Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-06-20
A. L. Sullivan Arrested
Charged With Being Implicated in
DR.. CrOnin's Murder.
He is Taken to the Jail and Pint in
"Murderer's" Row.
The COrOner's Jury Returned THEN
Yerdict-Full Text.

The following is the verdict of the cor
oner's jury, which was arrived a. or Tues-
day last;
We, the Undersigned, jury appointed
TO make inquiries according to law as "a
how the body viewed by Us came to hi.
death, and state as our verdict from tina
evidences;
One-Thst the body is that of Patrick
H. Cronin, known as DR.. Cronin.
Two-That his death was not from
natural cause, bat from violent means.
Three-Thst SAID p. H. Cronin was de-
coyed from his home on North CLARK
street on the evening of May 4, 1889 by
some person or persons to the cottage
known as the Carlson cottage, situated a.
No. 1872 North Ashland avenue, il Lake
View, Cook county, Ill.
Four-That at said cottage, said Gro
min was murdered by being beaten OF
the head with some blunt instrument, or
instruments il the hands of some Der.
SOD, or persons to US unknown, on the
night of said May 4, or between May
and May 3, 1889.
Five-That the body, after the said
murder was committed, was placed in
trunk and carried TO the edge OF the
ater on a wagon by several persons, and
by them placed in catch basin at the
corner of Evanston avenue and sch
street, Lake View, where it was discover.
ed May q, 1889.
Sixth-Thst the evidence shows con-
clusively to all minds that plot or CON
spirscy was formed by number OF per-
sons for tie purpose of numbering said
CrUnin and concealing his body Said
plot or conspiracy vas deliberately con-
trived and cruelty executed.
Seventh-We have carefully inquired
into the relations sustained by said Cron
in TO other persons while alive to ascer-
tain if he had any quarrels or enmities
with any persons sufficient TO cause his
murder.
Eighth-It is our judgment that no
! other person or persons except some of
those who are or had been members of
certain secret society known as the
| United Brotherhood" or "Clan ma
Gael" had cause to be the instigators or
executors of such plot or conspiracy to
murder said Cronin.
| Nine-Many of the witnesses testifying
IL said case have done 90 with much eU-
| dent unwillingness and we believe with
much mental reservation. We find from
the evidence that number OF persons
were parties 10 the plot and conspiracy
to murder said CrOnin, and that Daniel
Coughlin, Patrick o. Sullivan, Alexander
Sullivan, and one Woodruff, alias Black,
were either principals, accessories, or had
a guilty knowledge of said plot and con
spiracv to murder said CronIn and con
ceal his BODY and should be held to an
swer 90 the grand jury. We also
believe that other persons were engaged
in this plot or had guilty knowledge of
it and should be spprehended and held
to the grand jury. We further state that
this plot or nspiracy in its conception
and execution is one OF the most foul and
brutal that has ever come under our OBJ
servatiOu, and we recommend that the
proper authorities offer q large reward
for the discovery and apprehension of all
those engaged in it IN any way. We
further state that IN our judgments all
secret societies whose objects are such 81
evidence shows that Of the Clen-ns Gael
or Omitted Brotherhood" are not il
harmony with, and are injurious to Amer
loan institutions.
We hope that future vigor and vigil
Rnce by the ponce fOrce viii more thNl
compensate for past neglect by portion
of the force in this case Signed; K. )
Critchell, Rudolph SeIfert, Il. A. Hangar
Victor o, Sutton, j John Il. Yanhousen anC
Justus KilliaI.
linn sdiately upon the delivery OF thu
verdict mittimus was issued for the ar
rest of Alexander Sullivan, and he va
arrested aid confined in jail to avail tn
cotton OF the grand jury. Other arrest
have been made, but the grounds upol
which they have been made are under
stood to We better known to the author
tiles than To the public.