The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-11-09
CRONIN'S CLOTHES FOUND
The Apparel and instruments of the
Murdered Doctor Discovered
In a Catch Basin.
Cronin's Prescription Book and
Case Bearing his Name Among
The Articles
The Discovery Made In the vicinity
Where the Body and Trunk
Were Unearthed.

CHICAGO. Nov. 9,-Dr. Cronin's clothes
and case of surgical instruments were found
this afternoon and fully identified, and the
discovery has created the greatest excite
ment among the officers of the state. Com
plants were made recently that the sewer
at the intersection of Evanston and Buena
avenues was running over, and to day work
men were sent to investigate the trouble,
The cover was removed from the man-hole
in the middle of the street and after n few
minutes work with poles and hook two yalises
we're brought up, one leather one, and
other the remains of cheap paper one. In
the leather yalise were found DIR. Cronm's
prescription book, with several prescrip-
lions bearing his signature. The paper one
dropped 10 pieces as il WAS pulled out and
| from il rolled mass of tattered clothing
most of which had been cut III strips. The
| only garment remaining intact was the vest,
which was in the center and which encircled
the DOCTORS case of surgical instruments.
The clothes evidently had been cut III the
hope that they would sooner fall apart and
| be borne AWAY in the sewer. The clothing,
/
| ter two being marked with Cronins name,
were fully identified by the Conklins and
others as the property of the murdered
physician.
The most damaging Of all the circum-
stances for the prisoners is the fact that the
find was made only one block from the
spot where the bloody trunk was discovered
alter il had been thrown hurriedly from the
| wagon, and only half "A mile south Of where
the body was found III the catch basin.
The paper valise is supposed to be the one
purchased by ~. B. Simonds," and to-
morrow clerk will endeavor to identify
it.
A tragic event which occurred just IN
front of the court house, while everybody
was examing these articles, caused wild ex-
citement. shot was heard just at the en-
trance of Judge McConnelrs court. A
dozen lawyers and reporters rushed out
and found stretched ON the sidewalk the
body of large man, revolver
in his hand, the brains oozing from
his skull. he was dead and
as no one could identify him il was at once
presumed that his tragic death had some
mysterious connection with the sensational
discoveries of the day. After an hours in
vestigation, however, il wis i,s,rned that
his name was Edward Rehm, aud that he
had been for some time known To be par
italy insane. lie doubtless suicided while
laboring under mental alteration
The Cronin Trial.
CHICAGO, Nov. SIN the CruniD case this
morning the cross-examinnt,on of Capt.
Schuttler was continued. Nothing new was
developed. William Nieman, wso at the
time OF the murder kept saloon near the
Carlson cottage, testified that O'Suliivan
entered the saloon between l0and IL o'clock
ON the night Of the murder, accompanied
by two men. According TO his best judy
ment be Thought Couchlin was one of the
men. He thought the third man was
Kunze. They talked together in undertones
with their hands 10 their faces.
The first witness in the afternoon was
Andrew J. Monatt, n printer, who works
for Mr.. Stanton, the man who printed the
business cards for O'Sullivan, one OF which
WAS used to decoy DR.. Cronin To his death.
He identified the card heretofore placed in
evidence. On April "a O'Sullivnn called
before all of the cards were printed and
took some of them away With him. He also
left instructions 10 give the rest 10 one of
his men If he should call.
Policeman Hoefig, desk sergeant at the
East Chicago avenue station, where Detec-
tive Coughlin WIS stationed previous 10 his
arrest IN connection with this case, testified
that in the month of April he received u
telephone message from 0'Sullivan, who
wanted 10 see Coughlin at his (O'Sullivan's) 81
house. that evening. When told of it,
Coughlin said "All right" On the FIRST or
second day Of May he received the same
message again, and again Coughlin said
"All right. il is O'Sulivan, the ice man,
Policeman Calvelege identified the foot
marked portion of the floor from the Carl
son cottage bed room M being the same
taken ont by him. Ex-Police Officer Hun
kaler of Lakeview, testified that on the
night Of May II. about 1890 n. M, he drove
away two men. tall one and n short one,
who were standing on the sidewalk near
the Carlson cottage, telling them they had
| no business 20 be out at that time of night.
Witness then walked past the cottage
and noticed a bright light burning within.
Ten minutes later when re-passing, he no.
! ticed the cottage was in darkness. Police
man Robinson testified that Officer Hun
kaler had called his attention TO the Carl
son cottAQe about 10 o'clock the night Of
| Nav II and that between the time of going
past il 10 the north and returning the posi-
ton Of one of the blinds had been changed,
the lower slnts being opened. Adjourned.
Application was made this morning be-
| fore Judge Baker for the discharge from
$4,000 hail of Alexander Sullivan, in which
be was held last June. The claim is made
that the grand juries since having
failed 10 act his bail should be dropped.
| The court WAS inclined 10 coincide in this
opinion, bat put the matter over till to-
morrow at the request Of the state.
Mrs. Mandie Morgan, said 30 be an i'm
portant witness for the prosecution in the
Cronin case, WAS sand-bagged tonight by
an unknown person. She was ON West
Jackson street and had been out Washington
her way home she took a short cut
through an alley. when some one wrapped
In n shawl struck her heavy blow with n
blunt instrument. She fell, but after her
assailant left. managed 10 drag herself into
a house, when she tainted. She has since
| been in q serious condition.