Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-06-17
A FULL CONFESSION.
Woodruff Tells What He Knows
About the Cronin MurdeA
SULLIVAN PAID FOR THE JOB
MODougall Melville P. 0. Sullivan and
Dan OOughlin Participated
ANNIE FURNISHED THE NERVE.
PAID FOR THE JOB
AISNIE FURNISHED THE NERVE

ANNIE FURNISHED THE NERVE.
Woodruff Ayers That This Is Eis First,
Last and OnIy Confesslon-IIe Tells
H,w lie Net the Consplrators, with
whom He Had Previously Associated
rs a Fenian, and Narrates the story Of
HIS Midnight Drive to the Carlson Cot
iags and How the Body Was Disposed Of.
CHICAGO, June Woodruff, the
horse thief, who is implicated in the
Cionin murder, has made a full con-
fcssion of his connection with the assass-
ination, and in substance it is as follows:
He arrived in Chicago in March 90
last, and soon after made the ac-
quaintance of p. o. Sullivan, the ice
man. He met Detective Coughlin,
whom he had known by reputation as q
fence" few days later. The man
Melville, who is supposed to be Moroney,
arrived in Chicago about this time, and
Woodruff saw him drinking with Cough
lin in a saloon. The three men had
several drinks together. when they left
the saloon. Coughlin separating from
Woodruff and Melville, the latter going
to another saloon, and after that Mel
vile said he had to go to McC0y's hotel.
where he was stopping, and left Wood
ruff.
woodruff Receives : Retainer.
Just as they separated, Melville told
Woodruff he wanted to see him again
and gave him a few dollars and added,
"You need not be broke as long as am
in town."
On the day following, Woodruff met
Mike McDougall in company with
CoughlIn. AS Woodruff approached he
overheard Coughlin say, Good, he is
just the man want to see." Turning
to McDougall he said "Are you ac-
quainted?' replied. II guess 1 ought
to know" McDougall turned to me and
said, THAT will do; my name is Will
Jams. I laughed and said, "a rose by
any other name would probably be as
sweet had known McDougall, or as
he now called himself, Williams, as a
rough and ready spirit and an old
worker for the Clan-na-Gael, although
during the intermediate time he had
worked as a blacksmith, Coughlin and
McDougall h ad quite talk while waited.
After a talk which l did not hear
Coughlin left, saying he had some busi-
ness.
"why Don't You See suIIivan?''
As soon as Cougllin was out OF sight,
Williams and went over ON the west
side and staid for an hour or two drink
ing peer. Williams had been paying for
the drinks during the afternoon and he
asked me, How are you fixedg" said
was nearly busted. He said, sYou
are damn fool / replied that it was
a mighty hard time to make dollar un-
less you took desperate chances, and
was not quite prepared to do that He
said, why don't you go down and see
Alexander Sullivan" and said was
not prepared to be sent to Europe. Will
Jams turned to me, and looking me
squarely In the face, said it would not
be necessary for me to be sent out of
town in this case. i asked him, ssWhat,
is there anything on now" He laughed
and said we seemed to be living pretty
well. He said, ST have rooms; have a
fiat; in fact, / have rooms to let"
said ''Gcod; I'll come and stop with
you." He said, Gan right; come to-
night"
''s,meth'ng Good Going On.''
It was between - and o'clock when
we arrived at 1T South Clark street.
We went up stairs and Williams lit the
lamp. He said: What do you think of
q man who ca1 sit here and smoke 10
cent cigars and pay for smoking them.
Then he added: There's something
good going on. Referring to a copy Of
conspiracy. pamphlet lying on the
table / asked: HAS this anything to do
with itg" .'You needn't guess again, !"
Williams replied. sTell me something
about this thing" said. "You needn't
know anything about it; it is q deal and
you viii not be implicated. Turning
around and looking me straight in the
face he asked: Are you one OF them
stilly' He referred to my helping the
Fenians at the time of the raid. re-
replied: Il am as much as ever was, if
am paid for it. have been playing
in desperate hard luck.
Country House.
This must have been about April 90
The next morning / noticed how scan
| tily the room was furnished. / said,
you have lots of room. hut very little
| furniture. Williams laughed and re-
| piled, sYes. but I've a house IN the
country with q damn sight less in il. I"
/ asked him where it was. He said,
never mind; its just out here in the
country" We went and had breakfast
/ said to him. II have to go to the barn, !"
meaning Deans He replied. II won't
keep You but little while. You can do
/ better than you are doing there. Why
don't ron 10 and see Alexander SulIi-
| vanY I went to Deans barn and
| thought the matter over and then re-
| turned and applied at Alexander SuIli-
I vans giving a. IN excuse II Dean that