Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1889-06-14
CLAN-NA-GAEL DID IT.
The COrOner's Jury I'm the Gro
n!a Murder Case Renders
HIS Verdict.
1t Finds that the Clan.na.Gael Was
at the Head Of the Conspiracy
to Remove Cronin,
And that Societies Like the Clan-na-
Gael are Not In Accord with
American Institutions.
Alexander Sullivan Placed Behind the Bars
Thirty Other Warrants 10 Be Issued
The Verdict.

CHICAGO, June 12.-Interesting testi-
mony was plentiful on the last day
Of the coroner's inquest in the Gro
hin 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. DIR. Cronin's
private papers were next put in evil
dence, duplicating Alexander Sullivan,
John 7. 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
nesses? l have plenty more II you do"
Quick as flash came the reply from
the foreman: 81 think we have heard
enough. We would like to retire"
His colleagues nodded assent and at
:45 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 Q o'clock
request came out for supper and it was
served from a neighboring restaurant.
1t was within a few minutes of 10
o'clock when the foreman intimated that
the jury had agreed upon a 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 body
viewed by us came to his death state az
our verdict from the evidence
/. That the body is that of Patrick III.
Cronin. known as DIR. Cronin.
>. That his death was not from nat
uIal causes, but from violent means.
3. That the said Patrick Ii. CroniH
was decoyed from his home on North
Clark street on the evening of Hay 4,
1889, by some person or persons to the
cottage known as the Garrison cottage
situated at No. 1872 North Ashland ave
nue..
(. That at said cottage the said Gro
min was murdered by being beaten or
his head with some blunt instrument it
the hands Of some person or persons tc
us known.
). That the body after said murder
was committed was placed in q trunb
and carried to Edgewater on a Wagon
by several persons and by them placed
in catch basin at the corner of Evans
ton avenue and Fifty-ninth street, Lake
View, where it was discovered May 22
q. That the evidence shows conclu
sively to our minds that plot or con
spiracy was formed by number of per.
sons for the purpose of nSIrdering said
Cronin and concealing his body; said
plot or conspiracy was deliberately con.
trived and cruelty executed.
Z. We have carefully inquired into
the relations sustained by said Cronin te
other persons while alive to ascertain il
he had any cause or enmity with any
person sufficient to cause his murder.
&. 1t is our judgment that no other per
son or persons except some of those whe
are or had been members of certain
secret society known as Limited Broth.
erhood," or "Clan-na- Gael" had any
cause to be the instigators or executors
of such plot or conspiracy to murdei
said Cronin.
8. Many of the witnesses testifying ir
the case have done so with much evi.
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
min. and that Daniel Coughlin, Patrick
o. Sullivan, Alexander Sullivan, and
one Woodruff, alias Black, were either
principals, accessories, or had guilty
knowledge OF said plot and conspiracy
TO murder said Cronin and conceal ms
uou', ana the, should 10 held 70 answer
to the grand jury.
we also Deieve that other persons
were engaged IN TINS plot or had guilty
knowiedge OF u, ana should 6e appre-
hendea anu heid 70 the grand Jury.
we lurther state that IN our Judgment