New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-27
A NEW ARREST IN CHICAGO.
/. ATTORNEY JOHN F. BEGGs SECURED IN THE
CRONIN CASE
rux GRAND JURY DIRECTING ALL IT'S ErFoHTs
ArrHp cIAN:NAGAEL-THE EXTRA
pIr1oN oAsE. BEGUN.

r,,o Jpne 26-Attorney John f. Beggs,
-. Guardian OF Camp 20, Clan.na-Gaei' was
s .s ,o,t night and put behind the bars In an
s..,,,,rs station, which even night police report
ou'n ,is,. This afternoon he was brought
-. ,h. Grand Jury, but IL has been impossioie
oo'I.s that his testimony was. 1t was, In
.r,dent from the class OF witnesses taken
a.. TN stairs TO the juryroom that the Clan-
" g., societv. and particularly Camp 20, were
-. a.. subject OF q searching inquiry. State
r Inncnecker was guided in his course to-
- ,,s ANONYMOUS letter which he received
.y- 7, gves the names OF lot OF men
81. rnbnown writer declares, formally tried
..,aomned Cronin to death in February.
M u,on he,onced to Camp 90. in which the
- ,.ho dares not give his name de"
u,". ,h., the trial took place. Some
~ on ,ybose names were given in the letters
=. -" a., .s Dan Coughlin, p. O'Sullivan, and
D.. :, winn;peg John F. Beggs was another.
A. ;,,ror,.ut witness was DR.. J. p. Cass. of No.
aoz rui,op4A The doctor, whose patients are
80 .nd other four-f footed animals told about
..;.,. ,,hiab Dan" Ceughlin made to his office
80 aavs before DIR. Cronn was decoyed away to
III. a,sA. Coughln wanted to get his horse and
hn,s, for whole night. The horse-doctor re
frG
an With him, and the man, Cass testified to-day,
- Martin Burke, now awaiting extradition. Cass
identified the picture OF Burke in the possession
~ the Grand Jury as the likeness of Coughln's
companion.
The Mayor was with the Chief for ten minutes
to-day. Detective Hoffman was admitted to the
conference, and he exhibited a pile Of letters
which the Chief said he regarded as of great
a, In iS hali hat n
rreat deal of " Dan" Coughlins correspondence
with parties in Hancock had been found and
ttat the discovery throws great light on tho
case, The authorities, who are working earnestly
to run down and expose the Cronin conspiracy.
win from the present time not place the slightest
confidence In any one on the outside. From the
time that the inquiry was begun by Coroner
Hertz, dozen or more Irishmen, or IRISH
Americans, have been loud in their declarations
about the dastardly outrage. These men, the
prosecution has reason to believe, are hypocrites
Every little piece of information that they chauced
to obtain was furnished to the friends OF the
conspirators, and the result is that the books
and all tho records Of the notorious Columbia
Cub Of Camp No. 20, Clan-na-GaeL have no
doubt been burned.
An afternoon paper says that the police OF this
eity have secured q clew TO the man to whom
Martin Burke sent dispatch from Winnipeg. II
was addressed to Rhyneton, Hancock, Mich
The assertion is made that the mar
is wsIl known there. and that he has
left the place. but that the police are on his track
and EXPECT TO arrest him soon.
A dispatch from Winnipeg says The sppli
cation for the extraditiOn Of Martin Burke came
before the court to-day. Burke was In court
Howell, counsel for the applicants. said that he
VA not ready TO proceed with the case to .
10 - tAouxk he could 0pen ft. The
tE3eonsR's counsel opposed further remand With
. htts evidence against HIS prisoner Unless som,
gyidence was presented he should be released
Howell said he was prepared to give some evil
dence The Judge said ne would give all the
remands necessary tn enable the United States
authorities to make good their case.