The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-06-13
DID IT.
The Coro,,er's Jury In the Gro
min Murder Case Renders
Els Verdict.
It Finds that the Clan.na.Gael Was
at tie Head OF the Conspiracy
to Remove Cronin,
And that Societies Like the Gamma
Gael are Not in Accord with
American Institutions.
Alexander Sullivan Placed Behind the Bars
" Thirty ether Warrants to Be Issued ,
The Verdict.


of the coroner's inquest in the Gro
min murder case. Hakan Martin
sen, the Swedish expressman who
hauled the furniture from the Clark
street fiat opposite Cronin's Office to the
Carlson cottage, told his story as it has
already been published. Officer Moore
told of a conversation he had had with
Cronin, in which the latter said that
Sullivan had threatened to kill him and
that he knew that there was conspir-
acy to put him out of the way.
The next witness was
Chief of Police Hubbard.
who repeated the story told by Wood
ruff, as heretofore given. DR.. Cronin's
private papers were next put in evil
dence, duplicating Alexander Sullivan,
John T. Maroney, and several others.
Had Heard Enough
1t was 4:30 p. m. when the reading of
the private papers of the murdered man
was finished. Coroner Hertz faced the
jury, and said impressively: "Gentle-
men. do you want to hear any more wit
nssses? [ have plenty more if you do"
Quick as flash came the reply from
the foreman: Il think we have heard
enough. We would like to retire."
His colleagues nodded assent and at
As the six men filed into the coroner's
private Office. The doors were closed
and guards placed on the outside as a
bar against eavesdroppers. At o'clock
served from a neighboring restaurant.
INIT in
o'clock when the foreman intimated that
the Jury had agreed upon verdict.
Only Coroner Hertz and a small knot of
spectators were in the room.
The Verdict.
We, the undersigned, jury appointed
to make inquiry as to how the sbody
viewed by US came to his death state as
our verdict from the evidences:
1. That tie body is that of Patrick Fl.
Cronin. known as DR.. CrOnin.
2. That his death was not from nat
ural causes, but from violent means.
3. That the said Patrick II. Cronin
was deceived from his home on North
Clark street on the evening of Nay 4,
1889, by some person or persons to the
cottage known as the Garrison cottage"
situated at No. 1872 North Ashland ave-
nue..
4. That at said cottage the said Gro
his head with some blunt instrument in
us known.
5. That the body after said murder
was committed was placed in a trunk
and carried to Edgewater on a wagon
by several persons and by them placed
in a catch basin at the corner of Evans
ton avenue and Fifty-ninth street, Lake
View, where it was discovered May %.
6. That the evidence shows conclu-
sively to our minds that plot or con-
spiracy was formed by a number Of per-
sons for the purpose of numbering said
Cronin and concealing his body; said
plot or conspiracy was deliberately con-
trived and cruelty executed.
2. We have carefully inquired into
the relations sustained by said Cronin to
other persons while alive to ascertain if
he had any cause or enmlty with any
person sufficient to cause his murder.
8. 1t is our Judgment that no other per-
son or persons except some of those who
are or had been members of a certain
secret society known as Omitted Broth
erhood," or "Clan-na-Gael," had any
cause to be the instigators or executors
of such plot or conspiracy to murder
sa1d Cronin.
8. Many of the witnesses testifyiDg in
the case have done SO with much evil
dent unwillingness and, as we believe.
with much mental reservation.
We find from the evidence that num-
Der of persons were parties to this plot
and conspiracy to murder the said Gro
hin. and that Daniel Coughlin, Patrick
o. Sullivan, Alexander Sullivan, and
one Woodruff. alias Black, were either
princi pals, accessories, or had guilty
knowledge of said plot and conspiracy
TO murder said Cronin and conceal his
body, and they should be held to answer
to the grand jury.
We also believe that other persons
were engaged in this plot or had guilty
knowledge of it, and should be apprn.
hended and held to the grand jury.
We further state that in our Judgment
all secret societies whose objects are
such as the evidence shows that of the
Clan-na-Gael, or the United Brother
hood, to be are not in harmony with and
are injurious to American institutions
Thrift, Warrants to Be Issued.
1t is reported in police circles that no
less than thirty warrants are being made
out for suspected accessories. all of
which will be served within twenty four
hours. The list is said to include John
F. Beggs, Officer Dan Brown, Harry
Jordan, Michael Boland, Lawrence r.
Buckley, Peter MeGheehan, D. G. Fee
ley, Frank Murray, j. ]. Bradley, j. j:
Guinea and John Moss. 1t is also re-
ported that a warrant will be issued for
the arrest of Henry LIE Caron, the Eng
hsh spy, and his extradition demanded.
The majority of those named are promi-
nent officers of the Clan-na- Gael.
Alexander sullivan in Jail.
Immediately upon the verdict being
rendered Deputy Sheriffs Palmer, Brod-
srick and Williams drove in a carriage
10 the residence of Alexander Sullivan
On Oak street in the North division and
arrested him. The party was rapidly
iriven to the county Jail, where. 80 FER
the usual forms had hecnn gone through,
Sullivan was placed In !. cell on the
ground floor rear where We anarchists
were incarcerated.
- Fifty Miles.