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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-23
EXILES Or CANADA
How the Fugitive Boodlers
Live in the Dominion.
VERY FEW OF THEM ARE RICH.

Their Location Individually and Collect
ively-John C. Emo Is the Richest.
Are Generally Observation-Disclosures Gone
to Mexico-The Weldon Bill.
The Cincinnati Enquirer has done good
work in sending a shrewd reporter to Canada
to give descriptive directory of the Ameri
can financiers who have fled there, and
queer lot they seem to be. The Weldon bill,
in its first form. providing for their extradi-
ton, created a fiutter and a flight; but since
it was changed to apply to future criminals
only they feel easier. Those who have money
appear to stand pretty well with the Canadi-
ans and have invested heavily in Canadian
enterprises.
In each city there are little colonies of these
refugees who constantly meet, and who form
an inner circle, where each is kept posted as
to what is going on among all Americans
who are compelled TO remain upon this side.
Their information is impaired to others in
adjacent cities, and so on all the way round
through Canada, forming means Of infor-
nation as to movements that Is surprising.
It is the same manner that criminals gener-
ally all over the world disseminate informa-
ton of interest to their class. Now that the
summer season is on those in position to do
so are scattering out to the various resorts.
They do that almost with the first breath of
warm weather 1t is change of scene, the
life being of that exciting kind they crave.
They are a wandering, restless class, always
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-23

SOME OF DR. CRONIN'S FRIENDS
This Woodruff proved to be a very I'M
skillful liar. He told just enough truth to
convince the police that he had some connec-
ton with the murder-at any rate, with
some murder, for there us reason for believing
that two corpses were hidden that night-but
that part of his story relating to DR.. Cronin
was proved to be a lie. he said that the wo-
mans corpse was conveyed TO the woods in a
trunk, and that he threw the trunk out of
the wagon on his return at the spot directed.
Now the police had found trunk there, and
In it blood, cotton batting and some fine
human hair; their first theory was that the
hair was that Of DR.. Cronin and the cotton
that he carried with him as a surgeon but
the hair proved TO be too fine, and the theory
that there had been two murders gained ad-
herents
And while the police were following the
various ''clews," and the enemies of DR.. Gro
min vehemently proclaining that he had abb
seconded, his bloated and mangled corpse was
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ed himself against sMITH-MIUMY-GHLEY.
the Justices desk and opened fire. He shot
four times.
Before the detective fired, however, the
burglar had made a dash for liberty. Two
officers sprang upon him with drawn revol-
vers. He was struck in the head, but he
fought desperately.
b His knife, dripping with the blood of the
detective, was again brought into use, and
plunged into Officer Meluney's thigh. Then
be broke from the officers, and forced his
way to the center of the room. Gilley, Grim
son with his own blood supporting himself
against the Justices desk, saw his opportu-
nifty, and his revolver cracked four times in
as many seconds. Meluney and Woodruff
also began to shoot The burglar fell dead.
Any one Of the six bullets that entered his
body would have killed him. The court
room was cleared in a twinkling, but the
desperado's dead body lay on the floor before
ali the terror stricken spectators had reached
places of safety. In the excitement Tom
LAWN, Smiths accomplice, escaped. One Of
the witnesses received a flesh wound in the
leg from stray bullet
As Smith fell and the firing ceased the Off
GERS looked for Gilley. He was not in the
room. Justice Lewis found him cropping
blindly in the hallway. He was a terrible
sight. He was literally running blood and
his head was sagging forward in a gro
teSquely horrible manner. He was taken into
the court room and stretched on table, and
medical assistance summoned. He died day
after the wound was inflicted.
The scene in the court room was sick
ening one. The walls and furniture were
smeared with blood, and a stream of blood
trickled across the floor to the hall doorway
Up and down the hall an irregular line Of
blood marked the spot where the detective
had staggered after the cutting. Tue room
looked more like slaughter house than a
court of justice.
The tragic scene in the court house created
great excitement on the streets, and in half
an hour a crowd of l 1000 persons had assem-
bled on the street in front Of the Justices
Office The efforts Of half dozen men could
not keep the crowd from the stairway lead
ing to the office
John W. Gilley had a remarkable career
in his work as detective In running down
professional crooks.
He was 80 years old and was born in Ohio.
When a young man he learned the shoe
makers trade, and upon arriving at Kansas
City, when 20 years old, he went to work as
q SHOE salesman. and for some time had the
reputation of being one of the best statesmen
in the country in that line.
He went on the detective force several
years ago, and he was terror to the bur
glar and craftsman and the confidence man,
and the common sneak thief and highway
robber feared him as we'll IT was this fear
of him. perhaps that led Smith to plan and
carry out his fiendish crime.
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went to the cemetery IN carriages Deceased's
two sisters, Mrs. Conkfn, Of Chicago, and
Mrs. Carroll, Of St GATHERINGS, Canada,
were the only near relatives.
The foregoing gives but the barest outline
Of this extraordinary case and the complica-
lions attendant on 1t. It would be idle, and
probably unjust, to mention the many the
cries or even the names of accused persons,
the majority of whom must, let the solution
prove what may, be innocent. Enough, how
ever, is given to show that this will go into
history as one Of the celebrated cases, rank
ing with the murder of Sir Edmundbury
Godfrey in England and the Calais tragedy In
France
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agencies of the law set in force, but for a
time the mystery only deepened Inquiry
developed the fact that the murdered man
had led an extraordinary life. He was a dill
isent student and very successful surgeon
and physician but had never married; he had
made great deal of money and expended
most Of it in charity and in promoting the
growth Of various societies
rs was perfect devutee OF societies, both
secret and social, especially those composed
of IriShmen, and it soon transpired that the
arger part OF his professional earnings had
been devoted TO Irish charities and TO assist
Ing the cause Of Ireland, as he understood ii.
Besides the ordinary civic orders, such as the
Knights of Pythias and Masons, he was an
active member of or contributor to the Clam
na-Gael, Friendly Sons OF St Patrick, Ancient
Order of Hibernians, Catholic Foresters,
Royal Arcanum, Sheridan Rifles. Catholic
Benevolent Legion and various workingmen's
guilds. Everything that was Irish interested
him: he contributed to everything that was
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-23

! ~ hlsGs hlng,- reznains IN Toronto With
some OF his confedera1as. Montreal, howevur
Is the great headquarters for the really aris-
booratic thieves, and their aggrsgate capital
Is estimated there at sS,oOo,OO. There may
oe found John Keenan,, Robert De Lacy,
Dempsey and Sayies, the four famous New
York aldermen, who were forced 20 fee that
city; also, Billy Moloney, the reading clerk
of that board
Among theh number, too, is A. E. Stick
ney, the Boston defaulter, and an occasional
visitor is John c. Emo, who drops down from
Quebec to see how the boys are getting along.
Nearly all these live IN elegant style, but
keenan, is king and has 81 ,0oo, 900 IN Mon
treal real estate. When congratulated on
his prospects he replied:
'YeS 1t is very true, as you say, Mon
real IS fine city and Canada very fine
county-but fellow may have plenty of
money and hell of good time in New
York.
SOME OF THE BoopIERS
A G. Sticbney, the Boston defaulter, is
also doing well in Montreal, but Robert F.
De Lacy has acted much Like an ordinary
thief worse, still, his fayorite son has be
come an actual thief and had to fly from
SsAA<StN1- lcAlk-Ssf e-3S%AcA We" NtA
derman, is really maintained by the charity
OF friends. Bully Moloney is in funds, but
terribly diSipated. But, noted Of all the
colony in Canada, and now located in Ham
nbon, is the noted woman whose present sign
reads thus:
y. MANDELRACN,
Ladies' and Children's Underwear.
This is the notorious Mother Mandel-
baum" perhaps the most successful receiver
: of stolen goods and protector Of thieves ever
known in criminal history. She is but 81
years old. well preserved and in fairly good
circumstances.
Pollard, another of the great school trustee
swindle in Indiana, was swindled himself In
Canada, and has gone to Mexico. Thomas
Axworthy, once city clerk of Cleveland, lives
at Toronto in good style. Near Montmor-
ency Falls lives decrepit old man. once the
noted and elegant George u. Bartholomew,
who stole about s., 200, 600 many years ago.
He is 20 years old and retains but little prop
erty.
On the whole the reporter proves that the
way of those transgreSsors has been hard
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-23

The mayor put Coughlin through a search
ing examination, and he declared that the
unknown was d casual acquaintance of his
named Thomas Smith, that he came last
from Hancock, Mich. and went on to New
Mexico. 1t soon appeared that CoughEn and
a fellow officer named Mike Whelan had been
sent out early in the inquiry TO find this
Thomas Smith, and reported that they had
found him, but as they knew him TO be ali
right they allowed him to leave the city,
Many other circumstances made the case
look bad for Coughlin and he was locked up,
nominally as witness
The funeral of Dr.. Cronin was the most I'M
posing ever held In Chicagoof any private or
unofficial person Over 1000 men marched
Ia regalia or uniform, representing fifteen
different orders, besides an immense con-
course In carriages and on foot Among the
principal attendants and pail bearers were
prominent Eishmen from several other cities
The religious services were at the Cathedral
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catholic 1t ranspires that many hundred
people had proflted by his benevolence, and
deeply mourn his death. He was, in his way,
indeed an extraordinary character.
WHERE he VAS MURDERED.
The next revelation was the discovery Of
the house in which DR.. Cronin was muir
dered. 1t is a frame cottage a story and a
half in height. with half basement cellar.
at No. 1888 North Ashland avenue, in the
rear and little to the northwest of the
house occupied by P. Q. Sullivan, the ice
dealer. This Is important m view Of the fact
that the unknown messenger called the doc
tor to attend a man "who had broken his leg
while working for Sullivan" and exhibited
a card of Sullivan as sort of voucher. 1t
was, therefore, easy to lure the doctor to that
place. There is only one other house in that
block. The question at once became import
ant: Who rented the housed
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-23

found Gig h tie e N
days after his dis
appearance, in the
catch basin of a
North Chicago sew
ar. Wounds and
indentations in the
skull showed that
he had been muir
dered by b o W 5
with some pointed
weapon. "Itmight
have been an ice
. pick" said the ply
sicians Skilled de-
tectives were set 70
work and all the
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-23
AWFUL BUTCHERY.
Appalling Scene in Kansas City Cour
Room.


Room.
No more appalling court room scene has
ever taken place than that which recently
occurred in Kansas City.
James Smith, desperate criminal, was
on trial in Justice Lewis court for burg
larry. He was accused by Detective j. W.
Gilley, well known and much esteemed Off
Ger of Kansas City. Smith had a grudge
against the detective for obvious reasons, and
when his name was called and he was brought
into the court room for trial he scowled
ominously at his accuser. The attorney re-
presenting the state began calling the names
of witnesses for the state When he reached
the name of William Graver he pronounced
it Grover.
sit is William Grover" said Detective
Gilley. At this instant Smith, the burglar,
leaned forward, raised his arm and knife
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-23

charmer in a mu-
scum. All I h o
snakes he handled
still possessed their
poison power. The
other day he was
exhibiting his
snakes in a New
York museum, sit
ting il the cage,
with reptiles crawl
ing all over him.
" hen he took hold
of a sn & Ike b G
gras sped it very
quickly, so that it
cOuldn't bite him If
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alert, suspicious Of
every person, their
days filled wit h
anxiety and care.
Let q person from
the States enter a
Canadian city and
mix about sight
seeing to any ex-
tent, and tn g S Q
criminals are soon
aware Of his pre-
sence. The object
of his visit is al
source of specula-
ton and of fear.
Each will endeavor
to keep out of his
way. Talk to any
of them for a mo-
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-23
Huskins Com by Machinery

An Austin inventor has devised steel corn
husker, which, drawn by a team picks and
husks at the rate OF eight to twelve acres a
day, according TO the capacity Of tie team
The team and machine move astrade the row,
one horse on each side, and every eer Of corn,
large or small IS picked up. Corn husking
can nov be done just as thressinz i, lasting
but q few dayA-Nsw YNk TeiesrsEn-
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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-23
Thirst for Fame.

"This is an outrage" said an indignant cit
izen to the editor. you state lost 81 900
on the races"
1--WE viii correct it and say that you are a
church member and never bet" replied the
editor.
Not on any account" returned the pious
individual "Just state that | won the mon
ey.neThe Epoch
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-23
MURDER! MURDER!
Many Mysteries Surround the
Assassination of DR.. Cronir.
CHICAGO'S CRIMINAL PUZZLE.

A Learned, Benevolent and Skillful Ply
stefan nIurtiered-He Had Long Dreaded
Observation-Disclosures Conduct of
Parties Thought to Be Interested--A
Member of Many Societies Imposing
Funeral.
DR.. Philip Patrick Henry Cronin, originally
of Cork, Ireland, and later of st. Louis and
Chicago, has become the victim of most
brutal assassination, of a score of cruel
SANDERS, and at least a hundred detective
theories, and is no doubt doomed to be the
subject of more than one sensational work of
fiction.
His case is indeed remarkable. 1t includes
al the elements of mystery, tragedy and
dramatic finish; let the solution prove what
1t may, there will be a showing of plot and
counterpart, suspicion and treachery, quite
equal to that imagined by Eugene Sue in his
Wandering jew"
1t is not possible TO state the facts already
known in so simple style as to avoid the APP
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-23
A RATTlESNAkE MANS LUCK.
Bitten by Serpent, He Recovered on Gin
and Whiskey.

a taste for snakes Is a curious one, espe-
cially when one has been bitten several times.
John Mcconnell, snake chariner, had the mis-
fortune TO be born in lonely valley in Pike
county, Pa There was nothing about 10 play
with except rattiesnaks; consequently
Johnny devoted his time TO the reptiles,
learned their habits, and kept bis parents in
mortal terror by occasionally ringing a
rattler into the house and dropping it on the
floor His father used 10 keep a gun loaded
to Kill Johns snakes.
The natural consequence Of all this was
that when the boy grew uphe became snake
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-23

O sensation and ad-DR cRoNIN WHEN FOUND.
vertise hi elf, with view to some publica-
tions he igned.n
A few days iatgr q na aSpumstantial and
very posatiss heoeKllts, ly men who claimed
to know him well, that he had been seen in
Canada on bis way to Europe, and an aston
ished public naturally asked why. An an
swer was promptly furnished, adding still
more convincing proof that many persons
were interested in misleading the police.
HORSE THIEF WOODRUFF.
One Woodruff was arrested as a horse
thief, and declared that on the night of DR..
Cronins disappearance he assisted the doctor
and others in burying the corpse of an I'M
known woman in the woods north of Chica-
go; he did not know, of course, but he pre-
sumed that the woman had died from the
result of a criminal operation" and that DIR.
Cronin was the guilty man and had therefore
Had
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pearance of striv-
ing for sensational
effect; the dramatic
element compels at
tention from tn Q
start, and if the
criminals had de-
signed it from the
start they could not
have made the de-
velopment m or 9
sstartling.
: This is the order
in which the facts
so far known have
come to the public:
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even in England
announce with
great poStiyeness
that he WIS q Brit
ish spy; that he
was on his way to
London to testify
in the Parnen trial;
that he had run
away with a wo-'
man, and finally,
that he had pur-
posely concealed
himself ito create
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-23
DR.. CRQNIN

A physician and scholar, with many devoted
friends and few bitter enemies, is called
out professionally at nightfau and disap-
pears; his sister and nearest friends at once
declare that he is murdered and show that he
had for some time dreaded assassination; GER
tain parties unwisely draw suspicion on them
selves by declaring that he has absconded.
Promptly, as if pulled by the same string,
,,ersnns in Canada New York St Louis and
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-18

Harry Sullivan, Harry futile and
several others have instituted damage
suits against the city for $500 each.
The actions are for the restitution of
value to the five carriages and their Oc
cupantS that collided with logs on Uni
yersity avenue Sunday night.
Adler c. Clausen. the jeweIer at pa
Nicollet avenue has assigned to Louis
ID. de Mars. He says his stock is not
worth over $1,000.
Justice Miller. of the United States
supreme court, has sent an order to the
clerk of the district court admOniShing
him to send a complete record
of the case of the city against the
Manitoba railway, on the ground of an
error In former proceedings. 1t is in
effect all appeal by the company. Mr..
Roberts, attorney for the company, said
in regard 10 the matter: ''It is moi a
matter of Importance. We merely ap-
pealed to make complete record in the
supreme court, where the st. Louis
case is pending, and to save whatever
rights we may have there"
Charles Larson has begun an action
against Cable & Chute Bros. for the
recovery of$l25.3S, which he claims for
labor.
George F. La Paul has instituted an
action against William H. Truesdale,
receiver of the st. Louis road, for the
recovery of $500.
J. A. Mcleod has begun an action
against Jerry O'Callaghan to recover
the sum of S6,119.6S. Mcleod claims
that O'Callaghan did not fulfill his part
of the contract in leasing him stone
quarry.
John c. johnson has begun an action
against L. G. Fletcher and others to set
aside adverse claims to lot in the orig
inal town of st. Anthony Falls.
Ira P. Sperry has filed a complaint
against Sarah NJ. Goodwin to give
clear title to lot in the original town
OF st. Anthony.
G. w. Simmons & Co. have sued Her
man Cohen to recover 1882 for goods
they claim he purchased. They have
garnished the Ancient Order Of Forest
ers of America for funds believed to be
held NV them
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-18
morning, "Trust;" evening, "Elixir Of

morning, "Trust;" evening, "Elixir of
Life.'''
Y.M.C. A.-e:15, "Disobeying God
for Earthly Reward" at beginners
Bible class; $3.50, mems meeting in the
lecture room, W Hss,!uiussvr church.
.4urcn Oh Christ-Rev. w. J. Lha-
mon, morning, '.Christ's Life an En-
bodied Prayer" evening. christian
Company"
st. Johns English Lutheran-Rev. E.
Il. Trabert, pastor, 10:30 a. M.
Church of the Redeemer, Rev. j. 81.
Tuttle-Morning, Ambition and Con-
tentment."
Swedish Baptist, Rev. Frank Peter
son--Morning, SAUL" evening, ITO
You"
Lake Street M. E.--Morning. "Sev-
eral Rules" evening, "Kish's DOnkeys
Lost and Found"
Hennepin Avenue M. E.-Morning,
Rev. William Mckinley: evening, Rev.
j. j. Crist.
St. Andrews Episcopal-s a. m. holy
communion; Sunday school, 9:45; morn
ing prayer at IL; evening prayer at
7:45. Rev. William Wilkinson. rector.
Plymouth Congregational-Rev. S. P.
Fay at 1880 a. IN. and 7:45 p. m.
Western Avenue Methodist-Rev. j.
W. Martin. 1880 a. m, ''My Fathers
House," GAS p. M, meeting of Episco-
pal league: 7:45, Mrs. A.C. Morrow will
speak on the DeacOneSS' home.
/! Pilgrim Congregational-Rev. S. j.
Rogers, morning; Rev. Lewis B. Spear,
evening, "The Raising of the Widows
Son.
Holy Innocents' Episcopal-Rev.Will-
+ lam Wilkinson; sermon at g p. IN.
Forest Heights Methodist Episcopal
Rev. G. A. Cressy, pastor; 1890 a. NJ,
''Under the Juniper Tree" 7:45 p. NJ,
"The Man Who Denied His Lord
The Minnehaha M. E. church-Will
be dedicated Sunday, Aug. is. at 8
O'Clock p. M, by Bishop Fitzgerald, as
sisted by DR.. Miller, of the Christian
church, and DR.. Stafford, presiding
elder
st. Luke's Episcopal-s a. m, holy
communion: 1920 a. m, sermon; II H.,
iltOn, rector.
ST. Marks church having been closed
for repairs will be reopened tomorrow
at 80 a. III. Services by the rector,
Rev. Thomas B. Wells.
st. Paul'S Episcopal-Rev. Frank j.
Millspaugh; holy communion, 9 a. M;
sermon, IL a. M; evening prayer, z
p. III.
Trinity Chapel. Excelsior-Episcopal
service $3.50 p. M; Rev. c. L. Wells, of
Faribault.
Swedish Augustana-M Morning, Prof.
E. j. Werner. q. A. college. st. Peter,
Mimi; evening, Rev. E. A. Fogelstrom,
Omaha.
Foss Methodist-Re S. B. Warner,
1880 a. M; semi-quarterly communion
and reception of members; evening,
Success; How to Achieve It."
Spiritualist-Mr S. E. w. Bishop,
n Orden hall, $50 Second avenue SOUTH,
morning and evening.
Welsh Calvnistic Methodist j.
c. Jams, former pastor, morning and
evening.
Bethesda Baptist (coIored)-Rev. J.W.
Dungee: sermon to young men, s p. M,
with musical program