The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-25
CLEWS IN CR0NIN'S CASE
NO DOUBT THAT his BODY WAS
IN THE TRUNK.

Tho Key to the receptacle Found In
the Blood Besm cared Cottage Where
the Killing is opposed to Have
Cccurred-A Reporter lnds Finger
in the sewer Basin.
CHICAGO, May "a William B. Hotch-
kiss reporter on the Inter Ocean. did a
hite p lice work last night on his own
account, and the result NAV be the dis
closure that anothe person beside DR..
Cronin was murdered. Hoo CHI iss found
that the suburban police had ezlected to
sea ca the sewer basin whom DR.. Croain's
BODY was found after removing the
corpse. The new paper man decided to
undertake the work hi uself. In the bottom
OF the sewer bas concealed in the water.
was found bloc y towel exactly similar
to the one wrapped about Dr.. Cronin's
head Flu thor cropping brought up a hui
man tinger. The ember was decomposed
and 1t was imp sAble to deter line
ether 1t was mars or woman's.
Ia ideas siggr tod by The new Fl d
were various. Recollecti0us Of WoodruT's
c Mess on as to ii womal's b d. we're re-
vived, as we're also his state meats indi-
caring thai there had been a s rnggle in
which DE-: Gro In was pa ticipant. 1t is
certain thai the finger is not from the
hands Of Dr. Croui A close examination
shows that none of DIR. CroIin's fingers Is
missing.
THE FUNERAL.
Dr.. Cronin's remains will be taken TO-
morrow from the uudertaker's to one of the
largo public halls on the lake fr mt, where
all VINO d sire may gaz on the CHASTITY
corpse. Sund there will be a Stree pro-
cost n from the hall to the cattle raj.
Ate tho urch services the renal IS will
20 by train u alvsry GENE cry. Fifty
cents VIII be cha gel eac perso goi TO
the CO netery, "A Mount wncn, IL is esti-
"ated, Ill net the com nit ee OF arrange
nents 10 cents for eacl fare ~ 5000 neople
OK nected to atUeui. TIE amount thus
false !, II Is ann unced, will be dev tod to
O. . discovery of the doc or's murierers and
helping t. prosecute en-.
HE WAS IN THE TRUNK.
p. The key 10 he Cronin mystery was in a
most literal sense uroug 70 light this even
ing In the bio DIS ncared cottage which
The p lice had al,eady decided was the
scene OF the murder there was found by
de, ectives to night brand new KEY. Tue
Ulcers decided a. once to try it in the lock
OF the mysterious trunk, found by
The roadside The morning. after DR..
Cronin disappeared. The key fitted
exactly. All doubt now seems to
be removed Of the uuine CO lnection
betweei Prisoner Woodruff. the docter's
dead body, the trudk and the blood-stainei
,ttage. 1t has been ascertai . that de-
tectives we're sent out of the CITY during
Inc day 10 point W ere il was Thought at
least one OF the ASA sim would be located
They were accompanied by man whose
Identity the police would not divulga, but
who is believe 10 be John Carls n, 8 n Of
she owner 4 he bl)od-besp tterad n use.
DESCRIPTIONS OF THE MURDERERs.
Thursday the officers ST uck a Gle ~ which
led to no discovery II the cottage, aud
W Xxi & upoi + they curad desert tions
II the men VINO In ali probability were the
perpetrat RS of tue awful crime. Two II
tlen posed "a DrOtlers wlI.s in |, ke
View and went under the name of WILL
iamA The ird man in all likelihood las
tie horse thief Woodruff or Black, as he
calls mseH. The officers have also de-
clded upon the route whicl the
wagon with the trunk folio ed
On the night Of the murder. The
COW to the house Hrgin tel 20 fact
that old John Csrs II, who lives with his
az d parents IN house IN the rear If the
co ta2e, tod Of his slrmises 10 mikman
"a med Deick nan, who tod all his Gus
omers, including 7. O5ulliyan, the ice
man.
TOLD THE POLICE.
Mr.. Sullivan made it hi duty to inform
Capt. Wing Of tie Lake View police, and
This he did IN the pr sBelco II Lieut. Schustt-
er Of tn Chicago partmelt T is was
aary Thursday moral z, and ! hour later
Lieut.. sc uettlsr and Capt Wang were at
he cottage. Capt. Wing ia ke TO the elder
9 son and received the key 10 the Cottage.
ie ~ent ia the front door.
AID bHd no sooner entered tho
ball way than he discovered the
bloody evidences 81 he cine. Tn re were
blood al % on the foo in the parlor and
Sttiug room, bloc stains on the walls AID
loIrs and long freaks d hat looksl like
c.ot ei bl oil up IN he front steps. Tue
itlcers too this or C u5On TO prove I the
Information they received from the Carlson
b coming public, buC Q not succ ssful,
because tn Old cope AID their ,on had
lrsady tbs eve~ytli * they knew to GER