Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-01
JT IS STILL A MYSTERY.
Dit NOTHING VERY NEW IN
CHICAGO;S. LATE SENSATION.


uoodruff Has Nothing further to Say
About the Interview, although He
Believes he Has Talked too Much
Already-That Alleged Interview In
Toronto with DIR. Cronin.
CHICAGO, May 29.-There have been no
new developments in Cronin's case, to-day,
of a startling nature. The authorities say
the report OF the proceeding before the
grand Jury as printed in the morning papers
and portion which was used In these dis
patches, was greatly exaggerated. 1t is
claimed there was no such testimony as
that accredited to Carlson, and that nothing
particularly new was addnoed before the
jury. ...l..
Capiases in accordance with the indict-
ments were served on three persons to-day.
Woodruff, when seen by the reporters,
refused to talk further about his confess
Isssion, saying he had said too much al
ready. -.
NOTHING AT ALI. TO SAY
sitber to reporters or to the chief OF police,
when the latter visited him.
The Coroner's jury assembled, this morn
inc but after consulting with the states
ottoruey, the coroner decided to postpone
Tho ino1est further until next Tuesday. 1t
ia understood it was the desire OF the
authorities that this be done for fear that
some of the testimony might come out be-
fore public inquest which would retard
police work.
Chief Hubbard, when seen by reporter,
tonight, said there was nothing new to be
said; that they were busy working on sew
eral cases but no fresh arrests were con-
templated.
It is understood that the police are not
satisfied that Smith has no knowledge OF
the case and still regard him with some
suspicion. It is understood he is under
surveillance.
THAT ALLEGED TORONTO INTERVIEW WITH
CRoNIN.
The attorney sent to Toronto by DIR.
Cronin's friends to see @. 8. Long, the
newspaper correspondent who wrote the
fictitious interviews with the doctor, re-
turned. Long is laboring under great ner.
yOus strain, but could not be brought to
confess in spite OF the fact that Cronin is
dead, that the alleged interview was genu-
inc.
While the attorney was in Toronto he
met BILLY" Sarkey, the Chicago attorney
who left that city to escape going TO the
peuitentiary for jury bribery. He found
rpon investigation, that Starkey and Long,
who were proiessionl short hand writer's in
Chicago six or seven years ago.
were were on terms OF friendly in
timacy'' aud that about the time the
fictitious dispatches were wired to Chicago,
they were in daily consultation. From
this he deducted the conclusion that Star |
key had hand in concocting the dis |
matches. He knew Cronin as well as
Long, il not better, for he was engaged in |
an effort made to compel Cronin to make |
nertain statements before q justice OF the |
peace in fictitious suit put on record by |
the DOCTORS enemies.
CASE OF NATIONALITY.
CHICAGO, May 29.-It is stated, tonight. |
upon apparently good authority, that the |
present grand jury will not be asked again |
toCye Cronin any further consideration. |
The serious character OF this announce |
ment is best appreciated when it is remem- /
bered that a considerable number of MEM /
bers Of the grand jury are Irishmen or OF
Irish desceut. 80
While States Attorney Longenecker is |
Il
declining TO continue the Investigation |
under the present jury, those high in au- |
thori.y do not deny that the question OF
nationality has much to do with his de- |
cison. |
This evening, B. L. Smith, receiver of the |
defunct Traders bank, in which, it is said, |
some OF the funds to which Cronin has
mysteriously referred. in his pamphlet,
where alleged
sTEALINGs WE'RE DEPOSITED,
was closeted with Chief Hubbard for an
hour or more. This would indicate that
the authorities have widened the scope OF
their inquiry beyond the responsibility OF
the perpetrators the murder, and are act
inG on the inuendoes OF the doctors pro-
essed talking.
The police were busy all day searching
every conceivable spot in the vicinity OF
the Carlson cottage and the place where
the body was found in an endeavor to ind
some trace OF Cronin's clothing and the
case OF medical Instruments, OF which no
trace has been found.
The under clothing found by Widow
Hamburger's children, proves not to be
that OF the dead man.
MCGEEHAN Is ANGERED.
CHICAGO, May 29.-Peter Mcclellan. the
Philadelphia suspect, talking, this evening,
to a reporter, said that several days ago
be was taken by detective to see Mrs.
Conklin, She first said Mcclellan was not
the man who called for the doctor. Then
her husband came in and the detective in
troduced McGeehan in form. Immediately
on hearing his name Mrs. Conklin surveyed
Mcclellan again and then declared posi-
lively that he was the man who lured the
doctor away. Mcclellan said:
~ believe that woman is capable OF
swearing mans life away. Conklin added
that her reckless judgment and some OF the
stories she has told about me that L shall
call him to legal account. Dinan, the
livery man, says I do not answer the de-
scription OF the man wanted. The police
now know that 1 had nothing to do with
the case. believe the plot, conspiracy, or
whatever you will, was purely personal
matter and that the right clue has not yet
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