, 1889-05-30
TIGHTENING COILS.
Woodruff Confess s to a KnOwl-
edge of CrOnin's Murderers.
Sullivan and COughlin Indicted
by the Grand Jury.
R1sht warrants Issued for others sup
possd TO he Impiioated"-hrs-
Msybrick's Case.

the CrOnin case are announced lat8 to
night In the shape VI . new confession b.
the " bole story Of his connection with DR.
Cronins murder. 1t seems he was moi
directly connected with the murder itself
bot sir,piy scied as driver Of the wagon
which disposed of the dead mans body
Woodruff has been taken hy Captain
Eobaack and men to the scene OF the muir.
der and IN the sewer where the body wal
found and the place where the trunk was
hrBt seen. He gave the driving directions
to the detectives and In every Instance 10.
Gated the exact places. According " bis
confession he was directed by those who
had charge OF that part Of the conspiracy
and whose names Captain Setback reserves
for reasons that are palpsb,e, to 20 to
Deans livery stable where he would obtain
Q horse and wagon. He was instructed 10
drive out TO the neighborhood Of the Carl.
son cottage and also knew for what pur-
pose he WAS 10 20 there. He arrived at the
cottage In about twenty minutes, and was
driven up three quarters OF an hour after
DR.. Cronin entered the cottage. A man
who IL known a. Williams opened the
front door OF the cottage and
sIsFALLED WOODBURY.,
who at once drove up. Assisted by a
third man the trunk WAS loaded into the
wagon and Woodruff was directed To drive
east ward toward the lake, at q certain
point Woodruff has dssignstedto Captain
Setback. The trunk and It's contents
would have been deposited in the lake had
not an interruption come In the shape OF
the approach Of q policeman. This caused
a change OF plans and immediate steps
were taken to get out Of the officers way.
circuitons route finally brought them
again to the Evanston road and as they
had now been driving for nearly an hour
with the ghastly load one OF the men sug.
gesied the sewer. They stopped
at FiIty.ninth street, the top WAS
taken of the manhOle and the trunk
lifted from the wagon. 1t was impossible
to put the trunk into the manhole. AS the
the body put In the sewer and the trunk
again placed in the wagon They then
started again for the cottage, intending
there To burn the trunk, but on reachisg
the spot where the trunk was found they
heard the noise OF wsgon wheels, aud
throwing the trunk out Of the wagon
drove rapidly away in another direction.
At Fullerton avenue Woodruhs cOn,pan-
ions babe him good night and lett him.
The remainder OF the confession Is devoted
TO Woodru.'s wanderings In an attempt to
see the horse and wagon. He also states
there IL nothing In the woman story first
told by him. The names Of King and
Fairburn were those OF two old friends
which occurred to him ut the time. They
had nothing whatever to do with the case.
Before the grand jury to-day the con-
nectiOn OF lceman Sullivan with the Gro min
mystery was made almost absolute. Old
man Carlson, the owner Of the cottage, tes-
nBed that man who called himself Frank
williams and rented the cottage, went over
70 see Sullivan, the iceman. and talked
faniiliarly with him. As the 10Th OF April
approached and rent day WAS coming near
not occupy the house. He stepped over to
Sullivan and spoke OF the tenants queer
conduct and remarked that he felt some
what anxious about the rent sullivan
told him Williams " Ak sll right for pay.
Sullivan, In his previous statements to the
police, denied knowing Williams.
Warrants fHr Daniel Cougblin and Pat
rick o. Sullivan are not. the only ones that
have been issued in the case.
RIoHr OTHER WARRANTS
were placed In the hands of detectives to-
day and taken to different parts OF the city
and Laktview. The detectives immediate
ly began to shadow the eight different sus-
poets. The warrants are not intended for
use save IN such emergency ss would arise
from an attempt by any OF the men to
leave the city. The may or and chief OF
police are greatly incensed at the way in
cation has been allowed to leak
out. The mayor learned to-day that
Conklin. the saloon. keeper, with whom
OrOnlu IcsIGtu udb Ottt HayIUk EtkuihT
Visits To newspaper Office. COnklin has
been tn ken into almost full con pfidence by
the police. who relied ON discretion owing
to bis great and constant clamor for
svenginR his friends death. Nobody IL
any longer discussing the probability OF
detective has plainly defined his platform
upon being being urged to tell all he
knew. He replied in'these words: II am
innocent and know nothing, but IL ! were
guilty and did know anything. l would
die before would tell IT."
Coughlin, Patrick o. sullivan. the Ice man,
and Frank J Black, alias Woodruff, were
indicted by the grand Jury this evening fol
the murder OF DR.. Cronin. This result wal
reached alter an investigation which began
at noon and lasted seven hours, during
which two dozen witnesses were examined
and . inass of evidence considered. Ths
three prisoners were included in the in
dictment. to which there were three
counts One charges them with killing
Or. Cronin with . blunt instrument, th'
second alleging the use OF a sharp iustrn
ment and the third "instruments ant
means unknown" No evidence was In
troduced.
TO SHOW A CONSPIRACY
and DR.. Corpin's private papers were no
placed before the grand jury. The wit
nesses who were called were those who's
stories have been told In the press
States Attorney Longenecker thought l
advisable to tighten the coils into which
the three prisoners have already beer
drawn and iatten them with the indict
ments, probably to prevent any attempt Il
secure tue release OF one or more of then
or bail. The grand jury took only ont
vote after hearing the witnesses and tina
was unanimous for the indictment Of al
three prisoners. States Attorney Longen
ecker said he thought no mention Of tn
Clan Ma Gael affairs had been made in tn
fury room. TIE charge Of conspiracy ant
Dr. CrOnin's papers will be taken up later
probably not before another grand jur.
meets.
A SENSATIONAL STORY.
The Times, in q late edition this morn