The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-06-19
THE CRONIN MURDER.
IMPORTANT TESTIMONY ADDUCED AT
THE CORONER'S INQUEST.
Detective CoughEn Wanted to Hire
Tough to Slug" DR.. Cronin-AleSan-
der Sullivan Intimated that he Ought
to be Exterminated-Addi Arrests.

CHICAGO, June 11.-In the Cronln M
quest this morning, John c. Garrity, a
saloon keeper, testified that be was &C
quainted with Detective Coughlin, under
indictment for completely in the aSsas-
sinat;on. Witness declared that Cough
lin came to him and said he wanted to
hire tough character, known as
''Major" Sampson, to slug a man. Wit
ness told Sampson about it, and few
days later Sampson told hlm (Garrltyl
that the man Coughlin wanted Slugged
was DR.. Cronin. He wanted him slugged
with baseball bat and diSfigured for
life. If it killed him it would not make
much difference.
J. T. Haggerty, railroad clerk, gave
the most important testimony this morn
ing. After the trial of Cronin, he said,
Alexander Sullivan told him that Cronln
was a scoundrel and q menace to the
Irish cause. It was the impression OF
witness that Sullivan was trying to ex-
press the opinion that Cronin should be
eXterminated. Witness was OF the same
opinion at that time About that time
a circular had been issued saying that
many Scotland Yard detectives had left
England for America to attempt to find
out some of the secrets Of the order, ana
every member was on the lookout for
informerS Tim Crane, who has since
died, circulated a statement that Cronln
was a dangerous man and traitor.
At that time Sullivan was not alone
in his opinion. LIE Caron, who was a
friend of Sullivan, was member of the
committee which tried Cronin. He was
introduced to witness by Sullivan at the
trial as man worthy Of confidence IN
the Irish cause. He was opposed to
Cronin at the time, on account Of the
statements of Alexander Sullivan.
It was given on reliable authority at
an early hour this morning that James
Moran, driver in the employ of the ice
firm of McGinnis & Moran of Lake View,
was arrested last night and is held at
the Central Police Station as a witness
m the Cronin murder case. What Moran
knows about the case could not be
learned from the police, but they said
he is a very important witness and his
arrest in all probability would be fol-
lowed by several more. 1t is alleged
that on the evening of DR.. Cronin'S dis
appearance, Moran, in company with
another man, was Seen in the vicinity Of
the Carlson cottage. He is also said to
be member of the United Brotherhood
antlprominent in Gan-na-Gael circles,
and that he was intimate with Detective
Coughlin and P. 0. Sullivan, who are
now under arrest for completely in the
murder of DR.. Cronin.
1t is also stated that, in addition to
the arrest Of the above named person,
Thomas Morgan and Patrick Cannon,
q bartender, were also placed under ar
rest 1t is stated these two men are
mainly held as witnesses until the con-
elpsian Of the -CoroHer'S Investigation.
TWO SUSPECTS ARRESTED IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, June 11.-Acting upon
instructions from the Chicago police,
Inspector Byrnes to-day caused the ar
rest of John Maroney and Charles Nc
Donald, two men whom he has
been shadowing for suspected com.
plicity in the murder of DR.. Cronin.
The men are now at police headquarters
and will be held to await the arrival OF
officers from Chicago. These men have
been Shadowed by Byrness men for
some time past, and yesterday the In
speetor received a dispatch from Chi