Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-07-01
A NEW THEORY NOW.
Was Cronln Ordered, and Did He Re.
 fuse to Kill Le CarOn2
IS KUNzE TELLING ?
q Report From Wichita. Kan. that n Man Who Had Attempted AuicIde ThsFe, Was "Cooney. the Fox. - ts De- nied by . Later Despatch


 conspiracy, which they are trying to keep to themselves, as usual. but it is this: that when Le Caron proved him. self spy and traitor Dr. Cronin, who himself had incurred the enmity of the Sullivan faction by his fight against the " triangle, and had many enemies within his own camp, was the man chosen to execute the sentence of death on Le Caron. Whether he was nam ed because his enemies suspected his fidel- 1ty to the cause and wanted to put it to the test or because they thought it would be an easy method of getting him out of said, because of his respect for tho law, refused to act as Le Caron's executioner. His refusal brought suspicion on him and the adverse faction poured its ''spy" talk into willing g ears.
 The resulS, according to the new theory, was that Cronin was "tried" by the same tribunal, and the death passed on him as traitor. Dan Coughlin is said to be the man who was selected to carry out the sentence this time.
 There is good reason to believe that John Kunze is "squealer" in the Cro- min case. He is thought to be tho mys- terious state witness who was smuggled into the grand jury room last week, and as mysteriously escorted back. It is known that Kunze gave valuable evi- dence directly duplicating Daniel Cough lin as a principal in the murder. This witness and self-confessed conspirator swore that he drove Coughlin from tho North Side to the Carlson cottage the night of May 4. The evidence before the grand jury seems to have put Coughlin's neck already In the hangman's moose.
 Captain Schaack has returned from his trip to Northern Michigan. He denies having becn working in any way for the prosecution or defense during his ab- sence. Schaack Is in bad odor with the authorities, and their is plain talk tonight that Chief Hubbard will issue an order tomorrow discharging him from the force. He has only fifteen days to serve In order to be entitled to life pension. The "1nter-Ocean's" Wichita, Kan., special says:
 Thursday evening two men passed through Wichita on their way to the West, stopping off here to inquire for ono J. w. Harwood, whom they seemed to expect to find at one of the hotels. They boarded an evening train, and just before | arriving in Arkansas City one of the men plunged a knife into his throat and cut @ gash from ear to ear. He was taken to an uptown hotel, and in tho meantime the second man disappeared.
 "The man who attempted suicide first l bdAu Guitt ulS udIuo was thompson ana that he was ex-pOstmaster of West Chi cago. While in Q state of delirium the man talked continually of the Cronin murder and frequently mentioned the names of Burke, Woodruff and Norton. He seemed to be we'll acquainted with the incidents of the Cronin mystery, and during lucid moment, he said that Nor ton was the man who was with him when he attempted suicide, though he denied all knowledge of the Cronin affair
 The authorities here and in Arkansas City believe him to be Cooney, the Fox"
 KANSAS CITY, July IA special from Arkansas City, Kan, says: ''There is nc foundation whatever for the statement telegraphed from Wichita that the mar who attempted suicide here was Cooney the Fox. The would-be suicide was man who arrived here from the Indian territory on Friday night and is know1 here by several persons"