The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-12-21
FROM THE
History of the Case From the Day of the
MURDER.

History of the Case From the Day of the
Murder.
DR.. Cronin was murdered on the night Of
May 4. At 2 o'clock on the morning OF
May S a policeman saw 1.-THE wagon contain
ing the trunk in which was the corpse. AT
II a. M. the bloody trunk was found, and at
p. m. the disappearance of the doctor was
published. May 6 a young woman declared
she had seen DR.. Cronin in a street car at 9
p. m. on the night of the murder. Wood
ruff was arrested on suspicion May 10. Ru-
mors that DR.. Cronin had absconded were
plentiful, and May II a dispatch was re-
ceived that the physician had just been seen
in Toronto. Until May % reasons for Gro
Minis disappearance were rife, but on that
day his body was found in the catchbasin.
Then the facts of teams used, the renting OF
the Carlson cottage and other collaterals to
the crime were brought to light. Detective
Dan Coughlin was arrested on May Is, and
the arrest of many suspects rapidly followed,
some of whom were soon released. The
grand jury indicted Coughlin, Woodruff and
O.Sullivan May %, and the name of Alex
apder Sullivan, the prominent politician,
writer and Clan-na-Gael man, was con-
nected with the crime. June II he was ar
rested, but on the 18th was released on
5000 0 bail, from which he was discharged
three or four months afterWard, On June
II Maroney and Mcdonald were also ar
rested in New York, but they established q
sufficient alibi to procure their discharge.
Martin Burke was arrested in Winnipeg
June IS, and as o as possible was
a special grand jury returned indictments
against Daniel Coughlin, John F. Beggs,
Patrick O'Sullivan, Martin Burke, Patrick
COoney, Frank Woodruff and JohnKunze.
The next day Kunze, who had been going
under the name Of Kaiser. was arrested.
July y Car Conductor Dwyer, who was
one of those who had reported seeing Gro
min after his disappearance, was sought, but
it was discovered he had fled the country.
Subsequent events before the trial consisted
chiefly in unearthing the inside facts of
Camp 20 of the Clan-na-Gael, in which, it
is alleged, the murder was plotted. Aug. 80,
the trial began before Judge Mcconnell and
complete jury was obtained, which was
Oct. 22. I'm opening the case the prosecu-
ton claimed as 2 reason for the murder
that DR.. Oronin had made damaging state
ments against the triangle of the Clan-na-
Gael, and proposed to push his accusations
still farther; then Ill accordance with their
orders q conspiracy was formed to murder
VIZ OOCGotI CIoA1llI!!S VIC COIQeQlIeO were
selected to do the work; that on Feb. 20
one Of these rented the rooms at III South
Clark street, purchasing the furniture next
day; that on March 20 the same man rented
the Carlson cottage, and two days later the
furniture arrived there; that on April 26
lcelnan O'Sulliyan made his contract with
DR.. Cronin, by which the latter was to come
TO attend any of O'Sunivan's men who
should get hurt OF any time called; that on
May 4 at 10 .. NJ. Coughlin ordered at
Dlinan's livery, stable q rig for that evening
for 2 friend, which was taken out at 7:l5
returned ct 9:16, another rig being hired
TO transport The corpse: Oct. Il six men
dicted. OCT. 16 Henry N Staltenbnre
Alexander Snlliyan's private secretary. vas
arrested IN connection with the Jury brib-
ing, but was 9 released. ;