Fair play., 1889-06-01
1HE CRONiN MURDER.

The Investigation Thu, Far Into the Mur.
der NJ Dr. Grnniu. In Chicago. Results
iu several Arrests of Parties Seemingly
Implicated IN the D"ct"r'> Removal cr
>rrd-d ~ Wiincs>c>- rhc Inquest Will
Now Proceed.
CHICAGO, May H>.-At eleven O'Clock
last night the status os the Investigation
into the Crouiu ass tSSiuatleu WAS about
the same as II had been twelve hours
earlier. Very iiIle progress had been
made during the day. Despite the re-
ieate,i deuiIls ~ 'he police authorities,
who, with some show of temper. diSclaim
auy knowledge oi his whereabouts. il IS
definitely known ihat Peter MCticciian.
the Philadelphia blacksmith, who is sus-
pcctcd ot being the principal factor in
the assassination, IL confined in one Of
the lara, cells beneath tho detective de-
paTtweIt IL toe Guy Hall.
Detective CoGghlin Is s;ill locked up at
the HARRISON street station, but he has
been provided with cnuvruienCcs III tho
shape of furniture aul bedding, which
tenet Ia mitigate the discomfort of his
confinement According 10 the auihori-
ties IL one, not even the Lieutenant in
charge Js tae station, HAS been allowed to
converse with him durin. the day. The
report that /. .. sullivan. the ice man,
had h'en arrested on suspicion, turns out
Il lie incorrect, although he Is under such
surveillance rs would make II impossible
tnr him to leave the city. In his ease, as
N"Gcettu'S. the aUthuriti,i are inclined
I" 20 slow. and To act upno accumulated
facts rather than upon theories and
statements made IN hot blood.
There was a prolonged conference yes
tcrtIy afternoon, between Mayor Cre-
ger, States Attorney l.ou-accSsr. Corr
purltiou Counsel Hutchinson and Attor.
ucys Luther. i.aItn. Mills and W. J.
HvurS. the two latter representing tho
friends and ndhereuts ot the murdered
man. The report was circulated and gen.
orally believed that the participants were
engaged IN in examination ot tn. papers
and aitiiayits which had been collected
hy Crculu. aud which bore on the alleged
mi~apprapriatious III the Clan -Garl,
and IN addition II was stated ,iat whol"-
sale arrests nt people named III the pa
pcrs We're imminent.
All ih. was denied when tho confer
euce came to an end, the States attorney
making the emphatic declaration that the
only subject ot the conference was to
Straichtcu uut the evidence already given
and aftidtVits taken. in order that there
might be "a clear field FOR the opening Of
the Coruucr'S inquiry to-day. Ii was also
given ont that none of the private papers
of the deceased had been examined and
that they would under no circumstances
figure in the inquest.
The statements printed yesterday
morning that pr. Crouin was ''remoyed'
us Il result of secret trial conducted by
the Clau-ra-Garl organization is en-.
phaiicalIy denied by members OF that
Organization. Luke Dillon, of Philadcl-
phia, vino claims to be in this city as the
representative OF the national body, is
sued card 10 the public last night en-
phasizing this :act.
The lightning Chain Of Circumstantial
Evidence ictins, Nc Czech I'm.
CHICAGO. May 2S.--Detectiye Whalcn,
who accompanied Detective Coughlin in
his search COR the man Smith. from
Houghton. Mlch FOR whom Coughlin
hired n white horse on May I. has been
sus pended from duty, pending further in-
vcsticatjon.
Officials at the police dapartm ent said
yesterday moruin. that Z. a. Sullivan
had not been arrested the night before.
The police claim that the chain Of cir
cum~tautial evidence tending TO show
that he was concerned in the assnation
of Dr.. Crunin is tightening around Peter
NJ Gcehau, the Piiilatielphiaa now under
arrest lin this c.ty. Yesterday morning tho
real estate agent who leased the room on
Clark street opposite Dr.. Cronin's Office
identified him as the man who rented it.
The police further say that McGeehan
was missing from his room in McCoy's
Hotel on the night uf the murder, and It
was because he could not give "A satisfac-
tory account Of himself on that night
that he was arrested.
On ;i!e afternoon Of tho same day MFR.
7. T. Cpukiiu hurried down to the Pinker-
ton agency aud had a long consultation
with Superintendent Murray. He told
the detective that DR.. Cronin had been
warned by friends that McGeehan had
told three Or four people that he was go-
Ing ,o remove" Dr.. Cronin. DIR. Cronin
was not acquainted with IcGeehan, but a
friend pointed him out on Clark street.
DR.. Cr"uin marched ~ 10 the fellow,
and a.lapping him On the shoulder. said
.'Mc'ieehau. ! understand that you have
threatened to Kill me. | believe my
friends"
~, It lie" replied McGeehan. and he
off.
Tho police, il is sail made another i'm
portant move in the Cronin ease yester-
day afternoon. Harry Jordan, who came
from Ph!adelphi,, and who is said to
have De ~ an intimate friend OF McGee-
hans. was placed ia custody to ''b. held
- Il witness" II j. suspected that he
knows sGIuofhiu. of Nef:eehau'; move
mentS that nay prove o' value. The po-
lice do not charge hiu with being one Of
the principals in the murder. Harry Jor-
dan. who at one time was bar-ts ndcr at
the Mccoy Hotel. i described a. a low,
fellow. OF rather excitable dis
position. He is said 10 have belonged To
the Ciaa-ua-Gaei faction wn!ch was OPP
posed T. cronin. and it il charged tina, he
had frequently denounced the doctor iu
public.
sullivan and Cou=hiin Arrested.
CHIrAGO. May 2s.-Daniel Coushlin, the
detective, and p. o. Sullivan, the ice
dealer. were formally arrested last night
Oh tie charge Of numbering Dr.. Cronin.
After the formal reading o; the warrants
Coughliu was led from his cell in tho
Harrison Street station. and. accompa-
MED b. his attorney. W. S. Forrest, was
taken To the Chicago Avenue police sta
ton. whore, after brief proceedings. hs
was committed to the county Jail without
bal.
The Information upon which the war.
rant ;or the arrest o. tough!il and Sulli-
van was issued was sworn TO by John
Joseph CrCni1. Il brother Of the nur-