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whole Chicago press and portion of that OF
other cities treated the matter lightly and refus-
cd to believe there was anything serious in the
case.
Then bogus interviews with Cronin here,
there and everywhere; stories that he had run
away with q woman; that he had fed from the
consequences of disreputable and unprofes-
sional practices; that he was British spy and
was on his way to London to testify Tor the
Times appeared. One day it was in Canada,
the next in some place in the United States.
In all cases they were telegraphed all over the
country: All bore the ear-marks Of the same
authorship in Chicago.
The story most persistently circulated was
that Cronin was a friend OF Le Caron. The lat
ter was said to have q list of three or four of
his American assistants, which, by some means,
had come to the knowledge of certain Irish
leaders. These statements were always made
anonymously, but were occasionally fortified
by pretended interviews with LIE Caron him
self, cabled to this country by the Associated
Press. The responsibility for LIE Caron was
finally fixed in the most public manner on
Cronin's bitterest enemies, and it was proved
that ali these stories were the inventions of
the murderers friends.
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vaa found ahortiy after the Doctors dissppeGi

was found shortly after the Doctors diseppeG
anoo.
Tia Same roadway leads directly TO the catch
basin, and the place where the trunk was found
IL but . few test away from it. The same road
whence tho Doctor was summoned by the mys-
ferrous messenger, who led him away from his
homo on the pfetense that one OF OSulhvnnS
men had besn injured
No trace could be found Of the murdered
mans clothing.
On sns RsS S, w cs{ fcRos x Ws@ s 81. e ths
sewer 1t tho corner of Evanston avenue and
North Fffty-ninth street seemed choked up. and
that foul air In that nsishborhood was begin
ming 70 b . nuisance.
Nicholas Bosch, the foreman Of the sewer
Rng, With JOHN Finegan and William Michaala,
Els ossi4tants, repaired to the place Indicated
and 1ound the ditch ct the east Ode Of 1yanston
ossnus Partially Mad with water. which rs
eengfanfly ess.ping frcm DAMAGED 1rs-plue.
kkouf tvunty IT noKfh Of the nre-plug = .
go haah Into which The wataf nom tho ditch
shesla Aov. jast e + lows into thm nom gut
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DraNing the Credit Lime.

Merchant Tailor am sorry to say
it, Mr.. Goodheart, but as this is to be
your wedding suit, must demand cash
on delivery.
Mr.. Goodheart-Eh? Why, I've had
an account with You for years, and I've
always paid promptly to the hour, the
very hour, sir.
Yes, Mr.. Goodheart; but you were
bachelor, and had the handling Of
your own money"
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II you heve friend worth loving,
Lew him: yes. and lot him know
That you love him, ere lies evening
Tingc his brow with sunset glow.
Why should good words ne'er b said
Of . ffisnd-.tin hs is deadP
II you hear . song that thrills you,
Sung by any child of song,
Praise It; do not let the singer
Visit deserved praises long.
Why should one who thrills your heart
Lack the joys you may impart?
Scatter thus your seeds Of kindness,
All enriching as you go
Leave them trust the harvest Giver,
He will make each seed to grow.
80, until its happy end,
Your life shall never lack q friend.
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TN WOUNDS N The 1KULL. tno cf0Wn- Tho
akun h not STRONG there. and heavy blow
would prove fatal
.Ths third wound II one-ineh posterior to No.
2juSt here,' and he again Illustrated by lay
ing his finger almost ON the crown of his object
lesson.
sTho fourth II ON the left temple, and II only
one inch long Tho rest arc about IN inch and
. half IN lsngth. The nth II zushing wound
immediately below tho external angle Of the
LIT eva This one fractured the chsak bone,
and must have besn delivered with great force. :
sxho absence q wounds on the hands,
nasd walter v. Hayt, Health Inspector, swou1d
indicate that the nIst blow, vflonsv1r ono Of
thooo i've + Was, vas da1tvered unsuaEoe ;
oth3vios thno would hAvo bsea stxuGUl6
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v11sA veela - - ~ - g - 800
ax1a. - = oeE1h1ng = : vag1lng = 17ov1
ue..se1ess bea ~ ID - ss1SSsd = o.
= j prs.dt, p1essa.e q =, oo.k ce.,-
~ 8oepdtal sta4, WAo olDO $1,000 ~
vounds. eAtd til Blown mns4 haVo - ynoIo
~ some ahaxp instrument, pe1AaDa a ioe-p3eE
H sid 4 the instrument 6ad no1 - GSaTD
the akun would have ben fractured. vRaooo Is
yas on1yandsnted OF maxhed By tho h1owu. DR.
Brandt exAminedt tho hair found In IT, txunk a
1vanston avenue. and stated that Il was d..
Cfonfnb hair. 49, -
THE FUNERAL.
me funeral, which took place ON the follow
ing sunday. was. perhaes, the most remark
ape ever seen In Chicago An immense crowd
tnroneed the Cathedral of the HOLY Name.
where the services took place, and ten tbouseud
men marched IN procession behind the bic The
streets along the route were packed with peo-
PIE who stood With barred heads as The funersl
cortege passed Many prominent Iriahunon
nom All parts OF the country attended =
ARRESTS OF SUSPECTS
The arrest OF Woodruff, alias BlaOk. III
horsethief, and his numerous and varied con
fessions,' and later the arrest of Detective
CoughHn and lceman D Sullivan allowed at 40
that the police were on the track Of the murder.
ers. Then the finding Of the cottage, with ite
blo0d-etained floors and blood bespattered wnlla
its broken and disordered furniture and ali the
other marks Of the foul crime, gave the final key
to the mystery.
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CrOnln. but many others
insisted it was not
that of the missing
physician. DIR. Cronin g
friends in Chicago were
at once notified, and q
large party of them soon
arrived upon the scene.
Their Identification of
the body as that of DR..
Cronin was very positive,
but as some other per-
sons since proved to be
enemies of the murdered
Doctor insisted that the
body was not his, q num-
Der Of other friends were
sent for and a minnie ey.
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I REMARKABLE CRIME.
THE MURDER OF DIR. n. CRONrw
OF CHICAGO.

4 Deep-Laid Plot-The Network Weav.s
Tho Physician Lured 10 His Doom
How the Body Was Found and Ideuti.
ned = The Mon Engaged in the Con.
euiracy.
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r. CRONIN's murder
which occurred In the citv
OF Chicago ON the night ~
May 4, 1889, was one Of the
most remarkable crimes on
record. Although months
have elapsed since the hor-
rid tragedy was enacted. IL
is still a subject of keen
interest and heated dis
cussion and recrimination
on both sides of the Allan.
tic. That it will Continue
to be SO for many months
to come seems, from prea-
emit indications, entirely
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CHAPTER Nv.

MANDkR CONES TO THE MuRpERERs' AID.
For long time al that could be learned was
Lnat Dr. Cronin bad mysteriously disappeared.
Cronng friends autographed all over the country
tnaI Denel that he had been murdered. They
coupled his disappearance with the finding of
blood-stained trunk.
Then began series Of the most astounding
1ournanst1c lakes on record. For q time the
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CHAPTER v.

CHIcAGo's QUEER DETECTIVE WORK.
The most astonishing feature of the case was
the action of the Chicago police. Two days after
the mysterious disappearance, Patrick Oman,
the ivery-stable keeper. whose horse and buggy
were used to drive Cronin to the slaughter, and
who recognized him from the published descrip-
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man, who employed only five or six men, was
brought to DR.. CTonin in his downtown Office
May by Justice Of the Peace Mahony and made
. contract with him for $50 year to attend any
of his mon who might be injured. The presen-
tatton of Sullivan's card was to be t..s token
that the messenger summoning the Doctor WAS
All RIGHT
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CHAPTER vi.

THE BODY FOUND IN A CATCH-BAsN.
Late on Wednesday afternoon, May %, de-
composing body hacked and marred about the
head, and tightly tied about tie neck with .
towel was fished out Of q sewer catch-basin at
the corner Of Evanston avenue and North Fifty
ninth street. This man-hole, or catch-bssin, Is
about mile north of where the bloody trunk
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was moved m, but the
cottage Was never occu.
pied and an invalid Sis
ter who was to keep
house for the williams
Brothers." never ap-
peared. Mrs. Carlson
saw Frank Williams in
familiar conversation
with p. O'Sullivan, the
iceman, whose house
was Q few yards away,
more than once.
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skull which stood
upon q shelf In
Ids Office and used
1t IN the demon
stration. THAT
could easily have
been fatal In it
self.
mo. q II on the
vertex to the right
Of the sagittal SUI
tn re-. . n d he
touched . point
On the skull be-
fore him square1y
on the top, but .
little forward Of
xRWuu
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water SO that it could not escape into the catch

WeteH 30 tk8t ~ CouIo not escape 1utO the C8tcn-
basin.
The men set to work with shovels to throw
this moist sand out, wondering, as they dug,
what could cause the terrible stencil that per-
should be explained. is circular, built of brick.
with heavy wooden top on q level with the
street. About two feet below the top an open
ing is made In the side of the brick wall to the
through which the water In the ditch should
flow. With the exception of this side which is
open to the bottom Of the grating the circular
brick basin is surrounded with dirt almost to
man Rosch saw through the iron bars some
white substance floating in the water inside the
catch-basin, At first he thought it was q dog
and the men wondered how q dog could have
A closer examination revealed the fact that
the white object was the nude body Of man.
They removed the heavy plank top and found
that q large quantity Of cotton batting had been
thrown over the corpse, partially covering it.
The head was bent forward upon the breast
and was entirely submerged. The feet and legs
were also out OF sight In the water. The body
was floating, only the back and hips appearing
above the surface. The basin is some four feet
across and the water is nearly four feet deep.
There was not q single shred of clothing on
the body, but around the neck was Q cord from
which depended an Agnus Del, . little religious
emblem which the Doctor had worn for years.
In the forehead, at the roots of the hair, ap-
peared three horrible wounds, each about an
inch In length and appearing to have been cut
with some sharp instrument. The body was in
an excellent state of preservation, the flesh
being as white as though only q day had
elapsed since death. Even around the
wounds q slight discoloration was all the decay
marked, while the bloating of the body was not
excessive.
A THOROUGH IDENTIFICATION.
The Lake View police were notified and the
body taken to the Morgue. where it was soon
identified by many persons as that Of DIR.
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A CORK TRUST il about 10 be formed.
It Is strange that those who viii b q.
tected by It don't move IN estoppel.
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an incomplete state and will be taken up by its
successor, or the same jurors may be sum-
moned again. The most sensational develop
ments are probably yet to come.
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nesses against Alexander Sullivan, his arresa
and release on $4,000 by order Of Judge Tuley.
too fresh in the memory of newspaper readers
to need repetition here
The testimony given before the Grand Jury 10
was enough to Justify the statement that The
actual murderers and their more active accom-
plices were members Of an inner circle" of the
Can-na-Gael, mainly Of one North Side Chicago
branch, there is scarcely room to doubt 1t ID
equally safe to assume that this inner circle"
has ramifcations in other parts Of the country,
from which it derives considerable help,
SEVEN MEN INDICTED,
Seven men now stand indicted for the murder
Daniel Coughlin, John F. Beggs P. OSull.
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van, Frank Woodruff,
Patrick Cooney, John
Kunze, and Frank
Burke. All of these but
Woodruff and Kunze are
of Irish blood, though
nearly all were born in
this country. Woodruff
is q Canadian and Kunze
q German.
Burke is waiting ex-
tradition in Winnipeg ;
Cooney Is still at large.
The remainder are in
prison in Chicago. The
work of the special
Grand Jury was left in
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CHAPTER VII,

THE coRoNER's INQUEST.
The sensational proceedings OF the Coroner's
inquest, the sweeping allegations Of many wit
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CHAPTER I.

doubt that it will have q baneful influence on
the Irish cause for q still longer period.
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CHAPTER II.

diately preceded and follow it throw flood Of
light upon both.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-24
OKLAHOMA.
The Statesmen in the New Territory Did
Considerable Work Yesterday.
The COMMITTEES Appointed and Arrangements
Made to Hold the Election in October.
Counties to be Organized.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA, Aug. 23.-The
first work of the convention was the Sc
lection of a delegation to Washington
composed of Horace Speed of Indiana 7.
J. Lowe OF Texas, Robert Martin of
Ohio, D. NJ. Ross OF Arkansas and F. L.
Greene of Montana.
The convention then decided to appoint
delegation to attend the deep harbor
convention at Topeka, Kan.
Woman suffrage again came up, and
after acrimonious debate, III which two
members nearly came to blows, it was
decided that the question be submitted to
the people as a separate proposition.
The convention appointed the number
OF representatives to be sent to the legis-
lature from each county, giving ten rep
resentatives to Harrison county, in which
Guthrie is situated, seven to Oklahoma
county and four to Lisbon county. The
legislature is to be elected on October
%, and is to meet upon call of the gov
ernor at such place as they may see fit
until the legislature fixes upon the cap
ital.
At the same election of October %
there is to be elected a governor, Sec
rotary and eX-ofdcio treasurer of the
state, appellate Judge, marshal, attor-
ney- general and superintendent of pub
lie instructions, who will hold office for
one year, or until their successors are
appointed by the president of the United
States.
Horace Speed suggested that immedi-
ately after the convention the farmers
proceed to organize county governments
by the election of a full set of county
officers. Mr.. Speed said that their
county government would perhaps not
be valid from a legal standpoint, but,
like the municipal government of Guthrie,
Oklahoma City and other places, the laws
would be effectively backed up by United
States troops, if found necessary to call
upon them. Mr.. Speed 5 suggestion was
adopted, and county governments will
Immediately be organized. Both the
territorial ard county officers elected on
October % Will assume their duties on
November 2.
A territorial executive committee,
composed OF one member from each
county, was appointed to arrange for
holding the election. They are also to
act as q territorial canvassing board.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-24

undoubtedly voted the Republican ticket
because, being negroes, it was natural
for them to do so. 1t is now evident the
committee will report in favor of Flem-
ing, Democratic contestant, enough
COT votes having already been thrown out
to settle that point. No frauds on
either side have been found. all votes
thrown cut beng on technicaIities. They
are votes of men who thought they had a
right to vote and whose votes were re-
ceived by judges of election. In many
Instances they were the votes of men who
have been lifelong Republicans of the
state, but, through misunderstanding of
the new law, failed TO vote in the proper
precinct in the county in which they re-
side. Among those thrown out was that
Of ex-COllector of the Internal Revenue
Duval and many others of equal promi-
hence In no case has the intention to
commit fraud been shown.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-24

President, DR.. John G. Story, Dallas,
Tex. first vice-president, DR.. B. Holly
smith, Baltimore, Md; second vice
president, DR.. Jordon White, Nashville;
third vice-president, DR.. e. E. Spinks,
Meridian; treasurer, DIR. M. E. Beach,
GAINESVILLE; secretary, DR.. NJ. G. Mar
shall, Little Rock; corresponding secre-
tary, Dr. d r. Stubblefield, Nashville.
DR.. j P Stanselle of Temple and DR..
T. J. Williams of Bolton, Tex, were
elected members of the association by
unaDimous vote. Permanent commit
tees were appointed, when the associa-
ton adjourned to meet in Atlanta, Ga.
the third Tuesday in July, 1890.
Delegates to the association were highly
pleased with Galveston and the hospit-
able treatment they had received while
here and so expressed themselves in ap-
propriate resolutions.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-24
THE WISCONSIN WAY.
A Stranger SluGged with sIung Shot Be-
canse He Has Six Dollars.

Stranger slugged with a sIung Shot Be-
cause He Has Six Dollars.
APPLETON, WIS, Aug. 2G.-What will
probably turn out TO be one of the most
cold-blooded murders ever perpetrated
in Wisconsin is just coming to light at
Gagen. A stranger went into the saloon
of Ole Nelson, called for drink ana
exhibited u large roll of bills. Nelson
walked out from behind the bar anu
struck the man with q slnng shot, knock
ing his brains ont. The only wit
ness was a man named Barlow.
and Nelson tod him ne would
kill him if he ever told. Barlow made
an affidavit and Eelson was arrested.
Nelson buried the man at the back door
of the saloon anu afterwards dug him
up and carried him off somewhere.
Barlow says that all Nelson got was six
81 bills, which were wrapped around q
newspaper. lie fought desperately when
he was arrested, and kept using the ex-
preston, 81 did not kill him, but was
told TO- - His examination will take
place Saturday at Pelican.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-24
GAINESVILLE.
a Texas Pioneer Dead-Cotton COming-Pleased
With the City-A Fine Exhibit.
Special to the Gazette.

With the City-A Fine Exhibit.
Special to the Gazette.
GAINESVILLE, TEX. Aug. 23.-Thomas
Ross Of Sent's Bend, this county, died
at his residence Wednesday night. De-
ceased was a Texas pioneer and served
through the Mexican war with distin-
guished bravery. He leaves a large
family, all of his children being grown.
The cotton market season opened up
here to-day. The first bale of the new
crop was brought in and sold for hand
some price. 1t was raised by w. L.
Nichols of Jimtown, Indian Territory.
Capt. j. @. Vickory, capitalist of
Bloomfield, Ind. has been in the city
for several days prospecting. He has
been in a good portion OF the state inves-
tigating for himself and several friends.
He left for home to-day and expressed
himself well pleased with Gainesville.
The returns from the late election in
Pamela county, Chickasaw nation, show
q victory for the Progressive party. This
means Guy victory and the return OF
the party, OF which he is a leader, to
power. a protest was made against
white citizens voting, and at some of the
precincts trouble was threatened. The
legislature VIII convene IN september
and lively time is expected over the
question of DISTINGUISHING white citizens.
The recent act of the Byrd legislature
depriving white citizens OF the elective
franchise will be bone of contention,
and an effort will be made to repeal it.
The executive committee to arr ange
for the Cooke county exhibit at the Dali
las fair meet in this city tomorrow. The
display promises to surpass that made at
the Spring Palace.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-24
West Virginia Contest.

WHEELING, w VA, Aug. 23.-The
legislature committee on the guberna-
toriaI contest has begun to read deposit
tons from Mercer and Mcdowell coun-
ties. These are the two counties that the
Democratic contestant alleges were
colonized by Republicans. The plea is
on general grounds; that the miners en-
ploYed there are negroes; that they were
not citizens OF the state, anu thar they
voted the Republican ticket. That they
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-24
STATE CAPITAL.
North Carolina Wants Texans at Its EXPOSE
tion-Appointments Made by the Governor

NOFUu IarOlinb NdHts IeAuns DIT HIS AApOSI-
tion-Appointments Made by the Governor.
Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, Aug. Ex-Governor
Ross to-day received letter from J. T.
Patrick, commissioner of the Southern
International state immigration bureau
Of organization, Raleigh, n. c., an
nouncing the Southern industrial display
at that city October IA to 10, and asking
the appointment of delegates from each
county i'll the state. The letter suggested
the appointment of editors who wish to
come.
Governor Ross also received q letter
from B T. Clayton of the National Far
merS congress, to assemble at Mont
gomery, Ala. November 10, and asking
the appointment of delegates to
the same for Texas. The governor
will appoint two delegates to represent
the state at large and one from each con-
gressioual district. Farmers wishing to
20 the congress can send their names to
the governor with proper indorse ments
that they are all right.
The sum of Sll0 was received at the
governors office from LAGRANGE for the
Confederate home; also from George W.
Geer OF Fort Worth $50 for same
The governor to-day appointed Judge
J. T. Crosby, f. B. Bronson and c.. B.
Stevenson, all of Ell Pasp, as commits
sioners to represent the state before the
United States senate irrigation commit
tee.
Also Assistant Attorney General Da-
wilson to represent the state in the pros
ecutiOns in Fort Bend.
The firm of Most, Zoos s. Co. of
Springfield, Ohio, to whom has been
awarded the contract for building the
capitol fence, viii go to work at once.
The job will cost about five thousand
dollars, being 81 SO per lineal foot.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-24
Cable Notes.

LONDON, Aug. 23.-Cholera is raging
at Bagdad and BuTrsorrah. Orders have
been given to place military cordons
around towns.
CLIENT, Aug. 23.-An epeleptic in the
hospital for incurable in this city to-day
made an attack with a razor on the other
patients of the institution who were in
bed at the time. He badly gashed the
Threats Of twenty-four Of them, but none
OF them were fatally injured.
LONDON, Aug. 23.-The Press Associa-
tan says the English government has III
tImated to the United States government
its willingness 10 negotiate the settlement
of the Behring sea matter and now
awaits the American governments re-
pIy
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-24
VIII Not Live Long.

LIVERPOOL, Aug. % .-An official mes
senger bearing the announcement of the
Communication OF Mrs. Maybricl's SEN
tence did not reach the jail until 2
O'Clock this morning. The news was at
once communicated to the prisoner, who
betrayed some emotion, but not to the
extent that was anticipated. The chap
lain visited her at breakfast time. A
revulsion of feeling had then Frustrated
her and she seemed weaker than at any
time since her arrest. 1t Is feared she
will not live long. Briefly, her alleged
paramour, sailed for Boston on the
steamer Scythia, which left Liverpool
yesterday.