Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-15
THE iCRONIN MYSTERY.
IT rs SETIL AGIxATING 0HICAGO
AND NER FORK. ~

of Maroney and McDonald-His Reas-
ons-rhsir Friends win Try to Prove
an AIibi i'm Each Case.
I NEW yoRK, June 13.-The mail and Ex-
press" this evening, says: "a detective
from Scotland Yard stood on Chambers
street, vest Of the county court house, to-
day, for over two hours. He had his eye
ON col Broadway, which is the Office Of
David II. Neuberger, counsel for j. j. Ma
roney, accused OF completely in the murder
of DR.. Oronin,
/ Major Rndolph Fitspatrick, Of LAT
west Sir third street, who was adiutant
general Of the Fenian army that invaded
Canada. is one Of the men willing to swear
that Maroney was in his place the day DR..
Cronin was murdered. Fitzpatrick has an
English wife, who 10 an ardent supporter
|of the Irish aspirations. Fitzpatrick and
vile am relied upon as two who will help to
establish an abb for Marony. "se sSa''
'tThe attempt to prove the prisoners in
nocence will not stop with the evidence OF
Fitzpatrick and wife and e. J. Rowe.
AN EXsCLANsNA-GAEL MAN.
zone OF Maroney g callers yesterday at the
Tombs was Thomas J. Dennehy OF the
Wolftone club OF Brooklyn. He holds Q
political Office in Kings county, and is q
trusted man in the anti.Devoy- -Breslin wing
OF the Can-na.Gael. MArones, Dennehy
and Gen. Miller, the latter member OF the
Press club, and now dead, went across the
1f 49,
years ago. Maroney was known at NELLIE
na-Gael men in his camp, and heis expected
to take part in the alibi business.
1.-THE executive committee Of the Gamma
Gael or United Brotherhood OF America
met last night, and decided that Maroney
and Mcdonald should be kept in New York
il possible by any form OF law. All the
members did not meet together. Some
were reached by telegraph, and Patrick
Egan, who is on the ocean, was not, OF
course, reached. The meeting is said to
have been held in Philadelphia. and those
said to have been present were Ronayne,
Tierney, Bradley, Condor and Leonard.
Those men are anxious about Maroney,
because the British government wants
him."
THE SURRENDER REFUSED.
ALBANY, June 13.-A requisition was
presented to Governor Hill, to-day, from
Governor Fifer, OF Illinois, for the surren-
der of Maroney and Mcdonald, charged
with the murder OF DR.. Cronin. The Gov
ernor denied the application without pref.
udice, without renewal of the same, sim
ply on the grounds,
F1rst-That the application was not &C.
companied by the Indictment.
Sec6nd-That no proof, whatever, was
presented showing that the accused are
guilty OF the crime charged against them, as
required by the laws OF this and all other
states.
The application was based solely upon
an affidavit made upon information and
belief.
THE GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS.
CHICAGO, June 13.-The proceedings Of
the grand jury in the Cronin inquest was
guarded with the strictest secrecy. A mum.
ber of witnesses were heard to-day.
All the witnesses examined during the
afternoon had previously testified at the
coroner's inquest. They were Detective
Palmer and Moreland, the hostler. who
found the body, and Officer Lorch, who
found the trunk key. It was understood
thev simply repeated the statements they
made at the inquest. The jury adjourned
at 6 p. m. until Tomorrow.
THE PETITIONS FOR HABEAs CORPUS.
The petitions upon which Judge Andrews
last evening granted writ OF habeas cor
pus for the production in the supreme court
of Maroney and Mcdonald. the men ar
rested here for complicity in the Cronin
murder, were filed to-day in the supreme
court. That is McDonald's case was made
by Thomas J. Dennehy, and was presented
by John Delahanty; and that in Maroney'
case was made by Edward J. Rowe, and
was presented by D. M. Neubergsr. Th'
petitions describes them as near friends
and alleged that the men are not held by
legal commitment, and that there is an en-
tire absence OF Identification.
The matter will come up for argument
tomorrow.
WHO DESMOND Is.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 13.-Thomas Des
mond, mentioned in the dispatches. to-day
as being wanted for completely in tn
Cronin murder, is well.known here, havin
been q prominent figure during the Sane
Lots agitation. He was the main suppor
of Dennis Kearney, and through the lat
ter's influence was elected sheriff and serves
a. full term. Desmond frst gained notoriet.
in 1867 as one of the crew OF the Catalapa