The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-30
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The Evidence in the Cronin Case.
Important Testimony Adduced by
the Grand Jury Investigation.
Connection With the
Murder Growing Very Clear.
The Part That w. j. Star)ev
Seems to Have Played.
The Arrest OF "Man Named SMITH
Light Gradually Downing Upon
tho Dark and Bloody
Mystery.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, May ga morning pa
per publishes a long story of the investipa
IONS OF one OF its reporters in Toronto
The point sought to be established is
connection between Charles Long, the re
porter who sent out the dispatches allegin,
that he had seen and talked with DR.. Gro
min in Toronto, and W. j. Starkey. tb,
chicago lawyer, who has been in Toront,
Tor year or more n fugitive from Justice
charged with jury bribing. The pape
says
The proof is conclusive that Starkey sup
Died Charles Long, tho Toronto reporter
with the cue and material for the latter,
reports of Cronin's presence in Canada and
interviews with him.
For months before the murder Starke,
was in communication with the acknowl.
edged enemies OF DIR. Cronin and has been
since. Starkey left Toronto ON Sunday.
May ., the day after Cronin's disappear-
anee. without leaving word with anyone.
unless in secret, ~ TO his destination. lie
took train No. 5, at 1920 p.m.. on the
Great Western division of The GRIND
Trunk, which makes connection M lInmjI.
ton with New York, Detroit or lake steam.
ers. lie reappcarcd Friday, May 10, tho
gay longs first dispatch to the effect that
NTohih was IN Toronto WIS sent out. After
remaining over Saturday, when the second
ana detailed Interview WIS fixed up, he
disappeared again. Tho day following
the hndlng OF Cronin's body cipher tclc,
grams passed between Starkey nj No. 1875
fourth avenue, New York, and d. X.
Mason, ms business agent in Toronto. an
exile IN canada from the warehouse no.
celpl law OF Louisville. ky. Saturday. the
third day, starkcy's wife received a tele.
gram that he was on his way home. The
investigation shows TINT instead OF being
enemies, rs Long claims hu aud Starkov
are friends and have hold number Of
consultations, one Of them In slarkey's
house.
The reporter tells II his experiences IN
the company OF long Tor several DAYS i'm
AN effort to get him TO cenfesa. lie found
Long laboring under ~ intense nervous
STRAIN aud apparently on tbs point of
breaking down several times, but he was
held IN cheek by fear of tho
disgrace which hc would bring upon His
liihcr. who Is man ~ prominence and
highly respected. Long repeated fro.
lucnlly the formula. II will never r,.
.rlci, >" but finally sl.l that II the Chicago |
authorities would ayrc not Ia indict him |
10 would come here 10 testify. Itisalgo
lated that about eight months ago Starkey |
vas visited 10y prominent Chicago Irish.
nan and WIS givon s., 600 from n firm In
his city which was undcr Obligation 10
he fugitive.
About the middle Of February starkey
Ias again visited by q man, and after his
iah return TO Chicago q correspondence
nsucd between him and starkey which
aoased only with Starkcy's departure from
'oronto.
Mrs. slarkey was visited blythe reporter
he said Mr.. siarkcy left Toronto four
ccks ago. but had tologaphod from Nov
ork that he was on his way back.
''Nir starkcy lett before YOU knew ovc,
chicago that DIR. Cronin had disap.
AIRED, aaid AIn s,arkoy. I
"lndccd."
Yves; hc left Immediately after the day's
ipericncc, lie left Sunday and DR.. Cronin
sappcarcd Saturday."
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y me u there Is What have saidg''
Nothing yOn should not Yon bav,
w told The truth about tho tima of your
labaiiu leaving TOroutoh n