, 1889-05-26
ALL ABSORBING.
DR.. Cronin's Murder Still the
Exciting Topic.
Train Robbery in Texas, Stage
Robbery in Wisconsin.
Paymaster Whams Brigands all
Safely Gagged.
A suspected Police Defective.

OhhthoOs NahJ ~ a. u man "hO
heard DIR. Cronin's dying cries, except his
murderers, has been found. He is Will
lam Mcrtes, a milkman who lives near the
cottage where the assassination was COM
mitted. On the night OF the murder he
saw two men drive up to the cottage in a
buggy; one, dressed in Il long brown over
coat, such as Cronin wore, got out; the
other. answering the description of the
man who came for Cronin in the buggy,
drove rapidly away. Oronin, If it was he,
went up the cottage steps; the door
opened before he reached it. and as soon
as he got inside it was closed. and the
milkman heard loud cries as if the men
were fighting. 1t is believed that was the
time of Cronin's death.
Revelations this morning throw strong
suspicion of completely in the murder Of
Cronin Oh Detective Dan Coughlin, of the
city police force. and show the gross in
competency, if nothing worse, of Capt.
Setback, of the North Side police, under
whose orders Coughlin works. To begin
with, 1t is known, in fact he admits it,
that Coughlin and Cronin were members
of the same Irish political s~oclties, and
were enemies. This lends. significance to
the following facts:
On the morning of the day of the
murder Coughlin engaged from Livery
Stable Keeper Oman, a horse and buggy
tor a friend of his, to be called for that
evening. About the time when the man
who decoyed Cronin away would have
called, had it been he, this friend of
Coughlin called at the livery stable. He
closely resembled the man who did drive
our., ,u,tk fNrD-- $500. hi
horse and drove toward Conkling's house.
The horse was out two hours and came
back having been driven hard.
These facts were reported to Captain
Setback by Oman. Setback says he called
Coughlin to account and Coughlin said the
man he hired the buggy for was a friend
of his from Michigan; that he sent Cough
lin out to find this man: that Coughlin
reported he found and questioned him
and was satisfied he lad nothing TO do
with it. Shack admits he did not re-
quire that the man be brought before
him, but allowed Coughlin, who was him
self under sus picion, to make a report
without any check to prove its truth or
ialsity. Setback says he took the horse
to Cronin's house and his housekeeper
said it was not the one behind which
Cronin drove away. The h~ousekeeper
contradicts this, and Oman says Coughlin
told him he couldn't find the man from
Michigan. Coughlin says he is now in
New Mexico.
Superintendent Of police, Hubbard,
said thatthe explanation which Detective
COughlin. gave in connection with his hir
ing the horse on the day on which DIR.
Cronin disappeared. was substantially as
follows: A few days before MAY 4 a man
called at East Chicago avenue police sta
ton and introduced himself as Thos.
Smith of Hancock, Mich, and a friend
of Coughlin's brother; and he kept a
livery stable in that town. Smith claimed
to be on his way to New Mexico. De
t%ective Coughlin showed Smith points of
interest about the city and Saturday, May
4, Smith said he would like to take a
buggy ride that evening. but was afraid
the livery stable keepers would not trust a
stranger with a horse.
Coughlin told him be would fix the
matter with the man. Smith got the
white horse and rig, and Coughlin did not
see him again for a week or more. When
he met him he asked Smith why he had
not paid for the rig. Smith gave Cough.
lin SO and said he would give him the
other two later. Coughlin met him for
the last time one dav last week. and
Smith said he would start for New Mex
leo next day.
DR.. Cronin's friends met this afternoon
and completed arrangements tor the tu-
neral. 1t is thought at least 1000 men
will march in procession and hat proba-
bly, 10000 people will go by train TO the
cemetery.
1t is denied that DIR. Cronin's clothes
we're found in the Carlson cottage, as
stated yesterday. An evening paper saws
the letter which was turned over to the
police as coming from one of the mysteri
ious tenants of the blood-stained cottage
is considered of great importance.
1t is postmarked Hammond. Indiana, and
was received May 20. Enclosed were
found $l2 for another months rent, and
the writer attempted to explain way
their hasty exit and the paint daubed on
the parlor floor. He said it was painted
to save his sister the trouble OF scrubbing
the floor. He neglected to say anything
about the footprints or blood stains.