Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-26

quiry, "the main points, however are cor
rect.n
"How did you come to make such state
mentw
in's office on the eve OF his going away on
some erraud connected with Irish affairs.
He met mo in the corridor Of the building, in
which he had his office on the day named in
the AFFIDAVIT and told me he wanted me 10
help him by giving him statement OF tho
had been involved after tho Palmer
house committee row. IL was all done hur.
riedly, but tho facts are there, and shall
be able to substantiate them when the time
comes"
Haggerty seemed very much chagrined
that the affidavit got out
ats publication was promature," said he,
'.and l deeply regret the fact. suppose
that II was in DIR. Cronin's private papers
and was gwen out by some indscrcct
friend.n
Mention was made by the reporter of the
ugly rumors floating around regarding certain
prominent Irishmen. Haggerty then said
"I want 1t understood that, while did this
thing for DIR. Gronin, as a personal favor,
aud Mt time when he was on the point OF
leaving the city TO appear at an important
trial of men charged with misappropriating
funds CT the Irish National organizations.
at the same time deprecated the publication
of such matters, which, as thought were
intended for service only within closed doors
and for the purpose Of ferreting out cvil-
doers within the order. l also desire to say
that the premature publication of
the inner facts that belong ex-
olusively to the inner workings of such
societies, and insinuating that certain men
had or had not been guilty of this allegated
malfeasance, is short.sighted and will un-
doubtedly work evil to the organizations
themselves. If there are any criminals
within or without these organizations who
have n controlling influence in Irish affai rs,
. t1,Ap, hntr hann ft,at tpttnN NJ In
procuring the death of DIR, Cronin i believe
God will bring them to justice in his own
good time"
MIR. Haggarty ntimated that startling
facts would be disclosed at the proper time.
He would not go into particulars, but said
that when oil the facts came out as como
they must, persons occupying high places
would be involved.
WHERE Is THE DoCuMENTl
Thomas Tuite, city treasurer of Detroit,
Mich, and an old tinie friend of Cronin's
came to the city, today, to view the re-
| mains. Interviewed, he said that
while here last summer Cronin
gave him printed document t., to
| disappeared or was murdered tnat document
| would furnish clue to the inurderers. AS
near as Tuite can remember it was de-
| tailed account Of the two Investigations of
his life and character made by certain par
| ties. The purport of the whole thing was
| that the men who had started this mvcstiga-
| tion were the men who. IL he should be
| murdered, would be responsible for his talk
| ing off. He had several copies of the docu-
| ment, and must have distributed them among
| his friends. AT this same visit the doctor
| talked much of his coming death at the
hands of assassins. He said his enemies had
| tried to ruin him in his profession and
blacken his character, and they would yet
| take his life. Tuitc asked him why he did
not leave Chicago, feeling, as he
said he did, that he was living in an atmos-
phere of murder. He said, How can
leave and give up the results of the work of
lifetimei" Besides, they would tell lies
about me and impute all sorts of motives to
me for leaving"