Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-13
MORE CRONIN MYSTERIES.
The Chicago Police Produce Fresh
Batch of Sensational Developments.


transpired yesterday that Ed Shelman of Peoria,
the district delegate of the Clan-na-G Gael, has
furnished the state attorney with the CORES
pondence between himself and Beggs, the
senior guardian of camp No. 20, relating to DR..
Cronin's trial by the camp. The correspond
ence sets at rest all questions as to whether or
not there was trial. 1t proves there was.
MAN WHO WENT TO IRELAND.
1t is further said that a salesman for Marshall
Field & Co., whose name has heretofore never
been limited at in connection with the conspi-
racy, will be shown to have been intrusted with
the execution of a portion Of the plot He is a
North Side Irishman of some prominence. In
the latter part Of February he went to Ireland.
He gave it out that he was going on business
for his house. He returned May II, a week
after the murder. Inquiry made at Marshall
Fields & Co.'S has disclosed the fact that he did
not go abroad for the house. and the object of
his journey has not been satisfactorily explained.
There are reasons 1t Is said, for believing that
his mission was to arrange for the reception OF
DR.. Cronins clothes, shipped in Burke's iron
box, on the other side.
DIR. cRoNIN's SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS FOUND.
The Globe this morning says the case of sur
gical instruments which DR.. Cronin carried
with him the night of the murder has been
found and is in the hands of the police.
MORE ARRESTS EXPECTED.
The Tribune this morning says it is stated by
"a man in position to know" that within four
days at the latest four more arrests will be
made in connection with the Cronin case. 1t
is stated that enough evidence has been
obtained to show their direct connection with
the plot and but one more witness Is necessary
to supply the connecting testimony. This wit
ness Is expected to be secured soon.
THEY WERE IN CARLsoN's COTTAGE.
A local paper says: An important clew which
has come TO light is to the effect that positive
evidence has been adduced to prove that Dan
Coughlin Martin Burke, Patrick Cooney and
Patrick 0'Sullivan were in the Carlson cottage
on the night of May 8 till o'clock in the morn
ing of May 4, the day of the murder of DR..
Cronin.
Ike Robinson, the Lake View policeman, who
recently told his story Of finding the Carlson
cottage, saw the four men leave Nenning's sa-
loon, No. 1850 Ashland avenue, walk north on
Ashland avenue and enter the Carlson cottage.
But this is not the only proof which the states
attorney now has in his possession Of the
truthfulness Of these facts. Nenning's bar
tender has told the states attorney that on the
night of May four men, one Of whom was his
and called for drinks. After drinking couple
Of rounds the quartette left. He says he re-
members them proceeding north and stopping
at about where he supposed the Carlson cot
tage must be.
SAW THE FOUR MEN LEAVE.
This was little after II o'clock and after
waiting few minutes he shut up the saloon
for the night and went up to visit his friend
John Ertel ct 1895 Ashland avenue. Here he
stayed and chatted with Mr.. Ertel and his
grown son till nearly o'clock, when he babe
them good night and started for his own home,
which was with the Nenning family over the
saloon. On his way down Ashland avenue he
passed the Carlson cottage diagonally, in the
rear Of which is O'Sullivans ice house and
barn. As he passed he saw four men leave by
the side rear door and make their way across
to the icemans barn. As stated before, he
knew O'Sullivan personally and he is positive
that he was the first of the four men to reach
the barn, where, after opening the big sliding
door, he waited for the other three to pass in
and then closed the door. The other three
men, the bartender tells the states attorney,
were the same ones who had been
drinking with the iceman in Nennings
saloon couple Of hours before.
CAN PROBABLY IDENTIFY THEM.
Last evening the bartender was taken into
the Jail and shown the Cronin prisoners. He
recognized and spoke to O'Sullivan at once,
and after taking good look at Coughlin and
Burke declared that he could positively iden-
tify them as the men he saw with the ice man
on the night of May and in the early morning
of May 4. This bartender, whose name il being
kept close secret, will be one Of the states
main Witnesses