The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-11

! together IN The wagon, but j remember he
was smoking at the time and seemed very
anxious about something, As we wheeled
/ up in front of the barn. the door was pushed
open by some one inside, and two men came
out. One was Dick Fairbum. | know Dick
| quito well, and have known him for num-
Der of years. The other man. am sure was
| DR., Cronin.
Although II was quite dark at the time |
had several opportunities TO look closely ut
his face. lie hadR moustachc and little
| goatee and answers Dr. Cronin's description
IN every other way, | never had seen DR..
] Crouin 20 know that II was he and did not
| hear any other men address him as Cronin.
They called him Doc The three men
| went into the barn together and returned
with trunk. II seemed 20 be an ordinary
! travelling trunk with an Imitation leather or
| paper covering They lifted il into the
/ wagon and then climbed in. We drove
straight through tho valley to the first
cross street and then went up Dear.
| born 10 the park. As soon as we
reached the park, we turned into the Lake
Shore drive and started north kept the
horse on run all the time. heard several
expressions IN The conversation between the
men which convinced me there was body
in the trunk In the first place noticed
that Crorin was anxious for us To hurry
Two or three times he said: Get out OF
here, boys get out of here quick, and each
each time Dick answered. That's all right;
that's all right Doc we'll hurry when we
get started
II noticed the trunk smcllcd as II there was
dccaying flesh in it, and when the horse got
u whin lac Snorted. We drove nearly To the
north end Of the park, then stopped a min.
ute, near some bushes King and Fairburn
were with me. We left Cronin at the barn
and ! remember rs ! looked at him that one
OF his eyes was blacked Rs II lac had been hit
with list. AZ the bushes we lifted the
trunk out, and held the horse while Il was
opened. | then saw that my suspicious
were correct aud that there was body in
the trunk. They lifted IL out in several
pieces. ] cannot Ay positively whether IL
WIS the body Of man ar woman, except
from one circumstance. | heard King say.
Here II where we leave Allie Fairburn
answered. lcs, aud IL You had let Tom
alone, We would have had Doc in here with
her.
"rhcso remarks passed whilo they were
carrying the contents uf the trunk back into
the cushion. noticed that each piece was
carefully wrapped up In cotton, or some.
thing that looked like cotton. King lifted
the trunk into the wagon, took out his
pocketbook aud counted out i2i from q
large roll lie passed me the money aud
told me 10 drive ON and get rid ui the
trunk aud get the horse back In the barn.
After left them | began to feel rather
shaky and whipped the horse into a
gallop The whole trip from the barn
We had secn but one man, aud hc
was Ia q buggy, At the timc
we pulled ont Of the track into the bushes
and pcunitted him 20 pass. ! don't think
lac saw as. | left the boys. | drove on a
run, a. mid, but had gone not over block
ont OF 'he park before some one yelled at
me. I did not answer but instead. urged
the horc 10 80 faster work. ! don't think |
was over hftccn minute, ON the run. Fin.
/ ally dumped cut the trunk and turned
back. IL broke open as IL fell, but didn't
wait 10 sec In What manner IL lay or how the
| pieces vero placed. returned to the
burn
"where dld You 6ri meet Kingg' was
uskcd Of Woodruff
II lrst mot him at Port Huron, Mich.
| think hc bad been following the incrs. III
| loOlgs a. We thirty two years Old. always zoe
ncaiiss dressed. mlrlurn i nn glt0gcth,
dlf'tfei sori Of a fellow. lie n plncky. hu
Without honor or confidence. llc u Thief
| and hav served time in The pcnitcniinrv. ~,
| D. iurty-fvc yCars Old. five lcct four ur i've
| inches high, stout build, with q mustacAc
| turning gray and gray hair bald un top II
| head. lie WI, dressed that night when |
saW him ln,t in rough tweed SUIT
How did Cionin luukg'
"As I said, never Jaw Crpnln upon tho
street tp know him That night hc looked
likr mIu quite well along in years. hut
noticed mort particularly the black csc aud
the muHtH,hC aud guntCc. Tho Cyc was
badly swcl!cl. lie wore a derby lat aud
black rluthcs.'
"llayc you sccn either u the three men
since SUNDAY morning"
I .aw King on Monday on Wabash ave.
nur. aud talked with him several minutes.
From expressions that hc then uscd. lc,l
surc that truuin b. in the city aud that King
knows li- whereabouts, aud that if King can
be- found hc will tell whore Cr1nin is'
The prisoner we taken out ~ thc station
with Capt Onunnrll Thursday night aud
again to-day. llr pointed out tho place
whore hc lett the trunk, and liXol the idcn.
teal spot whcn IL vns found lie pointed
uut ihC barn. which proved Ia be- iu the rrar
of 52s North State street. The officer,
entered u hut could hnd no evidence for or
against tie story.
Woodruff siys hc suspects from the con.
yrnatiuu hc overheard between Crunin,
la.flun aud King that the body in the
trunk was that oi woman whore death r..
sulicl from an operation perhaps performed
by Dr Jrpnin. lie draws this conclusion,
not only from what hc overheard. but nlso
from tlr anxiety cyinccd ly the doctor a.
get thc body out of the way. aud from ihc
inot that Cruun had apparently been rc-
Gently struck hy some one
Woodruff lir,t read ~ Cruniu's disappear
ancr iu luesduyH paptrs, aud nlsu read the
story detailing thr tudIug oi the empty
trunk. llc was greatly frightened and think
iug HAT the officers we're certainly uu bis
track. tuok means 10 get out " the city. he
h1d some money remaining from the sum
given him by King but decided a. obtain
little more. The result WIS hIs arrest fur at.
tempting 10 srll the horse which happened
~ be- the identical animal ho used on the
memorable night
A pretty brunette named Allie or Alice
NillaNiau hls been missing from the neigh.
borh0oi near which il located the barn
where Woodruff is snil 10 have mot d.
CrUuin aud the latter companions.
FRIG aTFUL AColDENT.
A Mother ana Daughter Literally Roast.
ca Alive at Birmingham.