Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-01
SEVEN MEN ARE INDICTED.
They Are Accused Of Participating In
the Cronin Tragedy.

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| the Cfonin Tragedy.
| PROOF FOUND AGAINST BURKE, yKoos, covoA
| LIN, PATRICK o'sULLIvAN, WOODRUFF, COO
NEY, AND KUNTzE-FrvK IN cUsTopY-couozLn
| BELIEVED TO HAVE STRUCK THE BLOW.
| Martin Burke, John +. Beggs, Daniel Cough
lin. Patrick O'Sullivan, Frank Woodruff. Pat
rick Cooney, and John Kuntze were indicted
Saturday afternoon for the murder OF DR.. r
H. C-onin. With the exception of Cooney and
Kun e all the persons indicted are under ar'
rest. Cooney il thought to be one Of the
Williams brothers, who rented the cottage IN
which Cronin was murdered, and Kuntze ii
supposed to be the man who drove the victim
to his doom.
| SULLIVAN NOT OUT OF THE SOUR.
| Alexander Sullivan is by no means out OF the
soup, as the omission OF his name may lead
many to believe. On the contrary, knowing
/ ones are tolerably well convinced that he ia
| deeper than ever in the pottage, and they are
also convinced that the presentation Of evil
dence sufficient to bold the lawyer requires the
shrewdest detective work yet done in this
famous case. The prosecution has either al
ready obtained, or Is in a fair way to obtain,
evidence tending TO show that the work Of
Starkey and Reporter Gong in Toronto was in
| important point in the possession Of the prose-
cution is the complete knowledge OF the entire
inner history Of the notorious Camp 20. Other
valuable Information concerning the secret
trial came from slx members Of the camp,
three of whom are unknown. John Kuntze,
one Of the indicted men, is q friend Of Detec-
tive Coughlin, and his alleged completely was
only brought to the attention of the authorities
two days ago.
Within an hour after the return of the indict-
ments a capias had been made out for John F.
Beggs, whose place of detention has been q
transferred to cell near the other accused
men IN murderers' row at the county jail.
coUeHLIS CERTAIN TO HANG.
States Attorney Longenecker made the re-
markable statement TO- night that he had enough
evidence in his possession to prove that Dan
Coughlin, the ex-detective, was one of the prin-
cipals in the murder of DR.. Cronin Cough
I'm Is certain to hang" said the prosecutor
He cannot escape the rope"
Longenecker refused to disclose the testimony
given to-day, but it is known to be very dam
aging to young kuntze. who was included in
the indictment. 1t was through the Identified
ton of knntze's photograph that Coughlin's
presence in the cottage the night of the mur-
der was established. He and Kuntze were seen
on corner near the cottage an hour before
Cronin's arrival there. Coughlin pointed out
associate to the city in a street car.
kuntze has been implicated. not only by the
identification of his photograph by Mrs. Conk-
hing and Frank Seaman, but by Dinan from
whom the horse was hired that hauled Cronin
to his death. Coughlin, it is believed. remained
IN the cottage with Cooney and Burke, who
were also principals, after his separation from
kuntze, and the police also hold that il was he
who struck the fatal blow All Of the facts
were testified to this afternoon by new witnesses
In hn at,I Al
I'M guilt was fixed Kuntze and the detective
we're very intimate up to the time OF the MUIR
der, but since then they have been seen
together but once. Coughlin afterward ad-
mitted to Mike Whelan that Kuntze was the
man who ha hired the old white horse The
young German left the city almost Immediately
after the murder, and his whereabouts now are
unknown to the police.
Davitt's Serious Charges.
London cable dispatch to the New York
World says: The wife OF Alexander Sullivan is
still here and receives constant assurances from
her husband not to be alarmed about his case
and not to come home on his account. The
World correspondent asked Mrs. Sullivan for
an interview for the purpose Of discussing the
newer aspects Of the Cronin case. but she de-
cined. She says she is here doing literary
work. Michael Dayits, who ID taking most
active interest i'll the case, has received much
censure from America i'll connection with his
interview with the World correspondent, but
stands stancbly by Mrs. Sullivan and her hus-
band. He remarked to-day: THE judicial
authorities in Chicago will doubtless be sur
prised to learn that there is a drain-pipe be-
tween the grand jury room and the London
Times. The latter has financial agent here,
and the stuff cabled over indicates that he has
no difficulty in tapping the grand jury and
state attorneys office. The agent in question
is understood to be an Irish reporter on "a local
paper and a notorious enemy of Sullivan. The
connection between the fabrications whose pub
lication is secured III Chicago and the approach
ing elimination of the Times Parnell case be-
comes more apparent every day.