The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-06-15
THE NEW YORK ARRESTS.
Gossip About the Clan-na-Gael Maroney
Thinks Politics Caused His Trouble.

tectives connected with the Pinkerton
agency began an investigation into Clam
na-Gael affairs, in Brooklyn, yesterday.
According to the Eagle, of that city, they
are of they opinion that at least one of the
men who murdered DIR. Cronin came direct
to Brooklyn from London, and that the de-
tails for Cronin's removal were arranged
by Clan-na-Gael men in that city. Says the
Brooklyn Eagle tonight:
1.-The most remarkable thing about the
whole matter is that the members of the
Clan-na-Gael in New York and this city
have not spoken a word expressive of their
horror of the deed which has shocked
the people of the United States,
nor has any meeting of any Clan
na-Gael camp been held for the
purpose of declaring that the
society has had nothing to do with the
murder. at one time the Grammatical was
a most potent organization in this city.
Prominent among the men in the order
was Judge Andrew Walsh. DR.. Gallagher,
who is nov in an English prison under a
life sentence. and James j. Rogers. An at
tempt to use the society for local political
purposes, and the advocacy of the use of
dynamite caused several Withdrawals.
Among those who withdrew was Justice
Andrew Walsh, who was at the time chief
of his camp. He said he was Disguised
with the rottenness of the concern. Be-
fore leaving the room he was asked to take
an oath that he would not reveal any of
the secrets of the order. He refused. in
vigorous language. and said that he did not
Consider that IL had any secrets
The Mail and Express tonight has a Chi
cago special in which occurs the following:
The identity of MarOney and Melville is
proven. There is still another sensation to
be added to the case. Melville registered
at the hotel with a woman, and Slm0ns
talked to Carlson about his sister. Was
there a woman in the casef Was she at the
cottage when the murder was cOmmlttedf
sickness. and was the physician struck
down while bending over herf Who, was
the woman talked of by the men who car
rie6 the trunk to the sewer, and through
whose conversation Woodruff got the Idea
that it was a woman's corpse in the trunki
Finally. who is the womanT
MarOney told O reporter to-day that he
never had a photograph of himself. He
and his friends allege that arrests made
here are simply for the purpose of destroy
ing Alexander Sullivan, and, If possible, of
rejecting upon the Hon. Patrick Egan.
The Maroney Grammatical men say that
Luke billions object in Chicago is not to
find the murderer of Cronin,- but to drag
Sullivan IN the mire, and make him SO no.
torious that President Harrison will not
appoint him to public office. They allege
billions actions are directed from New
York city, and that John Dewey Is engineer
ing the movement which is now bringing
such odium on Irish organizations.
The anti-Sullivan men have raked up a
circumstance which they say tells forcibly
against MarOney. In all the accounts from
Chicago, two men known as the civilians
brothers" are put forward as the assassins.
MarOney worked four years as q porter for
j. s. Williams, of No. 728 Market street.
Philadelphia. This fact. coupled with the
use of the name by the Chicago murderers.
is held to be significant. and especially SO:
rs the man known as Prank Williams"
spoke with an English accent, such as
Maroney has
The writs of habeas corpus asked for John
Maroney and Charles Mcdonald came up
this morning, one before Judge Patterson,
in the Court of Oyer and Termlner. and the
other before Judge Andrews, in the Su-
preme Court chambers. Both court-rooms
were filled with Irishmen and Irish SYM
pathlzers. Judge Andrews sent the Nc
Donald case in to Judge Patterson, and
that functionary, after consulting with
Judge Andrews, announced that he would
not hear the argument, but would send the
writs back to the Supreme Court. Assist
ant District Attorney Macedonia appeared
for the people,. John Delehanty for McDol-
aid and David NJ. Newburger for MarOney.
Mr.. Macedonia did not seem inclined to
make anything but verbal returns to- the
writs, in view of the probable granting of
extradition papers by the Governor next
Monday, but Judge Andrews said he had
nothing to do with extraditiOn papers, and
that written returns must be made by those
to whom the writs were addressed. Nc
Donald's counsel said his clients employer
was in court prepared to show that the
prisoner was at his work in this city when
the Cronin murder was committed, and
fha5 f hSd sI %ns a Mith a M fcfs,nmddn i pre SeW
York that night. Maroney's counsel de-
clared that the warrant was not properly
issued, and that hisclient was not regularly
committed. The evidence, he continued.
a continuance of Marony's Imprisonment.
Judge Andrews said he would nave to have
the written return to the writs. Counsel
then agreed that the matter should go over
until tomorrow.
John Dewey stood Just outside the court
room entrance when the prisoners Were
brought out by the deputy sherifis. While
the handouts were being adjusted MarOney
caught sight of Dewey, and, as he was being
taken away, gave him q sharp and an Twill
be-avenged sort of look. Dewey did not
shrink from it, but looked the prisoner
straight in the eye.
A CIew That Did Not Pan Out.
KANSAS CRY. June 14.-Wm. G.. Mel
vile, of this city, is at present a clerk IN
the office of the Transmissouri Railway
Association. He formerly travelled for the
st. Paul x Kansas City railroad. On the
18th day of last April he was in Chicago on
business for the Chicago. st. Paul & Kan
sas City road. and he registered his name
W. G.. Melville, at MeCoy's Hotel in that
city. Chicago detectives heard that John
X. Maroney, the Irishman who is supposed
to have been one of the murderers of DR..
Cronin, registered at the hotel about April
I6. and they examined the register. and
after comparing alleged specimens OF
Maroney's handwriting with the names in
the register, declared that Maroney had
written the Wv. G.. MELVILLE
The detectives also discovered that
Thomas Desmond, an Irish Nationalist
of San Francisco, had numerous interview
with Maroney or Melville at the hotel be
tween April 10 and April 81. Mr.. Melville
only stopped in Chicago one day, and the
man who had interviews with him was not
an Irish Nationalist, but Samuel StOphlet
another railroad man, who is at presen,
also a clerk in the same office with Melville
On May 3 w. A. Melville and wife. of St
Paul. registered at the same hotel. and the
detectives are making a strong but unsuc'
cessful attempt to reconcile the two hand:
as shown in the writing on the register. w
q. Melville is not an Irishman, and never
Rod anvthiuU IN do with any elan or clan.