had heard several delegates say that Gro
min and DIR. McCahey, OF Philadelphia
ought 70 be gotten rid of. Cronfn haG
told him that he belle sed McGeehan
the PhiladelPhian, had come to Chicago
at the instigation of Alex Sullivan. tc
Kill him. Joseph 0'Byrne, senior guar.
dian of Camp $50, swOre that on the day
before the physician disappeared, Cronin
had told him that he was badly broken
up and discouraged. and that he be
heved he would give up and let thoss
rascals, Alex Sullivan and Recorder OF
Police Michael Boland. OF Kansas City,
complete their nurderous designs and
kin him. O'Byrne went on TO SAY that
he had heard Mc5eehan say that Cronin
and McCahey ought to be killed, because
they were scoundrels. He had heard
that there was trial in Camp 20. but
knew nothing definite ON the point. lie
did not, however, believe that Croni1
was traitor.
cronin Tried ard Convicted.
Closely pressed. he admitted that ru-
mors that CsoniB had been tried and con-
xicted came TO him through friends OF
the latter. p. McGary. a Lakeview
boiler maker ard intimate friend of the
dead man, gave his evidence with sc
much dramatic effect that once or twice
he was applaudei. He testified that
Cronin had several times told him that
his life was in danger. that Alex. Sulli-
van, if he was murdered. would be
found to be the instigator and that there
were papers in his safe that would con-
meet Sullivan with the deed. Witness
told how he went 20 Toronto and met
Long, the reporter. who was responsible
for the circumstautial stories regarding
CroniD having been seen in that city.
Mc(iary offered him s. 600 to substan-
tiate what be had written. but he could
not do IT, Instead he said: Il wish To-
God had never had anything to do with
this business lie had heard that Ice
Dealer Sullivan, Detective Coughlin and
Detective Whalen were members of
Camp 90 1t was matter of daily con-
vcrsation among the members of the
clan that there was conspiracy 10 XII
Cronln. AT one meeting OF Camp ~,
when the witness remarked that the
man who gave leIaron his credeniliis
was worse than LeCaron nlnlselt, Law
yer beggs remarked; There must De
union anG unity among ifishhAeii' even
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