Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-30

foreBhadow other arrests, becsuae II ~
known that he hes been ucder the sur
veillanoe OF the pipkerton detectives ever
since the disappsa!anee of DR.. Oronin, on
the ath instant. Though he was con-
stantly Swallowed II was deemed 9ise not
to arrest him until other important evil
dence was obtained to demonstrate how
far-reaching was the conspiracy which
had for its object the murder Of Oronin.
Tho arrest of McGeehan is Interpreted N
local Clan.na. Gael eircles to mean that
the net is being drawn in by the detec-
tives, and that it will eventually land all
the participants in the foul crime.
CHICAGO, May 2S.--The Cronin mys.
terry is steadily approaching solution.
p. o. Sullivan made the important con.
tribution'toward unraveling the tangled
web last night. Since the discovery Of
the fact that the murder was committed
in the cottage ut No. 1879 Ashland ave-
nue., almost under the shadow Of his own
homo, Sullivan hae been daily taken
before the authorities and vigorously
pumped. As consequence he has been
caught in SO many contradictory stories
that when confronted with the mass Of
testimony against him, or rather the EVIL
dence that he had been steadily trying to
conceal something, he weakened and
made clean breast of all he knew. The
police at late hour last night refused to
make public this information.
At 10 O'Clock last night, John Ofonin,
brother OF DIR. Cronin, swore out war
rant before Justice Kerstein charging
Daniel Coughlin, the detective, with
murder. The warrant was served on
Ooughlin at the Harrison street police
station, where he has been detained
since his arrest on Saturday night.
Harry Jordan, man who came from
Philadelphia some time ago and who Is
said to have been an intimate friend of
McGeehan, was yesterday placed into
custody to be held as O witness. II is
suspected that he knows something OF
MeGeehan's movements that may prove
of value. The police do not charge him
with being one Of the principals in the
murder.
Among those who heard McGeehan's
murderous remarks was detective nomi-
nally in the employ of the Union Dsteo.
tive Agency, but in reality in the pay Of
theScotland Yard Police force OF London.
When Cronin disappeared the Scotland
yard man began shadowing MoGeehan.
Meantime the friends Of Cronin in Phils-
deiphia notified the Pinkerton Agency,
who put a trailer after MoGeehan, but
apparently without learning much about
him. 1t was reported to the Chicago
police by the Pinkertons that they had
followed Mcqeehan and had interviewed
and found him all right.
1t was learned by the Pinkertons that
the Scotland Yard detective had not
given up his work; that he had learned
that McGeehan spent money freely; made
only q pretenoe OF working; was seen in
the company of we'll known enemies OF
Oronin, and at last that he had not occu-
pied his room at McOoy's Hotel on the
night OF May 4th, but that he slept
nearly all day the following Sunday. so
certain was the Scotland yard man that
McGeshan was the tool OF faction OF
the Irish Revolutionary Society, and had
actually participated in the Cronin mur.
der, that he determined to arrest him on
his individual responsibility.
The PinkeFton people learned of the
Scotland yard mans intentions, and de-
oided to Illustrate his plans and win the
honors themselves by arresting McGee-
han, which they did.
DR.. Cronin was not acquainted with
McGeehan but few days before the muir
der, when friend pointed him out to
the doctor on CLARK street. With his
"ha-on'e-iet'e iraseaesiaasisy 81 TrGih
marched ~ 90 the fellow aud, g,appi0g
him n the shoulder a9fi
''McGeehsn, / understand that you
have threatened to Kill me. l believe my
friends" 'It's elie," replied Nee eehan,
aud he marched off.
Luke Dillon, who came here from Phil
adslphia, says that ne has received q
telegram saying that the Clan. pa Gael Of
Philadelphia has sent him 81 900 to for.
ward the work OF ferreting out the assaB-
| sine.
CHICAGO, May 2s.--Mayor Boldenwecl
OF Lake View was seen this morning By
a reporter and was asked for conGrma
! ton Of the published statement to the
effect that ice man Sullivan had made o
fnll confessian Of the plot to kill Dr.
Cronin and of the manner In which Il
was carried ont. The mayor declared
that it WINS untrue.
The published statement referred Il
sets forth that, in the presence OF Mayo
Boidenwech and two Chicago polict
officials, Sullivan on Monday confesset
that he had known OoughIin for year
instead of having become acquainted
with HIM only since the murder. HI
aiso admitted that he was a member o
tbs Ulan ns Gael in good standing, AMI
was present at Lincoln Hall, at No. 80
Lincoln avenue, the night Of March 90,
last, when Oronin and Others initiated
several new members, taking one of tn
officers chairs. He was confronte,
with the testimony Of Justice Malone,
to the effect that he was CLAN ma lac
member in good standing and he did no
deny it. The New York HerGld's Ohicag
dispatch adds:
asked Mayor Boldenweck when h
came out if there was anything in Sulli
vans statement Of startling nature, an
he said there was.
"Is thers enough in II to secure some
boiy's arrest and Indictment"
Indeed there ia, but l can't tell 20
anything about it. =
CHICAGO, May 30. = Detective Danit
Coughlin, Patrick o. Sullivan, the ice maj
and Frank j. Black, alias Woodruff, wei
indicted by the grand jury last night Il
the murder oil DR.. Cronin. This result WI
: reached after an investigation which bega
at noon and lasted seven hours, durin
which two dozen witnesses were examine
and mass OF evidence considered.
: The three prisoners were included In or
! Indictment, to which there were thrt
counts, one charging them with killing D
Cronin with blunt instrument, the secon
alleging the use OF sharp instrument, an
the third Instruments and means unknown
. No evidence was Introduced to prove
/ conspiracy and Dr. Cronin's private pare!
I were not placed before the grand Jury, III
/ witnesses called were those whose storl
/ have been told in general outline ii not
detail in the press. Judge Longeneek
thought 1t advisable to tighten the col
) into which the three prisoners had atead
5 been drawn aud fasten them with indie