Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-06-17

reaching there about , a. M. The two
men went In and SON after p. O'Sulhvan,
Melville and Williams came out Of the
door carrying a trunk, which they placed
In the wagon. Here follows the new yer
sion of the ride with the trunk, and the
\ disposal of the body in the sewer
Woodruff now says the intention was to
I have the trunk sunk ia Lake Michigan of
Lincoln park, but thinking they were pr
sued. the plan was abandoned. Woodruff
claims that Cronin's instrument case was
probably buried or thrown in the woods
for a short time at Edgewater He does
not know what disposition was made Of
the clothing.
AN OFFER FROM SULLIVAN.
Woodruff concludes with an assertion
that he has recently been approached by a
LAWYER, " no offered 10 take his Case grstui-
tously.. and that this lawyer had said 70
keep strict silence. As Alexander Sulli-
ral's attorney he would work in union,
and that one Of Sulhvan's b,udsmen had
sgrssd to pay for Woodruff = defense.
The climax Of the whole confession" is
s- assertion by Woodruff tha, all his pre-
ous alleged "cO, ,iessiOns' are bogus, aad
that this is the 'ir-t and only statement
I have made sine my arrest the intima-
tion being that other confessions" we're
given circulation by interested persons 70
creste the impression that ne (Woodruf)
was liar. A visit was made TO Woodruff
at the iail this afternoon, for the purpose
/ Of learning further details of his startling
confession. The prisoner was found deep
/ ly engrossed in the preparation Of another
confession, which he says is to be much
more sensational than any other.
WHERE NIB. WOODRUFF FAILED TO CON-
NECT
Woodruff this afternoon reiterated his
confession published this morning, but on
close examination subsequently altered 1t
in many important particulars. He ad-
mitted that be was only 29 years old, but
insisted that be took sn active part IN the
Fsnian rebellion. He says it occurred in
1873, but his date does not sgree with
history.
He saws he went to the dst at Hi
South Clark street on April 20 and
stayed there all night with Williams,
bat the facts are that the
Fat was not rented by the
mysterious SimOns after March 22d, for on
that date the furniture was all removed
from the lat and taken TO the cottage. He
says that he me Melville April ID, at
McCoy's hotel, but the register shows that
Melville LETT that lOtel ou March Goth and
did not return until May Sd,
The prisoner tbs afternoon makes the
startling statement ths. he was
with Dr. Crouin and p. O'Sul-
livan on the night Of aud previous
to- the murder of the former. "But you
ssJ q ths published confession that You
PLAYED cards all that evening with three
uea, and rat you did not leave the stable
uutii $3.50 o'clock.
Yes. .hsti is my defenssn
Then, 10 was not true?'
HE SAW De. CRoNIN.
well. / saw DR.. Cronin that night, and
had god look at him ~
Then you must have known 10 was his
body In the trunk2n
why, I might as we'll plead guilty As
an answer TO thst question
Did you have a good look at the body
when 10 was taken ont Of the trunk
no. did not. It was very dark
"Why did you tell this last story, or
confession, after you had told so many
otherss'
'sWell, I wss promised the influence Of
q great paper in my behalf They said /
would Get the best side ofthe business"
The only evidence that the police place
arv reliance in Woodruf's latest "confes-
sionn is the fact that Lieut.. Scheuttler and
his men went 70 the front Of Graceland
avenue this afternoon and searched in the
sand for DR.. Cronin's medicine case, which
Wcoffruf saws was conceal d there by WI
Eams and Melville The officers dug up
40 acre Of ground along the beach, but