The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-09-20
THAT BIG SENSATION.
The Story Sent From Chicago
About the croOin Murder
A PART OF THE CONSPIRACY
And Too Flimsy for Belief a Scheme
to Turn Public sentimept-chi'
cago Newspapers Dcmouuceit
In Very ForcIble Terms.

CHICAGO, Sept, l9,-The morning pa
pers all denounce yesterdays sensation
al story abou. LeCaron's daughter hav
iug furnished evidence that DR., Cronir
was murdered by the emmissaries otthe
British Government, as q plot Of the so
called "Triaugle," The Times says
"Another scheme on the part Of the de-
Tense and one which has in view nothing
less than the absolute clearing Of the
Cronln suspects and the creation Of q
public sentiment in their behalf was
sprung on the public yesterday. In
boldpess Of design it is quite equal to
that Of the stupendous conspiracy that
murdered Dr. Cronin, Suddenly and
simultaneously In all the afternoon pa
pers there appears a plan Of defense SO
skillfully told as to blind the average
reader and make him believe that this
craitily devised story Is n reality"
The Inter. Ocean says; "The latest
story advanced by the triangle to ac'
count for the murder OF DR.. Oronin Is
worthy OF that prince OF romancers,
Baron Muncbausen, himself. Tho In.
stigators OF the crime and their apollo.
gists and defenders=hRve outdone them.
selves, Not only is this new theory pal
pahIy false and malicious but ridiculous
Ia the extreme, and unworthy Of a mo.
ment's consideration did II not outline a
part OF the plan Of the Defense"
The TribuNG "a story was put into
circulation yesterday In behalf OF the
men on trial for the murder OF DR.. Gro.
min. which as q marvellous and well.
studied ConGoCtion, Is only second to the
plot itself whereby the murder was car.
ried out,
"The plan was worthy Of the brain
which devised the decoy contract; the
forged kilograms from Toronto, the rent.
ing OF the cottage at Woolwich, and tho
discovery Of exhumed corpse dressed In
the murdered mans clothes found float
ing In the Thames, But, unfortunately,
the plot falls through for a cogent reR.
son.
"Druggist Birmingham instead OF re.
manning In England for good, as 1t was
supposed hG would, will sail from Liver.
pool for New York, October o."
The same paper prints an interview
with George =. May, who Is supposed to
have been Miss LGCaron's correspond
ent. lie says: ~ have turned over no
letters to Mr.. Forest or any living soul.
II have received any letters from Miss
LeCaron OH any one else referring to the
Cronin case or any one connected with
It. you may cut OF every finger on my
right hand"
HBut didn't you take a buggy ride
will, Mike Conghiin? Isn't there that
much foundation for bis story at least? P"
an answer to that question ! want to
say that don't associate with such
men," he said, indicating that no more
rides would go anyhow. ~ am an
American, not a Clan.na. Gael. So far as
| am ConCerned-and In speaking for
myself speak for the May family-the
whole Clan.na,G Gael Society ought TO ha
at the bottom Of Lake Michigan. | don't
want anything to do withit, and It cant
make use Of mo-"
The Brming Neus published the fol.
lowing; "Why the story isn't any good,
snpposing it were true, laughed Judge
Longnecker, referring to the fairy tale
OF the letters from Gertie LeCaron,
which are said to contain the true story
OF the murder OF DR.. OronIn. The LET.
tiers arc utterly inadmissible as eyi.
dence, he continued, and then II they
were not, does that explain away the
guilt OF the defendants here2 II Cough.
lin secured the white horse to drive the
Doctor To his death, how does this story
excuse himH Why should Burke, who
hired the Carlson cottage, esOape2 Il Is
q preposterous story aud utterly useless
as deiense,'n