The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-03
THE CLAIM A-GAEL.
The Order Claimed TO be About Out
of Existanca South

OF Existence South
The report industriously circul ted in
some quarters that the Clan-na-(iael is re-
sponsible for the removal of DR.. Cronin at
Chicago, is vigorously denied among Irish
Americans ia this city, as it is elsewhere by
them, although they believe that he was
not true friend 70 the Irish cause, and
they claim that his statement that Sullivan
or any Of his associates kept OF misapplied
So. 200, or any sum devoted TO the cause of
Ireland is untrue.
J. b. KIllourhy, well known as connected
with Irish organizations here, and sergeant
OF police. said last night that when he and
T. j. OConnor, Esq, ate lded tie great
irish land league convention in Chicag
Aug Is and 10, 1886, with eight other dele
gates from Georgia, that DR.. Gro in was
t1en quartered with the English ennis aries
and detectives at the Palmer house, and did
all he could to dstract from the
success OF the gat ering. Among other
things, he said, a monster picnic
for the be eft of the ParnelI fund, a d
which attracted some 75, 900 t. lOJ. 900 per-
sons, was given by tine various organize
lions W ich were iltere t5d in doing some
thing to aid the Irish eau e, andDr. Cronin
tried 10 get up side show on the east side
OF the city to draw from the picnic. Among
other attractions, Sergt. XII urhy saws
that Cronin advertis that a balloon woull
be sent up in which a couple would be
married in mid air, but that failed to a :
tr ct more than handful of Cronin's i'm
mediate following.
Sergt. Killourhy says that there is no
such organization as the Clan-na-Gael i'm
this CITY, nor does ne believe that S ich
organization exists in he south There
are, he says, organizations which have C "a
trlbuted TO the fund for a celebrating the
suffering condition of the p5opls of
ireland, and for educating the people
to proper support If the cause for which
Parnell and others have been such
conspicuous defenders. Among the g
organizations, he say, the Irish National
league is not co Fl ed to Irish membership,
but numbers many ladies' and gen5lem N
who are native America IS, and who q re-
hgion is noe inquired into. ANY enc who
paws membership fee of 81 and the due
thereafter may become a member This
orLanizatio has done much to aid the Par
neii-Gia istonial campaig d.
The Robert Emmett Association is a.
other organization VIII en- has materially
aided the cause, although it was organlzs
to perpetuate the memory of the martyr to
Irish liberty.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians is
beneficiary society, composed exclusively
of Irl III people, or Irish-Americans of the
Catholic faith, and it has contributed
share to advance the cause of Ireland
These compose the orgauizatio s here whic1
have responded to the demands for financia
aid coming across the waters from the
green isle of tbs sea" and drew from the
Irish member of parliament, William Es-
monde, hattering tribute at the theater i
this city last winter
The impression prevails here that Cronin
had sur ounded himself with enc nies, and
that some or more desperate cha racters
resented Individual OF ia icied wrongs b
taking Cronln's life, but that it was inspi ed
by an Irish organization is held to be a
SANDER.