The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-11-14
: VIM. Bagnell
DR.. ?. Harry Cronin.

Mrs. Conklin had seen the case hum
dreds of times, but even if she had never
seen it the inscription showed that it be-
longed to the dead doctor. Better. evil
dence than that could not be obtained.
Two prescription blanks found among
the clothing were filled out, and the writ
ing, though some what obliterated, could
be read without any difficulty Both of
the prescriptions were signed "Cronin. ~
Mrs. Conklin recognized the DOCTORS sig.
nature. One of the prescriptions was to,
have been filled at Cowan's drug store,
No. 4f5 North Clark street, and the other,
at F. B. Schneider's, No. 81 North
avenue.
A silver hypodermic case, filled with.
needles, was in as good a state of preserva-
ton as on May 4. 1t was fully identified
as DR.. Cronin'S.
A black YaIise, containing surgical in
struments, was covered with mud and
Mrs. Conklln was unable to say whether it
belonged to the doctor or not. But there
is no doubt Of it. She identified small
box, however, containing copper splints
The box is finished in cherry and is about
l. inches long by 8 inches in depth. A
handle is on the lid, but the hinges had
become detached, and when opened the
lid came off. There was an assortment of
splints in The box, of various sizes; also a,
dictionary containing English, German,
French and italian medical terms.
A black sloutch hat which Mrs Conk-
lin fully identified as DR.. Cronin's, was
about the only article of clothing she
could positively say belonged to him. The
coat, trousers, shirt, collar and under
wear were all found intact but they were
in a state almost beyond recognition,
owing to the filth upon them.
There is no doubt, however but that
every article belonged to the dead doctor
and was taken from his body, and proba-
bly, at the Carlson cottage Nobody will
question that.
The mass of stuff was found with the
frame of large sachel around it, and it
looks as if the articles had been inclosed in
a cheap valise and that the sides of it had
rotted away.
In this connection it will be remembered
that J. B. Simonds. the man who bought
the furniture at Revell's asked Salesman
Hatfield for "a large, cheap valise." The
valise was sent over to the Clark street.
fat, and from there it taken to the
Carlson cottage by Martenson, the ex press-
man.
It was shown by Mr.. Hatfield that the.
valse was a cheap pasteboard affair.
Only the frame of it was found clinging
to the clothes and instruments, and part of
the slime on the clothing is undoubtedly
its sides which had rotted away.
After a partial examination of the
clothing and instruments the outfit was
taken to the States attorneys office.
At the States attorneys Office Mrs.
Conklin examined the clothing more care
fully, and although she could not positively
identify the coat or trousers, she was:
satisfied in her own mind that they be
longed to the late DR.. Cronin. One sgnif-
cant fact about the discovery of the Goth
ing is that the shoes or stockings were
not found
The finding of Dr. Cronins clothes and
surgical instruments was an accident and
not the result of a deliberate search. This
was the case in the finding of the body.
AS a sanitary measure two men were put
at work some days ago flushing the Lake
View sewers. All went we'll for some time,
until the water began to rise in one of the
manholes on Evanston avenue. ABOUT a
quarter OF a mile south OF where the trunk
was found the day after the murder. An
examination OF the manhole was made by
Michael Reese and Mr.. Gilbert, the two
men employed nearest to it. The result
was that the articles described above
were discovered and turned over to the
police. The workmen naturally enough
came to the conclusion that they had
found DR.. Cronin's clothing and instru-
ments, and upon investigation this turned
out to be true Later in the day Joseph
Turner another workmen for the city,
found Dr. Cronin's socks and tin box of
plasters further down the sewer near the
lake. It Is believed that the shoes have
been flooded out into the lake. Among
the clothing found is a pair of blue en-
amaled sleeve buttons which Mrs. COnk-
ling also identified.
The articles found will be used in the
trial. Most of the garments, especially
the trousers are cut open, showing that
they were hurriedly cut from the bleeding
body OF the slain doctor. Upon second
examination, and after the filth was re-
moved, it was apparent that they were
soaked in human blood.
The next day the police, on search, dis
covered piece of carpet which has been
identified by Salesman Hatfield as identical
with that he sold to the man Simonds
for the Clark street fat.