The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-05-30


them would not DO hard to learn, imagine.
4 the actual murtieren arc once In GUS
tody.''
Tho police are anxious to find fourth
man, who II said to have been hanging
about whom tho suspicious contact wa1
made between Cronin and Sullivan in the
wssonce Of Justice Mahoney.
An examination OF the blood found in tho
cottage was made by Dra Brand and Hack.
toen, who also compared it with some OF
that found in the trun K. They declared
that the crystals of the corpuscles and the
demonstrations appeared to be the same.
william Nertes. milk dealer, who lives
on WoodRide avenue door or two north Of
Addison, tells = remarkable story which, in
view Of the fact that it has been definitely
settled that Dr. Cronin was murdered In
the Carlson cottage at 1873 North Ash.
land avenue, has an important bear
ing on the investigation Two weeks
ago last Saturday night between $50 and
O'Clock Mertes was passing the Carlson
cottage when buggy containing two men
rolled up to the edge Of the ditch. One of
the men, whom Mertes describes ~ tall
and apparently athletic man, wearing q
brown overcoat, sprang from the buggy and
ran up the front stairs Of the cottage, the
door Of which was thrown open before he
oven knocked for admission. Scarcely
had tho door closed again when tho
sound of loud and angry voices
within the cottage startled the milk
dealer. He looked searchingly at tho man
in the buggy, wondering what had brought
him to that lonely neighborhood at such an
hour of the night, but the strangers face
was shrouded by the brim of soft hat,
and Mertes was unable to tell whether
he was stout or slender, or fair or dark.
The fellow whipped his horse into gallop,
drove to Addison avenue and then turned
in the direction OF the lake. Mertes said he
thought at the time fight was in progress
In the cottage, but as he heard only words
he paid but little attention. There were
lights in the house. He could not distin-
gutsh the words he heard. Though he lis
tened he heard no sounds of scufde.
Mertes never told his story until Friday
forenoon, when he fell In with a party of
friends who were discussing the discovery
of the Carlson cottage. Then he recalled
the startling incident of his trip.
He is probably the only man be-
sides the murderers who heard DR..
CrOnin's death struggle. The loud noises
that startled him were undoubtedly made
by the murderers as they fell on their VIC
tim. The doctor, 1t would appear, wan at
tackled the instant he entered the door,
and was never given a chance to defend
himself. A detective who heard Mertes'
story and saw the bruise over Cronin's left
eye believes he was first hit with
billy or sandbag, and was then hacked
about the head with knife. The towel
that was found about his head, he believes,
was used at first to stifie any outcry, and
then to strangle him when it became ap.
parent that horrible butchery would have
to be resorted to to complete the Job as ii
was begun
Mrs Conklin said that Dr. Cronin wore a
long brown overcOat the night he left his
office. This confirms the impression that
the man whom Mertes saw enter the cot
tage was no other than the doctor, and that
the noises which startled him were made by
the doctors murderers while performing
their bloody work.
The lines of evidence are now drawing
very close about the guilty men. and it is
no wonder the police say they are on the
right track. The theory is that when Dr..
CrOnin was driven away from his homo
ON North Clark street he was
taken to the house in the rear
of Sulltvan's and enticed in on
the supposition that the wounded man was
inside. As soon as he stepped within tho
hallway he was knocked senseless and per-
haps killed by blow on the head. The
body was stripped and doubled into the
trunk, which was soon saturated with blood
in spite of the cotton placed in the
bottom. The trunk stood Oh the floor for
nearly three hours until the blood had
soaked through the cracks in the
bottom and stained the floor The
men tried to wipe it up, but did not
succeed very well. At II o'clock tho
three men started with the trunk in the
wagon and drove south to Fullerton
avenue, then east on Fullerton avenue to
Clark street 1t was just II 10 p m.
when the Lake View officer saw the rig
crossing the Chicago 4 Evanston tracks Oh
Fullerton avenue. Twenty minutes later
another officer saw it going north on Clark
hour afterwards Way, the Waterman, saw
it in Graceland.
The remains of Dr. Cronin will be taken
to the First Cavalry Armory this morning
At 2 o'clock this afternoon the public will
be admitted to view the body. The funeral
will occur at 10 o'clock a. IN. Sunday A
procession will form at the armory and
march to the Cathedral of the Holy Name,
where requiem high mass will be cele-
brated- The body will then be taken for in
terment to Calvary Cemetery. From as
surances received it is thought about 1000
men will march in the procession Some
of the societies of which DR.. Cronin was a
member have promised the following num-
bers: Catholic Order of Foresters, 1900;
uniformed rank Royal Arcanum, 40; Hi
bernian rifles, 3C0; Royal League, 100;
Ancient Order of Htbernians, 500.
DR.. CrOnin was mem Der of number of
mutual-beneft societies and carried at
the time of his death 5000 in life
insurance. He had in the Royal
Arcanum 5000, Ancient Order of United
Worklnen $4,000, and in the Ancient Order
of Hihernians and the Independent and
Catholic Foresters $1,000 each. A few
months ago he allowed ~ 600 of similar in
surance to lapse, saying that he was a
young man yet and there was no use carry
ing 50 many life policies. His sister, Mrs
Ont. and his brother, John J. Cronin, an
Arkansas farmer, are the benehciaries
Mrs Carroll arrived in the city Friday
She is lady of middle age, she being the
Oldest and the doctor the youngest Of the
family.
Mr. Seaman said yesterday:
L
ted to give, called at my ONCE this morning
and gave me Information going to show that a
systematic attempt Is to be made to
blacken the name of DIR. Crouin
now that he is dead. It is pro.
posed to connect him with the spies for the
English Government. I have positive proof
that matter for publication Is now being pre-
pared by some suspected parties to show that
DR.. Cronin and this correspondent, Kirby,
OF Buffalo, were secretly great friends.
Kirby, you know, is the man who originated
these lies published last winter. He wa
supposed to be the Parnell correspondent fos
the London Times, but his position soon be-
came known. am prepared to contradict the
story that DR.. Cronn ever had any thing to do
with Kirby. This is only another OF those vile
attempts to throw suspicion on the innocent
ones and keep the police guessing
VAST SUMS FOR PENSIONS.
Nearly 100000, 900 Paid Out and \ De-
fciency Threatened-The Appropriation
Of $50, 400, 900 for the Next Fiscal Year
DeclArod to Re Ton Small