The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-05-30
The Testimony in Cronin's Case.

CHICAGO, May 29.-There have been nc
new developments in the Cronin case to
day Of a startling nature. The authorities
say that the report of tie proceedings be-
fore the grand jury as printed IN the morn
ing papers, portion Of which was used in
these dispatches, was greatly exaggerated.
They claim that there was no such testi-
mony as that accredited to Carlson, and
that nothing particularly new was adduced
before the jury. Capiases in accordance
with the indictments were served on three
persons to-day. Woodruff, when seen by
reporters, refused to talk further about his
confession, saying he had said too much al
ready. Coughlig would have nothing at
al TO say either to the reporters or to the
chief Of police when the latter visited him.
The coroner's jury assembled this morn
ing, but after consultation with the states
attorney, the coroner decide TO postpone the
inquest further until next Thursday. 1t is
understood it was the desire Of the author
tiles that this be done for fear some testi-
mony might come out before the public in
quest which would retard the police work.
CSllst Hubbard, when seen by a reporter
to-qeght, said there was nothing new to be
SAID, but that they were busy working on
several clues, but that no fresh arrests
were contemplated.
1t is understood that the police are not
satisfied that Smith has no knowledge of
the case and still regard him with some
suspicion. 1t is understood that he is under
surveillance.
1t is stated tonight on good authority
that the present grand Jury viii not be
asked again to give the Cronin case any
further consideration.
Tue serious character Of this announce
ment is best appreciated when it is remem-
10 l,rs OFi
bers at present are. Irishmen, or men
of Irish descent While States Attorney
Longnecker IS voiceless as asphinX as to
the reason for declining to continue the
investigation under the present jury, those
high IN authority co not deny that the
question OF nationality has much to do with
his decision.
Byron L. Smith, receiver of the defunct
Traders bank, in which it is said Cronin
hadfunds and his mysterious pamphlets was
CT ;eted with the chief of police an hour or
more. This would indicate that the
authorities have widened the scope of their
inquiry beyond the responsibility of the
perpetrators of the murder, and are acting
on the inuendoes Of the Doctors professed
friends VINO have been doing SO much
HE police were busy all day searching
every conceivable spot in the vicinity of the
Carlson cottage and the place where Cronin
was found and are endeavoring to find some
trace of Cronin's clothing, and the case of
medical instruments Of which no trace has
been found. The Undertaking found by
Widow Hamberger's children proves not to
be that of the dead man.
Peter Mcclellan, the Philadelphia sus-
pect, in talking this evening to reporter,
said that several days ago he was taken by
a detective to see Mrs. COnklin. She first
said that Mcclellan was not the
man who called for the Doctor Then
her husband came in and the de
t9ctive introduced Mcclellan in form.
Immediately on hearing the name,
Mrs. Conklin surveyed Mcclellan again
and declared positively that he was the
man who lured the doctor away Mcclellan
said: ~ believe that that woman is capa-
bic of swearing a mans life away
Conklin had added to her reckless judg-
ment some stories about me that l shall
call him to legal account for.
Oman the iyerymsn says do
not answer the description of the man
wanted by the police Now, know that I
had nothing to do with the case. believe
that the plot or conspiracy, or whatever
you please to call it, was purely a personal
matter and that the right clue has not yet
been struck, or, iffound, has not been pub