The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-11
HAS HE BEEN MURDERED,
DR.. cronin's Mysterious Disappearance
In Chicago.

Cmcloo H.. May i0.-Thc most startling
information In the mysterious case Of u,c
missing lrish-Amcrican, DIR. l.. II. Cronin
camc on, tonight A bulletin nom the CT,
Tr~s Association, issued this evening, read
~ follows. fmnk q. Woodruff, tho host
thief arrested at Twelfth street, has mad, d
full confession. lie mcakcd horc and
wagon out of Deans barn, 400 Webster
avenue. early Sunday morning. and met DR..
Cronin william King aud Dick Fairhun nt
the barn In the rar uf No. 52s North State
street A trunk containing the holy of a
woman was placed in the wagon. Woodruff
drove King and Furburu rode with
| him, Cronin remained behind. Woodruff
lett the body and his companions In Lincoln
| Park, and then drove with the empty trunk
to the place ON Evanston avenue, Whcp o.
Wrs found. From conversations between
Crpnin. King and fn,Thuru, which Wood
run overheard, BE- Judged the body was that
of 70 woman KILLED by an abortion, perhaps
performed by Dr. Cronln.
Thursday evening the Twelfth street OIL
ccn arrested young man who was trying
a. soll q white horse aud wagon in q livery
stable near the police station.
The young man Offered 10 part with the
ric for The sum of go. aud the suspicions ~
Foley. the livery stable man, were immodl-
ntciy aroused. lie tolephuuCd the station
and the hor-r-tfudrr WIS taken into custody.
lic gave hz name ag John Brown, aud SITTER
answering the routine questions always oil.
dressed Ia prisoner. his face hlnnChcd, his
hand. began Ia irrrhlc, aud be- fcll IN
dead faint The officers wondered nt thr
time that the prisoner should appear ~
much concerned, but the reason WIS
apparent neat morning when De-
sent for Capt O'bonucll aud said
be- lad something ~ tell him. llo
WIS taken into the Captains Office. anil, in
tic presence uf several officers, voluntarily
unfoldcd the story of his connection with
the trunk mystery. Today policemen iuycsii.
gated his tory aud found ii cufrphumied
hy many circumstances tending Ia show iis
tuthiulncs. Brown nid his real name
wns Frank q. Woodruff. that Dee was work.
Ing for Dean a Co. livery stable keepers at
iOi and iOB Webster avenue. Ills story
told IN his own words o. us follows
"Wednesday night % week ago ! was in The
Owl saloon on State street. aud met man
there that had been very we'll acquainted
with several year before. Tic mnn was Billy
King Ills real namc, ! think, l. William
H. King, although when ! iirt met him be-
called himself Harry li0iswoHh. We hal q
number Of drinks in the saloon, aud then
started together to Madison street. We cN.
changed condolences. and amdng other thinss
| told him that was out uf money. ! told
him how ! had lot considerable money play.
Ing cnuls--n great deal morr than ! could
Afford, aud that wanted ~ get
something 10 do that would pay
me better Than working IN the livery
stable. lie said to me, 4 eau put you in the
way oi making some money, and That easily.
too asked him what it WIS. but be- snid
Dee wouldn't tell me then, but would later
Just before We separated be- fnld that be-
would come around and tell mc how We
would make the Htua. Saturday evening nt
dusk I was in frunt of the stable, when hc
walked past aud m0tioncd 20 me. ! went
out and walked down the street with him.
lie asked me " ! could get n boro and
wagon out of the stable without unyunr'H
knowing Il, aud told me he would give me
f2b " I would do H. I told him
! could and We agreed upon place
of meeting at o'clock. I went
10 bed o. usual, about u o'clock, in the room
over the stable, but ~ s0on as the boys we're
asleep got out of bed as n0isolcssiy as
could and walked down the stairway to the
floor whore the horses we're, carrying my
shoes OIL The way In my hands had taken
thc pfCcautiun ~ leave tho wagon out Of
door IN the alley Ia thc rear before going 20
bed, ~ al had 90 do was 90 get the horse
out of the rear door. took tie white horse
because knew u was n good roadster. I
muillcd iis feet carefully aud walked II out
over the sawdust, opened the rear door aud
had II in The alley without making the least
noise. | found King waiting Tor me NJ %
corner on State street ! think II wns the
corner of Wcbs avenue. lie got inand We
drove 10 a barn IN the rear Of big house on
state street We drove up the alley between
state and Dearborn street. 90 the bnrn doors
King tald very little 10 me while We we're