The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-06-13
THE CRONIN CASE.
81 Special Grand Jury, Selected
With Great Care, Trying TO Lo-
cate the Murderer.
Justice MaroneY, p. Q. Sullivan's $
Friend, Believed to Know More
Than He Has OivuIged.
Alex. suIIIvan's Application for a Writ o
Habeas Corpus to BE Decided on
Friday-Tbe Late Arrests.

Jury to deal with the Cronin case was EN-
psneled this morning in Judge Shepard's
court In addressing the jury Judge Shep-
ard said he expected full, exhaustive and
impartial investigation of the murder. The
entire resources of the county, he said,
would be at the disposal of the Jury, and
witnesses who would not testify should
be made to do so. The grand jury had in
its possession the power TO do so. There
are two Irishmen in the panel, w. W.
Quan. a well-known grocer, and 0'NeIl,
ex-county commissioner. The venire for
the Jury was returned into court by Sher-
i'll Matson in person. He stated that he
chose the jurors by turning to the business
part of the directory and selecting the
branches Of business, with spe-
cial care that no one should
be drawn who entertained prejudices
for or against the Clan-na- Gael. Judge
Shepard appointed John II. ClOugh fore
man of the jury. The greatest precau-
tions were taken to keep the proceedings
secret, although the jury went over the old
ground and heard the witnesses who had
already told what they knew at the coro-
ner's inquest After the jury had organ
lied they listened 10 the story of Lieut.
Schuettler, who told what he knew of
Carlson. Subpenss were served on DIR.
CronIn's friends, saloonkeeDer Conklln and
wife, the two Carlsons, father and son;
James Mullen, manager of Revell * Co.;
T. q. ThrockmortOn, clerk tor knight &
Marshall, the real estate agents. salesman
w. III. Hatfield, of Revell * Co /; NJ. L. Nc
dale, the carpet layer for Revell a. CO.,
and Joseph Cronio, a brother of DIR. CrOnin.
and Justice Mahoney. of Lakeview.
Mr ThrJckmorton told of the renting of
the fiat at liz Clark street by j. B. Sim
mons. IL took ten minutes Mr., HATFIELD
rod aIl hnu he nff no frrp 4
ture at Revell & Cos He came down in
fifteen minutes. Justice Mahoney then
entered the room and stay ed for two hours,
all the other witnesses being presently sent
home. The magistrate was pressed very
hard about the contract p. o. Sullivan had
made with DIR. Cr0nin. IL is reported that
he was charged with having a guilty
knowledge OF the contract; with attempting
to suppress part of the truth abJut the so
called Washington Literary society; with
being a bitter hater of the doctor, and with
attempting to shield his supposed murder
ers- Mahoney after long examination
emerged in a very excited If not trembling
and nervous condition and the grand jury |
adjourned until tomorrow.
This afternoon Alex Sullivan made appli- |
cation by his attorney, returnable at 4 |
O'Clock, for q writ of habeas corpus. 1t as |
serts that the verdict of the corOner's Jury |
is insufficient for his commitment without |
bail, and that though large amount of |
extra judicial evidence WAS taken by the /
no testimony sufficient 10 justify |
his Incarceration was produced, and his
is the result of passion and /
pre- judice. He declares he is entirely in
nOcent of any connection with Crouin's
death.
After listening to the petition Judge
Tuley issued the writ as prayed, returna-
BILE at p. m. At that hour Judge Tuley
that he would read the testi-
mony taken before the corOner's jury in
the Cronin murder case and decide whether
r.e thara nsrh zufh 70 h..I1
Alexander Sullivan without bail. He will |
announce his decision Friday forenoon, at
10 o'clock.
Alexander Sullivan declined TO see any
callers this morning except his law part
ner, and none of the horde of curiosity
seekers who gained sdmittance to the cage
were able 10 get glimpse of him. TO
friend who sent Sullivan a note from the
aIl Office, expressing unshaken confidence
m him and tlrm belief in his innocence,
he ex-president of the Irish National
League returned the following reply:
II am very grateful for your kind words.
Time and the truth will justify you in
heir USE"
A strong chain of circumstantial evidence
has been wound about John J. Maroney,
Inder arrest in New York on suspicion of
)eing connected with the murder of DIR.
cronln. The story, as given by the au-
is as follows:
Photographs were procured of Maroney
Ind Mcdonald, the other man arrested in
New York These were mixed with a
number of others and shown to Salesman
Hatfield, of Revel * Co.'S, who sold the
urnIture which was subsequently found in
he Carlson cottage, in which DIR. Cronin
vas murdered. Hatfield, without hesita-
ion, picked out Maroney's portrait as that
II the man to whom he sold the furniture.
The pictures were then shown to Throck-
norton, the real estate agent who rented
he room opposite Cronin's Office. ThrOck
norton picked out the picture of Maroney
IS the man TO whom he rented the room.
)nce more the pictures were shuffied and
his time thdy were shown TO Expressman
who carted the furniture to the
carlson cottage, with the same result In
ach case the man had given his name as
!. B. Simmons.
Luke Dillon left for Philadelphia this
Ifternoon. my business has been neg
ected.' he said, "but l shall be back in a
ew days, and expect to work harder than
ver in bringing the murderers TO justice.
now have not particle of doubt but they
will all be convicted" He said that the
ensure of the coroner's jury will hurt the
Ilan-na Gael, but that that body will be re-
'rganized and its effect neutralized by the
elimination of some of the at present Objec-
iOnable features