The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-26
CHASING UP THE CLEWS.
A DETECTIvE HELD AS A PRISON.
Err UNDER SUSPICION.


A Possibility That He ia the Man
Who Engaged the Buggy in Which
the Doctor Was Driven to the Cot
tage-story of Man Who saw the
Vehicle.
CHICAGO, MAJ 25.-Willism Mertes, a
miikman, who lvos in the neighborho d of
the Carlson cottage, in which it is supposed
that DIR. Cronin was murdered, tells story
which adds to the evide CO leading to tat
conclusion. On the night of tho murder,
between $50 and 9 O'Clock, a bout the hour
at which it is supposed that the doctor ar
rived there in his buggy with the man who
came for him, Mertes left his house to visit
grocery at ths corner Of Ashland avenue
aud O.to street, which is only short block
south OF the Carlson cottage He walked
eass on Addison ave us to Ashland street,
and ben turned south r:I the east siGs walk.
DIR. cRoNIN's ARRIVAL.
As he neared the Carlson cottage a buggy
containi & two men rolled up to the eire
Of tho ditch. One of the men. whom
Mertes de cribes as a tall and aprarsntlv
athletic man, sprang from the buggy aad
ran up the front stairs Of the cottage, the
door Of which was thrown ope bof re he
ever knocked for ad mission. Scarcely mad
tie door closed again when the sou d Of
loud ana angry voices within o c)ttave
startled the mi dealer. lie looked searcn-
ingly at tho man in the buggy. but the
sti angsi s face was shrouded.by the rim of
a soft at and Mertes was unable to tell
whether he was stout or slender, or fair or
dark.
The follow whipped his horse into a
gallop, drove TO Addison avenue and then
turned In the direction OF tue lake. Mer .es
says there vas dim light fro the room.
and that the man yho won't " the steps.
presumably DR.. Cronin, wore a long brown
overcoat.
Airs. Conklin the woman at whose house
DR.. Cronln lived, says that the doctor wore
long brown overcoat on the nj ght Of the
murder.
DETECTIVE IMPLICATED.
a morning paper publishes a story which
duplicates a member Of the Chicago police
70 ce in the taxing OFF Of DR. Cronln. The
officer in q ,esti1n is Detective Daniel
Coughlin. The story published is to the
effect that on the morning Of he day on
which DR.. Cronin disappeared Cougni en-
Gagged at "A livery stable not tar from where
Dr. Cronin lived, horse and buggy, which
he said friend OF his wo Id call
Tor that evening; that nam did
call aud was given a white horse similar
TO the one attached to the buggy in which
Dr. Groom was decoyed away; that the
time of gong and the description of the
ann correspond mnutely both with the
time when the man came for DIR. Cronin
and witt the appearance Il tho man him
self; that Coug lin subsequently cautioned
the livery stable keeper to say nothing
about the matter.
HE WAS OUT WITH CRONIN.
Force is addei to these revelations from
No. Tot ft,.F -. .f.l.
one or more societies of viii h Dr. Croniu
was member, aud that they were enemies.
The matter WIS brought TO the attention of
Chief Of Police Hubbard, who seems in
clined to take a serious view of TIE matter
and promises TO probe it TO TIE bottom. Ib
ls reported that q. T. Long, who sent
dispatches from Toronto 10 several Chicago
papers, to the effect that he mad seen and
conversed with DR.. Cronin In thai city
several days after ho was murdered here.
has bee seen in Chicago within the past
week. The ruInor cannot now be verified.
CoUeHLIN UNDER ARREST
Detective Coug lin was brought down to
the superint,ndeut's Office az 4:30 o'clock
this afternoon, Mayor Creigsr being pres
ent. TIE conference lasted over two hours.
Detective Cdugbli1 wa allowed TO tell his
story, and then he was taken in hand by
Inc mayor. Attorney II ynes nd the orpo-
ration COUNSEL He stood their fire Of Ies-
ii ms for a while with feir degree of self
posFessi H. Then, it is reported no became
Hurried aud nervous, but said nothing that
could be used against him. Whn he con-
ference broks up at $50 o'clock, the lips of
all parties we're sealed. They walked out
and hurriedly left the building. Detective
COuzhIn left tie room with Lisuteuant of
Detectives Elliott He sto,d IL the hall a
minuts or two talking with the lieu seuant,
and taen he was tur cd over TO Detective
Finn. Detectives Co ghlin a. ID Finn
walked away gothSr carelessly, but