The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-05-28
HOT ON THE TRAIL
Some Surprising Developments in
the Search for the Murderers of
DR.. Cronin, of Chicago.
A Story Alleging That Cronin Was
Murdered by Order of the
Cian-na-Gael Society.
Several Arrests in Connection with the
Matter. but About which the
Police are Reticent-

CHICAGO, May 27.-The air to-day ha:
been filed with rumors OF important de
| velOpments. arrests, etc, in connection
with the CrOnin case. but with one or two
exceptions il was next 10 impossible 10 con
firm or disprove them, owing TO the ex
treme reticenee of TIE police. Although
the police to-day denied that p. y. Sulli-
van, the ice dealer, whose name has been
connected with the mysterisus case from
the first. had been arrested. il is asserted
| this evening he has not been seen about
his home or place of business all day. AL.
though some OF the police officials to-day
denied that McGeehan, the man who il Is
asserted came here from Philadelphia TO
ssaid in the removal of DIR. Crouin, is
under arrest, there seems to be no doubt
they have him in charge, and that import
ant evidence OF some nature has been sc
cured against him. This afternoon Harry
Jordan, the man who came from Philadel-
to have been an Intimate friend
of McGeehan's, was placed under arrest, to
be held as a witness. IL Is suspected that
he knows something of McGeehan's move
ments that may prove OF value. lie IS said
TO have belonged 20 the Clan-na Gael fac
ton which was opposed 10 CronIn, and IL is
charged he had frequently denounced the
doctor in public. Detective Dan Coughliu
is guarded with the utmost secrecy, no one
being allowed TO converse with hin without
an order from the mayor or chief of police.
His partner, d. tective Whalen, who ac-
cOmpanied CoughlIn in his search for the
man for whom COughlin hired a horse on
May 4, has been suspended from duty,
pending an investigation. The report that
Tierner, one of the employees of Sullivan,
the ice man, had disappeared, Is denied III
an evening paper, which asserts that one
of its reporters saw him to-day w. l.
hs.i ia does Wer
The description Of the man OF that name
whom Woodruff says took part in the re-
mOval Of the trunk on the night of Cronin's
disappearance, and though he is something
like the man, the police do not believe he
Is the man wanted.
Luke Dillon, who came here from Phil
adeIphis to assist in ferreting out the mur-
derers, says he has received telegram
saying that the Clan-na-Gael of Philadel-
phia have sent him $1,000 10 forward the
work.
Woodruff was to-day shown picture of
the man king, now under arrest, but did
not identify IL The opinion gains ground
that Woodruffs first story was not true
There was a sensational and rather unex-
pected development In the Cronin case at
lO:45 tonight, when Detective Daniel
Coughlin was formally arrested in the
police station cell, where he has been de
tanned on suspicion. An examination by
justice was held Immediately within the
stone walls OF the dungeon. lew mo-
ments later the magistrate ordered a COM
mitment, a1d COughlin was hurried to the
county jail. The warrant was sworn out
by John Cronin, brother Of the deceased
doctor. Coughiin in charged directly with
murder.
1t is learned that Detective Coughlin was
arrested on the charge Of murder, not be-
cause OF any new evidence that had been
procured, but because his attorney was at
tempting To get him out of the hands of
I'll writ ofh ha hEaS
IL is learned that COughlIn was to-day
subjected TO a severe course in the sweat
box. He ~ said to be one of the brightest
officers % the force and was one of Capt.
Schaack's best men during the time of the
anarchist trouble. The outcome of the
pumping process would be matter of in
terest, but the police refuse to talk. No
one was allowed TO see CouRhlin all day,
not even an attorney, who had been EN-
ployed by his friends.
The young man, King, arrested on the
strength of WOodruff's s story, was released
this evening, the police believing him to be
all right.
The story TO the effect that McGeehan
was the man who called for and drove |
Cronin away the night of the murder was |
exploded tonight by a positive statement |
from friend of CrOnin's, who saw the two |
men in the buggy, that McGeehan is not |
the man.
AT late hour this evening the police ad |
nit that i. q Sullivan, the ice man, Is un- |
der arrest, but refuse to say where he is
confined or whether any facts which seem |
to be evidence against him has been /
secured.