Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-05-31

into almost the entire confidence of the
police, who relied on his discretion, ow
ing to hi. great and cobstsne clsmor for
svepging his friends death.
Nooooy is any longer discussing the
possibility of Prisoner Cong him 'squeal-
ing" The e1-detective has plainly de-
fiued his platform. Upon being urged to
tell ali he knew, he replied IN these
words: Il sm innocent, and know moth.
ing, but if 1 were guilty aud did know
anything would die before l would tell
it
Mrs. Granddaughter, a widow living ar 1912
DIversey street, has turned over 10 the
police the articles CT closhinS which may
have belonged TO DR.. Cronin. Her two
boys, aged aud IL yeacs, while playing
in the woods Sunday, about mile fr, m
the spot where Crouin's body was found,
discovered in the bushes wooden under
shirt, pair of drawers and vest. Moth
ing VAS found in the pockets of the vest
80 aid in the Identification, and from the
fact that the clothing was scattered
about it is Supposed that it had previ-
ously been overhauled. The boys did
not tell their mother of the discovery
until that night. On bearing it, she sent
them back TO get the clothing and notified
the police. Capt. Sshsack's men, it Is
claimed, osutioued her aud the boys not
to say a word about the find to anyone,
and 1t only leaked out by accident. A
reporter called on Mrs. Hamburg her to-
night, but she said she had been instruct
ed not to talk. The police officials were
equally mute.
CHICAGO, May 2S.-That p. O. Sullivan,
the Lake View ice man, made a full con
fession yesterday concerning his connec
tion with the murder of DR.. Z. Ii. Cronin
and gave TO the police the names of sew
eral persons who were implicated in the
awful crime, was confirmed today.
1t was learned that, after Snllivan's
confession, & prominent citizen of Chi
cago was placed under close surveillance,
three men being detained to closely
shadow him day and night. Any attempt
by the suspect to leave town will te the
signal for his arrest. Capt. Setback,
when asked about the matter,
hesitated, and finally said: "Well, there
is no use of denying it; Sullivan gave us
q good many valuable pointers; but we
can't give them out now without hurting
our case"
Chief Hubbard was questioned in re-
gard to the matter and admitted that a
well known man was being closely
watched, and that while at liberty to go
where he chooses in this CITY he is prac-
tically under arrest, and any attempt on
his part to leave the city would re suit III
his being placed behind the bars.
W. J. Hynes, the Irish lawyer who
name has been SO frequently mentioned
in connection with Croplu, and whom, it
has been rumCred, was also marked for
removal" by the Clan na-Gsel, made a
discovery that startled him considerably.
He has rooms at the Palmer, and acci-
IDENTIFY discovered that a two inch augur
hole had been bored in each door and
were partly concealed, but through them
an outsider could see all that was going
on inside, Mr.. Hynes has changed his
room and the number of it will be kept
secret for the present.
The statement that came from Canada,
soon after the disappearance of DR..
Cronin, to the effect that the missing
man had been seen there, clearly ap-
pears now to have been part of the plot.
He was said to have been seen by one
VIM. j. Starkley. formerly of Chicago,
who had conversed with him. Starkley's
record everywhere is thoroughly bad and
he has been intimate with yrominent
members of the Clan Ma Gael. He is
said to be in New York and Inspector
Byrnes is looking after him.
DR.. Cronin's papers have been turned
over to the authorities, and the prosecut-
ing attorney says he has evidence enough
to warrant the arrest of two or three more
persons. One of the first witnesses to be
examined will he the young woman who
was so certain she saw DR.. Cronin in the
street car long after he had left his resi-
dence. Ber story was corroborated by
Conductor Dwysr, of the street car, but
he hes disappeared from his former
haunts, and cannot be found.
Iceman Sullivan and police officials
declare that the statement published
vestesday morning, to the effect that he
had made a confession laying bare the
entire details of the plot for the murder
of Cronin is false.
An afternoon paper processes to have
information to the effect that something
like a sueeping confession was secured
from him.
An admission, it is said, was obtained,
that one of this men who hired the Carl
son cottage, had sought work from him,
and hung about his place; that he told
this young man of the terms of his con
tract with Crouin, and that the young
man could have secured one of his cards
had he so desired. 1t will be remembered
that one of Sullivan's cards was used to
lure DR.. Cronin from his home. The
coroneTs jury after viewing the blood
stained cottage at Lake View and the
place where the body was found adjourn
ed the inquest until to morrow.