Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-19
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THE .CRONIN MYSTERT.
Moro Testimony Before the Corener's Jury.
An Alleged Important Arrest.

Il 90, An Aue&eu 4mPQrCant ArTese.
GMe1ao, June 317.-Andrew y. Duggon
| tsstifsd at length to his alleged knowledge
Of lawyer Besgs' snmity to Cronin. Beggs
Is Genior Guardian Of the Clan.na- Gael
camp which is said to have tried Cronin for
| treason. ,'iA a. . 81 zf*.si 5'AsL-if -~-~
Beggs himself testified. He disavowed all
enmity to Cronin, and insisted that while
he had regarded the doctor as visionary and
somewhat fanatical, they were really on
terms Of personal friendship, a.e
T. P. O'Connor, an active member of
IClan-na-Gael, ard one OF Cronin's intimate
friends, testified that he was at one time
approached by an agent Of the triangle and
notified to prepare himself for 'secret
mission" to Great Britain on behalf OF
THE "PHYsIcAL FORCE SOCIETY,""
O'Connor was warned by Cronin not to
| obey the mandate, an intimation being
given that it was snare to get him out OF
the way and betray him into the hands oi
the British government.
Two members Of the firm OF Lester & Co.,
brokers, testified again as to Alexander
Sullivan's speculations.
Geo. Beckwith of Lake View testified
| that about April 8 a man giving his name
as Mulcahey walked into his ut ore at Lake
View and engaged in conversation. He
| corresponded to the descriptions of the man
| who hired the Carlson cottage. He told
Beckwith be was an Odd Fellow and a rela-
tive OF Sullivan, the iceman. Mulcahey
borrowed SO on the strength of his Odd
Fellowship. Reclaimed to hail from Fon.
da, Iowa. Bsckwith saw him some time
later on ona Of Sullivan's ice wagons.
| Mulcahey was arrested to-day, and Beck
with identified him. He was afterwards
released, but is
P -. (. UNDER SURVEILLANCE.
immediately after the discovery of
Cronin's body, O'Sullivan's ice house and
Carlson's cottage we're photographed. Mar.
tin Burke, who was standing near the ice
house at the time was inadvertently
photographed. This same Burke is now
said to be arrested at Winnipeg on
charge OF being one the Williams brothers
who rented the cottage and the man who
hired the expressman to move the furni-
ture from the Clark street fat to the cot.
tage. The photograph was shown this
afternoon, to the Carlsons. Old man Carl
son thought he recognised Burke, but his
graph is imperfect and somewhat clouded.
The jury debated for some time upon the
advisability OF indicting Burke at once, in
order that steps be taken promptly for his
extradition. Finally it was resolved, how
ever, to defer action until the expressman
who was sent to New York to identity
Maroney, should return and see the photo
graph. --.,.
MARoNEY AND MCDONALD RELEASED.
New YORK, June 17.-Three men who
came from Chicago for the purpose OF
identifying Maroney and Mcdonald as
principles or accomplices in the murder OF
DR.. Cronin, visited the Tombs this morning.
The suspects were placed in line with q
score of other prisoners, but the Chicago
men failed to identify them.
New YORK. June 17.-ludge Andrews this
morning discharged Maroney and McDon-
aid, Cronin suspects, on the ground that
them.
AN ARREST AT WINNIPEG.
WINNIPEG, June 17.-Last night the chief
OF police arrested Martin Burke, alias De-
laney, wanted for completely in the Cronin
murder. He was boarding the eastern ex-
prest and had tichet for Liverpool.
Burke has retained counsel and is deter
mined not to voluntarily return to the
states. He denies all knowledge Of, or
completely in the Cronin matter, aud as
serts he is merely making a trip to Ireland
via Winnipeg. He refuses to say anything
farther or to see any person other than
counsel.
The police are instructed by the Chicago
authorities to hold him by all means as he
is principal.
CONSIDERED AN IMPORTANT ARREST.
CHICAGO, June 17.-When Chief Hubbard
was asked for an explanation OF the arrest
OF Burke at Winnipeg, he said: "It's a
very important arrest and will be followed
by another in this city"
CHICAGO, June 1.-THE police consider
the capture of Martin Burke in Winnipeg
the most important yet made. He has
heen identified as the man who hired the