The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-06-12
ALEX. SULLIVAN'S MONEY.
SOME SENSATIONAL TESTIMONY
Given In the Inquest Tending TO Implicate
Alexander sullivan in the Murder-A
CIan-na-Gael the witness
stand-McGeehan's Conduct.

CHICAGO. June 5.-Just before the inquest
over Dr. Cronin was ended to-day, the books
o. the Traders bank of Chicago were brought
into the court room by the order of Judge
Shepard. Byram l. Smith, the receiver of the
bank, was present to explain the bearing on
the case. By checks on file and ledger entries it
was shown that in the summer of 1882 Alexan-
der Sullivan had altogether 100000 in the
bank. OF this money $4,000 and more was
an individual account, the rest was credited 10
Alexander Sullivan, agent BY Sept s. 1882.
this money had been drawn out on checks
made payable to ]. T. Lester & Co.. brokers.
1t is the intention of the coroner to summon
member Of the firm to probe the matter
further.
A sensational bit of testimony had been given
in the inquest previously, Thomas j. Conway
of Ravenswood, suburb of Chicago, was the
witness. Conway is a member of the Clan-na-
Gael. He began by testifying as to the conduct
of Peter McGeehan. the Philadelphian. Con-
way said that McGeehan told him that he came
west under orders from the chairman OF the e1-
ecutive committee of the Clan-na-Gael. He saw
McGeehan in the company of Capt Lawrence
Buckley Of the Chicago Clan-na-Gael guards,
and heard the former say that DIR. Cronin and
DR.. McCahey deserved to die.
Witness further stated that he was present
at a meeting of camp No. "a, Clan-na-Gael,
when the question of resolutions regretting the
death of DIT. Cronin was being discussed A
man, John Moss. who has store on w. Lake
ST., rose and said he was against passing the
resolutions, because, perhaps the executive
committee had sufficient proof TO show that DIR.
Cronin was a British spy, and bad right to re-
move him.
"In case Cronin was a British spy, had the
executive committee any right to remove him, -
asked Foreman Critchell
There is nothing in the constitution to that
effect, evaslvely answered the witness
Patrick McCarty, q friend of DIR. Cronin.
next testified as 10 what Dr.. Cronin had told
him in regard TO the investigation by COM
mittee OF the Clan-na-Gael at Buffalo OF charges
that Alexander Sullivan had appropriated
funds of the elan" to his own use while a
member of the executive board of the '-Hri-
angle" McCarty said that CrOnin informed
him that the charges were not only of misap-
preparation of funds. but that the Triangle"
had sent men 70 their death and to British
prisons. The witness could not remember the
exact amount of money mentioned By Cronin,
but II approXimated $4,000 The witness then
told Of his visit to Toronto after Cronins
death and the result OF interviews with
Reporter Long. The latter at first denied bav-
ing sent the misleading dispatches. but subse-
quently said that he had sent a statement Of the
facts TO Frank Scanlan of this city. Cronin
said 10 the witness, after the Buffalo investiga-
tlon, that II be was murdered, il would be at
Alexander Sullivan's instigation. Cronin also
said that the life of DR.. McCabey of Philadel-
phia, who joined Cronin in reporting against
Sullivan at the Buffalo investigation, was also
IN danger, and that an attempt had been made
10 decoy him away,
Michael Barry testified that DR.. Cronin told
him, about two years ago, and many times since
then, that detectives were dogging him with a
view to securing some evidence to ruin his
character and that in default of being able to
do this, he would be murdered. Witness said
he asked Cronin who his enemy was, and he
replied that Alexander Sullivan was the man.
Maurice Morris and Joseph O'Brien also gave
testimony TO the general effect that DIR. Cronin
had said TO them that be expected Alexander
Sullivan to instigate some one TO kill him.
All of these witnesses were asked if they had
ever heard OF threats against the doctors life
by Mr.. Sullivan. and each replied that he had
not
P. o. Sullivan, CoughIn and Woodruff were
Rrraigned before Judge Williamson to-day on a
new indictment which was an amendment to
the FIRST one found, the charge being the addi.
non OF the words "and others unknown" to
the names of the three men. All pleaded not
guilty.